After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

The third prince of Chu had other plans in mind.

Several courtiers in the palace study were also arguing fiercely.

They basically reached a consensus, such as focusing on comforting the victims in the early stages and following up with subsequent work.

The only point of disagreement was that the Ministry of Revenue firmly opposed sending troops to the north, disagreed with overdrawing the granary, and dared not bet on a good harvest next year. The Ministry of War repeatedly emphasized that the blood of the soldiers should not be shed in vain, as long as more food and grass were consumed, the fruits of victory could be secured. Otherwise, the fruits would be given to either the State of Chen or the State of Chu.

Both sides surrounded the prince in the middle, and every sentence they said was "Your Highness the Crown Prince..." "What does Your Highness the Crown Prince think?" But in fact, they were all giving advice to the emperor who remained silent in the side.

The civil and military officials had talked their mouths dry, repeating the same things over and over again, but they were reluctant to shut up until the emperor opened his mouth.

At this time, the chief eunuch outside asked for a meeting, saying that he had new news from the secret guards.

The courtiers shut up instantly.

The emperor took the message and read it carefully twice. Suddenly he chuckled and raised his eyes and said, "Minister of War, which general do you recommend to be sent to the north?"

"His Majesty!"

The Minister of War was excited. The Minister of Revenue was anxious. They spoke almost at the same time.

The Minister of War said, "Your Majesty, the frontier is full of generals and their strength is extraordinary. I think there is no need to send another general to command, just send 30,000 troops to the north safely."

The Minister of Revenue could not help but stand up and say, "Your Majesty, food reserves are the foundation of a country! Next year..."

"Don't worry about the food." The emperor waved his hand, "Someone has already delivered it."

Not only was the Minister of Revenue stunned, but the other court officials also had a question in their minds: Who sent it?

However, the emperor had no intention of explaining. He only said that the grain and fodder had been transported to the border towns between Shu and Xia, and that people could be sent to count the quantities.

Seeing the emperor's evasive attitude, the court officials did not dare to ask more questions. At this time, they missed Yuan Ruan very much. If the young imperial teacher was still here, he would definitely reveal the secret and not give the emperor the chance to be a riddler.

Only the Minister of War was rubbing his hands in excitement, and he would say a few words from time to time, such as the disaster area was very large. Sending 30,000 troops to maintain stability might not be enough, so why not send 50,000, 60,000, or 70,000...

The Minister of Revenue couldn't bear to listen any longer, and couldn't help but elbow him, sneering: "Do you want to bring all the Daxia troops over there?"

The Minister of War was about to answer no, but suddenly realized that the Minister of Revenue was playing tricks on him, so he deliberately spread his hands and retorted: "It depends on where the flood is. If the flood flows far, maybe all the generals of Daxia will have to go there..."

Before he could finish his words, a loud voice suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty, eight hundred miles of express! Another eight hundred miles of express! Good news!"

To be honest, the previous few 800-mile express deliveries brought bad news each time, and each time was worse than the last, so much so that everyone was a little ptsd about this "800-mile express delivery".

It was not until they heard the last two words, "good news," that everyone's expressions relaxed.

The emperor signaled the eunuch to bring the letter forward. After just a glance at it, the emperor exclaimed "Huh", and looked at it again. After a while, the emperor waved to the prince to come over.

The prince stepped forward and a look of confusion and shock flashed across his face.

After a moment, the prince's voice was a little erratic: "This... I think it's the ninth sister, maybe! Also, it's quite big!"

Courtiers:? ? ?

What is it?! Don't hide it!