Chapter 109 The Second Prince is Really a Wonderful Talent
The Grand Duke of Chen bowed and said, "Xia is related to the second prince of the Xiongnu, and my Chen is related to the eldest prince of the Xiongnu. In this case, we can use the Xiongnu as a buffer zone, encourage the Xiongnu to invade Xia, and weaken Xia's national strength."
The general of Chen State sneered: "Your Highness Taisun, the Great Prince of the Xiongnu is greedy and short-sighted, but he is not stupid. If he had the strength to actively invade Xia State, he would have burned and looted long ago. Why would he need the instigation of the Chen State?!"
Chen State Taisun bowed and said, "Yes. So Sun'er's idea is to send Chen State soldiers to disguise as Xiongnu, invade Xia State and plunder, and force them to fight."
The generals of Chen State were startled.
The civil officials of the Chen State objected: "No! This is not a benevolent and righteous army..."
Taisun turned a deaf ear and continued, "Not only Chen and the Xiongnu, we can also contact Shu to join in. Three years ago, Shu took advantage of the political turmoil in Xia to fight a war and gained a lot of benefits. Since then, Shu has been eyeing Xia covetously. This time, they will surely not refuse to discuss major issues together."
The Emperor of Chen suddenly waved his hand and said, "Don't consider Shu for the time being."
The already tempted general of Chen State was stunned and asked, "Your Majesty, why..."
"It's because you nobles don't manage your wives and concubines well, and you don't teach your concubines well." Emperor Chen pinched his brows, "I don't even want to say it, my dear Wen, you should say it."
The civil official of Chen State stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Shu State has been at odds with our country in many ways in the past month. After investigation, it seems that the daughter of a noble family in Shu State has had some close contacts with the illegitimate son of a noble family in Chen State. The old emperor of Shu State is seriously ill, and the eldest prince who is currently serving as regent in the court likes this woman. Because of jealousy, he turned his anger against Chen State and cut off many ties with Chen State."
Chen State officials: Huh???
Their minds are full of question marks? !
What the hell?!
The woman you like likes people from the Chen Kingdom, and you are jealous of the illegitimate children of the Chen Kingdom, so you want to anger the entire Chen Kingdom?!
Prince of Shu, are you sick?!
The youngest grandson was also stunned and couldn't help whispering: "How can such a person be in power? How much good fortune must he have accumulated in his previous life?"
The Emperor of Chen pinched his brows in a headache and said, "I never thought that an unfilial son would be such a hindrance. If you still want to cooperate with Shu, you should go back to the backyard and check yourselves to see whose illegitimate son is messing around and offending people outside."
The court officials of Chen State were all confused.
The civil official of the Chen State bowed his hands in confusion and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do if we find out?"
Other court officials were also muttering in their hearts: What can we do if we find out this? What’s the point?
The Emperor of Chen said speechlessly, "We'll give him two options if we find out. Either we coax the noble lady to be more loyal to us, and let her influence the eldest prince of Shu to reunite with our Chen Kingdom. If we can't coax the noble lady, we'll kill him and send the family that this guy values to the eldest prince of Shu to vent his anger."
The court officials who kept concubines were in a state of physical tension.
The court officials who did not have concubines all nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, whoever caused the trouble should solve it!"
Emperor Chen: "Step aside, and write me a charter for the affairs of the eldest prince and Shu as soon as possible. Also, whoever among you is in charge of contacting the princes and kings, please send a letter as well."
Someone else asked: "Your Majesty, what about the Dragon and Tiger Dojo..."
The Emperor of Chen said with a gloomy face: "Don't mention it. Do you still want to be punished by God?"
The courtiers of the Chen Kingdom bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
…
The other countries were in a gloomy mood, which was in stark contrast to the general celebration in Xia.
Since the Spring Festival, the people of Xia have been celebrating for several days in a row.
The sun gradually set, and the emperor and the prince, holding Yuan Ruan, walked slowly towards the city gate.
They did not leave the palace, but walked around the outermost city wall. Behind them were a group of court officials who hurried over to report the "reactions of the other three countries", such as Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Wang, and the Minister of Revenue.
When passing by the Zhaixing Pavilion, we suddenly heard the joyful sounds of children outside.
Yuanruan poked his head in curiously.
The emperor paused, turned around, and walked towards the tallest Star-Picking Tower next to him.
The court officials looked at each other and followed the emperor in silence to the Star-Picking Tower.
When you reach the top of the Star-Picking Tower and look into the distance, the candlelight that spreads across the capital city and the stars in the night sky echo each other, which is extremely beautiful.
Yuan Ruan sighed: [Tong'er, it's really beautiful outside. It's a pity that I can't go out to see the lanterns. ]
System: [It’s okay, Ah Ruan. I have a way. ]
Yuan Ruan was surprised: [Ah? Can you take me out of the palace? ]
The emperor narrowed his eyes: ...
The court officials laughed in their hearts: Impossible.
System: [No.]
Yuanruan: [? ]
System: [Although I can't take you out of the palace, I can make all the beautiful lanterns outside disappear. Hehe, I remember that Daxia has a curfew, so they all have to go back.]
The onlookers almost stumbled: ...
As expected of you, you harm others without benefiting yourself.
Yuanruan's chubby face turned red from being slapped. She quickly took the bowl of hot milk from the prince, drank it in one gulp, and felt comfortable.
At this time, Yuan Ruan said: […You comforted me very well. Don’t comfort me next time. The drought in Daxia has lasted for so long. There is no need to be disappointed. Besides, it is almost the spring ploughing season. The farmers will only play for ten days at most and then go back to farm.]
System: [Write this down, write this down…]
Yuanruan: [What's so memorable about this?]
System: [My friends are all jealous of me because I have a good example of a king of kings. I remember your speeches every day and occasionally show them my densely packed notes, but never show them the specific content, to make them jealous.]
Yuan Ruan: [……] If you really showed them the details, they would laugh at you.
The onlookers were almost laughed to death by this funny system.
Yuan Ruan and the system chatted for a while longer, and seeing that there was nothing more to talk about, the other court officials continued to report on government affairs.
At this moment, General Wu Yi suddenly came up from below with a "thump thump thump" sound, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, there are the second prince of the Xiongnu and the second emperor... ahem, two urgent documents sent by the Shu Kingdom."
Everyone knew that he was talking about the second prince, but because the imperial edict had been removed, everyone pretended not to know.
The emperor said, "Let's talk about Shu first."
General Wu Yi was silent for a few seconds before he said, "Your Highness, the alliance between Shu and Chen has been destroyed by two... ahem."
The court officials were very surprised.
It has only been a short time, and the Second Prince has already made such a great contribution? !
The emperor was in a good mood and signaled the other party to pass the message over.
After he looked at it for a few times, the expression on the emperor's face became a little subtle. He hesitated again and again and did not show the details to anyone else.
At this moment, Yuan Ruan's inner voice rang out: [I'm so curious, why doesn't my brother speak? ]
System: [Nothing, I'll take a look.]
Court officials: !!!
Fortunately, we have a system, let’s take a look.
System: [Hahahahahaha… This Second Prince, this Second Prince is really too arrogant.]