NFBE Chapter 172 A Pillow Delivered Just When You're About to Fall Asleep
Chapter 172 A Pillow Delivered Just When You're About to Fall Asleep
As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Mo Bai was completely stunned and couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
He knew that these people were all Chen Nan's men, and naturally they hoped that Chen Nan would take that position.
But isn't this a bit too blatant?
The civil officials in the court already had an ambiguous attitude towards Chen Nan, and if these words were to reach their ears, the entire Northern Wei court would probably be thrown into chaos.
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng was overjoyed. He rushed to Zhao Yun, grabbed his hands, and laughed, "As expected, it has to be General Zhao Yun! Your thoughts coincide with mine."
The two men exchanged a glance, and Chen Sheng sneered twice: "General Zhao, do you know where the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei is?"
Zhao Yun was taken aback: "This... I really don't know, but my lord should know, right?"
The two only knew that the Empress Dowager was ill, but they did not know the specifics of her condition, nor had they ever met her, so they naturally did not know her exact location.
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan thought to himself: Good heavens, this is going to make me rise to the top in one step, but I really don't have that idea.
Being an emperor is so tiring; you have to review memorials every day and can't leave the palace whenever you want.
On the surface, they do appear to be high and mighty, wielding great power, but they still have to choose their bed partners every night.
Thinking of this, Chen Nan coughed twice: "Ahem, let's not say things that are detrimental to unity in the future."
A simple sentence extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Chen Sheng's heart.
"Your Highness, General Hongming is still outside..." Mo Bai suddenly reminded him softly.
"Let Hongming have some peace and quiet by herself," Chen Nan thought to himself, speaking slowly.
In this situation, his visit would not only fail to provide comfort, but might even have the opposite effect.
It all comes down to Chen Sheng's mouth; they immediately turned their unfriendly gazes toward Chen Sheng.
The latter chuckled and said, "Master, isn't this what you taught me? You should say what you have to say, and never keep it bottled up inside, or it will make you sick."
Upon hearing Chen Sheng speak, Chen Nan became furious: "You son of a bitch, I told you to speak your mind, not to say it in front of everyone."
Chen Sheng chuckled twice, scratched the back of his head, and said again, "Alright, Master, don't worry. From now on, I will never say anything that is detrimental to unity when Master's wife is around!"
Suddenly, as the tent flap was lifted, Hongming calmly walked in.
In the blink of an eye, the noisy camp fell silent.
Chen Sheng's hand seemed to be embedded in the back of his head, and for a moment he forgot to take it off.
Hongming didn't say a word, went straight to his seat, and sat down quietly.
In the blink of an eye, the sky gradually darkened.
The group sat in the tent for the entire day without uttering a single word.
In this extremely awkward atmosphere, the curtain was lifted again.
A soldier in light white armor rushed in and said sternly, "Report! Signs of an army have been spotted in a ravine three miles away!"
"What? Three miles away?" Chen Nan jumped up.
Immediately afterwards, the others also stood up one after another, and each of them tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened before.
The soldier spoke up again: "My lord, that army numbers about 20,000, but they are all wearing heavy armor, so they must be the enemy's elite!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Bai and the others stared in shock: "Your Highness, those are heavily armored soldiers. No country around us has that kind of strength."
"Heavy armor..." For a moment, Chen Nan fell into deep thought again.
Just as Mo Bai said, the countries surrounding Northern Wei simply did not have the strength to arm 20,000 heavily armored soldiers.
Even his previous Great Qian Dynasty only had a thousand heavily armored soldiers at most.
Chen Nan waved his hand, and the soldier left.
After everyone left, Chen Nan confirmed, "I'm sure you all know the situation now."
"These heavily armored soldiers must be part of the Empire's strategy. You all should get some sleep; tonight is unlikely to be peaceful."
"Send out all the scouts and report any developments immediately. Also, keep out the sentries around the camp to prevent enemy ambushes."
"Zilong, stay behind. The rest of you, return to your camps!"
In the end, Zhao Yun was left behind by Chen Nan.
Chen Sheng and Hong Ming obediently returned to their respective camps.
Mo Bai and Wu Xu cleverly ran out beforehand, giving the two of them some space.
This time, the two walked very far away, with no intention of eavesdropping whatsoever, not even a thought of it.
Inside the tent, Chen Nan slowly spoke: "Zilong, based on the speed at which we set out, we are probably already forty or fifty miles away from Weidu by now."
"That guy will probably make a move tonight. How about it? Interested in having sex with him?"
A glint of light flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes: "My lord, the scouts just reported that the enemy troops are all heavily armored."
"Looking at the Northern Wei soldiers, they are all heavily armored. However, since we don't know their strength, it's best not to make any rash moves."
Zhao Yun was naturally calm and composed. Although his battle record is verifiable, it was entirely due to his desire to protect his lord, and he achieved these results while in a state of great anger.
There are no trigger conditions yet; Zhao Yun is still the composed and steady Zhao Laosi.
Chen Nan frowned: "The main problem is that we don't know what their purpose is."
"If we really came for Wei Capital, then only 20,000 people are underestimating us."
"To send 20,000 troops just to assassinate the Empress Dowager would be a bit too ostentatious."
"My lord, is it possible that the enemy is targeting the Northern Wei?" Zhao Yun speculated.
"They're after the Northern Wei?" Chen Nan murmured, then his eyes widened as he looked at Zhao Yun. "You mean they want to replace the Northern Wei?"
Zhao Yun shook his head: "I'm not too sure, but when I went to Daqian before, Daqian had indeed been replaced."
"And they're recruiting soldiers like crazy, looking like they're about to make a big splash."
"It wasn't exactly recruiting soldiers, more like robbing them. Those people were also wearing heavy armor, but I don't know if it's the same type of heavy armor the scouts described!"
"Is it also heavy armor?" Chen Nan's eyes widened.
He had heard Zhao Yun say that the Great Qian Dynasty had been replaced, but he hadn't gone into such detail at first.
Just as he was thinking, the system popped into his mind.
[Beep, enemy forces detected by the host. Mission issued: The outbreak of war!]
[Please launch a surprise attack on the enemy's supply depot tonight.]
[Mission Reward: 10,000 bottles of high-concentration alcohol, 500 ml per bottle.]
[Mission failed, no penalty.]
"High-concentration alcohol?" Chen Nan's eyes lit up.
He was just dozing off when the system delivered a pillow to him, and he couldn't help but give the system a thumbs up in his heart.