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Chapter 816 Daqian’s Qi Chapter Cannot Be Lost
The memorial was handed to Emperor Qian on his desk. Emperor Qian rubbed his temple and murmured,
"These are troubled times, with internal and external troubles."
He opened the letter, read it, and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
"what?"
All the ministers looked over and asked,
"Your Majesty, how is the southeast?"
Emperor Qian read it carefully, closed the memorial, and said in a complicated tone,
"The Japanese threat along the coast has been resolved."
The general immediately said,
"Oh? It's only been three days, and it's already resolved? It seems the Japanese invasion isn't as serious as Xiao Muzhi said. Asking for assistance for such a small matter is a real waste of the court's energy."
"What nonsense are you talking about, Commander? Isn't this someone's merit and achievement? They worked so hard to solve the Japanese invasion, and you're mocking them. They should be rewarded."
"Anyway, it's a good thing that it's been resolved. We don't need to worry about the east anymore. We just need to focus on the north and west."
"Your Majesty, Xiao Muzhi should be rewarded."
Emperor Qian waved his hand and said,
"The Japanese invasion was not resolved by Xiao Muzhi, but by the Yan army."
"What? The Yan army?"
"The Yan army fled to the southeast?"
"Why would they choose to attack the southeast instead of the one close to them? Why would they divide their forces and fight separately?"
"Are you trying to move forward together and at the same time?"
"Damn it, the Yan State has such evil ambitions!"
Emperor Qian banged the table hard to get everyone to be quiet, and said angrily,
"Can you please let me finish what I'm saying before you air your stupid opinions?!"
Everyone immediately fell silent.
Emperor Qian snorted coldly.
"Xiao Muzhi said that they only had a little over a thousand weak security forces in the city, plus a few able-bodied men, armed with weapons, to resist more than three thousand highly skilled Japanese pirates, and the city was about to fall.
Suddenly, 20,000 cavalrymen from the State of Yan rushed out from the north and defeated the Japanese pirates in one battle.
The remaining Japanese pirates fled into the mountains.
The Yan army asked them to send some guides who were familiar with the terrain to help go into the mountains to search for the Japanese pirates.
Xiao Muzhi personally led his men out to guide the Yan army in searching for the Japanese pirates.
During the conversation, he learned that it was the 20,000 cavalrymen of the Zhennan Army led by Lanling King Shen Changgong and Southern King Ma Ling, who had marched south from Ningbo, Taizhou, and Wenzhou in Chu State, chasing the Japanese pirates to Ningde.
Having said that, everyone looked up at the huge map.
The young eunuch hurriedly took a stick and pointed to the points on the map, then headed south. Everyone knew the marching route of the Yan army.
As expected, they went all the way south and entered Ningde County of Qian Kingdom.
The Prime Minister said,
"It seems that the territory of Yan State was indeed invaded by the Japanese pirates, which is why Shen Changgong and Ma Ling led troops to suppress them. The two kings are both proud and stubborn. If anyone dares to attack them, they will definitely fight to the death. Therefore, they chased them all the way to Ningde. This is understandable.
In the past, the coastal areas of Jiangdong in the Chu State were often severely affected by Japanese pirates, and the same was true in our northern and southern Fujian.
So it seems that this incident did happen, and the Yan army helped Ningde repel the Japanese pirates, which is understandable."
The general was surprised.
"But Ningde is our territory. Isn't the Yan army helping us by doing this?
Your Majesty, did they take Ningde by force?"
Emperor Qian shook his head and said,
"No, Xiao Muzhi said they searched the mountains for two or three days and found and killed most of the pirates.
Afterwards, the Yan army boarded their navy warships, left Ningde, and headed north."
Wenbo covered his aching head and said,
"Your Majesty, why did the Yan army do this? They have always occupied every place they conquered. How could they actually ask for no money or food, no reward, and just leave after the battle?"
"Yes, Xiao Muzhi said that before the Yan army left, the people of Daqian lined the streets to see them off, bringing their own food and fish to give to the Yan army, but the Yan army refused to accept any of it and refused to take a single needle or thread from the people.
Xiao Muzhi also asked Shen Changgong why he wanted to help us.
Shen Changgong said that no matter whether they are the people of Dayan or the people of Daqian, they are all the people of our world, the people of the Central Plains.
He fought wars to stop the people from suffering and being bullied.
If the people are bullied by foreigners, then wouldn’t this war be fought in vain?
He also said that no matter how Dayan and Daqian fought, it was still a fight between brothers from the same family. Family members can do whatever they want behind closed doors, but they cannot be bullied by outsiders.
Emperor Qian was quite calm. He said these obviously righteous words without any hesitation.
This is the mind and courage of a king. In this respect, he is not inferior to Yan Fuyao and Shen Changgong.
Yes is yes, he never hides anything, he is broad-minded and seeks truth from facts.
After hearing this, the ministers below all lowered their heads in shame.
Wen Bo raised his head and said,
"Your Majesty, I am not speaking for Lanling Wang, but rather speaking a fair word. The Yan army is so righteous that they are united with our local officials, soldiers and civilians in resisting foreign enemies, and they are not asking for a penny.
They are acting so righteously, but we are discussing how to launch a sneak attack and bully the pregnant woman in Lanling King's family.
If this gets out, even if Daqian is destroyed, we will never be able to get rid of the label of rat for thousands of years to come!
The three great generals of Chu, Xiang Qu, Zhou Yun and Li Lei, would rather die than surrender, and used their lives to wash away the title of "rats of Jiangdong".
My Daqian has been proud for two hundred years. Do I want to pick up this title and put it on my own head?
They were helping us fight the Japanese pirates out of righteousness, and we took the opportunity to attack their pregnant women.
Listen, when someone calls me a rat, it's actually a compliment to me."
Emperor Qian was an upright man. When he heard what Wenbo said, he blushed with shame and said immediately,
"Master Wen is right, a country may perish, a king may die, but one's integrity cannot be lost!
Even if I have to be the king of a fallen country, I must be an upright king and preserve the last bit of dignity of my Daqian!
Send a pigeon to Jin Haoqian immediately, saying, "No matter what, you can't attack the Yan army by surprise. If you have to fight, do it openly on the battlefield!"
Hearing this, Wen Bo felt relieved.
If Jin Haoqian really ambushed the Yan army and captured the Yan Emperor alive, the millions of Yan soldiers would be furious, and Shen Changgong, who holds the military power, would rush over regardless of the consequences.
Shen Changgong cares about Yan Fuyao's life, but he doesn't care enough to give up on unifying the world.
Even if Yan Fuyao died, Shen Changgong's merits and prestige were enough for him to ascend the throne and become emperor. He already had a son, and his son could become the crown prince.
But by then, Daqian will have to face the wrath of millions of Yan troops.
I'm afraid that the entire Daqian will be wiped out without a single survivor.
The people are suffering.
At this time, the general suddenly stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, Xiao Muzhi said that Shen Changgong and Ma Ling had just left the coast by boat, and Lingling is more than 2,000 miles away from the coast.
In other words, the two main commanders of the Yan army are not here, which is our opportunity."