I was kicked out of the house, and I was reborn and became the emperor

Yang Jingxuan took a deep breath, quickly adjusted his emotions, and stood up.

He had his usual humble smile on his face, and his tone was calm but sharp, "In that case, I will not keep you any longer, Your Highness."

He escorted Fang Yi out the door with the utmost respect, and only stopped slowly after the other party had gone far away.

Watching the figure gradually disappearing from his sight, Yang Jingxuan's eyes became complicated and unpredictable.

No one could really guess what was going on in his mind at this moment.

"Your Highness, that Fang Yi is too arrogant! He even dared to reject your proposal in public!"

After making sure that Fang Yi and Bian Yuqing had gone far away, Chen Jun walked up to Yang Jingxuan, his anger evident in his words.

Obviously, he is still unwilling to accept what happened before.

"That's right. Although the Champion Marquis is indeed very intelligent, his arrogance is a bit excessive."

Su Zhenlong followed closely and stepped forward, quietly reminding the distinguished person in front of him.

"Your Highness, I dare to say this: perhaps this person is not worthy of your attention?"

Hearing the two people's words, Yang Jingxuan turned slightly, with his back to the depths of the courtyard, and shifted his gaze from Chen Jun to Su Zhenlong, and then back to the empty gate in the distance.

After a moment, he slowly shook his head again and asked softly, "Do you really think he is such a person? In my opinion, this young man named Fang Yi is much more difficult to deal with than Yang Jingyu and others."

Having said that, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were full of calculation.

"Why not let him compete with Yang Jingyu and the others first, then we can profit from it..."

Before he finished speaking, he had already raised his head to look at the clear blue sky in the distance. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the palace walls in front of him and reach the most prominent position in the center of the Forbidden City - the top of the magnificent palace. A strange light flashed in his eyes!

……

"My Lord, this Fourth Prince may not be as kind as he appears to be. My Lord, you must be more careful!"

On the way back to the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion, Bian Yuqing frowned, thinking in his mind, and reminded in a cautious tone.

Although the Fourth Prince was always polite to Fang Yi, there was always an indescribable sense of danger in him, as if the blade in his smile could invisibly pierce people's hearts.

Compared to enemies like Yang Jingyu who are visible, these hidden people are more terrifying.

Fang Yi still wore his usual gentle smile and nodded gently, "It's okay. If he wants to continue to act and maintain a friendly appearance, then we can maintain superficial peace for the time being..."

His eyes suddenly turned cold as he spoke, "But if he dares to show his true colors, I'll teach him a lesson!"

Today, he is no longer the simple and easy target he used to be. When it comes to intrigue, he is really not afraid of anyone.

As the two men walked slowly towards the mansion, they saw from afar several eunuchs filing out of the door.

"Champion Hou!"

The leader was an old eunuch named Wen Xi, whose face was covered with wrinkles. He ran over quickly with a shrill voice, "You are finally back! I am preparing to go to the Fourth Prince to look for you... Please follow me into the palace quickly, as His Majesty has an urgent summons!"

Fang Yi was slightly startled when he heard this: What important matter does my father have?

It made Wen Xi look so anxious.

"Don't worry, sir. What's the big deal?"

Fang Yi stroked his chin and asked. Wen Xi pulled him towards the imperial carriage out of breath: "Time is running out, I will tell you while we are on the road."

……

At this moment, the Golden Throne Hall was solemn and dignified.

After receiving the urgent imperial edict from the court, civil and military officials hurried to the hall.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the Golden Throne Hall was solemn and the ministers all frowned, as if they were pondering something.

Only Ningguo Duke Shangguan Ba ​​and Left Prime Minister Zhou Zhengxuan looked calm. When they glanced at Wu Minbo, Mu Junsheng and others inadvertently, there was a faint smile on the corners of their mouths.

Emperor Taining sat high on the dragon throne, his face calm and serious, and he slowly said: "There is urgent news from Southern Xinjiang, and you should all have heard about it."

"Accelerated news from the front line of 800 miles away said that the South Vietnamese army launched a surprise attack on Cangzhou City the day before yesterday. Now, I ask you, what should we do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers in the court, who were already on edge, started talking even more.

Everyone is well aware of the war situation in Southern Xinjiang - South Vietnam has always coveted the six territories of the Great Zhou. But now, when our dynasty has added several new vassal states and morale is high, the enemy has chosen this time to start...

Obviously, this is not a coincidence!

"Your Majesty!"

An anxious official, Mu Junsheng, stepped out from the crowd and broke the silence: "Your Majesty, I believe that this enemy attack was planned for a long time."

"As we all know, Cangzhou is located at a strategic point of transportation and has a steep terrain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Once it falls into the hands of the thieves, they can easily threaten our northern regions...

Therefore, I believe that the court should immediately dispatch elite troops to rescue and drive out all the invaders in one fell swoop! "

Mu Junsheng's words were powerful and everyone present nodded in agreement - in the face of external threats, the priority should naturally be to defend against the enemy.

But at this time, someone said calmly: "Alas! Lord Anguo, what you said reminds me of an old saying: 'Know yourself and know your enemy, so you can fight a hundred battles without danger'..."

The person who spoke was Shangguan Ba, Duke of Ningguo.

He walked slowly to the center and stood still, stroking his white beard and continued, "Although South Vietnam has been eyeing us covetously for a long time, they have mainly used guerrilla forces to test us in the past. We haven't seen a large-scale conflict in the true sense for many years..."

"Then the question is, what prompted them to be so decisive this time?"

He paused for a moment and glanced around: "So in my opinion, before we officially fight back, we'd better find out what they want to do. It would be unwise to act rashly and cause unnecessary panic among the people..."

This speech was clear and logical, which immediately shocked everyone: Indeed, it is not a good idea to rashly start a war without knowing the opponent's true intentions.

The person who stood up right after him and supported this view was the left prime minister Zhou Zhengxuan: "Your Majesty, please allow me to interject. What Duke Ningguo just said is very pertinent; this incident is obviously an unprovoked provocation unilaterally instigated by South Vietnam... We must remain vigilant just in case."

If we don't send troops to attack, are we going to allow the Nanyue rebels to easily occupy Cangzhou City?

Wu Minbo raised his eyebrows, stood up and retorted: "As Duke Anguo said, Cangzhou is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Once the war starts, the court should decisively send troops."