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Seeing the court officials' cooperative actions greatly satisfied Wu Fengluan's pitiful sense of self-esteem.

She became even more certain that ostracizing Chen Nan and enhancing Jiang Hai's prestige was the right choice.

“Do your jobs well, otherwise, I can’t guarantee that you won’t become the next Chen Nan.”

The ministers returned to their seats, each harboring their own secret thoughts.

If they had the same abilities as Chen Nan, they would have abandoned the Great Qian Dynasty long ago and sought other opportunities.

Who would want to work with a brainless empress?

The key point is that they not only lack Chen Nan's abilities, but also his decisiveness.

They were reluctant to give up the wealth and high position they had earned through a lifetime of hard work in Daqian.

However, Wu Fengluan seemed to have forgotten that without Chen Nan, their Great Qian Dynasty would have perished long ago.

There would be no such prosperous scene otherwise.

Moreover, it should be noted that the last requirement in the battle report was that she must personally and publicly apologize to Chen Nan.

However, she couldn't handle the pressure after reading the first few lines and didn't finish reading the rest.

Under her imposing presence, the court officials below had no choice but to respectfully reply, "We should take Your Majesty as our model!"

"Summon the imperial physician to treat Grand Tutor Tian!"

Upon hearing this, the court officials finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Wu Fengluan is foolish, she is not foolish to an extreme degree.

Meanwhile, the Northern Wei army had already set up camp below Sucheng.

Above the south city wall of Suzhou, Lin Qiao, with a sinister smile, stood to Jiang Zhe's right.

The two looked down at Hongming and Chen Nan below.

Jiang Zhe made no attempt to hide his smugness, and said loudly, "Chen Nan, is this all the skill you, the General Who Guards the South of Northern Wei, possess? I think it's nothing special."

"That's right, that's right! What are the Kings of the North and the South? What are the Generals of the South? Aren't they all groveling at the feet of our Commander Jiang!"

Lin Qiao, standing to the side, also mocked.

The two were so engrossed in their boastful words that they completely failed to notice Chen Nan's dark expression.

He pulled Hongming aside, then turned and walked into the camp.

Jiang Zhe, on the city wall, was even more excited.

"Chen Nan, why are you running? Don't you want Suzhou anymore?"

"Hahaha, you didn't see it last night. I have to say, the women of Northern Wei are not only very moist, but also very loud."

"Exactly! The siege was a bit tough, otherwise it would have been even more exhilarating!"

Lin Qiao glanced at Jiang Zhe, and the two of them burst into laughter at the same time.

Hearing the mockery behind him, Chen Nan remained silent, only gripping Hong Ming's hand even tighter, the bulging veins on the back of his hand revealing his true feelings.

Watching the two figures slowly disappear into the distance, Jiang Zhe became even more excited: "Chen Nan, why are you running? I still have a big gift for you!"

Jiang Zhe said, waving his hand.

At that moment, the two turned around at the same time and saw countless corpses being thrown down from the city wall.

The vast majority of those corpses belonged to the former garrison of Sucheng.

Among them were some ordinary people and women.

After the body was disposed of, the mocking voice came again: "Hahaha, Chen Nan, do you like this gift?"

"Jiang Zhe, enjoy your last few days. I guarantee you'll only suffer more than they do!"

Chen Nan's voice was calm, devoid of any emotion.

Those who know him well know that Chen Nan is only more terrifying at this time.

Jiang Zhe completely ignored Chen Nan's threats.

He picked his nose arrogantly: "Come on, my Su City has 300,000 troops guarding it."

“There are still 100,000 troops from Western Shu outside Le City putting pressure on you.”

"Not only that, I also requested reinforcements from the imperial court."

"You don't really think I'm just a pretty face, do you?"

Chen Nan knew he was right.

He had just observed that there were approximately 20,000 defenders on the south city wall.

I believe the other four are similar.

As for the rest, they were probably kept as backup by Jiang Zhe.

Back in the main tent, Chen Nan looked at the approaching midday sun and said calmly, "It's noon. General Hongyao should be arriving soon, right?"

