"Oh? That makes sense!"
Qin Yu perked up and echoed, "This silver was painstakingly raised by me, so we can't afford any mistakes."
Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Zhang Tang quickly bowed and thanked him, then cautiously asked, "Your Majesty is wise. I humbly request Your Majesty to immediately issue an edict allocating some troops to this old minister to protect the disaster relief funds and grain along the way."
Upon hearing this, before Qin Yu could even speak, Sima Lie suddenly frowned and kept giving Ma Shangtao, the Vice Minister of War, meaningful glances.
Just kidding, this is a great opportunity.
Killing Zhang Tang is not so simple; you must be absolutely certain before he can feel at ease.
If we can arrange for more people, that would be ideal!
Ma Shangtao quickly noticed Sima Lie's gaze, and a thought struck him. He immediately stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to atone for my crimes by leading troops to assist the Imperial Envoy in protecting the disaster relief mission!"
Sima Lie smiled with satisfaction.
Qin Yu was even more delighted and said, "Good, it is truly rare for Minister Ma to have such awareness. Minister Zhang, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"
Zhang Tang raised his sleeve to wipe non-existent sweat from his forehead, feigning a hesitant expression.
"Your Majesty... this, this is probably not appropriate."
Qin Yu frowned and coldly asked, "What's wrong with it?"
Zhang Tang sighed and said, "In my opinion, the Vice Minister of War holds a high position and great power. He should stay in the capital to manage the entire Ministry of War, rather than leading troops to follow behind me and protect me."
"That's true, I was somewhat ill-considered."
Qin Yu looked as if he had just realized something; most people wouldn't have noticed the problem.
In fact, all of this was arranged by him and Zhang Tang beforehand.
Sima Lie was suspicious and distrustful. If the two of them sang in unison and made a decision, it would inevitably arouse his suspicion.
So the best way is to pretend a little.
Moreover, they not only had to pretend, but also use this opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Sima Lie and his men.
Qin Yu and Zhang Tang's eyes met for a fleeting moment.
Zhang Tang smiled slightly, took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, how about this, let this old minister select five thousand elite soldiers from the army himself, in this way, we will surely be able to protect the disaster relief without worry."
This was Qin Yu's ultimate purpose in instructing Zhang Tang.
When he chose his own men, he naturally selected all of Sima Lie's trusted confidants in the army.
In this way, we can capture all these people on our way to the three southwestern prefectures!
Qin Yu feigned indecision and looked at Sima Lie, asking nervously, "Does the Prime Minister think his proposal is feasible?"
Upon seeing this, Sima Lie frowned immediately, his expression shifting rapidly from light to dark.
Zhang Tang dared not let Ma Shangtao accompany the army for protection. Clearly, this old fox was worried about his own safety, which was why he dared not use Ma Shangtao.
This old fox knew perfectly well that Ma Shangtao was one of Sima Lie's men.
However, Zhang Tang probably never imagined that the army was full of Sima Lie's men, and no matter what choice he made, he could not escape the trap he had set.
Having figured this out, Sima Lie immediately stepped forward and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I believe the Duke of Zhuguo's words are reasonable. Let Imperial Envoy Zhang go to the army to select people!"
"Alright, Ma Shangtao, cooperate with this matter. Whether you can redeem yourself and beg for my forgiveness depends on this."
"I obey the order."
Ma Shangtao readily agreed, but a faint, cold smile played on his lips.
"Do any of you ministers have anything else to report? If not, then let's adjourn the court."
Having achieved his goal, Qin Yu gave the officials no chance to speak, immediately waved his hand, and announced the end of the court session.
...
After the court session ended, Qin Yu returned to the Imperial Study.
Yuzhu was packing her things in the room. After the ordeal at the Lishan hunting grounds, her walking posture was still a bit strange.
At this moment, she was bending over the table, her snow-white little hands gripping a rag. With each wiping motion, her two large white breasts were shaking violently, almost bursting out.
Upon seeing Qin Yu return, she fearfully took several steps back, terrified of being forced to serve him again.
Qin Yu found it amusing and, after sitting down, beckoned with his hand.
"Yuzhu, why are you hiding so far from me? Come here, come quickly."
Yu Zhu was startled and quickly shook her head, refusing, "Your Majesty, this servant still needs to tidy up the imperial desk..."
"What are you talking about cleaning up the imperial case for? I told you to come here, so come here."
Qin Yu pretended to be serious.
Startled, Yu Zhu quickly walked up to Qin Yu.
She lowered her head, biting her red lips, looking flattered.
Seeing this, Qin Yu suppressed a laugh and asked suspiciously, "What's with the way you walk?"
"Ah, no...it's nothing."
Yu Zhu hurriedly waved her hand.
Qin Yu narrowed his eyes, then suddenly said seriously, "Tell me quickly, did someone bully you? Otherwise, why are you like this? You can't even close your legs."
Upon hearing this, Yuzhu's pretty face immediately turned red with embarrassment. She didn't know what to say for a long time, and finally could only lower her head and say, "No one has bullied me."
"Then what happened to your leg?"
"This servant...this servant just bumped her leg, it's nothing serious."
Seeing that she absolutely refused to admit it, Qin Yu found it even more amusing and immediately pretended to be angry, saying, "I don't believe it. How could someone hurt their leg so badly? You are my beauty, don't let anything really happen to you."
"Let me give you a thorough examination."
After Qin Yu finished speaking, he gave a wicked laugh, and a hot hand reached into her skirt.
But Yuzhu dared not dodge and could only close her eyes in fear.
However, just when Yuzhu was terrified, Qingzhu suddenly pushed open the door and walked in, her voice excited.
"emperor!"
Yu Zhu opened her eyes and saw Qing Zhu walking up to Qin Yu.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Yu looked up and saw that it was Qingzhu. He frowned and asked, "What brings you to disturb me?"
"Your Majesty! Abbot Liu invites you to come over. She says that today is the day with the most abundant spiritual energy in heaven and earth, and that Your Majesty's cultivation there will surely be twice as effective with half the effort."
Qingzhu answered respectfully.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu's expression shifted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
It seems something has happened at Qingyun Temple again, otherwise Liu Caiqing wouldn't have sent someone to invite him over.
Thinking of this, Qin Yu immediately released the jade bead and nodded, saying, "In that case, I must hurry over there."
Seeing Qin Yu leave in a hurry, Yu Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, her expression turned disdainful.
What kind of bullshit cultivation is this?
It was clearly Liu Caiqing who wanted to seduce Qin Yu.
It's a shame that people outside say she's some kind of virtuous and holy woman; now it seems she's just a hypocrite who's both promiscuous and virtuous!
But it's alright, at least I don't have to suffer anymore now.
...
Qin Yu arrived at Qingyun Temple and, as usual, found Liu Caiqing without any problems.
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