Adding to the commotion just now, which was caused by the new weapon Lin Yuxin had created, how could they dare to object when this weapon was so powerful? Can't you see their legs are still weak?
They were too respectful to Lin Yuxin to dare have any objections. They were just afraid that Lin Yuxin might blow up their mansion if she got upset.
Only now do they realize that the commotion the princess caused when she attended the banquet at their residence was already an act of great leniency from her. If they had angered her, they would have been sleeping on the streets!
Therefore, all the ministers bowed to Lin Yuxin in unison and said:
"Congratulations to Your Majesty on having such a blessed star! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Princess Consort!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Princess Consort!"
Now it was Lin Yuxin's turn to be dumbfounded. Why were they all starting to worship her? Oh no, she suddenly had social anxiety! Lin Yuxin unconsciously took a few steps back, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to hide in.
"Excellent! I am very happy today. Everyone will be rewarded!"
The emperor's happiness was a cause for celebration for the whole nation, but Lin Yuxin was not. She stood aside, looking at the old emperor with resentment.
What's wrong? You have a problem with her, and you're so stingy when you give her a little something? But when you're in a good mood, you reward all the officials in the court?
The envoys from the Sauna Kingdom exchanged a glance, then suddenly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the Emperor. The bow was very sincere, and the envoy began:
"Your Majesty, our Sauna Kingdom is also willing to sign a diplomatic treaty between our two countries. The terms will remain as previously agreed. If you have any further objections, please feel free to raise them!"
Sauna Country has shown weakness! There's no other way; Xia Country is no longer a country they can provoke at will. A slight misstep and Sauna Country could be destroyed!
"Okay! Hahaha! Okay! We'll talk about it in detail later."
The Emperor glanced at them and knew they were frightened by Lin Yuxin's weapon, but wasn't that a good thing?
Lin Yuxin is indeed his lucky star. She helped him gain two helpers right away. Now that Zhao and Sauna are friendly countries with them, half of his wish has been fulfilled!
The state banquet ended in a state of shock and trepidation, and Lin Yuxin drove her cows back to the palace.
They brought two more back to the Lin family mansion to raise. The eldest sister-in-law is about to give birth, so with dairy cows, the baby will have milk to drink.
After this incident, Lin Yuxin became famous throughout the capital, and no one dared to speak ill of her. Some ladies who were jealous of Lin Yuxin before no longer dared to say anything.
What did you say? You want your mansion blown up and you to sleep on the street?
Lin Yuxin became the only person in Xia Kingdom who was admired by both the common people and the ministers.
For a while afterward, whenever Lin Yuxin went out, people would bring her food and chat with her. She wouldn't put on airs and would talk to them about everyday things. When she got tired of standing, she would sit down and no one would say anything.
Those officials even ordered their wives or daughters to cultivate a good relationship with Lin Yuxin. For a time, the entrance to the Lin residence was always bustling with visitors. Eventually, Lin Yuxin became so annoyed that she simply shut herself in and refused to see any guests.
Meanwhile, the war on the border of the State of Qi was raging.
"Your Highness, the general from Qi has been repelled by us. They shouldn't launch a surprise attack tonight, right?"
Lin Chenglie frowned and asked, "These past few days of fighting with Qi have left them quite exhausted! Moreover, the Northern Frontier has been releasing poison from time to time. If it weren't for Xin Xin's antidote, I'm afraid more than half of them would have already died."
However, some soldiers still had poison in their bodies that hadn't been cured. Li Xiaochen said it was a Gu poison, which was difficult to cure, which was why their battle was so difficult.
As for the weapons Xin Xin gave him, Li Xiaochen didn't allow them to be used. He said it wasn't the right time yet, so for now, they were just fighting head-on.
"No, we have another mission tonight!"
Li Xiaochen looked at the map on the table, his eyes narrowed, and said in a deep voice.
The Qi camp was quiet at night, with only patrolling soldiers on patrol outside.
Suddenly, a group of people sneaked in silently and headed straight for the grain cart.
A fire broke out in no time, and the flames spread rapidly.
"The water's flowing! There's water!"
The patrolling soldiers were terrified when they saw the grain cart on fire and immediately shouted for help, all running towards the grain cart.
But the fire had already spread, and it was too late for them to put it out!
"Damn it, the people of Xia Kingdom are still so despicable!"
Seeing this familiar scene, Zhou Pu didn't know what to say! He just hoped the General would succeed! Otherwise, he'd had enough of this humiliation!
The State of Qi sent their General Hu, who was over fifty years old, but Zhou Pu refused to be the commander-in-chief. So the King of Qi invited the General Hu out, and Zhou Pu sat in the left vanguard.
A few days ago, Xia Guo pushed them too far, and tonight General Hu suggested launching a surprise attack to get revenge. He's been fighting for so many years, and he's never been so humiliated.
In the months since the fighting began, although there have been times of success, those only resulted in injuries to some of their own people; not a single wall of the Xia Kingdom's city walls has been breached.
They were also attacked from time to time by strange weapons from the Xia Kingdom, which filled the air with thick smoke and forced them to spin in circles. The Northern Frontier did help, but their Gu worms were limited, and they had to wait for a while after each use, making them practically useless.
Moreover, even though the soldiers of Xia Kingdom were poisoned, they could still go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. They were practically iron men, unkillable cockroaches. How could they possibly fight them?
So General Hu couldn't swallow this insult, and set off early with a group of men. He planned to burn the Xia Kingdom's grain supplies and steal their secret weapons.
As it turned out, they didn't even succeed! Their own base was destroyed.
He said, "Should we not fight this battle? Then we'll get humiliated again."
Zhou Pu was feeling bitter. He was even a little envious of Qi Jiguang. He heard that after the Zhao Kingdom changed emperors, they still valued him highly and he didn't have to fight! How wonderful!
The Xia Kingdom's military camp was also quiet, with no patrols at all. General Hu, who was lying outside the camp, looked at this scene strangely, but didn't think much of it, assuming that these young men didn't know how to fight and had no sense of vigilance at all.
It's no wonder that General Hu thought that way. There were three generals in the State of Qi. Besides Zhou Pu, there was another one named Liu Hai. They were the two generals who were promoted after General Hu retired. Therefore, they had only fought against Li Xiaochen and knew about Li Xiaochen's abilities.
But General Hu did not. He had long since retired. He was about the same age as Zhao Yingjie and was often defeated by Zhao Yingjie. After winning the battle for Zhao Yingjie's son's life by unfair means, he felt that his life was complete.
Later, they rarely went out to fight, so they were unaware of the personnel changes in the Xia Kingdom, and the young people there were also intelligent.
“They’re not patrolling right now, either they’re not on guard or they’ve gone out. We need to finish the mission before they come back. We’ll split into two groups. I’ll take some men to steal weapons, and you guys go burn the supplies!”
General Hu glanced around and then gave the order.
"yes!"
The soldiers behind him quickly responded in low voices, and then split into two groups to begin their work.
Little did they know that a pair of glowing green eyes were staring intently at them from behind.
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