Chapter 1273

"Your Majesty, put this on quickly; it's snowing, be careful not to catch a cold."

Xiao Yuan took a shawl and hurriedly draped it over Wu Zhao's shoulders.

Wu Zhao looked up at the sky.

Snowflakes fell from the firmament, and Wu Zhao reached out her hand, the snowflakes landing one by one on her fair palms.

"The first snow of this year came much earlier than in the past..."

"The weather is getting colder and colder; I fear the Xiongnu will become even more restless and rampant!"

"The people on the border are afraid they will face another catastrophe..."

Wu Zhao's voice sounded faintly, as if sighing.

Shangguan Wan'er stood by, looking at Wu Zhao with full confidence, "Your Majesty is about to send a great army to deal a heavy blow to the Xiongnu; the end of the Xiongnu people is coming!"

Wu Zhao nodded, her phoenix eyes extremely cold.

This snow made her heart even more determined.

During this period, the memorials on the dragon desk were much more numerous than in the past.

The peace faction in the court submitted memorials extensively, one after another urging her to be calm, and the reasons were all the same.

Such as the Xiongnu having the shadow of the three kingdoms behind them, and if she sent troops, she would fall into a trap. At present, Da Qian should seize the time to develop national strength, and there was also the claim that the Xiongnu were just a tribal alliance and not worth fearing.

Looking at the development of nomadic peoples, there was no need to send troops at all; as long as time was drawn out, the Xiongnu would fight among themselves and head toward decline. On the contrary, Da Qian sending a great army would be a waste of manpower and money; winning would be a loss, and losing would be an even greater loss, which was truly unwise...

Of course, there were even more outrageous ones, saying how much could the Xiongnu rob? Da Qian had vast land and many people, so just give the border people to them directly, and there was no need to pay attention to the Xiongnu.

The one who submitted this memorial was directly demoted by her to the border counties and given an official title—"Xiongnu Cavalry Charge Close-Range Observer."

Although she suppressed them all, as long as one is human, when a large number of memorials come, one will inevitably produce a wavering heart.

Until the arrival of this snow, Wu Zhao no longer hesitated, but instead became determined.

In the cold of autumn and winter, the Xiongnu came to Da Qian to plunder, unscrupulous, harming her border people; what kind of logic was this?

There are always some things more important than weighing pros and cons, such as—dignity!

Wu Zhao's eyes were firm, no longer thinking about this question that already had an answer.

She asked Shangguan Wan'er, "I heard that you and Lord Gao went to soak in the hot spring yesterday?"

"How was the feeling of this first date?"

The topic changed suddenly, especially with Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes watching with a smile, making Shangguan Wan'er blush.

But she soon sighed and said, "It's hard to describe in a word; Your Majesty really doesn't know."

"Oh?"

"What happened?"

Shangguan Wan'er replied, "Yesterday was too explosive. It was quite good at the beginning, but later someone in the Warm Moon Residence drank too much and competed in spraying excrement in the hot spring. It is said that the scene was extremely explosive, even reaching the ceiling."

"Hiss!"

This level of explosiveness made even Wu Zhao gasp, somewhat shocked.

"Is this news true?"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded, "Absolutely true. Lord Gao even went to that room himself, and then left without saying a word."

"Although this subject was curious, I didn't dare to go in, so I left too. This hot spring soak was truly hard to describe in a word."

She had finally made up her mind and had been looking forward to it for a long time, but she didn't expect it to end like this.

Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes lifted.

Wu Zhao knew Gao Yang's character.

If he didn't move his hands and feet, Gao Yang could really enter the palace to be a eunuch, so having his good deed ruined, Gao Yang must have been very furious.

But he went to that room and left strangely.

"With Lord Gao's character and status, he went to that room but didn't take revenge, instead choosing to leave. This matter is indeed strange."

Hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er also felt it was very strange.

But at this time, Xiao Yuan said, "Your Majesty, news came from the Western Depot yesterday that it seems the Duke of Ding and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Gao Feng, as well as the Prefect of Shanglin County, Gao Linyuan, along with a famous Confucian scholar of Changan, all went to the Warm Moon Residence to bathe..."

"Could there be..."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zhao both raised their eyebrows.

At this moment, they seemed to have found the truth from the bizarre Warm Moon Residence.

