Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 347 Urgent Report

"The Great Qi will definitely win, it must win."

Liu Yuechu was the first to say this, "Our Liu family has staked everything on this!"

"What you say is true, Madam. We will naturally win." Yuan Cuo replied slowly, as if he were deliberately praising Liu Yuechu and casually giving her a perfunctory answer.

"Are you two crazy? You actually gave away all your assets..." Qin Mushuo was speechless. "That was the combined forces of Yan and Chu. Our Great Qi is no match for either Chu or Yan!"

"Why is Your Highness speaking ill of your country? Ever since the mines in Huaizhou were discovered, the Liu family has been emptying their coffers to subsidize them. Subsidizing military supplies is precisely to ensure victory in battle; otherwise, why would they make us spend money?!"

"You're spouting complete fallacies and heresies. War requires the right timing, location, and people; it's not something you can win just by having more money!"

"I think the timing, location, and people are all in place. After all, there's no news from the southwest yet! And shouldn't this be the day when the Imperial Astronomical Bureau goes to pray for blessings?"

Liu Yuechu was quite tired from walking, so she leaned against a pillar in Yonghe Hall. "So there's no palace coup going on here? Then what a waste of all those Golden Feather Guards..."

The ministers were genuinely alarmed upon hearing this.

The secret guards could even silently defeat the Golden Feather Guards outside the door, let alone these officials who had expressed their allegiance.

"Your Majesty, we are only concerned about the future of the Great Qi Dynasty, and we have no intention of forcing you to abdicate!"

"Your Majesty, I second that opinion. I am grateful for Your Majesty's tireless efforts for the Great Qi. I do not agree to Your Majesty's abdication. I only hope for peace in the Great Qi!"

"You change your minds faster than flipping through a book. You were just supporting His Highness the Crown Prince, and now you've turned into fence-sitters?" The Right Chancellor stepped forward. He had already gone this far and was determined to force Emperor Qi Xiao to relinquish the throne to the Crown Prince, or all his previous efforts would be in vain!

“Yes, even if Lord Yuan came and expressed his support for His Majesty, he couldn’t have changed the outcome just now,” a supporter of the Right Chancellor said.

"We are fighting for the sake of the Great Qi, not for ourselves!"

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

The court officials were in complete chaos, and at this point, no one could compromise!

Prince Chun had been watching Yuan Cuo and Liu Yuechu closely. He never expected that Yuan Cuo had actually gained command of the secret guards. This was beyond his expectations, and it seemed that Emperor Qi Xiao valued Yuan Cuo exceptionally highly.

"If the Great Qi loses, will Viscount Yuan also resign and leave along with His Majesty?" Prince Chun suddenly asked this question.

"Resign? You never wanted to be an official in the first place, did you?!" Liu Yuechu glanced at him.

“I will resign. If we lose this battle, I will go with Your Majesty.” Yuan Cuo said with great determination. “The purpose of being an official is to ensure that the people of the world can live in peace and have a sense of pride. If we cannot achieve this, what is the point of being an official? We might as well go home and stay with our wives.”

"Absurd! This is utterly absurd!" The Left Chancellor stepped forward and rebuked, "Although you have discovered the Huaizhou mines, which can provide the army with superior weapons, as a subject, why don't you proceed gradually and force His Majesty to go to war with Chu and Yan? You are going to ruin the entire Qi dynasty!"

“Yes, it’s because of people like you that His Majesty has become so reckless!” the Right Chancellor rebuked.

One after another, the court officials spoke up, turning their criticism towards Yuan Cuo.

Prince Chun glanced at Emperor Qi Xiao, clearly enjoying the spectacle.

Liu Yuechu immediately became anxious, "What do you take the supreme Emperor of Great Qi for? You just let him do whatever he wants as long as my husband says a few words?"

"You woman, don't interrupt in court! Don't you even know the etiquette of the Great Qi?" The Right Chancellor knew that although his son had a good relationship with the Liu family, he was determined to support the Crown Prince this time!

"Is the law of the Great Qi such that the ministers force His Majesty to surrender?"

Liu Yuechu, of course, would not shut up easily, and would retort, "As long as the Right Chancellor nods in approval, I will immediately sew my mouth shut and not say another word."

You Cheng: "..."

Of course he wouldn't say that!

"Besides, how much wealth and silver has our Liu family contributed to the Great Qi? Why can't I speak up?" Liu Yuechu stood up straight. "You keep talking about the people of the world, but I haven't seen you do anything. You're just opportunistic and seek profit and avoid harm. You're not like men at all, so timid and cowardly."

"Originally, I was somewhat unconvinced that Yuwen Chan had always looked down on officials of the Great Qi, but now it seems that he has keen insight..."

The court officials kept their heads down in silence, none of them wanting to step forward and invite criticism!

They can argue passionately with men, but they wouldn't want to lecture a woman. Especially if she's pregnant; what if something goes wrong and she gets blamed?

Moreover, the scene of the secret guards storming into Yonghe Palace just now left everyone with lingering fears. They were terrified that if they said anything offensive, they would be lying dead on the ground the moment they opened their eyes.

When Emperor Qi Xiao saw that no one was speaking anymore, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

His smile contained self-mockery and disdain, and he never imagined that one day, his supposedly outstanding and arrogant courtiers would be defeated by a woman.

"I am truly old, and I finally understand why the Great Qi has always been unable to recover from its defeat."

Because there is a group of parasites who are afraid of death!

This includes his own son!

Moreover, there are many, not just one, coward.

But can surrender really restore their peaceful lives? Aren't they being too naive?

"Father, I did it all for the sake of Great Qi, I have absolutely no selfish motives, please be the wise father!" Qin Mushuo did not expect that Yuan Cuo would appear out of nowhere and even take charge of the secret guards.

He always thought that the secret guards were in Cheng Hai's hands, and only thought that after forcing Emperor Qi Xiao to abdicate, he would win over Cheng Hai, and Cheng Hai would naturally hand over the power of the secret guards to him.

But he was really careless.

No one expected that Emperor Qi Xiao had a backup plan!

Just as Emperor Qi Xiao was about to speak, a horn suddenly sounded outside!

"what sound?"

"A signal?!"

"Could it be that news of battle reports has returned from the southwestern border?"

No one knows who uttered this sentence, but everyone looked anxiously towards the outside of the palace, including Emperor Qi Xiao, who hurriedly descended from his throne and headed straight for the entrance of Yonghe Hall!

"Report!"

The messenger flags rushed in from outside the palace gates, relaying the message from one person to another.

By the time they reached the entrance of Yonghe Hall, they were already panting heavily.

"Your Majesty, military report from the Southwest!"

Xiao Qi knelt on the ground, holding a scroll high with both hands.

Emperor Qi Xiao trembled, utterly terrified.

He knew that what he was holding was not just a battle report, but the future of the Great Qi, and also his future!

He looked up at the crowd and saw the expectations of the ministers, and even the greed of the crown prince.

He finally mustered his courage, took the scroll in his hand, and slowly opened it...