Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

As the morning light broke, on the official road outside Chang'an City, a galloping horse broke through the thin frost and headed straight for the Weiyang Palace.

"Eight hundred miles in an emergency!"

The messenger dismounted, holding the lacquer box high in his hand. Upon seeing this, the guards of Weiyang Palace immediately let him go.

Liu Che was admiring the plum blossoms in the imperial garden. Upon hearing the urgent news, he frowned slightly and took the secret letter handed to him by the eunuch.

The letter paper was unfolded, and Li Shiming's handwriting was as sharp as a knife.

"Chu Ning is as powerful as a tiger or a wolf in destroying Jin. Now we invite the Han Dynasty to attack together. If Maple Leaf City is destroyed and Yanzhou can be taken, then the land of Chu will be divided into three parts. Let's join hands in this great cause."

Liu Che tapped the letter paper with his fingertips, his eyes dark and unclear.

"Send an order to summon all the ministers to the Weiyang Palace for a discussion."

Inside the Weiyang Palace, green smoke rose from the bronze crane incense burner, and the ministers stood solemnly on both sides, creating a solemn atmosphere.

Liu Che sat high on the dragon throne and handed Li Shiming's letter to the eunuch, asking him to read it aloud.

After finishing the letter, he looked around at his ministers and said calmly, "My dear ministers, what do you think?"

Prime Minister Chen Pin was the first to step out and said, "Your Majesty, Chu Ning is an ambitious man. After the Jin State is destroyed, his troops will surely head towards the Central Plains.

If we, the Han Dynasty, stand idly by and wait for Wei to be annexed, the next target will probably be us, the Han Dynasty!

Why not take this opportunity to join forces with the Tang Dynasty and Wei to attack the Chu State and eliminate future troubles! "

Li Guang, the Minister of War, snorted coldly and retorted: "Prime Minister Chen is wrong! Wei and our Han have always had a grudge. Why should we play tricks on them?

If the Chu army attacks Wei, it will just weaken Sima Yi's strength, and we can reap the benefits, isn't that wonderful?"

Chen Pin frowned, "Minister Li, this is shortsighted! If the Wei Kingdom is destroyed, the Chu cavalry will march straight to the border of our Han Dynasty. By then, it will be too late to resist!"

Li Guang sneered: "Chen Xiang is worrying too much! Although the Chu army is strong, it will be difficult to maintain food and supplies after a long journey.

Even if we conquer Wei, we will need time to rest and recuperate. By then, our Han Dynasty will be well rested and ready to take us down. What is there to fear? "

The two important ministers confronted each other, and the court was immediately divided into two factions.

Minister of Finance Zhao Yan stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty! I think what Prime Minister Chen said is absolutely right! Chu Ning has evil intentions, we must be on guard against him!"

Wang Huan, the Minister of Works, sneered: "Master Zhao, have you forgotten that Wei State looted three of our border cities last year? Now they want us to send troops to help them. Isn't this a joke?"

"Minister Wang, what you said is wrong! How can we sacrifice public affairs for personal reasons when national affairs are at stake?"

"Humph! Helping Wei is helping the enemy, how can we talk about state affairs?"

The two groups of ministers argued more and more fiercely, and the Weiyang Palace was as noisy as a market.

Liu Che's face grew increasingly gloomy, and the sound of his knuckles tapping on the dragon table grew heavier, but no one noticed.

finally--

"enough!"

A roar of anger sounded like thunder!

Liu Che slammed the table and stood up, knocking over the teacup on the table and spilling the tea all over the floor.

All the ministers were horrified and knelt down to plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Liu Che glanced at everyone coldly and said in a cold voice: "I summoned you to discuss matters, not to listen to your quarrels!"

The hall was completely silent, and even breathing became cautious.

After a long time, Liu Che slowly sat down, tapped the armrest with his fingertips, and said lightly: "Chen Pin."

"The minister is here."

"Draft an imperial edict and reply to Li Shiming, saying that the Han Dynasty is willing to attack the Chu State together and will dispatch troops to Maple Leaf City immediately."

Chen Pin showed a delighted expression: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Guang was anxious: "Your Majesty! You need to think twice about this matter!"

