"Bastard! How dare this Chen country! ”

In the imperial study, the emperor threw all the twists and turns in front of the case directly to the ground, and angrily pointed at a group of courtiers in the hall and scolded: "You bastards, waste!" ”

"Your Majesty is angry." A group of people were scolded for being bloody and bloody, but they didn't dare to argue for themselves.

Xu saw that Changguo was in the midst of a catastrophe, and Chen Guo ignored the armistice and peace agreement signed between the two countries, openly assembled an army of 300,000, and under the leadership of Yin Jingyao, the prince of Chenguo, attacked Liangzhou at the junction of the two countries, and the unsuspecting Changguo army was taken by surprise.

Now that Liangcheng has been lost, the Chenguo army has no intention of stopping, and has been stationed in Liangzhou for rectification, preparing for the next attack, and its momentum seems to be going straight to the capital.

This matter was expedited by eight hundred miles and sent to the emperor's eyes, and the emperor was so angry.

On the one hand, the emperor was angry with these ministers, and he didn't even notice such a big thing in advance, but he couldn't hide the fear in his heart.

Now Changguo can be described as internal and external troubles, Jiangnan has just had such a big flood, and the allocation of disaster relief is only afraid that the already empty treasury will be emptied, but now there is actually a matter of Chenguo, is this really the king of Chen?

The emperor, who has gradually grown old, has lost the momentum of his youth, and he has lost the courage to compete with Chen Guo again, and now his mind is full of fear that he may be about to die.

Thinking that the foundation of Chang Guo was about to be cut off in his own hands, the emperor no longer had the calmness he used to have.

"What about Yin Jingrui? Zuo Sicong, you immediately take the Imperial Forest Army to the Proton Mansion to correct the law on the spot with Yin Jingrui, the proton of the Chen Kingdom, since they are unrighteous in the Chen Kingdom, don't blame me for not keeping my promises. ”

When the Chen Kingdom came to invade, it was defeated by the emperor in the prime of life, when the Emperor of the Chen Kingdom took the initiative to send a messenger to sue for peace in order to protect the country, and expressed his willingness to take the prince Yin Jingrui as a proton to show permanent friendship.

Seeing that he was so sincere, the emperor generously let them go, but he didn't expect this white-eyed wolf to dare to take revenge so kindly, and when something happened to his country, he immediately turned his face and didn't recognize people, so he immediately instructed Zuo Sicong, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army.

How do you know that before Zuo Shi answered, a minister hurriedly walked out on his knees.

"Your Majesty, it's absolutely inappropriate."

It was Zhou Qing, the head of the household department, who said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Chenguo is unjust, but we can't help but do so, otherwise wouldn't it give Chenguo an excuse to attack." ”

"That's right, Your Majesty, there is a way that the two countries are at war, and if you don't kill them, now we are worried about internal and external troubles, and we must not be rash."

As soon as Zhou Qing spoke, several ministers immediately followed suit, all agreeing with his point of view.

However, naturally there are also people who hold opposing views, and Qin Wenyong, the official secretary of the three princes and one party, immediately said with righteous indignation: "What does it mean that the Chen Kingdom is so bullying our country, and Lord Zhou and others are still so ambitious to destroy their own prestige?" ”

"That is, since Chenguo is unrighteous first, we have to teach them a lesson, let them know that Chang Guo is not easy to bully, according to Weichen's opinion, this proton can't stay."

"Lord Qin, Lord Liu, have you considered the current situation of our Chang Kingdom, now we are worried about internal and external troubles, if we really kill the proton, we will be relieved for a while, but what about after that?"

"Hmph, our majesty is wise and brave, he can defeat his Chen Kingdom once, but not the second time? Besides, Lord Zhou, you are talking so much for that proton, didn't you get any benefits from them in advance? ”

These words were a bit heart-wrenching, Zhou Qing directly pestle the ground with his head, with a sad and indignant face: "Your Majesty, Weichen just said a fair word for Chang Guo, and he was framed by Lord Qin like this, and the minister was frightened and asked to go." ”

Several other ministers who had the same meaning as him also seconded the proposal in unison, and sharply condemned Qin Wenyong's framing.

Qin Wenyong naturally did not show weakness, these ministers are all from the prince's faction, if he can take the opportunity to get rid of them all today, it will be a great achievement in front of the three princes.

"Your Majesty—"

"That's enough, shut up."

Seeing that if he didn't speak again, he was afraid that this discussion against Yin Jingrui would soon turn into a partisan dispute, and the emperor was angry, when was this now, and this group of people didn't know how to restrain themselves.

was yelled at by him, and everyone didn't dare to say anything more, and the scene immediately fell silent.

Only then did the emperor look at Zhou Qing and said, "Zhou Qing, what should I do about this?" ”

The emperor's voice had calmed down, and it was obvious that he had already adopted Zhou Qing's opinion.

Zhou Qing was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's humble opinion, the top priority now should be to summon the proton into the palace, and let him take the initiative to let Chen Guo withdraw from the army." ”

"Lord Zhou, you still said that you were not bought, and now you don't hurry up and take the proton as a hostage, and take the initiative to let him retire from the army, wouldn't you let the tiger return to the mountain?" Qin Wenyong saw the stitches and immediately accused mercilessly.

"Then according to Lord Qin's meaning, do you want Your Majesty to kill the proton, and then meet with the soldiers of the Chen Kingdom?" Zhou Qing also did not back down, "Lord Qin, I don't know what your purpose is to instigate Your Majesty to make such a decision. ”

"I—When did I say that, you don't have to speculate." Unexpectedly, he was opposed to the army, Qin Wenyong said loudly.

They said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and some emperors who originally agreed with Zhou Qing's views had no idea for a while.

Zhou Qing said again: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister dares to say this is naturally based on evidence, as far as Weichen knows, when that Yin proton was sent, he was the prince of Changguo, but because of the failure of the palace struggle, this will be sent by Emperor Chen, if Your Majesty kills him at this time, it will not only be as the prince of Chenguo wants, but will also give him an excuse to enter the palace Changguo openly." ”

"Go on." The Emperor said.

"That's why Weichen has the courage to suggest that His Majesty let Proton withdraw from the army, he was once the crown prince of Changguo, and he must still have some influence."

Zhou Qing said, seeing that the emperor was not impatient, he continued: "And the excuse for the abolition of the prince of Chenguo to the outside world is that there is a problem with the sanity of the proton, but through the previous observations, Weichen feels that there is no big problem with the proton, and His Majesty will not be afraid to make a fuss about him, maybe not only can Chen Guo withdraw from the army, but also take Chen Guo into his pocket." ”

After he said this, the emperor, who had been a little hesitant before, immediately became enlightened.

That Yin Jingrui fell from the position of the crown prince, and was sent to another country as a proton, he must be full of resentment towards Chen Guo in his heart, if he provokes a little, and then help him fight back, and send him to the throne of Emperor Chen.

As long as he firmly holds Yin Jingrui in his hands and makes him a puppet emperor, isn't that equivalent to mastering the Chen Kingdom?

Thinking about this, the emperor swept away his sorrowful face and said to Zhou Qing with appreciation: "Zhou Qing's family is worthy of being a good courtier of my Changguo, in order to solve a major matter." ”