"I was not quite convinced before, but it seems that Lord Sun truly lives up to his reputation!"
Minister of Works Xing Kang also joined in the praise.
Sun Jian cupped his hands to the ministers and said modestly, "Not at all, this strategy was all thanks to Your Majesty's wisdom and might. I am merely a figurehead and dare not claim credit."
Emperor Ganwu's lips curled up slightly, and his eyes were full of admiration as he looked at Sun Jian.
Today's Sun Jian has impressed him again. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, with such a minister to assist him, he can rest easy after his death.
Yao Tianzheng stroked his beard, quite satisfied with Sun Jian's performance.
Today, he risked the crime of deceiving the emperor to help Sun Jian, simply because he didn't want to let go of this only way to solve the locust plague.
Now he only hopes that Sun Jian's claim that locusts can be used as medicine and eaten is not just nonsense.
He was gambling, but Yao Tianzheng believed that the risk was worth taking, simply because that person was Sun Jian, Mr. Sun.
Li Gancheng first glanced at Wei Xian and the others, whose faces were ashen and who looked extremely embarrassed, then secretly gave Sun Jian a thumbs up with a look of delight.
Sun Jian winked at him, then quickly regained his composure, waiting for Emperor Ganwu to speak.
The locust plague has come to an end, and now many policies are just waiting to be implemented.
Emperor Ganwu cleared his throat and said to his ministers, "Alright, let's leave today's matter here. All of you ministers, quickly cooperate with Minister Yao to implement the locust control strategy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The officials bowed and then slowly withdrew from the Taiji Hall.
Just then, a young eunuch strode quickly through the side corridor.
The young eunuch, as if relaying a message, whispered something in Wang De's ear, and Wang De immediately relayed it to Emperor Ganwu with a wave of his whisk.
Upon hearing Wang De's report, Emperor Ganwu frowned and smiled wryly.
"Minister Sun, please wait!"
Just as Sun Jian was about to leave with Mr. Zhuang and Yao Tianzheng, he was stopped by Emperor Ganwu.
Sun Jian paused for a moment, then bowed and asked, "What does Your Majesty wish to do for me?"
When Emperor Ganwu shouted to stop, even Crown Prince Li Gancheng and others who had not yet left the palace stopped in their tracks.
Looking into the main hall, he assumed that His Majesty the Emperor had something to say.
Seeing that most people were standing in front of the palace, Emperor Ganwu raised his hand and said, "I only summon Minister Sun. You may all step back."
"I?"
Sun Jian pointed to himself, looking somewhat bewildered.
When he turned his gaze to Li Gancheng and the others again, they simply smiled at him with schadenfreude, then bowed and left the hall.
"What does Your Majesty wish to do upon summoning me?"
Sun Jian had no choice but to step forward.
Emperor Ganwu smiled slightly, "I'll give you a good job."
Sun Jian felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of the old emperor's malicious smile.
"May I ask what business Your Majesty has?"
Emperor Ganwu laughed heartily and said, "I originally promised Chang Le today that I would accompany her to watch the fish, admire the flowers, and take a boat trip on the lake."
"But today's news of the locust plague came suddenly. Although arrangements have been made, I still have many government affairs to attend to."
"hiss!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Jian gasped and stared at Emperor Ganwu in disbelief.
What does that mean?
Could it be that this old emperor wants me to accompany his daughter?
Oh my god!
What is Old Deng thinking?
Do you think I'm just bored and have nothing better to do than have things to do?
Let alone the fact that he would have to think carefully about whether Wei Xian and the others would sabotage the locust plague plan after he returned to his residence.
Tomorrow alone, I have to go to the Tiger Legion early in the morning to report for duty and muster the troops!
Moreover, Emperor Ganwu must have known that he had three wives at home.
If that's the case, why are they still trying to force their princess daughter onto me?
Sun Jianshi simply couldn't understand what Emperor Ganwu was doing.
Ignoring Sun Jian's changing expression, Emperor Ganwu said directly, "I intend to have you keep the appointment in my place and spend half a day with Chang Le."
Holy crap!
That's really true!
Sun Jian took a breath and held it, looking at Emperor Ganwu with a helpless expression.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't. I have many important matters to attend to..."
Sun Jian looked helpless.
"cough……"
Upon hearing Sun Jian's words, Wang De was so frightened that he almost lost his voice.
Lord Sun is absolutely brilliant!
Looking across the entire Daqian region, perhaps only Sun Jian dared to speak to the emperor like that.
Emperor Ganwu ignored Wang De.
Upon hearing Sun Jian's refusal, he stopped smiling and adopted a serious expression.
"Oh? What do you need?"
"Your Majesty, I...I need to prepare for the locust plague..."
Sun Jian responded helplessly, but before he could finish speaking, Emperor Ganwu interrupted him.
"The task of dealing with this disaster is handled by Minister Yao and many other ministers of the Imperial Study."
"You don't need to do anything."
Hearing Emperor Ganwu say this, Sun Jian became somewhat anxious.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty would like to think of a better strategy that can guarantee success."
Emperor Ganwu raised an eyebrow: "The general plan is all set, is there anything else needed?"
"Besides the three-step strategy, didn't you also offer many other ideas and suggestions?"
"Uh... this..."
Sun Jian was speechless for a moment.
The old emperor is right.
Indeed, that's the case. We've already discussed all the suggestions, plans, and ideas thoroughly.
Emperor Ganwu also said that if the locust plague is successfully controlled, Sun Jian should be credited with the greatest merit.
Even if Sun Jian tried to squeeze something out, he wouldn't get anything, and besides, Yao Tianzheng had already received the title of Imperial Commissioner, so it really didn't concern him much anymore.
Emperor Ganwu continued, "Besides, the locust plague will last for another half month, so there's no need for you to discuss matters with Lord Yao today."
Sun Jian was sweating profusely. "Your Majesty, I... I still need to go to the Tiger Warriors' camp tomorrow, so I need to stay home and pack my things today."
Unexpectedly, Emperor Ganwu rejected this excuse.
"The matter of the Tiger Legion is not urgent; you can take office the day after tomorrow."
"Even if you take office tomorrow, what does it have to do with you today?"
Emperor Ganwu's remarks left Sun Jian speechless.
Sun Jian was utterly defeated.
He was almost completely defeated when he tried to argue with the emperor!
All the reasons I tried to find were completely useless...
Little did he know that his words had already terrified Wang De, who was standing nearby, causing him to break out in a cold sweat and wink at Sun Jian.
Unfortunately, Sun Jian never saw it.
"Your Majesty...is this...is this considered an imperial edict?" Sun Jianshi could think of no reason or excuse, so he could only ask.
"No!"
Emperor Ganwu waved his hand, a kind smile on his face.
It's like the expression a father-in-law has when looking at his son-in-law.
"Then...can I not go?"
Sun Jian forced a smile and asked in a fawning manner.
To everyone's surprise, Emperor Wu of Han readily agreed.
"Can!"
Holy crap? They agreed just like that?
That simple?
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