Chapter 115: Thirty miles of blood-stained border, the emperor’s wrath!
After Du Ning read the following arithmetic questions, he quickly wrote his mental calculation answers on the ten arithmetic test papers.
It takes a few minutes to read the questions and a few minutes to answer them.
Taken together, it only takes about ten minutes.
Such a fast speed shocked everyone present.
"What! Answered ten arithmetic questions so quickly? This is too fast! Even a bachelor can't do it!"
"Is it possible that Du Ning also has a very high talent in arithmetic?"
"Doesn't he need to go through his brain when doing arithmetic?"
Some people are shocked, some are skeptical, and most people are in disbelief.
Because Du Ning answered the questions so fast, it was unbelievable.
If you don’t see it with your own eyes, who would believe it!
"It was written randomly! Du Ning must have written it randomly! Haha...he will definitely lose!"
Ge Yuan did not think that Du Ning had such terrible calculation ability. In his opinion, it must be Du Ning's random answer. There is no other explanation other than that.
"Du Ning, you are disrespectful to Fan Sheng by writing random answers. You lose!"
Ge Yuan shouted and couldn't wait to announce Du Ning's failure, as if he was the examiner who set the question.
Wu Xiangwen looked at Du Ning contemptuously. It didn't matter if he couldn't answer the question. If he answered the question casually and perfunctorily, he would be stigmatized as not respecting the semi-saint, which would never be washed away.
"After all, he is just a student from a poor family!"
Wu Xiangwen felt proud, but said: "Master Du is arrogant and unruly, Fan Sheng is the saint of the Yun Kingdom. Even if Master Du disrespects Fan Sheng, how can Fan Sheng be on the same level as him?"
"Du Ning can disrespect us, but he can't disrespect the semi-saints!"
Ge Yuan Dayi Lingran said: "Du Ning, after the Academy Competition is over, I will definitely petition the Guoxue Palace to revoke your student status at Suzhou Academy of Literature to set the record straight."
Du Ning stretched himself, as if he didn't hear what they were saying, or in other words, Du Ning was used to ignoring their existence.
At this moment, Fan Qianfeng's holy thoughts came and filtered through Du Ning's test paper.
"Hey!"
Fan Qianfeng's surprised voice sounded.
Ge Yuan and Wu Xiangwen snickered secretly, thinking that Fan Qianfeng must have seen Du Ning scribbling answers, so he made such a surprised sound.
"Du Ning counted dozens of questions without any mistakes or omissions. Good, very good, very good."
Fan Qianfeng sounded a little emotional, but also a little admired.
Being able to answer ten arithmetic questions he asked correctly in such a short period of time really opened Fan Qianfeng's eyes.
"What! All ten questions are correct! Did I hear it correctly?"
"I thought he was just lucky, but I didn't expect that he was all right! Even if he is blind, he can't be right all the time!"
"Arithmetic genius! No one can match it!"
“Simply unique in the world!”
More than 2,000 candidates were stunned. In such a short period of time, he could answer such a difficult calculation correctly. It cannot be described as a genius. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius among geniuses.
Wu Xiangwen and Ge Yuan, on the other hand, felt as if they were struck by thunder and lightning, and their whole bodies were numb.
"Ten questions...all correct..."
Ge Yuan's fingers were trembling, and he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Just now he was mocking Du Ning for answering the questions randomly and not respecting the semi-saints. He also said that he would revoke Du Ning's academic status by participating in the Guoxue Palace.
But now, those words he said turned into an invisible slap, slapped hard on his face.
"Pa!"
Ge Yuan slapped himself hard, it sounded so loud.
This time I really slapped myself in the face.
Many people laughed at Wu Xiangwen and Ge Yuan again, and said such words in front of all the students in Yun State, but in the end they slapped themselves in the face, and their reputations were completely ruined.
After the Guoxue Palace Competition is over, even Wu Xiangwen has no face to stay in the Guoxue Palace and will become the laughing stock of the Guoxue Palace.
There is a high probability that Wu Xiangwen will not dare to go to the Guoxue Palace class for at least a month. He will only reappear in the Guoxue Palace class after the limelight has passed and people no longer mention it.
"How could this happen..."
Wu Xiangwen gritted his teeth, still unwilling to believe the huge gap between himself and Du Ning.
Fan Qianfeng said to Du Ning: "You have performed well, so I will give you a piece of holy jade!"
A piece of pure white jade appeared in the sky, with a hole in the middle and a red rope passing through it, which was tied to Du Ning's belt.
"Those who carry this jade can have a clear mind, be immune to all poisons, and have no fear of water or fire." Fan Qianfeng said.
