Hua Ruo twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "No one. However, I'm planning to go to a place where women can make contributions and establish their careers."
Hua Yuanyi pressed his thin lips tightly together. How could he not know his daughter's aspirations?
It was just that the world was like this, and he was helpless.
Now, the little and soft girl of the past had finally grown up and was about to leave him, her old father.
His eyes welled up with tears. "Where are you going? Is it safe?"
Hua Ruo also felt bad inside. In all these years of her life, this was the first time she was going to leave home and her father.
"Gefeng. I'll write to you when I get there." Her nose felt a bit sour.
"Father, you have many old injuries on your body and you're also old. So, don't push yourself so hard."
Hua Yuanyi was touched. His daughter hadn't cared about him like this for a long time. Sure enough, daughters were more considerate.
"No matter how hard I push myself, I can't match the young people." Hua Ruo added.
Hua Yuanyi: "..."
He gave a helpless smile. "Now, Jiu'an is still quite safe. It doesn't need me to risk my life."
"Are you sure that in Gefeng, women can openly go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and openly get military merits to become female generals?"
Hua Ruo lowered her head, and her expression couldn't be seen clearly. "No matter whether they can or not, I want to go out and have a look."
She looked up, with tears in her eyes. "Father, you should be very clear that Sizhou can't hold out. Bailin County has already fallen, and Yanjiang County is in a critical situation."
"Too many refugees have flooded into Sizhou, and there's nowhere to resettle them. There have already been refugee uprisings in many places. Under such internal and external troubles, if there's no turnaround, it's just a matter of time before Sizhou falls."
Leaving Sizhou to pursue her own goal, wasn't she also looking for a new way out, for her father, for the thousands of soldiers and civilians who were holding their ground in Sizhou?
Hua Yuanyi was silent, feeling both proud and sad.
For the first time, he was sure that the education he had given his daughter since childhood was correct. At least, she could see the right path clearly in the troubled times.
He and his wife had a deep and affectionate relationship. Since his wife's death, the only daughter she had left behind had become the apple of his eye.
Afraid that she would be bullied, he had taught her martial arts since childhood, and even military skills.
While teaching her, he was also conflicted.
He thought that his daughter should be delicate and soft and be protected by him, but he also worried that if something happened to him one day, what would his daughter do without a support?
Later, his daughter went to the battlefield and killed the enemy. She was decisive and fearless. With her military merits, she should have been at least a small battalion commander by now.
It was a pity that she was a woman, and no one would recognize her military merits.
If the First Prince and the old officials knew that she had gone to the battlefield, there was a high possibility that she would be punished, and he might even be implicated.
As his daughter became more and more silent day by day, he thought that maybe he was wrong. The more you learned and knew, and the clearer you saw, the more disappointed and unhappy you would be.
Now it seemed that he was right!
Looking at Hua Ruo's determined eyes, he knew that it was useless to persuade her anymore.
Hua Yuanyi turned around, took a box from the bookshelf and put it on the table. "Take this. Maybe it will be useful."
After Luo Qingci finished handing over the work with Qiu Liao and returned to Gefeng, she felt as if she had passed through a different world.
When she left Gefeng, she was still worried about whether the lord could take Shan'guan County. Now, everything was settled, and the lord had gained two more counties.
Jiang Jin was very happy to see her and pushed a pile of official documents to her.
Luo Qingci: "..."
Far away in Lin County, Ye Shang received a letter from Jiang Jin. There was only one word 'delay' about the way to handle Lin County.
He then understood that the lord was going to take Lin County.
"What should we do next?" Wen Ping asked in a low voice.
Ye Shang's eyes were sharp. "Since the lord wants Lin County, then we not only have to take Lin County, but also keep as many resources as possible."
Wen Ping frowned slightly. "Do you want to win over Ji Xin and Li Qian?"
These two were the first ones to follow Luo Lan, but they were different from Luo Lan. They always adhered to their own principles. They didn't eat people and didn't trample on others.
