"Prime Minister, if you do this, aren't you afraid of getting your head chopped off?"
"He lost his head? Do you think my head is yours? I am alive today only because he couldn't find a good successor."
"The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is reviewing the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Sikou and the Minister of Dali Temple are reviewing the heads of the five departments. How many more years do you think this old man can live for?"
"Go back and tell your master to take care of yourself, and I won't accompany you." After saying that, Grand Scholar Zeng waved his hand and motioned for them to leave.
"Prime Minister, I am here this time, but I have great news to tell you. In a few days, the emperor will take action against Minzhou. This is an excellent opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Master Zeng straightened his back and his eyes fell on the man in black.
"How are you doing in Minzhou?"
"The coalition's offensive is fierce, and Yan Hai can't hold on for long. If the emperor doesn't help, Daliang will lose another state."
"Yes, yes, yes." Master Zeng said hello three times in a row. At this moment, the decadence in his eyes disappeared and was replaced by a sense of ambition.
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"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"My dear friends, what's the important thing?" The next day, in the Tai Chi Hall, Chen Nan stood cross-legged and smiled at the civil and military officials of the court.
"Your Majesty, I have something to do."
"Urgent news, eight hundred miles away." Su Qing wanted to say something else. At this moment, a loud shout rang out from the Tai Chi Hall, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
In the Tai Chi Hall, a sergeant dismounted from his horse, holding a piece of bamboo in his hand, and rushed towards the stairs of the Tai Chi Hall. However, within a few steps, his legs went numb and he fell down the stairs.
The two guards quickly stepped forward, helped the man up, and walked towards the Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, there is urgent news from Minzhou." He fainted just after taking a piece of bamboo, and Xiao Dezi sent an urgent report to Chen Nan.
Chen Nan opened the emergency report in his hand and scanned it. The expression on his face instantly became ugly.
"Liu Bu Shangshu, Lan Yuan, come with me." After saying that, he stood up and left the Tai Chi Hall, followed closely by Liu Bu Shangshu and Lan Yuan.
In the Tai Chi Hall, the ministers looked at me and I looked at you. Academician Zeng's face turned black. He was one of the six chief ministers, a high-ranking official below one person and above ten thousand people.
If there was any major event, as a cabinet bachelor, he would naturally have the right to participate. But now, the emperor went beyond him and discussed with the six ministers, which was like a naked slap in the face.
The ministers also realized this, and they all cast curious glances at Academician Zeng and dispersed. Even those who once stood on Academician Zeng's side now stepped aside one after another.
"Xiao Dezi, please read this article for all your lords."
"It's Your Majesty." Xiao Dezi took the secret file handed over by Chen Nan and looked at the content on it and said.
"Your Majesty, I, Yan Haisan, kowtow to you. The war in Minzhou has been tense recently. The little devils got a lot of war equipment from nowhere. We, the people of Minzhou, have been resisting for several days."
"The war is fierce, supplies are scarce, and the people are resisting desperately. However, facing so many enemies, our soldiers in Minzhou are ready to fight to the death with Minzhou!"
"Bang." As soon as Xiao Dezi finished reading, Lan Yuan suddenly slapped his palm on the door beam. Everyone was shocked. With a "plop", Lan Yuan knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I know Yan Hai very well. He would never send this secret letter unless he had to. I hope the Emperor will allow me to lead my army to Minzhou."
"I also hope that the emperor will send troops to support Minzhou." Six civil servants knelt down at the same time. They were deeply touched by Yan Hai's high integrity. Even though there has been a rift between civil servants and military generals since ancient times, they would never be here at this time. When Lan Yuan was stopped.
Chen Nan said nothing, tapping his hands regularly on the table, looking outside, wondering what he was thinking. Lan Yuan and others also looked anxious, waiting for his decision.
After a while, he said: "Six ministers, are you still here?"
"I'm here!"
"Get ready to leave immediately. We will leave tonight."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The six ministers withdrew, leaving behind Chen Nan, Lan Yuan, and Xiao Dezi.
"Xiao Dezi, go and ask Concubine Lan to come over. General Lan is about to leave. Let them take a good look."
"No, this is not in line with our rules." Lan Yuan hurriedly declined without waiting for Xiao Dezi's reply.
"There are no rules. These are my rules. Xiao Dezi, why don't you leave quickly?"
"Yes, yes." Xiao Dezi walked away quickly.
"Lan Yuan closed the door and came close to my ear." After Xiao De left, he called Lan Yuan back. Lan Yuan closed the door with a puzzled look on his face and walked to the table.
Chen Nan leaned into Lan Yuan's ear and whispered a few words. Lan Yuan's face gradually became serious. Later, his eyes were full of disbelief and worry.
"Your Majesty, can this be done?" Lan Yuan said, still unsure after listening to Chen Nan's words.
"I said yes, then it's okay." Seeing his insistence, Lan Yuan had nothing to do. Not long after, Concubine Lan came over, leaving the two of them to talk about old times in the imperial study.
He himself also looked outside the imperial study for a while, and saw Lan Yuan and Lan Fei walking out of the imperial study one after another. At this moment, one of them was wearing a mask, and the other was silent.
Concubine Lan was taken away by Chen Nan, and Lan Yuan returned to his camp.
As night falls, all the supplies are ready. In fact, they have been there for a long time, just for today's operation.
Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered at Zuoying's martial arts field, a total of 30,000 people. Originally, Chen Nan wanted to send more people to support them.
However, during this period of time, they could only build the Yin-Yang Formation into a formation of 20,000 people. Minzhou could not wait any longer. Chen Nan planned to send out all three of them, so as to retain some more manpower.
Chen Nan stood on the rostrum, looking at the densely packed audience, and felt his blood boiling. This is the real strength.
"Soldier, why are you here?" Chen Nan's loud voice echoed in the martial arts field. The surrounding sergeants were silent, not knowing what to say.
"To defend the motherland." Seeing that his opening statement was about to reach a deadlock, Han Wu raised his fists and shouted loudly.
"To protect my homeland." Han Wu's words were approved by many people, and for a while, the square was boiling.
Chen Nan broke out in a cold sweat. He had forgotten that all the soldiers in the past were conscripted into the army.
After the battle of Minzhou, Chen Nan made up his mind to strengthen the psychological quality of his soldiers. Of course, that was a matter for the future.
