Chapter 2007

Let alone one hundred thousand taels of gold, plus the Night-Shining Pearl of the North Sea, a hundred boxes of treasures, and the title of Prince and Prime Minister!

Every one of these conditions was something they didn't even dare to imagine!

The impact was evident!

For a time, these conditions fermented in the mouths of the people who didn't know the inside story, gradually turning into dissatisfaction with the Great Qian court!

Inside the Imperial Study, the atmosphere was as heavy as lead.

Wu Zhao sat high on the dragon throne, and even the wide black and red dragon robe couldn't hide the fatigue and the soaring anger between her brows.

In the hall, her core team was gathered.

Cui Xinghe, Minister of the Supreme Court Lu Wen, Grand General Wang Zhong, Head of the Han Lin Academy Su Wenling, Censor-in-Chief Yan Zheng, General Lu Zhen, and Duke Zhao Ponu were all present.

Everyone lowered their heads, feeling the soaring anger from Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao held a secret memorial, her cold gaze sweeping over the civil and military officials below.

"Gentlemen, do you know what has been spreading in the streets and alleys of Chang'an in just one day?"

Wu Zhao's voice rose sharply, carrying the fury of being humiliated.

"They say I am incompetent and cannot keep Prime Minister Gao!"

"They say the court is cowardly and lets the envoys of the three kingdoms humiliate us to our faces!"

"They say that Prime Minister Gao alone is worth the wealth of the three kingdoms, while our Great Qian is wasting heaven's gifts and doesn't know how to use him, which is a sign of national collapse!"

When Wu Zhao said this, she could no longer suppress the monstrous anger in her heart.

Although she had thought that the public opinion in Chang'an would be terrifying, she never expected it to erupt so quickly!

This was too humiliating!

She slapped the imperial desk in front of her, making a loud bang.

"With such humiliation, where is my majesty?!"

"Where is the face of Great Qian?!"

"The rats of the three kingdoms have used such poisonous schemes to humiliate me and the country to this extent! You eat the Emperor's salary; have you ever thought about how to fight back, have you ever thought about how to give these wolves a lesson they will never forget?! I have ordered you to come here for only one thing, and that is to fight back, fight back fiercely for me!"

Wu Zhao's gaze swept over everyone, her voice sounding heavily, "Gentlemen, do you have any good strategies?"

For a time.

Everyone fell silent, their heads lowering even further.

This appearance of wanting to be a quail made the anger in Wu Zhao's heart sweep even more.

Her face was ugly, and she said almost word for word: "Are you going to let the backbone of Great Qian be broken by them?! Let me be ridiculed by the world?!"

A series of questions was like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heart.

The officials were silent as cicadas in winter, their heads deeply lowered, and no one dared to look into those phoenix eyes burning with anger.

"Cui Xinghe, do you have any good strategies for counterattack?"