"Your Majesty, this old minister knows that you are a man of great loyalty and righteousness, and that you have even gone so far as to share half of your power with the Empress. Under normal circumstances, this would be fine."
But the Empress is completely ignorant of politics. Your reliance on her will likely be detrimental to our success!
"oh?"
Gu Jingchun spoke slowly. "Then, Lord Jiang, why don't you tell me, what disadvantages would it pose to Dacheng if His Majesty listened to me?"
"Will it be detrimental to the people?"
"Would it be detrimental to your country and its people?"
"Or is it going to be detrimental to you?"
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he stood up.
"Why did I send the two generals to the border ahead of schedule?"
"It's to prevent the Qi from attacking, so we can counterattack immediately and protect the people on the border!"
"It is Lord Jiang who has been stopping us. I can't understand what Lord Jiang's intentions are."
Jiang Chongfan immediately snorted coldly.
"absurd!"
"Which official present was unaware of the situation in the Great Qi? Who would launch a war at this critical juncture?"
Gu Jingchun: "Then how do you know he won't start a war?"
"If the ruler of Qi is a madman, and he launched the war at this time, causing our borders to fall and our people to lose their lives, would Lord Jiang dare to take responsibility for this?"
Jiang Chongfan looked up and spoke in a firm and powerful voice.
"Your subject is capable!"
"If the ruler of Qi insists on attacking our Dacheng at this time, then this old minister is willing to give his life to be buried with the people!"
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.
"Simply being buried with me is not enough. I also want you to kowtow three times to me in front of all the officials and apologize to me. From now on, you must never question any of my decisions!"
Jiang Chongfan immediately nodded in agreement.
"Very well, this old minister will keep his word!"
"However, if the Great Qi does not attack the Great Cheng, what will Your Majesty the Empress do?"
Gu Jingchun smiled and slowly sat down again, casually looking at the nail polish on his fingernails.
Only then did he speak.
"If the Great Qi truly did not attack the Great Cheng, then we will grant Lord Jiang's wish and cease participating in court affairs in the future, what do you say?"
"good."
It's a deal.
Jiang Chongfan nodded.
"In that case, Your Majesty should prepare to return to your harem and engage in jealous rivalry."
The officials nodded in agreement.
But because Shen Hechuan was present, no one dared to laugh out loud.
Shen Hechuan's expression changed immediately.
He was about to speak when Gu Jingchun stopped him.
"Lord Jiang, I always thought you were very knowledgeable, but I never imagined that all the books you read would go to waste!"
Throughout history, there have been countless examples of women who expanded territories and established regimes.
Let's take our current Empress Dowager as an example.
Back then, she was a female general who could dominate the battlefield. Without her, how could you have achieved such great success?
It is you men who stand on this moral high ground, confining women to that narrow backyard, suppressing their nature, compiling all sorts of ideas to bind them, and even preventing them from reading.
Finally, standing on this high place, he said the woman could only wander around in the backyard.
This is utterly absurd!
Gu Jingchun stood up, took a step forward, stood at the highest point of the hall, looked down at the officials, and uttered this last sentence.
"Today, I will show you with facts just how ridiculous you are."
Gu Jingchun's voice was domineering, and the ending echoed throughout the hall.
The officials couldn't help but look up at her again.
The hall was completely silent; no one dared to speak.
Just then, a strong and powerful "Report!" broke the silence of the hall.
"Your Majesty, an urgent dispatch from eight hundred li away!"
Shen Hechuan stood up immediately.
"Breaking news!"
"Your Majesty, an urgent report from the border: the Great Qi has amassed an army of 300,000, and our Great Cheng's borders are now in dire straits! The people are in grave danger!"
Instantly, the entire audience was shocked, and the officials were in an uproar.
The Great Qi is actually going to attack our Great Cheng?!
Moreover, they have assembled an army of 300,000!
Shen Hechuan didn't even bother to observe the ministers' reactions and hurriedly ordered, "Have General Gu and General Li already gone to provide support?"
"We'll arrive in just one more day!"
Shen Hechuan breathed a sigh of relief and then asked:
"Minister of Revenue, are the provisions prepared?"
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue immediately knelt on the ground, trembling and unable to utter a single word.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Where did he get this food and provisions?!
These past two days, the imperial court and the capital have been abuzz with discussion.
He could see that Gu Jingchun was about to be overthrown by the ministers.
Why would he bother preparing provisions?
After all, once Gu Jingchun loses power, the imperial decree to supply the grain supplies will definitely be revoked.
so……
Seeing that the Minister of Revenue hadn't spoken for a long time, Shen Hechuan had already guessed the reason.
At this moment, Gu Jingchun spoke up directly.
"As the Minister of Revenue, he shows no respect for His Majesty's orders, secretly obeys while secretly disobeying, and delays military affairs. What use is such an official?"
"Let's just cut it down!"
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, the official was so frightened that he kept kowtowing.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was wrong. There have been too many rumors about this these past few days, and I was influenced by them. I really thought that the Great Qi wouldn't attack us, so I..."
Gu Jingchun interrupted him again.
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