Tyrant [Rebirth]

The two immediately went back to the bedroom to change their clothes. Wei Ji tied up Chu Shaoling's hair and put on a Nine Dragon Pan Yun Crown. Chu Shaoling looked at the bronze mirror and said with a smile: "The craftsmanship is good, very energetic."

Wei Ji didn't speak, half knelt down and straightened Chu Shaoling's waist. Chu Shaoling looked down at Wei Ji's face and said in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Wei Ji stood up and hesitated before saying, "Now in court... the only prince who can fight is His Highness."

Chu Shaoling smiled and held Wei Ji's waist and pulled him closer, and said with a soft smile, "What's the matter? I'm worried that your highness will not be able to ride the horse or draw the bow?"

Naturally, Wei Ji is not worried about this. Since the princes who came to the war rarely go to the front line, their lives are not in danger, but the situation in the imperial city is unstable. At that time, I was afraid that Chu Shaoruan’s crown prince canonization ceremony was finished, Chu Shaoling’s position was uncertain, Wei Ji was not at ease, and he had a childish face, Chu Shaoling only thought it was funny. Kissed on the forehead of the halberd, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Wei Ji said in a low voice, worried: "What if the emperor takes the second prince back after His Royal Highness goes out to fight... What should we do? What if we find another reason to confer the second prince as the crown prince, this..."

"When did you become so smart?" Chu Shaoling didn't take Wei Ji's concerns seriously at all, instead he laughed, "You just believed me when I lied to you to have sex dreams, but now you understand so much, what's going on?"

Wei Ji's face turned red all of a sudden, and he whispered urgently: "Your Highness lied to me just now?!"

"Of course I lied to you. You are forced to do something nice on weekdays. How could you be so obedient in your dreams?" Chu Shaoling couldn't help laughing, "It was originally to tease you to wake up, no I think you really believe it..."

Wei Ji was shy and anxious at the same time: "Your Highness... the minister is talking about business."

"I'm also serious about it. Your Highness... this is much more important than reserve positions." Seeing that Wei Ji was really in a hurry, Chu Shaoling stopped teasing him, and said in relief, "Don't worry, let alone not necessarily Will order me to go to war, the emperor is indecisive and unwilling to fight easily, even if he really asks me to go to war... I will definitely take care of the affairs in the imperial city before leaving, and I will never let others take advantage of it."

Wei Ji still knew about Chu Shaoling's skills, Wei Ji was relieved a little, Chu Shaoling rubbed Wei Ji's head, and the two entered the palace together.

Many cabinet ministers in the council hall had arrived. Chu Shaoling entered the main hall and saluted the emperor, then walked to his seat and stood up. The emperor was still ill, his face was like gold paper, and he had lost weight. He sat for a while With a tired face, he said in a low voice: "Liaoliang is a small country, a tiny place...it's not worth mobilizing people..."

Many ministers sighed in their hearts when they heard this. Liaoliang provoked frequently, and the civil servants were all aroused, but the emperor just didn't get angry. Chu Shaoling turned his head slightly to look at Zi Junhou, and the old master shook his head slightly. Shaking his head, Chu Shaoling sneered in his heart without saying a word, standing quietly on his seat without moving.

The ministers in the hall were arguing endlessly. Unlike last time, most of the ministers agreed to go to war this time. The country of Chu is rich and the people are strong, so why tolerate the frequent provocations by Fanbang?

Several of the emperor's close courtiers were still arguing all the time, saying "I don't have the same knowledge as the barbarians" and saying "Arrogance is a disaster for the people in the end". Duke Wei Zhengsong couldn't help distinguishing: "The people on the western border are not the people of Dachu, right? In the past half a month Liaoliang soldiers burned, killed and looted, and the people on the northwestern border were in dire straits, could it be possible to ignore them like this?!"

"Of course I won't let it go." The emperor was troubled by the ministers' arguing, and he said perfunctorily, "Naturally, we will go to negotiate a peace..."

This time Wei Zhengsong didn't bother to say anything else, it was a peace negotiation, if he really couldn't beat Liaoliang, it would be fine, but he insisted on negotiating a peace, and still insisted on sending money and things to the small barbarian country, why? !

Wei Zhengsong had just passed his thirties, and he was quite bloody. After a few quarrels with the ministers, his face was sullen, Zi Junhou interjected at the right time and said: "Naturally, it is good to discuss peace, and there are fewer killings. This is the emperor's benevolence. , It's just... I'm afraid that the people on the western border won't understand the emperor's deep intentions, I heard that the people on the border have organized guards against the enemy, although it is to guard against the Liaoliang soldiers, but this is a hidden danger after all."

At this point, the emperor's expression suddenly dropped, and he said in a deep voice, "Why didn't I know about this... What does the local Zhizhou only do?! It is a serious crime to form an army in private, doesn't he know?!"

Wei Zhengsong really couldn't suppress the anger, so he couldn't help but replied: "Yesterday, it was written in Jiang Guo's brochure that the local prefect Jiang Min had abandoned the city a few days ago, and the local people are not self-defense. Maybe they should be obedient." Waiting for the Liaoliang people to come and kill them?!"

As soon as Wei Zhengsong said this, several censors came out and scolded him, Chu Shaoling said slowly: "Duke Jingguo is devoted to the country, he forgot the rules."

Seeing that Chu Shaoling had also spoken, Wei Zhengsong knelt down, but he didn't say a word of apology. The emperor was hurt by Wei Zhengsong's lungs, and it happened that he hadn't coaxed the queen mother back. It would be fire to punish Wei Zhengsong now To add fuel to the story, the Queen Mother may think that she is deliberately using this to show her face, and it will be even more difficult at that time.

