Chai Rong's words sounded like his last words, which made the five people present deeply frightened.

Chai Rong is only 39 years old this year, although it is not uncommon for emperors to die early since the past dynasties, but it is rare for an emperor like Chai Rong to die early.

Everyone was about to come forward to convince them, but they were stopped by Chai Rong.

"I know my body, and you don't need to say much. The most important thing for Zhou at the moment is the Northern Expedition, which is related to the way out of Zhou in the next 30 years. The road to the south has been sealed by the Ming Kingdom; To the west, there is Tubo, although Tubo was defeated by the Ming army a few years ago, but the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, and the Zhou State did not have the ability to march west within ten years; To the east is the sea, and Dongying has been occupied by the Ming Kingdom; The Liao Kingdom in the north, because I had an agreement with Emperor Ming, was not allowed to go north; Only the blockade in the northwest, with the agreement between me and Emperor Ming, it should not be difficult for the two countries to block the new defeat of the Northern Expedition, and as long as a large area of land is obtained, the Zhou State has the hope of dividing the river with the Ming State and ruling it. I can no longer see the scene of the prosperity of the Zhou Kingdom, only by relying on your Aiqing to assist the King of Liang wholeheartedly, if I have knowledge under the spring, I will definitely protect my prosperity for a hundred years of the Great Zhou. ”

Chai Rong said so emotionally that he actually shed tears.

The five people present were all choked, in the past six years, Chai Rong has treated the five people well, and it is difficult not to sigh when he sees the day of separation.

In the face of Chai Rong's entrustment, the five people naturally nodded in agreement.

Only Wang Pu raised an objection, and he played: "Although the emperor is not in good health at the moment, he has not really reached the point of pessimism. Even if there are unforeseen circumstances, the ministers will naturally act in accordance with the emperor's instructions and dare not disobey them. It's just that the minister has something to ask the emperor to tell. ”

Chai Rong said so many words in a row. I already felt a little tired, but seeing that Wang Pu had something to say, he forced his eyelids and said, "Aiqing, but it's okay to ask." ”

Wang Pu said: "Zhao thieves are amassing troops in the five states of Dingnan. In case of an unforeseen day, the division will come, and most of the forbidden troops in Kaifeng Prefecture are their old friends, so they must be guarded against. ”

Chai Rong was shocked in his heart, and the feeling of exhaustion was swept away in an instant, and he stared at Wang Pu with wide eyes and sneered: "In this way, before I die." You're going to have to go on a killing spree. ”

As soon as Chai Rong's words came out, everyone was shocked.

What Wang Pu refers to in his words is the most powerful military force of the Zhou State - the forbidden army. If Chai Rong really kills. I'm afraid that as soon as Chai Rong dies, the Zhou State will also collapse. Without the deterrence of the forbidden army, the self-respecting festival envoys in all parts of the Zhou State still have to harbor ghosts and plot chaos?

Everyone played one after another, persuading Chai Rong to calm his anger. The matter of the forbidden army will be discussed later.

Although Chai Rong deliberately wielded a knife. But seeing that all the ministers were unwilling to kill by themselves, and their bodies could not handle it personally, they could only agree to stay and discuss it later.

Chai Rong only planned to reveal the heir to the throne with these five ministers today, so that they could be prepared.

Now that the goal has been achieved, they can kneel down.

But Chai Rong left Li Gu and Wang Pu, and Zhao Kuangyin has now become a thorn in Chai Rong's heart.

Chai Rong naturally understood that Zhao Kuangyin had followed him since the time of Taizu Guo Wei and became a righteous brother with him. It has a high reputation in the Zhou army, especially in the forbidden army. And this time the exodus. It also exposes the degree of response among the generals of the forbidden army.

What the emperor is most afraid of is these generals with high prestige in the army, because once they have a rebellion, it will be a tragic situation of social turmoil and thousands of miles of corpses.

