Chapter 601 Are You Not Willing to Come Back?
The imperial capital of Wu State.
During the court session that day, every official looked extremely heavy-hearted.
In fact, ever since the Huangquan Sect rebelled and smuggled Wei's elite troops across the Yinshan Mountains, every official in the Wu State has looked very solemn.
They all wanted to dissuade their own Majesty and ask other troops to return to the king as soon as possible.
But all of this was rejected by His Majesty.
It's not that they can't understand Your Majesty's thoughts.
Today, the Wu State is fighting on multiple fronts, like a taut bowstring, a single move can affect the entire body.
Not to mention that Wu State is now in an advantageous position on every front.
The first effort is powerful, the second is weaker, and the third is exhausted.
If they retreat this time, other dynasties will definitely breathe a sigh of relief, but it will be even more difficult for the Wu Kingdom to maintain such strong morale and launch such a fierce attack again next time.
They understand why they cannot retreat.
But they also knew that if they didn't retreat, Wudu would be in real danger.
There are already 50,000 elite soldiers rushing towards his Wudu, not counting the several thousand cultivators.
But what about Wudu now? The central army of Wudu now only has 5,000 soldiers!
Five thousand against fifty thousand.
How do I fight this?
Even in order to help gather battlefield intelligence, a large number of Jinyiwei were sent out.
Now, there are only two hundred Jinyiwei left in the palace.
After all the court officials arrived at the court, they were extremely silent and their expressions were quite ugly.
There are hardliners in the court now who do not want the army to be withdrawn.
But where there are hardliners, there are weak ones. They are worried about their own lives and property. If the city is broken, they will die.
"Your Majesty has arrived"
Following Wei Xun's hoarse voice, Wu Yanhan, wearing a dragon robe, walked from the high-level side to the dragon throne.
The girl was wearing a dark robe with gold trimmings. The golden embroidery thread flowed on the hem of the robe to resemble a dragon emerging from the sea. The dragon scales were hooked into cloud patterns with silver thread, which reflected the cold light of snow blades when she turned around, but were gathered into a bundle at the waist, creating flexible lines like the joints of a green bamboo.
The twelve red coral beads hanging from the jade leather belts hit against the dark black robe, making a clear sound like breaking ice with every step.
The golden dragon coiled on her shoulders meandered from her collarbone to her lower back, with its head held high on her shoulders and its tail hidden at the hip line. It seemed as if the ancient mythical beast was submitting to her undulating silhouette like mountains and rivers, and a thrilling arc was drawn under her solemn robe.
She raised her hand and pushed the pearl crown behind her ears, and her movements as she looked down upon the officials below the stairs were filled with a cold light, even more so than the Wu Kingdom's immortal weapon, the Dragon Soul Sword, at her waist.
Wu Yanhan spread his sleeves wide and sat dignifiedly on the throne of the Wu Kingdom. Led by Prime Minister Xu Pangda, they bowed and clasped their hands, shouting in unison: "Long live our emperor, long live our emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up." Wu Yanhan's voice spread.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone shouted in unison, straightened up, and looked at the woman sitting high on the throne.
For most ministers, they were still a little uncomfortable with the fact that the emperor they were familiar with had turned into a woman.
"What about the Huangquan Sect and the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Wei Kingdom?" Wu Yanhan asked calmly.
It can be seen that the girl looks a little tired, but her heroic phoenix eyes reveal unparalleled determination.
It seems that nothing can change the other party's will.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the Huangquan Sect and the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Wei Kingdom have already broken through the Chenxiang Pass. It will only take about five days for them to arrive at the city." The Minister of War stepped forward and said.
When the Minister of War finished speaking, all the officials were shocked and had complicated expressions. Everyone seemed to be still frightened.
I heard that it would take two months to reach the imperial capital, how come there are only five days left? "Your Majesty, I think we should call the King of North Xiang, the King of Chennan, and the King of Zhao to come to the king's defense." A minister came out and said.
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"Ridiculous!" The great national pillar Mo Peinan stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty! The front line is tense right now and it is at a critical period. We cannot split our forces at all, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jinyiwei Commander Yu Ping'an said, "According to the latest news from the front, we only need to hold on for another three months, and the front will definitely defeat the enemy, and by then all the troops will be free to take action!"
"Three months? In five days the enemy will be at the gates of the city! Are you going to disregard the safety of His Majesty?"
"Bah! Are you worried about His Majesty's safety or your own life?"
"you!"
For a moment, the court quarreled again.
These days, Wu Yanhan has become accustomed to the quarrels in the court.
Wu Yanhan glanced at Wei Xun, who understood what he meant and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Silence!!!"
Soon, the court fell silent.
Wu Yan said coldly: "Close the four gates of Wudu, the Ministry of Revenue counts the food and grass in the city, the people are not allowed to go out, everyone is ready to meet the enemy."
"Your Majesty!" The Minister of Rites was startled and wanted to say something.
But Wu Yanhan interrupted him and shut him up with one sentence: "Anyone who talks about withdrawing troops from the front will be dismissed, and I will personally take charge."
After finishing speaking, Wu Yanhan stood up and left.
"Farewell, Emperor."
All the ministers shouted in unison.
They knew that His Majesty had really made up his mind.
Returning to the imperial study, Wei Xun quickly poured Wu Yanhan a cup of tea.
In the imperial study, still standing there were the former personal maids Ren and Cuizhu.
After Wu Yanhan ascended the throne, the eunuchs in the palace were not allowed to enter or leave Wu Yanhan's bedroom without Wu Yanhan's permission.
The person serving Wu Yanhan naturally became her former personal maid.
As for Wei Xun, it was naturally impossible for Wei Xun to serve Wu Yanhan.
However, this eunuch who had served two emperors knew everything about the palace and some ministers.
So when Wu Yanhan was handling official business, there were some things he needed to ask him.
"Eunuch Wei, go and call Da Guozhu, Jinyiwei Commander, and the Minister of War to the Imperial Study. I have something to discuss with them."
Wu Yanhan said to Wei Xun.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Xun knew that His Majesty wanted to discuss how to defend against the enemy, so he hurried out.
"You guys go down too, I want to be alone."
After Wei Xun left, Wu Yanhan said to the maid beside her.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The maid left, and Wu Yanhan was the only one left in the study.
Wu Yanhan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at the pile of memorials on the table: "If it were you, you would also support me in doing this, right?"
“You bastard.”
Wu Yanhan pursed her lips slightly, with a hint of girlish complaint in her tone.
"You said you would always be with me, but now, where are you? Is it because the witch Mo Zhu'er is so charming that you don't want to come back?"
(End of this chapter)
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