After breaking the leg of a powerful minister, I begged him to be regent

His little annoyance right now is simply insignificant, he has to work hard to correct his misunderstanding, and try to keep a distance from Chu Yanting in the future, so as not to let himself sink deeper and deeper.

……

On the way back, Chu Yanting got used to it and stepped on Xie Honggui's sedan chair. Xie Honggui didn't want to ride with him again, so he carefully reminded: "Chu Yanting, your leg injury should be healed."

Anyone who is smart can hear that this is telling him not to get in the car, not to mention that Chu Yanting is extremely smart.

However, Chu Yanting could clearly hear it, and said: "Thank you for your concern, the leg injury is no longer a serious problem, but I still have important matters to discuss with Your Majesty." Then he came up on his own, completely ignoring whether Xie Honggui nodded or not promise.

Xie Honggui: "..." That's all, how many times do you ignore his instructions like this? He's used to it.

It stands to reason that this is not the first time they have been riding together. The small compartment should not be so cramped and dull.But Xie Honggui only made up his mind yesterday to keep his distance, so when Chu Yanting got into the car, he took a book to block his eyes.

Maybe the less he saw that face, the less he liked it.

After turning a few pages, the carriage was cool and ventilated, but Xie Honggui felt uncomfortable all over.

Really couldn't read it anymore, Xie Honggui put down the book, looked at Chu Yanting, "Don't you have something important to say?"

Chu Yanting glanced at the book, "Your Majesty is reading, I don't want to disturb you."

I have reminded you not to come up, you have to be cheeky, now I can't bother you.

Xie Honggui ground his teeth.One thing drops one thing, and he is the one who is dropped.

Xie Honggui closed the book, shook his folding fan, closed his eyes and said impatiently: "I won't read it, you can tell."

Chu Yanting looked at him quietly for a moment, then turned his head and picked up the teacup, "Your Majesty is in a bad mood, so don't listen."

Xie Honggui: "..."

This person is here to beat him!

Xie Honggui took a deep breath, and said sullenly, "Say it."

Chu Yanting put down his teacup and said, "General Li Kui, who is guarding the north, has reported that the Beidi Khitan has recently harassed our country's border, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of crimes. The soldiers may be hard to resist. I hope Your Majesty will send more troops to help the north."

Xie Honggui listened silently. Apart from the main plot, this subplot is very consistent with the progress of the original novel.

In the original book, at this time, Xiao was in trouble at home and abroad, with Chu Yanting and his party making trouble inside, and Khitan outsiders harassing the border, but the little emperor "Xie Honggui" didn't care about it, he only cared about who the ministers gave him and what new gadgets No, the beauties in the harem are not enough, completely disregarding the lives of the people on the border.

In the end, it was Chu Yanting who, after establishing the new dynasty, led the soldiers to conquer and drive the Khitan back to the territory of the Xiao Kingdom.

Xie Honggui also did not expect that he would face such a situation now.

38. Chapter 38

The Khitan invaded the frontier, who to find to help and resist, this is really a headache for Xie Honggui.

If Chu Yanting is arranged like in the book.According to Chu Yanting's convoluted brain circuit, he might be charged with some kind of crime.

It may be that Chu Yanting was deliberately sent away so that he would die on the battlefield; it may be that he was assassinated for a reason; no matter what the crime is, the ultimate benefit is clearly visible, that is, Xie Honggui can regain his power and return to the time when he was authoritarian.

If Chu Yanting doubts, how should he justify, it cannot be said that he can predict the future and knows that he will definitely win.Then his death will not be far away.

Xie Honggui rubbed his fingers, "Has the Khitan invaded the border before?"

Chu Yanting: "It's never happened before, but I'm worried that our army will take their place, so I will take the initiative to seek marriage and send their princess here in person."

However, the world has changed, and the current Xiao Kingdom is no longer comparable to the Xiao Kingdom that was strong and prosperous for more than a decade. I can't afford good border guards.

Xie Honggui: "Do we also adopt the peace policy?"

Chu Yanting smiled: "Khitan is just a small tribe in the northern wilderness right now, and they are not of a large scale. They can be rampant for a while, but they will definitely not be rampant for a long time. It would be too cheap for them to let Xiao Guo accompany a princess. Besides..." Chu Yanting looked at Xie Honggui, "The imperial court can't find a princess of the right age at all. If it finds a maid to replace it, when the matter is revealed, I, Xiao Guo, will be sent to Kyushu, so there is no credibility at all."

Xie Honggui was impatient, "So we can only fight with them? Of the current generals in the court, only General Su Lei has combat experience. How about sending him?"

Before the Queen Mother's accident, there would be Xing Xiao besides Su Lei, but Xing Xiao has already been relieved of his military power by Chu Yanting, and I don't know which mountain to hide for the elderly.