Liu Che raised his hand to stop him from speaking, his eyes deep: "Li Guang."

"I am here."

"I order you to gather 50,000 elite soldiers and station them thirty miles outside Maple Leaf City, ready to serve at any time."

Li Guang was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Your Majesty means..."

Liu Che raised his lips slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "The troops need to be mobilized, but when to take action is up to me."

The ministers then suddenly realized that the emperor wanted to wait and see what would happen!

If Chu and Wei fight, both sides will suffer losses, and the Han Dynasty will reap the benefits. If the Chu army is unstoppable and threatens the Han Dynasty, it will not be too late to send troops!

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After the court was dismissed, Liu Che sat alone in the imperial study, stroking a black jade chess piece with his fingertips and slowly placing it on the chessboard.

"Chu Ning... Li Shiming... Sima Yi..."

He chuckled, his eyes sharp.

"How can you have the final say in the chess game of this world?"

Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly. On the eaves of the Weiyang Palace, a goshawk flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

The Han army finally moved!

However, the actions of the Han and Wei armies did not escape the notice of Chu Ning's Jinyiwei.

The sun was shining brightly in Jinyang City.

Jia Yu wrapped himself tightly in a fox fur cloak and walked quickly along the bluestone palace steps. The jade pendant on his waist swayed slightly with his steps, drawing a bright arc in the morning light.

"Your Highness!"

When the palace door was pushed open by the personal guards, Chu Ning was leaning over the map, his slender fingers slowly moving along the mountain range from Yanzhou to Maple Leaf City.

Hearing the footsteps, he responded without even looking up: "Talk."

Jia Yu took a deep breath and presented the secret report: "Zhang He of Wei State has led 30,000 elite troops to 30 miles outside Yanzhou City and joined Xu Fang's troops.

Li Guang of the Han Dynasty also mobilized 50,000 troops to station in the valley north of Maple Leaf City. The movements of the two countries are just as the king expected. "

Chu Ning chuckled when he heard this, and pointed his finger heavily at Maple Leaf City: "Li Shiming can't sit still anymore."

He stood up, and the dark golden dragon pattern on the black royal robe was faintly visible in the light and shadow.

"Sima Yi and Liu Che, these two old foxes, are happy to serve as his knives."

Jia Yu frowned: "Although the Wei-Han coalition is not to be feared, if the Tang Dynasty takes the opportunity to attack from the west..."

"They don't dare."

Chu Ning interrupted him, turned around, picked up a red lacquered secret letter from the table and threw it over.

"Pei Xingjian's vanguard has retreated twenty miles this morning - Princess Jincheng is a chess piece that is more useful than a hundred thousand troops."

"Pass the order."

Chu Ning suddenly turned around, his eyes shining with a sharp light, "Ma Chao will lead the Cang Lang Corps to Yanzhou immediately, and Guan Yun will lead the Menghu Corps to help Maple Leaf City."

The corner of his mouth curled up into a sneer: "Let Sima Yi and Liu Che see what a true elite army is."

Jia Yu's pupils shrank slightly - after half a year of expansion, these two new armies now have a strength of 80,000 each!

With 160,000 fresh troops approaching, let alone defense, even counterattack is difficult...

"in addition……"

Chu Ning took the sword from the gilded stand, and the scabbard and armor collided with each other, making a clear dragon roar.

"Prepare the carriage and bring Princess Jincheng to the border of the Tang Dynasty in three days."

He stroked the blood jade inlaid on the sword hilt with his fingertips, "It's time to invite Li Shiming to the meeting."

Jia Yu suddenly raised his head: "Your Highness wants to take the initiative to challenge me?"

"Do not."

Chu Ning chuckled and lifted up a sheepskin map on the table with the tip of his sword. The mountains and rivers on the map were outlined with cinnabar, and three attack routes pointed directly at Chang'an and other three capitals like poisonous snakes.

"I asked him to come——"

"Let's discuss what surname the world should have."

Suddenly a strong wind blew outside the hall, making the copper bells on the eaves ring.

Jia Yu looked at Chu Ning's figure standing against the light, and suddenly a scene appeared in his mind of Chu Ning wearing a dragon robe and unifying the world.

He believed that day was not far away!