It was raining early in the morning, and the sky above Jin Ling City was covered with thick dark clouds.
All the officials walked back and forth in the Imperial City. Their expressions were as gloomy as the weather.
In a quiet teahouse, the Lu family's phoenix leaned against the windowsill, leisurely looking at the palace city in the rain.
"Abandoned son Su is destined to be notorious for thousands of years. He is an orphan and has nothing to fear. It is a pity that he will implicate His Majesty.”
A well-dressed young master sighed.
"Your Majesty?" Lu Changqing narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully,"
"Abandoned Su can be considered my benefactor.”
The young master was confused." How do you explain this?”
Lu Changqing smiled and didn't say anything. Everything was in his mind.
He constructed a blueprint in his mind.
8,000 soldiers were buried, and their invasion was met with Zhou Country's revenge. Chu Country was forced to cede territory and pay compensation.
At that time, the people would be filled with resentment. The Lu family would unite with the courtiers to impeach the Emperor and replace him with Lord Jiang.
This plan was difficult to implement, but it was not impossible.
As long as His Majesty was no longer an emperor and returned to his status as an ordinary imperial relative, he could get married!
This was his true ambition.
The woman whom he had been dreaming about, the number one beauty of the Nine Regions, might marry into the number one family of Chu and become his wife!
Thinking of this, Lu Changqing drank a full pot of wine and was a little intoxicated.
Four travel-worn horses entered through the city gate and galloped north along Vermilion Bird Avenue.
When the commoners heard the urgent sound of horse hooves, they all gave way. When they turned around and saw the three flags on the back of the knight at the front, they knew that it was an urgent report from the border.
The travel-worn general, whose armor was covered in blood, shouted as he ran,
"Urgent report from 800 miles away. General Su has recovered Canglan City!”
Pa!
The wine glass fell to the ground, and Lu Changqing's expression changed. He stared at the young master.
"What did you hear?"
The young master widened his eyes and said in a trembling voice,"Reclaim…Reclaim Canglan City…"
Boom!
Lu Changqing slammed his palm on the table. His face was as pale as an eggplant, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
"Impossible!"
In the court.
The golden auspicious beast incense burner was filled with light smoke.
However, the fragrance could not disperse the sorrowful atmosphere in the hall.
It had been a long time, so long that Jin Ling City was numb. There was still no battle report from the Cang Lan border, not even a small battle.
What did this mean?
When the rations were exhausted, Su Qizi only had two choices, to return home or to surrender.
Without a doubt, it was definitely the latter!
The abandoned son of Su can not be redeemed by a hundred deaths!
The history books of the Chu Country would definitely classify him as a sinner!
On the throne, the noble and elegant empress was as calm as ever as she coldly conveyed the decree.
Xiao Wan 'er, who was standing on the steps, stood respectfully with her hands down. There was a faint sadness in the depths of her eyes.
As His Majesty's trusted aide, she knew that His Majesty had been sleepless for the past few days. The war had been stagnant, and His Majesty felt heavy pressure.
However, he had never issued an edict to urge her, and she had silently carried it on her own.
"Su Guan, Her Majesty trusts you without reservation. How can you disappoint her…"
Xiao Wan 'er muttered in her heart. Her faith was diminishing with time.
His Majesty's decision might be wrong.
"Report!"
"General Su recaptured Canglan City, killed 14,000 enemies, and captured 9,000 prisoners.”
A sharp eunuch's voice suddenly sounded outside the hall. An old eunuch was holding a blood-stained silk book, and beside him was an armored general.
It was like a clap of thunder.
The court was silent.
The officials 'eyes widened like copper bells!
His ears were like antennae!
Everyone was dumbfounded and petrified!
They were extremely shocked!
"Say it again?" The Minister of War Li Fuchen lost his composure and almost roared.
"General Su, recover Canglan City!"
The armored general trembled in the face of the pressure from the nobles, but his voice was firm.
Whoosh!
The minister closest to him snatched the silk book and almost fell to the ground when he saw it.
"We took down Canglan City in less than two hours.”
He moved his lips as if he was flipping through a heavenly book!
The ministers 'minds went blank as they were shocked by this explosive news.
Two hours?
Attack Canglan City?
Kill fourteen thousand enemies?
9,000 prisoners?
No one dared to send fake news to the imperial court. The news had to be verified by the provinces along the way before it could reach Jinling, the center of power.
So...
On the throne, the breathtakingly beautiful empress's eyebrows moved slightly, and her lips curved into a graceful arc.
"Old minister…"
Prime Minister Zhang Taiyue hesitated for a while before he said frankly,"
"This old minister was blind. Your Majesty, please punish me!”
As the prime minister of a country, to be able to say such words in front of everyone, one could imagine how ashamed he was.
The officials suddenly lowered their heads, their faces flushed with shame, feeling ashamed to stand in the court.
They were constantly cursing, even though the civilian fishing boats were fermenting, they belittled General Su to the dust, and even speculated with the greatest malice.
But what was the result?
They were ridiculously wrong!
He had no magnanimity, no gentlemanly demeanor, just like a villain in the market!
Plop!
The ministers knelt down in the court. The Chu Country did not like kneeling, but they had to kneel.
Perhaps this was the only way to make up for the guilt in his heart.
"I have to say that there are natural generals in the world. Su Guan is such a genius.”
"Zhen has entrusted him with an important task. What do you think of this decision?”
A faint smile came from the minister's seat.
The civil and military officials sighed in admiration from the bottom of their hearts and said in unison,
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"The heavens will bless all countries!"
In this gamble, His Majesty had won all the chips with his shocking courage.
Not only did they conquer Canglan City, but they also obtained a peerless genius!
All doubts were gone!
To be able to have a wise ruler like His Majesty is the fortune of the Chu people!
"Your Majesty, how much grain and military supplies does General Su need? The Political Affairs Hall will immediately send a logistics convoy over.”
Zhang Taiyue said respectfully with a smile on his face.
Canglan City had returned to the embrace of Chu.
Xiao Wan 'er pursed her lips and could not help but curse in her heart.
Back then, he was stingy and didn't even want to give out a single grain. He relied on His Majesty's small treasury.
Now, he wished he could send all the grain stored in the national treasury over.
The change before and after was so great that it made people gasp in amazement!
"Wait for Su Guan's letter and withdraw from court!"
Jiang Yanwan stepped elegantly onto the carriage. She looked up slightly and said softly,
"A sunny day."
His voice was so soft that it could not be heard, but Xiao Wan 'er heard it.
She looked at the eaves of the hall. The sky was clearly dark and rainy.
It seemed that His Majesty was in a very happy mood.
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
The ministers watched in unison, unable to suppress the smile on their faces.
Speed was the most important thing in war. Su Guan was a famous general. He had to know the course of this battle as soon as possible and let the historian write it down in the history books.
"Am I old?" Zhang Taiyue's eyes were murky and he was still feeling guilty.
The ministers were silent, but so were they?
She had viewed Su Guan with prejudice from the beginning. This prejudice was like a mountain that could not be removed.
But now, as Canglan City returned to the territory of Chu, they completely admired that young man!
Some people were born to make others despair.
With 8,000 soldiers, he had created an impossible miracle and created a glorious battle record!
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