Just thinking about it, the eunuch in the palace came to invite the Nine Princes, and he hurriedly restrained his expression and let the eunuch lead the way.

"What is the imperial brother looking for me, father-in-law, do you know?" The Nine Princes asked as he walked.

"Ouch, our family doesn't know this, we don't know until the prince goes to see His Majesty." The little eunuch smiled and played Tai Chi.

The Ninth Prince bowed slightly, and couldn't help but ask again, "I heard that the imperial brother was angry in the court today, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Your Majesty is not angry, but the mood is not very good." The little eunuch saw that the Ninth Prince had a warm attitude, and he was happy to tell him, "Your Majesty didn't know what dream I had last night, and I haven't been quite right since I woke up. As slaves, we are counting on you to explain Your Majesty, you are Your Majesty's brother, and Your Majesty will definitely be willing to listen to you. ”

The Nine Princes smiled slightly, "Okay." "But in his heart, he is constantly slandering, and the emperor is willing to listen to him? Unless the sun hits the west and comes out.

Walking in a hurry along the way, the Nine Princes soon arrived at the imperial study.

"Brother of the courtiers see the emperor."

The emperor waved his hand, "Ninth brother, don't be polite, sit down." ”

The Ninth Prince sat down as he said, taking this opportunity to take a serious look at the emperor's face, and found that there was a faint black aura between his eyebrows.

"Brother Huang, but you are troubled by the attack of the enemy country?"

"Or does the ninth brother understand me, I don't know what the ninth brother thinks about this matter?"

The Ninth Prince pondered for a moment before he replied solemnly, "The enemy country is about to move, this matter is indeed very difficult to handle, but the imperial brother must also take care of his body, only in this way can he work with all the ministers to come up with a way to fight against foreign enemies." ”

"I don't know how to take care of my body, but those people are bullied under my nose, do I still have to endure it? It's hateful that some ministers, for their own interests, want to talk about peace, it's just bastards! The emperor was so angry that his eyebrows were raised, and his face looked a little hideous.

Hearing this, the Ninth Prince glanced at the emperor with a little surprise, he really wanted to send troops?

It's not that the ninth prince said that at this time in the court, it is not suitable to send troops at all, and the emperor will not care about facing his neighbors for the sake of his face, and when the time comes, it will only make Dongxuan fall into a quagmire.

"Brother Huang, if there is room for reconciliation in this matter, then there is no need to send troops." Although he really wanted to rescue the King of Chu and them, the Nine Princes didn't want the two countries to go to war in their hearts. Under the flames of war, the most innocent people are the Li people.

The Emperor snorted coldly, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

The ninth prince owes himself, it's not good to say anything more, he is just an ornament, the emperor called him over, but he just talked to him, what his opinion is, he can't shake the other party's decision at all.

"A small barbarian country dares to come to attack my Dongxuan, it's just too deceitful! When I just ascended the throne, there was no way to deal with him? The Emperor slapped the table with indignation, and the map of the neighboring country was covered by his palm.

The ninth prince kept slandering in his heart, Brother Huang, people are prepared, and you have just lost your vitality, and you are indeed not someone's opponent. But he said this in his heart, but his face did not show it at all.

"Brother Huang is right." The Nine Princes echoed lightly.

The emperor looked at him for a long time before he pretended to be an understatement, "Ninth brother, when my father was here, I often praised you for being smart, is there a way for you to solve today's crisis?" ”

"The royal brother has won the award, the younger brother is just a little smart, and it's okay to dance and write, if you really want to talk about these things, the younger brother can't do it." The Nine Princes lowered their heads as if they were inferior.

The emperor also knew that he would not say that he and this younger brother were only in a relationship that each needed to need, and he did not force him.

"Ninth brother, everyone wants to be in this position, and who knows how many things are waiting for you after sitting in this position." The emperor patted the armrest of the dragon chair and sighed with emotion.

However, even if this is the case, he must hold on to the power in his hands tightly and never let go.

Hearing this, the Nine Princes inadvertently raised a mocking smile, at this time, you are also unwilling to let you give up the throne, why do you have to say these hypocritical words? In its place, it is a matter that children know.

When he raised his head, he looked neither humble nor arrogant, and the smile just now seemed to be just an illusion, "Brother Huang works hard, but you also have to pay attention to your body." ”

The emperor stared at the Nine Princes for a long time, and finally waved his hand tiredly, signaling the other party to retreat.

After the Nine Princes retreated, the emperor summoned the military department and several generals to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, and it is not appropriate to use troops at this time." An old minister arched his hand.

The Emperor snorted coldly, "You think I don't know? But it's not a question of whether I can do it or not, the border is also my territory, my country, do you just watch it being plundered? ”

A bunch of garbage, only to say these high-sounding scenes. When they need to think of countermeasures, they can't say a word.

