Jin Ling City was in turmoil.
Originally, the folk fishing boats had gradually turned around. Whether it was the scholarly circle or the ordinary people, they all had extremely high praise for the abandoned child of the Great Zhou.
However, when the news of the expedition came out, it was like thunder on the ground. The market was filled with curses.
The commoners did not dare to criticize the emperor and could only shift their anger to the abandoned son of the Great Zhou.
Bewitching His Majesty, the country's crafty sycophants, the vermin of Chu!!
Outside the Su Residence, there were always Confucian scholars who had gathered a few days ago with the intention of learning poetry. Now, they were scattered like birds and beasts, far away.
Even scholars like them, who only read the books of sages, knew very well that they would definitely lose this battle.
If they defended the city, with the sturdy city walls and the tenacious willpower of the Chu soldiers, there might really be a chance.
However, Canglan City already belonged to the Zhou Country. The position of attack and defense had shifted. The Chu Country had to fight the most difficult siege battle, relying on a young man who did not know anything about military affairs.
Was that even possible?
For a moment, they even suspected that Su Guan was a spy planted by the Great Zhou Empress.
Killing the donkey when it's done is just an act, an act for His Majesty to see!
Fortunately, Prime Minister Zhang's vision was like a torch, and he risked being dismissed from his post to bite the five thousand soldiers. Otherwise, tens of thousands of Chu soldiers would have been sold off by Su Qi.
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Su Manor Garden.
The empress was elegant and stood there quietly. The night breeze gently brushed against her languid face.
Su Guan felt strange.
Every time she went out alone, she would at most bring along Female Official Xiao. Wasn't she worried about being assassinated?
"There's no need to be disturbed by the outside world.”Jiang Yanwan's eyes were calm as she said slowly.
The evening light shone on her exquisite phoenix tail dress, making her look exceptionally noble and gorgeous.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Guan nodded and thanked him sincerely.
He knew very well how much pressure the empress was under.
This extraordinary boldness actually made Su Guan feel a rare psychological burden. It was a sin to betray her trust.
"I've privately sent 2,000 imperial guards to you.”Jiang Yan Wan's jade-like face was calm as she softly said.
Su Guan was shocked and immediately denied,"
"No!"
What kind of joke was this? The Royal Guards guarding the Imperial City was one of the Emperor's trump cards.
Once the Imperial City was empty, who could predict what would happen? It was not impossible for a coup to seize power.
"I only have one small request." Su Guan changed the topic.
Jiang Yanwan nodded her chin.”
Su Guan hesitated for a moment before he said carefully,""Your Majesty's palace treasury, give me some money?"
All stable countries had a national treasury and palace treasury.
As the name suggested, the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue was used to provide for Chu's expenses, salaries, disaster relief, and so on.
The palace treasury was the emperor's small treasury. It was usually used to reward the wives of powerful people and to hold various banquets in the palace.
"How much do you want?" Jiang Yanwan's phoenix eyes did not blink.
She knew very well that apart from the normal provisions and military supplies, although the Political Affairs Hall did not dare to deduct, they would not give any more copper coins.
"Ten thousand taels of silver." Su Guan said awkwardly.
In order to increase his chances of winning, he had to arrange for the workshop to produce special weapons day and night. The labor and materials required would cost a lot of money.
It was a very simple logic. How could one fight a war without money?
" 10,000 taels…" Jiang Yanwan's red lips parted slightly.
For the national treasury, this was a small amount. Every war would easily cost more than 100,000 taels, but her private savings were only a small amount. Even cosmetics and jewelry needed money.
"I will give it to you later." She agreed.
Su Guan nodded, then walked to the stone table and took out a red sandalwood box.
" Your Majesty, this is perfume. I've mixed it with various flavors, such as…" He introduced them in detail.
There were many glass boxes in the red sandalwood box, and even before the lid was opened, there was a fragrance of various colors lingering around.
He also knew that the empress's private savings were not easy to come by. Even her cosmetics had to be purchased from the royal merchants in Jinling City.
Now that he had taken away her private savings, he had to compensate her, right?
The perfume that he concocted was unique in the world.
Jiang Yanwan's sleeves fluttered slightly, and all kinds of refreshing fragrances gently filled the garden.
This was an unprecedented fragrance bottle. Her eyes were filled with splendor, and her beautiful jade-like cheeks were shining.
"I'll send someone to deliver it to the Imperial Palace." Su Guan and the red sandalwood box were quite heavy.
Jiang Yanwan stretched out her fair wrist and hugged the box in her arms. She said coldly,
"Thank you. I like this thing very much.”
With that, she walked gracefully toward the cobblestone path in the bamboo forest, preparing to return to the palace.
Su Guan wanted to say something but hesitated. He asked,"
Your Majesty, aren't you worried?"
It seemed that from the beginning to the end, the other party had never given any military orders, encouragement, or pressure.
"Zhen believes you." Jiang Yanwan turned to look at him and said casually.
Su Guan was silent for a long time.
He wouldn't let down this kind of unreserved trust.
Immediately, he gathered all the Brocade Guards and rushed to the workshop to prepare military weapons.
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