Princess An rolled her eyes at her and said, "I called you a vixen because I was praising your intelligence. You thought I was praising your beauty."
After that, she ignored Zi'an and continued to ask Murong Jie, "What happened to the food being burned? Don't tell me that even the Thunder God obeyed your orders and struck with a thunderbolt."
Murong Jie looked at Zi'an and smiled, "Yes, I gave the order to Thunder God, so Thunder God chopped down the grain and grass in Beimo."
Princess An sneered, "You are trying to fool me, right? I know you took people out, but how did you make people think that the food and grass were struck by lightning? If the people knew about this, it would be really difficult for the emperor to live."
"About this, I really don't know." Murong Jie shook his head with a comfortable smile on his face. This slight counterattack should let the Emperor of Beimo know what the consequences will be if he ignores a benefactor.
He would not harm any of his Beimo soldiers, but would just starve them for two days.
Whenever a battle has been awaited for a long time, once the order to attack is given, it will surely be unstoppable with great momentum.
However, it is like a martial arts master who is ready to go, but when he is about to rush and stab, he is tripped by a small stone, and his embarrassing fall will instantly destroy his momentum.
The Emperor of Beimo believed that Murong Jie was in his hands and that the Great Zhou was unprepared, so this attack would be a sure win.
To dampen the arrogance of such a spirited army, we have to use such extreme methods as making them hungry, as hunger is the most effective way to wear down a person's willpower.
As for the thunder and lightning, it was only to add mystery to the incident and have a deterrent effect.
The so-called lightning strike was a weapon developed by the Zhu family. Zi'an made some improvements to it, but Zi'an and the people of the Zhu family refused to tell him the development method of this weapon.
It was a weapon that would explode, and all he could see was saltpeter and sulfur and stuff like that.
However, this weapon is so powerful, he really wants to know, but...
Maybe it’s better not to know. Weapons of mass destruction will ultimately harm lives.
If we can have peace, what is the point of having so many weapons
"Okay, you have your plans, and I won't ask you. Even if I ask, you won't tell me. In short, I am assisting you this time, firstly, for the sake of that kid Ye Xiang. Secondly, it is for the sake of the people of Beimo. I hope you can find a good way to cure the plague." Princess An said.
Murong Jie said, "Princess, I will leave Muzhai tomorrow, and Zi'an, Liu Liu and others will stay here. Now that your Northern Desert Emperor has acknowledged that we are here to rescue Northern Desert, it will be much easier for Zi'an to act here. However, there will definitely be people who come to obstruct and make things difficult for us. I hope that Princess will keep an eye on us and make sure to find the recipe as soon as possible."
Princess An was startled, "Where are you going?"
Murong Jie smiled faintly, "My wife didn't even ask, why are you asking so many questions, Princess?"
Princess An glanced at Zi An and asked, "You don't want to ask?"
Zi'an watched the two talking, as if she was superfluous. But now he remembered her, so he said unhappily, "Where is he going? As his wife, don't I have any idea?"
"Then where is he going?" Princess An was really curious. Although she had just met Murong Jie and Xia Zian, this couple had given her too many surprises in the past two days.
Zi'an laughed, "Princess, you'd better not ask. Anyway, it won't bring disaster to Beimo."
"Forget it, you are so mysterious. I won't ask." Princess An was not a gossipy person, but she really wanted to know more about this couple.
Princess An turned to leave, and Murong Jie hugged Zi An and went over, "Are you tired?"
She had hardly any rest in the past two days, as she was testing prescriptions and observing the progress of the patients, and bruises appeared under her eyes.
"Fortunately, I can hold on for a while." Zi'an sighed softly, "But I didn't expect the epidemic to be so serious. The people are already in this state, so why bother fighting a war? Even if the country is vast, it won't benefit the people at all. Beimo is a powerful country. Logically, it should vigorously promote economic development and farming at this time, but the emperor has spent all his energy on fighting a war."
"Since the food supplies have been burned this time, he will slow down. This king has enough time to maneuver. Beimo cannot afford this war. In fact, our Great Zhou cannot afford it either."
"Well, I hope we can stop. Wouldn't it be great if we could all live in peace?" Zi'an gently leaned into his arms. "You have to be careful. You are not from the Northern Desert after all. Besides, Prince Qi is... How should I put it? I always feel that he lacks courage."
"He lacks the courage because he can't see hope and has too many taboos. Moreover, he has never tried to contact the peace advocates seriously and thoroughly. Gao Fengtian has helped me investigate. These peace advocates are actually important officials in the court and are very famous in Beimo. If these people can work together, they will not be bullied by the prince of Zhenguo."
Zi'an said, "The emperor and Empress Cao are on your shoulders. You're trying to contact these people everywhere. The emperor and Empress Cao will definitely not sit idly by. In short, you have to promise me that you'll be careful. If that doesn't work, we'll go back to the Great Zhou."
"Well, don't worry about me. But you, don't be too tired. Eat three meals on time and get four hours of sleep a day, otherwise you will collapse too." Murong Jie warned.
"Got it." Zi'an replied.
The two leaned against each other for a while, enjoying the rare tranquility.
Seeing these innocent people in this wooden village, Zi'an became more certain that they must stop this war at all costs.
How innocent are the people? They just want to live a peaceful life.
"Seventh Brother, this war must not be fought no matter what. Not only for the sake of the people of our Great Zhou, but also for the sake of the people of Northern Desert." Zi'an said softly.
Murong Jie nodded, "Even if you don't say it, I will try my best to promote peace."
He couldn't suffer injustice in vain; the Emperor of Beimo had to pay the price for his ambition.
They didn't care how the Queen dealt with Uncle Cao, but the Emperor issued an edict requiring all officials in Beimo and all doctors in the Huimin Bureau to fully cooperate with the Regent Princess of the Great Zhou in all medical operations in Beimo.
At the same time, an order was issued to recall General Qin Zhou and the Northern Desert Army to retreat fifty miles and recall 100,000 troops to carry out reconstruction in the disaster area.
After the decree came down, Prince Qi came to Muzhai happily. When he saw Murong Jie, he said excitedly: "There is still hope for our Beimo. The emperor will not be wiped out by ambition."
Murong Jie poured cold water on him, "If the grain and grass had not been burned, would this decree have come down?"
Prince Qi's expression froze, "Brother Murong, can't you just let me deceive myself for a while?"
"Haven't you been bullied enough over the years? It's your indecisive character that allowed Prince Zhenguo and Empress Cao to gain power and influence the emperor's decision."
Actually, Murong Jie wanted to say that the emperor was an ambitious man, but considering Prince Qi's affection for the emperor, he spoke more softly. However, I believe he understood it in his heart but was unwilling to point it out.
He understood this situation because he also had a brother who was an emperor.
(End of this chapter)