Chu Yanting pondered for a while, "No, Su Lei wants to stay and protect His Majesty. He has stayed in the capital for so many years, and he is more familiar with the defense of the capital than anyone else."

Then who to send, Xie Honggui doesn't understand, send those new recruits who have never been on the field to kill people, but only play with flower guns in the school field?

Xie Honggui didn't dare to imagine that Xiao Guo would perish tomorrow.

However, Chu Yanting suddenly said: "Your Majesty, send your ministers."

……

After a long time, Xie Honggui held his thumb bone tightly, and said in a muffled voice, "Why? Aren't you a civil servant?"

Chu Yanting said with a smile: "Although I am a civil servant, I also know a little about the art of war. Now that Beidi is coming to attack, there is no one in the capital who is more suitable to fight than me."

At this juncture, it is certainly better for Chu Yanting to propose it in person than for Xie Honggui to personally order it.But when Xie Honggui actually heard Chu Yanting mention it, he couldn't be happy.

This will take at least a few months.He didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Although he was determined not to like Chu Yanting, he didn't want him to be in danger.

What's more, in the past few months, he and Chu Yanting have been dealing with political affairs together almost every day. As long as there is something he can't handle, his subconscious reaction is to go to Chu Yanting.

If Chu Yanting really wanted to go, Xie Honggui's heart would suddenly feel lonely, especially depressed.

Xie Honggui lowered his head, his voice was low, "Let's talk."

Seeing Xie Honggui's obviously depressed expression, Chu Yanting's smiling expression gradually disappeared, and then turned cold.

This morning, before he heard the news, he was still thinking that after returning to the capital, he must tell the little emperor what he thought.He could feel that the little emperor was not totally indifferent to him.

But who would have thought that Khitan would suddenly attack at this time.

The loyalty of those veterans to the little emperor is not as solid as gold and stone.If the little emperor wanted to keep his country, he had to go.

But marching and fighting, ranging from a few months to a year, two years, or even a few years at most, would the attitude of the little emperor at that time still be the same as it is now?

He can't guarantee it.

……

After returning to the capital, the news of Beidi's invasion has spread among the courtiers one after another.

Xie Honggui did not directly agree to Chu Yanting's challenge, he was going to hold a large court meeting to focus on discussing this matter.

This is a rare large-scale meeting of hundreds of officials. The country's borders are about to fall, and the emperor speaks widely, gathering all the officials of the court to discuss the situation at the border.

When Chu Yanting proposed that he wanted to invite war to guard the border, the officials of the court were shocked, and discussions were endless.

"Master Chu actually asked for a fight in person?"

"Who doesn't know how bad this job is, what does he think?"

"It's strange, Mr. Chu is now a popular person around the emperor. Doesn't his leaving mean that he voluntarily gave up his power in the court?"

"That is, even if he wins the war and wants to come back, is there still room for him to talk at that time?"

Like what these people thought, Chu Yanting's party members also disagreed.

Chu Yanting and them are on the same boat, and they hold great power. Many things can be discussed with Chu Yanting, but not necessarily with others.If Chu Yanting leaves at this time, it will be much more troublesome to run errands in the future.

Xue Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, said: "Your Majesty, Lord Chu is an important minister of the court. As the saying goes, if you disturb the outside world, you must first settle the inside. Now that the state affairs are unstable, it is time for Lord Chu to take care of the situation. At this time, he is sent to help the north of Xinjiang. It is very detrimental to the people's livelihood within the country."

What he said made sense, Xie Honggui looked at Chu Yanting.

Chu Yanting: "..."

Chu Yanting: "Recently, the treasury tax revenue has increased, and there have been no large-scale rebellions anywhere. Master Xue, why do you say that the state is unstable?"

Later, Jin Baoyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and others made suggestions, which were refuted by Chu Yanting one by one.

Chu Yanting was well-founded, and gradually persuaded all the officials, and more and more people agreed with him to go on the expedition.

Xie Honggui: "..."

He glared at Chu Yanting fiercely, he is really good at brainwashing people!

Xie Honggui ordered everyone to join the ranks. He had to think about it carefully, did he really want Chu Yanting to go to the frontier to attack Beidi?This plot in the original book took place after he ascended the throne, and it was also a key point in his succession to the throne. If Xie Honggui let him go at this time, would there be any unpredictable and serious consequences.

Xie Honggui was deducing possible historical situations in his mind, but Prime Minister Liang Cihai, who had been silent all this time, stood up at this moment.

Liang Cihai bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. According to my minister, Master Chu's suggestion is really an act of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, worthy of all of us' respect and admiration. It might as well have fulfilled his wish."

It was surprising that Liang Cihai, who was in the same party as Chu Yanting, would agree to this proposal.

Chu Yanting's accomplices were very puzzled by Liang Cihai, and they all looked at him in bewilderment.

Chu Yanting did not show much surprise, and remained calm and calm