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

Chu Ning wanted Zhao Yu to become the Minister of War, and the Third Prince naturally strongly opposed it.

With the third prince taking the lead, other officials will naturally follow.

"Your Highness, Prince Chu, you cannot just randomly recommend someone just because the position of Assistant Minister of War is vacant."

"Yes, the Ministry of War is of great importance. How can we give it to others casually?"

"How can Zhao Yu, a mere warrior who has not accomplished anything, become the Minister of War?"

"That's right, Zhao Yu must not become the Minister of War."

For a moment, the ministers voiced their opposition loudly and the palace was in chaos.

The Third Prince looked at this scene with great pride, a sneer appeared on his face:

"Third brother, did you hear that? Zhao Yu has not made any achievements and cannot become the Minister of War."

"Not even an ounce of achievement?"

Chu Ning looked at the arrogant Third Prince, narrowed his eyes, and suddenly his whole body was filled with a powerful aura. He said loudly:

"Third brother, General Zhao Yu participated in the battle to defeat the Zhao army. Does this count as a great achievement?"

"You have guarded the border for two years, ensuring the safety of Liangzhou, protecting the smooth flow of trade in our dynasty, and making our dynasty profitable. Does this count as a great achievement?"

"Recruiting soldiers and horses at the border without spending a single ounce of silver from the court, and forming an invincible cavalry, is this considered a great achievement?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent!

When the Third Prince saw that something was not right, his eyes immediately turned cold: "Humph, as a military commander, it is his responsibility to guard the border, so where is the credit?"

"As for his participation in the battle that defeated the Zhao army, wasn't he already given the title of general? Why is Eighteenth Brother bringing this up?"

"Oh, by the way, I think he was asked by you, my eighteenth brother, to recruit soldiers in Liangzhou. What does this have to do with the imperial court?"

Three merits, refuted one by one.

The third prince made up his mind that it would be impossible for Chu Ning to be satisfied today.

The emperor nodded slightly when he heard this, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

The third prince's talent is not much inferior to the fourth prince. If he is helped to rise to power, he will indeed be able to compete with Chu Ning.

Chu Ning is a smart guy. He knows that there is no way to stop the official transfer this time, so he actually wants to arrange someone to go to the Ministry of War.

"It makes some sense."

The emperor nodded in agreement and said, "Chu Ning, I know you want to recommend someone to accompany you, but the position of the Minister of War is very important and cannot be appointed lightly. This matter..."

"Father!"

Chu Ning interrupted forcefully, "I have something to say."

The Third Prince sneered: "Eighteenth Brother, if you have anything else to say, please finish it all at once. We don't have time to listen to your nonsense!"

Without waiting for Chu Ning to speak, he judged what Chu Ning was going to say next.

This clearly shows that they don't want to give Chu Ning any chance.

Chu Ning looked at the smug Third Prince and smiled contemptuously: "Don't be anxious, Third Brother. Just listen to what I have to say."

Under the gaze of the crowd, Chu Ning said loudly: "In the past two years, General Zhao Yu has been recruiting soldiers in Liangzhou with all his strength, and now the number of soldiers has reached 100,000!

Among them, there are 70,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry, and 10,000 archers. Currently, 50,000 cavalry have gone to Zhao State, and the remaining 50,000 are guarding Liangzhou!

General Zhao Yu came back this time to report the matter to the court, but he did not expect his third brother to be so sarcastic.

Why, General Zhao Yu trained 100,000 soldiers for our dynasty, isn't that a great achievement?"

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses!

how can that be!

The Third Prince's eyes widened as he stared at Chu Ning. "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. How can a single state like Liangzhou support an army of 100,000?"

The imperial court did not allocate food and military pay to Liangzhou. How could such a remote area as Liangzhou support so many soldiers?

The third prince doesn't believe it!

The other ministers also echoed this at this moment.

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu is exaggerating, isn't he? With an army of 100,000, Liangzhou cannot afford the monthly food and military pay alone."

"Your Highness the King of Chu is right to recommend General Zhao Yu, but you shouldn't say such big words!"

"Your Highness, Prince Chu, aren't you worried about being reprimanded by His Majesty for talking nonsense like this?"

"One hundred thousand troops? Humph, does Your Highness the King of Chu think they don't need food and drink?"

Almost all the civil and military officials in the court did not believe it.

Even the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister couldn't help but frown and looked at each other.

Although they were optimistic about Chu Ning and even knew Chu Ning's abilities, they did not believe that Liangzhou had an army of 100,000.

However, they knew Chu Ning's character. Since he dared to say it out loud, he must have a backup plan.

The two men remained silent, and seeing this, some neutral officials gave up the idea of speaking.

Seeing this, the emperor's eyes turned cold and he stared at Chu Ning: "You said that Liangzhou has 100,000 troops. Do you have any evidence?"

Liangzhou is a border area. After it was handed over to Chu Ning, the emperor sent shadow guards there, but they were all discovered and driven out. Since then, the emperor never sent anyone there again, which made him completely unaware of the situation in Liangzhou.

Now Chu Ning suddenly said that Liangzhou had 100,000 troops. Although the emperor was skeptical, he was somewhat expectant in his heart.

If Liangzhou really has an army of 100,000, the strength of the Chu State will be greatly enhanced.

In the future, it will be a great achievement in history books.

With such a great achievement, it is not impossible for Zhao Yu to be appointed as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

While thinking, Chu Ning smiled and said, "Father, let General Zhao Yu talk about this matter!"

"Call General Zhao Yu!" The emperor shouted outside the hall without saying anything.

Zhao Yu, who had been allowed to do so, came into the palace, bowed respectfully and said, "I am honored to see your majesty!"

The emperor stared at Zhao Yu and asked, "Chu Ning said that Liangzhou has 100,000 troops. Is this true?"

"Your Majesty, it is indeed true!"

Zhao Yu took out an account book from his bosom and said, "This is the expenses of 100,000 soldiers on the front line. I came back to Beijing to report on my work for this matter."

The eunuch chief, Zhao Ming, immediately went down to take the account book and hurriedly handed it to the emperor.

The emperor opened the account book and carefully checked the expenses of the past two years. The more he looked, the more shocked he became!

Liangzhou's troops gradually grew from 10,000 at the beginning to 30,000, 50,000... and 100,000!

Among them, military pay and food were supplied by Liangzhou itself, and there were also the signature and date of Liangzhou Governor Zhang Xuan on it.

Such a comprehensive account book cannot be falsified.

Moreover, Zhao State has 50,000 cavalrymen from Liang Province, which was confirmed by the shadow guard.

It is impossible for Zhao Yu and Zhang Xuan to transfer all the troops from Liang Province to Zhao State. There must be troops left behind in Liang Province.

This way it matches!

Chu Ning knew that Liangzhou had 100,000 soldiers and horses, so he sent 50,000 cavalry to Zhao State to pretend to be a rebel army and take the opportunity to destroy the remnants of Zhao State.

If Liangzhou did not have 100,000 soldiers and horses, how could Chu Ning dare to do such a thing?

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but be excited: "One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, Liangzhou really has one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, hahahaha, it's really God who helps my Great Chu's destiny!"

After putting away the account book, Chu Ning looked at Chu Ning and Zhao Yu with a smile: "You two have done a great job. General Zhao Yu has made such a great contribution to our dynasty. I will definitely reward him!"

"Pass the order. Effective immediately, Zhao Yu will be the Minister of War!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, the Third Prince's face changed drastically. He stood up and said in a deep voice: "Father, this matter has not been verified yet, how can we easily reward it?"