"There should be six or seven county offices near us. We can easily draw a few hundred people from these county offices. In this way, we can form a team of nearly a thousand people!"

"With just three days of training, these 1,000 men will be able to form a fighting force. By then, we can select some suitable and excellent weapons for them from the arsenal, and then we can let them go up the mountain to suppress the bandits. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

After hearing what he said, the emperor's face lit up.

"Well said, if that's the case, then let's do as you say!"

After hearing what he said, it meant that the matter was temporarily over, so the ministers lowered their heads and spoke one by one.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After writing the imperial edict, Liu Dehai immediately left the palace and came to Qian Ruoyu.

But after hearing the decision made in the palace, Qian Ruoyu suddenly laughed.

"Do they know how many bandits there are on Jiulong Mountain?"

Liu Dehai shook his head.

At the same time, he immediately looked at Qian Ruoyu, obviously wanting to know whether Qian Ruoyu knew about this matter, and Qian Ruoyu also shook his head.

"Although I don't know exactly how many bandits there are on Jiulong Mountain, there is at least one thing we are sure of, that is, the number of people escorting this batch of herbs is at least over a hundred!"

"More than a hundred people were intercepted on the mountain, and only one of them escaped. It was obvious that the other party deliberately spread the word and ran back. This means that they were numerous, but not a single one of the more than a hundred people was able to escape!"

After suddenly hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Liu Dehai nodded immediately.

"You are right, madam. If this is true, it seems that we are in trouble. The number of bandits is estimated to be very large. I don't know what to do. By the way, madam, what were you laughing at just now?"

Qian Ruoyu said calmly.

"I just didn't expect that the elites among the civil and military officials in the court would come up with such a bad idea, and His Majesty the Emperor agreed to it!"

Qian Ruoyu told the story slowly and leisurely.

"Think about it, since that group of bandits has been entrenched near the capital for a long time, it means that they are obviously no longer some small bandits!"

"That means these people have obviously formed a fighting force, and they often rob houses, so their fighting force is probably very strong. And for these people recruited by the states for the counties to train for a few days and then take up weapons and go up the mountain, isn't that just walking into a trap?"

"What's more, we don't know the number of the enemy, and we don't even know the terrain of Jiulong Mountain. This bad idea is simply to send more than a thousand people to die!"

After suddenly hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Liu Dehai became completely panicked.

After all, he is someone close to the emperor, so he also wanted to help the emperor ask Qian Ruoyu if he had any better ideas. If possible, perhaps he could offer advice and suggestions to the emperor.

In this way, not only can he avoid the emperor's loss, but he can even gain credit from the emperor, which is a good thing for him.

Qian Ruoyu said calmly.

"I don't know if there is any good method at the moment, but we can try to find out the situation on Jiulong Mountain. I'll let Lianhua go over to investigate!"

Lianhua, who was standing by, heard Qian Ruoyu calling her and hurried forward, with a few melon seeds in her hand.

After seeing Lianhua coming over on her own initiative, Qian Ruoyu spoke directly.

"Lotus, you've heard what I just said. If that's the case, you can set off now. But you have to be careful on the way. After all, the terrain on Jiulong Mountain is steep and I don't know how deep it is. You have to be careful this time!"

After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Jin Lianhua naturally nodded quickly, and then left the palace.

Qian Ruoyu said to Liu Dehai in front of her again.

"Liu Zongguan, I know what you are thinking, but I really don't have any way to help you at the moment. Moreover, even if you open your mouth now to persuade His Majesty not to act rashly, it is already too late. After all, a gentleman's word is as good as a horse, not to mention that he is His Majesty!"

"If you really want to leave a good impression in front of him, why don't you tell him now that this matter is likely to be disastrous. Just remind him gently and tell him a little about the relationship between me and the Queen."

After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Liu Dehai immediately understood it.

After all, although the emperor has no good feelings towards Chu Mobai, the same may not be true for Chu Mobai's wife.

What the emperor was on guard against was not the palace but Chu Mobai. He was only worried about Chu Mobai. As for anyone else in the palace, he didn't care.

Therefore, although Liu Dehai did not mention Chu Mobai, mentioning Qian Ruoyu was enough. Moreover, there was obviously something to say about the relationship between Qian Ruoyu and the Queen Mother. However, Liu Dehai did not know what to say.

"Your Majesty... When it comes to you, should I say something? Do you want to go to Jiulong Mountain to suppress the bandits..."

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu just smiled slightly and said with confidence.

"Of course!"

"Suppressing bandits is such an interesting thing. You just need to mention that I am a woman of courage and that the Queen also admires me very much. That's all. You just need to leave a good impression in front of His Majesty."

Hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, Liu Dehai nodded immediately, then returned to the palace and came to the imperial study.

As soon as he arrived at the imperial study, Liu Dehai happened to see several palace maids serving afternoon tea, so he hurriedly served the tea.

Liu Dehai then came to the emperor with afternoon tea. At this time, the emperor was reviewing the documents and looked happy. It was obvious that he thought Jiulongshan's suggestion was a good one.

When Liu Dehai came, the emperor did not look up at him but spoke casually.

"Just put the tea aside."

But Liu Dehai also spoke quickly at this time.

"Your Majesty, this cake is a tribute from Nanzhao. It is the cake you liked very much last year. How about you take a look?"

The emperor raised his head when he heard Liu Dehai's voice. He nodded slightly and took a piece of dessert from Liu Dehai's hand.

"Manager Liu, you are so thoughtful. You even remember what happened last year!"