It was still dark when the winter morning court began. The lights in the palace were bright and the floor dragons were burning hot, but everyone's heart was still cold. The emperor sitting on the dragon chair was in a bad mood. He hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.

The officials of the Manchu dynasty were quarreling.

The topic of discussion was naturally still the Duke of Cheng's refusal to return and the Duke of Cheng's son's arrogance and escape while charged.

By the end of the argument, everyone was angry.

"Sir Huang, isn't it a personal vendetta for you to impeach Cheng Guogong now?" an official shouted at Huang Cheng.

"That's right, you schemed against your colleagues and deliberately harmed Duke Cheng." Someone else shouted.

Ning Yunzhao, who was standing at the end, frowned.

The truth is that you can't say that.

"That puts us at a disadvantage." He whispered to the person next to him.

The officials nearby couldn't help themselves.

"Then it's a draw this time." He whispered, "Lord Ning had the upper hand yesterday."

The officials in front were arguing and quarreling, and they, the lower-ranking officials, had no chance to join in, so they just watched quietly.

There were also lower-ranking officials who were eager to try, and the grand court contest was also an opportunity to leave an impression in front of the emperor and to stand out in front of the world.

"Impressions can be good or bad, and popularity can be high or low." Ning Yunzhao did not suggest it. "It is not the time for us to speak yet. It is better to wait and see."

His uncle was Ning Yan, and perhaps this was Lord Ning's intention, so everyone just watched the situation develop and watched those powerful court officials arguing endlessly.

Just as Ning Yunzhao said, after hearing these words, Huang Cheng did not refute, and the emperor slapped the dragon case first.

"Is every impeachment of President Donald Trump a personal revenge?" he shouted. "That's ridiculous."

Immediately, several historians stood up to refute the two officials. Huang Cheng, on the other hand, did not need to say anything and just sneered.

"Of course not everyone." Ning Yan motioned the two officials to step back, and he stepped out and said in a deep voice, "But Lord Huang and Duke Cheng have always been at odds, and everyone knows it. Now the war is intense in the front, but Lord Huang is obstructing in the rear. Is he going to hand over the North to the gold thieves?"

Huang Cheng raised his eyebrows.

"I am not giving the North to the gold thieves. It is Duke Cheng who is eager for glory and glory and caused the war in the North today." He raised his voice and sneered, "The North is in such a mess now. Maybe this is what Duke Cheng wants to see. This will show how important he is to the court."

This is really heartbreaking!

The expressions of the people in the court changed.

"Master Huang, please stop talking nonsense." Ning Yan shouted.

"If not, why couldn't the Jin thieves be restrained for so long? Why did they let Kaide Prefecture do nothing?" Huang Cheng also shouted, "Kaide Prefecture, which is so close to the capital, was allowed to be occupied by the Jin people, threatening the capital and causing panic among the people. Who was he trying to scare or capture? So he refused to accept ten imperial edicts out of ten. He must have been sure that no one could touch him now, right?"

It’s really heartbreaking!

This is tantamount to accusing Duke Cheng of treason and rebellion.

The emperor was already wary of Duke Cheng's military power, and if he said something like this again...

"Huang Cheng, you deserve to be killed." Ning Yan shouted with a sullen face.

"Whose heart can be exterminated? If not, take back Kaide Mansion." Huang Cheng shouted, "Drive the gold thief out?"

The fall of Kaide Prefecture was indeed an unavoidable event and the best weapon to attack Duke Cheng.

Because this location is too important and too sensitive, there is no solution unless Kaide Prefecture is recaptured.

There was silence in the hall.

Looking at the silence, a sneer appeared on Huang Cheng's face.

He was about to say something more when an urgent report came from outside the door.

The emperor on the dragon throne immediately grabbed the armrests.

Which place was lost this time?

The officials also had different expressions, and their eyes were all fixed on the report raised by the eunuch who rushed in.

"Yes..." the emperor asked anxiously.

Before he could finish his words, the eunuch knelt down.

"Your Majesty, we have won a great victory in Kaide Prefecture." the eunuch shouted loudly.

Kaide Prefecture.

There was silence in the hall. Everyone was stunned. The emperor also looked dazed. It seemed that he could not react for a moment and figured out where Kaide Mansion was.

"Your Majesty, Kaide Prefecture has been recovered." The eunuch shouted again, and at the same time leaned over to the ground and cried, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, Kaide Prefecture has been recovered."

