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Evening, in the Great Qian Dynasty imperial court.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Wu Fengluan stared at the assembled officials below with a livid expression.

On the contrary, Jiang Hai to her left looked relaxed and content, occasionally picking up a grape and stuffing it into his mouth.

A short while later, Wu Fengluan exhaled, slammed her hand on the dragon throne, and shouted, "What? Are you all mute?"

"An army of 300,000 has been on the expedition for several days, and not a single message has come back?"

She glanced at the crowd below and then called out, "Prime Minister, you tell me, why hasn't Jiang Zhe sent back a single piece of military intelligence after being gone for so long?"

Below, the old man who had been called gave a wry smile, slowly walked to the center, lowered his head, rolled his eyes upward, and glanced at Jiang Hai.

He said timidly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid General Jiang Zhe is currently at war with the Northern Wei, which is why there's been no military intelligence being transmitted."

He spoke very vaguely, and one could even guess that something unexpected had happened to the army, which was why no news had been sent back.

But he dared not say it aloud, because Jiang Zhe was personally recommended by Jiang Hai, and was also Jiang Hai's own brother.

Given the extent of Wu Fengluan's doting on Jiang Hai, it's better not to say anything, because if we do, I'm afraid no one can bear Jiang Hai's revenge.

In the past few days, Jiang Hai has impeached seven or eight senior officials in the court.

As for those who were impeached, Wu Fengluan didn't even conduct an investigation; the lightest punishment was exile to the frontier.

Three people were executed along with their entire families, and another person was beheaded on the spot for insulting Jiang Hai in court; his body was still hanging on the city wall!

Upon hearing the Prime Minister's explanation, Wu Fengluan's face turned completely black, and she grabbed a fruit plate from the side and smashed it on the ground.

"Back when Chen Nan was the commander-in-chief, there were military intelligence reports every day, and they were all good news."

"What? Now that Chen Nan has been exiled by me, our Great Qian can no longer fight?"

"Or is it that the Great Qian Dynasty can't survive without Chen Nan?"

Upon hearing this, the court officials' expressions all changed, and everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at Wu Fengluan on the dragon throne.

Even Jiang Hai, who was standing to the side, reluctantly withdrew his outstretched hand, paused, and explained, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is probably because Jiang Hai is currently engaged in a major battle, which is why he was unable to deliver the message in time!"

His voice was soft, but very effective.

This sentence made Wu Fengluan, who was already on the verge of exploding, turn her attention to him.

He chuckled lightly and said, "Yes, what Minister Jiang said is exactly what I wanted."

After speaking, he glanced at the court officials and sneered, "I really don't know, having supported so many of you is not as good as having Jiang Hai."

"Go, go, go, get out of here!"

Wu Fengluan started cursing and, holding Jiang Hai's hand, left the court through a side door.

The remaining court officials looked at each other, exchanged glances, and most of them sighed with emotion.

"Sigh, I wonder how much longer the Great Qian Dynasty can survive..."

"Hey, hey, keep your voice down, do you want to die?"

"That's right. The Prime Minister and Jiang Hai said the same thing, and they still got scolded by His Majesty."

……

Below Le City, Chen Nan held a bright silver spear, his eyes coldly fixed on Wang Dong, whose hands were trembling.

He gave a cold laugh and muttered, "Wang Dong."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing his name, Wang Dong paused for a moment, then slowly raised his head.

Suddenly, Chen Nan, who was originally several meters away from him, made a big leap, glided through the air for a few breaths, and instantly appeared in front of him.

"You, Chen Nan..."

Wang Dong's lips trembled as he stared incredulously at Chen Nan, who was sneering above him.

Gradually, Chen Nan's bright silver spear got closer and closer to Wang Dong, but the latter didn't react at all.

He just stared blankly until the spear in Chen Nan's hand was about to pierce his skull.

Wang Dong suddenly shivered and instinctively squeezed his legs together.

With this squeeze, the warhorse beneath him felt the force and took a few steps forward.

The spear, which was supposed to pierce the crown of the head, instead pierced the rear of the warhorse.

Instantly, the warhorses beneath Wang Dong neighed loudly and began to leap wildly, throwing him off as well.

Wang Dong, who had just gotten up from the ground, looked at his fallen warhorse and broke out in a cold sweat.

When he looked at Chen Nan, his eyes were filled with lingering fear.

He glanced at the distant army again, waved his hand vigorously, and shouted, "Charge! Charge!"

At this shout, the Western Shu army disregarded their formation and charged forward in one fell swoop.

Chen Nan also knew that Wang Dong had reacted quickly enough that he couldn't kill him in a short time.

She retreated several steps, came to Hongming's white horse, and picked up Hongming and her sword.

He scrambled onto his warhorse and galloped towards Lecheng.

Watching the white horse disappear into the distance, Wang Dong gave a bitter laugh: "That was close!"

If he hadn't reacted on the spot, it probably wouldn't have been his warhorse lying on the ground, but him.

At the same time, the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei suddenly summoned her court officials.

In the imperial court, the officials whispered among themselves.

"Right Chancellor, why did the Empress Dowager suddenly summon us to court this evening?"

"The Empress Dowager has her own considerations. Let's just wait quietly."

The Right Chancellor answered calmly.

"Attend court!"

As Wang Gonggong's distinctive hoarse voice rang out.

The Empress Dowager of Northern Wei slowly appeared from behind, holding the young emperor in her arms.

He sat firmly on the dragon throne before handing the young emperor over to the wet nurse who was waiting nearby.

Then, looking down at the court officials, he burst into laughter: "My dear ministers, do you know that under the leadership of Hongming and Chen Nan, we not only recaptured Lecheng in a single day?"

"They also besieged the 300,000-strong army of the Great Qian Dynasty between Le City and Su City, and the reason why Western Shu cut off supplies has also been found."

"Hiss~" Upon hearing this, the ministers below all gasped in shock.

They couldn't believe that the Great Qian Dynasty had led an army of 300,000 men, marching proudly and arrogantly towards their Northern Wei.

In a short period of time, not only were they defeated by the two, but they also lost Lecheng in just one day?

What puzzled them even more was that Hongming, with such incredible combat power, still needed six days to conquer four cities, and these were cities without any large army to defend them.

With Chen Nan's help, they were able to capture Lecheng, which was defended by 300,000 troops, in just one day.

Just as the ministers were all smiling and praising the Empress Dowager for her good judgment of character, a hoarse voice came from the crowd.

"Your Majesty, may I ask if Chen Nan has only surrounded the Great Qian army?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes turned to him.

Immediately, voices of doubt came from all directions.

"Huh? Isn't that Dean Qin? Doesn't he never attend court? Why is he here today?"

After his identity was revealed by everyone, Qin Qingmin did not hide behind them.

He pushed aside the crowd on both sides, went straight to the center of the court, and clasped his hands in greeting to the Empress Dowager.

He questioned, "Empress Dowager, may I ask why Chen Nan did not slaughter all 300,000 troops who were besieging the area?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's expression changed again.

No one expected that the seemingly kind dean would harbor such a murderous heart.