Chapter 70: Prophecy - All nine provinces under heaven will return...
"Qingzhu is different from those doctors. She joins the army mainly to train students. In the future, she will set up temporary medical shelters on the battlefield to reduce the chances of injury and death among the soldiers."
Shen Zhiwei explained to Hu Youan in detail that it was okay for others not to understand the significance of battlefield doctors, but as the commander-in-chief, Hu Youan must know it.
Hu Youan frowned slightly and instantly realized the importance of the temporary medical station. She had fought on the battlefield and understood the soldiers' pain best.
So she did not refuse anymore, but began to look at Qingzhu.
Qingzhu is a female doctor with a temperament similar to her name. She wears a green robe and stands with a very upright posture, her back straight and her body like a pine tree. You can tell at a glance that she has some skills.
The lower body is very stable, so the hands must be stable too.
Hu Youan thought of what Gui Yang had told her before, that Qingzhu peeled off the skin of all the traitors, and in the end he was able to peel off skin as thin as a cicada's wing. This shows that Qingzhu should be very good at treating external injuries.
Shen Zhiwei told Hu Youan about what had happened recently in Jingchang, focusing on those traitors.
"Those people confessed that when the rumors first started, they just watched and didn't take any action. They just kept saying a few words because they were filled with resentment. A few days later, someone came to them. That person claimed to be from Anguo and instigated them to come forward and spread more rumors. However, after investigation, it turned out that the spy was from the Northern Kingdom, who had been stationed in Anguo for a long time and had recently arrived in Jingchang."
Shen Zhiwei briefly explained the truth that Wen Tao had found out before.
As a victim whose reputation was framed and tarnished, Hu Youan remained calm throughout the whole process.
But after Shen Zhiwei finished speaking, she still defended herself a little.
"Please understand, Your Majesty, You'an is loyal to you and will never betray you!"
"Of course, I've said that those are all rumors. It was precisely those who betrayed me who fabricated these rumors behind my back to slander my loyal ministers and generals. You'an, don't worry. I won't question your loyalty because of those false statements. Those rumors are just nonsense, so don't take them to heart."
Shen Zhiwei, in turn, advised Hu Youan not to take it to heart, which was really a bit of a rebellion.
Hu Youan felt warm in her heart that the king trusted her so much, but then she remembered that the Northern Kingdom was playing tricks behind her, and she felt very dissatisfied.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! The King of the North came to power illegitimately, so he sees everyone as a traitor. The people of the Northern Kingdom have not yet returned to their loyalty, yet he still has time to meddle in Jingchang's affairs. He is truly too idle. Your Majesty, I beg you to wait until after the summer harvest to continue the attack on the north!"
Hu Youan didn't hold back her anger, she planned to vent it on the battlefield.
Shen Zhiwei raised his hand and made a downward gesture, telling Hu Youan not to worry.
"The vassal states of the world are divided, each claiming their own kingdom. To Jingchang, the threat is by no means limited to the Northern Kingdom. This time, we will attack the North. When all the major vassal states ally with the Northern Kingdom, we will know that they are interdependent. If we don't have the ability to conquer the world, there is no need to start a war in vain."
Shen Zhiwei doesn't like to drag things out. During the Warring States Period in history, none of the major vassal states could defeat each other, so various wars continued and frictions gradually escalated. Some vassal states perished, while others rose, and the fighting was very lively.
It’s too long, that time span is really too long.
Shen Zhiwei didn't have such good patience. She just wanted to get rid of them once and for all.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop slowly, stay hidden, accumulate strength, and then make a breakthrough. It would be best to take away those princes in one wave.
"Yes."
Hu Youan responded and suppressed the idea of attacking the north.
Shen Zhiwei saw Hu Youan's head droop slightly, and for a moment it seemed as if the dog's ears that had been standing up drooped.
It seems that she really likes fighting.
Shen Zhiwei continued, "Having said that, the Northern Kingdom has committed such a disrespectful act. As the Son of Heaven, I can't let it go so easily."
So, do you want to fight?
Hu Youan was very much looking forward to it. Shen Zhiwei's eyes wandered for a moment, and finally fixed their gaze on Qingzhu, who was serving as a background board.
Qingzhu remained silent, like a piece of wood standing aside.
Now Mu finally understood from the quiet air that the king had something to tell her. She stepped forward, bowed and said, "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."
"Qingzhu has been a witch before, so I think he knows how to hold an altar for sacrifices and divine and consult the gods, right?"
Shen Zhiwei doesn't like feudal superstition, but in this era, feudal superstition is a very useful tool.
Even if the emperor says a hundred words, they are not as effective as one word from God.
Qingzhu was indeed trained as a witch when she was a child, but after she left home at the age of twelve and followed her master to practice medicine, she had almost no contact with anything related to witchcraft. Now she was asked to hold an altar for sacrifices and to tell fortunes, but her mind was blank and she had no idea what to do.
Qingzhu's greatest strength is that she speaks her mind, so she said calmly, "Your Majesty, Qingzhu has forgotten what to do."
That’s right, just say you forgot.
Her attitude was so calm that even Hu Youan, who was standing beside her, was a little surprised. In officialdom, if your superior assigns you a task, you cannot just say no even if you cannot do it. You have to find other reasons to shirk it.
Otherwise, your boss will think you are a loser, a loser with no learning ability. If you don't know how to do something, then can't you learn it? If you say you don't know how to do it, then you don't do it!
