allonlinenovel Chapter 1319 Liu Yang Wu Yu
Chapter 1319 Liu Yang Wu Yu
Upon opening the envelope, there was only a thin sheet of paper inside.
The paper contained only a brief sentence: "Prefect Shen Zheng of Liuyang, leading the people to exterminate the locusts, has wiped them all out at the border between Yanzhou and Fuzhou. Fuzhou is safe, and so is Liuyang."
Liu Yang... is there no danger?
After looking at these words over and over again several times, the emperor suddenly felt that these words had become unfamiliar to him.
"I think I've forgotten how to read..."
He murmured as he handed the letter to Eunuch Hong, unaware that his entire hand was trembling.
“Hong Banban, you…read it once, read it to me.”
Eunuch Hong took the letter.
First look.
The locusts were wiped out.
A second glance.
Liuyang is without worry.
Liuyang is safe!
This is more than just good news!
It's incredibly good news every single day!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Hong knelt, clutching the letter, and shouted, "Prefect Shen Zheng of Liuyang has led his troops to exterminate the locusts, and the swarms have now been wiped out at the border of Yanzhou and Fuzhou! Fuzhou is safe, Liuyang is safe, Your Majesty! Our Great Zhou's rice crop for next year is saved! The people, the people will have a good life next year! They won't die of disease, and they won't starve to death. Your Majesty, everything is alright! Our people are alright!!"
"boom--"
Everyone inside the hall seemed to be frozen in place.
Lu Botang is showing his fist to Ōtomo no Maro.
Yue Zhenchuan was asking the imperial physician with a look of urgency.
Yu Zhengqing was staring intently at the letter in Eunuch Hong's hand.
Their time stood still.
At this moment, the Golden Palace was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
I don't know how much time passed.
With red-rimmed eyes, Yu Zhengqing took two steps forward and asked in a hoarse voice, "Eunuch Hong, what...did you say?"
He was afraid that everything before him was just a dream.
If it was truly a dream, he would rather never wake up.
Eunuch Hong raised his sleeve and quickly wiped his eyes: "Lord Yu, Liuyang Prefecture! Liuyang Prefecture is fine! Really! Look, this urgent report is still fresh, it was just sent back!"
Just as he was about to hand the urgent report to Yu Zhengqing, a hand suddenly appeared behind him.
The emperor had stood up at some point and snatched the urgent report away, saying, "Let me take another look."
Yu Zhengqing's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.
The emperor read the words on the letter over and over again with almost greedy relish.
Yu Zhengqing asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, may I take a look?"
The emperor didn't even look up, waving his hand: "I'll look at it again, don't be impatient."
Yu Zhengqing waited patiently.
The emperor said he would "only read it once," but his eyes kept darting back and forth across the letter.
Yu Zhengqing secretly counted them.
Goodness, seven or eight times already!
"Your Majesty!" He couldn't stand any longer. "Your subject wants to see too!"
"What's the rush!" The emperor stroked the letter with his finger: "I'll read it again."
Yu Zhengqing: "......"
Again and again, how many times can one go?
By the time the letter reached him, half a cup of tea had already passed.
All the officials gathered around, and even Yue Zhenchuan abandoned the unconscious Ji Benchang, forcefully pushing through the crowd to squeeze to Yu Zhengqing's side.
Yu Zhengqing read each word aloud: "Prefect Shen Zheng of Liuyang... Liuyang is safe."
At this point, he finally felt confident.
Shen Zheng has accomplished yet another almost impossible feat.
Shen Zheng is a great contributor to the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
The officials were overjoyed and shouted, "The locusts have been wiped out!"
"Liuyang Prefecture has been defended!"
"There's no problem with next year's rice seeds!"
"Heaven bless our Great Zhou! Heaven bless our Great Zhou! Lord Shen's merits are truly great!"
The anxiety and worry that had been on their faces were now replaced by joy.
They raised their arms, they clapped their hands, their eyes reddened, they all knelt down and shouted: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
The emperor's eyes were slightly red.
"My beloved subjects, please rise."
The officials helped each other to their feet.
Almost the instant they straightened up, their gazes fell upon the Japanese envoy.
Lu Botang felt extremely proud and elated.
At this moment, he didn't want to touch any weapons or move his fists; he just wanted to do what those Japanese envoys had done before and use his verbal skills.
"Japanese thieves! Oh no..." He gave a kind smile: "Your Excellency Ambassador of Japan, what is your opinion on this matter?"
General Lin whispered a reminder: "His surname isn't Da, it's Da Ban."
Lu Botang was taken aback, and asked in a low voice, "Most of them?"
What do you mean by "big or small"?
Daihanmaro?
He's still a little under half a head!
General Lin nodded: "Yes, my lord."
"Alright, mostly it is then." Lu Botang looked down at Ōtomo no Maro, who was slumped on the ground with two purplish-red eye sockets, and asked, "Most of them, what do you think about the news that our Lord Shen has wiped out the locusts?"
Ōtomo no Maro forgot the pain, forgot the wailing.
Meeting Lu Botang's gaze, which was as if he were looking at a dog, he screamed, "No—! Impossible! How could it be so fast! It's fake! You must be lying to me! Trying to trick me into giving you the locust eradication method!"
He didn't want to believe it, and he dared not believe it!
It's clear that everyone outside is saying that the locust plague in the Great Zhou Dynasty is very serious, extremely serious!
How could they have been wiped out so quickly?
Must be fake!
It must be a cunning trick by the Zhou people to deceive him!
Yes, that's it!
"I won't fall for it!" He clutched his chest tightly. "You can't fool me!"
Lu Botang burst into laughter: "Who wants your lousy methods? Even the dogs of my Great Zhou would shake their heads if you fed them to them!"
He glanced at Ōtomo no Maro's chest and added, "By the way, you probably didn't understand just now, did you? Those locusts were just flying out of the house when our Lord Shen crushed them at the doorstep. They didn't even have a chance to touch the rice of another prefecture."
“A prefecture.” He gestured casually with his hand. “That territory is very large for your Japan, extremely large. But for our Great Zhou, the losses this time are insignificant. The people there will recover very, very soon. Do you believe me?”
Ōtomo Maro's jaw trembled slightly: "You're lying..."
"I'm lying?" Lu Botang pointed at himself, then at him: "I could kill you with one hand, why would I bother lying to you?"
Ōtomo Maro shuddered.
pain!
Every part of my body that Lu Botang hit hurts!
But he persisted in his argument: "I don't believe it..."
Lu Botang scoffed, "I don't care if you believe me or not! Do you think I have to..."
"Report—"
Another messenger arrived outside the palace, carrying an urgent report.
Upon seeing this, the officials paused, and the emperor immediately signaled to Eunuch Hong to receive the urgent report.
"What, another urgent report?"
The officials were puzzled and discussed among themselves, "Could it be... that something went wrong?"
"Don't talk nonsense! The locusts are all gone, what could possibly go wrong?"
Under the slightly apprehensive gazes of the officials, the emperor opened the envelope.
There are three sheets of letter paper this time.
The top is covered with tiny print.
After reading only the first paragraph, the emperor was overjoyed: "Excellent!"
The officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That's a good thing!
After carefully reading the contents of the paper, the Emperor handed it to Eunuch Hong: "Let all my ministers see how Minister Shen has managed to eradicate the locusts."