Qin Wan's words were very sharp, and the men present felt a little uncomfortable, but they were speechless.
Yes, men usually look down on women, so why should women take on responsibilities that should be borne by men?
Prince Yong looked at Qin Wan with a smile and asked, "What if the Great Zhou needs a princess for marriage in the future?"
Qin Wan also smiled at King Yong and asked, "Are the men of our Great Zhou so useless? We can't even defeat any small country, so why does our king need to sell his daughters for glory?"
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This cannot be tolerated!
The Governor of Yongzhou slammed the table and stood up: "This is impossible! Even if all the men in our Great Zhou are dead, we can't let our women marry into the alliance!"
Qin Wan raised her glass to the Governor of Yongzhou: "My Lord Governor, I toast to you for being a real man!"
The governor of Yongzhou regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. Whether to marry a princess to a foreign prince was a matter of national importance and could only be decided by the empress and the emperor.
However, looking at Qin Wan's smile and thinking of the invincible female generals of the Qin family on the battlefield, the governor of Yongzhou felt proud again. If the women of the Great Zhou could be so good at fighting, how could their Great Zhou fall to the point of forcing women to marry off as foreign princes?
Of course not!
The Governor of Yongzhou patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Princess! We will guard the border and prevent the bandits from crossing the border even a single step, ensuring peace along the border!"
"The Yongzhou army is as strong as an iron wall and as strong as a copper mountain. I believe that under the garrison of the emperor's uncle and the governor, the border will be as impregnable as a rock." Qin Wan praised them highly.
The governor of Yongzhou had not yet realized that he had been CPUed. Of course, he did not understand the term. He just felt that he was in high spirits and was particularly motivated.
Prince Yong glanced at the Yongzhou Governor, smiled and shook his head, then said to Qin Wan, "Currently, our Great Zhou is in civil strife. Whether to marry or send a hostage still needs to be discussed by the court. The court will discuss it at that time. I will state the Crown Princess's suggestion to the court. Of course, it is best for the Crown Princess not to interfere at this time, so as to avoid being criticized by the ministers in the court."
Qin Wan smiled and nodded. With someone rushing in the front, she naturally wouldn't be the one to charge into battle. After all, no matter if it was a marriage or a hostage, the one being sent to sacrifice would always find a way to hate someone. Who would like to be hated?
Prince Yong then spoke of the events at Bianyu Pass and Wu Pass, saying, "Before I set out, I received a letter from Duke Du, General Huqi, saying that the border was in urgent need of food and fodder. The food and fodder that was supposed to be shipped from the capital hadn't arrived yet. Furthermore, the letters urging them to deliver the food and fodder had fallen on deaf ears. The people we sent out also didn't return. They suspect that the communications from the border to the capital were being intercepted, and there was no more traffic between Bianyu Pass and Tongzhou Prefecture, nor between Wu Pass and Liaozhou City. What on earth was going on in the capital?"
Qin Wan dipped her hand in water and drew a line on the table. "Right now, it's roughly like this: from Liaozhou City in the northwest, to Tongzhou Prefecture, Dujiang Prefecture, Huzhou Prefecture in the south, then east to Jianning, and east to Jining and Qufu. The rebels want to follow this route to cut off the capital's connection with the surrounding areas. As for Fengyang in the north, it's far away, and there's been no news from them. Now that we've captured Dujiang Prefecture and Huzhou Prefecture, we've cut off the rebel encirclement. We can first find a way to mobilize food and fodder to send to Duke Du and the General of the Cavalry."
Now that the Qiang tribe has been pacified, it means that there is peace in the south. The food and fodder brought by Miss Qian solved the crisis in Huzhou Prefecture. Qin Wan is now not worried because she has food in her hands, not to mention that she also has silver.
Fortunately, Prince Du and Qin Chan were out, otherwise they would definitely be anxious if they heard that Duke Du was short of food.
