Great Gan Empire.
West Chu region.
In a luxurious mansion.
A young man with sharp edges and a fierce and dignified aura looked at the secret report in his hand with a hint of surprise.
"My royal brother still has such boldness?”
"You even dare to reject the marriage alliance of the East Parting Dynasty!”
This young man was the Second Prince, Lu Nantian!
However, he should be called King Chu now.
He was one of the most powerful vassal kings.
Defending the West Chu.
All these years, he had been hiding in West Chu, quietly developing and not showing his true colors.
Many of his trusted subordinates had hinted that Lu Qingge was not fit to be the Emperor!
And he was a man of great talent and bold vision, the true choice of a wise ruler!
However, Lu Qingge's recent performance had undoubtedly shocked him.
This royal brother seemed to know how to endure more than him!
He had been filthy for so many years, and it was only after he ascended the throne that he gradually revealed his edge.
Everything he did shocked everyone!
Such a method was definitely not something that a trash prince could do.
"I heard that even the Empress Dowager was defeated!”
"First Imperial Brother, you are too surprising.”
Lu Nantian's eyes sparkled.
With such a huge variable appearing, he had no choice but to rearrange his plans.
"Recently, even Commander Wan's attitude towards me seems to have changed quite a bit.”
"Is Eldest Imperial Brother's charm really that great?”
Lu Nantian narrowed his eyes. He was a little upset!
He was the one who had raised the Imperial Army Commander, Wan Lianshan, and he had gradually become the commander.
She had always been loyal to him.
However, during this period of time, the other party's response was clearly not as positive as before!
"Hmph, a mere commander of the Imperial Army is nothing!”
"It's just a hundred thousand soldiers of the Imperial Army. How much use can they be?”
Lu Nantian pondered for a while but didn't take it to heart.
If an enemy country's army really attacked the Imperial City, or if a powerful vassal king rebelled…
Those 100,000 Imperial Army soldiers really couldn't resist much.
……
Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, another half a month had passed.
Because of the marriage alliance, although the Dongli Dynasty had threatened him, Lu Qingge remained unmoved.
The Dongli Dynasty was strong, but not much stronger than the Great Qian Dynasty.
They would not easily invade.
However, the East Parting Dynasty was secretly inciting those barbarians!
This hidden danger was very difficult to eliminate.
During this period of time, Lu Qingge had gradually placed his trusted aides in the court.
At the same time, according to the original plot, those loyal and neutral civil officials and generals were heavily nurtured!
These people would be the foundation for Lu Qingge to control the entire imperial court in the future.
The Empress Dowager naturally wouldn't sit idly by.
It was a pity that she could not do anything to Lu Qingge despite her repeated attempts to sabotage her.
On this day.
Azure Dragon came to report,
"Your Majesty, the area several hundred miles around the Imperial City has been in a high temperature and drought for many days.”
"Many fertile fields are beginning to dry up, and the people are in dire straits!”
In fact, since more than a month ago, not a single drop of rain had fallen within the Imperial City region.
Moreover, it was hot every day!
Many of the crops had turned yellow and would wither and die at any moment.
The Imperial Court had already made countermeasures and distributed a lot of grain and materials.
However, it was not a good idea to continue like this.
Seeing Azure Dragon's hesitant expression, Lu Qingge calmly said,""Continue."
Azure Dragon could only bite the bullet and say,
"Your Majesty, there are many rumors in the outside world now!”
"They are all maliciously slandering His Majesty!"
"They said that it was His Majesty's lack of virtue that attracted the wrath of the heavens and caused the drought!”
Hearing this, Lu Qingge's expression did not change much.
In the original plot, this was one of the major events.
The appearance of the drought was a problem of the weather, not a problem caused by demons and ghosts.
There were no demons that were so powerful that they had such extraordinary abilities.
Even a land god could not change the climate on a large scale.
After all, a great empire was blessed by the fate of the country!
The fate of an empire was so fierce that even a land god would suffer a strong backlash if he used such a trick.
The gains outweighed the losses.
"Your Majesty, I suspect that someone is fanning the flames behind the scenes!”
"He deliberately let people spread rumors to smear His Majesty!”
"Your Majesty, please give the order that we will capture and behead all those who spout nonsense!”
Azure Dragon's face was filled with killing intent.
"How despicable!"
"This is clearly a problem with the weather. How can we blame it on His Majesty?”
The Vermilion Bird was furious.
"You don't have to be nervous."
However, Lu Qingge had a calm expression.
"Defending the mouth of the people is better than defending the river. If the river is blocked and collapses, it will hurt many people, and the people will do the same.”
"How can it be so easy to shut up?”
"It's better to open it up than block it!"
In fact, Lu Qingge already knew about it even without Azure Dragon's reminder.
He even knew very well that the mastermind was the Empress Dowager!
If this matter was not handled well, it would indeed greatly reduce his reputation.
Just relying on killing would definitely not work.
Treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
Instead, it would bring Lu Qingge's reputation to ruin!
Azure Dragon didn't know the inside story, he just smiled bitterly and said,
"Then what should we do, Your Majesty?”
If it was so easy to guide those ignorant people, things would have been much easier.
"Pass down my decree. Soon, I will personally appear and pray for rain for the people!”
Lu Qingge ordered confidently.
Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, and the others present were all dumbfounded!
They were still waiting for Lu Qingge to come up with a solution.
In the end, this happened?
His Majesty actually believed in those gods and Buddhas?？
If praying for rain was useful, there wouldn't be such a long drought!
The countries would also have good weather!
"It's probably just a stopgap measure by His Majesty."
"It's good to delay it for a while to appease the people.”
Azure Dragon and the others left with complicated feelings.
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