After reading the letter, Gu Lingchen went straight to Yong'an Palace, where Emperor Yong'an was. After being informed by others, Gu Lingchen followed the eunuch inside.
After the ceremony.
Emperor Yong'an, who was reviewing memorials, asked.
"What do you have to report, my son?"
“Father, although there has been no progress in the investigation of the Snake Immortal that you asked me to investigate, I have something more important to report to you,” Gu Lingchen said.
"What is it?"
"Father, as I told you, I have met a young lady, and today I received a letter from her."
"In her letter, she said that she had met a strange Taoist priest who could predict the future."
"The letter is in my hands; please take a look, Father."
Gu Lingchen presented the letter to Emperor Yong'an.
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After reading the letter, Emperor Yong'an asked, "My son, do you trust this person so much? Do you think everything she says is true?"
"Your subject believes that regardless of whether what she wrote in her letter is true or not, we should take it seriously in advance."
"If what is said in the letter is true, the Tianlong Kingdom should expand its military strength in advance to resist the Jin Liao Kingdom's army, just in case."
"If what is said in the letter is false, everything we have done is to make the Tianlong Kingdom stronger."
"In short, everything mentioned in this letter is for the good of Tianlong Kingdom, isn't it? So why should I doubt her?" Gu Lingchen replied firmly, each word distinct and resolute.
"Hahahaha... My son is far too naive. Do you think the royal family's reputation can be mocked?"
"If what is in the letter is true, then she has certainly done a great service."
"If what is said in the letter is false, then she is spreading heresy, misleading the monarch, and causing panic among the people."
"Then can she still keep her head?" Emperor Yong'an said, slamming his hand on the imperial desk.
Gu Lingchen immediately knelt on the ground.
“Your son is willing to stake his head on it; if what she says is false, your son will personally offer up his own head.”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong'an frowned even more deeply. A man who aspires to be the crown prince should never easily trust anyone.
"My son, rise! I will consider this matter carefully. I cannot trust this person based on just one letter unless there are other things that can confirm what she said in the letter," said Emperor Yong'an.
"Father Emperor"
"Go down!" Emperor Yong'an didn't want to listen to Gu Lingchen anymore.
He felt that his son was not mature enough and believed everything he heard, and was deceived by an unknown woman.
"Yes." Gu Lingchen had no choice but to take his leave.
Before the others could leave, they heard a soldier run in from outside.
"Your Majesty, an urgent report from the border."
"What? Bring it here quickly."
A letter to Emperor Yong'an
Emperor Guangsheng of Jin-Liao Dynasty:
I have heard that your country is vast and rich in resources, with countless amounts of gold, which pleases me greatly. However, my country is also a powerful nation, and I do not allow you to underestimate it.
I hereby write this letter, ordering you to immediately offer ten thousand taels of gold as tribute to demonstrate your country's submission to mine. If you disobey, I will personally lead a large army to raze your country to the ground and let you know the majesty of my nation.
I urge you to think carefully before acting, and do not say that I did not warn you.
"This is outrageous!" Emperor Yong'an was so angry after reading the urgent report that he threw it on the ground.
"You may leave now and await my reply." Emperor Yong'an dismissed the soldier.
"My son, you stay here for now."
Gu Lingchen hadn't even stepped out of the palace gates when he turned back.
Emperor Yong'an asked Eunuch Luo to show him the urgent report on the ground.
Gu Lingchen took it and read it once. Before he could speak, Emperor Yong'an spoke.
"My son said in his letter that the war would be in three years, but what is the situation now?"
"Your Majesty, I do not know. Please give me some time, and I will send someone to investigate immediately," Gu Lingchen replied.
"Granted, you may leave!" Emperor Yong'an hadn't expected to be proven wrong so quickly.
The Jin-Liao Kingdom clearly signed a peace treaty with the Tianlong Kingdom while the Emperor Emeritus was still alive.
No wars occurred during the reign of Emperor Yong'an, so he did not pay special attention to the training of the army and military generals, and always valued civil officials.
If the Jin-Liao Kingdom were to attack now, he didn't know how long the Tianlong Kingdom could hold out.
"Someone, summon the Grand Councilors and the Prime Minister to the Yong'an Hall immediately for a meeting."
"yes."
He wouldn't leave everything to Gu Lingchen to investigate alone.
Upon returning to his palace, Gu Lingchen immediately ordered Asheng to summon his secret guards to ride swiftly to the border to investigate why the Jin-Liao Kingdom had suddenly made such a significant move.
He himself didn't have many men, only some secret guards to protect him. Emperor Yong'an would not allow any prince to have an army for the time being.
Having arranged everything, he went to reply to Liu Sisi.
At this moment, Liu Sisi and Liu Dashi had just arrived at the brokerage firm that sold servants.
She planned to buy 20 men and 20 women first, fearing that she wouldn't be able to support them if she bought too many, since she only had two shops at home.
When the broker saw a customer arrive, he immediately called out all the servants, big and small, in the brokerage who wanted to sell themselves.
When Liu Dashi said he wanted to buy 40, the broker was overjoyed.
“Mr. Liu, look! We’re all in good health and can do any kind of work.”
"I want to select some strong and healthy men, and the women should also be in good health. They don't need to be too old, just between 14 and 17," Liu Sisi said.
She was worried that it would be more difficult to practice martial arts when she got older, since it's better to learn martial arts when you're young.
"Well, Miss Sisi, this is really a bit difficult for you, but don't worry, I will definitely find it for you."
"I'll come to your shop and let you know when I've found enough, is that alright?"
"The brokerage firm doesn't have that many people right now, so Liu Sisi has no choice but to go back and wait for news."
She also needs to find a martial arts teacher for these people, because she herself doesn't really know how to teach the basics. She's gotten to where she is now through sheer luck.
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