When the news of Ji Qingchen's purchase of war horses with Beirong reached King's Landing, Dayan's ministers couldn't help it, especially the imperial historians who were mainly based on Cha Shenxing, the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and they all went on dozens of concerts overnight, all of which were to impeach Ji Qingchen, the king of Northern Liao, and the governor of Northern Liao, to use the treasury money to fund Beirong's money and grain, saying that Ji Qingchen was an enemy and would be removed from his post and investigated.

For the recital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Emperor Yan's way of dealing with it naturally remained in the middle.

However, at the court meeting, when the political hall headed by Prime Minister Pei Wenju asked him this sharp question, Emperor Yan chose to be silent, he just quietly watched the ministers in the Liangyi Palace, and quietly listened to the ministers' denunciation of Ji Qingchen, and blocked everyone's mouths with only one question.

"You are always yelling, then I ask you a question, if Ji Qingchen is removed from his position, who will go to Caozhou to fight against Beirong's 200,000 army, and if this person you elected loses the battle with Beirong, which of you is willing to take this responsibility?"

Emperor Yan's voice was not loud, but after he said this, the Liangyi Hall suddenly fell into silence, and only the echo of his words was still floating in the hall.

It is true that in the face of the national crisis, the embattled Dayan, and now the generals who can fight have been sent to the border to guard the town. Even Xue Ju, the squire of the military department, was sent to Xizhou to fight against Xishu. If Ji Qingchen is really removed from his position, who else can take on the great task of fighting Beirong?

Besides, even if there are people, who will dare to protect him? Because in case of defeat, this responsibility cannot be afforded.

After Emperor Yan asked, Prime Minister Pei Wenju suddenly came to his senses, and he suddenly became a little ugly. Because of such a superficial problem, he didn't think of it, but he was bewitched by others before, so he didn't think about it, and now Emperor Yan's words knocked into his heart like a nail, and he suddenly realized a serious problem, that is, he was being used, and he was still a woman.

Thinking of this woman, Pei Wenju's heart tightened.

Because this woman is looking for him, this means that the princes of the Great Yan Dynasty have joined a huge force in the competition for the position of the prince of the East Palace.

Thinking like this, Pei Wenju ended the court meeting a little absentmindedly and returned to the political hall.

And this woman who took advantage of Pei Wenju is now in the East Palace, discussing something with Wei Huang, and there is a gloomy Huaide County Wang Jizhao sitting next to them.

This woman is the crown princess.

"Third uncle, what do you think is the imperial court's reaction to Lao Jiu's purchase of war horses from Beirong this time?" The crown princess asked.

"Hehe, what else? I can only let it go. Wei Huang said with a smile, "Now that Beirong's 200,000 soldiers are pressing the border, Caozhou's city defense is in danger, and there are few people in the imperial court who seem to be able to fight against Beirong except for the king of Beiliao!" ”

"Lao Jiu is really so powerful?" The crown princess asked in surprise, if she said that she valued Ji Qingchen very much before because everyone was in the clouds, then now that she heard her third brother say this about Ji Qingchen, it already showed that Ji Qingchen had become an existence that made her vigilant.

"It's not how powerful he is, there are many generals who can lead troops and fight like him, and there are not no generals who can fight against 200,000 Beirong cavalry, the key problem is that he is ruthless enough, not only to the enemy, but also to his own people." Wei Huang said generously.

The crown princess was a little confused.

"You think that the first time he went to Caozhou, he dared to kill dozens of generals of the former Northern Liao Xing Battalion for the first time, this is not something that ordinary people can do, because ordinary people don't have the courage to kill decisively like him, I'm afraid even Bai Jin himself can't be so fierce." Wei Huang said, "And he let the 800 cavalry battalion supervise the army to defend the city, and killed thousands of Caozhou defenders who were unfavorable in one battle, who can do such a means?" ”

"Can such a person lead an army of 200,000 Northern Liao?" Ji Zhao interjected and asked.

"Yes." Wei Huang replied, "Because of his cruel methods, but he is also very generous, the soldiers who have made military exploits on the battlefield, he will not give a cent less than the silver money that should be rewarded, and he will not miss a cent of the military merits that should be invited." ”

"Indeed, it is this palace that underestimates Lao Jiu." The crown princess said, sighing slightly.

Wei Huang didn't speak again, he knew what his sister would sigh for him. Because Wei had the opportunity to entrap Ji Qingchen before, but Wei did not make an immediate decision and did not grasp this opportunity. Now Ji Qingchen has become very powerful, even if Wei's show favor to him, he may not be willing to accept it.

