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

"My son is willing to guard the border? I heard Xuan'er's words that he advocates war. In this dangerous situation, a war is about to break out. The border is a dangerous place. You cannot go there at this time."

Emperor Dingwen directly refused.

"Father! I have made up my mind!"

Hongxuan had no official power of his own in the court, and his mother, Concubine Xiang, did not leave him any political legacy.

Now that his talent and strategy have been exposed, can the Second Prince's faction and other powerful princes' factions tolerate him? Can Imperial Concubine Cao tolerate him?

The Seventh Prince Hongxuan does not have any of the six ministers, cabinet ministers, or eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department.

The biological son of the current queen is the third prince, and the eldest prince is the biological son of Imperial Noble Consort Deng. They each have their own factions and supporters. Can these people tolerate the seventh prince Hongxuan competing for the position of crown prince?

If he did not jump out of the cage and stayed in the palace foolishly, the consequences can be imagined.

The power struggle among the crown princes in the palace is the most cruel and bloody, and Hongxuan will only die if he stays.

Even if he becomes the crown prince, there are still many variables before he ascends the throne of emperor. Isn't the crown prince of Beishang a living example? Hongxuan, who has the memories of his past life, understands it even better.

"As long as the flying general of Longcheng is here, the barbarian horses will not be allowed to cross the Yinshan Mountains, father! If I don't go, it will be just a paper talk, and there will be no achievements. A real man should make achievements and establish a career between heaven and earth. I am the prince, and at this critical moment when a war is about to break out, I must guard the border and bring peace to the people of Dafeng."

General Zhaowu De Nianzhi kowtowed to Emperor Dingwen and said, "Your Majesty! I am willing to lead the troops to destroy those 300,000 cavalrymen."

Emperor Dingwen had previously advocated peace and did not agree to the request of General Zhaowu De Nianzhi.

But now, after hearing what Hongxuan said about how advocating peace would lead to the destruction of the country, he wanted to agree to the old general Denian's request for war.

Hong Xuan bowed to General Zhaowu De Nianzhi, and then said to Emperor Ding Wen;

"Father! General Zhaowu cannot go to the northern border."

"Your Highness! Why can't this old minister go? Wasn't it Your Highness who proposed the war?"

Hong Xuan did not argue with him but continued to speak to Emperor Ding Wen:

"I have a plan that can resolve the crisis of the Civil War."

All the civil and military officials in the court were silent and listened attentively.

Emperor Dingwen sat back on the dragon throne and said, "Today I know Xuan'er's brilliant plan. Tell me your plan."

"Father, you can send General Zhaowu to Yunzhou. If General Zhaowu is in Yunzhou, the rebels in southern Xinjiang will not dare to act rashly."

"As for the 300,000 cavalrymen at the northern border, our Great Feng Kingdom cannot engage in battle with them. The border is located in a dangerous place, and the city is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"The 300,000 cavalrymen have a huge consumption of food and horses. Even if they have supplies from the rear now, it is only because of the power of the new king, Baxin."

"This prince is stationed at the northern border and orders the generals to hold their ground without fighting and defend the dangerous areas. The morale of the 300,000 cavalrymen of Northern Shang will surely be weakened and they will return without success. If the new ruler of Northern Shang, Baxin, fails in his campaign, he will be attacked by his political enemies and the government of Northern Shang will surely be in turmoil."

"This is my defensive war strategy. It does not seek to kill the enemy, but only aims to consume the material supplies of 300,000 cavalrymen and make the nobles of Northern Merchants dissatisfied with the new king. Without victory, Ba Xin will lose all his prestige!"

All the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were stunned and shocked. Even veteran generals like Zhaowu General De Nianzhi were enlightened after hearing this. "Great plan! Great plan! His Highness the Seventh Prince has such a wise plan!"

All the princes and ministers in the court agreed and admired it.

There was shock in the beautiful eyes of Imperial Concubine Cao. She looked at her brother and then looked at Prime Minister Zhang.

Although Prime Minister Zhang also admired Hongxuan, there was hatred hidden deep in his eyes. Today, the Seventh Prince was too aggressive.

He knew that this kind of sharpness would only have two outcomes.

