Chapter 391 His Majesty's Thoughts
The emperor's fingers flicked the chopsticks gently.
He did not look angry as the court officials thought, but rather he looked thoughtful.
Yuan Ruan didn't notice the emperor's expression, and soon she realized another trouble.
Yuan Ruan held his face in his hands, looking somewhat distressed: [Tong'er, the beast can be dealt with by being clever, but my brother is the real problem here. My brother is the king of a country and the spokesperson of Daxia. Can he ride a wild boar? And once the news of my brother riding a wild boar spreads, who knows what will happen outside.]
System: [Hmm. Ah Ruan has a point. Especially if the rumor spreads, it might change from "The emperor rides a wild boar!" to "The wild boar rides the emperor!"...]
Yuanruan just spit out a mouthful of tea.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned at first, and then they almost laughed to death: !!!
What the hell?!
System, this rumor of yours is too ridiculous!
The court officials either lowered their heads to pick up things, covered their faces with one hand, or began to drink water desperately, in any case, they tried their best to keep their facial expressions stable.
The emperor looked coldly at the busy figures of the court officials and narrowed his eyes.
At this time, the system's anxious voice sounded: [Ah Ruan, don't bite me, is the food not tasty enough? ]
Yuan Ruan took a gulp of water and took a deep breath, then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: [Tong Er, I'm fine. It's not that it doesn't taste good, it's just...]
Yuanruan looked at the newly simulated electronic cigarettes in the system, blinking, cute and yet revealing a clear sense of stupidity.
Yuanruan swallowed her words again and said, "Tong'er is fine. I believe the rumors are not that serious."
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: ...
Little Imperial Master, your pause and "oh" tone are not very convincing.
Yuan Ruan thought for a moment: [Regarding this messy rumor, I will think of a solution later... Well, Tong'er, the rumor is not the real problem. The most difficult thing is whether my brother is willing to ride the wild boar. How about this, Tong'er, tell me what the second task of this chain task is? I will see if it is easy to do. If it is really not possible...]
System: [Aruan, if you don't complete the first round of tasks, you won't be able to see the second round of tasks.]
Yuan Ruan touched his chin: [Is that so?]
To be honest, Yuanruan had some doubts about the idea of the mission.
At this moment, the emperor suddenly put down his teacup, tilted his head to look at the Minister of War, and asked softly, "How is the border war going recently?"
The Minister of War was stunned and said "Ah?" subconsciously.
emperor:……
The Minister of War at the back poked his master in the waist. The Minister of War stood up with a straight back, clasped his fists subconsciously and said, "Very good."
The emperor was silent again.
Several civil officials who had roughly guessed the emperor's deeper meaning were suddenly choked by the "unromantic" Minister of War.
The Minister of Revenue, behind Yuan Ruan's back, gave the Minister of War a fierce look, then cupped his hands and said, "I am relieved to hear your Excellency say that it is very good. It seems that we will not need to pay too many soldiers to return home this year."
"No!" The Minister of War retorted subconsciously, and then he suddenly realized what the emperor meant by the border.
Daxia soldiers serve until they are forty, and there is no retirement unless they are injured.
Therefore, the Minister of Revenue used the issue of injured soldiers and military pay to point out that the emperor was not really asking about border issues, but was laying the groundwork for "Daxia's need for penicillin."
Your Majesty hopes that the Ministry of War will show the heavy casualties and desperate situation of Daxia, and point out that Daxia needs penicillin to save the wounded and dying, so that the young imperial teacher will be determined to complete the mission.
After realizing this, the Minister of War could not help but sigh: As expected of His Majesty, you really care about the overall situation!