Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

The guards of the Second Prince Hongxiong stepped forward and were about to arrest the Seventh Prince Hongxuan.

"You bastards! I am the seventh prince of the Dafeng Kingdom. Do you think I am someone that a bunch of slaves can touch?" Hong Xuan shouted angrily, scaring the guards so much that they froze.

The palace maid Lan'er, who was crawling on the ground, looked as pale as death.

These palace maids and guards had never seen the Seventh Prince, who was timid and cowardly, speak such powerful words.

It is full of courage and power, like the roar of a tiger or the roar of a lion.

The leading guard immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I deserve to die for offending Your Highness!" The other four guards also knelt down trembling in fear.

Now, the Dafeng Kingdom has not appointed a crown prince.

The eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince each have their own factions in the court.

The mother of the third prince is the Empress, while the mothers of the eldest prince and the second prince are Imperial Noble Consort Deng and Imperial Noble Consort Cao.

The more fiercely these three fought, the less Emperor Dingwen intended to establish a crown prince.

The reason is simple: currently there is no prince who really pleases him.

So in this situation! Anyone could become the crown prince! If the Seventh Prince Hongxuan was still timid and cowardly like a coward, the guards would not be afraid, but just now he showed the majesty of a prince, and these guards were naturally scared and prostrated on the ground.

"Waste! Hongxuan is a coward! If you don't dare to do anything, I will do it myself!"

Hongxiong also knew that his guards would never dare to take action again.

A prince is a prince and the emperor's son. Even if the Dali Temple Minister saw the Seventh Prince Hongxuan who was so courageous, he would not dare to move and could only report to Emperor Dingwen.

"Let your second brother teach you how to behave!" The second prince Hongxuan took out a stick as thick as a rolling pin and smashed it on the head of the seventh prince Hongxuan.

"Humph!" Hong Xuan raised the corner of his mouth and smiled contemptuously.

He turned sideways and swung his fist to the right, his fist half-clenched with inch strength.

"boom!"

The second prince was knocked unconscious by a punch that contained the special forces' close combat skills.

The second prince had never been hit by such a fierce punch in his life, and was knocked unconscious by the punch.

"Ah! Second Prince!"

"Second prince!"

The five guards who were crawling on the ground immediately stepped forward and supported the Second Prince. "Quick! Send him to the Imperial Physician's Palace!"

The leading guard quickly carried Hongxiong on his back, and the other four also helped the second prince to stay and hurried away. Even though their master Hongxiong was knocked unconscious, they did not dare to even look at Hongxuan.

When princes fight with each other, it is the emperor's family affair, and they, as ministers and guards, can only report it honestly.

As the five guards took the unconscious Hongxiong away

Qingyouyuan became quiet again.

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince! I deserve to die! I deserve to die a thousand times!" The palace maid Lan'er was frightened to the point of turning pale as paper and her lips were trembling. She knew that she would surely die for what she had done.

If the Seventh Prince was timid and cowardly, then the palace maid Lan'er would not be afraid at all, and no one would be afraid.

But the one standing in front of them at this moment was the majestic and overbearing prince with the Qilin purple aura. This was a case of making a splash! Even the second prince was knocked unconscious by one punch.

In this palace, she committed the crime of poisoning the prince. She would not be able to get enough heads even if she had a hundred. Exterminating three or nine clans would be the lightest punishment.

Hong Xuan looked at the three palace maids who were kneeling on the ground and trembling, their foreheads pressed to the ground: "Lan'er! Has this prince ever treated you badly on weekdays?"

"I deserve to die! I deserve to die a thousand times! Your Highness! I only ask Your Highness not to tell the Emperor, and beg Your Highness to spare my people." The palace maid Lan'er took out the crested red and was about to pour it into her mouth.

"Snapped!"

Hongxuan slapped the Crane's Beak Red away with one slap.

He said coldly: "If you dare to die like this and implicate this prince! This prince will definitely exterminate all nine generations of your clan!" The palace maids serving him were originally pitiful people. Facing the threat of the second prince, if they dared to disobey, they would not survive the next day.

"Slave! I dare not."

"Go get me some food! I'm hungry!"

