C2

Overseer was a difficult task, especially to the Chu Army.

It was true that from the Merit Families, the Royal Family would be the strongest, but no matter how illustrious they were, they were still court officials. They should be respectful to the Royal Family, right? That could not be said, the pride of the Chu Clan was well-known. Apart from the Son of Heaven, the Prince of Clans and the powerful officials of the outer court, none of them cared much about this.

Prince Jing Yang Xi was ranked fifth amongst the princes in this generation. Although his mother was a princess of the Hun, the Vermillion Bird Empire and the Hun were still considered close, and were allies on the battlefield for the past few years, so Yang Xi had never felt that he was any different from other princes. Furthermore, he had heard that the young masters of the Chu Family were in conflict with the young masters of the Prince of St. Wu, and hence, he looked down on the prince.

The facts had proven that he was overthinking things.

Now that the Chu Army Village was in Pingjing, he carried the imperial edict and arrived at the place. He waited for a long time for the person to confirm his identity, and then after a few reports, he was placed inside the city gate. After entering the city, the fifth young master of the Chu Family, Chu Yunqing, rode out to welcome him, and when she saw him, she quickly said, "Senior Gongzi led troops to the mountain area to meet up with the Huns. Now, only I am in charge of the city, since Duke Jing is here to supervise the army, please follow me to the camp."

Her features were delicate and pretty, and her figure was delicate. She looked like a fifteen to sixteen year old youth.

The older generation of the Chu Family suffered from injuries, illness, and death, and now they were all staying in City of Morning Dew to recuperate. When was 27 years old, he became the commander of the Chu Family army and led the entire Chu Army to war. Just by looking at how young Yun Qing was sent to the battlefield, one could tell how many people the Chu Family had lost in all these years.

How could they not say that they looked down on Prince of St. Wu? They were both from the sect, and even Yang Xi could not help but curse in his heart. Prince of St. Wu was also a martial family with many troops, in the capital city and surrounding area, their power was only inferior to the Chu Army. Let alone the military merits that had been stolen by the Chu Clan, if he were to continue with this way, he would definitely be displeased with the Emperor sooner or later.

As for the people receiving him, Yang Xi was not paying attention to them. The Senior Gongzi was not here, so of course the Third Miss would not easily show his face. Fourth Young Master Chu Yunhuan had been guarding the Hengjiang for many years, she did not even go up to the apocalypse for the new year. The only person that could be used was the young Fifth Young Master.

Even though his face was covered in dust, he didn't dare to criticize him too harshly.

What he didn't know was that this fifth young master's face was covered in dust, not because he was working hard on military matters, but because he had accidentally smeared his face when he was in the kitchen studying stewing potatoes with ash.

He didn't even have time to drink tea before he was brought directly to the military camp. Four or five generals came forward to greet him. After they kowtowed, they spread out the sand table and began to talk about the current troop's distribution. Although Chu Yunqing was young, she still had the bearing of a great general, quietly standing behind him. She would only add a few sentences every now and then when the main board wasn't clear on what to say, not too many words.

At this time, the tent curtain was lifted. A young man in a military uniform walked to the corner and poured himself a cup of tea. He drank it in one go and said, "This damn weather, it's so hot that it kills people."

As he spoke, he glanced over and asked, "Is this the overseer sent by the imperial government?" Then he laughed coldly and said, "You all are making too much of a fuss over nothing. Who cares who he is? It's enough to just deal with them as you please. Why inform the outsiders about the arrangement of the military? "

Her face was delicate and refined. Who would have thought that she would say something so infuriating? Since the time he was born, he had never been treated so impolitely. For a moment, he was stunned.

Chu Yunqing could not stand watching this, so she coughed lightly and said: "My prince, please excuse me, this is my Third Sister, Little Character Cloud Zhao."

"Yun Zhao, is that the dynasty from City of Morning Dew?" King Jing couldn't help but ask. The City of Morning Dew was the Chu Family's fiefdom. When he said this, there was a bit of sarcasm in his words. He laughed at the Chu Clan's upstart, putting the feudal fiefdom in his name.

Unexpectedly, Yun Zhao flicked a glance at him and answered proudly, "It's the same as when the sun shines."

This time, Duke Jing was completely choked.

He vaguely remembered that there was a girl in the Chu Family, who was the daughter of the Grand Princess Huaiye that was married to the previous Patriarch, Chu Fengqing.

Grand Princess Huaiye was the elder sister of the son of the Emperor, his first mother and brother. He had deliberately given Yun Zhao a name, someone of the same generation as the Vermillion Bird Empire's princes. He had been raised in the palace since he was young. The people of the palace all said that the Emperor treated the child of the Chu Clan better than he did the crown prince.

Forget it, since King Jing had come to supervise the army, he did not want to clash with the Chu Clan, which held military power. Since she was a woman, even if he had to say something rude, he should at least tolerate her for a bit.

The most important thing was still the situation on the front lines. The fifty thousand strong army of Chidan surrounded the fortress on all three sides, which was less than three hundred miles away from Pingjing. There were less than twenty thousand troops gathering around, so the main force was the Chu Army. Looking at the situation, it was a fight between fewer and more. On the other hand, the guards of the Chu Clan were mostly young generals, so it was unknown if they could block it. Thinking of this, the worry on the Jing King's face deepened.

Chu Yunzhao watched him as he pondered these matters. It was unknown if it was due to contempt or something, but she actually smiled lightly.

Although the situation was urgent, looking at the Chu Army, they were all extremely calm, without a single trace of panic.

At night, the military base suddenly became lively. The young soldiers rushed out of their resting tents, and the sounds of clamoring could be heard one after another. Prince Jing was originally leaning against the bed, reading some military books. When he heard the commotion, he thought that it was a temporary mobilization of troops and quickly put on his clothes, only to see a torch reflecting half of the red light. A young man dressed in a snow-white hunting suit returned with a large group of people.

Taking a closer look, it was the young commander riding on a tall horse. He had a handsome face, and it was Chu Yunzhao dressed in male robes.

Behind him, someone started to talk, "Has Master San come back from hunting? "What a great mood."

"What's hunting in this place?" The Pingjing's enclosure was emptied by our young masters five or six years ago. "

"Master San is not an ordinary person. He is leading the team for more than 20 miles to the north of Longmen Stronghold to hunt. The Chidan people are stationed nearby, so she is not afraid at all."

Someone then said with a smile, "What a big prey. A great battle is approaching. Should we feed the soldiers?"

There were also some older people who disagreed and shook their heads as they sighed, "This is too ridiculous."

However, right at this time, he saw that Chu Yunqing was carrying a little girl on her shoulder, and was climbing up the flagpole with the intention of seizing the high ground to watch the show. For a moment, he had a desire to win, so he decided to perform a lightness technique and climb onto the flagpole on the other side, looking down at the vast army behind Chu Yunzhao.