bookrandom Chapter 287: Massacre and intimidation!
Chapter 287: Massacre and intimidation!
"You need to practice your handwriting more."
In the pavilion in the backyard of the palace.
Shen Wanying looked at Chu Ning's crooked handwriting, with a look of confusion on her face.
She had never thought that someone's handwriting could be so ugly, and this person was her husband. If this were to get out, her title as the most talented woman in Chu would be laughed at.
Chu Ning looked at the ugly words on the white paper, feeling ashamed, and laughed awkwardly: "These past few days, I have been practicing calligraphy seriously, but my talent is limited, so I really can't meet your requirements, Wanying."
Shen Wanying shook her head slightly: "If you had spent half of your martial arts training time on calligraphy, you would definitely not be in this situation now."
Chu Ning grinned: "Practicing martial arts is to strengthen the body, practicing calligraphy is for others to see, the two are different."
Shen Wanying could only shake her head and remain speechless in response to Chu Ning's twisted logic.
While the two of them were talking in the palace, the emperor in the imperial palace received bad news one after another.
Hall of Valor.
Memorials were piled up on the desk as the emperor bent over his desk to review them. A hint of doubt and a hint of coldness occasionally appeared on his stern face.
Most of the many memorials were about spring ploughing, which required the court to coordinate and allocate silver.
But there is not much money in the court, and some things can only be solved by the officials below themselves.
Capable officials would naturally find ways to solve the problem, while incompetent officials could only seek help from the court, which was also what made the emperor angry.
If you can't solve problems by being officials, what's the point of having you?
Looking at the various issues written on the memorial, the emperor, who was tired after a long day, could not help but throw the memorial hard on the desk.
"Useless, all of you are useless, what is the purpose of the imperial court supporting you!"
The emperor became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.
Of course, the reason why he was angry was not just because of the affairs of the court, but also because he was worried about the Great Zhou and Great Yan dynasties.
Both dynasties have lost people, and they will never give up.
Moreover, the shadow guard reported a few days ago that the two dynasties were mobilizing troops and seemed to be planning a major war.
An empress of the Great Zhou, she was extremely aloof and arrogant. She never allowed anyone to disobey her will and liked to kill an entire family if they disagreed with her.
The other Emperor of Dayan has always been insidious. He studied under Baili Xing and learned the true skills from him. He can use all kinds of means on anyone who is hostile.
These two people are more difficult to deal with and more ruthless than the other. No one can afford to offend them.
If the Great Chu was still powerful in the past, those two would not have dared to attack it.
But now, Da Chu and Da Zhao have become mortal enemies. Da Zhao has been eyeing Da Chu covetously. Once someone makes a move against Da Chu, Da Zhao Dynasty will definitely stab them in the back.
The Great Chu is already in difficulty, and it will be difficult to cope with the attacks of two major dynasties at once.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more headache he got. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the Great Chu was too difficult.
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall.
The emperor frowned in displeasure and turned around to reprimand the person, but the person shouted, "Your Majesty, urgent battle report from the front line 800 miles away!"
These words made the emperor's face change drastically.
Battle report means that a war has occurred!
"Come in and talk!"
As soon as the words fell, a soldier in armor came into the hall and said, "Your Majesty, the Great Zhou Dynasty sent 150,000 troops to attack three border cities of the Great Yan Dynasty a few days ago!"
The emperor's expression changed slightly: "The Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty really took action."
Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the action was taken against the Yan Dynasty and not the Chu Dynasty.
It was impossible for the Great Zhou Dynasty to attack the two major dynasties at the same time, so this time the Great Chu Dynasty escaped disaster.
But just as this thought came to mind, hurried footsteps were heard outside the palace: "Your Majesty, I have urgent war reports from the border 800 miles away!"
The emperor frowned: "Why is there still a battle report? Submit it quickly!"
Another soldier in armor entered the hall and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Wu Si of the Great Zhou led an army of 50,000 and is heading straight for our Dunhuang County!"
The emperor was shocked: "What? The Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops to attack our dynasty?"
I'm really afraid of what's coming!
The Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty was so cruel that she attacked the two dynasties at the same time.
Thinking of this, the emperor made a prompt decision: "Come here, immediately summon the civil and military ministers and the princes to discuss the matter."
At the command, many eunuchs and imperial guards were dispatched from the palace.
All officials above the fourth rank in Kyoto City received the news, immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to the palace.
The confused ministers met in the palace and started talking about it.
"Mr. Prime Minister, do you know why His Majesty summoned us?"
"Alas, I just received the news as well."
"Master Taifu, do you have any news?"
"I don't know why His Majesty is so anxious to summon me, but given His Majesty's character, he wouldn't be so anxious if it wasn't a big deal."
Amidst the discussion, everyone came to the Yingwu Hall.
The originally empty hall was suddenly filled with people.
The crown prince and a group of princes were also present, but Chu Ning was the only one missing.
This is the privilege given to Chu Ning by the emperor. Since Bingzhou was given to Chu Ning, Chu Ning does not need to participate in the affairs of the court. This is also the reason why Chu Ning does not have to attend the morning court.
Of course, more importantly, the emperor did this to balance the forces of all parties and prevent Chu Ning's influence in the court from expanding.
"Your Majesty (father) is greeted by your servants (your subjects)!" All the ministers and princes bowed and saluted.
The emperor standing on the steps of the palace said in a cold voice, "I just received news that the Great Zhou Dynasty sent 150,000 troops to attack Great Yan and 50,000 troops to approach our Dunhuang County!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were shocked.
The Grand Tutor was the first to step forward, frowning and saying, "Your Majesty, our dynasty has already explained to the Great Zhou Dynasty about the murder of Princess Gaoping, and the Great Qin Princess Changping has also written a letter to the Empress of Great Zhou. I wonder why Great Zhou still wants to send troops to our dynasty?"
It would be fine to send troops to the Yan Dynasty, but why should we send troops to the Chu Dynasty?
Is the Queen of the Great Zhou crazy?
The emperor snorted coldly, his face gloomy, and said: "If I knew why she sent troops to our dynasty, would I still invite you to come here to discuss the matter?"
"My dear ministers, what do you think about this matter?"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other in silence, and no one dared to stand up and express their opinions at this moment.
No one dared to say whether it was war or peace.
If they want to make peace, they must send people to Da Zhou, but the Queen of Da Zhou has always liked killing people, so no one dares to go.
If there is a war, whoever proposes it will have to go to the front line to fight!
For a moment, the scene was completely silent.
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the palace, and a soldier hurriedly reported:
"Your Majesty, the Great Zhou army defeated the Great Yan army and occupied three cities. The Queen ordered a massacre, and 100,000 people in the three cities were slaughtered!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there were sounds of people gasping for air in the hall.
As expected of an empress who kills without blinking an eye, she would massacre the city if she disagreed with someone.
But this is not over yet.
Another soldier hurried to report: "Your Majesty, the enemy general Wu Si has besieged Dunhuang County and sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that if our dynasty does not give an explanation to the Great Zhou Dynasty, they will massacre Dunhuang County!"