Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 320 Ordered to Go to War

Gu Chang'an gently rubbed her cheeks: "Ah Li, don't be angry. Rebellion isn't difficult, but there's no need to hold a grudge against him."

"Hmph." Shen Li knew she was right, but she still huffed angrily.

It's hard not to be angry when you think about this behavior.

“I’ll make sure he’s too busy to take care of himself,” Gu Chang’an assured him, then asked, “How can A-Li be happier? Shall we go out of town for a stroll or visit the night market?”

Shen Li thought for a moment and said, "I want to leave Kyoto and go to war."

Although she had been immersed in the treacherous world of Kyoto for many years and was already adept at it, these meaningless things still drained her, and she wanted to do something meaningful.

"Alright." Gu Chang'an sighed inwardly and continued, "This time, His Majesty intends to send a large army to the front lines and appoint several imperial censors to oversee the battle. A-Li is welcome to volunteer."

After the second massacre by the Rong and Di tribes, the people of Dazhao became obsessed with this war, determined to win and not lose.

“I think so too. This time, he has sent the absolute main force of three battalions and several potential commanders. Compared to this war, his fear of us is insignificant.” Shen Li was confident, but her tone was condescending.

She looked up at Gu Chang'an with longing in her eyes; she knew all too well that this departure would last for several more months.

"Don't worry, A-Li, I won't take any concubines at home." Gu Chang'an quickly tried to cheer her up when he saw that she was a little sad.

Shen Li wrinkled her nose and poked his high, straight nose with her delicate finger: "You dare."

"No, no, I'm worried that if Madam wins the battle and makes a name for herself, she won't want her husband who has shared hardship with her anymore." Gu Chang'an looked worried.

Shen Li laughed: "My husband is getting more and more talkative."

"It's good that you're smiling." Gu Chang'an patted her head: "Ah Li, be careful on your journey, and remember not to underestimate your enemy."

“I understand. What I’m worried about is Kyoto.” Shen Li narrowed her eyes slightly as she spoke of the situation: “The Rongdi’s constant provocations are clearly an open scheme. With 150,000 troops from the three major camps being transferred to the front lines, Kyoto will be somewhat vulnerable. It’s hard to say that the other side doesn’t have any backup plans.”

"Ah Li, are you referring to that Hu Ji princess?" Gu Chang'an asked.

Shen Li nodded: "Husband, please be careful. If anything happens, you must protect my family and the sisters in the manor."

She didn't care whether the emperor was in danger.

"Don't worry, A-Li, I won't let anything happen to them," Gu Chang'an assured her.

"My husband, wait for me."

"it is good."

The grand court assembly scheduled for the next day was cancelled. News spread that the entire Fengxian Hall had been burned to the ground, and the ancestral tablets and portraits of the ancestors of the Great Zhao Dynasty were completely burned.

The courtiers who had been waiting outside the palace gates were in an uproar upon hearing this. Many of them turned pale and exchanged glances, none daring to speak, but they had reached a consensus in their hearts that this was an ominous sign.

Shen Li arrived at the Hanlin Academy early and submitted her petition to join the army, but before she could even submit the petition, the imperial edict was issued.

The eunuch delivered an imperial edict to the Hanlin Academy, appointing Shen Li as one of the commanders of the western expedition and giving her an army of three thousand men, allowing her to choose the type of troops and command them at will.

The imperial edict shocked the entire Hanlin Academy. They had never heard of a military governor personally leading troops, and having full command meant he could disregard the orders of the marshal at the front. This showed how much trust they placed in Shen Li.

However, upon closer examination, it's not without reason that the Emperor trusts Shen Li, after all, Shen Li had made meritorious contributions in suppressing rebellions in the Northern Border and Xuzhou.

Although it's unclear how such a delicate girl managed to do it, even if it was just luck, it proves that she's a lucky person, the kind of person who can be entrusted with important tasks.

"Your subject accepts the decree." Shen Li accepted the decree with a calm expression.

After finishing their duties that afternoon, Dean Ge hosted a farewell banquet for all the colleagues of the Hanlin Academy at a restaurant.

The next day, she went to the military camp to select her personal guards. She easily chose Ma Zheng and Chen Su. One was a commander of the Three Thousand Battalion who had accompanied her to the northern border, and the other was a commander of the Divine Machine Battalion whom Lin Wan'er had chosen for her.

She selected two thousand cavalrymen and one thousand Shenji Battalion soldiers equipped with warhorses, each of whom carried the more advanced muskets that Lin Wan'er had created in recent years.

That same day, Shen Li went to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to ask her maternal grandfather for advice on what to grasp and be wary of in the battle against the Rong and Di tribes. She was told that fighting was not difficult, but finding roads and long-distance transport of food and supplies was.

The best option was to capture Rong and Di people as guides to find the way, but there was no good way to supply food and provisions. Large-scale battles inevitably require a lot of manpower and resources to ensure transportation.

Shen Li nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. After bidding farewell to her grandfather, she went to the palace to see Emperor Cheng. She met an emperor with a face full of irritability and depression. In just two days, even more white hairs had grown at his temples.

"Snapped!"

Emperor Cheng smashed the tea brought by the eunuch and roared, "Outrageous! Utterly outrageous! These scoundrels dare to say that I have lost my virtue and demand that I issue an edict of self-reproach!"

"Outrageous! Outrageous!" Emperor Cheng overturned everything on the table: "Issue an order to kill him!"

"Your Majesty," the old eunuch Wang Ru knelt down, "those are censors; they cannot be killed."

"I don't care. The imperial edict should not go through the cabinet. Order the Flying Fish Guards to arrest them."

"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable!" Wang Ru was pleading when he saw Shen Li enter and hurriedly said to her, "Lord Shen, please persuade His Majesty that the censors must not be executed."

Shen Li realized that she had come at an inopportune time, but since she was already there, she could not help but try to persuade him. She knelt down, avoiding the broken pieces on the ground: "Your Majesty, why should you be angry with these censors? This matter is ultimately a rebellion by the Rong and Di tribes. As long as we defeat the enemy, all rumors will be dispelled."

She had hit the nail on the head. After a moment's thought, Emperor Cheng calmed down and asked, "Does Li'er have a good plan to repel the enemy?"

"I wouldn't call it a brilliant plan, but I have some ideas that I'd like to ask Your Majesty for your approval," Shen Li said calmly.

"Rise, tell me what happened." Emperor Cheng sat down again.

Shen Li then shared her thoughts, and Emperor Cheng, after a moment's thought, agreed and bestowed upon her the same gold medal he had previously granted her.

"I know you are clever. When you get to the front lines, act according to the situation. When necessary, use this token to mobilize civil officials to carry out your orders." Emperor Cheng's words were filled with earnest expectations.

He thought Shen Li's idea was good, but he didn't know to what extent it could be implemented. And this token could only assist her, not mobilize troops.

"Your Majesty, I obey your decree and will certainly not fail in your trust." Shen Li bowed deeply.