Composing Poetry!

Inside the central army tent, after an unknown period of silence, a clamor erupted!

"No, this imperial decree must be fake, right? Did the Northern Barbarians switch it out?"

"Did I hear that correctly? Now is the perfect time to annihilate the Northern Barbarians with all our might, and they're ordering us to cease hostilities and head south to pick lychees?"

"And they're saying the lychees are fresh and juicy, and only by picking and eating them fresh can we reward the soldiers of the three armies? Is this a damn joke?!"

"Damn it! Whose rotten idea was this? The barbarians have been plaguing the northern borders of Great Zhou for hundreds of years, how can we give up this great opportunity to wipe them out!"

"..."

Chaos!

Fervor!

Disbelief!

All the generals of the Divine Phoenix Army were shouting and cursing!

As for Ding Hao, he remained silent.

But his bewilderment and anger were no less than anyone else present!

It wasn't just that the matter of the army heading south to pick lychees was too absurd, but more importantly, once the northern expedition war ended like this!

He would then have no chance to accumulate the Four Great Military Merits and escape his death row status. In fact, he would be executed on the spot!

"Damn, damn, damn, this must be the idea of that bitch Empress!"

"Only she, and only she, could do something so ridiculous!"

In an instant.

Ding Hao had already guessed the mastermind behind this matter!

As expected, Luo Shenhuang said next, "This decree bears the Great Zhou imperial seal. This seal is only held by the current Empress, and there is absolutely no possibility of it being switched or forged!"

All the generals fell silent!

In other words, this was an imperial decree personally issued by the current Empress of Great Zhou!

Absurd!

Too absurd!

At this moment, everyone wanted to curse out loud, but for the sake of their heads, they had to hold back, resulting in very comical expressions!

Unexpectedly, Luo Shenhuang waved her hand and said, "If you want to curse, then curse. With me here, no one will blame you!"

"Damn!"

"Son of a bitch!!"

"What the hell, stupid, this is just too stupid!!"

"How many pig brains did they eat to issue such a decree!"

The sound of furious cursing instantly filled the entire central army tent.

Ding Hao didn't chime in. It wasn't that he was afraid, but he knew that at this point, curses wouldn't solve anything.

In fact, looking at the five thousand years of history of his previous country, the core logic of this decree was not that Empress Weiyang was incredibly foolish, but that Luo Shenhuang was too powerful and threatened the emperor!

After all, Luo Shenhuang already held great power. Just defeating the Northern Barbarians had elevated her prestige to a terrifying level. If she were to annihilate the northern barbarians next!

Then her achievements would soar to the heavens. With Xia Weiyang's scheming nature, how could she allow such a thing to happen!

Therefore, this "reward" of heading south to pick lychees was not simply absurd, but Xia Weiyang's scheme to suppress Luo Shenhuang!

Regarding this.

Luo Shenhuang and Ding Yishan, along with some other generals, had clearly understood!

But they were indignant!!

After all, for hundreds of years, Great Zhou had suffered from the harassment and invasion of the northern barbarians!

Now that they finally had a chance to completely clear out this malignant tumor, the Empress was making them give up this opportunity out of fear!

Clearly, she hadn't considered the lives and safety of the people in the northern regions of Great Zhou!

"Everyone!"

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Shenhuang finally spoke!

As soon as she spoke, the cursing in the military tent stopped!

"I called you all here today to ask you if you are willing to accept this imperial decree, or if you are not?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yishan was the first to exclaim, "Naturally, we are not willing!"

"Yes, we are not willing!"

"This is the first time Great Zhou has had hope of annihilating the barbarians, how can we give up halfway!"

"That's right, thirty years ago during the Former Emperor's reign, my entire family was killed by the barbarians. I joined the army to one day clear out the Northern Barbarians!"

Many generals spoke out, all expressing their anger!

At this moment, Zhang Dalong's voice rang out, "Everyone, calm down!"

"This is an imperial decree, an imperial decree from the Empress, a decree sealed with the Great Zhou's imperial seal!"

"It's not something we can refuse just because we don't want to accept it. Refusing is defying the decree!"

"And defying the decree means execution, and even the extermination of nine generations of relatives!"

As soon as Zhang Dalong said this, some of the generals began to agree.

"That's right, we are soldiers of the Great Zhou, and the primary law for soldiers is obedience!"

"Everyone, although I also want to completely clear out the Northern Barbarians, I don't want my entire family to be wiped out!"

"Think twice, you must think twice. The crime of defying the decree is too great!"

Seeing the two factions in the military tent arguing, clearly divided.

Although Ding Hao had many thoughts, he did not step forward to speak.

After all, he was just a death row inmate, and some people already had opinions about him being there to observe. He didn't want to seek trouble for himself by offering any advice!

As for Luo Shenhuang, her feelings at this moment were clearly as conflicted and hesitant as the generals arguing before her!

As a result, she sat at the command table and watched the two factions of generals argue for a long time without making a decision!

Finally, she glanced at Ding Hao secretly before waving her hand and saying.

"Alright, stop arguing!"

"This matter requires some thought from me. You may all leave for now!"

"Remember, do not spread this matter for the time being, to avoid causing any trouble!"

As soon as Luo Shenhuang spoke, whether it was Ding Yishan or Zhang Dalong and the others, they could only stop their arguments and got up to leave the military tent!

Ding Hao was also preparing to leave but was called back by Luo Shenhuang.

"Does the Army Lord have any orders?"

"Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Would you accompany me for a walk?"

"Okay!"

Thus, Ding Hao followed Luo Shenhuang out of the main military tent.

Finally, they gradually walked out of the Divine Phoenix Army camp and arrived at a hillside.

The evening breeze blew gently, rustling their hair and robes. When they turned back, they could see ten miles of connected camps, brightly lit!

"Ding Hao, as the newly appointed Top Scholar of this era, you are exceptionally talented. Could you compose a poem for me based on today's event and scene?"

Suddenly, Luo Shenhuang said!

"Uh~ Okay!"

Ding Hao was taken aback.

He didn't know how to compose poetry, but after a moment, he agreed. Although he couldn't compose it, he—could copy it!

With five thousand years of history and poetry from his previous life, couldn't he come up with a poem fitting the occasion!

Very quickly, his eyes lit up, and he made up his mind. He opened his mouth and said, "Drunk, I lit the lamp to gaze at my sword; dreaming, I returned to the bugle calls across the camps!"

As soon as the first line was spoken, Luo Shenhuang's beautiful eyes widened in shock!

Then Ding Hao's voice grew increasingly impassioned and heroic. "Eight hundred li, the army below feasted on roasted meat; fifty strings played the sounds of the frontier, autumn soldiers were reviewed on the battlefield!"

"The horses were as swift as the 'Dilu', the bows were as startling as thunder and lightning, fulfilling the king's affairs of the world, winning fame before and after death... Pity the white-haired ones!"

Until the last line, all the passion turned into lament!

Beside him, the Army Lord of the Divine Phoenix Army, who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, had already fallen into shock and a long silence!!