Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 911

The enthronement ceremony? Yun Shang kept silent for a moment. The enthronement ceremony was supposed to be held, but now it was not a good time as the State of Xia was suffering from domestic trouble and foreign invasion. If Luo Qingyan held the enthronement ceremony in a big way, he would be denounced.

Luo Qingyan must have known this as well. Hearing Liu Wenan's question, he frowned and sighed slightly. He said in a somewhat heavy tone, "The enthronement ceremony? Let's put it aside for a while. Our country is not peaceful and the war is not over yet. How could I have the mood to hold the enthronement ceremony?"

The corners of Liu Wenan's mouth twitched again. He looked up at the two of them and thought, The two really were family. The expressions on their faces were almost the same.

After lying on the couch for a while, Luo Qingyan looked up at Liu Wenan, who was standing aside, and said, "Go take the memorials in Meeting Hall to Weiyang Palace. Since those officials are fond of kneeling, just keep kneeling as they like. Out of sight, out of mind. I won't go to the Meeting Hall today."

Liu Wenan took a look at Luo Qingyan and answered yes. Then he walked out of the inner hall.

Yun Shang sensed something unusual. "Keep kneeling? What happened in the court?"

Luo Qingyan sneered and closed his eyes. "The old bastards have been making a scene as I asked Wuzhuangyuan, Sun Bingzhi, and Zhao Yingjie to lead troops to go on a expedition. Now there are still several officials kneeling in front of Taiji Palace. Just kneel if they like..."

Yun Shang sensed that Luo Qingyan was mad at them. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to argue with them about it. If they don't agree, then give the good chance to them to lead the army. Since they are so righteous, the male members above sixteen years old in their family should go with the army. As they are the offspring of loyal officials, they could start as centurions instead of being ordinary soldiers.

Hearing this, Luo Qingyan's eyes lit up. She turned to Yun Shang with a smile, "You've really got a lot of tricks up your sleeves. Well, since they are so worried about the country and the people, I will surely give them the chance."

Yun Shang curled her lips into a smile, but she was still a little worried. "Now the State of Xia is facing both domestic trouble and foreign invasion, but we don't have enough soldiers to fight against them, which is really worrying. But Your Majesty seems to be very confident."

Hearing this, Luo Qingyan smiled. He reached out his hand and pulled Yun Shang] to sit down beside him. Then he said softly, "I'm not that confident. I just believe that as long as we work together, there's no obstacle that we can't overcome."

After a pause, he continued, "To resist foreign aggression we must first get rid of the enemy within. Our top priority is to deal with Xia Houjing. On the surface, Zhao Yingjie and Sun Bingzhi will go for the battle, but in fact, the palace guards had already left the city on the quiet under the lead of Liu Ming. Now most of the palace guards that can be seen in the Palace are disguised by our secret guards. The palace guards went straight to Liucang City. As long as Zheng Qiming finds out where their supplies are, he can burn them with a fire, and capture the soldiers drugged by the food." "As for Qingsu, since he was defeated by me last time, a man like him couldn't bear such humiliation. He mobilized most of the troops of the State of Yelang to Lingxi City. This is a good opportunity. I have written to my brother a few days ago, asking him to send troops to attack from the border of the State of Yelang and the State of Ning and attack him by surprise. I'd like to know what else Qingsu could do except going back for self-rescue."

Luo Qingyan's face was full of determination, as if he was sure to win. Hearing his words, Yun Shang felt much relieved. After thinking for a moment, she gave Luo Qingyan an idea, "I have a plan to deal with Xia Houjing."

Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows, looked up at Yun Shang, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, why don't you tell me your good idea?"

Yun Shang smiled and said softly, "I've heard that when Your Majesty led the army, there was a rule that no one was allowed to take anything from the people no matter how difficult it was."

Luo Qingyan nodded, "What's wrong with that? The strength of the people couldn't be underestimated. If they offend the people, they will probably lose the battle. It was Emperor Yuan who overthrew the previous dynasty of Shang and changed the title of the dynasty into Xia. At that time, Emperor Yuan was just an ordinary people and he only had some hooligans, thieves, and all kinds of messy people in his hands. But when they started the uprising, Emperor Yuan implemented some extremely tough method, forcing them not to touch anything of the people."

"Holding nearly a million soldiers, the State of Shang didn't take them seriously. After defeating them in the first battle, the generals of the State of Shang became arrogant and allowed their soldiers to grab the property of the people and rape women. As a result, the people gathered together to support Emperor Yuan and secretly sent a lot of useful information to him. In the end, he overturned the rule of the State of Shang and established the State of Xia."

Yun Shang nodded, "Your Majesty, I think what you said makes sense. I'm afraid most of the so-called soldiers in Xia Houjing's hands are made up of hooligans. What if they do all the bad things like the soldiers of the State of Shang?"

Luo Qingyan shook his head and said with a smile, "You don't know much about Xia Houjing. He had experience in leading soldiers, so he certainly knows these simple rules. He won't let his soldiers make such a mistake."

Yun Shang smiled, "He won't. But we can. Xia Houjing has just started the army, and the soldiers we sent hasn't arrived yet. Xia Houjing's men doesn't have a good reputation among the people. If something happens, who will the people suspect? Give a dog a bad name and hang him. If Xia Houjing couldn't handle it properly, he will definitely piss off the public."