I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

Dragon City, the residence of the Prince of Jin.

After a month, Jin King Chen Huaian finally led the Dragon City generals back home to visit relatives.

The Northern Expedition and Southern Expedition of Longcheng soldiers and horses under his command also entered a short period of rest.

Since the troops were raised in Longcheng to quell Jingnan two months ago, the officers and soldiers of Longcheng have won consecutive battles and their morale has been unprecedentedly high.

But what followed was that after continuous campaigns, the two armies of the Northern Expedition and the Southern Expedition were exhausted and exhausted. Only a little rest could ensure combat effectiveness.

In the palace of the palace, Chen Huaian was discussing world affairs with Dongfang Xiao, an old monk in black at Qixia Temple on Fengming Mountain, when he suddenly received a secret report from Prince Wuning's palace in Changshan County.

"Report——"

"Reporting to His Highness the King of Jin, King Wuning Liu Xinwu has sent a special envoy to ask for an audience!"

At this time, the rich and hoarse voice of Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, sounded outside the meeting hall of the palace.

Chen Huaian frowned slightly, and did not immediately reply to Xiao Po.

Liu Xinwu, King of Wuning, was one of the eight kings with different surnames under Zhao Mang, the great ancestor of the Great New Dynasty.

Born into a noble family in Yanzhao, he raised his own money and food to recruit troops to fight against Huma during the "Five Husties" period.

Afterwards, he led his troops to submit to the Daxin regime established by Zhao Mang, and made significant contributions to the recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. He won the trust of Emperor Zhenwu, was named King Wuning, and granted Changshan County as his fief.

As the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, Chen Huaian naturally knew Liu Xinwu, the King of Wuning in Changshan, but it was just a casual acquaintance.

The last time I heard news about Wuning King Liu Xinwu was before his father Chen Polu went to the capital to attend the ceremony of the second emperor Zhao Qian to worship the gods.

Like Chen Polu, the king of Jin, Liu Xinwu, the king of Wuning who was also a king with a different surname in the Great New Dynasty, was also deprived of military power by Zhao Qian for unwarranted reasons. He stayed at home and became a free and idle prince.

But Liu Xinwu was much luckier than Chen Polu.

At the very least, he did not die of gangrene on his way home from the capital, and ended up dying in a foreign land.

Chen Huaian guessed that this may be related to the fact that Liu Xinwu accidentally injured his lifeblood during the early battles and left a hidden disease, so he only gave birth to one daughter in his life.

"Your Highness!"

The black-clothed old monk Dongfang Xiao saw that Chen Huaian had not responded, so he reminded him: "Your Highness, the special envoy sent by King Wu Ning is still waiting outside!"

After speaking, he nodded to Chen Huaian with half-closed eyes.

Only then did Chen Huaian come to his senses and shouted outside the meeting hall: "Xiao Po, the special envoy of King Xuanwu Ning has entered the hall!"

"Xuan, the special envoy of King Wu Ning enters the palace!"

Outside the door, Xiao Po shouted loudly to the courtyard.

After a while, a middle-aged man dressed as a small businessman entered the palace of the palace under the guidance of Xiao Po.

As soon as he entered the door, the man knelt down and bowed to Chen Huaian, who was on the throne in the palace: "Zhuge Yunsheng, the steward of Prince Wuning's Mansion in Changshan, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Jin!"

"Your Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Chen Huaian waved his hand and said: "No courtesy, I will give you a seat and watch tea!"

However, after Zhuge Yunsheng, who claimed to be the steward of the Wuning Palace, stood up, he did not sit down under the guidance of the servants of the palace, but still stood respectfully in front of Chen Huaian.

There was a bit of pleading that was hesitant to speak in those wise eyes full of reading poetry and books.

Seeing this, Chen Huaian waved his hand again and ordered: "You all go down!"

In the meeting hall, two servants of the palace who were responsible for serving tea and water hurriedly took orders and left.

In the hall, Zhuge Yunsheng still didn't speak. From the corner of his pleading eyes, he clearly glanced at Dongfang Xiao, who was wearing a black robe.

Obviously, Zhuge Yunsheng must have been ordered by Wuning King Liu Xinwu. The matter to be reported to Jin King Chen Huaian was not trivial, and a third person was not allowed to be present.

Ha ha!

Chen Huaian saw Zhuge Yunsheng's worry and laughed heartily a few times, but did not let Dongfang Xiao escape temporarily.

He said calmly and solemnly: "Zhuge Yunsheng, it doesn't matter. Master Dongfang is my mentor. He and I share the same love as father and son. There is no need to avoid it!"

Forehead......

Zhuge Yunsheng hesitated for two seconds, and finally said with a wry smile on his face: "Your Highness, I came to disturb you rashly on the orders of King Wu Ning. I really have something to tell you and something to ask for! "

"oh?"

Chen Huaian became interested and asked, "What do you want to tell me and what do you want me to ask you for?"

Zhuge Yunsheng said: "Your Majesty, my prince has received a secret report from the capital. The news that your Majesty recently launched an army in Longcheng to suppress the traitors under the banner of "clearing the emperor's side and eliminating traitors" has been known to the current emperor!"

"The emperor is extremely angry and has ordered the Ministry of War to formulate counter-rebellion strategies. He wants the emperor to go to Dragon City to quell the rebellion in person!"

While speaking, the corner of Zhuge Yunsheng's eyes never moved away from Chen Huaian for a moment.

He seemed to be observing the young prince. How would he react when he learned that the current emperor was going to personally drive and conquer?

Ha ha!

However, when Chen Huaian, who was sitting at the head of the meeting hall, learned that the Second Emperor Zhao Qian actually wanted to go to Longcheng to conquer the rebellion in person, he showed no fear on his face. Instead, he even raised his voice. Laughed loudly.

Chen Huaian smiled and said: "What do you think this king is doing? Isn't it because Zhao Qian wants to go to Longcheng to fight with me personally?"

"I have known about this for a long time, but -"

As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "I still want to thank King Wu Ning. In any case, he is the only person in the entire Daxin court who informed me of this matter."

"This king has recorded this feeling!"

It turned out that a few days ago, Chen Huaian had received news from the spy who was stationed next to the Minister of Rites, Sun Heling, in the capital, informing him that Emperor Zhao Qian was about to conquer the country in person.

That's why he invited black-clothed monk Dongfang Xiao to the meeting hall today to discuss world affairs.

However, King Liu Xinwu of Wuning dared to risk the disapproval of the world and send a special person to Longcheng to inform him of such confidential information from the court. This indeed surprised and touched Chen Huaian.

But more importantly, he was curious about what Liu Xinwu wanted.

For Liu Xinwu to show such sincerity, what he wants must not be simple.

Then, he said to Zhuge Yunsheng: "Zhuge Yunsheng, I already know what King Wu Ning ordered you to tell me. Let me tell you, what do you want King Wu Ning to ask of me?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Yunsheng put away the manuscript he had prepared before meeting Chen Huaian.

Facing this young prince who was both powerful in his city and skills, Zhuge Yunsheng knew very well that the plan that King Liu Xinwu of Wuning told him before leaving would definitely not work in front of King Chen Huaian of Jin.

Only by treating each other with sincerity can we have a chance.

thump!

Zhuge Yunsheng suddenly made a plop and knelt down in front of Chen Huaian, with a sad expression on his face and said in a sincere tone:

"I hope His Highness the King of Jin will show mercy and help my prince to save Liu Shujun, the princess of Wuning Palace!"