Transmigrating into a short-lived cannon fodder, she beat the son of destiny to pieces

Chapter 104: The "Cannon Fodder" General Disguised as a Man (49)

Everyone was dumbfounded watching the drama unfolding before their eyes.

Song Mu, who was sitting on the throne, had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot, as if a storm was about to come.

Everyone looked tense, holding their breath and trying to reduce their presence. An invisible atmosphere of tension permeated the hall.

Qin Zheng stared at Sui Ning blankly, his mind going blank for a moment.

She is a woman!

This news caught everyone off guard, including him.

But soon, Qin Zheng thought of the consequences of this incident.

Hiding your gender and sneaking into the military camp is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor!

He, who has always been extremely intelligent, was panicked at this moment, thinking desperately about how to break the deadly situation in front of him.

Song Mu was furious, "How dare you, Ye Ning! How dare you deceive your superiors and lie to your subordinates, and openly fool me!"

As an emperor, he felt deeply fooled by Sui Ning at this moment.

Therefore, he even became more and more annoyed when he saw the two people who were pleading for Sui Ning.

"I thought the Xu family was a family of loyal heroes, and I considered you my trusted ministers and entrusted you with important tasks. I never thought you would repay me like this!"

Sui Ning knew that the emperor was furious, but she didn't want to implicate the Xu family. "Your Majesty, calm down. The Xu family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for generations, and heaven and earth can bear witness to that!"

"The Xu family was unaware of my daughter's identity. This was all due to my selfish desire to realize my ambitions. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. Please punish Ye Ning alone!"

However, before Song Mu expressed his opinion, some imperial censors in the court stood up.

"Your Majesty, Ye Ning's actions are truly deceiving the emperor and he should be executed according to the law! The Xu family may not know Ye Ning's identity, but the Ye family is not innocent!"

"I believe that the people of the Ye Mansion should be punished together, so as to demonstrate the power of the emperor and serve as a warning to others!"

"I second the proposal."

"I also second my opinion."

What is unexpected is that half of the ministers in the court expressed their approval of this move!

Liu Liu, who was in the space, was stunned. "Ning Ning, you haven't offended these old guys before, why are they taking advantage of you?!"

Sui Ning sneered in his heart.

What else could it be?

She has made great achievements as a woman and blocked the way for some people.

Qin Zheng was so angry that his teeth itched, and he immediately retorted: "My lords, when the border was in crisis and national affairs were discussed in the past, you all hid behind and never expressed your opinions."

"He's been taking advantage of his colleagues' misfortunes one by one, and he's very eloquent! If he kills Ye Ning, will he also kill all nine clans of her family?"

"May I ask, where do you get the nerve?!"

Qin Zheng's words were completely disrespectful.

Before he met Sui Ning, he was a sharp-tongued person, but he restrained himself after meeting Sui Ning.

Now, after he finished speaking, all the old ministers were blushing and angry.

"How can she, a woman, become a colleague with us?"

"That's right. A woman who doesn't stay at home to take care of her husband and children is hanging around in the military camp. It's totally immoral and shameless!"

"Women should stay where they are supposed to be and do what they are supposed to do. It's ridiculous for a hen to crow at dawn!"

The disgusting remarks continued to be uttered, and Sui Ning couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard them.

The noisy hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the woman kneeling in the hall, as if they didn't understand why she suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" someone asked.

Sui Ning's face was covered with cold sarcasm. "I laugh at you, as contemporary great scholars, role models for all the scholars and patriots in the world, yet you are full of pedantic words!"

"I laugh at myself. I was born in Daxia and possess unparalleled martial arts skills. I'm filled with ambitions, but I can only achieve my dreams by relying on my male body!"

"I laugh at my people of Great Xia. Who wasn't born in a woman's womb? Who doesn't have sisters and mothers? Yet, in the end, every word you say denies the value of women!"

"I laugh at how men all over the world confine women to their harems, clipping their wings and stifling their ambitions, only to then declare women inferior to men. How ironic is that?!"

The weak body stood among many men, unafraid.

Her voice was as cold as jade, and her remarks, though quite unorthodox, were so thought-provoking that they attracted the attention of everyone present.

