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Your Majesty!
My lord has been killed by Jiang Han. I request that Jiang Han's life be added to the stakes before the gambling battle. What is wrong with that? Moreover, isn't my life already at stake? Mu Jinkun spoke with righteous indignation.
The civil and military officials displayed displeasure, but a third of the court officials supported Mu Jinkun!
Lord Wang, the Minister of War, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Mu Zhuangyuan's request is reasonable!"
Dare I ask Your Majesty, my lord! Lord Bai stepped forward and knelt in supplication.
I urge Your Majesty to agree; after all, he is just a mere merchant! The Left Assistant Minister of War stepped out from the ranks of officials and bowed deeply to Su Qianxue.
As this unfolded, three more officials stepped forward, kneeling and declaring: "I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
A series of civil officials and military officers lined up to bow before Su Qianxue, requesting that Jiang Han's life also be included in the bet. Before long, a third of the court officials had knelt down, creating an imposing scene that even hinted at a palace coup!
Su Qianxue's gaze was piercing as she surveyed Langya Prince, who was sitting with his arms crossed and eyes closed, pretending to sleep. With a cold snort, she waved her hand!
A group of Imperial Guards emerged from both sides, surrounding the kneeling civil and military officials. In an instant, the officials were taken aback; they had not expected Su Qianxue to act this way!
Buzz buzz buzz
Buzz buzz
Two fully armored Imperial Guards approached with Oil Saws in hand! The sound of the Oil Saws startled all the civil and military officials.
Lord Wang, who was kneeling, looked up at the sound and saw a Heavy Armored Soldier approaching him with an Oil Saw, causing him to tremble all over.
Xu Da Ren, the Left Assistant Minister of War, also saw another Heavy Armored Soldier coming toward him with an Oil Saw and was equally terrified.
However, without orders from Langya Prince, they dared not stand up.
Su Qianxue coldly scrutinized the many court officials and spoke domineeringly: "This realm of the Great Zhou Dynasty belongs to me!"
Some treacherous ministers should stop scheming!
I recall Shopkeeper Jiang once said that if court officials are not to be used... then let us eliminate them completely!
Know this: there are plenty waiting for their chance to serve in this world!
As soon as those words were spoken, the kneeling Civil and Military Officials widened their eyes in shock at Su Qianxue!
Your Majesty, are you serious?
However, there was nothing wrong with that statement. Every session of the Imperial Examination had many talented scholars applying, and throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were indeed plenty of people who had achieved the status of Jinshi and were waiting in line for official positions.
But hadn’t we always been the ones punishing the common people? Why now are we the ones being targeted?
Your Majesty, I think I was wrong; I shouldn’t have supported this!
Your Majesty, I just realized my mistake; I will return immediately!
Your Majesty, I believe that Shopkeeper Jiang doesn’t need to be part of this bet.
A dozen civil officials hurriedly stood up and, after speaking, rushed back to their places among the standing officials.
The other kneeling Civil and Military Officials, seeing Su Qianxue's domineering demeanor, also realized something!
The current Emperor was different!
She had powerful military equipment now!
No longer was she that little girl who let us do as we pleased.
Your Majesty, I slipped; I’ll stand up right now! An Old General stood up and hurried back to join the standing officials.
Your Majesty, I thought it through; Shopkeeper Jiang is also a citizen of our Great Zhou Dynasty. We cannot gamble with his life!
Another civil official said this before standing up and rushing back to join the others.
With the intimidation from two Oil Saws and Su Qianxue's words, there were plenty of people waiting to take on official roles.
Under such pressure, many of the kneeling Civil Officials and Military Officers suddenly stood up and all ran back!
They dared not bet against Su Qianxue; she wouldn’t spare them!
Moreover, with the Imperial Examination happening recently, if they were killed now...
Those talented scholars who passed the examination wouldn’t need to wait for their official appointments; they could take office immediately.
Out of seventy or eighty officials, only a dozen remained stubbornly kneeling.
Mu Jinkun hadn’t expected Su Qianxue to be so domineering.
He glanced nervously at the Ninth Princess, unsure of what to do!
The Ninth Princess was also worried that if Su Qianxue got truly angry, she might not even be able to return to Xia Kingdom. She immediately fell silent.
At that moment, Yan Dong returned with Jiang Han’s message.
You can gamble your life!
What? Su Qianxue looked at Yan Dong in shock. Jiang Han personally said he could gamble his life? How could that be possible?
Your Majesty, what Jiang Han means is that this time failure is impossible. Therefore, whether or not we gamble our lives is irrelevant!
Instead, it’s a good opportunity to ask the Ninth Princess for more jewels!
Yan Dong spoke slowly.
After Bai approached, she said, "Jiang Han's life can be wagered, but!"
The Ninth Princess and Mu Jinkun were taken aback, looking at Su Qianxue in shock.
If they wanted to include Jiang Han's life in the bet, then the Ninth Princess, you would need to add treasures worth tens of thousands of taels of gold!
With that, they could immediately start a battle outside the city!
Su Qianxue spoke with an imposing tone.
The Ninth Princess immediately responded, "As long as we can avenge Mr. Hong, this palace will add another treasure, each worth ten thousand taels of gold!"
As a great nation, Xia Kingdom's wealth was unmatched by the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Especially the Ninth Princess, who was favored by the Xia Country Emperor and had received many treasures over the years.
"Since that's the case!" said Mu Jinkun boldly. "Let's go outside the city to watch the battle!"
Seeing Jiang Han's life being put on the line made them all secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as they could kill Jiang Han through this wager today, everything would be perfectly fine.
Su Qianxue then set off, leading the Civil and Military Officials to a high mountain outside the capital to overlook the troops below.
At that moment, among the Thirty Thousand Imperial Guards, ten thousand soldiers exited the city to protect Su Qianxue and prevent any chaos from the One Thousand Maple Forest Iron Cavalry.
As soon as the Cultural Relics Ministers reached the mountain peak and looked down at the plain below, they saw that the One Thousand Maple Forest Iron Cavalry had completed their preparations.
One thousand heavy cavalrymen, each wielding black long spears, stood in perfect formation, exuding an air of intimidation.
Immediately, many Civil and Military Officials expressed their alarm. "With such an elite force, how can we possibly fight them?"
"Exactly! This kind of heavy cavalry could probably withstand a legion of ten thousand infantry!"
"Indeed! Your Majesty, our Imperial Guard stands no chance against such an army!"
The court officials continued to voice their concerns, believing that the Imperial Guard would undoubtedly be defeated against the Maple Forest Iron Cavalry.
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