EBE Chapter 396: The Chivalrous Woman and the Romantic Young Prince (30)
Chapter 396: The Chivalrous Woman and the Romantic Young Prince (30)
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two years have passed.
"How's the situation in Dongyi?"
Duanmu Ci looked at the map with his brows furrowed. "According to the spies' report, their army has already reached this location." Duanmu Ci pointed at the map.
Yan Xue looked at the map and nodded, "We are still 300 miles away from our border. We should take this opportunity to make a concerted effort..."
Duanmu Ci looked at the girl with admiration. She always gave him surprises and her ideas often coincided with his own.
"Yes, we should take this opportunity to mobilize the Black Armor Army. As for where to mobilize them, we have the final say."
Yan Xue also laughed out loud, "Yes, this is the moment we have been waiting for! When husband and wife are of one mind, they can accomplish anything."
The two held hands together, exchanging glances that only they could understand.
Half a month later, Dongyi soldiers had arrived at the border of Yuancang State. A tense atmosphere filled the air and a war was about to break out.
Duanmu Ci and Yan Xue stood on the city wall, overlooking the enemy camp in the distance.
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Beijing,
"Your Majesty, the Dongyi are invading, and the army has arrived at the border town. This is a letter from the Prince of Xiping requesting to fight."
Emperor Wude took it and looked at it, then sneered, "Okay, tell the General of the Cavalry to be ready to take over Jiangzhou at any time."
Prime Minister He frowned, "Although the Dongyi are coming with great force this time, the Black Armor Army is no pushover. Your Majesty is sure that the Black Armor Army will be defeated."
Emperor Wude curled his lips and smiled, "Let our chess piece throw the knockout drug into the well water."
Prime Minister He frowned, "Your Majesty, don't do that. What if..."
"It's alright. The General of the Cavalry will lead 100,000 troops to set out today and arrive at the border town in half a month. The day they arrive will be the day to poison."
Prime Minister He frowned, but still had to bow, "Yes, Your Majesty."
At this time, Duanmu Ci appeared in disguise in the study of Xie Shi'an, the general of Huzhou.
Xie Shian bowed to Duanmu Ci and said, "Greetings to the Prince of Xiping."
"No gift."
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Three days later, the third prince of Dongyi led an army of 50,000 to the border town and began to attack the city.
The Black Armor Army, which had been guarding there for a long time, easily defeated the enemy in the first round, and the Dongyi army retreated in embarrassment.
On the other hand, Yan Xue also learned that the general of the escort agency was leading 100,000 troops to take over Jiangzhou.
She smiled and said to herself, "One hundred thousand people, now that they are here, there is no need to leave."
Another force of the Black Armor Army slowly occupied important positions along the banks of the Wei River.
Three days later, the third prince of Dongyi led an army of 50,000 and arrived at the border town in a mighty force, and began to attack the city aggressively.
However, they did not know that the Black Armor Army, which had been on full alert on the border town walls, was waiting for their arrival.
At the beginning of the battle, the Black Armor Army cooperated closely and took advantage of the city walls and towers to launch a fierce counterattack against the Dongyi army.
Catapults, bows and arrows and other weapons were used one after another, causing huge casualties to the Dongyi army.
The Dongyi army seemed caught off guard and after a fierce battle, they retreated back to the camp in embarrassment.
At the same time, Yan Xue also received news that the general of the escort agency was leading 100,000 troops to take over Jiangzhou.
She smiled and said to herself, "One hundred thousand people, now that they are here, there is no need to leave."
Another unit of the Black Armor Army had already slowly occupied important positions along the banks of the Wei River.
Their actions were very covert and did not attract anyone's attention.
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"Report, Your Majesty."
"what happened?"
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from Lord Yang, the prefect of Huzhou."
Emperor Wude frowned when he heard this, wondering what was going on. "Present it quickly."
Emperor Wu De took the memorial and frowned more and more as he read it. He handed the memorial to Prime Minister He beside him.
Prime Minister He opened it and read to the ministers, "The Wei River flooded, submerging 1000 acres of farmland. Yang Xiuyuan requested to build a dam to provide disaster relief to the people, and he needed taels of silver."
When the Minister of Revenue heard this, his eyes widened as big as copper bells, "Three hundred thousand taels, where can I get so much money?"
He stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty. The Queen Mother's birthday celebration this year cost 100,000 silver coins. In the second half of the year, we will have to worship our ancestors, which is another big expense.
And your majesty, your palace construction department has already reported the maintenance plan. If you use all the money to repair the river bank, there will be nothing you can do about these things!"
Emperor Wude also frowned after hearing this. These things were all planned and had to be done.
He was silent and said, "How much money can you get for him?"
The Minister of Revenue rolled his eyes and said, "It won't cost 300,000 taels to repair the river embankment. Besides, Xie Shian still has 100,000 soldiers there, so we can just let them repair the river embankment.
It's just a job of moving some stones, why would it cost so much money? Fifty thousand taels would be enough."
Emperor Wude thought about it and agreed. He still had to maintain these 100,000 soldiers every year. It would be better to use them to repair the river embankment.
With a wave of his hand, he approved 50,000 taels of silver to build the dam. As for disaster relief, no one mentioned it, as if they all had selective amnesia.
At this time, the Grand Master knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am old and I beg to retire and return home."
Emperor Wude looked at his mentor with some reluctance, "Grand Master, you..."
Yang Taishi kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am old and should have returned to my hometown to take care of my aunt and grandchildren. It is not suitable for me to eat the imperial salary for free."
Emperor Wude nodded and said, "Okay, then let's send the Grand Tutor back to live out his days in peace."
Upon hearing this, Master Yang kowtowed deeply. He did not expect the emperor to agree so quickly. Never mind, never mind...
Emperor Wude thought for a moment and said, "Grand Master, take this imperial edict and the disaster relief funds back to Huzhou and ask your son to repair the dam and do a good job of disaster relief. Don't let the people cause chaos.
This is my last task.”
Yang Taishi was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly in his heart, but still accepted the imperial edict, "I will definitely fulfill my mission."
When Master Yang returned home, he looked at his wife and said, "Madam, I have already asked His Majesty to retire and return home, and His Majesty has approved it.
You should clean up your house in the next two days, gather up all the money, and sell everything that can be sold."
Mrs. Yang looked at her husband, "Why, do you need money urgently?"
“It’s not me who’s in a hurry, it’s the boss, so hurry up and do it.
I have to go to Huzhou to announce the imperial decree this time, and I must leave within five days. It's a good opportunity for me to visit the boss and give him some money."
"What about the second son? He is still studying in the Imperial Academy."
"Don't worry about the second brother's affairs. Our Lishan Academy in Huzhou is also very good."
Master Yang sighed deeply.
The court is so stupid. They spent 100,000 taels on a birthday banquet, but only spent 50,000 taels on repairing the river embankment. They even didn't care about the refugees. It's better not to continue with this court.