Chapter 224 The Second Prince
Including Li Kan, there are a total of seventeen "neutral" court officials, and there will be more in the future.
This is the real purpose of Wei Changtian establishing the Tongzhou Society.
A series of secret matters that even Ning Yongnian and Wei Xianzhi were unaware of were passed on to the ears of the officials "involved" through the mouths of the Tongzhou Society's traitors, who were then coerced and bribed into taking the puppet pill and thus forming a political force that could be used by them.
The book "The Peak of Martial Arts" contains a lot of content about court struggles in the later part. This time, he has taken out most of the "family assets" he can remember, and is determined to complete the establishment of the basic framework of Tongzhouhui in the shortest time possible.
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The emperor is supreme and glorious, but the dragon throne is still empty.
Even before Ning Yongnian showed up, the whispers in the Golden Palace did not stop.
Fine beads of sweat oozed out of Li Kan's back, but his expression remained unchanged. He glanced at the fourteen people behind him, and names and positions kept flashing through his mind.
Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, Imperial Household Department, Six Ministries, Military Commanders in Beijing. The fourteen people had various backgrounds, but they were undoubtedly the people who held real power in their respective institutions.
Li Kan didn't know why these people were recruited by Wei Changtian and then took the elixir to become members of the Tongzhou Club.
But if the man from the Ministry of Justice had not lied to him, they were undoubtedly now like him, with no way out, and could only share life and death, ups and downs with Wei Changtian.
His gaze paused for a few breaths, and then he turned back with a calm expression.
After taking another glance at the Minister of the Ministry of Rites who was standing in the same row with him across an aisle, Li Kan finally focused his gaze on the back of the person in front of him on the left.
Those who could stand in the first row in the court were basically high-ranking officials of the first or junior first rank, such as the Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet, the Ministers of various ministries and agencies, and the Censors of the Censorate.
Except for the two young men in the center who were wearing golden robes embroidered with pythons and with mink sleeves.
At this time, Li Kan was looking at the one who was at the head of the left row.
The second prince, Ning Wenyu.
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Looking at the nine four-clawed red pythons tumbling in the waves on the golden robe, Li Kan's mood was extremely complicated.
And at this moment, the noise in the hall suddenly stopped.
Everyone shut up instantly, waited until Ning Yongnian walked out from behind the screen and sat steadily on the dragon throne, then they knelt down one after another, shouting in unison.
"Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor! Long, long live the emperor!"
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"My dear ministers, please stand up."
Ning Yongnian's expression showed no emotion, and he continued after everyone stood up:
"We will not discuss other matters today, only the matters concerning the Great Monarch."
"Now that the Xu family's turmoil has not been resolved, Dafeng has taken the opportunity to add insult to injury."
"Whether to fight this battle or not, tell me what you think."
The next day, at the Shuzhou government office.
After a long discussion yesterday, Ning Yongnian has made a decision on how to deal with Dafeng’s provocation.
And this result was passed to Wei Changtian this afternoon.
Quell the rebellion in Jizhou as soon as possible, try to mediate the dispute between Liu and Wei, and then gather the strength of the whole country to prepare for a possible war.
After all, this is still a world of cultivation, and people will fight if they disagree.
Wei Changtian muttered to himself, handed the secret letter in his hand to Chu Xianping, then stood up, opened the wooden window, and took two deep breaths of fresh air.
Dafeng's sudden intervention was both unexpected and reasonable.
As the saying goes, strike while the sick is at it.
Daning is in such chaos now, the old rival will certainly not miss this opportunity, and it is reasonable for them to launch an attack at this time.
Even if the two countries really turn this national war into a protracted war, it is not impossible that Dali, which is adjacent to Shuzhou, will join in the fun.
"Brother Chu, what do you think about this?"
Seeing Chu Xianping put down the secret letter, Wei Changtian turned around and asked, "Do you think he can really fight?"
"meeting."
Unexpectedly, Chu Xianping gave a very positive answer: "And it will be very soon."
Yes, we will fight. We will fight very soon.
Wei Changtian was slightly stunned, and then asked: "Why?"
"Da Ning and Da Feng are already enemies, so the latter will never miss such a great opportunity."
Chu Xianping calmly analyzed: "Since they want to fight, they must take advantage of the chaos in Jizhou. I even suspect that the Xu family has already colluded with Dafeng."
Is the Xu family colluding with Dafeng?
Wei Changtian subconsciously looked at the map hanging on the wall. After a moment of silence, he seemed to understand what Chu Xianping meant.
From a geographical point of view, although Jizhou is not a border state, it is close to Yuanzhou and Xizhou, which are disputed with Dafeng in the west.
And if Dafeng wants to fight, it will definitely attack from this direction.
Therefore, if Yuan and Xi states cannot be defended at that time, the front line will be pushed to Jizhou occupied by the Xu family.
Since the Xu family has already rebelled, it is impossible for them to attack Dafeng for the sake of "national justice". At that time, they will definitely open the city gates to welcome the "army of justice".
In this way, Jizhou will be like a dagger piercing deep into the heart of Daning . Good fellow! No wonder the Xu family did not put up any resistance in the capital after the incident, and ran back to Jizhou to defend it immediately!
This is the emotional escape route!
Wei Changtian was surprised and looked at Chu Xianping who had guessed this immediately.
He was just about to open his mouth to praise her, but the latter frowned and said, "But there is one thing I can't figure out."
"The emperor should not fail to see the disadvantages of the current situation. Even if he is confused for a moment, it is impossible for so many people in the court to be confused with him."
"We should have tried our best to delay the war, even if it meant giving up Yuan and Xi states instead of going to war with Dafeng."
"But why do we still fight?"
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Why fight?
Chu Xianping might not be able to figure out this question, but Wei Changtian knew it clearly.
Ning Yongnian just wants to deal with the Xu family and Dafeng together!
You want to ask where this confidence comes from?
Haha, the thirteenth son of heaven, the luck of Huang Long is obvious, the thirty-first emperor of Daning is too proud! But to be honest, if Wei Changtian were to make a judgment, he really thought Ning Yongnian would win.
After all, the luck of the Yellow Dragon blesses him with the "kingly way", which means that in this field, Ning Yongnian should have no rivals unless the difference in strength is too great.
As for what he needs to do in this war. "Well, Brother Chu, since we are going to fight, there is no point in thinking about the reasons."
Wei Changtian coughed dryly and threw the difficult question directly to Chu Xianping: "What do you think we should do next?"
"Um"
Chu Xianping nodded when he heard this, and stopped thinking about "why Ning Yongnian wanted to fight this battle", and instead thought about Wei Changtian's question for a while.
“Huh~”
A gust of wind blew in from the window and blew the secret letter on the table to the ground.
Chu Xianping paused, bent down to pick up the secret letter, and when he looked up again, he already had the answer.
"Young Master."
"You, or Lord Wei, must go to Jizhou as soon as possible."
(End of this chapter)
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