Jin Linlin smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Jiang Jingxing who was standing beside her and encouraged her:
"Jingxing, you too, should study hard and practice martial arts, and don't waste your great energy."
Jiang Jingxing quickly saluted respectfully:
"Don't worry, Second Aunt. I will do my best to live up to your expectations."
At this moment, a young eunuch hurried into the hall, came to Jin Linlin's side, and whispered a few words in her ear. Jin Linlin's face changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and said:
"Got it. Go on down."
"Nianchu, Jingxing, you should go back first. The Queen Mother has some important matters to attend to."
After the two of them bowed and left, as soon as they walked out of the imperial study, Jin Nianchu asked in a low voice:
"Brother, what happened to the Queen Mother?"
Jiang Jingxing shook his head:
"I don't know. Let's go back to the East Palace first. We are still young and can't care about so many things."
After returning to the Eastern Palace, Jin Nianchu was still thinking about what happened in the imperial study. She secretly vowed to learn how to govern the country well so that she could help her mother solve her problems as soon as possible.
In the previous dynasty, Jin Linlin hurried to the court to find that all the civil and military officials had already gathered. At this time, night had already fallen and the lights were on.
At this moment, an urgent report, sent over 800 miles, exploded in the court like a thunderclap. It announced that eight vassal states had colluded to form a massive army of 500,000 men, which had already breached the border defenses and was advancing menacingly towards Cangwu City.
This news was like a huge rock hitting the water, stirring up a thousand waves. The court was immediately thrown into chaos. The ministers looked at each other, whispering among themselves, each face filled with worry and panic.
Jin Linlin's brow furrowed tightly. She knew full well that these eight vassal states, united in a fierce attack, were no easy task. Faced with such a dire situation, she had to devise a foolproof plan quickly, or the consequences would be disastrous.
While everyone was discussing this, Prime Minister Xi stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the enemy is advancing with such ferocity that if we rashly meet them, we will have little chance of victory. It would be better to send envoys to negotiate peace first to buy time while we mobilize surrounding forces for support. This way, we can buy more time to deal with this crisis."
However, Lord Xi's proposal was not accepted by everyone. General Zhang immediately stood up to refute it:
"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, is mistaken! Negotiating peace is merely a sign of weakness. Those vassal states are insatiable and greedy, and negotiating peace will only make them even more arrogant and domineering. In my opinion, we should immediately dispatch our troops to engage them in battle to demonstrate our dynasty's military might!"
The court was divided into two factions, arguing endlessly. Jin Linlin listened to their opinions and fell into deep thought. She knew that this battle was related to the survival of the country, and she had to make a careful decision.
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