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The emperor's expression was unclear as he repeated the question, "Do you really hate that Miss An so much that you would rather be punished than to break the engagement with her?"

A trace of impatience flashed across Mu Junhan's face, but he quickly covered it up, as if he was already disgusted when An Lingge was mentioned.

"In reply to your majesty, this subject has tried to get along well with the Miss An, but the few times we met, it was always on bad terms. Maybe this subject has no fate with the Miss An."

Young men are always so naive and impulsive.

The emperor thought as he looked down at Mu Junhan in front of him.

He was handsome and carefree, with a graceful bearing. His eyebrows were sharp, his eyes were deep, his nose was pointed, and his red lips were flowing with the wind. There was not a single part of his body that was not refined.

This kind of young man should have lived his life of talking and laughing about the Huns in the Mo Bei, instead of being raised in a remote place like the capital, where he could walk and watch the flowers on a horse.

It was a pity that Mu Wang had already grasped tens of thousands of troops and horses. If he, the emperor, still allowed Mu Junhan to guard the border, it would be equivalent to personally handing over the military power of the Great Zhou Empire to the Mu Clan. He could only watch helplessly as these other princes's power surpassed his, and each one of them wielded more authority than the emperor.

However, there was a way to solve this problem.

In just a short period of time, many thoughts had already passed through the Emperor's mind.

He suddenly laughed and restored his kind and loving look, "Seems like Junhan has made up his mind, we cannot advise you anymore."

Mu Junhan lowered his head and did not say a word.

The emperor let out a long sigh. "Since you were young, you've been pampered by the empress dowager. Zhen can be considered to have watched you grow up. Now that you don't like this marriage, Zhen naturally doesn't want to make things difficult for you." However, as the Son of Heaven, it's hard for us to keep our promises. We've already given you an imperial edict, and if you want to take it back, you can only bear the responsibility of asking for punishment. "

"If Your Majesty has any ideas, just say them. This subject will definitely do it."

Mu Junhan raised his head, his handsome face showing signs of being happy and excited.

His appearance made the Emperor's last bit of doubt disappear. He was truly relieved.

"If you want to cancel your marriage with Miss An, you naturally need a suitable reason. "I've just thought about it. There's only one thing that suits you best." The Emperor walked out from behind the table with his footsteps, and the bright yellow corner of his robes reflected in Mu Junhan's eyes.

He stretched out his hand to help Mu Junhan up, and continued, "Duke Mu controls a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, but right now you are slowly growing, and even though you are about to reach the year of the Weak Crown, you have yet to enter the battlefield. In the future, how can you take on the role of a father and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?"

Mu Junhan's heart thumped, but he still went along with the emperor's words, "The emperor wants this subject to go to the Mo Bei to lead troops for battle?"

"That's right." "However, I will not hand over the army to you. I will appoint you as a deputy general and temper your character so that you can get used to the war as soon as possible. Only then will I be able to be at ease and hand over the Mo Bei to you in the future."

His words were full of reliance on Mu Junhan, but he secretly decided that once Mu Junhan was sent to the Mo Bei, then all of the power that Mu Wang had within the Mo Bei would be handed over to him.

A young man who had never gone to the battlefield before arriving at the Weak Crown had to take charge of a hundred thousand men, but he was still a deputy general. No one would be convinced, right?

When the time came, he would promote a general among his men and send a military supervisor to incite some discontent towards the soldiers. At the same time, he would do something to calm them down, and within two years, a hundred thousand soldiers would become loyal to the imperial power.

The Emperor's schemes were really far-reaching, but he never would have thought that Mu Junhan was not some ordinary youth. His talent and abilities caused the warriors of the Mo Bei to sincerely believe him, and he even brought out the reputation of a Jade-faced War God.

However, this was just a matter of later on, so there was no point in mentioning it for now.

Mu Junhan naturally sensed the emperor's thoughts, but his face only revealed a grave expression, "However, the Mo Bei is in the hands of my royal father, if the emperor orders this subject to use the Mo Bei …"

"Mu Wang is already old and has been living in the capital for the past few years. As a Hereditary Prince of the Prince Mu’s Palace, you should have inherited the family's legacy, don't tell me you're not willing?"

The expression on the face of the Emperor turned grim, and he had a stern expression on his face.

Mu Junhan shook his head, "It's not that this subject is unwilling, but this subject is worried. If this subject fails to live up to the emperor's expectations, and my Mo Bei falls short, this subject will have to bear the consequences if I end up dying!"

He then patted Mu Junhan's shoulder, "Relax, I am only asking you to be a deputy general. At that time, I will assign an old general and a military supervisor to give you advice. You don't have to worry about this."

So it was like that.

A look of understanding flashed past Mu Junhan's eyes.

If it was said that he was only guessing earlier, he would have confirmed the Emperor's thoughts by now.

He just wanted to send him to the Mo Bei and bring back his father's men. After he entered the army, he would find that old general to take care of him and before long, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Mo Bei would fall into the hands of the emperor.

However, this was a chance for the Emperor and a rare opportunity for Mu Junhan.

He nodded, looking eager to give it a try. "This subject thanks Your Majesty!"

Only then did the emperor wave his hand, "Don't be in such a hurry to thank us. Sending you to the Mo Bei is just an excuse for you to withdraw from the marriage. We will order you to go to the Mo Bei to guard and at the same time send someone to inform An Wang. In order to not delay Miss An, her marriage with you will be annulled. "

This was the excuse the emperor had thought of. When An Lingge was young and ready to be married off to a woman, she couldn't possibly always wait for someone to stand guard at the border, right?

If Mu Junhan didn't return to the capital within three to five years, wouldn't he have to wait until he becomes an old lady?

At that time, even if the marriage were to be annulled, Prince An would have no complaints.

Could it be that King An dared to say that the marriage of her daughter was more important than the entire Mo Bei, and more important than the stability of the citizens of the Great Zhou?

"Although Zhen wants to help you, if the empress dowager finds out about this, she might come and make a ruckus."

The Emperor had his hands behind his back and was frowning helplessly.

Mu Junhan laughed but did not mind, "Your Majesty, rest assured, this subject will tell the empress dowager. She loves this subject so much, she definitely does not wish to see this subject marry a woman that she does not like."

That might not be true.

The emperor's thoughts turned. Back then, if the empress dowager hadn't intervened, he wouldn't have given the order to get married on Prince Mu’s Palace so quickly.

But now, the Empress Dowager was left to Mu Junhan to deal with, he didn't need to have a headache.

Thinking this, the emperor's face displayed a hint of a smile. "Enough, you don't often come to the palace. Since you've come, you should go see the empress dowager so that she won't whisper in Zhen's ear every day."

Mu Junhan responded as he slowly left the room.