Chapter 123: Minister of War: What?! Is this what happens when you over-exercise?

Because Yuan Ruan had been attending court for more than ten days in a row, puncturing the lungs of countless people out of boredom, but still failed to trigger a mission that would benefit the country.

Yuan Ruan was disappointed, and other court officials felt like they were about to run naked.

On the twentieth day, he went to Linxia for court.

Yuanruan: [Tong'er, is it true that there is no mission to trigger the national destiny? ]

System: [Ah Ruan, I didn't miss even the maids and eunuchs in the court. I swept their melons every day! Normally, if I swept their melons, they would be triggered directly if they have a national destiny mission.]

Yuan Ruan: [Could it be that the imperial court is unable to trigger the national destiny mission? ]

System: [No, no. I have studied it. The triggering mechanism of this national destiny mission is very strange. It will change according to everyone's thoughts and opportunities. So, Ah Ruan, if it cannot be triggered today, it does not mean it cannot be triggered tomorrow.]

Yuan Ruan: [Alas...]

System: [Ah Ruan, don't be unhappy. I found a funny story for you today. It's about the Minister of War. Do you want to eat it?]

The Minister of War shuddered: ...

The other court officials breathed a sigh of relief. Good, they were not the last unlucky ones today.

Yuanruan: [...Okay, let's eat.]

System: [Hehe. The Minister of War particularly likes his muscles and wants to become the most powerful muscular man. Then he trains every day, every day... and as soon as he finds that he is not good enough, he starts to train hard. The more he finds that he is not good enough, the harder he trains, and then... a vicious cycle, and his masculinity is gone. ]

Yuanruan: [? ? ? ]

Manchu civil and military officials: !!!

What?! What's wrong?!

Such a fit body would actually lead to failure? !

The Minister of War seemed to be petrified.

Until Yuanruan was carried away by the palace maid.

The Minister of War suddenly said calmly: "Your Majesty, I, I want to go to war!"

Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from the side.

The Minister of War jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, turned his head and glared: "Who, who is making fun of me? Who is it?"

Every courtier he looked at had a serious expression, as if to say, "It's definitely not me."

The Minister of War then turned around and said to the emperor again in a bitter voice: "Your Majesty, the Huns are coming and I am needed at the border. I am really good at riding and shooting. How about letting me leave first?"

The emperor pinched his brows, he could understand why the young Minister of War was so upset today.

But the trigger mechanism of the system made it even harder for him to let people go easily.

The emperor said a few nonsense words and left.

"It's just impotence! What's there to be upset about?" The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice suddenly said, "Whether you are impotent or not, it has nothing to do with us!"

Several court officials nodded, trying not to laugh.

Some courtiers who were better at managing their facial expressions nodded one after another, and even offered suggestions:

"Yes, and the system said that it was due to excessive exercise that caused the impotence. This is not necessarily irreversible."

"Yes, if you are really worried, just try Chinese medicine and don't be afraid of seeing a doctor."

"That's right. Even if it's really not possible, you have both children anyway, so it doesn't matter..."

…

"Ah! Stop talking!" The Minister of War looked like he was about to fall apart.

The prince sighed softly when he saw this. He thought about it, turned around and caught up with the emperor.

"Father." The prince lowered his voice, "This system has no sense of propriety when it comes to exposing melons. Now some civil officials and military generals are in a panic..."

The emperor did not turn around, and said in a cold voice: "A few days ago, you sent me a memorial, saying that the training method of letting the soldiers of Daxia border conduct offensive and defensive battles against each other was too dangerous, and hoped that I would re-plan it. Today, you clearly know that once the national destiny mission is completed, the supernatural power may bless the soldiers who go out in the summer, but you hesitate again and again. How old are you, Crown Prince? Can't you tell that these two are in conflict?"

The prince was startled, and said, "Father, I am not against exploding the melons. I just want to separate them as much as possible."

"How can we separate?" The emperor did not turn around, but asked coldly, "Without making Xiaojiu suspicious?"

The prince bowed and said, "I am willing to take Xiaojiu to the officials' private residences every day."

The emperor turned around and looked at the prince: "That's all the progress you've made."

The prince stood there in a daze, not knowing whether his father agreed or not.

…

Although the emperor said this to the prince, he also kept this advice in mind.

After lunch, he announced that he would convene a small court meeting.

The court officials were somewhat puzzled. After communicating with each other, they found that the emperor had not set a theme for the small court meeting. This was the first time.

Just at this moment, the Minister of War came out with a beaming face.

The Minister of Revenue asked, "Is there any good news?"

The Minister of War blinked and laughed, "I'm glad to hear that. How did you know that the two young generals of the Lin family had made great contributions?"

Minister of Revenue: ...

At this time, Prime Minister Li also came over and said with a folded hand, "So today's court meeting is related to the Xiongnu?"

The Minister of War laughed and said, "Hahaha, Prime Minister Li also knows that our young general Lin won a small victory, but it was mainly based on defense. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Prime Minister Li: ...

The Minister of War looked at the others eagerly, while the other court officials rolled their eyes and avoided his gaze, giving the Minister of War no chance to show off.

The Minister of War was not annoyed and went straight to the emperor.

When the other court officials saw this, they mistakenly thought that the emperor was holding a small court meeting to discuss the Xiongnu issue, so they quickly took out their memorials on the Xiongnu issue and then went to the side hall.

As soon as Prime Minister Li and his men entered, they saw the Minister of War bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, General Li said that the Xiongnu have been making frequent movements. Some cavalry have gone south twice to harass the town. General Li suspects that they may attack at any time."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Going south to cause trouble? No looting?"

The Minister of War looked pleased and said, "General Li said that the place where the Xiongnu invaded happened to be stationed with a cavalry unit of Lin Chengqing. Lin Chengqing defended it twice, so no looting occurred. They are indeed the future twin stars that the little imperial teacher talked about."

The emperor showed a slight smile.

The other court officials rolled their eyes silently, then took out the memorials they had prepared in advance.

At this time, the Minister of War was preparing to praise the border soldiers again.

Unexpectedly, the emperor interrupted him: "Let's talk about the Xiongnu later. The national destiny mission has been delayed and cannot be triggered. Some people have been blown to the bone. Do you have any ideas?"

The ministers suddenly felt their scalps tingling.

Although there are still people who have not been swept up in the systematic gossip, there are still some who feel grief for the victims and are afraid that they will be affected.

Even Prime Minister Li, the biggest rebel among the court officials and the most shameless one, remained silent.

Because the day before, the system revealed a piece of gossip about Prime Minister Li, saying that he favored sons over daughters, and that in order to have more sons, he even ate cow dung on his own initiative, and when he was young he also ate some poisonous insects used by witches.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, witchcraft and poisonous insects were particularly feared because the emperor hated them deeply.

Prime Minister Li's subconscious mind almost forgot this dark history. Once this news broke, Prime Minister Li was worried that the emperor would take revenge on him later. He was also worried that the system would reveal some news that he had deliberately forgotten, so he is now very depressed.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, glanced at everyone, and suddenly asked, "Why is Prime Minister Li silent?"

Other court officials mocked in their hearts: You flatterer, you are allowed to be the flatterer every day, now you are being singled out.

Prime Minister Li was silent for a while, then he clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think spring is a good time for an outing. Why don't we get the boys out so that the young Imperial Master can also see the melons?"

The other ministers took a deep breath.

A boy going on a spring outing?

Are you going to catch all the sons and grandsons of the powerful and wealthy in the court? !