Shen Zhiwei was a little surprised, but she didn't feel offended, because she was just a worker, not a capitalist, let alone a slave owner. Why should she exploit her subordinates so desperately?
If you can do it, do it. If you can't, just say so. It will be the same if she replaces you with someone else.
Every subordinate is a precious resource. Qingzhu’s main job is not to perform shamanism anyway.
"Indeed, you've been practicing medicine for so many years that you've become rusty. Yanxia, go and ask the Yongming County Magistrate to come into the palace."
Gui Yang used to be a fortune teller, which is a true professional match.
Seeing that the king did not show any sign of anger, Hu Youan felt relieved. She had lived in the harem before, and had to read people's faces for a long time. Sometimes she would get stressed when encountering certain things. Now she is much stronger than before, and she will not stare at Shen Zhiwei for no reason and guess the king's intentions.
For example, at this moment, if it were in the past, Hu Youan would definitely start to wonder whether the king would be dissatisfied with Qingzhu, whether this matter would affect the establishment of the military camp battlefield medical room, etc., but now, Hu Youan just looked at Qingzhu twice more, labeled Qingzhu as a straightforward person in his mind, and reminded himself to speak as simply and clearly as possible when dealing with Qingzhu in the future.
This type of people often don't like to beat around the bush when talking to others.
Gui Yang thought that she would be summoned by the king only after Hu Youan left the palace, but she didn't expect that she would be called into the palace before Hu Youan even came out.
When he entered the palace, he was still wondering whether the king was planning to attack the north again and asked him to come into the palace to discuss it.
He thought this was inappropriate, and on the way he prepared a plan to persuade the king to stop the war. However, as soon as he entered the palace, the king asked him if he remembered how to hold the altar for sacrifice and consult the gods for divination.
This was the food they had eaten in the past. Of course Gui Yang remembered it clearly.
Gui Yang then calmly replied, "Of course I remember that Your Majesty wants to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth and divine the future."
"Yes, to predict the future."
Shen Zhiwei spoke with a slightly undetectable smile, and for some reason, everyone present felt a cool breeze blowing, making their heads clear and their backs cold.
Gui Yang opened her mouth and looked helplessly at Hu Youan and Qingzhu, whom she was not very familiar with, trying to see something on their faces, but she only saw the same confusion as her own.
The king doesn't look like he wants to predict the future. I feel like he wants to use some evil magic to cast a curse on people.
Of course Shen Zhiwei would not do such an "evil" thing. She had never done such a thing as drawing a circle to curse you in her stupid childhood. How could such an offensive power be possible?
Since she wanted to give the North Country a great gift, she couldn't just curse lightly.
In Fengbao City in the northern country, there are fewer people on the streets recently.
It was because their king had been in a bad mood recently. No one knew what had happened. Every day, palace maids were sent out of the palace wrapped in straw mats. Ministers were scolded from time to time in the court. In serious cases, they were beaten with a stick in court. In those days, the ministers had to be beaten naked. The ministers who were beaten with a stick were not seriously injured, but they were extremely ashamed. After returning home, they did not want to go out for ten days or half a month.
The atmosphere at the top was tense, so people at the bottom naturally had to be more careful.
The reason why the Northern King was so irritable was because Su Wang had told him before that their little tricks in Jingchang had been exposed, and now he received news that the Zhou Emperor had recalled Hu Youan and Gui Yang to Jingchang City.
What’s the next step? Will they attack the Northern Kingdom again?
The King of the North was not sure. He was not afraid before, but he was afraid now, because Su Wang analyzed with him the fate of the royal families of the vassal states that were destroyed by the Zhou Emperor before, and found that those royal families were basically all wiped out.
This means that if Jingchang annexed the Northern Kingdom, he, as a member of the Northern Royal Family, would have no chance of survival.
With the shadow of death hanging over their heads, the King of the North didn't believe anyone could feel good.
He originally wanted to announce this speculation to the world, so that all the princes in the world would know how cruel the Zhou emperor was, and let the princes fight to the death when they fought with Jingchang in the future, and not take any chances.
After being persuaded by Su Wang, he gave up the idea.
Because Su Wang said that even if the Zhou emperor was merciful and would spare the lives of the princes, the princes would not show mercy on the battlefield, because if they wanted to establish a new dynasty, the Zhou emperor would surely die, and he would die in the hands of anyone.
The princes all wanted the life of the Zhou emperor, so don't blame the Zhou emperor for wanting their lives. When this news spread, the Zhou emperor was unharmed except for being scolded for being cruel.
In the current situation, is the King of Zhou still afraid of a few insults from the princes?
She almost became the king of a fallen country because of the princes, and she must have hated all the princes in her heart. Who would be afraid of the enemy cursing them behind their back?
The Northern King knew Su Wang was right, and he felt helpless. He couldn't fight back. The Northern Kingdom was now severely damaged and couldn't launch a counterattack. Wasn't that just waiting for the Zhou Emperor to order an attack? Moreover, he didn't know when the enemy would start the attack, when the knife on his neck would fall. The anxiety tortured the Northern King.
Only after hearing from outside that the Zhou emperor had opened an altar to offer sacrifices to heaven and received a divine prophecy - "All nine provinces in the world will return to the north" did the King of the North completely relax.
The knife finally fell.
Then he realized belatedly that this knife really hurt.
The Northern Kingdom thus became a thorn in the eyes and flesh of the princes of the world.
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