Princess Promotion

"How much? How much did you say?" Elder Xiao screamed for the first time in his many years as an official.

At this moment, he could no longer maintain the composure he had cultivated over the years and just wanted to slam the table and leave.

Yao Chuguang leaned back on the dragon throne and repeated calmly, "The Western Territory army has approximately 200,000 soldiers and is heading this way. We only have less than 10,000 soldiers right now."

The head of the Wu family gasped, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The fall of the head of the Wu family was like a domino effect, instantly scaring several people unconscious.

The hall was instantly in chaos, with people calling for the imperial physician and for people to be carried. In the end, it was Eunuch Feng who personally brought a few young eunuchs to carry the fainted ministers out of the hall one by one.

Li Jinglong stepped forward tensely and said, "The enemy and us are vastly outnumbered, and the roads have been destroyed, so Commander Fu can't get back in time to rescue you. Your Majesty, we must flee Yundu City before the Western Frontier army closes in and surrounds us."

At this time, the head of the Liu family also stepped forward and echoed, "Your Majesty! As long as the green mountains are there, there will be no shortage of firewood. Abandon Yundu City now and fight back after we have dealt with the barbarians."

Yao Chuguang shook his head and said calmly, "No, I want to be the bait here until the Western Border Army surrounds us. I want to make sure they don't attack the border again and cooperate with the barbarians from within."

The head of the Liu family fainted and was carried out of the hall!

So Eunuch Feng, who had just settled the previous group of ministers, returned to the main hall and asked people to carry the head of the Liu family away.

At this time, only half of the ministers were still struggling in the hall.

Patriarch Qing wiped his sweat and asked in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, what are your plans next?"

Yao Chuguang smiled and soothed him, "Don't worry, I'm not someone who sits and waits for death. After all, you've all learned the Six Arts of a Gentleman. Take advantage of these few days to go back and practice. I'll take you to the battlefield!"

"Puff!" Patriarch Qing followed Patriarch Liu's lead and was carried out of the hall along with Li Jinglong.

Elder Xiao took a deep breath to prevent himself from fainting.

If this wasn't the main hall for court, he would be stopped before he could even get close in front of everyone. Lord Xiao really wanted to go up and beat up this heartless man.

Do you think this is spoken in human language?

They are civil servants! Civil servants! Civil servants!

What is a civil servant? It means someone who has no military power but only brain power.

For thousands of years, no one has ever seen, heard, or even thought about it, let alone seen. Which emperor would let civil servants go into battle to kill the enemy?

The extremely licentious and incompetent emperors who led to the downfall of their country in history books never did such an outrageous thing.

This conscienceless thing, she would never do anything that has anything to do with people, but she can do outrageous things easily.

But as the saying goes, good people don't live long, but evil deeds last for thousands of years. No matter who dies, this conscienceless thing will never die.

She must have other tricks up her sleeve. Elder Xiao had to admit that although Yao Chuguang's actions were absurd, she definitely had brains.

Now that the army is approaching, she is still so calm and composed. We have ruled out the possibility that she is seeking death. There must be some deployment that they are not aware of.

Elder Xiao just didn't believe that Yao Chuguang could be so cruel as to let these civil servants go into battle and kill the enemy...right?

Just as the court meeting was drawing to a close, Yao Chuguang once again refreshed the ministers' perception of Yao Chuguang's bottom line.

Yao Chuguang stood up and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and added, "My dear ministers! When the Western Border troops surround Yundu City, we will have to break out. Remember to bring memorials and official documents with you. We can take time to handle these matters while we are on the run."

Elder Xiao could no longer bear it, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

What sin did he commit to deserve such an empress?

Since ancient times, we have only heard of military generals charging into battle, but who has ever seen civil officials charging into battle?

Eunuch Feng looked at the empty hall and wiped the sweat from his forehead. If he had known that so many people would faint, he would not have moved and would have asked someone to spread a few quilts in the hall.

Let these ministers stay in the main hall overnight and leave when they wake up.

Yao Chuguang said as he walked: "This time we are going to escape, so we need to travel light and make sure those people in the palace are well taken care of..."

As he was speaking, he paused and saw Zhou Mingrui, who had been following him, suddenly stopped and stood there motionless.

Zhou Mingrui's face was pale, and his eyes revealed a hint of confusion and fear. Was he going to be abandoned again?

Yao Chuguang turned around, his eyes fell on Zhou Mingrui and he urged, "Zhou Mingrui, what are you daydreaming about? Follow me!"

Hearing this, Zhou Mingrui's eyelashes trembled and he seemed to be unable to react.

Yao Chuguang had already walked back, took Zhou Mingrui's hand and walked forward, while walking he reminded: "Remember, follow me closely..."

It was a sunny day. Zhou Mingrui looked up and tried hard to see Yao Chuguang's face at the moment, but the sunlight was so bright that Yao Chuguang was always dazzling in the sunlight.