Huangxiu

Chapter 139 Declaration
"Lost again?" Chu Mingxuan couldn't help but ask, "I've already lost two games, is this the third one?"

"A military town has been captured." Chu Zhiyao's face was heavy, and he said slowly: "This has completely broken the northern border's defenses. We are in big trouble!"

"Tenth Brother should have taken action long ago!" Chu Mingxuan snorted, "Those old guys in the court are always worried about this and that, afraid that Tenth Brother will start a rebellion, and they never think about why Tenth Brother would be like this!"

"Uncle Eighteen, please be careful with your words!" Chu Zhiyuan said hurriedly.

Chu Mingxuan curled his lips and said, "They are just making excuses. In fact, they are just fighting for power. They are afraid that the power in their hands will be taken away. Who doesn't know who? But they have to use the excuse of considering their father, which is very high-sounding!"

“If the Northwest Border troops are mobilized…” Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said, “Eighteenth Uncle, why don’t we wait a little longer.”

Chu Mingxuan was puzzled, then his face changed slightly, and he understood what Chu Zhiyuan meant.

The destination I was originally going to is the northwest, but now I am going to the north.

The northern border is the most dangerous now.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "If it really doesn't work, then we should find a way to change it and join the Supervisory Department."

It would be inappropriate for a prince to enter the Zhenwu Division, but it would be fine if he entered the Supervisory Division, as there would be plenty of places to arrange for him.

"It can't be changed." Chu Mingxuan said helplessly: "Once the decision is made, it cannot be changed."

"Everything depends on human effort." Chu Zhiyuan said, "How about joining the Ministry of Rites and becoming my colleague?"

"Rules are rules and they can't be changed." Chu Mingxuan sighed.

It’s not that he didn’t want to change his mind, but when he mentioned it to the emperor, he was rejected outright. The emperor said that as a man of the Chu family, he must finish the path he has chosen, even if he has to grit his teeth and kneel down.

This eliminates the possibility of change.

"Or let Uncle Ten talk about it."

"This……"

"If Uncle Ten really wants to send troops, Grandfather should give him the face, right?"

"...Okay, I'll try." Chu Mingxuan chuckled and said, "If you really want the Ministry of Rites, I want to be the left and right assistant ministers and be your boss."

"That couldn't be better." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

-

Chu Zhiyuan left Mingwu Hall.

Walking and thinking.

His mind was recalling the fight with Chu Qingfeng, recalling the changes in Chu Qingfeng that he had sensed through his supersensory perception, and the mysteries of the Grand Master.

The grandmaster's Qi is spiritual energy, which contains spiritual power based on the Gang Qi.

Therefore, as soon as the罡气 and灵气 come into contact, one will immediately become dazed and be affected by them.

The Qingying Sword can calm the mind and soothe the spirit. It can be of great use at this time to avoid being affected by spiritual energy to the greatest extent.

No matter how powerful the arrow is, it will be useless if it doesn't hit the bull's eye.

No matter how fierce, pure and powerful the master's internal energy is, when facing spiritual energy, it is like a blind man swinging a sword, with no power at all.

Without the Qingying Sword, he would most likely be controlling the internal energy to strike at the void instead of Chu Qingfeng.

When a master fights a grand master, victory or defeat is often just a matter of a split second. How can one possibly win by attacking the void?

If Chu Qingfeng's internal energy eliminates spiritual power, the power will not be as great as imagined, just like the difference between rain and waterfall.

There is a difference in power, but no qualitative difference.

Then he sighed again.

This is because he has super senses, the thoughts of the dragon, and the Qingying sword. Only when these three are combined can he do this. Otherwise, he would not be able to fight back at all.

All in all, the Grand Master still has overwhelming power over the Grand Master.

He walked slowly and unknowingly arrived outside the Anguo Mansion.

As soon as the doorman of the Duke of Anguo's mansion saw that it was him, he immediately ran in to report.

A moment later, Xiao Ruoyu hurried over.

"Why are you here, Prince?" he asked in confusion.

