The palace, which had been quiet, boiled again.

The lights in the imperial study were bright, and the ministers came in the snow, and their steps were heavy, and when they reached the door, they looked at each other, but they did not dare to speak.

The atmosphere was solemn and heavy, and it was breathless.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—"

Someone shouted, and the ministers turned around and saluted, "His Royal Highness the Prince—"

The crown prince raised his hand and looked cold: "You don't have to be polite, my father is already waiting in the imperial study, let's go in." ”

"Yes."

Seeing him like this, the already nervous minister became more and more nervous.

When the prince entered the imperial study, the emperor was standing behind the bookcase with his hands in his hands, staring at the map on the wall.

When he heard the movement, he turned around and coughed twice as soon as he spoke, "You guys...... Ahem, ahem—"

"Your Majesty, take a sip of tea."

Zhong Qian stepped forward with hot tea and patted him on the back.

The emperor waved his hand, his brows furrowed, "I can't drink it." ”

Zhong Qian had to put the tea back.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"

"Excuse me."

He picked up the eight hundred miles on the table and threw it on the ground, "Let me ask you, what's going on at the border?" All lost a city, and the news reached Jindu? ”

The prince immediately knelt down, picked up the letter and looked at it, his expression became more and more solemn, "Father, the new king of Southern Xinjiang has only succeeded to the throne not long ago, where did he have the courage and confidence to directly send troops to Dayan?" ”

"You ask me, who do I ask?" The emperor slapped the table.

"Your Majesty, since southern Xinjiang has already been fought, the top priority is to fight first, and let the others go first, otherwise the border will be in danger!" The prime minister said.

As soon as the words fell, there was another commotion outside, and Wei Jiuyuan and Chu Wuxian came in together.

The emperor glanced at them and raised his hand, Wei Jiuyuan didn't salute anymore and walked over.

Chu Wuxian stood on the other side.

The prime minister glanced at him and continued: "Now that Southern Xinjiang dares to directly argue with Dayan, he must have made sufficient preparations, Xu Wancheng has been guarding the border for many years, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with people in Southern Xinjiang, but now he is seriously injured and in a coma, I am afraid that there is a problem." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal, the southern Xinjiang raided Xu Wancheng but was unable to resist, and he was defeated and retreated, either the southern Xinjiang had a fierce general plan this time, or Xu Wancheng collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country!"

"If you deduct General Xu before the truth is clarified, you are not afraid of chilling the hearts of the border soldiers? Please be careful! ”

"And how do you explain this-"

……

The ministers quarreled with each other, and you and I fought so much that their faces were red and their necks were thick.

After listening to this, Chu Wuxian figured out the ins and outs of the matter, turned his head to look at the emperor, the emperor's forehead was bruised, and he slammed the table, "Shut up!" Ahem, ahem, ahem—"

After shouting, he coughed even more, his face was originally red, but now he was red from his head to his neck, and his eyes were bulging, which looked particularly scary.

Chu Wuxian frowned, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty is angry, the dragon body is important!" ”

"Father's anger—"

The crown prince and the princes took the lead in kneeling, and Wei Jiuyuan lowered his eyes to hide the emotions inside.

Zhong Qian patted the emperor's back, seeing that his breathing was getting heavier and heavier, he said in a panic: "Pass the imperial doctor, pass the imperial doctor——"

"No!"

The emperor gasped for breath, took a sip of the tea cup on the table, closed his eyes, and barely breathed evenly.

"Whoever makes any more noise, get out of here and kneel!"

After the emperor said this sentence intermittently, he opened his eyes and looked at the kneeling people on the ground, "At present, there is no one on the border to preside over the overall situation, and we must immediately send people to lead troops to appease the people." ”

"What my father said is very true, and the sons think that they must send a person with outstanding reputation and ability as the commander, and then send a supervisor to exercise the right of supervision and thoroughly investigate the defeat of Xu Wancheng."

Wei Jiuyuan looked at the emperor sincerely.

It is definitely necessary to send people, but who to send is a problem.