"According to what the third uncle said, Bengong made a wrong move!" The crown princess was silent for a moment and said, there was a faint melancholy between her eyebrows, "This palace shouldn't instigate Pei Wenju and let him come out to his father to punish Lao Jiu, now it is estimated that he has hated this palace in his heart!" ”

"Pei Wenju already supports the fourth prince Ji Wen, no matter how we win him over, his position will not change, so why should you care about him?" Wei Huang said lightly, "The most critical problem we want to solve now is that using this crisis can allow Zhao'er to get exercised, and it would be better if we could accumulate a little military merit." ”

The crown princess nodded slightly, "Indeed, but it seems to be very big, first of all, the father may not agree to let Zhao'er go to the front line of the border pass, and then Ningzhou has Ning Wang Ji Hongchang, Yizhou has the eighth prince Ji Qian, Xizhou has Song Wang Ji Ping, Caozhou has Lao Jiu, where can Zhao'er go?" I'm afraid that even if my father agrees, no matter where Zhao'er goes, they won't treat him anywhere, right? ”

"Yes. Song Wang Jiping seems to be modest and peaceful, but in fact he is a narrow-minded person who will repay him; The eighth prince Ji Qian is also not a good type, with the queen as his backer, and the Cui family as his supporter, he is empty-eyed, does not put anyone in his eyes, and is not easy to get along with; As for Ning Wang Ji Hongchang, the territory of the Liu family in Ningzhou, we must not go to Ningzhou to be controlled by others. Wei Huang analyzed.

"So, it's only Caozhou?" The crown princess frowned.

In fact, she didn't want to deal with Ji Qingchen the most, because every time she was with Ji Qingchen, she had a sense of embarrassment that the other party had seen through.

"Not necessarily!" Wei Huang sighed, "This time, His Majesty agreed, and we are willing to go, but we don't need us, especially now, Cao Zhou has the final say on him alone." ”

After Wei Huang said this, the crown princess really remembered that now only the Governor of Northern Liao is Ji Qingchen who has the final say in the four major governors' mansions, in order to comfort Ningzhou that there is Liu Donglou, which can suppress Ning Wang Ji Hongchang, and Xizhou has Xue Ju, Song Wang Ji Ping naturally does not dare to underestimate this military squire, and Li Muzhi, who has the second person in the Dayan military in Yizhou, is no matter how rampant Ji Qian is, he has to restrain his arrogance in the face of Li Muzhi, only everyone in Caozhou can resist Ji Qingchen.

"Third uncle, if you really can't do it, let's pay more money!" The crown princess thought for a while and said.

Because she also knew that once the opportunity in front of her was lost, Ji Zhao would probably never have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in the future. Because as long as Dayan wins the war in this war, neither the Beirong nor the Lingnan Yi will have the strength to invade in the next ten years. So if Ji Zhao doesn't take advantage of the current front line to make some military merits, if he wants to compete with his uncles who are already in charge of the army for the position of prince in the future, I am afraid that he will fall into disadvantage.

Wei Huang smiled bitterly, can you solve the problem with money? As the children of the royal family, how could these princes who are now guarding the four realms of Dayan have ever been short of money? However, he didn't dare to say this to the crown princess, he was afraid that the crown princess would misunderstand and mistakenly think that the Wei family was reluctant to make money, so he nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, princess, this matter will be left to me, I will go to talk to the king of Northern Liao, as for Your Majesty, it depends on you." ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something again, paused for a moment, and continued, "By the way, remember to go to Concubine De's Qianqiu Hall to walk around, now it's not as usual, the power of the King of Northern Liao is rising, Ye Qingzhi has become the prince of the country again, Ye Qingchen has become the Honglu Temple, and Concubine De's prestige in the harem is high, so you can't underestimate her position in your majesty's mind." ”

"This Hongu understands!" The crown princess said.

When Wei Huang saw that the matter was finished, he took his leave and left the East Palace. As soon as he left, Wang Jizhao of Huaide County asked, "Mother, can your sons not go to Caozhou City?" ”

"For what?" The crown princess asked. Ji Zhao didn't speak, just lowered his head and was silent. But the crown princess knew very well in her heart that this kid was afraid that he had framed Ji Qingchen before, and he was frightened by the dead soldier who killed him under Ji Qingchen's revenge, so she comforted softly, "Zhao'er don't be afraid, as long as your father agrees to let you go to Caozhou, as long as your ninth uncle promises to let you stay in Caozhou, he won't do anything to you." ”

"Really?" Ji Zhao suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Really." The crown princess said.

"Well, since the concubine said so, I'll go to Caozhou." Ji Zhao said that he believed in his mother's words very much.

The crown princess looked at Ji Zhao kindly and smiled. But her heart was very bitter, because she didn't tell her son a sentence: Your ninth uncle won't do anything to you, because you are not qualified enough to let him make a move! If one day you are qualified to be his opponent, I guess he will definitely not indulge you like he does now.

On this day, Prime Minister Pei Wenju returned to the mansion, thought about it for a long time, and hurried to Ji Wen's Luwang Mansion. And Wei Huang left the East Palace, and went straight to Caozhou City without stopping. The crown princess returned to the boudoir and began to write a letter to Emperor Yan on behalf of her son Ji Zhao, requesting to supervise the army on the front line in Caozhou.

The so-called Great Yan War is still brewing, but the battle for the storage position in King's Landing City has begun. The forces of all parties have gradually moved from behind the scenes to the foreground, focusing on the position of the prince of Dayan.

On the same day, Modahan, the Great Khan of Beirong, left the king's tent with 200,000 troops and went straight to Yanmen Pass. In addition to his eldest daughter Ahsan, he was also followed by the banner masters of the Eight Banners, such as Qishan, Bazhuo and Haoge.