Especially the ladies from aristocratic families and famous girls who were attending the celebration banquet, all looked at Sui Ning in the middle of the scene and were stunned.

However, Sui Ning's words also aroused the anger of the ministers.

"Ridiculous! Men work outside the home, women work inside the home. This is a rule passed down by our ancestors. How can we generalize?!"

"If this is really the case, the world will be in chaos!"

"..."

"That's enough!" Song Mu scolded, "What a disgrace to make such a fuss!"

He rubbed his brows, feeling somewhat troubled by the situation.

Crown Prince Song Jin took the opportunity to speak up, "Father, I also think this is inappropriate. General Ye has fought for Great Xia over the years, and his contributions are immense."

"Furthermore, General Ye previously offered us countless secret recipes, which improved the livelihoods of the people of Daxia in various aspects."

"I believe such a dedicated general who serves his country and his people should not be killed! Please reconsider, father!"

When these words were spoken, all the ministers looked surprised.

More than half a year ago, the emperor got a lot of secret recipes from somewhere and handed them over to the six ministries for rush production.

All the objects that benefit the country and the people, such as glass, improved crossbows, drum carts, cement, curved plows, etc., that they know of today, were developed based on those secret recipes.

The more important ones have become state-owned enterprises.

In order to better benefit the people, local governments have allowed local people to learn other small daily necessities free of charge.

Since these things were produced, not only have the living standards of the people of Daxia been greatly improved, but foreign trade has also filled the national treasury.

All the officials in their six ministries have had a much better time this year.

It can be said that the reason why Daxia was able to fight against Yan and Xianbei at the same time this year was largely due to the confidence given by the national treasury.

Any one of these secret recipes is a priceless treasure.

They didn't expect that those were all offered by Sui Ning!

After Song Jin said this, all the ministers who had been quite dissatisfied with Sui Ning just now shut up and looked at Sui Ning with complicated expressions.

At this point, Song Mu's attitude softened slightly, "But she ultimately committed the crime of deceiving the emperor."

For Gong, granting the marriage was the best decision he could make as an emperor to balance the forces of all parties.

Personally, as a father, he wanted to find a good home for his tenth princess.

I just didn't expect fate to play such a trick on me.

As for the crime of deceiving the emperor...

"Your Majesty, General Ye has in her hand the golden medal of immunity from death that you once gave her. I wonder if she can be spared from death at this moment?" Gu Ci stepped forward and said at the right time.

Sui Ning took out the golden medal of immunity from death as instructed and presented it to the eunuch in front of the hall.

Song Mu looked at the golden medal of immunity from death in his hand and remained silent.

Qin Zheng understood that the emperor had begun to waver, and now he only needed one step to step back. He quickly said, "Your Majesty, please show mercy and spare General Ye!"

Xu Chenglin, Gu Ci, Qin Ke and his wife, and others quickly followed suit.

More and more people agreed, and at one point nearly 80% of the people at the banquet were pleading for Sui Ning.

Song Mu nodded slightly, "Since so many people have pleaded for you, I will forgive you today. Although the death penalty can be spared, the living punishment cannot be escaped."

"I will take back the reward for this celebration banquet. You will return to your position as deputy general."

I have to say that Sui Ning is excellent.

She is so outstanding that even though he knows she is a woman, he still uses her.

The fact that she offered those secret recipes for free was enough to show her ideals and ambitions. This alone made her surpass most people.

However, the Prime Minister, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I admire Miss Ye's contributions to Daxia. I have nothing to say about pardoning her."

"But for a woman to serve in the imperial court, I, an old minister, believe it is inappropriate."

Sui Ning frowned and was about to argue.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Hu beside Song Mu spoke before her.

"The Prime Minister thinks it's inappropriate simply because there are no women in the court right now."

"I don't believe that there will be no other women in Daxia except General Ye Ning in the future."

That's a very bold statement.

He almost pointed at the prime minister's nose and said that in the future Daxia would allow women to hold official positions!

Sui Ning couldn't help but look up, and happened to meet Concubine Hu's gaze, who smiled sweetly at her.

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