Wu Zhao sighed, "Wan'er, you should have gone in. Even if you just took a casual look, Lord Gao wouldn't be able to avoid marrying you, otherwise the entire Duke of Ding Prefecture wouldn't agree!"

"But I really didn't expect that the Duke of Ding is truly vigorous in his old age. Although he is in his seventies, he can still spray onto the ceiling of the room."

"Tsk tsk, full of energy!"

"..."

The cold wind blew across the vast Changancheng.

With the passage of time, those mysterious people in the Warm Moon Residence who competed in spraying excrement became even more mysterious.

I don't know how many people wanted to explore the people behind it, but Fang Rong kept his mouth shut and refused to say anything even in death.

This added an even more mysterious color to the few of them, and the more it spread, the more mysterious it became.

As the saying goes, if it's not in the official history, then the folk unofficial history will take action. The unofficial history records it as—Wu Zhao.

But in just one day, the person who wrote this unofficial history lost his head. When the people heard this, they were all tight-lipped, but their hearts became more determined.

After all—they were silenced!

Thinking about it is terrifying!

When Wu Zhao heard the news, she was almost furious and directly summoned Gao Yang. Gao Yang was very skilled at this and successfully splashed dirty water onto Wang Zhong, Lu Wen, Yan Zheng, and the list of the nursery, among others.

The water was successfully muddied, and the attention was shifted accordingly, but it was just hard for Gao Yang's rivals, who were frantically proving their innocence one after another.

Days passed by.

Besides making some preparations for the battlefield, Gao Yang exercised his body every day to enhance his physique.

For this, he directly sought out the elites of the manor, such as Zhao Da, Chen Sheng, and Wu Guang, to teach him how to strengthen his body and the art of killing!

At first, they all said that it was difficult to achieve results in one winter, but when Gao Yang said that the next batch of Royal No. 1 Club technicians would be chosen by them, and they would evaluate their extraordinary skills.

They all said that one winter was enough and they would definitely be able to adapt to the battlefield.

At the same time, his eight hundred men also entered a bitter winter training, which was almost devilish training.

Every time there was a trick, even Wang Xiao, Pu Duo, and others called it unbearable.

Time flew, and day after day passed.

Very soon.

Snow flew, and the sky-filling heavy snow shrouded the entire Changancheng. Changan lit red lanterns one after another to welcome the New Year.

In the Duke of Ding Prefecture, just before the New Year, a cow was accidentally killed by a fall. Gao Yang ordered Wang Tao to clean it up and hurriedly sent some to the palace, which finally calmed Wu Zhao's anger.

On the night of the New Year's Eve dinner, Gao Yang and Gao Tianlong and others still ate hot pot, and in the evening, they planned to take the whole family to soak in the hot spring to relax.

Since that day, Fang Rong of the Warm Moon Residence had secretly become a confidant of the Duke of Ding Prefecture.

Gao Ling was watched by servants the whole time and was strictly forbidden from entering the kitchen. Gao Changwen, on the other hand, wanted to drug someone, failed, was brutally beaten, and lay in bed for several weeks.

Once the New Year passed, Wu Zhao became busier and busier, and the entire Da Qian was transformed into an invisible machine, moving tirelessly!

Grain and grass rushed to the front line, and various armies began to mobilize frequently, not only against the Xiongnu but also preventing the three kingdoms of Chu, Yan, and Qi!

The weather gradually warmed up, and all things began to recover. Not to mention Gao Yang and Gao Changwen of the Duke of Ding Prefecture, even the male dogs in the manor no longer honestly guarded the gate and began to frequent the streets.

Finally, on a sunny day.

Wu Zhao wore a black and red dragon robe, her face noble, and her whole body was filled with endless imperial majesty.

She stood outside the Jin Luan Hall, looking far away in the direction of the Xiongnu, her dragon robe fluttering in the spring breeze.

I don't know how long it had been.

Wu Zhao took a deep breath, her fists clenched suddenly, her red lips parted slightly, as if carrying supreme determination, and her voice rolled out.

"Pass my order!"

"Within half an hour, all officials gather at the Jin Luan Hall!"

"Those who do not arrive, need not come in the future!"

"I want to... send troops to conquer the slaves!"