The emperor was very upset, he waved his hands and said, "Duke Jingguo also has good intentions, that's all."

Wei Zhengsong said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness" and got up. Chu Shaoling chuckled in his heart. His little cousin was spoiled by the queen mother and uncle since he was a child. The meaning of venting is inside.

On that day, the emperor suddenly said something like "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics" which completely annoyed the empress dowager. After that, the old empress dowager never saw the emperor. It was the first time that the mother and son were so stiff. At first, only the people in the palace knew about it, but gradually it spread to the public. Went outside the palace, the Yasukuni government will naturally be a little bit resentful when they hear about it.

After Wei Zhengsong spit out a bad breath, he felt much happier, and the quarrel with the officials became more and more angry. Chu Shaoling never said a word. how?"

Chu Shaoling paused for a moment, then came out and said, "The minister seconded the proposal."

The emperor looked at Chu Shaoling, and said meaningfully: "The eldest prince is also in charge of the battle?"

Chu Shaoling understood what the emperor meant, did he think he dared not go out?Chu Shaoling bowed slightly: "I invite you, and I am willing to conquer the northwest and protect my rivers and mountains."

The emperor's heart moved slightly, if he could take advantage of Chu Shaoling's personal conquest...

Chu Shaoling seemed to have seen the emperor's mind, and continued: "As the eldest son, I should go to the army to raise morale. If I can go to war, I would like to go with the army."

If it wasn't for Wei Zhengsong's desire to join the expedition because he had already conquered Jue, he would be impulsive but he still had the intentions he should have. Wouldn't the imperial city be vacant once Chu Shaoling went to the expedition?

Wei Zhengsong glanced at Zi Junhou, and came out to dissuade him. First, he said that swords and guns have no eyes, and that a gentleman can't stand under a dangerous wall. Finally, he sighed that the emperor's son is weak: "Now the princes in the imperial city except His Royal Highness Qin Wang Only His Royal Highness the fifth prince in the Faxin Academy and the infant Sixth Prince are left. If His Royal Highness King Qin made a slight mistake, wouldn’t it be a major event that would hurt Guozuo? I think... His Royal Highness King Qin can’t do it even though he is dedicated to the country. at risk."

Wei Zhengsong wanted to lay a step for Chu Shaoling, but unfortunately Chu Shaoling didn't appreciate it very much, he just said indifferently: "If you can do your part for Da Chu, I will not be afraid of the hardships and dangers on the battlefield."

The emperor had doubts on his face, and he didn't decide what to do in the end.

After coming out of the political hall, Zi Junhou deliberately took two wrong steps and walked behind Chu Shaoling, and asked in a low voice: "Does the prince really want to conscript himself?"

Chu Shaoling was noncommittal: "I will do Liaoliang sooner or later, but it doesn't matter whether I personally conscript or not. I don't want to personally conscript this time to collect merit... I want to use this as an excuse to exchange something with the emperor."

Zi Junhou looked at Chu Shaoling suspiciously, and said disapprovingly: "The emperor is jealous of the prince's military power, and he doesn't want the prince to conscript himself. I'm afraid he won't agree to any conditions."

Chu Shaoling shook his head: "There's no rush now, it won't be so in a few days, and I have to trouble my grandfather to inform my cousin, there have been more rumors in the army recently... Now the generals are very dissatisfied with the emperor, when the time comes There is a lot of external grievance... the emperor will naturally send me to conquer for the sake of common people's anger."

It is not necessary for the prince to play a big role when he goes to war. In many cases, it is just a sign, symbolizing the sincerity of the emperor's willingness to live and die with the soldiers and the common people. Chu Shaoling believed that his father would be willing to kick him out to calm the public opinion of the government and the public.

Zi Junhou thought for a while and nodded: "It is also a way, but... what does the prince want to exchange with the emperor?"

Chu Shaoling lightly twisted the jade pendant on his waist, and said softly, "Don't take me for a fool. If he wants me to go to war, he can either appoint me as the reserve first, or kill Chu Shaoruan directly, and let the emperor choose."

Old Hou Ye smiled: "Your Highness is wise."

The two walked down the Panlong stone steps, Wei Ji and several of Chu Shaoling's personal guards hurried up to go behind Chu Shaoling, Chu Shaoling had to go to the harem to pay respects to the Queen Mother, Zi Junhou entrusted Chu Shaoling to pay respects to the Queen Mother for him, and then left the palace first up.

The Empress Dowager in Ci'an Palace held Chu Shaoling's hand and said anxiously: "Aren't you really going to go to war? You want to scare Aijia to death, don't you?!"

Chu Shaoling hurriedly persuaded: "Grandmother, don't worry, it hasn't been settled yet, besides... what happened to the prince when he went to war? You don't have to worry about whether you can get out of the tent or not. Grandmother doesn't have to worry."

The queen mother was still worried, Chu Shaoling told the queen mother about her plan in detail, and the old queen hesitated after hearing this: "Just don't go out... There are other ways."

Chu Shaoling put his hands on the queen mother's and said in a low voice: "I said in the palace to protect the family and the country... It's not all empty words. Liao Liang has repeatedly disturbed my northwest border. Even if I don't do it now, my grandson will not tolerate it. This battle...is imperative."

The blood and desire of guarding the land and opening up the frontier are engraved in the bones of Chu's descendants. The emperor can tolerate the slaughter of his own people by foreigners, but Chu Shaoling can't. How can we tolerate foreign races rushing to provoke?

Chu Shaoling wanted to use this battle to completely defeat Liaoliang and subdue Liaoliang, and by the way, deter the Siyi so that they would not dare to attack again.