Chapter 413 Two Months

“My lord, although Qin Mo gave us a hundred cannons and ten instructors, he was too arrogant at the time. You must reprimand him. Over the years, you have shielded him from so many disasters and suppressed so much trouble for him, and he dares to talk about you... What a big shot!”

The once quiet and secluded Fengning Palace, which had been quiet for nearly a month, was stirred up again today. Qing Ning was nagging and criticizing Qin Mo, in her words, Qin Mo was an arrogant, ungrateful, rich fool who didn't know what was good for him.

"Knock knock knock!"

Wang Yushi tapped the table, stopping Qing Ning from speaking.

"Recount the conversation word for word, without omitting a single detail!"

Qing Ning shuddered at Wang Yushi's cold words. After all, Qin Mo had been very rude to her before, and she had just added her own embellishments.

But Wang Yushi told her not to hide a single word, so she dared not hide anything and recounted her conversation with Qin Mo in its entirety.

"By the way, my lord, he actually guessed that the orcs might take action against the Western Regions. Does he have an informant in the court?" Qing Ning said at the end, only mentioning that Qin Mo knew about the orcs' movements.

Kneel down!

The sharp tone was as cold as a steel blade in the north wind, leaving Qing Ning dumbfounded. She had been with Wang Yushi for many years and had never been reprimanded in such a tone.

Wang Yushi turned her head, her majestic phoenix eyes sharply staring at Qing Ning, who quickly knelt down and lowered her head, remaining silent.

She was genuinely terrified; she had seen Wang Yushi's eyes like that before—eyes that looked like she wanted to kill someone.

The two remained seated and kneeling, as darkness gradually descended. The unlit Fengning Palace was plunged into darkness, filling Qing Ning with immense fear.

It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that Wang Yushi finally spoke softly.

"Qing Ning, do you still think he's the eighteen-year-old boy from the fourth year of Zhaowu?"

"Your subordinate dares not! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"You don't dare? You've become arrogant and complacent these past few years, haven't you? Have you forgotten how you got all of this today?"

"My lord... all of this was earned by you through your hard work, bit by bit. I have seen you stay up all night countless times, I..."

"You're wrong, it's all because of him... Don't you think we owe him?"

"My lord, without your support, he wouldn't have achieved his current success. He would have been someone else's prey long ago!"

Wang Yushi smiled silently and said, "Without me... wouldn't Allen have become a Saint? Once a high-ranking official has a Saint-level expert, does he still need someone else to back him up?"

Qing Ning opened her mouth several times but couldn't say a word because she couldn't refute Wang Yushi's words.

"Throughout history, there have been countless royals and powerful ministers with similar authority to me, but has anyone ever acquired such wealth, commanded tens of thousands of troops, traversed thousands of miles of territory, and forced the orcs to retreat thousands of miles...?"

"No!" Qing Ning finally admitted defeat and honestly acknowledged Qin Mo's extraordinary abilities.

"Then who is your status to dare to rebuke His Highness Prince Heng to his face? Who gave you the audacity?"

"But Qin Mo spoke disrespectfully to Your Majesty, which I absolutely cannot tolerate!"

"Disrespectful language? How was he disrespectful? Do you think his status is lower than mine now?"

Qing Ning exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty, you are the Empress, second only to the Emperor. How... how can he compare to you...?"

"Heh! Second only to the emperor, above ten thousand others? Qing Ning, do you really think so?"

Wang Yushi laughed self-deprecatingly and muttered to herself, "In terms of wealth... I am not as good as him. In terms of combat strength... I am not necessarily able to beat him now. In terms of the number of soldiers and armor under my command... I don't even know how many soldiers and armor he has. In terms of backing... he has Allen to take care of him until he also becomes a Heavenly Realm expert. And what about me?"

"I'm so tired!" Wang Yushi sighed, her slender figure appearing lonely and frail in the dark hall.

"Pack your things, we'll go to Da Yuan tomorrow and apologize to him!"

Qing Ning's eyes widened in shock, and she suddenly kowtowed to the ground, sobbing as she said, "My lord, I... I'll go apologize, but you... you can't... go!"

Wang Yushi waved her hand and said softly, "I didn't expect him not to receive my letter, nor did I expect Allen to have become a Saint-level expert. This time... I really did put on too much airs!"

Several days later, Wang Yushi and Qing Ning arrived in Da Yuan, accompanied by the so-called "Da Yuan Volunteer Army".

These "heroes" were all retired veterans "recruited" by Wang Yushi from various military bigwigs. They were all quite old, but their combat effectiveness was by no means lacking.

Jiang Zhe was originally a captain in the Shenji Battalion. This time, he resigned from his military post and became the leader of the "Dayuan Volunteer Army". After arriving in Danshui City, he immediately contacted the artillery. After all, a hundred cannons was no small number, and people needed time to prepare. He could also take the opportunity to train his righteous men.

After all, swinging a knife is very different from setting off a firecracker.

"These are one hundred cannons, including fifty twelve-pound cannons and fifty twenty-four-pound cannons. They are all brand new cannons that have only been fired a few dozen times and can be used as soon as they are deployed!"

Looking at the gleaming hundred cannons, and then at the sincere smiles of the high-ranking artillery battalion commanders he was handing over the reins to, Jiang Zhe finally had to give a thumbs up and say, "Brothers, you're truly righteous!"

These are clearly cannons that are normally in use in someone else's artillery battalion. They just cleaned them up and gave them to me. How could I not be generous?

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