Chapter 190: Smart but Misguided
System: [Hahaha... Let me see what this suicide bomber is. Oh, it turns out that he was scared by the special effects of the "rebound" on the front line, and wanted to take advantage of the Xiongnu before they were completely defeated to get some benefits for himself. The reason why they chose to come to Kyoto at this time is that they unanimously analyzed that the Great Xia State Master must be secretly accompanying the army, otherwise this "rebound" blessing would not be so long-lasting. Hahaha, I didn't expect him to come and run into you. He was so scared that he knelt down immediately. Hahaha, Ah Ruan, you are so scary.]
Yuan Ruan's mouth twitched: [Am I scary? ]
The system immediately became serious: [Not scary, Ah Ruan is the cutest baby! The second prince is so timid, it’s useless to be scared easily! Bah, despise him.]
The court officials were speechless: How dare you say that the Second Prince slid on his knees? You didn’t kneel one second faster than the Second Prince.
At this time, the Minister of War, who was most curious about the specific battlefield situation between Daxia, the Xiongnu and the Chen State coalition forces, took the opportunity to stand up.
The Minister of War pointed at the Second Prince and casually said, "Why do you want to open a trade route with the Great Yuezhi? What is your conspiracy? Do you want to abandon the Crown Prince? To support the First Prince?"
The civil officials looked at the Minister of War in astonishment: Sure, you know how to ask questions.
The military commanders all gave the Minister of War a thumbs up. Well done! This question really touched their hearts.
The second prince said quickly, "That's not my intention! I...I...want to make more money for myself."
System: [He was also euphemistic. To put it simply, he was frightened by Daxia's recent five consecutive victories in military strength. He wanted to open a trade route with Dayuezhi, but in fact he wanted to pay protection fees to both Daxia and Dayuezhi to prevent his tribe from being annexed.]
Prime Minister Li and Prime Minister Wang both looked as if they had expected it.
The Minister of War couldn't help but laugh out loud, and saw his colleagues looking at him speechlessly.
The Minister of War immediately said, "Seeing that you are so anxious to find a way out, I guess our Great Xia generals must have won an incomparable victory."
The second Xiongnu prince was stunned. He had wanted to use the events on the battlefield to negotiate for himself, but he had not expected the officials of the Great Xia court to be so sharp.
He smiled bitterly and said, "The Great Xia soldiers are strong and powerful. The coalition forces have no chance of defeating them."
The Minister of War laughed again.
Others who heard this felt more relieved.
"In particular, Lin Wenpeng and his hairless warriors, who were like gods and demons, actually killed their way from the rear to the Xiongnu's royal tent and robbed the Xiongnu of countless treasures, women, cattle and sheep, forcing the eldest prince to return to the battlefield immediately after the battle. As a result, when he left, he was chased and killed by your country's butcher generals, and nearly half of his troops were killed. My Xiongnu was defeated miserably."
The Minister of War's eyes sparkled, and he blurted out: "There is such a good thing!"
The second Xiongnu prince smiled awkwardly and nodded.
Yuan Ruan couldn't help but clap his hands: "Amazing."
System: [Of course. In the past, the male mother alone could have swept away Wushuang. Now there are two more stars. Of course, there will be amazing results. The second prince doesn't know that the Xiongnu and Chen Kingdom were not only defeated, but their territories were also occupied.]
Yuan Ruan covered her face in shock: [What! What territory was occupied? System, tell me.]
The Minister of War almost made a sharp explosion, but was stabilized by an elbow from the Minister of Revenue.
The emperor sat up slightly.
The prince also looked at Yuan Ruan expectantly.
System: [Let me see. Generals Wu Yi and Lin Chengqing joined forces to capture three tribal kings, nearly a hundred nobles, and 50,000 elite Xiongnu soldiers. They took over nearly 100,000 square kilometers of land, which is equivalent to one-third of the Hexi Corridor. This place is rich in water and grass, and is one of the centers for Xiongnu to graze sheep and horses. Seizing this land can be said to be touching the aorta in the neck of the Xiongnu! ]
Yuanruan: [Wow! That’s awesome! ]
System: [Awesome, right? Also, Lin Wenpeng and Shi Yi are also extremely awesome! First, Lin Wenpeng and Shi Yi caused a big fight in the rear of the Xiongnu, forcing the main force of the Xiongnu to return for support. At this time, the Chen Kingdom also sent a large number of reinforcements to encircle and suppress Lin Wenpeng and his men.]
Yuanruan: [Hmm.]
System: [Lin Wenpeng and Shi Yi did the opposite, pretending to be Xiongnu people and rushing into the border of Chen State to set fire, burning the military supplies along the way, causing a rift between Xiongnu and Chen State. Afterwards, Shi Yi acted as a siege general, and Lin Wenpeng acted as a mobile support, and they successively broke through two cities, killed 3,000 garrisons, captured more than 5,000 people, and completely occupied the two cities bordering Chen State, Xia State, and Xiongnu.]
Yuan Ruan's pupils trembled: [What? These two not only harmed the Xiongnu royal family, but also directly occupied the territory of Xiachen State? Awesome! They are worthy of being the Gemini, worthy of being the Mama's Boy Chanyu, these two are really awesome. ]
Manchu civil and military officials: !!!
What! This is expanding Daxia's territory?!
The Minister of Revenue was still calculating how much customs duties the two cities could bring to Daxia.
The Minister of Rites suddenly became excited. With five thousand captives and a city, the State of Chen would definitely come to negotiate and blackmail... No, it was to negotiate. He would have a chance to show his skills.
System: [Yes. I suddenly remembered a saying, "After the battle, I found that I was the strongest person."]
Yuan Ruan was immediately displeased when he heard this: [Pooh, pooh, pooh, what great powers? We are just fighting a self-defense counterattack, and any victory we achieve is what we deserve.]
System: [Right, right, right. But Ah Ruan, Shi Yi has made such great contributions, he may even be awarded a title. He is so powerful, the good days of other "good" slaves are probably coming.]
Yuan Ruan touched his chin: [It's possible. I feel that my brother is a typical emperor who recruits talents regardless of their background.]
The emperor seemed to be thinking about something.
Some court officials, however, felt a pang in their hearts and exchanged glances with each other.
Soon, the emperor signaled to someone to take the second Xiongnu prince away and announced that the court meeting would continue.
Today's meeting ends like this.
…
A few days later, the good news was delivered urgently and the news spread quickly.
"Good news! Great news! We have successfully defeated the joint forces of the Xiongnu and Chen State, killed three Xiongnu chiefs, captured tens of thousands of Xiongnu grasslands and two cities of Chen State." The boy who delivered the message shouted as he ran.
The news was so shocking that the people of Daxia on both sides of the street looked stunned.
"Ouch!" A person shouted as he accidentally put his hand into the roasting pan.
The seemingly forbidden scenes of Daxia began to flow again.
First, several nobles and scholars in gorgeous clothes ran away, and then the diners on both sides of the street dropped their bowls and chopsticks and ran around excitedly like headless flies.
Later, even the women who cooked at home flocked to the streets, actively asking for news:
"It's only been a few months, and Daxia has won?! And such a big victory? Why do I feel it's a little unreal."
"With the blessing of the Imperial Master, what's unreal about this? Have you forgotten the grand event of the Spring Festival? I can't forget it!"
"Yes, yes, yes! With the Imperial Master here, we can overcome any difficulties! Let's wait for the Master to return and celebrate together!"
…
Common people in the capital of Daxia flocked to the streets, cheering and reading the good news with joy. The only word they could describe was "cool".
At the same time, a fierce quarrel broke out in the court.