"This ......" Listening to Liu Zhongqing's words, the three people present all hesitated.

After all, no one wants to carry the black pot.

"What? Are you not convinced? Liu Zhongqing said in a deep voice, his voice suddenly raised, showing the anger in his heart.

Listening to Liu Zhongqing's questioning, the three of them looked embarrassed, they are indeed members of the Liu family's faction, but the big war is imminent, and no one wants to take risks, not to mention that there is a prince with wolf ambitions.

Seeing this, Liu Zhongqing spoke again: "You might as well think about it carefully, since the prince has decided to send troops to attack the Xiongnu, how can he leave such an obvious mistake for you?" If the prime minister's guess is correct, the crown prince wants to take the opportunity to purge the Qing dynasty and get rid of some courtiers who oppose him, so that there will be no constraints and he can smoothly ascend the throne as emperor. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces changed unpredictably, and their minds were racing.

After a long time, Qi Ming took the lead in speaking, "According to what Lord Liu said, the prince is indeed ill-intentioned now." ”

The whole court knows that Qi Ming and Liu Zhongqing are bound together, and if Liu Zhongqing says so, then Qi Ming will definitely follow him.

Lu Shen and Ning Hanru glanced at each other, and they both saw hesitation in each other's eyes, and after a while, the two also nodded in agreement, "We agree with Lord Liu's point of view, this matter is indeed worth scrutinizing, and I hope Lord Liu will give you some advice." ”

Seeing that the three of them agreed with his words, Liu Zhongqing's face softened a lot.

"Don't worry, the prime minister knows what you are worried about, if you directly expose the prince's conspiracy, I'm afraid that no one will be able to please you in the end. After all, the overall situation has been achieved, and if the prince's plan is rashly exposed at this time, it will only intensify the contradictions, and even trigger a major war between the two countries, and this kind of stupid thing will never be done. Liu Zhongqing said lightly.

"Dare to ask Lord Liu, what should we do now?" Lu Shen asked cautiously.

"The prince's behavior has touched the bottom line of all of us, so we will not tolerate it."

"The first thing was peace talks with the Huns. The crown prince must have wanted to start a war, which would make the people of the court panic, and then the prince would be able to control the government as a matter of course. ”

"But as long as we negotiate peace with the Xiongnu and turn hostility into friendship, the prince will not be able to do anything to us even if he is angry and ashamed."

Liu Zhongqing talked eloquently, as if he had expected it, and he was not flustered at all.

"Lord Liu, I am afraid that the matter of peace talks is not easy to achieve, during this period of time, the Xiongnu have repeatedly violated our borders, and every attack is a heavy loss, and we are not qualified to negotiate peace with them at all. Moreover, in what capacity and in what capacity are we proposing peace talks? Lu Shen frowned and retorted.

Peace talks between the two countries are not a trivial matter.

In the past, after Emperor Wu defeated the Xiongnu, the two countries sent envoys, and the dispute lasted for several years, and finally the two sides stopped, but how many years have passed, the Xiongnu have made a comeback, and it is even more rampant than the last time.

If this matter cannot be properly resolved, I am afraid that the Xiongnu will start a war again, and at that time, they will still suffer.

"Don't worry, this candidate has already been planned." Liu Zhongqing wanted to speak and stopped, and his eyes swept to the three important ministers of the court present.

The three of them were slightly stunned.

It seems that Liu Zhongqing has been prepared, so what they need to do is to cooperate.

"Lord Liu, it's already this time, so don't sell it anymore." Qi Ming hurriedly urged.

He wanted to know who was qualified to participate in the peace talks and whether he could convince the leaders of the Huns.

Liu Zhongqing smiled and said mysteriously, "You all know this candidate, it is the second prince - Li Yuntian." ”

"Second prince?"

The three people present were surprised, as if they couldn't believe what they were hearing.

"Although Li Yuntian is young, he is quite wise and favored by His Majesty, and it is most suitable for him to come out on this matter."

Among the three, only Ning Hanru was the first to calm down, "Lord Liu's plan is very clever. However, according to the old man, this matter is only afraid that it is not feasible. After all, the second prince is still young, but he is afraid that he has never seen the world. Moreover, the second prince is a concubine and has a low status, if he is asked to persuade the Huns to surrender, the Huns are afraid that they will not agree. ”

"Lord Ning, you're wrong." Liu Zhongqing shook his head, "Now in the court, who else can compete with the crown prince except the second prince?" ”

Liu Zhongqing said and glanced at the three of them.

The three of them were stunned and looked at each other.

Liu Zhongqing's words are not bad, but is the second prince really competent?

"What Lord Liu said is true, now only the second prince is the most suitable in the court, but although the second prince was loved by the emperor before, the emperor has never moved the idea of changing the prince. Now it is even more troublesome, and if we are not careful, we will fall into a place from which we will never recover. Ning Hanru naturally understood what Liu Zhongqing meant.

If you want to replace the crown prince with a second prince, it seems to be an excellent choice.

But today's prince is no longer the fledgling hairy boy he was at the beginning, he holds military power and has won the hearts of the people, and it is not easy to bring down the prince. And after all, the second prince is only a prince, and it is difficult to shake the status of the crown prince, all of which is not achieved overnight.

If there are no chips enough to suppress the prince, I am afraid that they will die a miserable death.

Liu Zhongqing naturally knew what several people were worried about, but he had already made up his mind.

"Your Excellency, although rest assured, although the second prince is still shallow, he is by no means a straw bag, and he has a strategy, he persuaded the Huns this time, it is nine out of ten."

Qi Ming and Lu Shen were all thinking about whether they would be able to have the current scenery if the second prince ascended to the throne.

Only Ning Hanru fell silent after hearing this.

What Liu Zhongqing did this time was really unexpected.

The source of information, bargaining chips in the peace talks, and other matters are not clearly told to them, if so, it is absolutely impossible for him to throw his head and spill blood for the Liu family.

Therefore, Ning Hanru's attitude is a little ambiguous, and he doesn't know which side he supports.

"No matter what, we're going to take a gamble!" Qi Ming gritted his teeth and said, for so many years, they have been controlled by others everywhere, and now that they have a chance to turn the tables, they naturally don't want to give up easily.

"Da Honglu is right, let's take a gamble."

Only Ning Hanru shook his head, "Lord Liu, I can't agree to this matter." ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhongqing's face suddenly turned cold, and he said sharply: "Lord Ning, this official respects you as an important minister in the court, don't be ignorant." ”

Taken aback by Liu Zhongqing's sudden scolding, Ning Hanru couldn't help frowning, "Lord Liu, you don't really want to ally with us, your so-called conditions are probably just empty words, and I can't fool around with you." ”

Liu Zhongqing has been an official for decades, and no one has ever dared to talk to him like this, and his face is blue with anger.

"Ning Hanru, you are not small."