I'm a useless prince, so what if I know a little bit of chemistry?

But in the court, everyone was busy and overwhelmed.

A few days ago, Emperor Liang received an urgent message from the border area over 800 miles away. It was said that so many horses died before the information was delivered to Emperor Liang.

The letter contained only one piece of information, that the little prince of the Xiongnu led an army of 100,000 southwards, and all the villages and towns along the way were massacred. Although the other two countries did not take action, they were already ready to make a move and were ready to intervene at any time.

The court was shocked when they saw the urgent message of 800 miles.

Emperor Liang was even more furious.

"Rebellion! Rebellion! The little Xiongnu dared to bully the people of Daliang. Do you think our Daliang is made of mud?"

Emperor Liang slammed the table so hard that it almost fell apart, but no one tried to persuade him, so they could only wait for him to vent his anger.

After a long time, Emperor Liang gradually calmed down, sat on the dragon throne again, looked at the civil and military officials in the court, and asked: "My dear ministers, what do you think?"

Although everyone had their own ideas, they did not know what Emperor Liang was thinking at the moment. They were afraid of offending Emperor Liang and planned to turn a deaf ear and dumb for the time being.

After a long time, Wang Chengen took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

"Your Majesty, I think that since the Xiongnu are heading south, we in Daliang should beat them hard and drive them back to the grasslands so that they dare not go south. So I suggest that we should send a large number of troops to suppress them."

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, many court officials came out and supported his idea.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this is possible." Lin Rui walked out and said.

Emperor Liang frowned and looked at Lin Rui, not knowing what he was thinking, and asked, "Rui'er, what do you think?"

Lin Rui clasped his fists and saluted Emperor Liang first, then looked at Wang Chengen and asked, "May I ask Prime Minister Wang, what is your intention? Do you want to destroy my country?"

Everyone, including Emperor Liang, was stunned. They didn't know why Lin Rui said that.

Wang Chengen frowned, unable to understand why his suggestion would lead to the destruction of the country.

“May I ask Second Prince, what I did was for the country and the people. Why did it become an act of national destruction in your mouth?” Wang Chengen was unconvinced and asked with some anger.

Lin Rui smiled, as if mocking Wang Chengen.

"Prime Minister Wang, let me ask you, how is the military grain reserve in Daliang?"

Wang Chengen was stunned. As the prime minister, he naturally knew that the current military rations must be enough to fight the Xiongnu, so he replied:

"If we fight the Huns, we will have more than enough military rations."

Lin Rui said disdainfully: "If that's the case, Prime Minister Wang, do you know how many enemies Daliang has made now?"

Wang Chengen flicked his sleeves and said, "I will know naturally."

"In this case, I would like to ask Prime Minister Wang, if our army fights the Xiongnu, if another country attacks at this time, how should we deal with it?"

"So, just because of this worry, we need to just watch the Huns get closer step by step?" Wang Chengen snorted coldly.

"The Xiongnu came to plunder because they had no food. After they took the food, they would naturally leave. We should focus on the Central Plains."

Lin Rui glanced at Wang Chengen and continued, "Now that we have stirrups, the cavalry in the world is inferior to our Daliang. It would be better to unify the world first, and then deal with the Xiongnu and other issues outside the Great Wall."

"General Nian, what do you think?" Emperor Liang looked at Nian Gui and asked.

"I believe that we must first resist foreign aggression before we can stabilize the country. No matter how the Central Plains countries fight, they belong to the Central Plains people. Now that the Xiongnu has come to our doorstep, how can we not fight?"

Nian Gui was very calm, showing no trace of emotion.

Nian Gui saw it more clearly than anyone else. Since Lin Rui dared to mention ignoring the Huns at this time, how could there not be guidance from Emperor Liang behind this?

Nian Gui also knew that if the Huns succeeded in moving south, the other two countries would certainly hear the news and take action. By then, the Central Plains would be busy fighting among itself and would become a lamb to be slaughtered.

Moreover, Liang State was closest to the Huns, so it would be the first to be destroyed.

"Then, General Nian supports Prime Minister Wang's idea?" Lin Rui asked.

“I think we should train new cavalry and then send a few thousand of them to sneak into the grassland. When the time comes, we can disrupt the Huns’ rear, and the Huns will surely collapse on their own.” Nian Gui clasped his fists and said.

"Well, in that case, I wonder if General Nian is willing to take on this responsibility?" Emperor Liang turned his worry into joy, and seemed to approve of Nian Gui's approach.

"I am willing." Nian Gui said quickly.

Emperor Liang smiled and said calmly, "I am very pleased that General Nian is devoted to the country, but Rui'er also has a point, so I think it is better to let General Nian prepare the cavalry on his own, and I will naturally help the general."

Nian Gui raised his head suddenly and looked at Emperor Liang's half-smile and Lin Rui's smile of success.

He understood, he understood everything.

Emperor Liang is going to take action against the Nian family. To put it nicely, it is to help Nian Gui. To put it bluntly, it means that Nian Gui will have to spend his own money and effort to recruit cavalry. In the end, these people are still people from the imperial court and have nothing to do with your Nian family.

Moreover, the Huns had already begun to move south, and it was completely too late for Nian Gui to recruit cavalry at this time.

This was an open conspiracy, a conspiracy that Nian Gui had no choice but to fall for.

If Nian Gui recruited cavalry and then retrained them, it would take a lot of time and energy. It is estimated that the Huns would not know how many people they had killed, and it would be easy to miss the opportunity to fight.

But if Nian Gui wants to prevent any of this from happening, he can only use the Nian family's resources.

Moreover, Emperor Liang was well aware of Nian Gui's temper and character, and knew that Nian Gui would definitely choose the latter, so he joined forces with Lin Rui to stage such a drama.

"I accept the decree."

Although Nian Gui was furious, this was not the time to argue.

Seeing that Nian Gui agreed, Emperor Liang smiled faintly and said, "General Nian is loyal to the emperor and loves the country. I am very pleased. I will confer the title of Loyalty Marquis on General Nian."

"Long live my emperor."

Nian Gui had no choice but to obey the order.

Nian Gui didn't care about the empty title, but he was a little worried.

In Nian Gui's opinion, even if Emperor Liang wanted to take action against the Nian family openly, it would be after the world was unified.

I never thought that Emperor Liang had already taken action.

The Nian family will not rebel, that is for sure.

But if the Nian family goes bankrupt, what will Faner do?

Should we find another backer for him?

Nian Gui was full of thoughts and prepared to give Lin Fan some protection.

By this time in the court meeting, the major issues had been resolved and what remained were just some unimportant matters. After a brief noisy discussion, the court was adjourned.

"General Nian, please stay."

Nian Gui was walking out with a heavy heart when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

Looking back, he saw Wang Chengen walking towards him quickly.

"Prime Minister Wang, what's the matter?" Nian Gui asked puzzledly.

"The general will be leaving soon. I intend to accompany him. Would you be so kind as to do me the honor?"

When Nian Gui heard this, he knew that Wang Chengen had something else in mind, but it was not convenient to say it now.

"Hahaha, thank you for your help, please."

"please!"