Chapter 802 Conquering the Kingdom of Laki and Displaying Our National Prestige
The Kingdom of Laki has countless spies in the capital; it is better to start a war sooner rather than later.
On the third day after the emperor issued the edict, the Assistant General and the Crown Prince led their soldiers, carrying provisions, and set off for Jilin Province.
The Emperor, accompanied by members of the royal family and civil and military officials, held a farewell banquet for the soldiers on the city walls of the capital.
"As the old saying goes, when drawing a bow, draw a strong one; when using an arrow, use a long one. General Fuguo has made outstanding contributions to our Great Yu Kingdom and is the most valiant general in our Great Yu Kingdom. His journey to Laji Kingdom will surely be smooth sailing." The emperor's gaze shifted to the young crown prince's face. "You are the crown prince of our Great Yu Kingdom, the future emperor. Whether the Great Yu Kingdom's rule can be secure depends on you."
The crown prince, clad in silver armor, knelt resolutely on the ground: "Your subject will certainly not fail in your mission!"
The Grand General raised his scimitar: "Your humble servant will surely crush the Kingdom of Laji and uphold the might of our nation!"
All the soldiers responded in unison.
"Crush the Kingdom of Laki and display our national power!"
"Crush the Kingdom of Laki and display our national power!"
"Crush the Kingdom of Laki and display our national power!"
The onlookers were ignited with passion and joined the soldiers in shouting, creating a deafening roar.
The Grand General and the Crown Prince mounted their horses and led a group of soldiers out of the imperial city. The Emperor, Empress, and civil and military officials stood on the city wall and watched them go from afar.
The common people followed the army out of the city, walking very, very far... until the army became a small black dot and slowly disappeared into the horizon, and only then did the crowd at the gates of the capital finally disperse.
Cheng Wanwan was also watching the soldiers depart into the distance.
They will not return for at least three months. There were 100,000 people when they left, and hopefully the same number will return... But this is just a beautiful wish.
“I really want to go too…” Zhao Sanniu stood beside her, looking longingly, “Unfortunately, I’m a garrison soldier and can’t leave the capital.”
“You have more important things to do in the capital.” Cheng Wanwan looked at him and said, “The Kingdom of Laji has at least three or four hundred followers scattered around the capital. Your troops need to find them. The rats in the shadows are good at playing a game of cat and mouse. This task is not easy.”
Zhao Sidan nodded: "Whether you go to the battlefield or stay in the capital, it's all about protecting the country. Third Brother, don't always think about going to the front lines."
Zhao Sanniu sighed.
A soldier who doesn't yearn to go to the front lines is not a good soldier.
A few days ago, he and his men had a great battle with Linxi and Lajiguo, and they felt it was exhilarating. They wished they could do it again.
Of course, he dared not say this, for it would worry his mother.
On the second day after the soldiers headed north, Cheng Wanwan also became busy.
Because of her trip to Linxi, she took several days off. Only after the soldiers left did she return to the school to continue her classes.
The girls' school is already on the right track, so she doesn't need to worry about it much.
She went to Xiao Qin University with her prepared lesson plans.
"Madam Sui, why don't you rest for a couple more days?" Dr. Tao hurriedly came forward. "The students have been very well-behaved these past few days, attending every class without causing any trouble. Here is the leaderboard, Madam Sui, please take a look."
Cheng Wanwan took a look at the points leaderboard from the past few days. Everyone's performance was indeed good, at least there were no points deducted.
Whether Pang Jie and Li Jian genuinely want to study or are just going through the motions, at least they won't deliberately skip classes anymore, which is a good thing.
After the two most troublesome students in the class became well-behaved, the other students were no longer a big problem.
Cheng Wanwan sat in the study for a while, and when it was almost time for class, she took her lesson plan and headed to the classroom.
The moment she stepped into the classroom, she felt countless eyes on her.
These gazes were all filled with worry...
She rested at home for four or five days, and it's understandable that the children thought she was seriously injured and were worried.
