My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 609: Fate To Be Doomed

Glaring at the general, Chu Lai asked furiously, "Are you serious?! The Jin Empire sent Wu Ruizhan with three hundred thousand troops and abundant military supplies to attack Yurong Border Pass!"

"Without support from the imperial court, Great General Feng could only rely on himself to feed his twenty thousand troops!"

Pausing for a moment, he clenched his fists and asked bitterly, "Tell me! How could he fight against three hundred thousand troops with only twenty thousand starving soldiers?!"

As his voice echoed through the hall, the ministers and generals lowered their heads in shame.

Although most felt guilty, the ministers and generals from the Wen Clan’s faction saw this as cause for celebration.

"General Chu, are you sure Great General Feng didn’t defect?" a minister asked sarcastically.

The moment he said this, Chu Lai lost his temper. Without another word, he rushed forward and punched him in the face.

Although he was in his fifties, Chu Lai never slacked in his training. For someone who had spent most of his life on the battlefield, a weak scholar was no match for him.

With one punch, he sent the minister flying into a dragon pillar.

Bang!

Thud!

Falling to the cold floor, the minister lay motionless.

Instantly, panic spread through the Hall of Righteousness.

"Quick! Call the Imperial Physician! Quick!!" the senior eunuch responsible for the morning court shouted as he rushed toward the unconscious minister.

"Yes!" a young eunuch responded, running out in panic.

Before anyone could react further, a shrill voice echoed in the surroundings, "The Emperor has arrived!"

When everyone heard this, they all knelt on the floor and said in unison, "Long live the Emperor for tens of thousands of years."

Glancing at the ministers and generals kneeling neatly below, Yu Fu calmly sat on his dragon throne. After straightening the sleeve of his dragon robe, he said, "Beloved subjects, you all may rise."

Hearing this, the ministers and generals said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After they stood up, the chief eunuch announced, "Report if you have something to report, or the court will be adjourned!"

When his words fell, Qu Zhihuang stepped forward from his position. Standing before Yu Fu, he clasped his hands and calmly said, "Your Majesty, this old subject has something to report."

Gesturing for him to continue, Yu Fu said, "Grand Chancellor Qu, what do you wish to report?"

Presenting the urgent military report with both hands, Qu Zhihuang explained, "Your Majesty, just now, this urgent military report was sent by an eight hundred li fast horse messenger."

Hearing this, Yu Fu glanced at the chief eunuch, who immediately went down to receive the report.

Presenting it to Yu Fu, he said with a lowered head, "Your Majesty."

Taking the report, Yu Fu calmly read it. However, the more he read, the darker his expression became.

Clenching the report, he thought in panic, ’Impossible! How could Feng Xiyan be defeated?! If he dies, then—then who will guard Zhen’s empire?!’

While he was still panicking, Qu Zhihuang said, "Your Majesty, this situation is very serious. Great General Feng has guarded the western border since he joined the Feng Army at the young age of ten. Without him, the Jin Empire, Zhou Empire, Liang Empire, and Han Empire will seize this opportunity to attack us."

Placing the crumpled military report on the dragon table, Yu Fu responded gloomily, "Grand Chancellor Qu, Zhen knows this. If you have something to say, say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush."

Noticing that Yu Fu was not as calm as he pretended to be, Qu Zhihuang sighed inwardly.

’His Majesty is truly unsuitable to rule an empire. It’s a pity that the Prince Regent was assassinated and Great General Feng was captured by the Jin Empire.’

Closing his eyes, he couldn’t help but shed a tear of regret.

’This Yu Empire... is fated to be doomed.’

Not receiving any response, Yu Fu frowned and asked, "Grand Chancellor Qu, why don’t you answer Zhen?"

Coming back to his senses, Qu Zhihuang took a deep breath and controlled his emotions.

After calming himself, he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, we cannot leave the western border unguarded. This old subject implores Your Majesty to appoint a general to replace Great General Feng as soon as possible."

When Yu Fu heard this, he asked, "Grand Chancellor Qu, do you have any suitable candidates?"

Not wanting to invite trouble, Qu Zhihuang threw the hot potato back to Yu Fu. "Your Majesty, this old subject will follow your decision."

Hearing this, Yu Fu frowned slightly. ’He doesn’t have anyone to recommend?’

Looking away from him, Yu Fu glanced at the other ministers and generals and asked, "Is there anyone willing to share this burden with Zhen?"

The moment he asked this, the Hall of Righteousness fell into heavy silence.

Yu Fu waited for a while, but no one stepped forward. Looking at the lowered heads of his ministers and generals, he became furious.

Bam!

Slamming the dragon table, Yu Fu roared, "Does Zhen’s imperial court have no one except Feng Xiyan who dares to fight the enemy?!"

At his words, everyone fell to their knees and said in unison, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

Instead of calming down, Yu Fu became even angrier after listening to their words. Grabbing the memorials on the table, he threw them down furiously.

Thud! Thud!

"Useless! All of you are useless trash!"

Just then, a cold, arrogant voice sounded from the entrance.

"Your Majesty, why are you throwing a temper in the imperial court?"

Breathing heavily, Yu Fu looked toward the entrance. When he saw his mother, he immediately suppressed his anger and forced an obedient smile.

Walking down the steps, he said, "Imperial Mother, why are you here?"

Wen Qiaolun walked to the phoenix throne without answering him. On the way, she glanced at the kneeling ministers and generals, then at the scattered memorials on the ground.

Sitting down, she said calmly, "Your Majesty, Aijia has heard about the urgent military report." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Wen Qiaolun paused for a second, then slowly asked, "What do you plan to do about this?"