"Early morning, I have a way to make those hundreds of female soldiers willingly stay in Han Country and serve Han Country."
Ruo Qiu, who had been standing silently on the side, suddenly interjected.
"Ruo Qiu, what's your way?" Lin Zaozao asked in puzzlement.
"Zaozao, the method is a bit special, I can't say it directly. But I can guarantee that I will definitely make those female generals willing to stay in Han Country without harming them, and they won't have rebellious thoughts."
"Really? Ruo Qiu, you are so awesome! Love you! Muah!"
Seeing Lin Zaozao sitting on the imperial chair constantly making kissy faces at him, Ruo Qiu found her extremely cute.
In his delight, he saw the weird expressions on the faces of all the civil and military officials out of the corner of his eye. He quickly made a gesture to Lin Zaozao.
After all, they were currently in the Hall of Governance, and there were still so many civil and military officials standing there watching them!
Even if she wanted to tease Ruo Qiu, she should have waited until they were alone to tease him!
Doing so in front of so many people would make Ruo Qiu embarrassed.
So Lin Zaozao glanced at Ruo Qiu, whose face was slightly flushed, then immediately turned her head back and sat upright on her imperial chair, pretending to be serious.
The civil and military officials standing below couldn't help but want to laugh when they saw Lin Zaozao pretending to be serious.
This young female emperor of Han Country was no different from her mother at all!
Just as playful!
Although she was a bit young, she liked to joke around usually, but when it came to government affairs, her methods were even more cunning than an old treacherous minister.
Not long ago, when she had just returned to Han Country, she helped Han Ye process memorials. At first, in order to test her, they deliberately submitted a pile of folded papers, just to see how she would handle them.
Coming down that day there were so many memorials, from important national military and political affairs, down to subtle people's livelihoods.
Adding up all the trivial matters, even if an experienced minister handled them, it would take some time.
But this female emperor, who had just come of age, was different. On the first day, she was able to take the folded papers handed over to her and process them properly according to their level of importance and order.
Even the typos in the folded papers could be accurately circled out by her.
Although her handwriting was truly ugly!
In order to see the letters she wrote, which looked like chicken scratch, they had spent quite a bit of effort before being able to clearly see what was written.
Being so skilled in handling memorials, plus the magical power she revealed today on the border wall to summon wind, rain and thunder, made all the civil and military officials filled with admiration for her.
Indeed, Han Ye’s persistence nearly ten years ago to wait for the return of Princess Mingzhu was the right decision.
"Everyone, after we finish dealing with things here in Han Country, Canglan and Fengshuo will definitely send spies to our Han Country to gather intelligence.
At this time, it’s best if we don't close the city gates, but open them and take the initiative to welcome spies from Canglan and Fengshuo.
After those spies enter the city, you must have people keep a close eye on them. Then follow the vine to get the melon, and catch all the spies from Canglan and Fengshuo lurking in our Han Country in one net.
Even if we can’t catch them all at once, I have to break their tendons and bones. "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Alright, it’s getting late, you can go back first! Closely monitor Canglan and Fengshuo, and promptly report to me if there is any abnormal activity in Canglan and Fengshuo."
"Yes." The civil and military officials answered in unison.
"Okay okay, go back! It's dark now, everyone has been tired for a day, so go back and rest well!"
After the people in the Hall of Governance left, leaving only Han Ye, Ruo Qiu and the others, Lin Zaozao, who had been sitting upright, immediately slouched.
Pretending like this all day was so tiring!
"Han Ye brother, where are Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian! Where did they go?"
"Zhuzhu, we captured a hundred thousand soldiers from Canglan and Fengshuo, and we must use special means to control them.
The best way is to use poison. Although softened sinew powder can control them for a while, it cannot control them for a lifetime.
Except for the Poison Prince, no one in the world can solve the poison he makes.
I just sent Ji Fantian to cooperate with the Poison Prince to make poison to restrain those hundred thousand captives."
"Han Ye brother, we can poison them, but we can't take their lives. The lives of a hundred thousand people, if killed, would really accumulate too much karma."
