jdhmnovel Chapter 259: So Outrageous
Chapter 259: So Outrageous
In the square, under the guidance of Lu Yuanting, every time Lu Xinran dug out a big melon, another adult would either faint or lower his head and concentrate on looking at the floor tiles under his feet.
When the emperor helped the empress dowager over, he noticed that the square was completely silent. Everyone lowered their heads slightly, as if they were thinking about something.
The two men, who were experienced in this, immediately quickened their pace, stepped within a hundred steps, and ate the last big melon.
Lu Yuanting was very satisfied after asking most of the questions in his mind, and Lu Xinran also enjoyed eating the melon under his guidance.
Just when I was about to ask this cousin what else he knew, a sharp voice suddenly came to my ears.
"The Emperor has arrived, and the Empress Dowager has arrived."
Everyone who had come back to their senses from eating melons quickly came back to their senses, stood up, stood in the middle of the square, and knelt down to salute.
The emperor helped the empress dowager to take a seat and looked at the people kneeling below. The sounds of gossip were no longer in their ears, and both of them felt a little regretful.
"Be flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone stood up and sat down again. Lu Xinran sat obediently behind the Pei family members, then raised his head slightly and looked upwards.
The seat next to the emperor was still empty; the queen had not arrived yet.
He swept his eyes across the square again and found that Zhang Yongping and the deputy generals who came to Beijing were all gone.
This is……
Since there is a system available, she chose to give up guessing.
He simply opened the emperor's booklet and started reading.
[No, it's not that quick to kill the donkey after it's done its job, right? ]
[They fought the enemy at the border and almost lost their lives, but because they were brave and valiant, they were promoted to deputy general and were able to go to the capital with the queen to receive the title, so you suspect them and think they were raised by the Zhang family?]
[Didn't Duke Zhang hand over all of the Zhang family's troops a long time ago? Is he not confident in himself and thinks that Duke Zhang dares to challenge his imperial power with the lives of his entire family, or does he think that the Great Chu cannot afford generals from outside the family? ]
[Because of his suspicion, he thought that these people were all subordinates of the Queen and Duke Zhang, so he was unwilling to give them even rewards for the military merits they had earned at the cost of their lives.]
[He even asked Duke Zhang to draft the imperial edict for him. Tsk, even if the officials can draft the imperial edict, isn't he still the one who makes the final decision? ]
[If this kind of thing can be done by others, then can he also let others take his seat? ]
How presumptuous!
The emperor clenched his fists suddenly.
He could tolerate her groundless slander, but his kingdom of Great Chu could not be shaken by anyone.
As an emperor, he naturally had to use the emperor's power control tactics. What could she, a country girl who knew nothing and had never seen the world, know!
The emperor suppressed his anger, lowered his eyes slightly at the 'warning' look from the empress dowager, and tried not to bother himself with the same little girl.
The Queen heard these words when she was walking to the edge of the square with several lieutenants. A sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of her lips, but she quickly suppressed her contempt and walked towards the center of the square with a few people.
[Wow, the queen is so cool, this military uniform suits her so well. ]
[Sure enough, he has returned from the battlefield. His aura is so overwhelming! 】
The voice in everyone's heart appeared again, and everyone almost subconsciously looked towards the Queen and others who were approaching.
In the afterglow, the silver-white armor was coated with a layer of warm yellow halo, which calmed the murderous aura that rose from the battlefield.
When the emperor saw the queen's cold and hard armor, his expression immediately turned ugly.
He had clearly instructed the Queen to change into the clothes she deserved, instead of wearing the disgusting cold and hard armor after returning to the palace.
"Your Majesty, I, Zhang Wanhua, lead six deputy generals of Yuchengguan to pay my respects to you."
The clanging sound of metal hitting stone slabs echoed in the square for a long time.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the empress and others who were kneeling on one knee. He raised his hand and pointed to the position beside him with a smile not reaching his eyes.
"Flat body, give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Since the Queen appeared, Lu Xinran's eyes have been fixed on her.
The system in her mind was still reminding her to quickly read the Queen's booklet.
"Don't you suspect that the emperor wants to take this opportunity to attack the queen and ask her why Ma Linyuan died in battle? If you don't quickly find out the reason, how can you help her later?"
Lu Xinran: “…”
Although the system's voice sounded urgent and reasonable, why did she always have the illusion that this guy was just looking for trouble?
[Then let's see how Ma Linyuan died, so that the emperor won't take the opportunity to find fault with him.]
[It's a pity that the guy's body was not brought back, otherwise we could have seen if he had any unspeakable mission when he went to Yuchengguan this time.]
The inner voice echoed in everyone's ears. The emperor at the top was about to interrupt but was stopped by the empress dowager.
The older her son gets, the more suspicious he becomes. If this continues, no matter what the court officials do, they will have to consider whether it will arouse his suspicion.
If that day really comes, the Great Chu will be very close to destruction.
Although she could not interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty as the empress dowager, hearing why Ma Linyuan died could reduce the emperor's suspicion.
It would be great if it could make him reflect on himself.
[Found it. On the day of the siege, it was Ma Linyuan who repeatedly requested to guard the north gate.]
[Going north from the north gate is a vast wilderness, which is the place most familiar to Chahar and his people.]
[Ma Linyuan had calculated early in the morning that if Chahar could not defend Yucheng Pass, they would definitely find a way to break out from the north gate and return to the outside of the pass they were familiar with, so he ignored General Xie's persuasion and insisted on leading the 50,000 people he brought to attack the north gate.]
[He wanted to capture Chahar alive and bring him back to the capital to receive a generous reward from the emperor, so he ignored the advice of the empress and General Xie and did not listen to their orders, and went straight to block the north gate.]
[The Queen and General Xie did not want to argue with him before the siege, so they let him go.]
[He has no strategy, no skills, and no idea how to divide the troops to attack the city. He can only force his subordinates to use human waves to block rocks and arrows.]
[They also had people shoot black oil at the city gates and throw bombs.]
[He blew open the city gate, but also destroyed most of the city wall. Although Yuchengguan was recaptured, the city wall was destroyed. It would be difficult to rely on the strong city wall to defend against the enemy in the future. The entire pass was ruined.]