We're short-staffed.
Prefect Wu was impressed by Li Ruo's skill and knowledge of gunpowder. He had heard of gunpowder a year ago, but he never expected that this girl would also possess it.
Naturally, people should be kept here.
Li Ruoxin thought she could also take the opportunity to gather some information, so she agreed.
"The new emperor has ascended the throne and changed the country's name to Gan. The Great Yin Dynasty has become history. Although Your Majesty has an unremarkable background, you are destined by Heaven. Not only did the Ziwei Emperor manifest his power, but the flood receded when he destroyed the tyrannical emperor. What else could this be but the Mandate of Heaven?"
"After that, he quelled the bandits in various places and won the support of the people. He was enthroned two months ago. I am one of the latest batch of prefects to be appointed." Prefect Wu said with great enthusiasm and his eyes were shining.
Li Ruo was also infected, "He ascended the throne, good, I knew he would dominate the region sooner or later."
"Yes," Prefect Wu grinned from ear to ear, "On the day of his ascension to the throne, the Emperor and Empress made a vow in front of the people to restore peace and prosperity to the Great Gan region."
"Yes!" Li Ruo nodded, then suddenly froze, her eyes flashing with a fierce light. "No, what did you say? The Emperor and Empress? He's appointed an Empress?"
Prefect Wu was startled by her expression. "Yes, yes, His Majesty established it on the day he ascended the throne."
With a "bang," Li Ruo crushed the bowl of water she was drinking from.
Prefect Wu was startled, swallowed hard, and said somewhat nervously, "Miss, why are you reacting so strongly? Your hand—"
Suddenly, a soldier returned and said, "Sir, the Protector General is indeed still in the north of Tanzhou. I went to ask them for reinforcements, and the general has agreed. The reinforcements will arrive soon."
"The Protector of the Nation General?" Li Ruo looked at Prefect Wu.
Prefect Wu beamed again, “Yes, General is His Majesty’s most meritorious official. His Majesty appointed him as Protector of the Nation General upon ascending the throne. This time, General went south and dealt with many mountain bandits and river pirates. I knew he was nearby, so I asked him for troops.”
Li Ruoxin thought, could it be my elder brother?
"Young lady, our Protector General is extraordinary; even the mountain bandits tremble with fear at his name." Prefect Wu slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Now we are sure to successfully wipe out the mountain bandits!"
Li Ruo laughed and said, "Why bother the Protector General with a mere few thousand bandits? I'll just charge up there myself as a greeting gift to the Protector General."
Prefect Wu was shocked, "Young lady, are you alone?"
Li Ruo thought for a moment and decided to keep a low profile. "I still have a few gunpowder left. I'll go and bury them first. Use a whistle as a signal. When you hear the whistle, you can attack."
She also made a short-range remote-controlled bomb in the space to test its effectiveness.
Prefect Wu exclaimed in amazement, "Women are just as capable as men! No wonder His Majesty said that women can also hold official positions." "Very well, I await good news from you, young lady."
Li Ruoxin was excited to see her elder brother soon after dealing with the bandits, but at the same time she was very angry. How could he agree to Xie Xiao marrying the empress?
Is that person Mu Sisi?
Did all that she did just cause the plot to revert to its original state?
Because he harbored resentment, Li Ruo vented it directly on the bandits by planting several bombs.
After burying them, he leisurely sat on a big tree, ready to detonate them. After the detonation, Prefect Wu could launch an attack, and the merit would be as easy as picking it up.
At this moment, an army was arriving in a grand procession at the foot of Black Bear Village. Prefect Wu quickly went up to them, "General! This humble official greets the General. I did not expect the General to actually come. Now Black Bear Village is doomed."
"Enough with the chit-chat, what's going on?"
Prefect Wu glanced at the burly general and said, “General, I have been helped by a young lady. This young lady is extraordinary. She went into the bandit's den alone and will work with me from the inside later.”
The general stopped chewing the licorice and raised an eyebrow. "Is it that powerful?"
The adjutant next to him scoffed, "No matter how good he is, he can't be better than me—" He chuckled and almost said it out loud.
It's been a year.
Where else can I find it?
Wouldn't saying this hurt everyone's feelings?
Prefect Wu: "Don't underestimate that girl, she has—"
Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden, earth-shaking bang.
Everyone was stunned.
This includes the General Who Protects the Nation and his deputy.
"Landmine?"
Their response was two more loud bangs, making it seem as if the mountain was about to crumble.
Then, they seemed to hear a "beep" sound.
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