The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Old fox, old fox!

As is well known, although the Right Chancellor does not appear to be affiliated with any faction, he maintains very close ties with the Third Prince.

Therefore, the Right Chancellor is definitely on the Third Prince's side; there's no doubt about that!

Now that the Crown Prince has won this battle, what can be done to prevent him from receiving this military merit?

Then naturally this military merit will be transferred!

Transferring this to ordinary generals would definitely not work!

At this very moment, the Prince of Zhenbei also participated in the defense of Juebi City.

Moreover, due to the special status of the Prince of Zhenbei, he would not participate in the struggle for the throne among the nine princes.

Although there is the unstable factor of Jia Daoshi now, it is still better than letting the eldest prince use this military achievement to exchange for the position of crown prince!

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

As soon as the Right Chancellor finished speaking, many voices of agreement quickly rose in the court.

The Right Chancellor's move was actually quite brilliant. It not only deprived the First Prince of his military achievements but also sowed discord between the First Prince and Shen Li, the Prince of Zhenbei.

But at that moment, the Left Prime Minister stepped forward and slowly said, "Your Majesty, there is still one thing I do not understand."

"Speak." Ji Wuxin's face was expressionless, and it was unclear what she was thinking at the moment.

"Did the Prince of Zhenbei receive His Majesty's order to assemble these 30,000 Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry?" This was a question many people wanted to know, as asked by the Left Chancellor.

Due to years of war, the population of Dajing has decreased sharply, and males are especially scarce.

Even if the imperial court were to assemble a large army, it would be extremely difficult!

But the Prince of Zhenbei immediately produced 30,000 Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry!

As a prince, one cannot arbitrarily form one's own private army!

Especially after the recent Green Turban Rebellion, the ministers in the court were very sensitive to these suddenly emerging private armies!

If the Prince of Zhenbei's 30,000 Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry were indeed assembled without the Empress's consent, then the Prince of Zhenbei's intentions are quite intriguing!

During this period, why was such an army formed? Was it to emulate Ming Heying and hold power by relying on military force?

Ji Wuxin remained silent for a moment, then said calmly, "I know about the 30,000 Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry of the Prince of Zhenbei."

Upon hearing this, the Left Chancellor was taken aback. After a moment's hesitation, he finally took a deep breath and said, "Since Your Majesty knows, then I have no further questions."

However, the ministers in the court still had doubts in their hearts.

The victory achieved by the Cliff City was not solely due to the 30,000 Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry.

On the grasslands, the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry had an advantage against cavalry like the grassland barbarians, but the advantage was not significant.

Especially the five beast tribes of the Kushan Empire, which include wolf riders, tiger riders, leopard riders, bear riders, and lion riders!

These beast riders are tough and ferocious, and heavy cavalry have absolutely no advantage against them!

If the news of the great victory at Cliff City is true, then there must be other forces within Cliff City that they are unaware of!

As for what kind of power it is, it's really hard to say.

Or perhaps, the eldest prince and the Prince of Zhenbei are in cahoots?

However, even if that's the case, it's not appropriate to say anything at this time.

At this moment, the First Prince and the Prince of Zhenbei protected the Cliff City, the northwest gateway of the Great Jing Dynasty, and blocked 500,000 iron cavalry!

Who has the guts to stand up and impeach them at this time?

Therefore, attributing all the credit to the Prince of Zhenbei might be the best approach.

A last resort!

"My esteemed ministers, do you have anything else to say?" Ji Wuxin asked, holding the intelligence report in his hand as he looked at the assembled officials.

As soon as Ji Wuxin finished speaking, the Right Chancellor immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it is truly a blessing for the Great Jing Dynasty and its people that our dynasty has the Prince of Zhenbei!"

Seeing that these old foxes didn't mention the eldest prince at all, or even Jia Daoshi, Ji Wuxin knew that he wouldn't get anything out of them today. He immediately said, "The Prince of Zhenbei is brave and resourceful in battle, and indeed deserves a great reward. But what do you, my dear ministers, think I should reward the Prince of Zhenbei with?"

Ji Wuxin had no intention of letting these people off so easily.

Since it was the Right Chancellor who proposed bestowing titles and rewards upon the Prince of Zhenbei, let him explain how those rewards should be bestowed!

Moreover, Ji Wuxin really didn't know how to reward him.

After pondering for a moment, the Right Chancellor said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Prince of Zhenbei deserves the greatest credit for this great victory at Juebi City, followed by Jia Tisi, and then the Crown Prince!"

"And since the Prince of Zhenbei and Jia Tisi are husband and wife, ordinary rewards cannot compare to this merit!"

Upon hearing this, the Left Prime Minister couldn't help but say, "Right Prime Minister, what's the use of all this talk? What His Majesty needs now is a concrete and feasible plan, not to listen to your nonsense."

The Right Chancellor ignored the Left Chancellor and continued, "I believe that Youzhou Prefecture can be awarded to the Prince of Zhenbei as a reward."

"Although the Prince of Zhenbei is the Prince of Zhenbei, he has never had his own fiefdom."

Upon hearing this, the ministers in the court were once again in an uproar.

Although most princes nowadays are just a title, at most they only have a city as their fief.

However, the practice of using an entire prefecture as a fiefdom did indeed exist in the history of the Great Jing Dynasty.

However, this practice also left many hidden dangers at that time. Because taking a prefecture as a fiefdom meant a very large territory, it could lead to some vassal kings engaging in petty actions and amassing military power in their own fiefdoms!

Several wars broke out in the struggle to reclaim these fiefdoms.

From then on, the largest fiefdoms were only one or two cities.

Now, if the entire Youzhou Prefecture were handed over to the Prince of Zhenbei, then the Prince of Zhenbei would become the first prince to have a fiefdom!

Not to mention her husband, who is none other than that despicable Jia Daoshi!

At that time, Jia Daoshi's strength may increase rapidly!

but……

Ji Wuxin did not immediately reject the proposal.

After careful consideration, she realized that the suggestion wasn't entirely without merit!

Youzhou Prefecture has always been a barren land, and because of its border with the Kushan Empire, it has never been peaceful.

Many local people fled south to escape the famine and arrived near Shouchun City.

Giving such a place to the Prince of Zhenbei as his fiefdom is actually a way of indirectly weakening his power.

Moreover, although the Kushan Empire will not advance south again in the short term after this battle, it will most likely seek revenge!

With Shen Li and Jia Daoshi holding the line, the pressure on Da Jing will be much less!

As for the eldest prince, Wu Ce, he could be transferred to Wushuang City.

This is indeed a very good method.

However, once the land is sealed off, it will be difficult to take it back later.

Ji Wuxin remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "Zhaoruo, convey my decree: the Prince of Zhenbei has assisted the Crown Prince in repelling 500,000 Kushan barbarian cavalry, a great achievement. He is hereby awarded one million taels of silver and granted Youzhou Prefecture as his fiefdom!"