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

In the hall, Empress Wu Zetian's words shocked the whole audience.

At the beginning, the ministers did not dare to oppose and shirked responsibility, but in the end, seeing the empress's firm attitude, they could only look to Prime Minister Di Ying for help.

All the ministers knew that the empress usually listened to the prime minister the most. This matter was related to the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the prime minister could stand up and oppose it, the empress would definitely think twice.

However, Di Ying's silence left all the ministers speechless.

It was not until this moment that everyone realized that the Prime Minister had already supported the Empress.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is about to end!

In front of the dragon throne, Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes flashed with coldness. She scanned everyone and finally fixed her gaze on Di Ying.

"Prime Minister, since all of you want to hear my words, then please state your opinion!"

Di Ying sighed inwardly. He didn't want to speak and remained silent on the matter. When things were settled, he would go with the flow.

But now it seems that the empress doesn't want him to stay out of it.

As the prime minister, how could he remain silent about the success or failure of a dynasty?

Besides, the Emperor of Chu was not so easily fooled. If he wanted to preserve his reputation, he could only stand completely on the side of the Empress.

neutral?

nonexistent!

Di Ying slowly stepped out of the formation and bowed, "Your Majesty is right. The Emperor of Chu is young and promising. He has conquered five kingdoms in seven years and has the potential to conquer the world!"

"Besides, he is the biological father of Princess Xiuning. If our dynasty were to be incorporated into the State of Chu, he would surely be treated well."

"If not, the Emperor of Chu will become angry and send troops to our dynasty. Millions of corpses will be laid to rest and rivers of blood will flow!"

"With the current strength of the Chu army, once the war breaks out, it will only be a matter of time before they can conquer our dynasty."

He paused, turned to look at the ministers, raised an eyebrow and asked, "If the Chu State sends troops, who among you can stop it?"

The ministers fell silent, and the civil officials all looked towards the row of military generals.

The generals lowered their heads, as if they had heard nothing.

This scene was seen clearly by Wu Zhao who was sitting in front of the dragon throne.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and a smile appeared on her delicate face.

However, she did not speak, but waited.

She was waiting for Di Ying's follow-up.

This Prime Minister always plans before taking action. Once he opens his mouth, there will definitely be follow-up.

As expected, Di Ying saw that the ministers were silent and immediately sneered: "You gentlemen only think about opposing, but don't you think about the consequences of opposing?"

There was still silence in the hall.

After all, no one wants to face such a powerful Chu State.

But at this moment, the old man who stood out at the beginning suddenly said: "Prime Minister, our dynasty is indeed unable to resist the Chu army!"

"But don't forget, this world doesn't just have the Chu Kingdom, there's also the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty!"

"Oh?"

Di Ying chuckled. "Master Zhou is saying that our dynasty can ally with the Han Dynasty, or the Tang Dynasty, to deal with the Chu Kingdom?"

"Why not?" Lord Zhou asked back with a stiff upper lip.

"Humph!"

Di Jie snorted coldly, "What about the Qin State back then? With an army of 600,000 and numerous famous generals, didn't they still fall to Chu Ning in the end?"

"Back then, the Qin State also allied with the Jin State and the Wei State, but what happened to these three countries today?"

As the last word fell, Di Jie had already slowly walked in front of this person, staring at him with a pair of sharp eyes.

Lord Zhou felt guilty and immediately lowered his head and stammered, "Our dynasty has joined forces with the Han and Tang dynasties, so we may not be powerless to fight."

"The power of a battle?"

Di Ying's expression changed. "Don't forget, our dynasty just fought a war with the Han Dynasty. Plus, your majesty has a good relationship with the Emperor of Chu. Do you think the Emperor of Han will join forces with us?"

Lord Zhou's expression changed and he was finally speechless.

However, another minister said coldly, "This matter is of great importance. If the noble families do not express their stance, even if we agree, they will not agree."

"By then, as long as the noble families send troops, the State of Chu will also send troops, and a fierce battle is inevitable!"

The implication was that since war would break out sooner or later, it would be better to refuse to join the State of Chu now.

Di Ying frowned when he heard this. The aristocratic families were indeed a problem.

But at this moment, Wu Zhao, who was standing in front of the dragon throne, suddenly said, "As for the noble families, my dear ministers, don't worry."

The ministers were stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

At this moment, a guard entered the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, the eight family heads request an audience!"

"Let them in!" Wu Zhao said calmly.

But at this time, the ministers were talking about it.

"The eight great family heads have come together to oppose joining the Chu State."

"That's right. This matter concerns their interests, and they will definitely not agree to it."

"Your Majesty, it's not too late to revoke your order now!"

"The eight family heads arrived just in time!"

While the ministers were discussing, they suddenly heard footsteps outside the hall, and then the eight heads of the noble families came together!

The old man walking in front has a pair of sharp eyes and a head full of white hair. He exudes the aura of a superior as he walks. He is Cui Gaoyi, the head of the Cui family!

Following behind were Wang Yan, Xiao Hongde, Li Chong, Xie An, Zheng Huan, Yang Yan, Lu Wenbin and others.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the eight people bowed and saluted: "Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress!"

Wu Zhao nodded slightly and smiled, "No need to be so polite, everyone. You are all from noble families of our dynasty, and you have come at the perfect time!"

"I have already announced that I will annex the Great Zhou to the State of Chu, but you gentlemen believe that your family will not agree and have therefore refused. What are your thoughts?"

As soon as these words came out, Cui Gaoyi's face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Chu is a powerful country and its emperor is young and promising. It is the best choice for our dynasty to join Chu!"

The sudden change shocked all the ministers. No one expected that the representative of the aristocratic family, the Cui family, would actually agree!

You have to know that this concerns the interests of the aristocratic families. How could the Cui family agree to it?

Just as the ministers were surprised, Li Chong stood up and shouted, "Your Majesty, my Li family also agrees with this matter!"

After saying this, he looked at the generals and said with a cold face, "You guys were all brought up by me back then. Why, do you want to oppose His Majesty's decision now?"

The generals' expressions suddenly changed, and they quickly bowed and saluted: "We dare not. We support the decision of His Majesty and Patriarch Li!"

In front of the empress, they seemed to still have their own personalities, but in front of Li Chong, they didn't dare.

Afterwards, Wang Yan stood up and said with a smile, "Our dynasty's annexation of the State of Chu is truly a great thing. It is not only beneficial to our people, but also to our noble families. My Wang family fully supports it!"

Xiao Hongde then came out and said slowly, "That's right. Since His Majesty has made the decision, my Xiao family fully supports it!"

"My Lu family has no objection and supports joining the Chu State!"

"My Xie family also supports it!"

"My Yang family unconditionally obeys His Majesty's decision!"

"My Zheng family, like several other family heads, supports His Majesty's decision!"

All eight family heads expressed their opinions, and the ministers were immediately stunned.

Wu Zhao sneered, "My dear ministers, do you still have any objections?"