In Jiankang City, in the conservatory of the palace hall, Empress Liu Jingyan had just walked through the corridor and approached when she heard a piercing scolding sound coming from inside.

"***, everyone has bullied them to the doorstep, and you don't dare to fight this prince, it's to the bones."

"Brother Huang, I have always been the most fair person, and no one is biased, but this time I think what the second brother said is right, you are too cowardly, the army of the Sui Dynasty in the north has been pressed to the opposite side of the Yangtze River, if my father is not sick, can he suffer this grievance?"

"What a fucking grievance."

Before they arrived, the three brothers of the Chen family inside were arguing.

The crown prince Chen Shubao and the king of Shixing, Chen Shuling, the king of Changsha, Chen Shujian, and the three princes of Nanchen quarreled today, in order to press the army of the Sui Dynasty to the north of Jiankang City, although it is separated by the Yangtze River, but it can be said that it is almost close at hand, and it may be risked to fight one night.

Chen Shuling, the king of Shixing, was fighting at this time, and even scolded the prince Chen Shubao for being unproductive, and Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, looked at neutrality and actually kept pulling the bias, and the person who pulled the bias liked to say that I was the most fair person to do things.

Liu Jingyan heard that Chen Shubao was obviously not the opponent of the two in terms of momentum, and his anger surged up instantly.

Striding into the hall, the eunuch shouted: "The queen has arrived." ”

The sound of the three people arguing stopped, and the two of them stopped.

Liu Jingyan understands his son's personality, and in one word it is mediocrity, if you say that ordinary people's homes, it is mediocre, but in the royal family is mediocrity.

On the throne, even the violent people can sit down, the evil thoughts can sit down, the greedy people can sit down, but the mediocre people can't be tolerated.

Although Chen Shubao, who couldn't suppress the two brothers, was the crown prince of the Chen Dynasty, just like today, the two brothers had never been kind to him.

Liu Jingyan had to help him himself, who let that be her son, the royal affairs have always been to help relatives and not help.

The two of them saw Liu Jingyan and closed their voices first, but they were still very unconvinced.

Although Liu Jingyan is a woman, her personal ability is very strong, although she has made the mistake that all women make before, that is, spending money to buy fake luxury goods.

But this flaw can't hide his personal ability, the emperor of the Chen Dynasty is now seriously ill, Chen Shubao is mediocre, and many government affairs are actually handled by Liu Jingyan, and he is doing a very good job, so Chen Shuling, Chen Shujian did not dare to make a mistake in front of her.

"King Xingshi, King of Changsha, now that the Sui army is showing off its might in the north, it is useless for the two of you to shout here, it is better to think about the strategy of retreating from the enemy."

Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, smiled: "Queen Mother, you know me, I am a fair person, I speak impartially, this time I also feel that the Sui Dynasty has arrived at the gate, no matter what, the imperial brother must have to fight, otherwise it is too embarrassing to let others show off their power on our heads." ”

Liu Jingyan didn't pay attention to King Changsha, he was just a wall-to-wall grass, afraid that the world would not be chaotic, his identity and status were destined to be that unless the first two brothers were gone, the throne would not fall on his head, and he would have a chance to mess with him.

Xingshi King Chen Shuling stood up angrily: "What is showing off your might, this is and urinating on our heads, if my father is in good health, he is not allowed to drive in person at this time?" Can the rough people of the north be so bullied? ”

Chen Shuling was full of righteous indignation, but Chen Shubao didn't bother to argue with him, because his purpose was obvious, that is, he wanted to consume Chen Shubao's strength.

Chen Shubao said: "You might as well retreat the soldiers in the Jiangling area, the Sui Dynasty is fighting with the Turks, and now they are coming over to deter each other with us, Jiangling has withdrawn, and they will naturally retreat." ”

"You also know that they are fighting in the north, now is the best time for our Northern Expedition, don't do it at this time, my father has made two Northern Expeditions, you, as the crown prince, you want to waste such a good opportunity?"

Faced with questioning, Chen Shubao was too lazy to quarrel with him, this battle was fought, if he won, he would just add some merits to himself, and the overall impact would not be great, in case he lost his throne, he would definitely not lose, even if he didn't lose, once the time dragged on for a long time, it would definitely be difficult for him to get out.

The benefits of fighting at this point in time are too small for him, and the consequences of failure are too great, he can't fight, he definitely can't fight, this is all Chen Shubao's thoughts.

Liu Jingyan naturally had to stand on his son's side, and he was inevitably a little disappointed in Chen Shubao's eloquence.

"King Xingshi, Sima eliminated the matter of collusion with Xiliang, the palace and the crown prince only learned about it later, I heard that you authorized it?"

Chen Shuling did not back down, but he did not confront it head-on: "The rebellion of the Western Liang royal family, I didn't know about this matter before, it was Sima who happened to pass by, got the news, and then came." ”

"Passing by, that's really a coincidence, do you believe this King Xingshi himself?"

"So now is a godsend, our army is in order, the Sui army is divided into north and south, and the Sui army will definitely be unable to deal with the war at this time, maybe it will be a chance to win the war."

Liu Jingyan's face was grim: "Sima and the Sui Dynasty are an endless situation, they married Sima Xiao's daughter to a merchant as a concubine, humiliating him, Sima Zhen's heart is unpredictable, at this time, it is for his own selfish desires, but also in order to stir up the storm, do not believe his words, once the fight Sima Xiaonan now has too many troops, the palace is not worried about him, let him withdraw." ”

"Queen Mother, military affairs, you can't be mistaken!"

Chen Shuling's voice was cold, but Liu Jingyan ignored it, is it you the first king or the prince and queen to decide.

"Prince, give an order, order Sima to withdraw from the Jiangling area, Sima to lead troops privately, and revoke Sima Xiaonan's status as the governor of the capital."

"Queen Mother!" King Xingshi glared angrily.

"King Xingshi, could it be that Sima has such an obvious intention to provoke a war between the two countries, and I, the ministers of the Chen Dynasty, can tolerate him? Don't say anything passing by, tens of thousands of troops are passing by, King Xingshi, do you believe this kind of nonsense, or do you say that Sima eliminated difficulties and made assertions, and King Xingshi already knew? ”

The direction of Liu Jingyan's attack is not to focus the contradiction on whether to fight or not, but to provoke the war.

Chen Shuling couldn't answer, did he admit it? That's not going to work.

Liu Jingyan flicked his long sleeves: "The prince is steady, His Majesty's condition has not yet improved, the Northern Expedition will be the master when His Majesty improves, and the people of our Chen Dynasty will do it themselves, and we will definitely not allow those remnants of the defeated army to want to get involved." ”

Chen Shuling was not convinced, he had waited for this opportunity for a long time, and he would not give up like this.

Throw down a cruel sentence and leave: "Do you let the people in the north stand on our heads and and urinate, I am not cowardly, I will not accept it." ”

At this time, Chen Shujian came out again to play haha: "What the queen mother said is reasonable, I will persuade the second brother, it is a family that must not be discordant, and the father will be sad when he sees it, and the queen must not go to her heart." ”

Seeing that the two of them were leaving, Liu Jingyan looked at Chen Shuling's back, and said to Chen Shubao in a serious tone: "Your second brother, now that your idea is getting bigger and bigger, you have to go down, and in the future, King Xingshi and King Changsha will have to remove all the sharp weapons on their bodies if they want to enter the palace, just in case." ”

"The queen mother doesn't have to be like this, can the two of them still do it themselves, not so stupid."

Liu Jingyan sighed: "Just do what I say." ”