Zhao Yun was still eating away at the army of the Rulou Kingdom step by step according to the plan discussed with Fa Zheng before, and in the distant Great Rus City, the capital of the Rus Kingdom, this war was also being discussed in the court.

The Celestial Empire troops stationed in Goryeo suddenly sent troops to surround the small border city of Ulacheng, which was soon learned of by the scouts of the Rus' kingdom and reported it.

Both Goryeo and Julou are not too far from the Rus' state, especially the latter, and the two sides are bordered by borders. It is no wonder that the situation that had been balanced there has suddenly changed, and it is no wonder that it has attracted the attention of some people.

It is likely to involve itself, and now that the Celestial Empire has mobilized troops again, the powerful emperor of the Rus State Yaxiongfu has convened a court meeting for this matter.

At the beginning of the meeting, there was a proposal to send troops to the border to help the country of Julou deal with Goryeo.

But then some people objected, and it was the forces of the Great Prince's family who spoke out against it. To say that this is very abnormal, because not long ago on the court, the Great Prince and his family were ready to send troops to teach the Celestial Empire a lesson

I think that the eldest prince was angry and sent someone to kill Zhang Liang and forced away Zhang Qiang, the envoy of the Celestial Empire. At that time, he was still complacent about it, after all, the Zhangjia Trading Company was gone, and Ivan had no chance to make a fortune with it.

But afterwards, the strategists of the Great Prince's family did put forward different opinions, they believed that it was okay to fight Zhang Chaobing, but it really couldn't be at this time. If you are sending troops to fight now, I am afraid that everyone will point the spearhead of the war at the eldest prince.

If there is a war, whether it is won or lost, it will kill people, and the war is not about money, who will pay for this responsibility?

The eldest prince didn't want to be the person pointed by Qianfu, so he understood that he definitely didn't want to start a war now, at least not because of his own reasons.

This is what the eldest prince means, of course his subordinates have to contribute to him, for this reason, the situation in the parliament is almost one-sided, although the second prince began to agree to send troops through his mother's suggestion, but in the face of the eldest brother whose attitude has changed greatly, his subordinates are obviously weak.

When Emperor Axiongfu saw that the majority of the people did not support the war, he turned his gaze to the national teacher Feladimir (which translates to have the world).

What kind of mentality the people below are, as the emperor, he knows very well, and he also knows that the eldest prince does not want to attribute the starting point of the war to himself. But now that the border has already ignited the flames of war, he naturally has to pay attention to it, but when it comes to sending troops, he still needs to be cautious, and now he wants to hear the opinion of the national teacher.

As the national teacher of the Rus Empire, Feladimir can be said to be the first wise man of the empire, and it is precisely because of the assistance of this person that the current prosperous Rus State is born, and he is also the most trusted person of the powerful emperor of Axiongfu.

Philadimir usually doesn't participate much in political affairs, even in the struggle between the two princes, he never speaks, and he looks detached. It is precisely because of this that he has the absolute trust of Yaxiong Fuqiang, so that the two princes want to win him over and want him to say good things about himself in front of his father.

This time, Axiong asked the question to Feradimir, and this was the final question. It can be said that the previous controversies are nothing, as long as this person says war now, then there will definitely be war, otherwise there will definitely be no war.

It was Axiongfu's trust that made Feradimir a heavy burden, because he knew what kind of impact one of his decisions would bring. For this Celestial Empire, which has just been established for less than a year, he has some impressions, but it is really not very deep. Even if it weren't for the defeat of the former husband a few years ago, his impression would have been even smaller.

Now that Axiong asked about himself, Feladimir answered with certainty. He first bent down very respectfully, showing his respect for the emperor, then slowly raised his head and said: "The Celestial Empire has just been established at the time, and there is no complete internal unity, and last year was another disaster year, presumably they should not have the courage to provoke us." When the envoy was killed a while ago, they should have held their breath, and now they are afraid that they will be angry with the country of Rulou. ”

"Well, what the national teacher said is very reasonable, so now are we watching the tiger fight from a mountain, or are we helping that small country?" Axiong nodded, he trusted Feradimir's statement, even in his heart. After all, the Rus Kingdom is too powerful, far from being something that anyone can provoke, and the Celestial Empire should not have such guts.

After thinking the same as the national teacher, Yaxiong Fuqiang asked about countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is too early to send troops, and even if we win, we will have nothing to gain, so it is better to observe first. Of course, the soldiers are to be sent, didn't General Anton guard the border city of Haipaolan? Your Majesty can authorize him, once the Lulou Kingdom asks us for help, he can act cheaply, and at the same time, he can also contact the Buyeo State and cooperate with him to fight the Celestial Empire's army, in short, the Celestial Empire can't take advantage of anything. Feradimir said with a smile. In his eyes, the Celestial Empire had a great drought last year, and it had just been founded, so there was nothing to wave and wave thousands of miles away, if there was no benefit, sending troops would only cost the people and money, so it was better to watch from the sidelines and watch them consume each other's national strength.

