The emperor walked back to the dragon chair and slowly relaxed his body, but his brows became tighter and tighter. He pondered what Mu Ze had just said, and felt very shocked.

The fact that these neighboring countries have not changed for so many years does not mean that they have no ambitions. Even the emperor himself, if the national strength allows, he wants to dominate the territory.

Similarly, the emperor was also thinking about the possibility that these people would really send troops to the Great Zhou. As early as many years ago, after the neighboring countries, especially the northern land, were beaten by General Rong Se and lost their temper, few countries dared to attack the Great Zhou again.

I didn't expect them to move at this time after being dormant for so many years.

But since Mu Ze said that Rong Chen had already been ordered to go to the Eastern Regions, there must be no problem.

The emperor thought about this matter clearly and looked at Mu Ze: "Did you have a plan for a long time?"

Mu Ze rarely smiled when he faced the emperor, but this time, he gently hooked the corners of his mouth: "Since Erchen has already sent Rong Chen to guard the town, if the Eastern Regions really send troops, how can Da Zhou not have some interest?"

The emperor glanced at Mu Ze approvingly and didn't speak again, but what he wanted to say, Mu Ze must have understood.

It is really his son who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round, and he has an unusually keen eye for war. If this time, he was really expected by Mu Ze, and he would definitely reward Mu Ze heavily.

Although the early dynasty was a little late, none of the courtiers dared to complain. Mu Ling and Mu Que arrived at the top of the main hall first, and Mu Ze came with the emperor.

When the emperor sat down on the dragon chair, the hundred officials shouted long live, and the emperor stretched out his hand and signaled them to be exempt from courtesy.

After looking around, the emperor smiled slightly: "The Zhongqing family is really here today, have you heard about last night's movements?"

Many of these ministers don't know what happened, but they won't rush forward, since several princes are standing here, it means that even if they poke a hole in the sky, the emperor is not ready to punish them.

So these ministers all lowered their heads, and the old fritters did not answer the emperor's words.

The emperor asked Mu Ling to come out of the queue and tell these ministers about the events of last night.

After these ministers heard this, they really exclaimed, they never thought that Mu Ze made such a big move in Dali Temple yesterday, and Lin Zhaorong, who had always been good friends with Princess Ning, also set off fireworks in the palace, and set her light rain palace on fire, because of the ghosts of the Eastern Regions?

Many ministers really can't accept it for a while, but if you think about it carefully, all this can be regarded as an explanation of Detong. After all, they have experienced a lot of strong winds and waves, and such a formation quickly calmed down.

After the emperor waited for Mu Ling to say it, he continued with the ministers: "The harem is my family affair, so let's not show it, but the seven princes of the Eastern Regions, I don't know if the ministers have any good way to deal with them?"

A minister immediately stood up: "Qiqi Sheng, the minister thinks that these seven princes have a special identity and cannot be left behind, so they should be killed as soon as possible to set an example." ”

This is Mu Que's person, and he only stood up after signaling Mu Que just now.

But the people on Muling's side came opposite to Mu Que. I saw a minister also standing up behind him, debating with the one just now: "Although the minister also thinks that he deserves death, Lord Lin thinks that the Seventh Prince intends to kidnap prisoners and create such fireworks, and if he wants to harm the royal family, one life can be done? After all, the identity of the Seven Princes is there, and we can't kill them, but the minister thinks, he can still do it by teaching him a lesson, right? Then let's use the Seven Princes as a bargaining chip to demand compensation from the Eastern Regions!"

The key is, how much of a role can these seven princes play? Let the Eastern Regions compensate, and what will they compensate? If they are asked to divide the land, will the Eastern Regions obediently agree?

In other words, if the Seven Princes were captured once, they must have been jealous and hated in their hearts, such a person, let him go back to the Eastern Regions, will it cause greater harm to the Great Zhou in the future?

Before the emperor could speak, Xiangye had already made the emperor's thoughts clear. In the court, Xiangye is the most staunch royalist faction, no matter how several princes fight, he is always by the emperor's side.

The only time the horse stumbled was because of King Chu and Yuan Xiuyu. But later, Yuan Xiuyu was also able to get lost, and at the most critical time, he gave the king of Chu a knife and saved himself.

Speaking of which, Xiangye also thinks that his daughter is quite promising, and it is really a continuation of his bloodline. A person like King Chu is already useless, and there is no need to put himself in it for him.

After listening to Xiangye's words, these ministers in the court have already turned the world upside down.

One faction said that even if the Seven Princes were used to ask the Eastern Regions to cede land, the Eastern Regions would definitely not admit it, and if the negotiations were not successful, the Eastern Regions might break the jar and let the Great Zhou kill the Seven Princes. If such a result is achieved, it is better to kill the Seven Princes now, and it can also deter the Eastern Regions, and the tiger will not be released to return to the mountain.

But the other faction still insisted on exchanging the Seven Princes for something. How can such a noble person be killed when he says that he will be killed, and what is the difference between him and an ordinary prisoner of war? As for what to change, if we find a good envoy and let him lobby, maybe it will really be effective.

