CH 10

Half an hour ago, at the court meeting of Great Qian, the ministers were still arguing about Wei’s 300,000-strong army invading Great Qian.

Some ministers were in favor of assembling an army to support the Northwest Army and the King of Beijiang.

Some ministers advocated to release the news to the grasslands so that they could attack Wei from behind and relieve the pressure on the Great Qian.

Some ministers said that they could let several princes lead their troops to the north to stop Wei, but some said that what if these princes combined their troops and attacked Tiandu instead?

There were also ministers who said that this war involved the future survival of the Great Qian and that the whole country’s power must be used to fight Wei, but the transport of food and medicine involved would most likely shake the Great Qian …… which had barely recovered its vitality.

In addition, more than a few ministers bribed by the King of Beijiang cried, they said that the only people standing in the front line were the 70,000 troops of the King of Beijiang. The Northwest Army did not make a move. It would lead to the death of the King of Beijiang, so they requested the Empress to pass a holy judgment or so on.

How could Ji Handan be unaware of the King of Beijiang’s tactics?

The first thing he did was not believe in the decree she issued.

Probably the King of Beijiang was still thinking that Ji Handan remembered that he supported the King Jin and wanted to kill him.

However, the King of Beijiang did not know that the Empress Ji Handan did not need to spend so much on frivolous means to get rid of him.

That was why there was a scene of commotion at the court meeting.

The Empress Ji Handan was sitting on the throne, watching the ministers quarrel, not panicking at all.

The front line sent urgent reports that everything was under control.

Therefore, no matter the food and medicine collected or the decree issued, it would not have much impact on the Great Qian.

“Your Majesty, this war is about the fate of the Great Qian, you must not be bent on it!”

Several old ministers were still pleading hard, but deep down they thought that Empress Ji Handan simply wanted to use Wei’s invasion to eliminate dissidents and get rid of the King of Beijiang first.

They thought that the empress Ji Handan was simply recklessly fighting against the great fortress, which would ultimately damage the national strength of the Great Qian.

Even a little carelessness would result in utter destruction.

What legendary empress?

“Empress Dowager, please advise Your Majesty; this is about the survival of the Great Qian!”

An old minister kneeled on the ground and cried.

Empress Dowager Li Ningyan sat to the right of Empress Ji Handan, draped a curtain, and said nothing.

This was the rule when Ji Handan was put on the throne: that Empress Dowager Li Ningyan would help Ji Handan preside over the government, and that she would drape the curtain at every court meeting of the Great Qian but would never say anything at the court meeting.

In fact, Empress Dowager Li Ningyan was also very anxious, but seeing that Empress Ji Handan had made a decision long ago, she did not say anything.

After all, Empress Ji Handan had also followed her advice, so that if something else happened, the army from all over the Great Qian would be able to go to the border at the first notice and save the situation.

Therefore, during this waiting time, Ji Handan basically watched the ministers show their loyalty during the court meetings.

The factions of old ministers loyal to the Great Qian, the faction of ministers loyal to the empress, and the faction loyal to the vassal kings, sitting in this position, could be clearly distinguished, which was very interesting.

However, the Empress Ji Handan thought most about Lin Xuan’s words, wondering what kind of person could grasp the situation through a minor detail. She was fortunate to have such talent in the Great Qian, and for the time being, she could use him.

If the person was in Wei, Chu, or Yu, Great Qian might be in a very dangerous situation.

Thinking about the time when she had tried to enhance the life of the remnants of the former nobility in Yongle Lane, more or less to retain Lin Xuan. And how this guy was bent on running away, and even wanted to take with him.

What?

When a certain minister was about to give his death advice, the 800-mile expedition arrived, and the great general Li Lin arrived.

The news was pouring in!

The Emperor of Wei was really dead!

The former commander of the Wei army, Fang Wenyi, the commander of the central Wei army, Lan Xiang, and the rear commander of the Wei army, Wei Ziling, were fighting for the capital.

The 70,000-strong army of the King of Beijiang was going to take over the Wei kingdom in a few days.

……

The old minister, who was preparing to die, was dumbfounded.

It was surprising that everything was expected by Her Majesty, and even this battle did not cost the Great Qian anything, and instead was full of benefits.

Needless to say, the land of Wei seized by the king of Beijiang was definitely the neighboring Pingzhou, which was one of the six extremely rich Land of Wei!

The courtiers in the hall looked shocked as they listened to General Li Lin’s report, as if they were dumbfounded.

The Empress Ji Handan, sitting on the throne, remained blank.

When a minister from the old ministry saw this scene, he was even more shocked.

If it were Great Qian Emperor Taizong or Emperor Qian Guang, he would have stood up and been overjoyed!

Not to be happy with things, not to be sad with oneself.

Who would have thought that Her Majesty could reach such a mind state?

Yes, Her Majesty had expected all this and naturally did not feel the slightest surprise at this result.

But the victory over Wei, and even the future capture of Wei’s Pingzhou State.

The Empress gaze remained distant.

One must know that the Empress Ji Handan was only 17 years old! Ah!

Thinking of this, they worshipped the Empress even more, and they said it from the bottom of their hearts.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Long live the Great Qian!”

An old minister kneeled down with a shout, and the rest of the people kneeled down one after another.

The Empress Dowager Li Ningyan, who was sitting behind the bead curtain, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was really as the Empress Ji Handan had expected. The Great Qian was okay.

The Empress Ji Handan raised her hand, indicating that there was no need for so much red tape.

The female official standing beside Ji Handan stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty has decreed that all ministers should excuse themselves!”

The kneeling ministers stood up one after another. All of them were glowing with excitement, and several ministers and generals had tears of excitement in their eyes.

Those years had been so difficult for the Great Qian!

It was great to have the Empress in the Great Qian!

The Empress Ji Handan smiled inwardly. Ever since she became the Empress, even though she had defeated the allied armies of Wei and Jin, repelled the army of Yu, and captured a Chu Kingdom, she had never enjoyed such adoring looks from her ministers.

She didn’t expect that this time she would feel the adoring gaze of all the ministers.

This feeling was really good.

Ji Handan said, “Bring the report.”

The female official bowed and saluted, “Slave obeys the order!”

The lady officer came down from the stage and took the report from General Li Lin, put it on a sandalwood tray covered with yellow cloth, and brought it to the Empress.

Ji Handan picked up the report and quickly browsed through it.

It contained detailed information about Wei Ziling’s parricide, Wei’s civil war, and the King of Beijiang’s invasion of Wei.

On the whole, there was almost no difference from what Lin Xuan said.

“Good!”

The Empress Ji Handan put the military report back on the tray and was in a good mood.

“After this battle, Wei will certainly be greatly wounded and will no longer have the power to invade my Great Qian.”

“Pass on my decree; the Northwest Army will enter Wei from the west and seize one more Land of Wei.”

“Your Majesty is wise!”

……

At the end of the court meeting, the ministers dispersed with great enthusiasm.

The Empress Ji Handan had just gone back to change into casual clothes and was about to go out when a eunuch came running in panic.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something is wrong, the Empress Dowager has passed out again…”