Qin Chuan was startled by their voices. He never expected that they would dare to shout "Long live the Empress." The Empress might not care, but if the officials heard this, wouldn't it cause a huge uproar?
Thinking of this, he quickly stretched out his hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
Then, using a megaphone, he said, "Hurry back to class, don't disrupt the street order!"
The students, one by one, looked excited and discussed it as they walked back.
"I never expected that after all this commotion, His Highness would actually waive our tuition and textbook fees."
"It's true what they say, 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease'!"
"That's right, it seems we still have to make a fuss when we encounter injustice in the future..."
"..."
The vast majority of the students whispered among themselves and dispersed.
But then Yang Zhaoting walked over with some imperial students. Qin Chuan frowned slightly as he looked at them and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Yang Zhaoting and several college students said in unison, "They arrested people!"
Qin Chuan understood what they meant; they were saying that Zhang Xun, the governor of the capital region, had arrested some students from the Imperial Academy and detained them at the governor's office.
"You may go back now. I will have Governor Zhang release the people... However, the perpetrators should be dealt with as before. I cannot bend the law for personal gain."
After saying this, Qin Chuan stepped into the sedan chair and then ordered the guards to head towards the governor's office.
The students, led by Yang Zhaoting, did not rush back to the Imperial Academy. Instead, they followed behind the Prince of Yan's entourage.
The gate of the governor's office.
Zhang Xun, accompanied by a group of officials, bowed to welcome the arrival of the Prince of Yan.
Qin Chuan didn't bother arguing with him and asked directly, "Zhang Xun, where did you lock the students up?"
Zhang Xun bowed his head and said, "Reporting to the Prince of Yan, I have invited them to the main hall and have not detained them."
Upon entering the main hall, he saw that all the imperial students were sitting in the hall. When they saw the Prince of Yan arrive, they all knelt down.
"Go back and study hard, and don't cause trouble again."
After saying this calmly, Qin Chuan called Zhang Xun over and said, "Punish the person who caused the injury as appropriate, and release everyone else."
Zhang Xun nodded hastily: "I will obey the King of Yan's order!"
Qin Chuan turned around and left the governor's office.
Zhang Xun and a group of officials respectfully saw him off at the door, but he didn't even glance at them.
Both groups were disturbing his peace and quiet, which annoyed him somewhat.
He thought to himself, "Such a large country, it's always the same thing: one day King Zhao rebels, the next day students cause trouble. It's so annoying and makes me unhappy."
Ah, if only I could spend my days in brothels listening to music, arranging flowers, playing with jade, and taking care of my health, and then, once I was well-rested, I could lie on the lap of a beautiful woman and sleep with my wives, how wonderful that would be!
Every day is filled with these annoying things!
On the way back in the sedan chair, he missed Xiao Yue even more.
If she were here, she could handle all of these things.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but write an official letter and have the Embroidered Uniform Guard deliver it to Xiao Yue, asking her to return to the capital.
...
at the same time.
Jiang Kingdom, Jade Pool Palace.
Seated on her golden throne, Empress Jiang Yao, wearing a golden dragon crown, gazed down at Jiang Lianyue. Her bright eyes blazed with barely suppressed rage, her jade teeth clenched tightly around her lips, and the vermilion plum blossom mark between her brows seemed to bloom with bloodlust.
"What did you say!?"
"General Jiang Shang is dead?"
Jiang Lianyue was dressed in white, her face covered in dust, clearly having just returned from the border.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Gan army is not only led by Zhang Chaozong, but also by another force of 80,000 men, each riding iron horses, carrying divine bows, and equipped with 'clairvoyance' (eyes that can see a thousand miles). They have circled around from the land of the Southern Xiongnu to Loulan, and then to the Western Regions. The thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions have already been wiped out. The Gan army has marched from the land of the Yuezhi directly to the border of our Great Jiang..."
"General Jiang Shang went into battle, but before he could even see who the commander of the Gan army was, he was shot dead by a single arrow from a divine bow!"
Upon hearing the battle report that Jiang Lianyue brought back from the front lines, Jiang Yao's face turned deathly pale.
"You're saying... General Jiang Shang was killed by a single arrow from a divine bow?"
"Your Majesty, it's like this."
Jiang Lianyue had already witnessed Qin Chuan demonstrate the power of the divine bow in the Great Gan region, so she was not surprised by this. In fact, it seemed that she had foreseen this day long ago.
At this moment, not a single ripple stirred in my heart.
His tone of voice was also unusually calm.
Jiang Yao, however, was different. In her shock and regret, she said, "General Jiang Shang guarded the border for our Great Jiang for twenty years. He was the backbone of our Great Jiang. And now he's gone..."
"Your Majesty, Gan Jun has now broken through the border, and our western border army has been completely annihilated. Tens of thousands of soldiers have died in battle, and Gan Jun is marching towards the capital. What are your plans, Your Majesty?"
At this moment, Jiang Lianyue recalled the scene when Qin Chuan ordered the Dali guards to protect her and Jiang Ran all the way, and then thought of Jiang Ran's words, "Young Master Qin is both noble and charming," and her thoughts suddenly became chaotic...
Hearing Jiang Lianyue's question, Jiang Yao's bright eyes also showed confusion. She gently rose and sighed, "If I had known that Gan Jun was so powerful, my army wouldn't even be worthy of a single blow. I should have negotiated peace with Qin Chuan much earlier. Why did I have to sacrifice tens of thousands of my soldiers' lives in vain today..."
"Perhaps it's not too late to start peace talks now..."
Jiang Lianyue said with her head down.
Jiang Yao looked at her and asked softly, "Is it really too late? Should I go myself? Is it enough for you to go?"
Jiang Lianyue found it intriguing that she asked, "Is it enough?"
What does "enough" mean?
"Your Majesty, please enlighten me on what I should do."
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