Chapter 568 Northern Phoenix Emperor
Seeing that Prince Liang had made an exception to oppose the Crown Prince, General Wang, who was originally a member of Prince Liang's faction, naturally agreed with Prince Liang's opinions. So he also said, "Your Majesty, I think what Prince Liang said makes sense. Our Northern Feng Kingdom is no longer the lowest-ranking country. Our strength has far surpassed that of the Eastern Feng and Southern Feng Kingdoms. The new emperor of the Western Feng Kingdom has just ascended the throne, and his foundation is not yet stable. Why should we in the Northern Feng Kingdom be afraid of him? If we want to fight, then we will fight. I will definitely lead the troops in the vanguard."
The Minister of Revenue immediately objected, "Your Majesty, I think this is unacceptable. The Crown Prince's proposal is very good. Although the new emperor of Xifeng has just ascended the throne, he has already taken control of Xifeng and has been secretly building up Xifeng.
Now the defenses of the four major borders of Xifeng Kingdom have been strengthened, and it is very difficult to attack Xifeng Kingdom.
Moreover, Xifeng Kingdom is developing very well now. They are building official roads on a large scale, and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is in full swing. They are also growing high-yield crops. In the early days, the people of Xifeng Kingdom could not get enough food. Now, after the autumn harvest, the people of Xifeng Kingdom will no longer go hungry.
On the other hand, in my Beifeng country, at least one-third of the people still do not have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear. If there is a war, how can our soldiers who do not have enough food to eat fight against the well-fed soldiers? Isn't that like trying to get a stone with an egg?
I hope Your Majesty will think twice and not listen to the instigation of some people and start a war without regard for the consequences."
Also, the national treasury is in a tight spot now, and war is costly and expensive, it's really a waste of money and food.
Those military generals don't know how expensive salt and rice are, and they keep calling for war and killing. Don't the soldiers need food when they fight? Don't they need food and fodder? They don't consider these issues at all, and only want to make money by gaining military merits.
When General Wang saw that it was the old man from the Ministry of Revenue who was opposing him and implying that he was provoking the emperor, he angrily said, "You old bastard, you only know how to be a coward. People have bullied us, but you dare not say a word. Do you really want to stick your face out and let them slap you? Do you think that's feasible?"
The Minister of Revenue rolled his eyes at him and said, "General Wang, what you said is completely unreasonable. Princess Zhaoyang was wrong in the first place. She returned after the failed marriage and insisted on assassinating the Queen. She didn't think about the consequences. The Queen of Xifeng was pregnant with triplets. If she was really stabbed to death, that would be one corpse and four lives. Our Beifeng Kingdom can withstand the wrath of the King of Xifeng.
Now they haven't made any reaction, just waiting for our Beifeng country to give an attitude. Now not only do they not express their stance, but they also want to go to war with them. Aren't you adding fuel to the fire and roasting Beifeng on the fire?
In short, I support peace talks. Compensation is better than war. If you insist on going to war, don't blame me for not providing food and money. If you want to take money from the treasury, then you can walk over my dead body."
"You, you old bastard..."
General Wang was so angry that his nose became crooked.
Seeing the Minister of Revenue supporting him so strongly, Prince Beifeng immediately said, "Your Majesty, what Lord Chen said is absolutely true. The West Phoenix Kingdom is no longer the same as it used to be. The West Phoenix Emperor is even more powerful. He single-handedly killed several martial arts masters with ease. I saw it with my own eyes..."
The prince recounted everything he had seen, and then added, "If your Majesty doesn't believe me, there were two envoys present at the time. You can ask them again."
The prince is determined to make his father accept his advice today and not just listen to King Liang.
He didn't believe that his father couldn't see the Prince of Liang's evil ambitions.
The scene on the day when Xifenghuang ascended the throne and the scene when he was asked to bring back his words were still vivid in their minds. Such a god-like person was not someone they could afford to offend.
It can be said that no one in the world can be his opponent now.
The envoys accompanying the Crown Prince at the time included the Minister of Rites and the Minister of War. They both stepped forward, and the Minister of Rites said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is correct. The Western Phoenix Kingdom is no longer the weakest nation it once was. Even the Crown Princes of the Southern and Eastern Phoenix Kingdoms left early after the ceremony, without staying in the Western Phoenix Kingdom for even a moment. Furthermore, on our return, we saw nothing but prosperity along the way. Please reconsider this, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
After hearing this, the princelings came forward to ask for instructions.
King Liang and General Wang were furious, especially King Liang. There had been no war in Beifeng Kingdom for many years, and he couldn't even make military achievements. Now that he had such an opportunity, the prince dared to ruin his plans.
He gave his men a look, and one of them immediately spoke out, "Your Majesty, I object. They've spoken so badly of our Beifeng Kingdom. This is tantamount to selling out one's country for personal gain. We must fight back, and we must fight back hard."
This person did not mention the fact that Princess Zhaoyang assassinated Su Yue at all, deliberately deviating from the facts and diverting the emperor's attention.
As an emperor, no matter how weak he is, he will not allow others to trample on his dignity, let alone allow others to say that he is weak.
As expected, upon hearing the minister's words, he roared, "Enough, Lord Wu is right. Even if Zhaoyang was at fault, the Queen is still alive. She's holding Zhaoyang captive and threatening me with her words. Am I truly that insolent?"
Then he pointed at the prince's party and said, "And you, you are always like this, afraid of death and greedy for life. You are a bunch of cowards. If Xifeng dares to send troops, I will make sure they never return."
"General Wang, listen to my orders!"
General Wang was delighted and quickly obeyed the order: "I obey your order!"
"You lead 300,000 troops to the border and wait there. I will immediately write to the Western Phoenix Emperor to release Zhaoyang. If you don't, you will be severely beaten."
"Father, absolutely not!"
The prince was startled and quickly spoke out to stop it.
"Your Majesty, please do not be impulsive. Sending troops is a serious matter and cannot be done so hastily."
The Minister of Revenue also hurried to persuade him.
"presumptuous!"
Bei Feng Huang roared, glaring at the Crown Prince and the Minister of Revenue, and shouted, "Someone come!"
Immediately, guards with swords rushed into the court.
Emperor Beifeng pointed at the Crown Prince and the other two and said, "The Crown Prince and the Minister of Revenue have openly defied me and committed treason. They will be thrown into the Heavenly Prison. No one is allowed to see them without my permission!"
"yes."
Guards with swords immediately came up to arrest the prince and the minister of revenue.
"Father, you can't let your temper get the better of you. This will lead to a huge mistake. Father, Father..."
From a distance, one could still hear the prince's heart-wrenching screams.
The Minister of Revenue even said, "Your Majesty, if you don't listen to this old minister, you will suffer a great loss. You shouldn't listen to the slander of treacherous ministers. They are not doing this for the good of Xifeng Country. They are trying to provoke you. Their motives are not pure. Your Majesty, please think twice, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Outside the court, only cries of pleading remained.
“Outrageous! Outrageous!”
The emperor was so angry that he smashed things and the memorials on the dragon table were scattered all over the floor.
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