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

Chu Ning sent Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen away, and then went to find Shen Wanying.

Things are finally settled, and I can spend the next few days with Shen Wanying.

As for the establishment of an intelligence agency, with the assistance of the Ministry of Households, Deng Hongwen's caution, and so much financial support, it will surely be established soon.

The next thing is to help the Shen family stabilize the assets obtained from the tenth prince while keeping an eye on the news from the State of Yan.

However, the city of Kyoto has not been peaceful these days.

The emperor burned down the Yingwu Palace that day and moved to the Yangxin Palace.

The mother of the eighth and tenth princes, Concubine Shu, one of the four major concubines, committed suicide on the same day.

Originally, she thought that her sons would bring her honor, but unexpectedly, her two sons died one after another. Concubine Shu could not accept such a result and chose to commit suicide.

The emperor did not seem to be sad about this and simply asked the Imperial Household Department to bury her with the funeral of a concubine.

The funeral was very hasty and the body was buried after the seventh day.

It was Chu Ning's first time to attend a royal funeral, and it was also the first time for Deng Hongwen, as the Minister of Rites, to preside over a royal funeral.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong during the entire process, which made the emperor even more satisfied with the new Minister of Rites.

But it was during the funeral of Concubine Shu that the Emperor of Great Yan, far away in the State of Yan, finally received the news.

The majestic halls, one after another, seem endless from afar.

The construction of the Great Yan Palace took five years, and its magnificent buildings were no less impressive than the Chu Palace.

But today, many officials entered the gate of the palace. They were in a hurry and looked very anxious.

on the main hall.

The Emperor of Yan sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face and accepted the worship of everyone.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite!"

The Emperor of Yan had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "I have received news that the Sixth Prince and his beloved concubine all died in Chu.

My dear ministers, our prime minister and the prince have died one after another in the State of Chu. What do you think? "

As soon as he finished speaking, a burly man in black armor stepped out of the train and roared:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead an army of 100,000 to attack the State of Chu!"

As soon as these words were spoken, military generals immediately stood up to agree with them.

"Your Majesty, the prince of our dynasty has been killed. If we do nothing, we will surely be laughed at by the world!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince cannot be killed by them like this. We must make them pay the price!"

"The prince of our dynasty was killed by the State of Chu. This is intolerable!"

"Send troops, we must send troops!"

The military generals were in a commotion, but the civil officials were much quieter, with no one standing up.

The Emperor of Dayan narrowed his eyes when he saw this, looked at the man at the front of the civil servants, and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Prime Minister Ren Wenxuan, who had only been in office for a year, sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the main force of our dynasty is still fighting fiercely with the Great Zhou Dynasty. If we send troops to attack the State of Chu at this moment, our dynasty will have two battlefields.

Although our army has the upper hand in the battle with the Great Zhou, if we are too complacent, the enemy may turn the tide of the battle.

Although I don't know why the Queen of Great Zhou suddenly stopped attending court and was opposed by their domestic officials, this woman has always been quite resourceful and we cannot take it lightly. "

Although he did not refute the general's suggestion, his words and deeds showed that he was not optimistic about Chu Ning's plan to conquer Da Chu.

After all, their biggest enemy right now is the Great Zhou Dynasty!

After hearing this, the Emperor of Dayan couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and a cold light flashed across his eyes.

Ren Wenxuan did perform well after taking over the position of Prime Minister from Baili Xing, but he was too cautious and unwilling to take risks.

I thought that since a prince had died this time, Ren Wenxuan would not stop the troops from being dispatched, but I didn't expect that he would still give so many reasons.

The Emperor of Dayan was deep in thought while tapping the handle of the dragon throne with his right index finger.

At this time, the generals could no longer sit still.

I finally have the opportunity to achieve something great, how can I let Ren Wenxuan ruin it?

The sturdy man in the lead immediately glared and snorted, "Prime Minister, if you want to be a coward, no one can stop you, but don't drag us along with you!

Humph, if a prince is killed and our dynasty does nothing, how can we survive in the world in the future?"

The other generals also seemed to have found an outlet and vented all their dissatisfaction on Ren Wenxuan.

For a time, Ren Wenxuan became the target of public criticism.

But Ren Wenxuan still had an indifferent expression and remained indifferent as he allowed everyone to ridicule and mock him.

The Emperor of Dayan stared at Ren Wenxuan closely. Seeing that he didn't speak, he waved his hand to signal the generals to stop.

Afterwards, the Great Yan Emperor said calmly: "Prime Minister, I'm afraid this reason alone will not be enough to convince the generals."

Ren Wenxuan sighed and said, "Your Majesty, our dynasty only has 100,000 soldiers available now, half of whom are county soldiers and new recruits, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the front-line troops.

The great general of the State of Chu is at the border. He is well-versed in military books and has commanded troops for decades. Although he currently has less than 50,000 troops, he should not be underestimated.

When the war is about to start, our army will certainly transfer all its troops there, but who will defend the other important cities in the country? Won't other dynasties take the opportunity to launch an attack? "

After these words were spoken, the faces of the generals who had been shouting just now turned a little ugly.

In fact, they knew all this, but they were eager to achieve success and wanted to conquer the State of Chu in one fell swoop, so they neglected their own rear.

As a military general, who doesn't want to achieve great things?

This opportunity is rare. If we miss it, it will be difficult to send troops to the State of Chu in the future.

Now that the right reason is in front of them, they don’t want to miss it!

How could the Emperor of Dayan not know such a simple truth?

However, the reason why he summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter was to resolve this matter.

Seeing Ren Wenxuan's concerns, the Emperor of Dayan slowly stood up and said with a serious face: "What the Prime Minister said is not without reason!"

He pretended to be silent for a moment, then continued, "How about this, Prime Minister, you will be the envoy of Yan State and go to other dynasties to persuade them not to attack our dynasty during the period when our dynasty is under attack!

After the matter is accomplished, I am willing to give them three cities!"

Ren Wenxuan's face changed.

He was deliberately transferred away to make it easier for the generals to go to war.

As soon as he left, no one in Yan State would oppose sending troops.

Although he strongly opposed sending troops, as a subject, he could only obey orders.

"Wei Chen, take the order!"

Ren Wenxuan bowed respectfully, then turned around and left.

Since it cannot be changed, we can only act according to the emperor's plan.

The emperor looked at Ren Wenxuan's departing back until he completely disappeared from his sight, then he withdrew his gaze.

"Generals, this battle is of great importance. If we succeed, we will be able to take down the State of Chu in one fell swoop!"

"Pass on my order, appoint General Le Yi as the expedition general, command 100,000 troops, and attack the State of Chu as quickly as possible!"

The generals were overjoyed and immediately bowed and saluted: "I obey your command!"

At this point, an action against the State of Chu began!