He was wearing a blue suit, with sweat on his forehead and a rosy face. It was obvious that he was practicing martial arts very intensely.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Come and see if my father-in-law is back?"

Xiao Ruoyu looked up at the bright sunshine and said, "I hope you'll be back soon."

After court dismissal, Duke Anguo would go back home to eat, then walk to the Ministry of Rites to digest his meal. At noon, he would either come back or go to a restaurant with his colleagues.

The same thing happened at night. The breakfast was definitely what he had in the mansion.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Then let's have breakfast together."

"Father will be happy," Xiao Ruoyu said, "Eldest sister is in the back garden, come in quickly."

Dad prefers to get along with the prince rather than his own son.

-

Xiao Ruoyu brought Chu Zhiyuan to the back garden and found Xiao Ruoling sitting in a small pavilion on a strange rockery.

There was a small red clay stove on the stone table in the pavilion, with white steam bubbling out of it.

She sat motionless beside the stone table, wearing a lavender palace dress, with her hands in a mudra, looking ethereal and otherworldly, like the fairy Gushe who was not of this world.

Xiao Ruoyu raised his voice and said, "Sister, the prince is here."

Xiao Ruoling opened her bright eyes, looked over with her deep and misty eyes, smiled sweetly, her face radiant and dazzling.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and clasped his fists.

Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, "Come in."

The two little maids were sticking to the red pillars of the pavilion, staring at Chu Zhiyuan with a smile.

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan looking over, they bowed crisply: "Greetings, Master."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded, then floated into the pavilion and sat opposite Xiao Ruoling.

Xiao Ruoyu said, "Sister, you guys talk, I'm going to practice first, I'm almost there, if I delay any longer, I won't have time to eat."

Xiao Ruoling waved her hand.

The two were about to speak when a little maid came running over from a distance and said that the Duke had returned from court.

So a group of people rushed to the front.

……

While eating, Chu Zhiyuan talked to Xiao Youping about the affairs of the court.

"This is a big defeat." Xiao Youping's face was heavy, and he sighed: "We lost a town, and the defense line was completely opened. The impact is too bad!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Do you want to punish him?"

"Take Li Haoyuan, the general of Zhenyuan, back to Beijing!" Xiao Youping said in a deep voice: "Prince Ying will take command of the northern border!"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Finally, Uncle Shi was allowed to go to the Northern Territory."

"If the court hadn't been so procrastinating, this third defeat wouldn't have happened." Xiao Youping snorted, "These people in the court are all sinners!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Grandfather Huang didn't punish them?"

"He scolded me severely." Xiao Youping snorted, "He lost his temper. He was really pissed off."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Li Haoyuan is good at defense, so he shouldn't have suffered such a big defeat, right?"

In fact, it was the emperor's fault, but he put the blame on the ministers.

"It is said that the rebellion was caused by an internal spy." Xiao Youping sighed: "There is a problem with Li Haoyuan's bedmate, collusion between the inside and the outside... This time, he can't escape the blame!"

His face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "We were negligent in guarding the inner house, which caused Dajing to lose at least more than a thousand cavalrymen!"

Chu Zhiyuan looked serious: "More than a thousand people?"

"At least one thousand." Xiao Youping said, "The number of casualties plus those abducted is definitely no less than one thousand. These generals outside are good at downplaying the facts and reported a hundred, but as far as the emperor knows, it is at least one thousand!"

Chu Zhiyuan's face looked heavy.

More than a thousand cavalrymen may not sound like a lot at first, but you have to know that these cavalrymen are not ordinary cavalrymen. They are all veterans who have undergone hard training and been tempered on the battlefield.

Losing one is painful, but losing a thousand at once.

There were only two thousand elite cavalrymen in the town. After losing one thousand, they almost lost their combat effectiveness and had to withdraw from the battlefield.

So the town was captured.

"This time, the Zhenwu Division will be dispatched, as well as the Ministry of Rites," Xiao Youping looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan was startled and couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything wrong with me?"

Xiao Youping said slowly: "You will represent the Ministry of Rites and go to the northern border to announce the decree."

Chu Zhiyuan was stunned.

(End of this chapter)