Wang Pu also transferred Zhao Kuangyin's words to Chai Rong that day, if Zhao Kuangyin really waved Kaifeng after Zixuan's death, then no one could really stop him.

Therefore, Chai Rong had to leave Wang Pu to deal with it. In addition, Li Gu was left because Wang Pu's privy envoy had not been in office for a long time, and his foundation had not been solid. Li Gu once got close to Wang Pu, and also helped Wang Pu when he pretended to betray the Zhou State, so Chai Rong left Li Gu, one to be a witness, and the other to increase support for Wang Pu.

Chai Rong has actually been thinking about how to solve the threat of Zhao Kuangyin these days, but before he can make a decision, today he was provoked by Wang Pu's words, and Chai Rong made a decision instead.

Chai Rong asked, "What is the good plan of the two Aiqing for the matter of the Zhao thief?" ”

Li Gu bowed his head and said nothing, although he was a loyal minister and loyal to Chai Rong, but this matter involved too much, and he didn't dare to say anything. Besides, if it really comes to that time, without Chai Rong's deterrence, Zhao Kuangyin's victory is inevitable, and what he said today may become a reason for his death in the future. Li Gu didn't want to burden the whole family, so he could only bow his head and remain silent.

But Wang Pu is different, he has already declared in front of Zhao Kuangyin that he does not share the sky with him, and when he saw Chai Rong asking, he played: "The minister has a strategy, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

Chai Rong said: "Here are just you and me, the three of you and me, out of the mouth of the Qing and into the ears of the two of us, Wen Bo said that it is okay." ”

Wang Pu confessed again, and said bluntly: "The subordinate's strategy is to drive the tiger and devour the wolf." But when it comes to Zhou Guo's Jiangshan Sheji, we have to be cautious. If the emperor has an accident, he can send an envoy to Xiazhou to officially canonize him as the envoy of the difficult festival, and even put the three prefectures of Fushou under his rule in exchange for his support for the succession of King Liang. ”

Chai Rong nodded and said, "If that's the case, I don't object, but can Zhao Thief agree?" ”

Wang Pu hesitated for a moment and said: "If Zhao Kuangyin can keep his own peace, if he really has the intention of waving his army to Kaifeng, the minister implores the emperor to write a letter to the Ming Kingdom, and ask the Ming army to also waive the ...... of Kaifeng." ”

Li Gu was shocked when he heard this, and shouted: "Wen Bo, you are slandering the country and betraying the country." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to Chai Rong and said: "The emperor must not listen to slander, the Ming State has long coveted the Zhou State, if the emperor's will to enter Kaifeng, then the Zhou State will not be able to protect the country." ”

But he didn't want Chai Rong to have an expressionless expression, he waved his hand lightly and said, "Li Xiang, listen to Wen Bo." ”

Li Gu was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to sit down.

Chai Rong raised his hand and motioned for Wang Pu to continue.

Wang Pudao: "Li Xiang's words are indeed possible, everyone knows that the Ming Kingdom covets the Zhou State, but there is one point, no matter how much the Ming Kingdom is eager to get the territory of the Zhou State, with the heart of the Ming Emperor, he will never take advantage of the danger of others, and the emperor feels the same way." ”

Wang Pu looked at Chai Rong, and Chai Rong nodded casually.

Wang Pu said: "When Zhao Kuangyin wields Kaifeng, I'm afraid that no one in Kaifeng Mansion will be able to resist his entry into the city." In this way, it is better to take the initiative to give Kaifeng to the Ming State, so that the King of Liang will be valued by the Ming Emperor, considering the brotherhood between the emperor and the Ming Emperor, the Zhou State may still be able to retain the foundation. But if Zhao Kuangyin is allowed to enter the city, even if King Liang's life is safe, the Zhou State will definitely not survive. Please think twice. ”

Li Gu wanted to stand up and object, but was stopped by Chai Rong, so he looked at Chai Rong first at this time, wanting to see what the emperor meant. (To be continued......)