The emperor looked at the ministers with a cold light in his eyes.

"This ......" was pointed out by the emperor as the most critical issue, and several ministers also felt very embarrassed, and looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to say.

The emperor is arrogant and wants to do his best in everything, so he naturally refuses to admit defeat easily, just like this time, the time and place are not on their side, and rashly sending troops will only consume his own national strength, but he has always been different in meaning.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was heavy, and at this time, the eunuch hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu asks to see you." ”

"Xuan in."

After a while, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu came in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the door, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Chengguo sent someone to send a letter, please look at it." ”

As he spoke, his hands raised in the air. Chengguo is the country that unites other countries to repeatedly violate their borders.

The emperor's eyes lit up, "Present it." ”

The eunuch took the letter, checked it and handed it to the emperor, who read it at a glance and his expression changed.

The ministers were very curious, and they didn't know what was written in the letter, Chengguo sent the letter at this time, it wouldn't be a war letter. Looking at the emperor's expression again, it is really not good.

Everyone looked at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and the Ministry of Rites shook his head with a wry smile After he got the letter, he sent it directly in, where do you know what is written in it.

"Your Majesty, dare to ask if it is a war letter of Chengguo?" After pushing each other, one of the ministers said stiffly.

The emperor's face was condensed, and he handed the letter to the eunuch, "Go and show them." ”

After everyone circulated the letter, their feelings were very complicated, this turned out to be a letter written by Chengguo to hand over a good letter. It said that Chengguo had always hoped that the two countries could live in peace, and when the emperor ascended the throne, they would send people to celebrate and visit the emperor by the way.

Someone was angry on the spot, "That's a nice thing, just Chen Bing border, he immediately sent someone to my court to say that he wanted to visit, what kind of heart does this emperor of Chengguo have?" ”

"The old minister also thinks so, but I'm afraid that they are not good, the visit is fake, and the spying on the military is real." Another person hit the nail on the head.

The emperor listened to the discussion below, and his expression was uncertain. He naturally knew that the envoy of Chengguo would never come to visit him, but just to see if the imperial court was in chaos as said outside.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

The Emperor smiled coldly, "They can come when they want, am I still afraid of them?" ”

Don't you want to spy on the military, then it's better to come. If it is hidden, it will make Chengguo even more suspicious, and it is better to show it generously.

The ministers also knew this reason, but they always felt a little strange, after all, they knew best what their situation was now. If the messenger comes and asks a little in, he will know everything.

At this time, the Nine Princes had not walked far out, and he happened to meet the Ministry of Rites Shangshu on the way, but he ignored it in order not to attract attention.

It wasn't until after he went back that the guards reported to him, "Chengguo is going to send an envoy over." ”

"Send an emissary at this time?" The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, and also felt that the situation was not optimistic.

Cheng Guoan's intentions are self-evident, but you can imagine that the emperor has no reason to refuse. If it really refused, Chengguo's side strengthened its determination to attack.

The Nine Princes knocked on the fan with his hand, again and again, his expression was obscure.

"Lord Wang, will Your Majesty really allow the envoy to come?" The guard asked shamelessly.

The Nine Princes smiled noncommittally, "What reason does he have to stop it?" ”

The guards thought about it, yes, if His Majesty refused at this time, the situation would indeed be even more unfavorable.

"Then if the envoy sees the situation in the court and goes back and says, isn't the Emperor of Chengguo going to call in the next moment?" The guard frowned worriedly.

The Ninth Prince glanced at him, and his tone was unfathomable, "Then it depends on how Your Majesty chooses." ”

The guards didn't know why, and the Nine Princes didn't explain to him, although he wanted to rescue the King of Chu and teach the emperor a lesson, but that was when the country was stable, and now that there was an invasion of foreign enemies, he naturally stood on a united front with the emperor.

I only hope that when the time comes, the emperor will be able to make the right choice.

Although the Ninth Prince did not participate in the deliberations, he had to say that he guessed the matter well. The emperor is now distressed by Chengguo's letter.

In the end, he decided to wait and see what happened, and wait for the envoy of Chengguo to come. All the ministers felt that this was not the way to go, and if they really waited for that day, they were afraid that it would be too late.

Some ministers stubbornly persuaded, "Your Majesty, it's better to release the King of Chu, Weichen thinks that at this time, the whole court should work together to resist foreign enemies." ”

Hearing this, the emperor's face changed instantly, and he slapped the table suddenly, "The matter of the King of Chu's rebellion has not been resolved, how can I let him out." ”

"Please think twice about the matter."

But no matter what he said, the emperor did not let go, and after severely punishing him, he angrily brushed his sleeves away.

At night, several ministers gathered at the prime minister's house and talked about the affairs of the court during the day.