Chapter 144 My 26 Male Servant 19
Chapter 144 My 26 Male Servant 19
There was a moment of silence in the tent, and Liang Shunju was the first to break the silence: "Your Majesty, this may hurt people's hearts and affect their views of you."
Yao Shu waved her hands and said, "It's okay. They will naturally forget what I did after a while. Besides, they are not my subjects. There's no need to feel sorry for them."
Liang Shunju wiped the sweat from her forehead, "This..."
"Your Majesty... why don't we find another way?" Dai Honglun said, supporting his forehead with his right hand on the chair.
Yao Shu frowned and asked, "Then what good ideas do you have to replace this plan, Lord Dai?"
Dai Honglun: ...
Dai Honglun hesitated to speak, as she really couldn't find a way to reduce the casualties among the soldiers.
"Your Majesty, soldiers are supposed to go into battle and kill the enemy..." Wu Qingjiao had a complicated expression, and Yao Shu retorted before he could finish his words.
"But soldiers are also human beings. Using this method can help me reduce losses... No, it is to protect the soldiers.
I used these dead Chu people to fight, and I also helped the corpses to realize their self-sacrifice. Look, how am I not virtuous? "
Yao Shu confidently analyzed the interests of both parties. People present looked at her sideways and no one dared to speak.
Seeing that no one was talking, Yao Shu smiled and said, "You all are silent, doesn't that mean you have no objection to my plan?"
Dai Honglun was still thinking about convincing Yao Shu, but Yao Shu slammed the table and made up her mind: "Okay, just do as I say, but tell the people below to be careful and not to get infected with corpse poison."
"......Yes."
The people around couldn't do anything about Yao Shu and could only follow her orders.
The meeting was dismissed and Wu Qingjiao came to the tent where the prisoners were held. Suo Luangang had his hands tied behind his back and was sleeping leaning against a pillar.
Wu Qingjiao squatted in front of Suo Luangang, looking at him sleeping, his long, thick eyelashes like a still black butterfly.
"Hey, Suo Luangang, wake up."
Wu Qingjiao reached out and patted Suo Luangang's face. Suo Luangang groaned a few times, slowly opened his eyes and saw Wu Qingjiao wearing armor.
Suo Luangang stared at Wu Qingjiao for a few seconds, then closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
Wu Qingjiao:?
Just ignore her like that?
Wu Qingjiao was annoyed and slapped Suo Luangang to wake him up again, but this time he used more force and Suo Luangang's face turned slightly red.
Suo Luangang was in an irritable mood and asked impatiently, "Why are you looking for me? You want to come over to discuss things with someone who doesn't keep his word? Are you kidding me?"
Wu Qingjiao looked at Suo Luangang in surprise, "You are so bold, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Kill me? If your Majesty wanted to do it, he would have done it long ago. Why would he keep me alive until now?"
Suo Luangang chuckled, with a hint of pride and provocation in his voice.
Wu Qingjiao stood up, crossed his arms and looked at the frail rich man: "Since you knew that His Majesty would cooperate with you, why didn't you pay attention to me?"
Suo Luangang showed a playful smile and said word by word: "Because, you are not worthy to negotiate with me!"
Wu Qingjiao grabbed Suo Luangang's neck fiercely. Suo Luangang was choked by the sudden attack and his face turned red: "Cough cough cough, you! Let go! You, cough cough!! A rough man!"
Wu Qingjiao was breathing heavily, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and he looked at Suo Luangang viciously. But after a few seconds, Wu Qingjiao loosened his hand that was tightly pinching Suo Luangang.
Suo Luangang had no strength to support himself and fell directly to the ground.
Suo Luangang's butt hit the floor painfully, "Hiss... You are a rough man who is not only reckless, but also cruel to death. My poor butt..."
Wu Qingjiao's expression softened, and he said to Suo Luangang with a fake smile, "If you were worthy of negotiating with His Majesty, His Majesty would not have sent a small official like me to talk to you."
Suo Luangang pulled his mouth, covered his buttocks and smiled bitterly: "You really hurt the enemy 800 times and hurt yourself 1,000 times. When you get angry, you even scold yourself."
Wu Qingjiao snorted coldly and said slowly: "Of course I am no match for Your Majesty, but I am more than qualified to negotiate with you."
Suo Luangang looked at Wu Qingjiao speechlessly, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, if His Majesty doesn't come, I won't say a word."
"Your Majesty is very busy, and I cannot allow a small businessman like you to disturb His Majesty."
"Hmph." Suo Luangang turned his head away without saying anything. Wu Qingjiao walked out of the tent and said to the guards, "Deprive her of food for a day, and then give her food when she asks for it."
Wu Qingjiao's voice was neither loud nor soft, and just reached Suo Luangang's ears. Suo Luangang opened his mouth wide and glared at Wu Qingjiao fiercely.
Wu Qingjiao saw Suo Luangang’s expression, shrugged and left the “crime scene”.
On the other side, Yao Shu was reviewing memorials in the tent. Jiu Ximing wrote in the memorial: Your Majesty, please go to war without worry. The capital is guarded by me, your humble servant and General Wu. I assisted your highness in attending court. Although there were some twists and turns, the morning court went smoothly. Your highness was also very hardworking.
After reading it, Yao Shu felt comforted and wrote a few words of comfort to Jiu Ximing: I have arrived near Jinxi City. I am very relieved to have you assisting Fei Leng. When we return to the capital, I will hold a grand banquet to celebrate.
After Yao Shu finished writing the pile of memorials on her right, she picked up the one on her left, which was written by Hou Zaizhi.
It said that he had already dealt with the locust plague and the people had replanted their crops. Yao Shu said to the messenger who was narrating, "I want to draft an edict."
"Yes."
Yao Shu picked up her pen and wrote the imperial edict, in which she wrote a few words of praise to promote Hou Zaizhi from the deputy magistrate of Linghai County to the magistrate of Linghai County.
After handing the imperial edict to the courier, Yao Shu sat back in her chair and reviewed memorials until late at night.
Yao Shu stood up and stretched. Her butt felt like it was hurting from sitting for so long.
"Report!"
A soldier came forward and knelt down. Yao Shu took a sip of tea to moisten her mouth and replied, "Stand up. What do you want to say?"
"Your Majesty, the body has been brought back."
Yao Shu put down the teacup, stood up and said, "Take me to have a look."
"Yes."
The soldiers took Yao Shu to the southeast of the military camp. After a while, Yao Shu smelled a strong stench of corpses and saw a pile of rotting corpses.
Yao Shu's stomach was churning. She covered her nose and walked away from the morgue with a grim look on her face. The soldiers also held their breath and left with Yao Shu.
Away from the corpse, Yao Shu took a deep breath of fresh air: "Oh, this is... At 5 a.m. tomorrow, tie the corpse to a rock and throw it into Jinxi City. Don't leave it there for too long and infect the soldiers."
"It's Your Majesty."
Yao Shu asked the soldiers to inform other generals and went to Wu Qingjiao's tent to inquire about the situation.
Wu Qingjiao was reading a military book. When he saw Yao Shu coming, he stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty."
"No need to be so polite. How is the matter of Suo Luangang going?" Yao Shu asked while sitting in the main seat.
Wu Qingjiao sat on the chair on the right and said, "Your Majesty, if Suo Luangang insists on negotiating with Your Majesty, then there will be no talks. I will punish her by not allowing her to eat for a day."
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