ded by parents. When did it become your turn to make the decisions And as an outsider, you have no right to speak. With your scholar's attire, have you even achieved any fame"Li Chen has long held a h...Chapter 1706: Urgent Matters, a Secret Dispatch from the Capital

Sitting in the corner, Huangji Tian's envious gaze retracted from Wu Qingsang and turned to Li Chen who was drinking tea, saying: "Your Highness, your Great Qin truly has no shortage of talents. This General Wu is worth a million soldiers."

These words made several Golden Army generals who had come with the Emperor of Heaven look displeased.

Li Chen smiled lightly and put down his teacup, saying: "A million is an exaggeration..."

Just as Huangji Tian was surprised that Li Chen would be humble again, he heard Li Chen say cheerfully, "About nine hundred thousand should do."

Huangji Tian smiled wryly, this was indeed Li Chen's style.

Beside the emperor, Huangji Tian had come for a few days and acted like a wooden statue. Fucha Huan also smiled faintly. Over these past few days of observation, he understood more about this Great Qin prince.

Use your people well, and have no doubts about their trustworthiness.

These eight characters, every generation of ruler knew, could read, write, and recite them. However, few were truly able to put them into practice.

Just at this moment, a dust-covered messenger soldier entered the room. He looked up and, after spotting Li Chen, immediately walked over to him.

"Stop."

Chen Tong stood before him, his voice deep and serious: "State your identity."

All scouts and messengers, when they had matters regarding the war to report, would go directly to Wu Qingcang. But this man went straight to Li Chen, so naturally, Chen Tong had to stop him.

The messenger knelt before Li Chen with a thud, his voice urgent: "Your Highness, a secret message from the capital, it's urgent!"

Li Chen suddenly stood up.

"Urgent matters", while literally meaning a situation requires immediate attention, is an idiom that absolutely should not be used casually in official channels.

Usually, when something urgent requiring immediate attention arises, it reaches Li Chen. This could be a war on the border, a catastrophic natural disaster, or any event of unprecedented magnitude. In essence, only matters of extreme importance warrant this phrase. Once used, it is relayed to Li Chen through the most confidential and expedited channels imaginable.

It's no wonder even Chen Tong didn't receive the news beforehand.

Having received the messenger's secret note, Li Chen said without looking up, "Send him down to get some good rest."

Then, he tore open the envelope directly.

Chen Tong did not dare to look at the contents of this urgent letter. After calling someone over to take the messenger away to rest, he turned his back to Li Chen and faced the Huangji Tian, staring straight at them.

And the Huangji Tian, who had secretly intended to sneak a peek and see what was happening, coughed softly and silently bowed his head to drink tea.

The confidential message wasn't long, detailing everything that had happened in the capital recently, including Zhao Xuanji's seizure of power and the Empress Dowager's regency.

Another most important thing is that the imperial court's official bank was run aground.

and directly stating, the run on banks has become a raging fire...the Ministry of Finance is helpless.

After reading the contents, Li Chen took a deep breath and then kicked the stove in the hall with his leg, overturning it.

With a bang, sparks flew from the burning embers.

The entire hall was deathly silent, everyone petrified with fright.

Then, all the generals of Qin immediately knelt down and said, "Please calm your anger, Your Highness."

Taking a deep breath, Li Chen forced himself to control his emotions. He thought he had already reached a state of composure after going through so much, but there were still things that could break him.

Suppressing the anger in his chest, Li Chen said: "This has nothing to do with you, just continue doing your own things."

Huangji Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, quietly observing Li Chen.es: "This time you have merit in protecting me, what reward do you want"Sān Bǎo bowed her head and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, all of this is what a slave should do. I am a rootless person, and...