"Your Highness! May I get up, please?" They couldn't imagine that the Seventh Prince would let them go so easily.

"Lan'er, Hui'er, Xiu'er, remember this: from now on, if anyone orders you to do anything, you must report to this prince. If I find out that you three are disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust again, I will kill you without mercy!"

The three words "kill without mercy" were like thunder, frightening the three palace maids so much that they trembled.

Hongxuan is the seventh prince who has no power. The little power he has has to be used wisely. Even if Lan'er is not here, the second prince Hongxiong will still instruct other palace maids to poison Hongxuan, and his mother, Imperial Noble Consort Cao will also lend a hand, after all, she is the best at the trick of using puppets to cast poisonous curses.

He had just knocked the Second Prince Hongxiong unconscious with a inch punch. If he then forced the palace maid Lan'er to death, Imperial Noble Concubine Cao would definitely use this as an excuse to accuse Emperor Dingwen of being cruel and ruthless, and an unexpected disaster would follow.

If Hongxuan couldn't tell who the enemy was and forced the palace maid Lan'er to death now, then he was not worthy of being a special forces soldier in his previous life.

...

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Emperor Dingwen of Dafeng State sat high on the majestic and magnificent dragon throne.

Princes and important officials gathered under the palace, with civil and military officials divided into two rows.

Since the court meeting, the Hall of Supreme Harmony has been like a market town, with constant noise, discussions, and quarrels.

Shen Qian, the chief eunuch in the imperial court, held a whisk in his pocket and waited for Emperor Dingwen's expression before taking any action.

Emperor Dingwen did not stop the noise.

Looking down from the dragon throne, one can observe that the sounds of peace are obviously louder than the sounds of war.

In the court, various officials had their own opinions. This was a matter of war and national importance, and it was not up to the emperor alone to decide.

"We have had enough time to argue!" Emperor Dingwen said softly.

"Snap!" The imperial steward Shen Qian raised a dust cloud and hit the basalt ground, making a crisp sound.

"Everyone, please be quiet! If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court!"

Chief Zhang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"Please speak, Mr. Zhang!"

"War is a direct attack on the vitals of a country. At this time, our country of Feng is not in a favorable position in terms of time, place, and people. I believe that peace should be the first priority. As for the request of the Northern Merchants' State Master to come to the capital to ask for 10,000 taels of gold and 5,000 young girls, we can agree to it, but we can cede the important border town of Shanqing County. We can put it on hold for the time being and let it go when it is absolutely necessary."

As for when it is absolutely necessary, that is up to the emperor to decide.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

The civil servants all agreed.

General Zhaowu De Nianzhi stepped forward and said, "I have something to report!"

"General De, please play!"

"I am willing to bring my coffin with me and raise an army, vowing to kill the new Northern Merchant King Ba Xing. People live in this world just to breathe. How can you agree to such a humiliating condition?"

Zhang Shoufu bowed and said, "Hey! General De, you just came back from Southern Xinjiang. Most of the rebels have fled into the mountains. But if you fight against the 300,000 cavalrymen of Northern Shang, regardless of the outcome, Southern Xinjiang will surely be in chaos. Who will be sent to suppress it? You are the pillar of Dafeng. You must not raise an army with a coffin!"

Emperor Dingwen waved his hand and said, "General De's sincere heart in serving the country is as bright as the sun and the moon, but Prime Minister Zhang is right. Three years of natural disasters and locust plagues have made life miserable for the people. The three factors of time, place and people are not in place at the same time!"

After calming down, even Emperor Dingwen realized that he could not fight with the new ruler of Beishang, Ba Xing.

At this crucial moment of discussion, the royal guards outside the palace hurriedly ran in.

Kneeling in the hall, he reported: "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Cao is crying outside the hall and demands to see Your Majesty."

"Imperial Concubine Cao is crying? Let her enter the palace."

Noble Consort Cao, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe and a golden phoenix crown on her head, walked quickly into the hall. Her delicately made-up face was stained with two tear marks, which made people feel pity for her.

When I arrived at the palace, I saw Emperor Dingwen kneeling on the ground. "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"