The people in the front faction are basically Mu Que's, and the back faction is basically Muling's. Although Mu Ze did not discuss the arrest of the Seventh Prince with Mu Ling this time, but the brotherhood has been there for many years, and he always feels that Mu Ze has something to do.

However, later, about how to ask for compensation in the Eastern Regions, the officials under Mu Ling even had a bit of infighting.

Mu Ze was the only one who didn't speak from beginning to end. The military officials under him were also like him, silent.

They are iron-blooded men, if the emperor asks them, the army of the Eastern Regions is coming, whether they fight or not, they will definitely not hesitate to say war.

But they are really not good at this negotiation. And seeing that King Ning didn't speak, their subordinates were also holding back.

The emperor saw that these people had been arguing and shouting for a morning, but there was still no result, so he waved his hand a little upset: "Okay, you don't need to talk about it anymore, this matter, Rong Zhen will think about it again." Fourth, seventh, ninth, a few of you came over last night, go to your respective concubines' bedrooms to rest and rest, and in the afternoon, come back to the imperial study. After speaking, the emperor pointed to a few ministers, "A few of you come over too." ”

Mu Que saluted the emperor first: "Father didn't rest last night, please pay attention to the dragon body." ”

The emperor glanced at Mu Que with satisfaction: "It's okay, take care of this matter first, and it's not too late for me to rest." ”

After that, he left the hall under the salute of the civil and military officials.

Mu Ze and Mu Ling glanced at each other and walked towards Cuiwei Palace.

When he was on the way, Mu Ling asked him, "Why didn't you say a word in the main hall before?"

In Mu Ling's opinion, Mu Ze must have an idea, especially in the war, those ministers are noisy and shouting, and what they say is actually not dry at all. Whether it is advocating the killing of the Seven Princes, or advocating the exchange of the Seven Princes for something, I have not considered it, if this degree is not well mastered, what should I do if the Eastern Regions really wave troops to attack.

Mu Ling didn't want to fight with the Eastern Regions at all, and with the war, the emperor might be able to send Mu Ze out. This time was too critical, he didn't want Mu Ze to leave the capital.

When Mu Ze heard Mu Ling ask, he only said cautiously: "Brother Huang, don't worry, I will definitely be on your side in this matter, but now, I am waiting for a piece of news, this news has decided, how much compensation we can ask for from the Eastern Regions." ”

Mu Linghu glanced at Mu Ze suspiciously, but in the end he didn't ask anything.

When she arrived at Cuiwei Palace, Mu Ling remembered that Yuan Jinyu should also be here, and in the early dynasty, the emperor asked her to rest.

Compared with Mu Ling, Mu Ze has always taken this matter to heart, and he can't wait to go inside.

When the people in Cuiwei Palace saw that it was the two princes who came, they immediately knelt on the ground and saluted them.

Mu Ze stared at them and asked first, "What about the mother concubine and Princess Ning?"

A little palace maid respectfully replied to Mu Ze's words: "In the morning, Concubine Shu took Princess Ning to Concubine De's place to say goodbye, and she hasn't come back yet." ”

That is, as soon as the little palace maid's voice fell, Concubine Shu came back with Yuan Jinyu, and when she saw Mu Ze and Mu Ling, she was also surprised: "You guys came here together?"

The two brothers turned around and saluted Concubine Shu, but after getting up, Mu Ze glanced at Yuan Jinyu.

His little princess tossed all night without resting, and after arriving at this Cuiwei Palace, she was taken by Concubine Shu to see Concubine De Niangniang, and now her face is tired.

However, she followed Concubine Shu, and she still looked well-behaved and virtuous.

Now, Yuan Jinyu also raised his head and glanced at Mu Ze, a smile appeared on his lips.

Mu Ling replied to Concubine Shu's words: "Yes, my father asked Erchen and Lao Jiu to rest here first, and when the afternoon comes, there are still things to discuss." ”

Concubine Shu immediately asked the palace maid to prepare hot water, and let the two of them come in first, originally Concubine Shu was more fond of Mu Ling, after all, Mu Ling grew up with her.

So when Concubine Shu was talking to Mu Ling, Mu Ze was two steps behind and came together with Yuan Jinyu.

He also asked Yuan Jinyu in a low voice: "After you came, you didn't rest?"

"I took a break, but I got up quickly, and after eating, I followed my mother to Concubine De. After Yuan Jinyu finished answering, she saw Mu Ze looking at her with concern.

She didn't care much, and stretched out her hand, tugged Mu Ze's sleeve, and muttered in a low voice: "It's okay, I didn't want to sleep too long, after all, the concubine has already gotten up, and it's not good for me to sleep in this Cuiwei Palace for a long time." ”

Mu Ze also knew that this was not their mansion, and thought that when he left Cuiwei Palace in the afternoon, he would also let people send Yuan Jinyu back.