Chapter 258 The Thief Is Still Determined

At the end of April, the Lord Protector sent a letter home and a memorial.

The letter was sent to his family, saying that after discussions with his sons, he agreed that Ling Ning would marry King Jing, and that the wedding date would be decided by the emperor.

The memorial was presented to the emperor. It stated that the Jin Kingdom was ambitious and had recently begun to raise troops. They were unable to come back for the time being. The marriage between King Jing and Ling Ning was fully decided by the emperor.

After Emperor Zhaocheng read the memorial, he summoned King Jing.

King Jing was immersed in the joy that the Lord Protector agreed to the marriage. When he heard that his father had summoned him, he quickly changed his clothes and entered the palace: "My son, I will see my father."

"No need to be polite." Emperor Zhaocheng handed the memorial he was reading to Xiao Changhai, "This is the memorial handed back by the Protector. Take a look."

Xiao Changhai walked up to King Jing and handed the book to him respectfully.

King Jing took the memorial and unfolded it, then frowned.

"The Kingdom of Jin is causing trouble again?" King Jing's tone was displeased, his handsome face full of coldness, "The gold thief is really evil!"

Emperor Zhaocheng felt a little relieved when he saw that his first reaction was the war issue.

"The Protector's family guarded the border and made great contributions to the country of Mu." Emperor Zhaocheng sighed softly, "With them here, I feel at ease."

King Jing raised his eyes and glanced at him, "Father, what do you mean?"

Why did you suddenly become sensational?

"I have decided to grant a marriage to you and Ling Ning, but there have been a lot of things going on in the court recently, so I'm afraid the marriage won't happen for a while." Emperor Zhaocheng thought for a while, "How about setting it in February next year?"

Next February?

King Jing frowned slightly: "Isn't it too long? I want to marry Ling Ning as soon as possible."

Emperor Zhaocheng raised his eyebrows: "How many months can't you wait?"

"Is that a few months? It's obviously more than half a year." King Jing said, and his eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle again. "The war between the Kingdom of Mu and the Kingdom of Jin continues, and money is always needed at the border. Erchen decided to go there in person. Wei family, it would be better if we could bring Ling Ning with us."

Emperor Zhaocheng's eyebrows moved slightly: "Going to raise money?"

"Yes." King Jing nodded, with a calm tone, "If the soldiers want to defend the territory, the most indispensable thing is their food and grass. It is not as convenient for the merchants to prepare food and grass for the court. If we can give them a batch of more sophisticated weapons and equipment, Better."

For today's Mu State's treasury, not to mention weapons and equipment, maintaining continuous military pay and food is already a huge pressure.

If we can think of other ways, we can reduce the pressure on the court.

Emperor Zhaocheng looked at his son and said nothing for a long time.

"Why is my father looking at me like this?" A hint of embarrassment flashed across King Jing's face, "I just feel that the border war is urgent. As a prince, I should contribute."

Emperor Zhaocheng shook his head slowly: "How about the wedding be scheduled for August this year?"

King Jing was overjoyed and quickly bowed: "Thank you, Father."

"But there are conditions."

King Jing was stunned: "Father, please tell me."

"Let Ling Ning get closer to the Ninth Princess these days." Emperor Zhaocheng picked up the teacup and said calmly, "They can often drink tea together and enjoy flowers. Isn't Ling Ning practicing martial arts? Let Ling Ning practice martial arts with Yan Li. Let’s go to the military camp in the northern suburbs together.” Tianlai Novel Network.

King Jing was sensitive to some information: "Father, what happened?"

"Just tell Ling Ning."

"yes."

"In addition, pay more attention to the movements in the imperial city these two days. You, the prince, are not for show." Emperor Zhaocheng looked at him warningly, "When it is time to share my worries and relieve my workload, you should share more of my burdens. Don't be idle all day long."

"Yes." King Jing touched his nose and quickly excused himself.

Emperor Zhaocheng looked at King Jing's leaving figure and thought of his reaction just now: "Xiao Changhai."

"emperor."

"Prince Jing is different from his two royal brothers, what do you think?"

"The slave and the emperor have the same idea." Xiao Changhai lowered his head and said, "Although King Jing has some affection for his children, he is worried about state affairs and has soldiers in his heart. This kind of mind is rare."

Emperor Zhaocheng nodded slowly: "It is indeed rare."

However, once the marriage decree is promulgated, many people in the court will become anxious.

Emperor Zhaocheng thought of the plan he had made with Mu Cang, his eyebrows deepened, and he silently brought the tea cup to his mouth and took a sip.

It is indeed a troubled year.