The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Chapter 121 Imperial Edict

Marquis Changxing, dressed in military attire, glanced up at Zhu Ling, gave a simple salute, and then stared at the sand table in front of him.

There were also several young generals standing nearby.

"General Yue Zhen of the Imperial Guard Flying Cart greets Prefect Zhu." One of the young generals greeted Zhu Ling, who recognized him immediately.

This Yue Zhen is the Empress's younger brother, whom she had met before in the capital.

Upon seeing the identity, Zhu Ling roughly understood that this was someone the emperor trusted. The empress's family was a rising force in the court, and compared to the original imperial relatives, the emperor trusted the empress's family more.

"And who is this?" There was a junior officer standing next to him, whom Zhu Ling did not recognize.

“Oh, let me introduce you.” Marquis Xie Changyuan of Changxing began, “Gu Tinghui, a newly promoted young general, is now my deputy, in charge of the ground forces.”

Zhu Ling nodded in confirmation.

Since Marquis Changxing said so, it must have already been arranged. After all, when I first arrived in the capital five years ago, Sister Yun asked me to inquire about the situation of several marquises. At that time, Marquis Changxing had just been enfeoffed and was considered a rising star in the capital.

This marquis was one of the emperor's trusted men.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. The emperor wouldn't send someone he doesn't trust to lead such an important force as the air convoy. According to Master Fan's plan, when the air convoy launched its attack, the ground forces needed to move in tandem.

"Prefect Zhu arrived quite quickly. We just arrived today, and you came immediately. The people we arranged haven't even entered the city yet," Yue Zhen said directly, familiar with the situation.

"General Yue, don't forget that the flying chariot is unique. Our Changgan City is situated on high ground, so your chariots were spotted immediately. Others may not recognize them, but I do. It just so happens that I've been patrolling outside the city these past few days and happened to see your chariots. That's why I rushed over here, afraid of delaying the flying chariot team's journey."

Since the topic had come up, the generals didn't delay and immediately summoned the eunuch who was supposed to deliver the imperial decree, and issued it on the spot.

The imperial edict roughly states: Intelligence indicates that there have been ongoing clashes on the border between our dynasty and Wuluo recently. To ensure the smooth operation of trade, the Marquis of Changxing is hereby dispatched with a convoy of flying vehicles to reinforce the Cangnan army. They will jointly defend the border.

After joining forces with the Cangnan army, military orders and mobilization will be under the unified control of General Chai of the Cangnan army. Before handing over to General Chai, all matters will be arranged and deployed by General Xie, the Marquis of Changxing, who can mobilize all relevant resources in the vicinity.

Zhu Ling, the prefect of Changgan, also needed to follow the instructions after receiving the imperial decree.

That's the official imperial edict.

Zhu Ling carefully examined the main contents of the imperial edict. It did indeed state the reason as "ensuring border trade."

Based on his understanding of the emperor, Zhu Ling keenly realized that there was definitely more to this than met the eye.

However, since there was no secret decree, he decided to pretend he didn't know.

"I already know about the imperial decree. I will follow Lord Xie's arrangements."

Xie Changyuan nodded and spoke fluently.

"There are a few things that need Prefect Zhu's arrangement."

"First, please tighten controls immediately. Restrict the movement of people around Changgan. All people entering and leaving must have a special permit issued by the government. The control period should last for at least one month. After one month, we will make further arrangements."

"Second, an area in the southeast of Changgan City will be designated as the next camp for the flying car team."

"Third, send someone to inform General Chai of the Cangnan Army that I will send someone to go with you."

Hearing these words was exactly what Zhu Ling had expected.

only……

"The first two matters are fine. However, regarding General Chai of Cangnan, a few days ago we received a message from a scout sent by General Chai that there was a mutiny within the Cangnan army... We have already sent someone to the capital to report this matter. Has His Majesty learned of this?"

"We are already aware of this matter."

"That's good. Since that day, we have been sending people to meet with General Chai, but strangely, none of the messengers I sent have returned, and the merchants and travelers who came from Cangnan do not know the situation of the Cangnan army. There is reason to guess that General Chai is blocking the news."

The three generals and the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree fell silent for a moment, all looking at the small flag marking Cangnan Town on the sand table in front of them.

"Does Prefect Zhu know about the current situation in Wuluo?" Yue Zhen asked.

Zhu Ling glanced at Yue Zhen, whose face showed a somewhat anxious expression.

From Yue Zhen's eyes, Zhu Ling keenly discerned the reason behind Yue Zhen's question—indeed, their team had its own plans, likely intending to deploy troops directly to the border and probably planning some military operations against Uro.

“Uro? If we’re talking about news from Uro, the only information I’ve received is from someone General Chai sent earlier: that the Uro prime minister has taken control of the other ministers in the Senate. I don’t know the specific details. This news was told to me by Marquis Ankang.”

“Marquis Ankang? I remember now. Marquis Deng Jixiang.” Xie Changyuan hesitated for a moment, but then immediately remembered.

"So the Marquis of Ankang knows so much information?" Gu Tinghui, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

Xie Changyuan glared at Gu Tinghui, who shrank back and took a step back.

"The Marquis of Ankang has learned a lot about this." Zhu Ling didn't say anything more, pretending that he knew nothing.

"What should we do? We still need to deliver the imperial decree to General Chai." The eunuch in charge of delivering the decree, surnamed Wang, seemed to be quite diligent, but his face was full of worry.

"Now that our flying car team has arrived, and the subsequent missions are also related to them, I'll send someone over after I get back."

Zhu Ling didn't know what to say, so she could only make arrangements first.

With things mostly settled here, Zhu Ling planned to hurry back to continue making arrangements.

Of the group of people, Yue Zhen was the only one who was familiar with Zhu Ling, so Yue Zhen escorted Zhu Ling out.

Just as they reached the door, Yue Zhen suddenly spoke up, "Oh, by the way, there's one more thing. I'd appreciate it if Prefect Zhu could make the necessary arrangements."

"General Yue, please speak."

"Our flying car team's arrival here will inevitably disrupt the normal lives of people in the nearby Shanquan Village. So we'll need you to talk to the village chief and the others about it."

"This is easy to do, a simple matter."

Most of the villagers in Shanquan Village had already been intimidated that morning, and the ground troops had already made arrangements for the land occupation.

There wasn't much more Zhu Ling could do. With everything mostly settled, Zhu Ling returned to the city to arrange the follow-up matters.

Of course, after returning to Changgan City, Zhu Ling went directly to the Yun residence.

"Ling, why did you come so late today?"

Yun Yuke was discussing the sudden arrival of the flying car with her younger brother when she was suddenly informed that Zhu Ling had arrived, so she quickly invited him back.

"Eh? Who is this? Isn't he your brother, Sister Yun? I remember him." Zhu Ling saw the man next to Yun Yuke and felt that he was somewhat familiar.

Upon careful recollection, I remembered.

“It’s my younger brother, Yun Ruihe.”

"Are you Miss Zhu from Xin'an City? So you're one of the female scholars who passed the imperial examination?"

Zhu Ling waved his hand. "It's all just empty fame."

"No need to say anything, Sister Yun. I've come to you with a difficult matter, and I hope you can help me."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ruihe got up to leave.

"It's alright, Brother Yun, you don't need to leave. I trust you."

"Sister Yun, could you help me find out some information in Cangnan Town?"