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

"What? They want our dynasty to give an explanation, and if we don't, they will massacre the people of Dunhuang County?"

When the emperor heard the news, he was so angry that he suddenly stood up from his seat, his face full of anger: "This is too much, it's really too much!"

Princess Gaoping was clearly killed by Baili Xing, but the Empress of the Great Zhou actually wanted the Great Chu Dynasty to be held responsible for it.

This is clearly unreasonable.

Even though the Chu Dynasty was weak, it could not tolerate being bullied.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the Grand Tutor's face changed drastically, and he quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, a little impatience can ruin a great plan!"

The emperor clenched his hands tightly, stared at the tutor and said coldly: "How dare the Queen of the Great Zhou threaten me? Am I going to swallow this breath?"

When the Taifu saw that the emperor was angry, he didn't dare to speak for a moment.

At this time, the Prime Minister suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if you want to send troops, you can only transfer the general and the county soldiers he trained.

However, this will cause problems with food and military pay. The silver currently in the national treasury is simply not enough to support us in fighting this war.

In addition, there is not much food in reserve, and spring ploughing is coming soon, so some of the food will be distributed to various places as seeds.”

Although the prime minister did not explicitly object, but only stated the difficulties, the meaning behind his words was already very clear.

The originally furious emperor suddenly calmed down and fell to his seat like a deflated ball.

As an emperor, he naturally doesn't want to be threatened.

But if a war breaks out, the current Chu Dynasty is simply unable to sustain it.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had only 50,000 soldiers, the Great Chu Dynasty could now only mobilize the county soldiers trained by the general.

The other troops were either too far away to arrive in time, or needed to stay at the border to guard against other dynasties. Only the county soldiers trained by the general could get there in a short time.

The emperor became more and more annoyed. He slammed the table and roared, "Am I going to allow the Great Zhou army to show off its power in Dunhuang County?"

It would be fine if it were just showing off one's military power, but the problem was that one had to agree to the demands of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This was the most difficult thing for the emperor to accept.

Once you accept the demands of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be tantamount to bowing to the Empress of the Great Zhou.

Not to mention that both parties were emperors, even a normal man would not bow to a woman.

The emperor's self-esteem as a man, the dignity of the royal family, and his face made it difficult for him to agree to the demands of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Just as the emperor was furious, the prince narrowed his eyes, stepped out and said coldly: "Father, this matter was caused by my eighteenth brother, shouldn't he be the one to handle it?

What's more, his eighteenth brother is in charge of Bingzhou, which is not too far from Dunhuang County. Even if he wants to fight, he can send troops.

Eighteenth Brother will be responsible for the food and wages of Bingzhou’s troops. Even if a war breaks out, the court will not have to bear these expenses.”

Chu Ning, you are capable, then well, I will find something for you to do.

The second prince's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly stood up and agreed: "Father, I think what the crown prince said makes sense."

Upon seeing this, the other princes jumped out to agree.

With such a good opportunity, of course I have to trick Chu Ning!

Not only did he want to take revenge on Chu Ning for cheating him out of money in the past, he also wanted Chu Ning to go to the front line and die on the battlefield.

Didn’t Yuan Tian say that Chu Ning had the destiny to be an emperor?

But if Chu Ning died, would this emperor's fate still exist?

The other ministers also came to their senses at this moment and suggested inviting Chu Ning to discuss the matter.

As long as Chu Ning comes, they will recommend Chu Ning to lead the troops to Dunhuang County!

Although the emperor understood the thoughts of the prince and others, there seemed to be no better way to deal with the matter now.

Perhaps, letting Chu Ning come is the best choice.

After a moment's silence, the emperor narrowed his eyes and a fierce look flashed across his face: "Someone, go and ask Chu Ning to come over to discuss matters!"

At the order, the chief eunuch went to the Prince of Chu's palace in person.

More than half an hour later, Chu Ning, who received the news, rushed to Yingwu Palace as soon as possible.

As soon as he entered the hall, Chu Ning felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him.

Chu Ning, who didn't know what was going on, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

It's strange. My father never discusses matters with me, but this time he suddenly summoned everyone and me. Could something big have happened?

With doubt, Chu Ning bowed to the emperor on the main seat and said, "Greetings, Father!"

The emperor nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "No need to be polite, Prince, please tell Chu Ning about this."

The prince who was named sneered in his heart, took two steps forward, walked in front of Chu Ning, and calmly repeated the news he had just received.

Chu Ning couldn't help but frown after hearing this, with a flash of surprise: "I didn't expect that the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty would actually send troops to our dynasty, and even want us to give her an explanation.

I think her 150,000-man army massacred three Yan cities not only to avenge Princess Gaoping, but also to intimidate our dynasty."

In just a few words, Chu Ning saw through the purpose of the Queen of the Great Zhou.

The prince snorted coldly: "We all know the purpose of the Queen of Great Zhou, the key is how should our dynasty respond?

If it is a peace negotiation, who should do the negotiating?

If we fight, who will be able to go to the battlefield? Where will the soldiers, food and money come from? "

Although the prince's words were very tactful, his purpose was self-evident.

If everyone in the court had reached a conclusion after discussion, they would not have looked for Chu Ning.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and said seriously: "The county soldiers trained by the general should be able to go into battle."

This time, the emperor did not wait for the prince to speak, but sighed and took the initiative to say: "Although the county soldiers trained by the general can go to war, the court cannot provide them with food and military pay.

Now we can only maintain the food and pay needed for training. Once the war breaks out, the expenses will double, and the court’s supply will not be able to keep up, so we will undoubtedly be defeated!

By then, our country will be even more passive. "

Chu Ning finally understood this time.

It seems that this group of people's ideas have hit my expression.

Chu Ning glanced at everyone and asked calmly, "Could it be that all the civil and military officials in the court can't come up with a solution?"

These people all want to trick me, but there’s no way!

The man was killed by Baili Xing, what does it have to do with me?

But the prince said with a mocking look on his face: "Eighteenth brother, now you are the only one in the whole Chu who can provide silver and food.

You made a lot of money selling facial masks a few days ago, right? As for food, let alone food, the Shen family has food stores all over the country, so it shouldn't be a problem to subsidize you with some food, right?

And you, my eighteenth brother, have an army of 60,000 in Bingzhou. I heard that you have been recruiting soldiers recently, so maybe the number of your troops will be even greater.

And you, my eighteenth brother, are responsible for receiving envoys from other countries. Now that Princess Gaoping has been killed, you are also responsible!

After discussion, we all agreed that it would be best for you, my eighteenth brother, to handle this matter."

You said a lot of high-sounding words, but in the end you just want me to send troops.

Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, and he finally understood why the emperor asked him to come here.

They want to be scapegoats again!