The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

Chapter 182 Late Night Urgent Call

Yasukuni.

Late at night, everything is quiet and asleep.

However, at this moment, countless sleeping ministers were suddenly awakened by a series of rapid and violent knocks on the door.

"Sir, His Majesty is calling you urgently!" A low and anxious voice came from outside the door.

The ministers who were awakened were still sleepy, with expressions of confusion and uncertainty on their faces.

After hurriedly putting on his clothes, he followed the person who came to summon him and hurried to the palace.

Along the way, they secretly wondered what had happened that made His Majesty summon them so urgently.

At the same time, Liu Anruo was also gently awakened.

She had always been a light sleeper, so after the maid called her softly a few times, she slowly opened her eyes.

She sat on the bed, closed her eyes lightly, and when she opened them again, there was no trace of sleepiness in her eyes.

Looking at the slightly panicked maid beside her, Liu Anruo asked softly, "Miaoqing, why are you so panicked?"

"Sir, a female official has been sent from the palace. Please come into the palace immediately." Miaoqing lowered her head and said nervously.

Upon hearing this, Liu Anruo's face instantly became solemn.

The fact that His Majesty summoned me so late at night must mean that this matter is of great importance.

She quickly got up from the bed, reached out to pick up the clothes placed beside her, and put them on herself neatly.

"Do you know what's going on?" Liu Anruo asked calmly while tidying up his clothes.

"I don't know. The person who came only told me to wake you up as soon as possible and bring you to the palace, saying that there was something urgent to discuss with you." Miaoqing answered cautiously.

"Yeah." Liu Anruo nodded.

While he was talking, Liu Anruo had already put on his clothes, washed up briefly, and then hurried to the palace with the female official who came to summon him.

The palace was brightly lit.

Yun Zhi sat upright on a chair behind the desk. Her expression was difficult to discern in the candlelight.

The ministers knelt down and saluted: "Long live His Majesty."

Yun Zhi waved her hand and said, "Please stand up, my dear ministers. I have urgently summoned you here late at night. I have something to discuss with you."

It was difficult to see any clues from Yun Zhi's expression. The ministers all looked at Liu Anruo, the head of the civil servants, hoping that she would come forward and ask.

Facing the ministers' gazes, Liu Anruo stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is so urgent?"

Yun Zhi didn't answer her question, but picked up the document on the desk and said, "This is an urgent report sent in at full speed from the front line. My dear ministers, please take a look."

Liu Anruo looked at the document in Yun Zhi's hand and guessed that there was a problem in the war at the front.

Could it be that they were defeated and the Wu army took back some of the lost territories?

However, Liu Anruo always felt that things were not that simple, otherwise His Majesty would not have summoned him so urgently.

Liu Anruo walked forward slowly, took the document from Yun Zhi and began to read it. The more he read, the more solemn his expression became.

No wonder His Majesty summoned me urgently.

Xie Chengyun cleverly used the strategy of confusing the enemy with a false attack, making General Chen and General Ning mistakenly believe that the Wu army was going to fight a protracted war.

Unexpectedly, except for the first day when Xie Chengyun personally went to the battlefield, he was impersonated by others in the following days. Because he was commanding in the rear and the distance was far, Chen Yuanshu and others did not notice.

As for Xie Chengyun himself, he left the main battlefield in the afternoon of the first day of the siege and headed for one of the many routes of the Wu army.

Under his leadership, they successfully captured three surrounding cities.

The reason why he was able to capture three cities so quickly was not only because he was much more clever than the generals on that route in terms of strategy, but most importantly,

When Liu Anruo saw a part of the urgent report written by Chen Yuanshu, his breathing suddenly stopped.

There were actually many spies in the coalition forces of the two countries who were instigated by the State of Wu, including some with high status. They defected at the critical moment, causing the defense line to collapse instantly.

And no one knows how many such spies there are in the coalition forces.

After reading the last word, Liu Anruo handed the document to other ministers. After passing it around, the ministers all gasped and looked terrified.

When one of the ministers saw the spy, he cursed in a low voice, "He's a traitor."

They Anguo have always treated their soldiers generously, whether it is the monthly salary or the sufficient food and fodder on the battlefield. For their safety, they even let everyone wear armor, and even the pensions given after death in battle are extremely generous.

These treatments are unique among the five countries.

I never thought that such a situation would occur. He is such an ungrateful person.

After a while, the document was circulated among the ministers and placed back on the desk in front of Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi lowered her head to glance at the returned document, slowly raised her eyelids, and glanced at the ministers around her.

"My Lords, you are aware of the current situation. Do you have any good plans?"

A minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it would be better to send more reinforcements to the front line to increase the difference in numbers between us and overwhelm them with our numerical advantage. That way, even if there are spies, it will be difficult for them to easily change the situation."

Another minister shook his head in opposition. "We can send troops, but Yue State absolutely cannot. If they mobilize more troops, the neighboring Yu State will likely take advantage of the situation. If we alone send reinforcements, the division of interests will become very difficult."

At this time, Li Shun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the current panic is only temporary. I firmly believe that General Chen can handle the spy issue. However, Your Majesty is a master of military strategy, and I am afraid the war will become a stalemate. We might as well disrupt his internal affairs."

Yun Zhi looked at Li Shun, "How to disrupt?"

Li Shun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we can join forces with Yue and have our spies in Wu spread rumors to destabilize their court. We can also send people to secretly sabotage their food and fodder supplies, causing logistical problems."

Yun Zhi nodded. "This plan is feasible. Do you gentlemen have any other good ideas?"

Liu Anruo, who was standing at the head, looked at Yun Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, it is said that the deposed emperor Wang Yi is imprisoned in a secret place. Why not use the power of the two countries to find him and release him? Then it will depend on what Xie Chengyun decides."

It depends on whether he continues to stay on the battlefield and wait for Wang Yi to contact his old subordinates and let the capital change hands again.

Or come back and continue fighting with Wang Yi.

Yun Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Do as Master Liu and Master Li say."

The ministers responded in unison: "As ordered!"