She smiled and said, "Good morning, everyone. I've been absent from class for the past few days, and I apologize to everyone."
“Mr. Cheng was injured while protecting our students, there’s no need for apologies,” Peng Wang said. “Are you feeling better, sir?”
Cheng Wanwan replied with a smile, "If I were unwell, I definitely wouldn't have come. Since I'm here, it means I'm fine now. Everyone, please turn to page three of the books we were given out the day before yesterday, and we'll officially begin class."
The students below took out their Assab language textbooks.
This is a textbook personally designed and compiled by Cheng Wanwan. It is full of fun and readability. Coupled with her gentle and soothing voice, the students listened very attentively.
She glanced at Pang Jie and Li Jian. These two had been playful since childhood, their nature inherently mischievous. Even though they had decided to turn over a new leaf, they were still willing but unable to put in the effort. They would study seriously for a short while before their minds started wandering, fiddling with their brushes and drawing random things on the paper... After a while, perhaps realizing it wasn't good enough, they crumpled the paper up and threw it away, continuing to listen attentively to the lesson. But less than fifteen minutes later, they uncontrollably drifted off to do other things...
It wasn't just those two; several students in the class had similar experiences.
It's one thing for them to be willing to become good students, but people who are used to being lazy can't be changed so easily.
Cheng Wanwan slowed down the pace of the class. After lecturing for half an hour, she invited students to come up on stage to perform a role-playing exercise. Because they might be called on at any time, the students' attention was much more focused, and the classroom atmosphere remained very good.
"That concludes today's lesson. Homework is to recite the phrases we learned today from memory and read them fluently. We will check your recitation in the next lesson."
Cheng Wanwan packed up her books and stepped out of the classroom.
As soon as she left, the spoiled brats in the classroom relaxed.
To be honest, they weren't particularly afraid of Madam Sui before, and they didn't think much of slouching in their chairs during class.
But after returning from Linxi, they no longer looked at Madam Sui as a teacher, but as a saint... It felt somewhat blasphemous to be disrespectful in front of a saint.
One of the underlings turned to Pang Jie and asked, "Brother Pang, are we going to be this obedient from now on?"
"Otherwise what?" Pang Jie raised an eyebrow coldly. "What do you want?"
"Hey, I noticed a few bricks are loose near the back door of the school. We can dig another hole," the younger boy whispered. "After class, we can sneak out to play for an hour. Who will know where we go?"
Pang Jie pushed away the hand that was on his shoulder and said seriously, "I swore to Madam Sui that I would study hard from now on and not bother me with this kind of nonsense again."
"No way!" the younger brother exclaimed incredulously. "Madam Sui only saved you once, so why are you so obedient to her? Your parents gave birth to you and raised you, so why did you always go against them before?"
Pang Jie pursed his lips: "This is different."
Parents are blood relatives, and no matter how naughty or ignorant a child is, they will protect him.
But Madam Sui had no relation to him whatsoever, and their so-called teacher-student relationship had only just been established. That's why Madam Sui's act of saving his life was so unbelievable to him.
Of course, saving his life was one thing, but more importantly, he saw the ambitions of the Laki Kingdom.
When his father's generation gets old, the people in the court will become his generation. How can someone so incompetent resist the covetousness of the Kingdom of Laki?
My father is still young, he still has room to grow, and he must become a man who can shoulder responsibility as soon as possible.
He picked up his book, stood up, and walked over to Peng Wang: "I didn't listen carefully in the first class, so I don't quite understand these words. Can you explain them to me?"
Peng Wang stared at him in astonishment.
The school's number one spoiled brat has actually learned to strive for improvement?
Surprised, he became happy.
If these spoiled brats never strive for improvement, even if he tops the list every month, it won't be worth mentioning because the difficulty is very low.
He hopes that all 54 students in the class will work harder and harder, so that he will not slack off and will be able to go further and higher.
He explained it to Pang Jie in detail.
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