The emperor was silent for a moment, the red on his face gradually faded, revealing a little tiredness, "In your opinion, who should be sent?" ”

Wei Jiuyuan said in a deep voice: "Erchen is not talented, I am willing to do my best for Dayan!" ”

"How's that going to work? His Royal Highness is a dragon son, and his status is precious, how can he risk his life? ”

Some ministers jumped out to oppose it, and some people supported it, "It is the dragon son who can appease the people, let the people know the attitude of the royal family, and also inspire the morale of the army, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness can do this!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister is against!"

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, the crown prince suddenly spoke, "Father, the sons and daughters think that if they want to send someone of noble status to go, the sons and daughters should not let them. ”

The ministers were startled, staring at his back and not having time to speak.

"Erchen is the crown prince, is the prince of the country, no one can better represent the royal attitude than Erchen, not to mention that Erchen has practiced martial arts since childhood, and has not been abandoned for many years, with the power of self-preservation, he will be able to command the army, recapture the city of Dayan, please fulfill his father!"

He put his hands together and bowed heavily.

Wei Jiuyuan followed, "Father, the crown prince is the prince of the country, and there can't be a little difference, the son is not the prince, whether he is dead or alive will not shake the foundation of the country, let the son go!" ”

He also kowtowed, and the ministers didn't know who to support for a while. The emperor also frowned, looking at this and then at that, hesitating.

The crown prince and Wei Jiuyuan insisted on each other's words and refused to give in to each other.

Chu Wuxian also narrowed his eyes, if Wei Jiuyuan went to the border and made military achievements, he would definitely replace the crown prince in the future! Even if the prince goes up by himself, it is impossible for Wei Jiuyuan to go.

Now Wei Jiuyuan is one military power away, and he has more southern Xinjiang than the crown prince, once he is let go to the border, he will be like a fish in water.

And let the prince go, there must have been a net over there, the prince is afraid that there will be no return, and Wei Jiuyuan will be able to justify the position.

No matter how you look at it, it's a dead end.

A lot of thoughts flashed through Chu Wuxie's mind, and Xie Shuangge's words were still in his ears before leaving, but now he could only break his promise.

Tightening his hands, in the midst of the commotion, he raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to rush to southern Xinjiang on behalf of the prince——"

As soon as these words came out, the imperial study suddenly fell into a dead silence.

The ministers looked at each other, and then looked at Chu Wuxian together.

The prince also looked at him in surprise: "Marquis Changping, leading troops to fight is not a joke, can you think about it carefully?" ”

The emperor also stared at him tightly, "Marquis Changping, although you are strong in martial arts, but fighting is not a matter of one person, two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, let alone thousands of troops?" If you have three longs and two shorts, what should Jianing do? ”

"Besides, you don't have any experience in marching, so it's not right."

The emperor subconsciously objected.

However, Chu Wuxian has made up his mind, "The general is not born to fight, they are all learned, and the minister still understands some in this regard, not to mention that there are no generals available in the court, whether old or far, it cannot be dispatched in a short time, the situation in southern Xinjiang is urgent, and it is urgent, and the minister is the best choice." ”

The emperor frowned, "General Peng returned to Jindu, he ......"

"General Peng is stationed in northern Xinjiang, and now that southern Xinjiang is attacking, it is difficult to guarantee that other small countries will not have different intentions, if General Peng is allowed to leave the north and go to the south, who will guard the northern Xinjiang?"

"And the customs and terrain of northern Xinjiang and southern Xinjiang are very different, instead of letting General Peng adapt to it, and then sending others to adapt to northern Xinjiang, it is better to let General Peng return to northern Xinjiang immediately just in case, and if the minister goes to southern Xinjiang, even if he can't retreat from the enemy, he will not give up the city and land, even if Princess Jianing knows, she will praise her for her loyalty."

The emperor wanted to speak and stopped, but he didn't refute it, Chu Wuxian was reasonable, he weighed it for a moment and stood up.

"Feng Chu Wuxian is the general of Zhenguo, with 3,000 brocade guards, 10,000 soldiers of the five-color battalion, escort grain and grass, and immediately set off for southern Xinjiang!"