Chapter 558: Let’s go and give it a try
When everyone was excited, Emperor Dong Pu and Wen Ren Jing looked at each other, but their expressions did not show joy.
"If Su Jiuni were still alive, Bai Yu certainly wouldn't have allowed her to live in such a chaotic world. Su Jiuni fell into the sea at the hands of Nan Sang, so he certainly wouldn't have allowed Nan Sang to achieve her ambition of dominating the Central Plains. But for him, resolving Nan Sang's affairs doesn't conflict with resolving the various kingdoms. If all the kingdoms were destroyed, the Central Plains still had Dai Yue and Xiling. These two kingdoms could divide the Central Plains and achieve a peaceful and prosperous era." Emperor Dong Pu's eyes were solemn as he sighed, "Our situation remains grim. Bai Yu will send out a signal to get us in. He can't just want to force us to come to Su Jiuni in person and vent her anger. If we want to get their help, we have to give them what they truly want, otherwise, everything will be in vain."
He looked at Wenren Jing, "King Mobei, you are known for your wisdom and strategy. What are your thoughts on this matter?"
Just as the people present saw a glimmer of hope, they were splashed with cold water. Their emotions fluctuated greatly and their sense of powerlessness soared.
When they were at a loss, they all looked at Wen Ren Jing, hoping that he could point out a clear way out.
Wen Renjing put his hands behind his back, walked back and forth several times, and after a long pause, he spoke, "Since we can't advance or retreat, we might as well bite the bullet and go in. Send a letter to Emperor Xuan Jing immediately, asking him to leave for the place of exile. We will also set out immediately and reunite with him at the border town of Dayue! As for a way to get out of this predicament, we have more than 20 days on the road, so we can figure it out slowly! What Bai Yu wants must be what Su Jiuni wants. Putting Bai Yu aside, we just need to figure out what Su Jiuni wants! The only thing we can do now is to give it a try. We can't afford to waste time anymore."
Upon hearing this, everyone's blood, which had cooled down, began to boil again.
Emperor Feng Lan took a deep breath, slapped the dagger at his waist, and said fiercely, "Just do as the prince says! Let's burn our boats and give it a try! If Su Jiuni is really still alive and she asks for my head before she saves Zhongyuan, I will cut it off and hand it to her!"
The rest of the crowd: “…”
What you said is that even if you could cut off your own head, you still couldn't hand it over.
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Wei Li received an urgent letter. June had just arrived and the cicadas in the trees began to show their power. There were bursts of cicada chirping in the afternoon.
Gan Zhenyu, Su Wen and Ziyi, his three most trusted confidants, were invited to the imperial study to express their opinions.
"Have they already rushed to the border town? Are they trying to execute someone first and report to the authorities later?" Su Wen sat in the armchair under the window, holding a teacup. The sun outside was glaring and had begun to get scorching hot.
Wei Li walked out from behind the desk and sat down next to him, naturally taking a sip of the tea he had just poured. "The war in Dongpu is urgent, and the flames of war have already begun to spread to the heart of Dongpu. They can't wait any longer. This time, they killed first and reported later. The situation forced them to do so."
Zi Yi nodded and said, "The divine weapons are too powerful. If we can't find a way to contain them, the nations will fall within two to three years at most. Another two months and Dongpu's name will be crossed out from the map of the Central Plains. They really can't wait. Your Majesty, when do you plan to depart?"
Gan Zhenyu said solemnly, "So, the emperor called me here to review the memorials on his behalf again."
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Gan. I do have important matters to attend to and need to leave the capital. I am not deliberately neglecting state affairs."
"Serving Your Majesty is not tiring. Your Majesty cares about the world and is a wise ruler. However, my grandfather has a message for me to pass on. After returning from this trip to the border town, Your Majesty can no longer delay the appointment of a queen. Your Majesty has been on the throne for many years and still has no harem. It would be best if you could gather a queen and four concubines together to expand the Dai Viet royal family as soon as possible."
Su Wen, "Puff!"
Zi Yi, "Ahem."
Wei Li, "..."
Wei Li rewarded Lord Gan with four stacks of two-foot-thick memorials and ordered Su Wen to personally rectify the bad practices in the slums east of the city, so that he could accompany Commander Wei Ziyi back to his place of exile to continue guarding the peace of the imperial palace.
The emperor only brought two secret guards with him and set off immediately.
Mr. Gan, who was over 90 years old, stood tremblingly in the Golden Palace with the help of a cane. He scolded the emperor in front of all the civil and military officials. However, his anger subsided as the civil and military officials testified to the emperor's wise decisions, and he left the court satisfied.
After the ministers sent Mr. Gan away, they looked at each other and laughed in silence.
The emperor was rarely willful. He even felt too lazy to summon his ministers to inform them and went straight to the border town.
Old Gan, at his old age, came to court on crutches and scolded the emperor in front of them. He seemed to be very dissatisfied, but no one could see that Old Gan was actually supporting the emperor. He said what they wanted to say first, leaving them speechless.
To protect someone's shortcomings.
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“Cicada, cicada…”
“Cicada, cicada…”
The June sun is scorching, and the cicadas are chirping even more happily.
The villagers came back from the fields at noon, their throats so thirsty that they could scoop a large ladle of water from the water tank and drink it one ton at a time.
In the Su family courtyard, Su An and Su Wu came back barefoot with their trouser legs rolled up. They threw the shoes in their hands and rushed to the water tank to grab a ladle.
"Grandma, I was working in the fields just now when I saw Bai Yu coming. Where did he go?" Su Wu was quick this time. After drinking his fill, he handed the water scoop to his elder brother and raised his voice to ask the old woman who was busy in the main room.
Grandma Su and Madam Lu were cutting red paper, waiting to use it when their eldest son and Bing'er got married. "Yu'er? You went out to play with Tianbao."
"The sun is so bright, where are you going to play at this time? Why don't you stay home for dinner? Are you going out alone?" Su An was nosy.
As soon as she finished speaking, the eldest princess poked her head out of the main hall and said, "Xiao An, you and Xiao Wu must not go out and cause trouble. Let Yu'er and Tianbao play more. In a month, you and Bing'er will be married and settled. I don't know when Yu'er and Tianbao's affairs will be settled. As a mother, I am worried every day watching them."
The despised Su An and Su Wu, "..."
Madam Lu was in high spirits, her scissors deftly in hand. With a few quick cuts, she carved out a wedding character and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Yu'er and Tianbao are going to get married sooner or later. They're both very opinionated, so they'll definitely have a plan. We'll definitely be able to drink in the wedding wine."
Grandma Su also smiled, "Isn't it? We just need to wait patiently. As long as the result is good and they are happy, we will be happy too."
The Su family was not surprised at all that Tianbao and Bai Yu were attracted to each other.
Both children were raised in the family, so such emotions are very natural. In the eyes of their elders, it is a natural thing.
Moreover, the elders all saw how much Bai Yu had done for Tianbao.
As for when the two will get married, they don't ask too much and just wait patiently.
No matter whether it is Tianbao or Bai Yu, they are both people with strong opinions in their minds. Parents' orders and matchmaker's words are useless in front of them. They only listen to their own opinions.
The worry between the eldest princess' brows dissipated a lot. What Su A'nai said made sense. She was happy as long as Yu'er was happy.
Judging from how clingy Yu'er is, she might not have to wait long!
I already have a future daughter-in-law.
There will always be grandchildren.
The incense of their Xiling royal family will never be cut off!
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