"Aunt Yuan, I was wrong." Xu Ning looked into Xu Yuan's gentle eyes, and a relieved smile slowly appeared on his face, as if he had put down a heavy burden.
As soon as Pei Yongjun returned to his room, he hurriedly wrote two urgent letters and sent them to the capital at night. One letter was to the emperor, and the other was to Jiang Yan.
Pei Yongjun originally planned to write another letter to the Pei family, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Jiang Yan's letter should be delivered faster than Baili Express, so he decided to ask Jiang Yan to help convey it.
After he finished writing the letter, he immediately began to organize his army.
The news of the Baili Express and the end of the plague arrived almost simultaneously. At first, the emperor thought it was just another problem with the plague and was extremely nervous. However, when he opened the letter, he discovered that this was a problem far more serious than the plague itself. He immediately ordered his ministers to come to the palace that night.
"Your Majesty, what happened that made you summon him overnight?" A minister asked the eunuch who was leading the way. Unfortunately, the eunuch didn't know, and even if he did, he didn't dare to reveal it easily.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan, you will know soon." A minister comforted him.
"Yeah, I'm just worried that something might have gone wrong at the border."
"Could it be the plague in the south?"
"When will this natural and man-made disaster end?"
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"Stop talking, we'll be there soon."
"Your Majesty, long live His Majesty!"
"My dear minister, please stand up. Come, please give me a seat!"
"My dear ministers, please take a look at these two letters. One of them was sent back by Pei Aiqing in an urgent manner after traveling hundreds of miles." When the emperor mentioned Pei Aiqing, Pei Aiqing's eyes flashed. He actually knew the news a long time ago. It was sent by his nephew Jiang Yan.
"My dear ministers, the plague has been resolved," the emperor said. The ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they immediately heard their emperor sigh and say in a heavy voice, "But something more terrible than the plague has appeared."
The first minister who received the letter quickly finished reading it. When he handed it to the next minister, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were trembling violently, and even his voice was shaking, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.
The emperor looked at him and thought to himself, I am braver than him.
The next minister was impatient. When he saw Pei Yongjun mention the cannibals, his eyes widened, his jaw dropping in shock. He shouted anxiously, "What?! There are cannibals, and there are signs of them coming ashore! Oh my god! The Minister of Agriculture said these cannibals are sick! If they get infected, they can't be saved!!!"
Upon hearing this, the other ministers became extremely anxious. They all stood up and rushed over to read the letter. For a moment, the court was in chaos.
"Cannibals?! What cannibals?!"
"Oh my God! God wants to kill me..." The minister was covered his mouth by the ministers around him before he could finish his words.
"Ooooooooooooooo, that's horrible!"
"Your Majesty, is what General Pei said true?!"
"How can these demons exist?"
"What should I do?"
When these civil officials saw the cannibals coming ashore, they were so frightened that their minds went blank. Many of them even didn't finish reading Pei Yongjun's request for support to attack the cannibals.
Finally, one of the generals couldn't stand it anymore. He snatched the letter and read it, then shouted, "Why are you so anxious? General Pei didn't say anything, so you asked His Majesty to send reinforcements to attack? The cannibals haven't even landed yet! You're so scared that you're pissing your shit out of your wits. Are you still a man?"
It was his shout that woke the ministers from their fear.
They all looked at the emperor.
The emperor was also a little scared at first, but as the ruler of a country, he managed to remain calm. However, he did not expect that his ministers, who were usually the most vocal, would be so cowardly.
He said, "My dear ministers, this matter is of great importance. I need your consultation."
The ministers in the court looked at each other, feeling uneasy.
The general looked at them with disdain, secretly cursing these cowardly guys in his heart. He was so frightened that he thought the border had been breached.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should follow General Pei's advice and send the nearby navy to clear out the cannibals first. If these cannibals are really difficult to deal with, we can send reinforcements." A civil official suggested. The emperor felt a little comforted when he saw that not all the civil officials were scared to the point of being blank-minded.
But before the emperor could even open his mouth, he heard the general yelling, "Bullshit! Those marines are nothing but idiots. They can't even wipe out ordinary pirates. I'm afraid the cannibals would be as scared as you are when they hear about this! Your Majesty, just send us!"
"You..." The civil official was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick, but he had nothing to say. After all, what the military general said was true.
"What do you mean? Am I wrong? There has just been a flood in the south. How many naval forces can be used at the moment? Do you want to tire them to death? Also, you always say that we are brainless. Have you ever thought about it with your brains now?" The general stared at him with eyes as big as copper bells and retorted without showing any weakness.
The emperor watched the two men bicker, their faces reddening, and sighed helplessly, inwardly lamenting that these ministers loved to argue endlessly, even at crucial moments. But he also understood that the general's words were true: with the floods in the south, the naval forces were indeed weak.
At this time, another civil official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, although these cannibals are terrifying, they may not be insurmountable. We can first send some elite troops to investigate the situation. If they can be dealt with, that would be great; if not, we can make other plans. This way, we won't overwork the army and can also ensure national security."
The emperor nodded slightly in agreement. He knew the official had a point, so he decided to adopt the suggestion. However, at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out: "Your Majesty, this cannot be done!" Everyone turned to look, only to see a white-haired old official trembling as he walked in.
"Master, why are you here?"
"Hmph, if I don't come soon, I'm afraid you'll all be deceived by that kid named Qin!"
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and looked towards the door. They saw the old tutor walking in with an angry look on his face, followed by some officials.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
As soon as the old tutor came in, he knelt down to pay his respects, and the others also knelt down to pay their respects.
The emperor quickly extended his hand and said, "Grandmaster, please excuse your formalities!"
As he was about to go forward and help the old tutor up, a minister immediately stopped him and said, "Taifu, what did you mean?"
In the past, the Grand Tutor and the Minister of Agriculture Qin Wen had some dirty deeds in private, which the emperor and other ministers knew all about. However, the news brought back by Pei Yongjun could not be false. How could the Minister of Agriculture deceive them?
The emperor and his ministers were all puzzled.
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