"As for Lord Zhuang, Minister Mi, and Minister Xing, His Majesty has also dispatched the Tiger Legion and the Dragon Cavalry to assist them, so they are safe!"
Upon hearing Yao Tianzheng mention that the emperor knew about the matter and had immediately dispatched troops to provide assistance, Sun Jian's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
As expected, experience counts. Even though the emperor was still in the palace and hadn't been there in person, he already knew the pain points he was about to face!
That's absolutely amazing...
Not only did he send the Dragon Cavalry and Tiger Warriors to provide reinforcements, but he also guessed that the fifty or sixty officials in the court were all sent by Emperor Qianwu to assist him.
Since he's waiting for good news in the distant palace, let him wait and see!
As for how many of the fifty or sixty officials were under the command of Lin Xuanfu, Yi Youwei, and the Second Prince, Sun Jian didn't care.
Using underhanded tactics? Tripping someone up?
Sarcasm? Mockery?
Come on, come on!
I'd like to see how you're going to stop me from dealing with the locust plague under these circumstances!
Lin Xuanfu and Yi Youwei probably never imagined, no matter how much they schemed and plotted, that they would perform a rain-making ritual on a clear, sunny day!
They never imagined that they would use rainmaking to brainwash the entire population.
Now that his previous concerns had been resolved, Sun Jian stopped hesitating and began to implement his original plan.
He first summoned all the officials and soldiers, and then began a series of speeches and address to them.
He first explained the current situation, and then outlined his solutions. Essentially, he said that what he was about to do could fundamentally reverse the current predicament.
Upon hearing Sun Jian's remarks, the vast majority of officials were quite disdainful, and some even looked down on him.
"Still want to turn the tide?"
"Even if the Heavenly King himself came, you think you could do it?"
"You ignorant brat, you're really talking big! You should first see how you're going to clean up this mess you've created!"
"Prime Minister Lin had previously specifically instructed that we should find a way to secretly stop this brat Sun Jian from carrying out disaster relief and ruin his reputation. But judging from the current situation, there's no need to stop him anymore; he's already sent himself to his death!"
Everyone understands the current situation. The reason why all the people are unwilling to carry out the strategy of eating locusts is that they are afraid of the Locust God's wrath, which would endanger themselves and their families.
This is the result of thought over hundreds and thousands of years.
What's the use of just gathering people?
Reverence for ghosts and gods is something that has been passed down since ancient times, and it has been the case in every dynasty. Even the imperial court and the emperor believed in these things, otherwise there would have been no need to establish the Imperial Observatory.
Does that brat Sun Jian really think he can sweep across history and persuade tens of millions of people with his mere tongue?
That's just wishful thinking, a pipe dream.
Let's keep trying!
Go ahead and try!
Let's see how he ends up after he squanders all the imperial funds and disaster relief grain.
Sun Jian naturally took in the expressions on the faces of this group of people.
Although they didn't say anything, Sun Jian could guess what they were thinking even with his eyes closed.
But Sun Jian didn't care about any of this. He smiled and continued, "Gentlemen, we have now reached a critical moment of life and death for me."
"I need everyone's cooperation to get the next steps done!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
The civil and military officials, led by Yao Tianzheng, didn't say anything, but were curious about how Sun Jian would deal with this "dead end".
But those disciples and henchmen who had secretly sided with Lin Xuanfu and Yi Youwei all looked disdainful.
"Lord Sun, you've been talking for so long and still haven't made yourself clear. What exactly are you planning to do next? Even if you need our cooperation, we need to consider whether we're qualified!"
"Yes! Lord Sun, if the matters you propose are impossible for us to complete, and the locust plague rages as a result, we will be unable to explain ourselves to His Majesty. Wouldn't that make us the ones punished for you?"
"My lord, please speak first. Our abilities are limited. If you ask us to urge the people to catch locusts, we really cannot do that."
“Lord Sun, we do not mean any disrespect to you. Everyone is aware of the current situation. If you cannot resolve the locust plague, please allow Lord Yao to issue the order!”
Sun Jian sneered repeatedly, looking at this group of traitors, but did not respond immediately.
These officials, though claiming to have limited abilities, were actually just making excuses for not wanting to help Sun Jian.
Their words were all high-sounding, but it was easy to see that they didn't take Sun Jian, the deputy imperial envoy, seriously at all.
His words were filled with contempt!
Sun Jian was no pushover, and he didn't speak because he was currently planning how to deal with these small fry later.
Seeing that Sun Jian had fallen silent, the officials assumed that he was hurt by the words and continued to embellish the story.
"Lord Sun, if I may be so bold as to speak, I hope you will forgive my mistake and not hold it against me!"
"Everyone says you are a celestial being descended to earth. How come a celestial being needs the cooperation of lowly officials like us?"
"Cooperation is fine, but let's make it clear beforehand that if things don't work out, the blame won't fall on us."
"We don't want Lord Sun to use us as a shield when something goes wrong..."
"You all..."
Yao Tianzheng originally wanted to rebuke these guys a few times and, incidentally, label them as disrespectful.
But before he could say it, Sun Jian stopped him.
Sun Jian sneered and glanced at the few dissenting officials.
"Don't blame me! Don't blame me!"
"What I'm asking you to do is very simple, and you can absolutely do it."
"Not only can we do it, we can do it very well."
"Rest assured, if you follow my orders and the locust plague is not quelled, I, Sun Jian, will bear all the blame. Everyone present can testify to this!"
"this……"
These words left the officials speechless.
Sun Jian had already said all this; if they continued to nag and make things difficult, they would probably be imprisoned before Sun Jian was even beheaded.
Several officials glanced at Sun Jian with malicious eyes, but those glances were fleeting.
Ah, it's good that you don't blame me!
No matter what you arrange for us to do next, we won't take it seriously.
We will make sure you bear the full blame for the devastation caused by this disaster!
Sun Jian's words left the officials speechless, but they also left Xiong Juzheng, Li You, Li Mu, Mi Zhu, Xing Kang, and others with complicated expressions.
What exactly are you up to, sir?
Why use these people who are secretly Lin Xuanfu's pawns when they are currently not being used?
These people are completely unreliable.
If these people are really deliberately doing bad things, then aren't you gambling with the lives of hundreds of millions of people?
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