Emperor Xia was not a fool, seeing Lu Chen's letter saying that the barbarian cavalry was about to go south, he realized that this was absolutely inseparable from the family, and even some of his sons might be involved.

As a political old fritter, it is not uncommon for him, the emperor, to introduce foreign enemies and then use them to grab benefits.

The ministers of the Xuanzheng Hall saw that Emperor Xia's face was so dark, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe, this was the first time they had seen Emperor Xia's face so ugly in this year.

After a while, Emperor Xia sneered and said, "The barbarians are really good at picking the time. ”

The tall and thin man standing at the front of the left side of the main hall asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know what the situation in Beijun is?" ”

As soon as the man's words fell, Emperor Xia spoke: "The king of the north has sent a letter, saying that his people have intercepted the barbarians' summoning order on the grassland, and the barbarians plan to gather 300,000 cavalry to go south, occupy the northern county and establish a state, and use Yancheng as their capital. ”

Hearing Emperor Xia's words, the courtiers instantly resounded with the voices of the courtiers.

"Three hundred thousand? Oh, my God! How can there be so many? ”

"Nationhood! If the barbarians are allowed to establish a state in Beijun, then won't our Great Xia always be under the iron cavalry of the barbarians? ”

"You can't let the barbarians go south!"

"The barbarians are really wolf ambitions, and Great Xia will definitely not be able to let them go easily this time!"

……

Hearing the discussion of the ministers, Emperor Xia was silent for a long time and did not speak.

After a while, the eighth prince Lu Shuyun stood up and said: "Father, the son thinks that the king of the north is suspected of lying about the military situation, as far as the son knows, after the king of the north arrived in the north county, he stayed in the mansion all day to have fun, and he did not manage the north county at all. ”

"How did he know that the barbarians were going south?"

"Besides, the barbarians are further north in the North County, even if the barbarians issue a summoning order, how can his people intercept the barbarians' summoning order, unless his people have already lurked in the place where the barbarians live."

Hearing the Eighth Prince Lu Shuyun say this, the ministers reacted one after another.

That's right, the king of the north is just a lazy waste prince, he didn't take care of things much after he went to the north county, how could he send people to lurk in the place where the barbarians lived, and then intercept the barbarians' summoning order?

He doesn't look like someone who can do such a thing.

Could it be that the king of the north really lied about the military situation?

At this time, Lin Gaoyuan, Prime Minister of Zuo, opened his mouth and asked: "Eighth Prince, you said that the Northern King lied about the military situation, in addition to inferring from the Northern King's behavior, is there any other evidence?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Shuyun was stunned for a moment.

Then Lu Shuyun continued: "Lin Xiang, isn't this alone enough? Do you think that the king of the north really sent people to the place where the barbarians lived? ”

Lin Gaoyuan said lightly: "Xia Guan doesn't know if the North King has sent people to the North Land where the barbarians live, Xia Guan only knows that the North King sent a red silk messenger to deliver the letter. ”

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the Red Silk Messenger represented the most urgent military situation, and it was not possible to send the Red Silk Messenger at any time.

In Lin Gaoyuan's opinion, no matter how stupid the North King is, it is impossible not to know the meaning of the Red Silk Messenger.

As for lying about the military situation, the king of the north can't bear the punishment of lying about the military situation.

If the king of the north is really a waste prince, he is a prince who is looking for pleasure in the mansion all day long, and he has the courage to lie about the military situation? Aren't you afraid that Emperor Xia will give him the throne?

Therefore, Lin Gaoyuan thinks that there is a high probability that the barbarians are really abnormal, and as for whether there are 300,000, it is difficult to say.

It is also possible that the Northern King deliberately exaggerated the number of barbarian cavalry in order to obtain the support of the imperial court.

All in all, the barbarians will indeed go south, but the barbarian soldiers may not have 300,000, this is Lin Gaoyuan's guess.

As soon as Lin Gaoyuan's words fell, the eldest prince Lu Yi spoke: "Father, the son is willing to lead troops north to resist the barbarians!" ”

As soon as the eldest prince's words were finished, the second prince said in a strange manner: "Big brother, are you too anxious, whether the barbarians are going south has not yet been determined, you just want to lead troops to the north, if you bring troops, are you sure that you will defend against the barbarians in the future?" ”

Even when the barbarians invaded, there were mutual attacks in the court, not to mention that the barbarians had not invaded yet.

If the prince leads the troops to the north and accumulates fame in the army, this is very helpful for the battle for succession, so any prince wants to fight for this opportunity to lead the troops, and at the same time does not want other princes to lead the troops north.

Hearing the words of the second prince, the eldest prince sneered, "What does the second brother mean by this?" It is the responsibility of my royal family to defend against the barbarians, do you think I have other selfish motives? ”

Just as the second prince was about to continue to say something, Emperor Xia, who was sitting on the dragon chair, interrupted the conversation between the two, "That's enough." ”

Seeing that Emperor Xia spoke, the court, which was originally noisy like a vegetable market, instantly quieted down.

"Whether the barbarians really want to go south or not, this matter is up to my shadow guard to confirm, and now you have to discuss the barbarians going south, how to deal with it."

Seeing that Emperor Xia said this, everyone stopped discussing the question of whether this matter was true or not.

At this time, Lu Shuyun's face was a little ugly, he originally thought that the barbarians going south would catch the Northern King by surprise, or that the barbarians going south would cover up the fact that the Northern King was assassinated by the assassins of the Blood Moon Tower.

Unexpectedly, the king of the north actually noticed the barbarians going south in advance.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, the king of the north estimates that he won't have a few days to live, and at this time, the Blood Moon Tower should have arrived in Yancheng.

He believed that with the leadership of the Grandmaster of the Blood Moon Tower, even if the mysterious Grandmaster was present in the Northern Palace, he would not be able to protect the Northern King.

What he should be thinking about now is how to win the right to lead his troops north.

If he can lead his troops north, according to the agreement between him and the barbarians, he will be able to get some concessions from the barbarians at that time, and then he will be able to accumulate some fame in the army, so that his success in winning the throne will become even greater.

As for the fact that Beijun gave up to the barbarians, Lu Shuyun didn't care at all, all he cared about was his position as the crown prince.

Beijun is just a poor place, since the barbarians want it, give it to them.

At this time, the eldest prince spoke again: "Father, the son thinks that the army should be mobilized to the north immediately. ”

"Since the king of the north has used the red silk messenger, it means that the barbarians are imminent to go south, if the imperial court sends troops too late, the 30,000 soldiers in the northern county will definitely not be able to stop the 300,000 iron cavalry of the barbarians."

As soon as the eldest prince's voice fell, the fourth prince also opened his mouth and said: "Father, the son also thinks that troops should be sent north immediately!" ”

This opportunity to lead the troops, no prince wants to let go, Great Xia has not had such an opportunity for many years, this is their opportunity to establish a reputation in the army, no matter which prince does not want to miss it.

But at this moment, Lu Shuyun spoke: "Father, the son thinks that Beijun is already the fief of the Northern King, and the matter of resisting the barbarian invasion should naturally be handed over to the Northern King." ”

"If every time a foreign enemy invades the frontier, the imperial court needs to send troops, so what does the vassal king need to do?"

As soon as Lu Shuyun finished saying this, the man standing at the top right of the hundred officials said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince is right, the vassal kings of the frontier are already responsible for resisting foreign enemies, and they can't let the imperial court send troops every time there is an invasion of foreign enemies. ”

(End of chapter)