Hiding her pregnancy and divorce, she stopped licking and the general panicked

Chapter 106 Who can tell me why Chen Yunniang is on the battlefield?

Su Yujiao stood up suddenly, which seemed a bit abrupt. After all, all the people present who gave gifts were men, and no lady came out in person to give gifts.

Although Lu Ziqian is not here, Zhou is still here, so it should be Zhou who comes to see him off.

The emperor didn't care about these details. He looked at Su Yujiao happily and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Send it up."

"Your Majesty, the gift I sent you is somewhat dangerous and should not be brought into the palace. Could Your Majesty please move to the city tower and view it from a distance?"

"Danger? What is it?"

"Could it be a rare and exotic animal?"

"You can't see it. The tower is so far away from the palace gate. If you could see it clearly, how big of a rare and precious beast would it be?"

"Could it be fireworks?"

"It's perfect to stand on the city wall and watch the fireworks outside the palace."

Everyone was talking about it, and the emperor was also interested.

The Queen smiled kindly, "Su, what exactly is it?"

"Queen, please allow me to keep you in suspense for a while. This item will definitely not disappoint you or the Emperor."

The Queen smiled and glanced at the Emperor, asking for his opinion: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The emperor stood up, in good spirits: "My dear ministers, go and have a look."

"Thank you, Lord!" All the officials bowed and expressed their gratitude.

In fact, everyone wanted to join in the fun. After all, the palace banquet was the same every year. The officials were hypocritical and insincere in their flattery and courtesy, which was very boring.

But today was a little different. In short, all the officials were curious about Su Yujiao.

The crowd went up to the city wall in a mighty manner. Standing here, one could overlook the entire capital city, with lights from thousands of houses shining brightly.

At this time, everyone stretched their necks to look at the palace gate, but they didn't seem to see any huge monsters or rare animals, but only pitch black.

All the officials wondered if they were really going to set off fireworks.

I heard that there are many new kinds of fireworks nowadays. Could it be that fireworks can change into the shapes of dragons and phoenixes?

Su Yujiao took out a flare from her sleeve and fired it into the night sky.

"Your Majesty, please look over there."

Su Yujiao pointed to the north of the palace. Outside the palace wall was a barren mountain. What was there to see?

Everyone followed the direction of Su Yujiao's finger and looked towards the barren mountains in the north.

Time passed minute by minute, and the barren mountains in the north were still pitch black, and there was nothing special about them.

Someone impatiently urged, "Su, stop keeping us in suspense. Just tell us what it is."

The young official had just finished speaking when suddenly... there was a loud bang and the earth shook. The flames that shot up into the sky illuminated the North Mountain as bright as day, and then darkness returned in an instant.

Everyone was so frightened that they covered their heads and ran away, shouting loudly, "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor! The earth dragon is turning over..."

There was chaos on the city wall. Only the emperor and the empress remained calm. After all, they had built the country with their own hands and had seen all kinds of storms.

The emperor stared at the dark North Mountain, a burning light flashing in his eyes.

Before he became emperor, he was a warmongerer and a master of military strategy.

At the moment when Beishan was shaking, the emperor had a bold guess in his mind: could it be that the gift that Su mentioned was a weapon that could shake Beishan to the ground?

The emperor's face was filled with excitement. "Su, is this your gift?"

"Exactly."

"I like to study elixirs. I accidentally discovered that the explosion of the elixir furnace was extremely powerful. I wondered if I could make it into a weapon. Fortunately, hard work pays off. I was lucky enough to create this powerful gunpowder."

"I would like to present the gunpowder formula to Your Majesty."

As Su Yujiao spoke, she took out a small notebook from her sleeve, held it high above her head, and presented it with both hands.

"Good, good, she is indeed a military woman!" The emperor was overjoyed holding the recipe.

"Just tell me what reward you want, and I will definitely satisfy you."

Su Yujiao continued to kneel on the ground, terrified and fearful: "This humble servant dares not ask for a reward, I only hope that this gunpowder can be used on the battlefield as soon as possible, so that my husband can return victorious."

The emperor flipped through the documents happily and said, "Su, you have made such a great contribution, you must be rewarded. Otherwise, who would be willing to contribute to the court?"

"I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. How about this? When General Lu returns victorious, I will reward you and your wife together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Su Yujiao felt relieved while thanking him, as she was really worried that the emperor would not reward her.

In fact, she was waiting for the emperor to say this.

She couldn't ask for a reward now because she hadn't decided what reward she wanted.

The timing is wrong to propose divorce!

I want to plead for my eldest brother, but I'm afraid the third prince will interfere!

So, it’s better to wait until the war is over so that she can adapt to the situation based on whether she wins or loses.

If Lu Ziqian wins and proposes a general amnesty, after her elder brother is rescued, she can openly use her merits to exchange for an imperial decree of divorce.

If Lu Ziqian loses or dies, she can use her merits to exchange for her brother's freedom.

The emperor was just feeling happy when the palace gate suddenly opened and a warhorse rushed in, shouting "Eight Hundred Miles to Go!"

Everyone's faces changed. At this time, urgent news was delivered, which was either good news or bad news.

Otherwise, no one would dare to disturb the emperor's enjoyment during the New Year's Day.

The smile on the emperor's face froze, and he immediately went to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, a plague broke out on the front lines, causing countless casualties among our troops. The enemy took advantage of the situation and launched a surprise attack, completely losing Longhai Pass."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Crown Prince and the cabinet ministers exclaimed in unison: "Plague?!"

"How could there be another plague?"

"Wasn't smallpox under control last year? Didn't the people on the border get vaccinated against cowpox?"

The emperor looked at the memorial with a gloomy expression. This time it was not smallpox, but the more deadly malaria.

boom!

The emperor angrily threw the memorial to the ground, "Why is it this Chen Yunniang again?"

"Who can tell me why a woman like her would appear on the battlefield?" The emperor was so angry that his chest heaved and he gasped for breath like a bellows.

The prince was stunned. Chen Yunniang?

He never expected to see Chen Yunniang's name in an urgent report sent over 800 miles.

"Father, what does the memorial say?"

"See for yourself."

The prince picked up the memorial on the ground. It was written by King Cheng. It was concise and to the point without any nonsense, but it explained the matter very clearly.

This plague was actually caused by that idiot Chen Yunniang!

In the memorial, Prince Cheng almost cursed, which showed that he was very angry.

The prince was so angry that he almost exploded. How could there be such a troublemaker in the world?

I didn't expect that a woman as small as a fly could actually poke a hole in the sky.

"Father, the most urgent task is to send a royal physician to control the plague."

"As for that sinner Chen Yunniang, we'll deal with her when we get back!"

The emperor finally calmed down, stared at the prince and said, "Since the third brother is not here, you should go this time. You must control the plague in Shanhaiguan. This concerns the lives of thousands of people!"

"The people of Daming Country can no longer withstand any more turmoil!"

The prince readily accepted the order: "Yes! I will definitely live up to my father's trust."

"I'll get ready right away!"

The emperor waved his hands helplessly, and the cabinet ministers filed out, asking what was written in the prince's memorial.

Why do people say that the plague was caused by Chen Yunniang?

Everyone is so curious!