Chapter 247 Borrowing troops?
Yan Xing calmed down and said, "The Zhao family has no choice now! I will ask Lord Lu to come over to discuss this."
Lu Chenyang can no longer stay out of this matter.
Yan Xing went to the post station in person to invite Lu Chenyang. Lu Chenyang was a little surprised to see him come back.
Yan Xing explained the whole process in a few words: "The Fourth Prince is passively resisting and reserving his strength. If this continues, Huaizhou will be lost."
Lu Chenyang's eyes flashed. Huaizhou could not be defended. The Tatars advanced straight into the city, and the general was caught in the war.
Lu Chenyang looked at him, his eyes as clear as ever. Although gentle, they seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
Lu Chenyang asked, "You want me to borrow some soldiers?"
Yan Xing tightened his jaw. He couldn't say anything to refute, but he couldn't speak to him either.
However, Lu Chenyang was not as angry as he had imagined. He remained very calm and accepted the matter as quickly as possible.
None of Yan Xing's indignation and contradictions appeared in him.
Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "Such a major matter should be reported to His Majesty for his decision."
Lu Chenyang's calmness also inspired Yan Xing. Yan Xing also gradually calmed down, but he was still a little confused as to why Lu Chenyang could be so calm.
Yan Xing asked in a low voice: "You...what are you thinking?"
Lu Chenyang seemed to be thinking about something. After hearing his words, he was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses: "Actually, I imagined the worst-case scenario for Dagan a long time ago. I have always been dreading this day, so I tremble in fear every day, afraid that the moment I open my eyes, someone will tell me that the Tatars are at the gates and Dagan is in danger."
His tone was very calm as he said this. "That's why I haven't dared to stop all these years. I've wanted to make more preparations to resist any possible dangers. Are you asking me if I'm ready now? Of course not, but I have a feeling that it's finally here. As the saying goes, there's no construction without destruction. How can Dagan get any worse? Now that it's here, I'll just accept the challenge!"
Yan Xing stared at him blankly. His eyes were calm but firm at this moment.
He always thought that Lu Chenyang would be very excited to hear the news, but he didn't expect that he had already imagined this day.
Lu Chenyang took the initiative to say: "Let's go, let's go into the palace."
He said, and walked out first.
He walked out with firm steps, steady and calm.
This time, he will face the precarious situation and turmoil of Dagan.
And he's the only one who can stop it.
Yan Xing inexplicably had this feeling.
Zhao Xi helped Lu Chenyang onto the carriage. She stood under the carriage and said softly, "Sir, I'll wait for you to come back."
Lu Chenyang met her gaze, curled the corners of his lips, and reached out to pinch her chubby face.
Lu Chenyang said, "Send someone to notify His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and the Ministers of the six ministries to come to the palace to discuss the matter."
Zhao Xi responded respectfully, then turned around to give orders.
Tan Feng personally drove the carriage towards the palace.
Lu Chenyang entered the palace in person, and no one dared to stop him. However, the guards at the palace gate subconsciously wanted to stop Tan Feng and make him remove his weapons.
This had always been the case. Lu Chenyang had been to the palace several times and had always cooperated by asking his subordinates to hand over their weapons. Of course, no one dared to investigate Lord Lu himself.
Lu Chenyang glanced at the guard indifferently, and the guard's movements suddenly froze.
Lu Chenyang said indifferently: "Enter the palace."
Tan Feng walked behind Lu Chenyang with his weapon and followed him into the palace.
Yan Xing's eyes were deep. From this moment on, Lu Chenyang had begun to show his strong attitude.
Lu Chenyang arrived at the Imperial Study right after the Crown Prince, as the Crown Prince was closer. However, the Shangshu and Zhongshu Ling of the six ministries also arrived at the Imperial Study a mere quarter of an hour later.
Lu Chenyang glanced at the prince from a distance, and the prince immediately understood what Lu Chenyang meant. There is no stupid person in the capital.
Even the six ministers and the minister of the Central Secretariat, who were becoming increasingly low-key, had their own spies in the capital, so they were able to get the news so quickly.
This quarter of an hour of lateness was a face-saving measure for them.
When Emperor Qianyuan heard that the Fourth Prince was resisting passively and was withdrawing from Huai'an with the Yanhui Army, his face darkened.
After a long while, he finally let out a self-deprecating smile.
His son really looks like him.
Always so self-preserving, always so selfish, always putting his own interests first. Even so... short-sighted, only seeing the immediate benefits.
The fourth prince is actually the son who looks most like him.
Emperor Qianyuan couldn't help but look at the prince. His handsome face was frowned and full of worry.
The Crown Prince's recent efforts to raise food and fodder had been quite dramatic, and had caused considerable controversy. For a Crown Prince to reach out to his subjects was truly disgraceful to the imperial family.
But in fact, everyone knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing this for the sake of great things and for the benefit of the people.
Perhaps only his late queen had such a virtuous heart.
Lu Chenyang looked expressionlessly at the wandering Emperor Qianyuan, feeling that the Great War would eventually end. "Let it be destroyed. Why save it? There's no hope. The country is in this state, and they can still be so lost in thought as emperors."
Lu Chenyang turned his gaze and looked at the Crown Prince first: "Your Highness, the situation is already like this. Please come up with a set of rules."
The prince met Lu Chenyang's eyes, and as their eyes met, an invisible contest began.
The prince pondered and said, "I wonder what Lord Lu thinks?" and kicked the question back.
Lu Chenyang curled the corners of his lips, not surprised, but he also took the responsibility.
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