Chapter 462 The Emperor's Mystery Whisperer

The third prince of Chu had other plans in mind.

Several courtiers in the palace study were also arguing fiercely.

They basically reached a consensus, for example, the initial focus would be on comforting the disaster victims, and follow-up work would be done later.

The only point of disagreement was that the Ministry of Revenue firmly opposed sending troops to the north, disagreed with overdrawing the granary, and did not dare to gamble that next year would be a good year for harvest. The Ministry of War repeatedly emphasized that the blood of the soldiers should not be shed in vain, and as long as more food and grass were consumed, the fruits of victory could be secured. Otherwise, the fruits would be given to either the State of Chen or the State of Chu.

Both sides surrounded the prince in the middle, and every word they said was "Your Highness the Crown Prince..." "What does Your Highness the Crown Prince think?" But in fact, they were all giving advice to the emperor who remained silent throughout.

The civil officials and military generals were almost exhausted from talking, and they kept repeating the same things over and over again, but they were reluctant to shut up until the emperor opened his mouth.

At this time, the chief eunuch outside asked for a meeting, saying that he had received new news from the secret guards.

The court officials fell silent instantly.

The emperor took the message and read it carefully twice. Suddenly he chuckled and raised his eyes and said, "Minister of War, which general do you recommend to be sent to the north?"

"His Majesty!"

The Minister of War was excited. The Minister of Revenue was worried. They spoke almost at the same time.

The Minister of War said, "Your Majesty, the frontiers are full of generals and are very powerful. I think there is no need to send another general to command them. Just send 30,000 troops to the north safely."

The Minister of Finance could not help but stand up and say, "Your Majesty, grain and fodder reserves are the foundation of a country! Next year..."

"Don't worry about the food." The emperor waved his hand, "Someone has already delivered it."

Not only was the Minister of Revenue stunned, but the rest of the court officials also had a question in their minds: Who sent it?

However, the emperor had no intention of explaining. He only said that the grain and fodder had already been transported to the border towns between Shu and Xia, and that people could be sent to count the quantities.

Seeing the emperor's evasive attitude, the court officials did not dare to ask more questions. At this time, they missed Yuan Ruan very much. If the young imperial teacher was still here, it would be great. He would definitely reveal the secret and would not give the emperor the opportunity to be a riddle teller.

Only the Minister of War was rubbing his hands in excitement, and he would say a few words from time to time, such as the disaster area was very large. Sending 30,000 troops to help stabilize the situation might not be enough, so he should send 50,000, 60,000, or 70,000 people...

The Minister of Revenue couldn't bear to listen any longer, and couldn't help but elbow him, sneering: "Do you want to bring all the Great Xia troops over there?"

The Minister of War was about to answer no, but suddenly realized that the Minister of Revenue was playing tricks on him, so he deliberately raised his hand and retorted: "It depends on where the flood is. If the flood flows far, maybe all the generals of Daxia will have to go..."

Before he could finish his words, a loud voice suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty, eight hundred miles of urgent delivery! Another eight hundred miles of urgent delivery! Good news!"

To be honest, the previous few 800-mile rush deliveries were all bad news, and each time was worse than the last, so much so that everyone has become a little ptsd about this "800-mile rush delivery".

It was not until they heard the last two words, "good news," that everyone's expressions relaxed.

The emperor signaled the eunuch to bring the letter forward. After just a glance, the emperor exclaimed "Huh!" and looked again. After a while, the emperor waved to the prince to come over.

The prince stepped forward and a look of confusion and shock flashed across his face.

After a moment, the prince's voice was a little vague: "This... I think it's the ninth sister, maybe! It's also quite big!"

Courtiers: ???

What is it?! Don't hide it!