"Very good, pass the decree down, do it like this, and inform General Anton to get ready." Yaxiong Fuqiang nodded, and the word was finalized.

Yaxiong Fuqiang spoke, this is the final will, even the eldest prince and the second prince don't dare to say anything. At the same time as the court of the Rus Kingdom was deliberating, in the palace of Jinyang City, Zhang Chao also had a headache and looked at Guo Jia and Lu Su, the two first-class members in front of him.

Zhang Chao did have a headache, not for anything else, just because tomorrow was the day he left, and before that, the Seventh Army and the Dragoon Army had already taken the lead, most of them were cavalry, and the marching speed was faster, and they took the lead in order to assist General Zhao Yun.

Zhang Chao also made a decision, and tomorrow, he personally led the first and fourth legions to Youzhou, and then entered Goryeo. It's just that everything is ready, and the two first-class masters came to the door, and Lu Su suddenly brought up the matter of establishing the prince in front of him.

Yes, it is to ask for the crown prince. In Lu Su's words, the war is cruel, no one dares to say what will happen next, and for the sake of the Celestial Empire, for the country, and for the sake of the people, Zhang Chao, as the emperor, needs to find an heir first, so that even if something really goes wrong, the country will not be chaotic, and the ministers know what to do.

Zhang Chao is only in his thirties, and he is at the peak of his youth, and in front of him, he proposed to establish a prince, which is somewhat cursed.

Looking at Lu Su, Zhang Chao was really a little angry, but when he looked at Guo Jia on the side and saw the other party's firm eyes, he knew that Guo Fengxiao also agreed with this idea.

The two Yipin Wenchen have the same attitude, such things rarely happen, but at the same time, it also proves that the matter is serious, so that Zhang Chao has to be cautious.

At first, he was angry, but then Zhang Chao's mentality gradually slowed down, and then he asked in a seemingly random voice, "Who does Zijing think is good for me to be the prince?" ”

With a "plop", Lu Su knelt on the ground, and Guo Jia on the side also knelt on the ground.

This time, he really knelt on the ground, because both of them knew that the matter of appointing him as the prince was not something they could participate in, and this matter could only be decided by Zhang Chao alone. The succession of the lord of the country is a major matter of a country, and outsiders can't intervene in anything, even if they are first-class officials, otherwise, they are not ministers and ministers, but powerful ministers.

Zhang Chao exists, anyone who wants to be a powerful minister can't do it, and people with such thoughts will definitely have a tragic end, because this is a wise man, an authoritative and important emperor. It is no exaggeration to say that the current Celestial Empire is a man of his word.

The two first-class officials knelt on the ground and didn't say anything, just used practical actions to prove that they were worried in their hearts, so they wouldn't talk about who would be the prince.

Watching the two of them fall to the ground, Zhang Chao was in a much better mood. They didn't ask for anything, and they did it completely in a public sense, so he was relieved. If you think about it carefully, it is indeed very important to determine the matter of the crown prince, because no one can guarantee that he will be able to see the sun rising tomorrow alive, and life is full of countless unknowns.

"All right, get up. I know your hard work, even if this is the case, according to you, the crown prince is, but this matter is not easy to publicize now, I will write a holy decree, in front of the two Aiqing on the back of the central Zhengda bright plaque, once I have any danger, you can take out this holy decree, of course, if there is no danger, the content of this holy decree is not easy to disclose for the time being, understand? Zhang Chao was determined to make a reserve, but it was not public, but secret.

It is a big deal to set up a prince, but he will go on an expedition tomorrow, and he will not have time to do it.

Second, when the matter of establishing the prince came out, I am afraid that people with a heart will think that he is going with the mentality of a big war, otherwise, if he only deals with the two small countries of Buyeo and Rulou, there is no need to even set up the position of the prince in advance.

Guo Jia and Lu Su both understood Zhang Chao's thoughts, what they wanted was just a measure in case of emergency, even if Zhang Chao made a decision, they couldn't force it. Their emperor is only in his thirties now, and he is in good health, so there is no need to make a prince now. To be able to do this in a secret situation is already a concession.

Zhang Chao wrote a holy decree in front of the two important ministers, and then the three of them went to the court and put the holy decree behind the Zhengda Guangming plaque, and everything was considered to have a result. So far, the two of them are not stopping Zhang Chao from driving in person.