Before Sang Jueqian could say anything, Mrs. Sheng suddenly started to kneel down.
Fortunately, after practicing martial arts, Sang Jueqian's reaction speed has become faster than that of ordinary people.
After noticing Madam Sheng's intention, Sang Jueqian hurriedly stopped her, "Madam, if you kneel before me at this moment, it will be too humiliating for me."
Kneeling before the goddess is one thing, kneeling before her here is another.
Mrs. Sheng's face was deeply moved, her eyes were red, and her voice was choked.
"Not only has the goddess ensured that the people of Tingzhou have enough food and clothing, and brought so many good things that have changed their lives, but now she has even resisted the Turkic army without a single soldier.
The goddess saved an entire city by herself. As a person of the Great Zhou, and as someone living in this city, it is only natural for me to kneel down and kowtow to thank the goddess."
As Mrs. Sheng spoke, she wanted to kneel down again.
But Sang Jueqian was much stronger than her. As long as Sang Jueqian didn't let go, no matter how much she wanted to kneel down, it would be useless.
Sang Jueqian looked into Madam Sheng's eyes and said, "I know that Madam did this because she sincerely wanted to thank me, but I don't really like others kneeling to me, especially elders kneeling to me in person. It makes me uncomfortable."
Ordinary words could not dissuade Mrs. Sheng from her plan, so Sang Jueqian could only take an unconventional approach.
As expected, Mrs. Sheng, who had just insisted on kneeling, immediately became hesitant after hearing Sang Jueqian's words.
The goddess has done so much for them, it would be fine if they couldn't help her, but if they even wanted to cause trouble for her and make her unhappy, that would be totally wrong.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Sheng was not as persistent as before.
"Is the goddess leaving?" Madam Sheng asked again.
"I'm going to Xizhou. Ban Si is there. He's been making ammunition. I'll get some from him. If the Turkic army dares to come again, we won't be unable to resist."
Madam Sheng's eyes lit up instantly, "Goddess, you are so righteous! Fortunately, you are here! Goddess, please go quickly. I won't delay you."
Sang Jueqian nodded and was about to walk into the Temple of the Goddess when he heard Madam Sheng's voice behind him again.
"The Goddess's great kindness will be remembered by all the people of Tingzhou!"
Sang Jueqian glanced back, smiled and nodded at Madam Sheng, "It's all thanks to my hard work that Tingzhou has been built to what it is today. I won't let anyone destroy it so easily."
After saying that, Sang Jueqian walked into the Temple of the Goddess without looking back.
It wasn't until Sang Jueqian's figure disappeared that Madam Sheng withdrew her gaze and sighed, "It's a blessing for Tingzhou and the Great Zhou that the goddess has arrived. I just hope that when the news of the Turkic invasion reaches Chang'an, the new emperor will allow Le Zhi to return."
Compared with fighting for power, the security of the border is definitely more important, right?
If the new emperor can't even see through this, then I'm afraid he won't be able to sit on the throne for long!
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At the foot of the mountain, the Turkic military camp.
A young man in armor was pacing in the tent, his face full of anxiety.
After walking around the tent several times, he finally stopped and looked at an old man sitting there.
"General Hulu, what should we do now?"
Hulunur's old face was filled with a serious expression. "Don't worry, Third Prince..."
"Don't worry? How can I not be anxious? It was you who came to discuss with me, saying that since the old emperor of the Great Zhou had passed away and the Prince of Chen had gone to Chang'an, and the goddess who was always by the Prince of Chen's side must not be in Tingzhou, this is a good time to send troops.
I believed what you said, so I went to see my father and tried hard to persuade him to send 50,000 troops to my command. We rushed to Tingzhou overnight and didn't even have time to rest. We started to attack the city directly.
What's the result?
Let alone breaching the city gates, our men couldn't even scale the walls, let alone the gates. Even the catapults were completely destroyed.
More than 1,000 people died and there were two to three thousand injured. In this situation, you still tell me not to worry. How can I not be anxious?
When I return, how will I explain this to my father?"
Ashina Nachi became angrier as he spoke, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Hulunur became unfriendly.
If he hadn't listened to the instigation of this old man, how could he have ended up in this situation?
After being criticized by Ashina Nachi, Hulunur stopped pretending and glanced at Ashina Nachi indifferently, "Don't you, Third Prince, have such thoughts? Don't you want to achieve something so that the king will see you? If you succeed, it would be the best. Now that something unexpected has happened, do you want to put all the blame on me?
From the moment we set out to fight, you and I have been tied together. We live and die together.
I'm not being overconfident. In the king's heart, you, the third son, may not be as important as I am. I have fought for the Turks and have performed countless meritorious deeds.
You've lived a life of luxury, yet for so many years you've been living a life of idleness and waiting to die. Why do you think the king allowed you to lead the troops? Does he truly value you?
No, it’s just because you listen to me more. He let you out just to make you listen to me.”
After Hulunur finished speaking, Ashnanachi's face had turned as pale as paper.
It's not that he doesn't understand these principles, he just doesn't want to admit them.
Who would be willing to admit that he is not as good as a minister?
But the current situation does not allow him to be willful.
Ashinanachi took a deep breath, forced a smile, and spoke more slowly. "General Hulu, please don't be angry. I didn't mean any harm by what I said. I was just a little too anxious. In your opinion, what should we do next?"
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