Ji Xin and the other had actually advised Luo Lan many times, but unfortunately, Luo Lan didn't listen.
But it was undeniable that if it weren't for Luo Lan's madness, Lin County wouldn't have held out until now and would have been taken by Qu Zhao long ago.
However, no matter how stubborn and crazy a person was, they still had their own bottom - line.
Luo Lan was more lenient towards the brothers who had always followed him and let them adhere to their own beliefs.
There were actually several brothers who had followed him when he started the uprising, but unfortunately, only Ji Xin and Li Qian were left now.
Ye Shang nodded. "The lord said that we should win over all the forces that can be won over."
A worried look appeared on Wen Ping's face. "What about Luo Lan?"
Since they were going to take Lin County, there would surely be a conflict of interests with Luo Lan. If necessary, they would kill Luo Lan.
Although Ji Xin and the other didn't agree with many of Luo Lan's practices, if someone wanted to kill Luo Lan, they would fight to the death to protect him.
Ye Shang didn't say a word. Human nature was so complicated.
"It may not come to that. If..." He sighed. "Then we can only give up."
At this time, in Ze'a County, people were making all kinds of speculations and suspicions because of a letter from Jiang Jin.
"What does this mean? Does she want ships?" Zhang Tinghan frowned, puzzled.
Sheng He was also puzzled. "Gefeng isn't near the sea and doesn't have big rivers. What does she want ships for?"
Sheng Chi shook his head. "I don't know what her intention is. She also said that she would borrow our wharf in the future."
Huo Chun pondered and said, "Maybe Gefeng wants to communicate with Sizhou?"
Kong Yi looked at the map and nodded. "It's possible. The waterway is indeed the fastest route from Gefeng to Sizhou."
At this time, they would never have thought that Jiang Jin's target was Xunfeng Island. After all, what could one do with a desolate island with nothing on it?
Huo Chun also thought this was the most likely possibility. Remembering something, he gasped. "Could Gefeng be the First Prince's backup plan?"
Zhang Tinghan also gasped. "Hiss, you mean that Princess Jinyang was arranged by the First Prince to go to Gefeng?"
Huo Chun nodded. "Yes. They are siblings. Sizhou is in the south and Fengzhou is in the north. That means both the north and the south are in the hands of the First Prince."
Zhang Tinghan thought it made sense. "No wonder Princess Jinyang was able to rise quickly in Gefeng. It must be the First Prince who provided her with all kinds of support."
Sheng He remembered what Jiang Jin looked like and shook his head. "It's not very likely. Princess Jinyang, she..."
For a moment, he didn't know how to describe her. After a long time, he continued, "She is very capable. It's not very likely that she would submit to the First Prince."
He had never seen the First Prince, so it was hard for him to judge.
But he had seen Jiang Jin, and she gave him a great sense of oppression. How could such a person submit to others?
Kong Yi analyzed, "If the First Prince in Sizhou had a combat force like the Jinyang Army, he would have counter - attacked long ago. Why would he have been staying in Sizhou until now?"
A small Gefeng could easily wipe out more than 40,000 soldiers of Qu Bai. If they had a rich place like Sizhou, they would have taken back Haijiazhou long ago.
Sheng Chi looked at him. "Then what do you think Gefeng wants the ships for?"
Kong Yi shook his head. "I don't know. However, if Princess Jinyang has enough chips, this business is worth doing."
Zhang Tinghan thought of another possibility and slapped the table. "Could it be that Princess Jinyang is worried about Qu Zhao's counter - attack next year and is making an early escape route?"
Kong Yi secretly rolled his eyes. Some people were just lucky to be born into a good family.
Just like Zhang Tinghan. The head of the Zhang family had fifteen daughters born to his concubines and wife in total before finally getting Zhang Tinghan, the only son, and he was even the legitimate one.
Otherwise, with Zhang Tinghan's intelligence, how could he possibly take over the position of the family head!
