"Prince, why does Your Majesty still insist on taking the imperial examination, I thought ......" Looking at the back of the emperor leaving, an old minister like Tang Mingren didn't react for a while.

After all, Liu Zhuguo really died in front of everyone.

forced the emperor with his life, but he still did not change the emperor's mind.

It's just that the emperor promised to continue to implement the recommendation system, and there was no restriction that one official could only nominate one.

However, the imperial examination was still insisted on by the emperor.

Tang Mingren didn't understand it for a while.

Chen Changfeng looked at Tang Mingren, and Tang Mingren's impulsive posture really shocked Chen Changfeng.

Tang Mingren really wanted to risk his own life to fight the second prince and them to the end.

Fortunately, Yao Xiaoren has quick eyes, otherwise Tang Mingren is afraid that something will really happen.

"Donald must not be so impulsive in the future, even if they win completely today, I don't want to see anything happen to you."

"If you had to sacrifice any of your lives to win this one, I'd rather lose." Chen Changfeng looked at Tang Mingren with a firm gaze.

Tang Mingren nodded and shook his head again.

He knew that this was Chen Changfeng's heart, but if it was really critical, he couldn't take anything else.

The hatred of the third prince for Tang Mingren in his heart at this moment is no less than his hatred for Chen Changfeng.

He had obviously warned him Tang Mingren and asked him not to help Chen Changfeng.

But what about Tang Mingren?

not only promised Chen Changfeng to serve as the servant of the ministry, but also proposed the imperial examination in the court.

Now he is forcing him with his life, so that the emperor realizes that Liu Zhuguo's death was arranged by himself, the third prince.

In order to force the emperor to cancel the imperial examination and deal with Chen Changfeng, the third prince personally forced his father-in-law, a hero of the Ming Empire, to death.

The officials kneeling on the ground had already gotten up and left.

They also all knew that the emperor had made his final decision.

Liu Zhuguo's death played a little role, the emperor no longer restricted the recommendation of the official system, but the same imperial examination system continued to be implemented.

also let Chen Changfeng, the prince, be the chief examiner of the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty.

Today, neither side won, and the third prince lost to Liu Zhuguo and damaged his reputation.

The second prince patted the third prince on the shoulder, although it was not a big victory today, but forcing the emperor to cancel the restriction on recommending him as an official was a good result for his second prince.

At least there is no restriction on being recommended as an official, and his second prince can still control the court.

As for the loss of the third prince, it has little to do with his second prince.

The second prince left, and the third prince glanced at Chen Changfeng and Tang Mingren, and then disappeared into the night.

Liu Zhuguo's body was carried away, and the ground was cleaned.

It's as if nothing happened.

Liu Zhuguo's death was so quiet.

……

After several days of silence, hundreds of officials forced the palace and tens of thousands of people guarded the entrance to the imperial city, and it was soon forgotten.

The excerpt of the military advisor Liu Shuwen was handed over again.

It said that the Southern Army of the Great Chu Expedition advanced thirty miles to the border line of the Ming Dynasty, and it was ready to attack the Ming Dynasty at any time.

Liu Shuwen had already ordered the Ming army to set up camp on the border, ready to respond to the attack of the Southern Army of the Great Chu at any time.

Today's Taiji Hall is quiet and a little scary.

The emperor was ready to take the initiative to start a war against Da Chu, but he didn't expect that now it was Da Chu who took the lead in sending troops to confront the border of Da Ming.

This is no longer a matter of face, but a major matter related to the survival of the Ming Empire.

If Da Ming doesn't take any action again, when winter passes and spring comes, Da Chu is afraid that he will directly attack Da Ming.

At that time, Daming fell into passivity, and the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse.

And at this time, the Ming soldiers are still holding their breath, if there is no movement, when this breath dissipates, the morale of the Ming soldiers will be low.

If you want to fight again, I'm afraid you'll lose!

"I want to ask today, who can lead the army?" The emperor spoke, and his gaze fell on the body of the third prince.

Although the matter of the three princes forcing Liu Zhuguo to death was a pimple in the emperor's heart, the emperor still recognized the leadership ability of the three princes.

Moreover, the third prince is the secretary of the military department, and he is naturally the first to bear the brunt of the army.

"Father, the son-in-law received the news that the generals under the military department learned that the generals were going to be abolished, and people have been panicking recently."

"If they go to war at this time, I'm afraid they won't want to." The third prince walked out of the queue with a worried look on his face.

After the news of the dismissal of redundant officials and redundant generals came out, many generals were worried.

It's a fact.

But the third prince also wanted to take this opportunity to ask the emperor not to dismiss the generals for the time being.

And now the Great Chu Empire is pressing on the Ming Dynasty step by step, and the reduction of military generals will obviously reduce the combat power of the Ming army.

The suggestion of the third prince is sandwiched with selfish interests, and there is also concern about the weakening of the Ming Dynasty's combat power.

"Don't want to?" The emperor sneered, he spent his own money to support them, and now when the time comes to need them, they don't want to?

"Third brother, you hand over to me the list of generals who are unwilling to fight, one counts as one, and I will not tolerate it!" The emperor slammed the table, and all the officials in the Taiji Hall were startled.

The Emperor has been getting more and more irritable lately.

Especially after the hundred officials forced the palace, Liu Xi could hear the sound of the emperor slapping the table almost every day.

"The father is angry, and the sons will persuade them again." The third prince knelt directly on the ground.

He just wanted the emperor to promise not to dismiss those generals for the time being, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so irritable.

"I don't care if I don't persuade or not, I want to know, which of you can lead the army!" The emperor's gaze swept over the courtiers of the Taiji Palace, and his tone was cold.

The Great Chu Empire relied on its strong national strength and did not take him into account at all.

The messenger of the Ming Dynasty who killed them before, now directly sends troops to watch the border of the Ming Dynasty.

If he doesn't act again, he will wait to be annexed by Da Chu.

No one spoke, no sound at all.

The emperor felt that the anger in his heart was surging again, and when he forced himself, he opened his mouth one by one.

The law of the ancestors is immutable.

It was like a stream, for fear that he, the emperor, would infringe on their interests.

What now?

When the Ming Empire needed them, one by one, it was as if someone had sewn their mouths with needles and threads.

I don't even dare to put a fart.

"Third child, what about you, can you lead the army?" The emperor stood up and his gaze fell on the three princes.

"Father, the son is willing to lead the army, but the son was injured by the Great Chu Hua Xiong last time, and the injury has not healed, I am afraid that it will be ......" The third prince looked embarrassed.

It's not that the three princes don't want to go, but they don't dare to go.

The commander of the Great Chu Expedition to the Southern Army was Li Fengxian, the great Chu god general, and his martial bravery was unrivaled.

The third prince was afraid that he would be killed on the battlefield by Li Fengxian.

And the so-called being injured by Hua Xiong, the injury is not healed, but it is just his excuse.

Seeing the third prince like this, the emperor could not understand his thoughts, and his eyes swept over everyone in front of him, but no one dared to make eye contact with him.

The emperor put his hand on the dragon chair with some despair, and his eyes were full of disappointment.

In the huge Ming Dynasty, no one dared to lead the army.

It's ridiculous!

"Father, since the third brother is unwilling to lead the army, let the sons go." In the crowd, Chen Changfeng's voice suddenly sounded.