Chapter 462: War at Any Time
Ji Mingzhu, Peng Xiang and others argued for more than half an hour.
Ji Sheng held Xixi in his arms and sat beside her without saying a word.
To Ji Sheng, it didn’t matter who won or lost, or even whether the Zhou family could overturn the verdict.
The Zhou family today is no longer the Zhou family of the past. Even if the verdict is overturned, the Zhou family's power is not as great as before, not to mention that the northern border is now his.
The reason why he wanted the Zhou family to overturn the verdict now was just to allow Zhou Yunshu to bring the child back to him and Xixi as soon as possible.
Ji Sheng moved his chair back, held Xixi in his arms, and whispered in her ear, "After listening to what they said, do you understand anything?"
Xixi thought for a moment and said, "We need to make money and fill up the treasury."
The reason why Ji Mingzhu, Peng Xiang and others cursed each other at the beginning was that the national treasury was empty.
"We need to be conciliatory, but we can't be conciliatory at critical moments."
She tries to smooth things over because there are some things where everyone has their own reasons and there is no solution at all, all she can do is to smooth things over.
As for not being wishy-washy at critical moments, it probably means that when people outside are fighting for you, people inside must take care of the logistics.
If you think too much, you won’t be able to do things well.
Chunque listened with her left ear to Ji Mingzhu, Peng Xiang and others blaming each other at the beginning and then cursing each other; with her right ear, she listened to Ji Sheng instilling some ideas into Xixi that she couldn't tell whether they were right or wrong.
For example, right now Ji Sheng was secretly saying to Xixi, "Do you know why the imperial examinations were widely implemented? It's to prevent things like this from happening again and again."
"They seem to be arguing for the soldiers of the North, for the imperial court, and for the people. But in the end, it's just their own selfish desires and the forces behind them."
Xixi nodded. She was smart and sensitive, and of course she could see that these prime ministers treated her just like the imperial physician Cui treated her. They thought she was a child, so they fooled her.
"The court needs fresh blood, so..." Ji Sheng whispered in Xixi's ear, "Xixi, you have to perform better in the palace examination. Do you understand?"
Xixi nodded her little head. The Grand Tutor had said before that students who entered the palace examination had to become disciples of the emperor.
And she is the only emperor.
Ji Mingzhu's quarrel with the prime minister and the cabinet ended with Ji Mingzhu becoming angry and fainting.
Nanny Wang's face was gloomy, and Kong Danren's expression was not very good either.
When Ji Sheng was about to leave with Xixi in his arms as if nothing had happened, Nanny Wang suddenly walked up to Ji Sheng and knelt down.
This was not the first time that Nanny Wang knelt down to Ji Sheng, but it was the most sincere one.
"Your Highness, I have a favor to ask of you."
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The damn rain in Haizhou finally stopped.
The moment the sun appeared, Zhou Yunshu felt that half of her life was about to pass.
The feeling of bathing in the sun is so comfortable. Zhou Yunshu has never liked the sun so much.
The people in Yuncheng were the same. The moment the sun came out, everyone rushed out of their houses.
To put it bluntly, it felt like a rat in the gutter finally had a chance to see the light of day.
Good news always comes with bad news.
After the rain, the sky cleared up. In Yuncheng, except for Cen Miaofu, who was infected with the plague, the other two people died despite Mr. Xue's best efforts to treat them.
This bad news is accompanied by good news, which is that although these two people died, they did not cause any infection.
However, Zhou Yunshu has always been a cautious person. After the bodies were cremated, the place where those people lived not only became a forbidden area in Yuncheng, but she even disinfected it so much that even if you didn't get close, you could smell the strong smell of alcohol.
But no spread is best.
Of course, the cessation of rain only means that a small crisis has passed, and we may face a bigger crisis next.
They have to face the possibility of pirates attacking the city at any time, or even the pirates colluding with the disaster-stricken and homeless people to attack the city.
Therefore, after the rain stopped and the sun came out, Zhou Yunshu not only did not relax her vigilance, but became even more nervous than before.
In addition to the previous city defense, Zhou Yunshu directly gathered all the young and strong people in Yuncheng.
Now all the young and strong people in Yuncheng are basically supported by Zhou Yunshu, so it is their responsibility to contribute to defending the city.
Of course, before letting them defend the city, some inspiring words are indispensable.
What words could make people fight for their lives more desperately than "If we can't defend the city, we will die together"?
You know, everyone in Yuncheng knows the tragic scene after the last massacre in Yuncheng. If they want to survive, not only the young and strong, but even women and children must learn to take up weapons.
The entire Yuncheng is like a military garrison. Everyone is a soldier, and it is not just talk. Children like Yuanli and Yuanyi must also follow the training every day.
Sometimes adults ignore the lethality of children because they are young, but Scouts are not to be trifled with, especially those who have been trained.
Of course, if possible, Zhou Yunshu did not hope that Yuncheng's Boy Scouts and Women's Scouts could be put to use. If they were really put to use, it would only mean that Yuncheng had reached the point of a do-or-die battle.
That day, Zhou Yunshu was patrolling the city wall as usual. Cui Hongbo said to her, "The holes we found in the wall are already being patched, as are the people at the gate."
Cui Hongbo was referring to the scattered people who had arrived outside the gate of Yuncheng in the past few days.
They were now scattered in groups of three or five around Yuncheng, and no one dared to approach within a hundred meters of Yuncheng.
Anyone who approached before would be warned with a bow and arrow the first time, and shot dead the second time.
Cui Hongbo and others only made those who came to Yuncheng to be more obedient after shooting and killing four or five people.
"From left to right, they are isolated for three days, four days, and five days."
Cui Hongbo frowned and asked, "If the fourteen days are up, do we really want to let them into the city?"
Cui Hongbo also knew about the situation in the city. People in the city were previously quarantined for seven days, but the environment outside the city was not good. Although fourteen days was long, those who survived it were indeed fine.
But we should always be prepared for the worst.
Zhou Yunshu looked at the increasing number of people outside the city wall and said, "If there's no hope at all, I think these people would be able to flood Yuncheng without the pirates even coming."
However, people cannot be allowed into the city casually.
"I have had ten shacks built near the west city gate. When the time comes..."
Zhou Yunshu's words disappeared into thin air when she saw a long convoy suddenly appear in the distance.
The moment the convoy appeared, Cui Hongbo immediately raised his hand and shouted, "Be on guard!"
The people who were originally standing on the city wall immediately raised their bows and arrows, and the rest of the people took up weapons, moved stones, and shouted, ready to fight at any time.
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