Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.
Because Xiao Chuyun's Tongshan City was occupied by Wu's army before, and reinforcements did not arrive in time, Xiao Chuyun made a prompt decision and directly attacked Yucheng and robbed 200,000 dan of grain.
They also invaded the territory of Wu.
Everyone thought that this was Xiao Chuyun's stroke of genius.
But what does he mean by this sentence now?
Could it be that there is some hidden secret here that is unknown to the public?
Jiang Wan'er didn't expect this to be the case.
Because when Xiao Chuyun was fighting before, he did not have time to report the battle situation in detail to the court.
After he returned to Tongshan City from the territory of Wu with 200,000 dan of grain.
The allied forces of Wu and Southern Chu immediately surrounded Tongshan City.
At that time, even if he wanted to send a message to the court, he couldn't do it.
Later, Zhao Hao brought King Xiaoyao of Shu and led an army of 50,000 to take the next step.
There was no time to send a message.
Therefore, Jiang Wan'er didn't know the specific situation here.
As for Zhao Hao, he had no intention of competing for the credit.
What's more, Xiao Chuyun made such a huge mistake in the end, so he had no intention of claiming credit or telling the story.
At this moment, seeing what Xiao Chuyun was about to say, Zhao Hao quickly said, "General Chuyun had a brilliant idea that turned the situation around when he first arrived at the battlefield. Everyone knows this clearly..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Chuyun, with a grim expression on his face, forced a smile and shook his head at him.
Jiang Wan'er, who was standing by, frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Xiao Chuyun took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I led my troops to Tongshan, but before we arrived, Tongshan had already been lost."
"At this critical moment, I received a secret letter from Lord Zhao."
"In the secret letter, Lord Zhao told me that King Ying of Wu had purchased 200,000 dan of grain from Shu, which would soon arrive at the border between Wu and Shu."
"Lord Zhao suggests that I, the criminal, bypass Tongshan and head directly to the border of Wu and Shu to rob food!"
"Once we have these 200,000 dan of grain, we can turn to the State of Wu and put pressure on the capital of Wu, which will draw in a large number of Wu's troops."
"After careful consideration, I found that although Lord Zhao's plan was bold, it was a stroke of genius."
"So, I led the army and acted according to the plan, and finally turned the situation around in one fell swoop."
"So, this is not the credit of this guilty minister, but the credit of Lord Zhao!"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Zhao Hao.
Jiang Wan'er also turned her head and glanced at Zhao Hao in disbelief.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Wan'er stared at Zhao Hao in silence for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Chuyun again.
"So, this is how it is."
"General Chu Yun, you are able to speak out this matter openly in public, which shows your character."
"You are worthy of my great warrior."
"I understand that you feel guilty about the final battle, and think that it was all because you underestimated the enemy."
"But I want to tell you that this idea is shallow."
"In this battle, Wu's goal is not to win, they want to weaken our power."
"This is not a normal war."
"It was a rare achievement to get such a result in the end."
"With 50,000 troops, I can afford the losses if I fight hard."
"However, I also want to tell all of my ministers that after this banquet tonight, we must work harder."
"I will work hard to become even stronger, so strong that no one will dare to fight against us."
"Whether it's barbaric or not, Wu, Southern Chu, Shu, or Yue, no matter who it is, we must make them look up to us!"
Everyone stood up quickly, bowed and said in unison: "Respect the Holy Edict!"
Jiang Wan'er looked at Xiao Chuyun and said, "Go, change into some decent clothes. You are the brightest star among the younger generation of Da Gan!"
"Remember, don't lose your dignity in any situation!"
Xiao Chuyun's eyes turned red. He nodded heavily, then turned and walked out.
Jiang Wan'er ordered the banquet to begin.
Drums and music played in unison.
She sat back down and glanced at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look her in the eye. He quickly lowered his head to drink.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Chuyun returned to the Linde Hall.
After Jiang Wan'er asked him to take a seat, she dismissed the dancers and said, "During this battle, a situation has arisen."
"That is the Kingdom of Yue. They actually provided tens of thousands of dan of grain just for me."
“Other supplies are also scarce.”
"If it weren't for Zhao Hao, he would have done a great job as an envoy to Shu. He not only facilitated the alliance, but also made Shu send troops."
"The losses I suffered in this battle are simply unimaginable!"
"My fellow ministers, what do you want to say about the Kingdom of Yue?"
As soon as Jiang Wan'er finished speaking, a minister suddenly spoke indignantly:
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Yue has shown disloyalty to our country. I suggest that they must be severely punished!"
After he finished speaking, another minister immediately seconded the opinion: "Your Majesty, I think the same thing!"
"For many years, the Kingdom of Yue has been under the protection of my Da Gan."
"If we hadn't done this, the Kingdom of Yue would have been destroyed by barbarians long ago!"
"Now you dare to stab me in the back. This is intolerable!"
Jiang Wan'er said in a deep voice: "Then according to your opinions, how should we punish the Kingdom of Yue?"
The minister who first expressed his opinion said directly: "Your Majesty, I suggest that the troops stationed at the border of Vietnam be withdrawn directly."
"If the barbarians invade Yue again, I will stop doing anything about it."
"Let it be destroyed!"
After this man finished speaking, no one agreed with his opinion, which surprised him.
I wanted to say something more, but finally sat back down.
Jiang Wan'er spoke again: "Do the other officials have any ideas?"
Hearing this, the left prime minister Lü Liuliang said, "Your Majesty, the actions of the Kingdom of Yue are indeed unusual."
"I suggest that you should not act rashly. At least for a short period of time, you need to exercise some restraint."
Zhao Wenxiang also said, "Your Majesty, what the Left Prime Minister said is not wrong. After all, I have just been through a great battle."
"Even if we know that Yue has dissenting opinions, we should try to appease them instead of punishing them at this time."
Upon hearing this, many ministers looked unhappy.
The Chief Secretary Pang Yuan could not help but snort and said, "Lord Zhao, as the Left Prime Minister said, we should indeed handle this matter. I, Da Gan, had better restrain myself."
"But restraint is not the same as indulgence, and it is not what Lord Zhao said about appeasement!"
"If I really do what Lord Zhao said, the Kingdom of Yue will only think that I am weak and can be expected to do great things!"
"If we allow him to have such thoughts, then this time it's a stab in the back, and next time it will probably be even worse!"
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