After her rebirth, the empress received a tragic and beautiful script.

Chapter 237 Weird

Ye Qinghuai calmed down a little and said, "Lord Chen, none of us have seen the current situation in Qing County. I think it is too early to make a decision based on Tan Chunhui's one-sided statement."

Chen Yuansi immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, Tan Chunhui sent an urgent report to the court from 800 miles away. According to the laws of our dynasty, if there is even one false word in this urgent report, he will be dismissed from his post. In serious cases, his entire family will be implicated. I don't think he will risk his entire life to slander a Western Army commander who has nothing to do with him."

Seeing that Ye Qinghuai didn't say anything, Chen Yuansi continued, "Your Majesty should have seen in this urgent report that Lu Yanchen cut off Tan Chunhui's ribbon with a sword after he revealed his identity as the county magistrate. The seal and ribbon are bestowed by the court and are a symbol of the majesty of the royal family. Lu Yanchen was a Jinshi and served as a scholar of Taiqing Pavilion. It is impossible for him not to understand the meaning of the ribbon. He knowingly committed a rebellion! I know that Lu Yanchen once served as your majesty's imperial teacher. Your majesty has a deep teacher-student relationship with him. It is inevitable that he will be biased in his judgment on this matter, so I dare not disturb your majesty."

He raised his head, with a stern look in his eyes. He looked at Ye Qinghuai and said, "Your Majesty said that the decision was made too early. Does that mean that you think the cabinet's reply is inappropriate and that the request for the transfer of the Yingzhou army should be rejected and the rebellion in Qing County should be allowed to develop? Your Majesty, I have something irrelevant to say. The Qing County granary controlled by the rebels is the largest granary in the entire Yingzhou."

Chen Yuansi's speech was passionate, and he sounded like a wise minister who was concerned about the country and the people, and was taking great pains to help the emperor solve his problems.

Ye Qinghuai was angry at first, but after listening to what he said later, he gradually calmed down and frowned.

So weird.

Both Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai are too weird.

From the moment she received the military report, she felt that this was a conspiracy, a conspiracy against Lu Yanchen, a conspiracy set up by Gu Shihai to get rid of Lu Yanchen.

Therefore, Ye Qinghuai expected that when faced with her questioning, Gu Shihai would enumerate the evidence of treason while Chen Yuansi would watch the show from the side.

However, the opposite is true.

Chen Yuansi, who had always been cautious and kept a low profile, confirmed Lu Yanchen's rebellion with certainty, while Gu Shihai remained silent as if it had nothing to do with him.

What made Ye Qinghuai feel even colder was Chen Yuansi's last words -

Qing County Granary is the largest granary in Yingzhou.

The two most fertile lands in Dajing are Zhongzhou Plain and Yingzhou Plain. The annual grain output of these two plains accounts for two-thirds of the entire Dajing. After the granary accident on the Beijing suburbs last year, Yingzhou became the main grain pillar of the entire Dajing.

As the largest granary in Yingzhou, Qing County Granary could be said to be the lifeline of Dajing at a critical moment when granaries in the suburbs of Beijing were stolen and there was a shortage of food due to the war on the front line.

There is no room for error.

It has to be said that Chen Yuansi's words touched Ye Qinghuai's sore spot.

Regardless of whether Lu Yanchen was framed or not, and what Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai were planning, the loss of Qing County’s granary was an undeniable fact.

The most important thing at the moment is to ensure the safety of Qing County’s granary.

Seeing Ye Qinghuai's wavering expression, Chen Yuansi knelt on the ground and said, "I hope Your Majesty will put the country's destiny first and not miss the opportunity to fight because of personal feelings."

He spoke very earnestly, but Ye Qinghuai did not respond. She turned to Gu Shihai and asked, "What do you think of this matter, Lord Gu?" Gu Shihai, who had been silent all night, finally spoke, "I think what Lord Chen said makes sense. The court should quickly send the Yingzhou army to reinforce and stabilize the situation in Qing County. However, from my understanding of Lu Yanchen, he has no second thoughts about the court. If he really rebelled, I'm afraid there must be something else going on."

Somehow, Ye Qinghuai felt that Chen Yuansi's kneeling posture seemed to stiffen for a moment, as if his breathing was choked.

Ye Qing pondered for a moment, then picked up his pen and drafted a decree.

"Now that these 8,000 men have already set out, there is no point in going back and forth. Let the Yingzhou army be stationed outside Qing County. But before my order, this army cannot make any moves."

After saying this, Ye Qinghuai called Li Baoquan in without further ado and instructed him, "Li Baoquan, go to the Ministry of War and ask them to send this imperial edict to the Yingzhou Army in Qing County as soon as possible."

As Li Baoquan was about to leave, Chen Yuansi raised his head and advised, "Your Majesty, speed is of the essence in war. Once the rebels gain momentum, I'm afraid eight thousand government troops will not be able to handle them..."

There was a hint of panic in his words, so Ye Qinghuai interrupted him and said, "I have my own decision, so there is no need for you to say more. If Lu Yanchen really rebels, I will not let him off easily."
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Outside Xuanqing Gate, the Ministry of War.

Since the New Year, the Ministry of War has been the busiest of the six ministries, and overtime work has become commonplace.

But today was a day off after all, and there were few people in the yamen after dark. Only the lights in the room of the Minister of War remained on.

Besides He Qingchang, there was also Gu Shihai in the room who had hurried here as soon as he came out of Jingshou Palace.

He Qingchang didn't seem surprised by his boss's sudden late-night visit. He even immediately brought out some hot tea and poured it for him respectfully.

"If I remember correctly, you have been the Minister of War for eight years. If you are tired of it, I can replace you with someone else." Gu Shihai went straight to the point without any detours.

He Qingchang immediately put down the teapot in his hand and knelt down in front of Gu Shihai.

"The elder has been very kind to Qingchang. If it weren't for the elder, Qingchang would have died unjustly in prison and become a pile of dry bones. Qingchang dare not forget this. However, Lu Yanchen is indeed a good general in the army. If my Dajing wants to defeat the foreign enemies, with him we can get twice the result with half the effort." He Qingchang said with his head down.

"If a good general cannot be used by me, he must be eliminated! You also know that we are surrounded by foreign enemies now, so tell me what is the prerequisite for defeating foreign enemies? The prerequisite is unity of purpose and one mind! Now there are not only our people in the army, but also people from Lord Chen, and now even His Majesty wants to come in and get involved. When the war breaks out, everyone will serve their own master. We can't even fight the internal fights, so how can we defeat foreign enemies?" Gu Shihai said angrily.

"This was originally a great opportunity to eliminate both the power of Lord Chen and the power of His Majesty, but you went to His Majesty and did something unnecessary. Why? Did you go to Yunzhou to fight for your life-and-death friendship with Lu Yanchen? Let me tell you, not everyone is as grateful as you are. You wanted to save Lu Yanchen's life, but he may not remember your kindness."

"Sir, Lu Yanchen he..." He Qingchang raised his head and was about to argue, but was interrupted by Gu Shihai.

"You don't have to argue with me. It's not me who wants to kill him this time, but Elder Chen."

He Qingchang was startled and stopped what he was about to say.

Gu Shihai looked at him with a dark look in his eyes and said, "You may not be able to save him. If Elder Chen really wants him to die, let alone you, even if His Majesty wants to, it may be difficult to save him."

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!