Prime Minister Zhang kowtowed and said, "I admire the Seventh Prince's plan, but the new ruler did not withdraw his troops. Instead, he bypassed the border defenses and directly attacked our Great Feng Kingdom. How should we respond? The new ruler is young and energetic, and it is obviously not easy to deal with."

"Humph! If the new ruler of Beishang bypasses the border defenses and directly attacks our Dafeng Kingdom, he will surely die! This prince only needs to send an elite cavalry to guard the border city! Attack their rear supply line, and your father will send a large army to contain the main force of the Beishang cavalry. Within seven days, these 300,000 cavalry will either starve to death or be killed by our Dafeng army who will catch them at ease!"

"If you rashly attack our Great Feng Kingdom without taking down the border defenses, you will be committing a major military taboo! Not only will your supply be cut off, but you will also be attacked from both sides. Unless the Northern Shang Kingdom wants to destroy the country, they will definitely not dare to do so."

Emperor Dingwen slammed the table and stood up: "Great plan! Great! My son Qilin has such wisdom and strategy, better than the new leader of Beishang! Hongxuan kept a low profile and made a stunning debut! I can rest assured now! Hahaha!"

He glanced at all the officials in the court.

"Shen Qian, bring me my imperial edict and imperial seal!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Emperor Dingwen spread out the edict, picked up the imperial pen, wrote the edict of enthronement, and handed it to the eunuch Shen Qian.

"Read it to me!"

The eunuch Shen Qian took the imperial edict and opened it. Even the imperial eunuch's pupils shrank after reading the imperial edict. Then he smiled and read aloud:

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince, please accept the order!"

Hongxuan prostrated himself on the ground: "I am here!"

"The Emperor, by the Will of Heaven, summons:

My son, the seventh prince Hongxuan, is able to observe the general situation and come up with brilliant plans. With his noble status, he wants to garrison the border to resolve the crisis in Dafeng and save the people from the disaster. He has won my heart, so I now appoint him as the King of Zhenbei, and let him rule the land of Zhenbei to reassure the people and guard the border.

I hope that he can live up to everyone's expectations, be loyal to the country, and work for the benefit of the people.

Admire this! "

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, almost all the princes and ministers did not look happy. The princes of the faction they supported were not crowned as kings, and the Seventh Prince was the first to be crowned King of Zhenbei.

However, they all understood that once they were crowned king, they would no longer have a chance to become crown prince.

In the Dafeng Kingdom, after a prince is crowned king, he must leave the center of power, Kyoto, and go to his own fiefdom.

This means that the prince who is crowned as a king will basically no longer compete for the position of crown prince.

However, the Seventh Prince's title of King of Zhenbei is well-deserved, and he is going to the bitter cold north to guard the border.

As for the other princes, none of them would be willing to go. They were used to a life of luxury and debauchery, and could not endure such a cold and bitter place with war and danger.

Hongxuan was already a prince, and when he was sent to guard the north, he was naturally named the King of Zhenbei.

"Father, your majesty, be so kind! I, your son, accept your order and thank you."

The other ministers did not react too much. Hongxuan's performance just now was very impressive. He was completely different from his previous timid character. However, even after being named King of Zhenbei, he still had no power of his own.

The princes will be crowned kings sooner or later. For the princes, it doesn’t really matter whether they are crowned kings or not.

Being crowned as the crown prince is the most important thing

"Good! Good! Good!" Emperor Dingwen smiled happily.

"Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan, I grant you the Zhenbei Wang Mansion and appoint General Feihu's daughter Murong Yan as your Zhenbei Wang Consort."

Hong Xuan, who was secretly delighted, was stunned. The daughter of General Feihu? His memory came back.

Flying Tiger General Murong Jian, while stationed at the northern border, was killed in battle with Northern Shang State Master Yu Yi, leaving behind a wife and daughter.

"Father! I am not sure what the outcome will be if I go to the northern border to confront the Northern Merchants' 300,000 cavalrymen. I dare not implicate General Feihu's daughter."

"You are the King of Zhenbei, so how can you talk about whether you will be implicated or not? I have decided to choose an auspicious day for the wedding!"