Hongming nodded: "Pretty much. Once he arrives, we'll discuss the battle plan directly."

Meanwhile, the Northern Wei court was in an uproar.

In the main hall, the Northern Wei Empress Dowager, her face full of sorrow, also held a battle report in her hand.

This battle report was sent from Suzhou to the capital last night after the attack on Suzhou.

It describes in detail how Jiang Zhe led an army of 300,000 to capture their city.

After Eunuch Wang finished reading the contents of the battle report, the court officials below began a heated discussion.

It wasn't until the Empress Dowager patted the dragon throne and reminded him, "My dear ministers, have you finished your discussion?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a civil official dressed in a red robe walked to the center of the hall.

Upon seeing him step forward, the civil official muttered to himself, "This Qin Qingmin always prides himself on being a scholar and appears before everyone dressed in white."

"Today, with an opportunity to make sarcastic remarks, he simply changed into his official robes."

Indeed, the person who stepped forward was none other than Qin Qingmin, the dean of Longtu Academy.

Even the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei rubbed her forehead helplessly upon seeing the person standing in the center.

He forced a smile: "Does Minister Qin have any thoughts?"

Qin Qingmin gave a perfunctory fist salute: "Your Majesty, what I want to know is, why does General Chen, who clearly has the ability to annihilate the Great Qian army, keep delaying?"

He, a dean who imparted knowledge about officialdom, could see this, let alone others.

With him leading the way, a young man in armor stepped to the center from the right.

He respectfully clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I would also like to know: General Chen, as the deputy commander of the army, is bypassing General Hong, the commander-in-chief, to command the army. Is this really appropriate for our Northern Wei?"

For a moment, both civil and military officials gasped when they saw that it was these two people who stepped forward.

The civil officials were puzzled by Qin Qingmin's endorsement.

The military officers, on the other hand, were puzzled, as it was common knowledge that Qingyu and Chen Nan had a bad relationship.

However, no one expected that at such a crucial moment, Qingyu would actually step in and cause trouble.

Faced with their questions, the Empress Dowager gave a perfunctory reply: "General Chen is a general I personally recommended, and the war is not over yet, so the outcome is still unknown."

"Are you in such a hurry to convict General Chen?"

The officials saw that the Empress Dowager still favored Chen Nan.

The Right Chancellor, Changsun Du, couldn't help but step forward and speak in the center: "Empress Dowager, we are all aware of General Chen's strength."

"But Your Majesty, don't forget, Chen Nan was originally the Prince of Zhenbei of the Great Qian Dynasty!"

In fact, Changsun Du did not want to speak.

It's just that Qin Qingmin put too much pressure on him.

Just a few days ago, Qin Qingmin visited Changsun Du at night with a stack of letters in his hands.

The two talked in the secret room for a full two hours.

That's why Changsun Du is speaking today.

"enough!"

The Empress Dowager slammed her fist on the dragon throne and forcefully tore the battle report in her hand to shreds.

"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"If it weren't for the fact that the Northern Wei still needed you, do you think I wouldn't know about the petty things you've been doing?"

"Let this matter end here. Pretend I never saw this battle report."

"General Hong will continue to lead the border campaign, with General Chen assisting him!"

The moment the words fell, a loud voice rang out from outside the hall.

"Report~"

"Commander Chen launched a night raid on the Western Shu army, killing the Western Shu general Wang Dong, killing 50,000 enemies and capturing 50,000!"

"Report~"

……

Upon hearing this battle report, everyone's expressions turned strange.

Especially the three people who spoke earlier, their faces looked like they had eaten rat droppings.

The Empress Dowager of Northern Wei finally smiled and said, "Listen to this, this is what our Northern Wei soldiers should be doing."

"Instead of standing in the imperial court discussing, doubting, and slandering one's own compatriots!"

"Minister Qin, Prime Minister Changsun, and General Qingyu, I hope that the three of you will reflect on your actions after you leave."

"Court adjourned."

The familiar hoarse voice, the familiar words.

The court proceedings concluded thereafter.

Meanwhile, in Sucheng, at the Northern Wei camp, Hongyao led an army of 50,000 to join forces with Hongming and his men.