Chapter 112: Loyalty
Prime Minister Xiao Cheng said his suggestion, and he knew Chu Xiuran's intentions very well, he just wanted Chu Xiu to die on the battlefield, so he pushed him into the fire pit.
However, in the face of major national events, everything must be carefully considered, and the entire rivers and mountains of Dachu must not be ruined because of the speed of the moment.
"Fool's opinion."
However, Chu Xiuran hadn't answered yet, but Li Lei on the side looked at Prime Minister Xiao Cheng and accused angrily.
"Even if His Royal Highness the King of Han is guarding the border now, Nanyue will not dare to mess around, but this is only an expedient measure after all, Nanyue is already menacing this time, His Royal Highness the King of Han can be suppressed for a while, can he still suppress them for a lifetime?"
Li Lei sharply accused Prime Minister Xiao Cheng's words, and then looked at Chu Xiuran and said respectfully:
"Therefore, Weichen believes that the best way to avoid eternal trouble is for the emperor to order His Royal Highness King Han to attack South Vietnam and annihilate it in one fell swoop."
"Annihilation in one fell swoop?? You're right. Prime Minister Xiao snorted coldly, and he no longer backed down on Li Lei's aggressiveness, and said bluntly:
"May I ask Lord Li, if you let His Royal Highness King Han lead troops to attack South Vietnam regardless of any consequences, and fail? When the time comes, where do you put the country of Chu? ? Where do you put the people of Chu State?? ”
"Prime Minister." Li Lei listened to Xiao Cheng's accusations against him, and laughed instead of anger, but in his smile, there was more mockery.
"Do you really think that I have no one in Da Chu? Will I be afraid that he will not succeed in South Vietnam? ? ”
Li Lei glared angrily, looking at Prime Minister Xiao Cheng, he did not agree with Prime Minister Xiao Cheng's words at all, he thought that he should take advantage of the victory to pursue at this moment, this was a great opportunity to annihilate South Vietnam in one fell swoop, how could he give up so easily.
"You...... You are ignoring the danger of the country. ”
Prime Minister Xiao Cheng trembled his hand and pointed at Li Leidao.
"Prime Minister......
"That's enough."
Li Lei's face was full of sarcasm, and he wanted to say something again, but he was interrupted by an angry roar above his head, and Li Lei quickly knelt on the ground with a respectful face:
"My emperor is angry."
The civil and military officials behind him also hurriedly knelt down, and the battle between Prime Minister Xiao Cheng and Li Lei was seen by everyone, although they knew that Li Lei was indeed impulsive and reckless.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chu Xiuran is obviously on Li Lei's side, so even if everyone understands in their hearts that Li Lei's approach is really inappropriate, they don't dare to say anything more on their faces?
Looking at the two people who were arguing in the hall, Chu Xiuran was so noisy that his head hurt, his eyes looked coldly at the people kneeling in the hall, his thin lips lifted lightly, and said:
"In this matter, I have my own decision and retreat."
After speaking, he got up and prepared to walk outside the council hall.
"The emperor thinks twice!!"
Prime Minister Xiao Cheng knelt in the hall and shouted loudly, but he didn't get any response, only a dashing back of Chu Xiuran's departure.
After Chu Xiuran left, everyone sighed and left the council hall.
If Chu Xiuran really agreed to Li Lei's suggestion, then this Chu country would definitely set off a bloody storm, and perhaps, it was time for them to consider returning to their hometown.
Everyone left, and at this moment, there were only two people left in this huge council hall, Li Lei and Xiao Chengxiang.
"Prime Minister Xiao."
Li Lei stepped forward with a smile, and there was a gloating look on his face that was difficult to hide.
"I advise you! It's better to clear up the relationship with the Han King's Mansion as soon as possible, His Royal Highness the Han King...... You can't be saved! ”
When Prime Minister Xiao heard Li Lei's words, he was so angry that he burst out, if he remembered correctly, it was Li Lei who suggested to the emperor that he should set up this name for His Royal Highness King Han, but now it is not a waste of words to talk about cool words.
Prime Minister Xiao snorted coldly, too lazy to make more plans with Li Lei, glanced at him, and left with his sleeves.
Inside the Imperial Study.
"Wechen has seen the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Li Lei knelt on the ground and saluted Chu Xiuran as a monarch and minister.
"Let's get flat!"
Chu Xiuran sat in front of the bookcase, holding a book in his hand, and kept looking at it, his tone was flat and unwavering, so that people couldn't see the joy in it.
"Your Majesty."
Li Lei got up from the ground, buried his head low, and kept thinking about the reason why Chu Xiuran suddenly passed him to the imperial study.
Today, after the morning court, he had just returned to the mansion, and before he even had time to drink a glass of water, Gonggong Chen suddenly came to his mansion, saying that the emperor had summoned him, so he hurried over.
"I don't know what happened when the emperor suddenly summoned Wei Chen?"
Li Lei buried his head and waited for a while, but he didn't see Chu Xiuran speak, so he asked cautiously.
"You really don't know what I've summoned you for? Or pretend not to know? ”
Chu Xiuran suddenly slammed the piece in his hand on the bookcase, made a dull sound, and said in a cold tone.
"Weichen is stupid, please ask the emperor to make it clear."
Chu Xiuran's sudden anger frightened Li Lei and knelt on the ground again, kowtowing uncontrollably, and said with a panicked face, his body couldn't help but tremble.
Chu Xiuran's eyes narrowed slightly, he sat in front of the bookcase, his dangerous aura was fully revealed, staring at Li Lei, his thin lips were lightly lifted, and he said coldly:
"You dared to instigate me to send troops to attack South Vietnam this morning, do you want to trap our Chu State in danger?"
When Li Lei heard this, his body shook, and he immediately understood the reason why Chu Xiuran suddenly summoned him to the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, the minister's actions today are really to share the emperor's worries and consider the emperor!"
understood that Chu Xiuran didn't mean to blame him for today's behavior, but just wanted him to give a legitimate reason to solve Chu Xiuhan, and suddenly, Li Lei spoke in front of Chu Xiuran again, and his confidence rose a lot.
"For my sake?" Chu Xiuran's thin lips were slightly hooked, and he said, "Then Li Aiqing, tell me, how did you think about me?" ”
"Your Majesty, the reason why the minister advised the emperor today to raise troops to attack South Vietnam is that this time it can destroy South Vietnam, and it will be an eternal disaster, and second, it will definitely hit His Royal Highness King Han hard and remove this great trouble for the emperor."
Li Lei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said sharply, he knew that Chu Xiuran had always wanted to get rid of Chu Xiuhan, so he also directly said his intentions, and he didn't shy away from it at all.
When Chu Xiuran heard this, a flash of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he was hidden by him in an instant, and he still said in a cold tone, to Li Lei, who was kneeling below:
"Did you know? The deliberate murder of the prince alone will allow me to condemn you to death. ”
"My emperor is gracious."
Li Lei was shocked when he heard this, and immediately slammed his forehead on the ground, and shouted loudly:
"In Weichen's heart, there is only the emperor, only loyal to the emperor, and the rest, whether it is a prince or a prince, even if it is the king of heaven, as long as he dares to be unfavorable to the emperor and the country of Chu, Weichen will also help the emperor get rid of him."