"Thank you Fan Sheng for the reward."
Du Ning bowed gratefully to the sky and thanked Fan Qianfeng.
Holy jade is a jade pendant formed by the saint's infusion of talent.
Scholars carrying holy jade will have many miraculous effects, and the miraculous effect of being immune to all poisons is already priceless.
The talent jade of great scholars and great scholars will have the same effect, but it is nothing compared to the holy jade.
The status of the Semi-Saint is extremely high in the human race. Even if Fan Qianfeng gives Du Ning an ordinary piece of jade, it is still a gift from the Semi-Saint. If it is sold outside, countless rich people will compete for it.
"Holy jade! To be honest, even if it is donated to the imperial court, it can be exchanged for a fifth-grade official!"
"If Du Ning sells the holy jade in the future, the gold and silver he will get will be enough for three generations to squander!"
"Let's see who dares to say that Du Ning is poor in the future. A piece of jade is worth a city!"
People around me whispered.
Du Ning looked at Wu Xiangwen and Ge Yuan and said with a smile: "Weren't you very good at barking just now? Why don't you bark now? I'm not used to it."
"Ahem...well..."
A mouthful of old blood rushed into Ge Yuan's mouth, and he had to swallow it again.
Wu Xiangwen was a little dizzy and almost lost his balance.
Du Ning's words were so powerful that he actually scolded them for barking.
And the most irritating thing is that they can't even say a word to refute.
"Ignore Du Ning, we have to continue answering questions, otherwise we may be eliminated." Wu Xiangwen whispered.
"We can't fall down here, otherwise we will become the laughingstock of the world!"
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Ge Yuan nodded lightly and continued to answer the questions seriously.
It’s time to answer the questions.
Scores appear above everyone's heads.
Ge Yuan answered seven questions correctly, Wu Xiangwen answered eight questions correctly, and very few answered nine questions correctly.
Except for Du Ning, no one else answered ten questions correctly.
A burst of white light appeared at the scene, teleporting some students out of the literary world.
Du Ning discovered that at least 500 people had failed the exam and lost the opportunity to continue training.
Next, everyone left the attic and headed to the fourth level.
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Imperial Palace, on the Golden Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War received an urgent report from the Western Region eight hundred miles early in the morning."
The King of Xia said: "The grassland people have launched troops to raid the twelve cities on the border, and three cities have fallen."
All civil and military officials were whispering and discussing.
"The grassland people are still raising troops to attack our country. What should we do?"
"The war between the barbarians and the Huns has not ended, and now there are cavalry from the prairie tribe, which will undoubtedly make the situation worse!"
"If this continues, the treasury will be empty!"
In order to stabilize the border war, all civil and military officials had to tighten their belts and send the saved money to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Even the daily consumption of the palace had to be reduced by half.
Everyone present looked much thinner, and even when they spoke, they were not as tough as before.
There is no money in the treasury, and officials dare not speak loudly.
The King of Xia said: "In order not to delay the military situation, I boldly dispatched 100,000 soldiers and horses from the Tongzhou Camp to quickly support the troops according to the order of the Ministry of War without asking for instructions. I ask the emperor to punish me."
After saying this, he bowed to Emperor Hongxuan and expressed his apology.
Usually, without the emperor's special approval, officials from the six ministries have no right to kill first and report later, especially for important matters such as mobilizing troops and horses.
This is the imperial army, not a personal army. Even the Ministry of War cannot mobilize troops at will.
It is not wrong for the King of Xia to do this, and everyone can understand it, but after all, he is above the court, and he has to admit his mistakes even if he is not wrong, because the emperor will not punish him, and the officials will not blame him. It is just a walk.
Go through the cutscene to avoid being asked by the King of Heroes to mobilize his troops privately.
It is not a serious crime to mobilize troops privately, but it is usually followed by the words "intend to rebel", which together is a serious crime against the Nine Tribes.
As a human subject, the King of Heroes has to be careful.
"Brother Ninth is serious in his words. The military aircraft matter cannot be delayed. I forgive you for your innocence."
Emperor Hongxuan had already anticipated the prairie people's attack on the western border, so he was not panicked at all and could sit in Longting calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The King of Xia bowed gratefully and continued: "According to reports from the Western Regions, after the prairie cavalry entered the customs, they massacred the surrounding villages and towns day and night. Thousands of people died tragically, and the land was stained with blood for thirty miles."<
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There was total silence in the Jinluan Hall.
"Bang!"
Emperor Hongxuan suddenly slapped the eucalyptus table. Long Yan was so angry that his whole body trembled with anger.
