He turned around abruptly, walked to the desk, picked up the brush, and wrote a few words on the rice paper: The emperor leads the army in person!
"Pass on my order. Three days later, I will lead the army in person to attack the Huns!" Ying Yuan's voice was sonorous and powerful, with unquestionable majesty.

"Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this!" Li Si was so frightened that he knelt down and advised, "Your Majesty is worth a fortune, how can you take risks so easily? This matter needs to be carefully considered!"

"Let's discuss this in the long run?" Ying Yuan sneered, "If I don't go, who will go? Do you think you, an old man, will go?"

"I...I dare not!" Li Si was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly.

"Back off and prepare for the expedition!" Ying Yuan waved his hand impatiently.

Li Si did not dare to persuade him any further and had to accept the order and leave.

Ying Yuan stood in front of the window, looking at the rolling hills in the distance, his heart was surging. Ji Wuya, I will tear you into pieces this time! And Shen Qingge... A complicated light flashed in his eyes. What is that woman... hiding?
Three days later, Ying Yuan led a large army out of Xianyang and marched northward.

The army marched northwards and arrived outside Yanmen Pass, where they saw the pass in ruins and corpses strewn all over the ground. It was a horrible sight. Ying Yuan's face was terribly gloomy. He dismounted, walked to the body of a Qin soldier, squatted down, and examined it carefully.

The soldier had multiple knife wounds on his body, the fatal wound being on his chest, which was so deep that it almost split his body in half. Judging from the wounds, they were probably caused by the Huns' scimitars.

Ying Yuan clenched his fists tightly, his nails dug deep into his flesh, blood flowed through his fingers, but he didn't notice at all.

"Your Majesty..." Upon seeing this, the guards at the side hurried forward to comfort him.

Ying Yuan stood up and glanced at the guards coldly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"Pass the order down, the entire army should speed up and advance, and we must reach Yunzhong within three days!"

"Yes, sir!" The guards did not dare to delay and hurried down to pass on the order.

Ying Yuan mounted his horse and led the army forward again.

Along the way, Ying Yuan was in a very heavy mood. He kept thinking about Shen Qingge's words, and his heart was full of doubts and uneasiness.

“The person you shouldn’t love…” Who is this “person you shouldn’t love”?
Could it really be... him?

Ying Yuan didn't dare to think about it anymore, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions.

He shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel these distracting thoughts from his mind.

Now, his most important task is to defeat the Huns and defend Daqin!
As for the love affairs between the two children... let's talk about it after he returns triumphantly!

The army marched quickly all the way and finally arrived outside Yunzhong City in the evening of the third day.

Yunzhong City is an important city north of Yanmen Pass and an important barrier against the invasion of the Huns.

At this time, a large number of Hun cavalry had gathered outside Yunzhong City. They were clamoring under the city and trying to break through the city gate.

Seeing this, Ying Yuan sneered, "Don't overestimate your own abilities!"

He drew the sword from his waist, raised it above his head, and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

"Kill!" The Qin army soldiers shouted in unison, their morale high.

Ying Yuan took the lead and rushed towards the enemy camp... Just as the two armies were fighting, a horse galloped over from a distance. The man on the horse was wearing a black suit and had a veil on his face, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

He rushed to Ying Yuan, dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! In the palace... in the palace..."

"What happened in the palace?" Ying Yuan's heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"There's a fire in the palace!" the man in black said in a trembling voice.

"What?!" Ying Yuan felt his eyes go dark and he almost fell off his horse...

Ying Yuan suppressed his irritation and waved his hand to dismiss the eunuch. Shen Qingge's words were like a thorn, piercing his heart. Who is the person he shouldn't love? Could it be... He didn't dare to think about it, and a nameless anger surged up. He was an emperor, with three thousand beauties in his harem. What kind of woman could he not get? How could someone dare to compete with him?

He paced in the imperial study room in agitation. The prime minister was still waiting outside. Extremely urgent? What kind of extremely urgent matter could be compared to the annoyance he felt at the moment? Ying Yuan sneered. He wanted to see what kind of "extremely urgent matter" could make him swallow his anger.

"Xuan!"

Prime Minister Li Si hurried in, fell to his knees with a thud, and after shouting "Long live the emperor", he quickly reported: "Your Majesty, the Xiongnu have marched south in large numbers, have breached Yanmen Pass, and are heading straight for Yunzhong!"

Yanmen Pass? Ying Yuan stopped abruptly, a cold light flashed in his eyes. Yanmen Pass is the fortress in the northern border of the Qin Dynasty, easy to defend but difficult to attack, how could it be breached so easily? "Waste! A bunch of waste!" He roared, his voice echoing in the empty imperial study.

Li Si was so frightened that he trembled all over and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please calm down! The Huns are coming with a fierce force this time, their military strength is far greater than before, and..." He paused, seeming to find it difficult to speak.

"And what? You're being so hesitant. How disgraceful!" Ying Yuan interrupted him impatiently.

"Moreover, according to the reports from the spies, the Huns' southward march this time seemed to have been influenced by... influenced by..." Li Si hesitated and was still afraid to say the name.

"Who hurt you? Tell me!" Ying Yuan said this word almost with gritted teeth.

"Under the orders of... Ji Wuya, the descendant of King Yan!" Li Si finally mustered up the courage and said the name that made Ying Yuan furious.

Ji Wuya! It's him again! Ying Yuan felt a surge of blood rushing to his head, and his eyes went dark. Ever since he ascended the throne, Ji Wuya has always been a thorn in his heart. Although the State of Yan had been destroyed, Ji Wuya escaped the pursuit and had been working in secret, plotting to restore the country.

Now, he actually colluded with the Xiongnu and intended to overthrow the Qin Dynasty! Ying Yuan laughed in anger, "Good, very good! I want to see how capable he is!"

He turned around abruptly, walked to the desk, picked up the brush, and wrote a few words on the rice paper: The emperor leads the army in person!
"Pass on my order. Three days later, I will lead the army in person to attack the Huns!" Ying Yuan's voice was sonorous and powerful, with unquestionable majesty.

"Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this!" Li Si was so frightened that he knelt down and advised, "Your Majesty is worth a fortune, how can you take risks so easily? This matter needs to be carefully considered!"

"Let's discuss this in the long run?" Ying Yuan sneered, "If I don't go, who will go? Do you think you, an old man, will go?"

"I...I dare not!" Li Si was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly.

"Back off and prepare for the expedition!" Ying Yuan waved his hand impatiently.

Li Si did not dare to persuade him any further and had to accept the order and leave.

Ying Yuan stood in front of the window, looking at the rolling hills in the distance, his heart was surging. Ji Wuya, I will tear you into pieces this time! And Shen Qingge... A complicated light flashed in his eyes. What is that woman... hiding? (End of this chapter)