After Wen Shifeng took the two men away...
He immediately drafted a document and a memorial to the throne, stating that the southern border had been a great victory, with 200,000 enemy troops annihilated and 300,000 enemy troops captured without lifting a finger.
He ordered it to be sent to the capital by fast horse.
Here, at this moment.
Inside the imperial palace, on the Golden Throne Hall.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at the civil and military officials standing below, his face filled with anger.
"All you do is submit memorials, impeach this person and this person. When it comes to a problem, you're all like mutes. What use are you to me? Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Calm down?"
"Hmph, my northern frontier is now besieged, and you, with so many civil and military officials, can't even come up with a single solution? And you dare to ask me to calm my anger?"
"Prime Minister Ye".
"Your humble servant is here."
"As the head of all officials, tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"
"This...this...this..."
"You worthless wretch! Your Duke's Mansion was once a military family, and you are a descendant of a military family, yet you don't even have a single way to fight the enemy. I think it's time to abolish your Duke's Mansion, and you don't need to be the prime minister anymore."
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...Spare me...This humble subject...This humble subject..."
"Hmph, Grand Commandant Fu."
"Your humble servant is here."
"You tell us."
"This...this humble subject...this humble subject feels..."
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, I think we should just cede the three cities to them."
"You scoundrel! Guards! Drag Grand Commandant Fu away and execute him!"
"Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"Spare my life? You, a high-ranking military officer, should be well-versed in military strategy and tactics. Not only do you not have a single solution, but you even dare to suggest to me that I surrender the city. Tell me, do you deserve to die? Huh! Hmph!"
"Commander Jiang."
"Your humble servant is here..."
"You tell us."
"Your Majesty...this humble subject..."
"You bastard."
When the emperor saw that he was trembling and stuttering, he realized that there was nothing he could do. He became furious, picked up a teacup from the side, and angrily smashed it on him, cursing loudly.
Upon seeing this, the officials shouted again.
"Your Majesty, please calm down... Your Majesty, please calm down..."
"You insolent fools! Look at all of you! You're all so smooth-talking and flattering all the time, but now that things have gone wrong, all you can do is tell me to calm down. What use are you to me?"
At this moment, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, heads bowed, trembling all over.
After the emperor finished his angry rant, he remained silent for a while before looking at the crown prince.
"Your Highness, as the heir apparent, what are your thoughts?"
"In response to Father Emperor's words, I believe... I believe..."
"What do you think?"
"I think... now that the seventh brother is being attacked from three sides, the most important thing is to send troops to support him first."
"Hmm! Where will the troops be drawn from?"
"Military strength...military strength...Father, why don't you send the soldiers from the western and eastern regions to provide support?"
"West and East?"
"Yes...yes..."
"Has the fighting ceased at the western and eastern borders?"
"This...not...not yet."
"Incompetent! How can you mobilize troops? What kind of crown prince are you? I chose you as the heir apparent so that you could help me manage state affairs and protect the Great Xia. Now you are just as helpless as these officials. I think you should give up being the crown prince."
"Father, please calm your anger. Your son was only thinking of the Seventh Prince..."
"Report."
Before the Crown Prince could finish speaking, an announcement came through.
The Emperor looked up at the doorway.
Then a soldier hurriedly entered.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
"What is it?"
"Your Majesty, an urgent dispatch has arrived from the border region south of the Yangtze River."
"Hmm? Bring it here."
"yes."
Then Eunuch Yin went down, took the documents and memorials, and presented them to the Emperor.
The emperor glanced at the memorial and was immediately filled with excitement.
He then quickly opened the document and began to read it carefully.
A moment later.
He burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! Good, good, good, that's great! What a wonderful way to protect our country and bring peace to the world! Good, hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials looked up at the emperor, their faces full of confusion.
Immediately afterwards.
The Emperor spoke again: "As expected of my daughter-in-law, the wife of my seventh son."
After speaking, he looked at the officials below.
"Look at you all, you can't even compare to a woman."
After hearing this, the civil and military officials looked at each other, puzzled.
Mustering his courage, Eunuch Yin asked, "Your Majesty, has there been a turnaround in the war in the south?"
The Emperor nodded: "That's right, hahaha! This Princess Consort Han is truly remarkable!"
Upon hearing this, everyone became even more puzzled.
"Your Majesty, what good deed has Princess Han done this time?"
"Hahaha! With the war in the south over, our army has achieved a great victory over 500,000 enemy troops without lifting a finger! Hahaha! Excellent!"
As the emperor spoke, he handed the document to Eunuch Yin.
"have a look."
When Eunuch Yin took a look, his face immediately showed shock, and then his whole body trembled with excitement.
"This...this...Your Majesty, four thousand elite soldiers forced the enemy to retreat, and a hundred thousand troops, fifty thousand troops annihilated two hundred thousand enemy troops and captured three hundred thousand. How...how did Princess Han manage to do this?"
"Hahaha! My daughter-in-law is truly a constant source of surprises for me!"
"Eunuch Yin drafted the imperial edict."
"yes."
"By imperial decree, the Princess Consort of Han is hereby appointed as the Grand Commander of Jiangnan, and Wen Shifeng as her deputy commander. They shall immediately lead the army to support the northern frontier."
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