Chapter Twenty-Three: We Want to Share Your Majesty's Worry
A group of people were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but Di Renjie was the only one who was very calm. He looked at the elders and said, "My lords, please don't be anxious."
"How can you not be anxious? Your Majesty, this is too unreliable..."
Not to mention Xu Jing, even Zhu Ming was anxious as he listened, unable to figure out what kind of medicine the little emperor was selling in his gourd.
But Di Renjie just had a wisp of beard and whispered: "If you think about it this way, where are we?"
"This is not nonsense, it's Nanling City."
"Yes, Nanling City, who do you want to rule Nanling City?"
Seeing Di Renjie asking this question, several people quickly answered.
"Of course it belongs to His Majesty."
"That's right. Do you think that as the emperor here, your Majesty would want his country to perish?"
Hearing what Di Renjie said, several people looked puzzled, but after thinking for a moment, they replied: "Impossible, this is His Majesty's property."
"That's right. How can there be an emperor under the world who wants his country to perish? So I guess your majesty must have thought that he already has a way to defeat the enemy!"
Hearing this, several people's eyes widened, "Is there such a thing?"
"That's natural. Think about it, have your Majesty's policies achieved miraculous results?"
"Don't tell me, it's true!"
The more the old men thought about it, the more sense it made, and they started to light up the huazi, feeling comfortable and smoking.
"However, since Your Majesty has a way to defeat the enemy, why didn't you tell us?"
"If His Majesty has to tell you everything, then Your Majesty will be too tired. We ministers must know how to share His Majesty's worries."
"Perhaps, His Majesty has already told us how to defeat the enemy, but we haven't understood it yet."
After finishing speaking, Di Renjie began to meditate silently, slowly going through the few words Xia Yan just said.
"His Majesty just said when he left that the warship will be completed in a few days, and he also asked us to paint the warship black."
"Yes." Xu Jing nodded, "But there is no lake between us and Yu State, so warships are completely useless."
"Well, I have some preliminary ideas. I would like to trouble Xu Shangshu to help me send a letter to Prime Minister Zhuge tonight, and I will discuss it with him."
"Okay, okay."
After hearing Di Renjie's words, the emotions of several old men finally stabilized.
At this moment, they believed Di Renjie's words more and more.
The world is huge, but I have never heard of an emperor who wanted his country to perish.
Xia Yan's behavior must be that he hopes to let his group of people use their imagination.
Xu Jing thought so and secretly made up his mind.
Now that you are already the Minister of War, you will never be a monk for a day and work hard for the sake of this court!
Of course, Xia Yan was unaware of everything happening here at this moment. After all, Daxia was not a big dynasty that could have an institution like Jinyiwei.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
What flowers can a group of old men come up with through discussion?
As for the warship that the few people were discussing just now, Xia Yan didn't even care.
I just mentioned it casually. As for the darkness, it was really because I didn’t know how to spend more money.
At least in the Daxia Dynasty, black paint was quite expensive. It would have cost a lot of money to paint all the warships black.
However, Xia Yan could never have imagined that the warship he just mentioned casually would become the key to future wars.
Time passed like this. Due to Xia Yan's advance notice, Xu Jing and others stopped reporting on the front line in the remaining days.
And Xia Yan still lives a three-point, one-line life, and Eunuch Luo is still so strong.
Xia Yan was not allowed to go out to play every day and was required to read in the study room.
In today's study, there are countless books wet with Xia Yan's saliva, but even so, Eunuch Luo still did not let go.
As a king, how can you govern the world without expanding your knowledge?
The same was true during dinner. One cup of rice wine was only enough to quench thirst, and there was no second cup.
But compared to the past, Xia Yan has gradually become calmer now.
If the calculations are correct, these days should be numbered.
The decisive battle with Yu State will completely determine the fate of Daxia.
It's hard for a good woman to make a meal without rice, and the two parties are not on the same level in terms of size.
Even if he was as powerful as Zhuge Liang, there was absolutely no way he could defeat the Yu State, which was several times stronger than him.
In addition, the army on our side is just puffy and fat, and a large number of foreigners joining the army will inevitably lead to unstable morale in the army.
A large number of soldiers will not be dedicated, and many may even betray them on the battlefield.
No matter how you look at it, there is no risk to you this time.
A full seven days passed like this. On this morning, Xia Yan felt that his eyelids were twitching for some reason.
Just like last time, it was still the left eyelid that was beating.
As usual, something bad is going to happen.
Although I am not superstitious, this is not a good sign after all.
However, when Xia Yan looked at the group of harmless old men below, he calmed down a little.
The two most troublesome Bodhisattvas, one civil and one military, are not here, so it is better.
Um...they're not here?
Thinking of this, Xia Yan's heart suddenly trembled for some reason, and he quickly asked the men below: "Is there anything unusual on the front line these days?"
"To report to Your Majesty, nothing is abnormal."
Regarding matters involving the war, Xu Jing was naturally the one who came to report. At the same time, he looked at Di Renjie to one side, feeling an inexplicable sense of reverence in his heart.
Di Renjie naturally noticed this look and nodded with satisfaction at Xu Jing. The two of them quickly reached a consensus.
A few days ago, the little emperor didn't even say a word about the front line, and he didn't even want to hear it, but today, he took the initiative to ask about it.
What does this mean? This means that something important will happen today.
As for what happened, Di Renjie had already guessed it when he retired from the court seven days ago.
It must be related to the warship!
But after all, this is just their speculation, and some things still need to be confirmed.
So, Xu Jing cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty, the thirty warships can be completed today. Sixteen rolling pulleys are installed under all the warships. They can still move freely even on land."
Obviously, the fact that nothing happened on the front line was extremely good news for Xia Yan, and it also made Xia Yan feel a little relieved.
And now that he heard that the prodigal ship that he spent a huge amount of money to build was completed, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
"Okay, okay, so good."
Just after he finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something and didn't forget to remind him.
"Don't forget to darken the warship. It must be completed today." This chapter has been completed!