What kind of beast would do such a cruel thing?
Even if the barbarians and Huns invaded the border, at most they would only plunder the people's money.
Because to the barbarians and Xiongnu, money was much more useful than people's lives.
In the same way, even if the Yun Kingdom's army captured a foreign city, it would not be possible to massacre the people of the foreign country. At most, it would only plunder supplies.
How much are people from foreign countries worth?
Even if you are dragged into the formation and used as cannon fodder, you are not qualified.
Just dealing with the battlefield is very troublesome, and it may also pollute the environment, greatly reducing the value of the city.
But the damn grassland people just did this, and the land was stained with blood for thirty miles!
This is a great shame and humiliation for the Yun Kingdom!
Everyone understands what those thousands are.
It’s less than 10,000 at most to pretend to be fat,
But it’s scary to think about it.
"Prairie people! You are bullying others too much!"
"We won't even spare the defenseless people. You are simply not human!"
"I will destroy the grassland tribe!"
The generals in the Jinluan Palace had blood-red eyes and let out hysterical roars that were like thunder.
The kings and most of the people chose to remain silent, not because they had no feelings, but because they had always done things in the city, and even the great sorrows had to be hidden in their hearts.
This is true for officials, and even more so for an emperor.
However, Emperor Hongxuan was still a twelve-year-old boy after all. His nose was sore and two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
All the officials lowered their heads, unwilling to see the emperor crying.
Emperor Hongxuan reorganized his emotions and tried his best not to embarrass himself in front of the civil and military officials.
"I swear, if I don't destroy the grassland country and don't avenge the people of the Western Regions, I will be an unscrupulous and ignorant king who will be scolded by everyone for thousands of years!"
"Your Majesty!"
All the civil and military officials turned pale with fright. No emperor has ever demoted himself as an unprincipled and ignorant king.
Seeing Emperor Hongxuan like this, all the officials present admired him, but at the same time they were filled with sadness and indignation.
If Emperor Hongxuan demoted himself as an unprincipled and ignorant king, then what do the civil and military officials present mean? Wouldn’t they just become traitorous and sycophantic beings?
"I am willing to share my worries for my emperor!"
"If you don't destroy the grassland people, you will be a Yun countryman in vain!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
At this moment, the crowd was furious.
"From now on, the Ministry of War has temporary arbitrary power to make decisions on emergencies, but it must be reported to Zhongshu Pavilion as soon as possible."
Emperor Hongxuan officially delegated power to King Xia, allowing him to act arbitrarily temporarily.
But there is also a condition, that is, it must be reported as soon as possible.
This is a very important link. If there is an error in the temporarily issued military order, it can be intercepted to a large extent.
"I must be careful and dare not neglect you," said the King of Heroes.
Emperor Hongxuan said: "The Ministry of Industry was ordered to recruit young men and call on arsenals across the country to quickly build weapons and transport them to the borders of the Western Regions."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated gold and silver to recruit troops and sent them to the frontiers of the Western Regions to participate in the war."
"Appoint the Ministry of War to supervise the three parties, strategize and provide support."
King Yan said: "Your Majesty, I understand your feelings, but if this happens, the national treasury will be overloaded, and it will be difficult to even run the daily expenses of the court."
"I will sell all the precious antiques in the palace and pay them to the Ministry of Household Affairs as military pay."
Emperor Hongxuan said: "Also, all the houses left in the capital under the late emperor's name will be sold to wealthy families, and then all the money will be used for military pay."
"Your Majesty! You must not do this!"
"That is the late emperor's house, and it is also our home!"
"Your Majesty! Think twice!"
The faces of all the kings changed drastically, and they all expressed their opposition.
At this moment, it is rare for all kings to stand on the same position.
Emperor Hongxuan said: "Brothers, don't worry. When we destroy the grassland tribe, I will redeem the house."
Hearing this, the kings looked ashamed.
The expressions of many officials were extremely ugly. Emperor Hongxuan set an example. Even if they were selling iron, they still had to raise money for the Ministry of Revenue.
Now that the country is in critical condition, even corrupt officials have to send money to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"From now on, I hope that there will be a common voice in the Jinluan Palace, that is, how can we destroy the grassland tribe."
"According to the decree."
Many officials felt a chill in their backs.
Emperor Hongxuan was really angry. Even if he had to use all the strength of his country, he would raze the grassland people to the ground.
We will never give up until the Prairie Tribe is wiped out. Even if the Prairie Tribe begs for mercy, it will be useless!
This is the wrath of the emperor! The wrath of the emperor! It is also the wrath of hundreds of officials!
How can such a huge country be willing to suffer humiliation!