Most importantly, she was afraid that the slaughter would retaliate on Han Ye.
"Zhuzhu, we all know we won't take their lives."
Han Ye walked over to Lin Zaozao and put his arm around her, gently rubbing her head.
"Zhuzhu, are you tired?"
"No, this is just a small matter!"
"Do you want to eat something then?"
Hearing Han Ye's concerned inquiry, Lin Zaozao's expression stiffened for a moment. The candied fruit Uncle Zhang had given her just now was still uneaten!
That was because as soon as she saw food, she would inevitably think back to the super "shocking" scene of the hundred thousand troops collectively farting and pulling down their pants this morning.
Although she couldn’t smell the stench now thanks to the shot Ji Fantian gave her, the psychological shadow left by the experience this morning was unbearable to her!
"Han Ye brother, I'm not hungry. Most importantly, I have totally lost my appetite and really can't eat anything. "
Seeing Lin Zaozao's constant pursed lips, Ruo Qiu, standing on the side, couldn't help but laugh.
Although Zao Zao couldn’t smell the stench now, the stench still lingered over the entire border city in Han Country.
From morning till now, over a whole day, they hadn't seen smoke rising from the chimneys of any households there.
The destructive power of that smelly fart was indeed too great.
However, this morning, those hundred thousand captives had also become a laughing stock in the world. This laughing stock had probably already spread beyond the frontier by now.
The frontier was also where Lin Wuwu and Lin Wanwan, the twins, currently lived. Ever since the twins ran to the frontier, they had deliberately hidden their whereabouts.
He and Han Ye had sent so many people to the frontier to search for the whereabouts of the two of them, but to no avail.
Of course, in the frontier, children who could be protected by packs of giant wolves, as long as Lin Wuwu and Lin Wanwan did not take the initiative to appear, who could find their whereabouts?
"Zaozao, since you don't want to eat, do you want to go out for a walk?"
"Han Ye brother, I don't want to go out."
Lin Zaozao pursed her lips and thought for a while before looking up at Han Ye and asking seriously.
"Han Ye brother, can I ask how are the situations of Ye Yi, Gu Shan, and Murong Hai in Canglan Country?
With Xiao Xi Bei's help, are things going well for them? "
Facing Lin Zaozao's questions, Han Ye's expression stiffened. Even Ruo Qiu, who was standing by Lin Zaozao's side, had an ugly expression on his face now.
"Zaozao, Ye Yi and Murong Hai have reached a dead end now. Compared to them, Gu Shan himself is still relatively free at the moment. It's just that his Eighteen Floors..."
Seeing Ruo Qiu's hesitant expression, Lin Zaozao stood up and looked at Ruo Qiu earnestly and asked, "Ruo Qiu, tell me everything you know. What exactly happened to Ye Yi, Murong Hai and Gu Shan?"
"When we returned to Lan City, Ye Yi's clan had already been controlled by Canglan's female emperor.
After we returned to Lan City, Ye Yi once sent a secret guard to warn me to be careful. He told me that his entire clan had been put in coffins and turned into living dead by his Empress Mother.
Facing so many living dead, not to mention fighting for Canglan’s throne now, even whether Ye Yi can keep his life is unknown.
Murong Hai had just returned to Lan City, when he was sent by Empress Canglan to the bitterly cold frontier region to be with his clan.
As for Gu Shan, he was struggling to maintain control of the Eighteen Floors he had painstakingly built. The place was overflowing with poisonous puppets that he could barely contain.
With Gu Shan's current abilities, he truly could not control so many poisonous puppets.
Most critically, Empresses Canglan and Fengshuo continued funneling living people into Purgatory Valley...
Hearing Ruo Qiu's hesitant words, Lin Zaozao understood without asking that Gu Shan's situation was very dire.
She couldn't help but inhale sharply, biting her lip and looking at Ruo Qiu in confusion as she asked,
"Ruo Qiu, what exactly happened after you all returned from Luoshui Village? How did things end up so terribly? What was the reason that as soon as you returned to Lan City, Empress Canglan could control you so completely?"
