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Just as Qin Qingmin was about to continue speaking...

Chen Nan stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said softly, "Qin Academy seems to have a lot of opinions about me."

"Let's not even talk about the fact that my Northern Wei army's vanguard only numbers 150,000."

"The commander of the 50,000-strong rear army was General Hong Ze."

"I ask you, with 150,000 men facing an enemy of 300,000, what's wrong with being cautious?"

"Moreover, don't forget, the Western Shu also sent an army of 100,000."

"In this way, Commander Hongming, with 150,000 troops against 400,000 enemy troops, recaptured Lecheng and annihilated 400,000 enemy troops in one fell swoop."

"Qin Academy, if it were you, I think you could definitely do better than Commander Hongming, right?"

After speaking, Chen Nan looked at Qin Qingmin and smiled.

He likes to show off, doesn't he?

Chen Nan gave him this opportunity.

Let him go up, with 150,000 against 400,000.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei's face lit up with joy, and her lips trembled slightly.

On the contrary, Qin Qingmin looked resentful, pointed his hand, and said angrily, "Chen Nan, you are the military general, while we are just civil officials. How can we go to the battlefield?"

"You still know you're a civil official? Why are you so concerned about military generals?"

"How about I recommend this to the Empress Dowager, so that Qin Xueyuan can also experience what it's like to fight on the battlefield?"

Chen Nan sneered, luring the other party step by step.

"Chen Nan, you!"

Qin Qingmin looked distressed.

He knew he had lost in the verbal battle.

But the matter was not over yet. He knelt down again and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, Chen Nan, for his own selfish desires, caused the massacre of 200,000 people in my city of Suzhou. I beg Your Majesty to hold him accountable!"

"Moreover, Chen Nan's predecessor was the Prince of Zhenbei of the Great Qian Dynasty. Considering that Jiang Zhe's army was unharmed, Chen Nan must bear full responsibility!"

After he said this, not only Chen Nan, but all the civil officials were stunned.

This is just sophistry.

Chen Nandu said that with 150,000 against 400,000, it would be good if he could win.

Furthermore, Chen Nan's predecessor was the Zhenbei King of the Great Qian Dynasty. He himself said that was just his predecessor, so what does it have to do with the present?

Moreover, who said Jiang Zhe was unharmed? His 300,000-strong army was turned into a mound of corpses, a scene of utter devastation that no one could match!

They could all see it, and Chen Nan naturally saw it too.

He sighed and said helplessly, "Qin Academy, since you have such a big problem with me, how about we settle our differences right here in this hall?"

As Chen Nan spoke, he casually pulled out the golden staff that was stuck under his armor and walked towards Qin Qingmin with a blank expression.

Upon seeing what Chen Nan held in his hand, the court officials displayed a variety of expressions.

Only Qin Qingmin stood up in fear and kept backing away.

Good heavens, he finally understood. Chen Nan never wanted him to be happy.

You talked about a one-on-one duel, but then you pulled out the imperial golden staff. What do you mean by that?

You hit me with this thing a couple of times, as if I would dare to fight back.

Chen Nan slowly walked forward step by step until he cornered Qin Qingmin in front of a pillar.

He stopped and scanned the crowd again before finally fixing his gaze on Changsun Du.

He asked, "Gentlemen, is there anyone else who thinks I, Chen Nan, am wrong? Step forward, and we'll settle this once and for all!"

Upon seeing this, the previously noisy court assembly immediately fell silent.

He's already pulled out the golden staff, which represents imperial power. Who would dare to oppose him?

"Cough cough!"

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager coughed twice.

With a slight smile on his face, he pretended to be angry and said, "General Chen, what are you doing? This is the imperial court. Quickly put away the golden staff and never take it out in the imperial court again."

"If you have any questions about General Chen, you can resolve them with him privately."

Good heavens, the civil officials were completely dumbfounded by the Empress Dowager's words.

They forbade Chen Nan from bringing it up at the court meeting, yet they urged me to resolve the matter privately with Chen Nan?

If they really come knocking on his door, Chen Nan will just give them a whack with his golden staff, and they won't have a chance to reason with him.

"Gentlemen, since there are no objections to General Chen..."

"Then let General Chen be appointed as the Prince of Zhennan of Northern Wei!"

Now, no one dared to utter a single word in rebuttal.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "By the way, the position of Prefect of Weidu has been vacant for a while. General Chen, don't forget to take a look when you have time."

"Gentlemen, if there is nothing else, the court may adjourn!"

As he spoke, he got up to leave.

The court officials were all prepared to leave.

As the Empress Dowager finished packing and prepared to leave...

A voice suddenly rang out: "Empress Dowager, I have a report to make!"

Upon hearing this, he looked at the person who had spoken.

Qin Qingmin's heart was in his throat.

Looking at the Empress Dowager again, she glanced at her with displeasure and discovered that the one who spoke was actually Chen Nan.

He put on a smiling face again, plopped back down on the dragon throne, and said in a gentle voice, "Minister Chen, do you have anything to report?"

"Your Majesty, the Western Shu has cut off supplies, yet they still dare to wage war against our Northern Wei. I believe there is a serious problem here."

"Therefore, I would like to request an imperial decree to send an envoy to Western Shu to inquire whether they have any opinions about my Northern Wei."

After listening to the content, the Empress Dowager pondered for a moment and then politely declined.

"Minister Chen, this matter in Western Shu is currently under investigation. We will discuss it again later!"

In fact, she also wanted to know where Western Shu got the audacity to wage war against Northern Wei.

Five days ago, a group of envoys were sent out, but to this day, there has been no movement from them.

Therefore, she did not want Chen Nan to take the risk.

Helpless, Chen Nan could only nod: "I will obey the Empress Dowager's decree!"

Thus, Chen Nan's plan to go on a diplomatic mission to Western Shu failed.

But to his utter surprise, he did not seek trouble with Western Shu.

The other party, however, came to him first.

Of course, these are all for later.

Just as the Northern Wei court assembly was ending.

The Great Qian Dynasty court assembly has only just begun.

In the main hall, two decapitated corpses lay on the clean floor.

Seeing this, Wu Fengluan casually threw down a calligraphy brush: "What are you all good for?"

"Jiang Zhe's army numbered 300,000, plus the 100,000 troops of Western Shu, for a total of 400,000 troops."

"They were actually annihilated by Chen Nan's 200,000-strong army?"

"Didn't Jiang Zhe just send me the battle report?"

"Can't even 300,000 troops defend a city for two days?"

Wu Fengluan went mad, uttering each word in a frantic, incoherent manner.

But no matter what she said, the court officials below didn't react at all.

"Speak up? Are you all dead? Can't you even continue to be officials in this Great Qian Dynasty?"

Wu Fengluan unleashed her ultimate move, forcing the court officials below to speak.

The ministers were quite helpless in the face of this situation!

Is there any need to question Chen Nan's abilities?

A city can be captured with just eight hundred men.

Two hundred thousand men against four hundred thousand is a piece of cake!

Moreover, Chen Nan's title was stripped of by Wu Fengluan herself, so why is he in this situation now?

However, Jiang He, standing to the side, was looking at the corpses below.

Only after it was confirmed did he whisper and suggest, "Your Majesty, I failed to judge people properly. Please punish me!"

Yes, Jiang He also realized that the corpses lying below were none other than Jiang Zhe and Lin Qiao's.

Jiang Zhe was someone he personally recommended, and now that something unexpected has happened, he'll have to take the blame.

Of course, this is also the most crucial point in his mission.

If you survive, becoming a king or prime minister in the future is a given.

If you die, then you really will have nothing left.