Listening to Huang Zicheng's words, Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi showed joy and thanked each other, while Huang Zicheng waved his hand, disapproving, and left first.

The group bypassed the Fengtian Palace, the Huagai Palace, and the Jinshen Palace, and passed through the Qianqing Gate, Huang Zicheng took out the waist card and explained his intention to the guards on duty.

Huang Zicheng is a frequent visitor here, and the guards did not dare to slack off, so they asked the three of them to wait for a while and immediately went in to report.

After a short time, the guards reported that His Majesty was summoning several generals to discuss matters, and asked Huang Zicheng and his party to wait outside the door for summons.

Although Huang Zicheng was a little puzzled, he still nodded, indicating that he understood, and then turned around and waited outside the door with Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi.

However, the waiting time was not long, and after only about ten minutes, the three of them entered the Qianqing Palace under the leadership of the guards.

"Chen Tianping, the minister of the lower country, see Your Majesty!"

"Pei Boqi, a minor official in the lower country, see Your Majesty!"

"Hurry up!" Zhu Yunwen said enthusiastically: "Come, come, give a seat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi sat down, they found that there were several generals standing in the hall, staring at them, they only knew one staff officer, Shangshu Xu Huizu, and the other two, they didn't know each other.

"Come, I'll introduce you! This is Xu Huizu, the chief of staff of Wei Guogong, this is Xuanxin, the governor of the navy, and this is Cao Yushu, the commander of the Guards, they are all my important generals, and I am discussing the matter of Annan with them just now, so you should be more intimate in the future. ”

After Chen Tianping and the others heard this, they hurriedly bowed down to salute, and Xuanxin and Cao Yushu also bowed in return.

"Hehe, the envoy I sent to Annan has come back and brought back Hu Hancang's national letter, I took a look at it and felt that he was still very sincere, you can take a look!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Chen Tianping took the Annan letter handed over by Liu Zhen, read it once, and then handed it to Pei Boqi, Pei Boqi carefully studied the wording and sentences of the national letter, it took a little time, and then returned it to Liu Zhen with both hands, Liu Zhen turned around and put the national letter on the dragon book case.

In fact, reading the national letter, it is just a formality, the content of the national letter, Huang Zicheng has already told them in private, of course, he is also acting on orders.

Therefore, Chen Tianping had already been confident, he thought for a while, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Hu family's father and son are ambitious, usurping the throne and standing on their own, wanting to kill all my Chen family children and cut off my Chen family's bloodline. ”

"Now, the Hu family father and son sent the letter of state, although the tone is humble, but the ministers are worried that their mouths are not good, and they have bad intentions, so the ministers dare to ask Your Majesty to send the heavenly army and the subordinates to accompany them, so that the Hu family father and son do not dare to make a mistake easily, so that Annan can be determined."

"This," Zhu Yunwen's face suddenly showed distress: "This, it makes me a little embarrassed!" ”

"Now that my army is conquest of the Japanese country, with the intention of completely purging the Japanese and returning a clear sky to my Ming Haijiang, I really can't spare the army to escort you back to China!"

"Your Majesty......" Chen Tianping suddenly changed color.

"But it doesn't matter, I will send a messenger to escort you to Annam, I believe that no matter how bold the father and son of the Hu family are, they will not dare to attack my Ming Qincha."

"Your Majesty, no," Chen Tianping shouted loudly, and then exchanged tears, kowtowed again and again, and said: "The father and son of the Hu family really dare not attack the Heavenly Empire, but he dares to kill his subordinates!" ”

"Chen Tianping, you are so bold," Zhu Yunwen immediately became furious, pointed at Chen Tianping and said, "Are you suspicious of my Qincha and the army?" Do you suspect that they can't protect you? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't dare," Chen Tianping knelt on the ground, his hands clasped tightly on the bricks, but he didn't know how to explain to the emperor: "It's just ...... Just ......"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Pei Boqi knelt behind Chen Tianping, peeking in, he couldn't see the emperor's face, but he could see that the eyes of the civil and military generals in the hall looking at Chen Tianping were full of coldness.

Pei Boqi knew that things were troublesome, his lord spoke too carelessly, and offended the Ming Dynasty's civil and military generals, if the Ming refused to escort him, it would be bad, with his own two people, I am afraid that as soon as he enters the territory of Annan, he will fall to the ground, and even be executed by Ling Chi; In addition, even if the Ming Dynasty agrees to escort, what the Lord said just now will easily anger Qincha, if they don't do their best, what is the difference between this kind of escort and no escort?

"Your Majesty," Pei Boqi knelt on the ground, tried to consider his words, and said: "The father and son of the Hu family are cruel and vicious by nature, although they dare not murder the Heavenly Army, but it cannot be ruled out that they use poisoning, assassination, and other methods to murder the lower lords. ”

"The so-called hundred secrets are sparse, once they succeed, then the Chen family will be completely extinct, and the conspiracy of the Hu family's father and son will succeed, like that...... That'...... It will greatly damage His Majesty's prestige! ”

Speaking of which, Pei Boqi's voice lowered, and he seemed to be a little afraid to speak.

Maybe Pei Boqi's words had an effect, and the hall was silent for a while, and then, Zhu Yunwen's voice came from above: "You guys should be flat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi got up, then glanced at each other and let out a sigh of relief.

"Chen Tianping, Pei Boqi, just say what you want, don't twist and pinch!"

This time, it was Pei Boqi who stepped forward and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, now most of the old ministers of the Chen family are scattered, or they have been exterminated or degraded, and most of the power in Annan has fallen into the hands of the Hu family and his son. ”

"If the Chen clan wants to revive, not only does it need Your Majesty to send troops to escort it, but also your Majesty needs to keep the army in Annam for a period of time, so as to deter the Hu clan, so that the contemptuous lord can calmly collect the old ministry and master a certain amount of army and financial resources, so that he can compete with the Hu clan until the Hu clan is finally exterminated."

"That's right," Zhu Yunwen was silent for a while, and said, "How many troops do you need to escort?" How long do you need to stay in Annam? ”

"This," Pei Boqi hesitated a little, he found that the Ming Emperor seemed to be a little reluctant to send troops, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't help but say it, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to the estimates of the ministers, at least 100,000 to 150,000 Great Tomorrow soldiers are needed, and after entering Annan, the Heavenly Army will be stationed for more than a year." ”

"Of course, it would be better if His Majesty's Heavenly Army could directly exterminate the Hu Clan, and Annan would definitely be grateful to His Majesty!"

"Hehe, Pei Boqi, you really dare to speak!"

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

"That's enough, you two are waiting outside the palace, I have to think about it!"

“...... Be! ”

......

Chen Tianping and the others waited outside the hall for nearly half an hour, the heat was unbearable, and their chests and backs were quickly soaked with beads of sweat, but the stakes were very high, and the two could only wait.

About an hour later, Huang Zicheng walked out, looked at Chen Tianping and the others, sighed, and said, "Chen Tianping, Your Majesty doesn't want to see you, go back!" ”

What the?

The two of them suddenly changed color!