Qin Wan then recounted the story of the Fourth Prince's attempt to abdicate. Then, she continued, "There are rumors circulating that the Crown Prince is rebelling. He didn't realize it was me, not the Crown Prince, who was in the south. The Crown Prince's whereabouts are unknown, and the situation in the capital is unclear. Our best strategy now is to open up communication channels with the capital."
"Besides, I have lost 50,000 troops, and I don't know where they are."
Prince Yong frowned and asked, "An army of 50,000? Why did they lose so many people?"
Qin Wan explained in detail, "These 50,000 troops were originally supposed to follow me to Shenyang, but I was responsible for patrolling the border, and I was afraid that a large army would approach and cause panic at the border, so I went ahead and the 50,000 troops followed. Who would have thought that these 50,000 troops would be nowhere to be found now?"
Prince Yong thought for a moment and asked, "Where did these 50,000 troops come from? Was it from the Five Military Commands? Or the Jingwei Command? Or were they the troops who originally guarded Feng?"
The Five Military Commandery commands all the troops in the world and controls the military forces of all the prefectures in the Great Zhou. No matter whether it is the generals who capture the city or the troops under the governor, they all obey its orders.
The Five Military Commanderies Headquarters also had more than 100,000 troops stationed in the capital.
The 50,000 troops that Qin Wan transferred were exactly this part.
Qin Wan said, "The Jingwei Command doesn't have many soldiers, so these are soldiers from the Five Military Commandery."
Prince Yong asked for some details about the Fourth Prince.
Qin Wan answered all the questions one by one, even asking about the relationship between the Fourth Prince, Bai Wanyi, and Lu Yan.
Prince Yong hesitated for a moment and asked, "The Fourth Prince is involved with the Bai family. When the Marquis of Pingyang was stationed in Fengyang, he took away 50,000 soldiers from the Five Armies Commandery."
King Yong did not say the rest, but the meaning was already very clear.
What he wanted to ask was whether Bai Wanyi had stolen the military token.
Qin Wan naturally understood the implication of Prince Yong's words. She was a little puzzled, "Marquis Pingyang returned victoriously. Shouldn't he have handed over the military token? He doesn't have it. Where did she steal it?"
Prince Yong nodded at the table and said, "You just said that the Fourth Prince had been to the border and had been involved with the Bai family for a long time."
Qin Wan suddenly realized what was going on. She immediately ordered someone to call Lu Yan over: "It just so happens that the Marquis of Pingyang is in Huzhou Prefecture."
Prince Yong had no idea Lu Yan was here. He was a little surprised: "Why is he here?"
Qin Wan shook her head without explaining. After Lu Yan arrived, Qin Wan at least asked him directly, "Where is your military token?"
Lu Yan subconsciously thought that she knew about his private soldiers, and shook his head and said, "My military token is lost."
"The military token is lost! When did this happen? Why didn't you report such a big thing earlier?"
King Yong slammed the table. How important is it for a general to have a military order?
The military talisman is your life!
How can I lose it!
At this moment, Prince Yong also realized that Lu Yan was wearing the clothes of a soldier, not a general. He looked at Qin Wan and said, "How can this Pingyang Marquis be a soldier?"
Lu Yan lowered his head and said, "I discovered that the military token was missing and was panicked. Then I found out that the Crown Princess was leading the troops out of the capital. I followed them from a distance, hoping to redeem myself for my crime and make meritorious service."
Qin Wan sneered, "You lost the military token. Do you think you can redeem yourself from such a serious crime? Do you know that those 50,000 soldiers are now missing? Do you know how serious a sin you have committed by losing these 50,000 soldiers?"
Lu Yan was stunned. "Fifty thousand soldiers? How could it be fifty thousand? I lost the military token of my private army, which only has a thousand men. The military token for fifty thousand soldiers cannot be commanded without the one issued by Your Majesty. Isn't this military token in the hands of the Crown Princess? How could it be lost?"
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