The next morning, Chu Yun went to the training ground to practice the Yang family spear after breakfast. His grandmother, She Taijun, went to court early in the morning. She was right yesterday. Although he could use the Yang family spear very well now, he was just short of proficiency. Unknowingly, the morning passed.
At this time, She Taijun had already returned from the court. However, seeing that she had returned with a somewhat angry look, Chu Yun quickly went forward and asked,"Grandma, what's wrong? What happened in the morning court today?”The others were also very concerned when they heard this.
"Hey!" She Taijun sighed and said," In the morning court today, the Emperor rewarded our Yang family again. However, at this time, Senior Preceptor Pan brought up the matter of Eighth Sister beating Xie Jinwu in the street again. The Emperor was also very unhappy. However, seeing that our Yang family had made so many contributions to the Great Song Dynasty over the years, he casually said a few words and let it go.”
"That's a good thing, but why does the matriarch look so angry?”His mother, Princess Chai, said from the side.
"Humph!" She Taijun snorted and continued,"But then, the Emperor heard from someone that Zong Bao's martial arts were very strong, and then sent him to take command of the rebellion at Dongting Lake!”
"What is it? He actually sent Zong Bao to quell the rebellion at Dongting Lake?”Princess Chai was shocked and said," You must know that the rebels at Dongting Lake are not to be trifled with. The imperial court has sent troops to encircle and suppress them three times, but they have all returned empty-handed and suffered heavy losses! Later, because of the war with the surrounding countries, the Emperor temporarily put this matter aside. Now, he sent Zong Bao to quell the rebellion. Wasn't this sending him to his death? I strongly disagree."
"Me too, you must know that Zong Bao is the only male heir of our Yang family. Isn't the emperor doing this to force us to death? I strongly disagree." Aunt Hua Jieyu added. In Skywave Prefecture, besides She Taijun and Princess Chai, Aunt Hua Jieyu had the most authority.
She Taijun looked at the silent Chu Yun and asked,""Zong Bao, what do you think about this?”
"Grandma, I think this is a good opportunity for our Yang family to rise, so I agreed to quell the rebellion.”Chu Yun nodded in agreement.
"Oh!" She Taijun's eyes lit up and she asked,""What do you mean?"
"Grandma, since grandpa and my father died on the battlefield, the Yang family has been relying on you. Although you can often return victorious, those officials still look down on women like you. After all, in their eyes, women should stay at home and take care of their husbands and children. Now they climb up to their heads and bully them. This makes them feel very uncomfortable, right, Grandma?”Chu Yun said slowly.
"Yes!" All the women nodded. Indeed, although they had a high status in the army, they still felt that the soldiers were uncomfortable with them. After all, no man wanted to see a woman riding on his head! The idea of favoring sons over daughters had existed since ancient times.
Seeing that all the women had nodded in agreement, Chu Yun continued,""However, the emperor asked me to pacify the Dongting Lake rebellion, which gives me a chance to let those who have always looked down on our Heavenly Wave Mansion know that there are still men in our Heavenly Wave Mansion who can support this world. In this way, at least those ministers will feel a bit comforted and won't hate the Heavenly Wave Mansion so much.”
"Zong Bao's right. No matter how capable we are, we're all women after all. We've always favored sons over daughters. If we have a male general in Heavenly Wave Mansion, those ministers who don't like us will gradually change their minds. Additionally, given the spear technique that Zong Bao demonstrated to us yesterday, even if we encounter powerhouses, he could still escape even if he couldn't defeat them!”She Taijun continued.
Hearing the words of She Taijun and Chu Yun, all the girls nodded. However, Princess Chai was still a little worried and said,"Grand Sovereign, this is Zong Bao's first time participating in a war. It wouldn't be good if anything happened to him.”
" That's true. How about this, Jieyu? You'll go with Zongbao this time. You've been fighting with me all year round, so you're very familiar with the military. You can help Zongbao this time.”She Taijun thought for a moment. What Princess Chai said was right, so she quickly said to her aunt, Hua Jieyu.
"Alright, Taijun!" Hua Jieyu nodded.
"Then Taijun, when does the emperor want Zong Bao to leave?”Princess Chai asked.
"The Emperor has ordered Zong Bao to gather fifty thousand elite soldiers in the drill ground three days later to quell the chaos at Dongting Lake.”She Taijun said.
"Oh!" After that, all the girls left. Yang Yanqi was very happy to go with Chu Yun when she heard that he was going to war, but she was reprimanded by She Taijun. In the end, she could only leave sulkily.
Chu Yun had just returned to his room and sat down when his mother, Princess Chai, pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing his beautiful mother in front of him, Chu Yun could not help but think of the beautiful scenery he had seen last night. His heart was burning, but he did not show it on his face.
Princess Chai looked lovingly at her beloved son and said,""Zong Bao, you must take care of your body during this expedition. This protective soft armor is the treasure of our Chai clan. Wear it close to your body. First, it can protect you, and second, it's warm in winter and cool in summer.”
"Thank you, Mother." Chu Yun took the protective soft armor. It was very light and did not feel heavy. However, after hearing his mother's words, Chu Yun knew that this soft armor was indeed not expensive.
Seeing Chu Yun take the soft armor, Princess Chai instructed him to take care of himself before leaving the room.
Just as Princess Chai left the room, a cold voice suddenly rang out in Chu Yun's mind."
[New mission unlocked. Main mission: Suppress the Dongting Lake rebellion.]
[Mission Reward: 5 Mission Points]
[Sub Mission: Conquer the Dongting Lake Rebel Army]
[Mission Reward: 3 Mission Points]
A new mission had been issued. Chu Yun was excited. This time, there were two missions in a row, and they were divided into main and side missions. If he completed these two missions, he would receive eight mission points. This way, he could exchange for some good things. Thinking of this, Chu Yun was extremely excited.
However, these two missions were a bit of a scam. Suppressing the Dongting Lake rebellion was relatively simple, but subduing the Dongting Lake rebel army was a bit of a scam. The Dongting Lake rebel army was his enemy, so it was probably not easy to subdue them.
Sigh! Chu Yun felt that his mind was in a mess. Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Let's wait for the military gathering in three days! Chu Yun sighed. Sigh, how depressing!
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