Kaide Prefecture was recovered.

The hall was quiet for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

The report was handed to the emperor, who looked at it excitedly. The court officials stared at him closely, wishing they could grab it to see if it was true.

"It really was a great victory." The emperor finally found the five words 'Great Victory in Kaide Prefecture' and confirmed that he was not dreaming, so he said loudly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Ning Yan was the first to bow and kowtow.

The others followed suit and knelt down. Among them, Huang Cheng's movements were particularly stiff. He leaned to the ground, hiding his gloomy expression.

After several rounds of congratulations, everyone stood up to inquire about the specific matters.

When the court heard that it was the soldiers stationed in the five garrisons near Kaide Prefecture who did it, there was a moment of silence in the court, but then it was in uproar again.

"Even if there are five garrisons, there are only about 2,000 people, right?"

"Don't we have three or four thousand elite soldiers in Kaide City?"

"In the past, we had 50,000 people against the enemy's 30,000. The number difference was huge. I never expected that there would be a time when we had 2,000 people against the enemy's 4,000."

Hearing the inquiry, the military official who came with the eunuch introduced the whole story to everyone, first describing the various evil deeds committed by the Jin soldiers when they occupied Kaide Prefecture and smeared the lives of the people with charcoal.

These things had not been discussed in detail before. After all, talking about them when someone was occupying the emperor's position would be hurtful and the emperor did not like to hear them.

Seeing the Jin soldiers' arrogance and the suffering of the people, the guards could no longer tolerate it, so they decided to go to war with the Jin soldiers in Kaide Prefecture under the alliance of military leaders Ding Dashan, Wang Bao, Mao Shiqi and others.

They first used their familiarity with the local terrain to ambush a small group of Jin soldiers leaving the city, and dumped the corpses in front of Kaide City to shock the Jin soldiers.

Then, using the secret passage in Kaide City, he sent elite troops to infiltrate the city in a dark night, burned down the military camp, and took advantage of the chaos to attack the guards at the city gate, opening the city gate and allowing the gathered Zhou soldiers to rush in.

Relying on their familiarity with the city, they found the leader of the Jin soldiers, Zhan Tiemu, and worked together to kill him. The Jin soldiers were thrown into chaos and some were killed or fled from Kaide City.

The city of Kaide was thus recaptured.

At this point, the general presented a wooden box.

"This is the head of the gold thief Zhan Tiemu." he said loudly.

This story made everyone present excited, as if they had seen with their own eyes that this process was brave and strategic, without haste or impatience, and the war was as smooth as flowing water.

Regardless of whether this battle was so exciting, the clerk who described the details was very talented. How could the Ministry of War have such a talented clerk? How could he write such a description in such a short time?

The emperor was so delighted that he ordered the eunuch to open the box and let everyone see the head of the golden thief.

"It can be seen that the gold thieves are strong on the outside but weak on the inside. We, the heroes, will be able to drive the gold thieves away in no time." Ning Yan said loudly, while bowing to the emperor again, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

This time, it sounded more confident and pleasing to the ear, and the emperor nodded with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Cheng suddenly stood up and said, "This is really cause for celebration. Your Majesty can rest assured now."

He actually said that?

Ning Yan glanced at him sideways.

The emperor looked even more pleased when he heard his congratulations.

"With only 2,000 soldiers, facing a strong castle and a large number of elite gold bandits, they not only recaptured Kaide Prefecture but also killed the leader of the gold bandits. What a great victory." Huang Cheng said excitedly, saluting the emperor again, "This is all due to your majesty's wisdom and the people's blessing."

Everyone immediately followed suit and shouted again.

"Your Majesty, such good generals and brave warriors must be rewarded." Huang Cheng said.

The emperor smiled and raised his hand.

"Rewards, great rewards," he said.

"Your Majesty, with such good generals and brave warriors," Huang Cheng continued, looking up at the emperor with a sincere expression, "Even if Duke Cheng returns to defend, why should our Great Zhou be afraid of the arrogance of the gold thieves, or the pressure of 50,000 gold thieves' troops."

Here it comes!

Ning Yan's face darkened and his heart skipped a beat. He knew that Huang Cheng had bad intentions.

This is bad.

Kaide Prefecture was lost and Duke Cheng was to be recalled. But when Kaide Prefecture was recovered, the emperor had even more reason to recall Duke Cheng. What should be done?

"Your Majesty..." He was about to speak.

A voice was heard.

"Your Majesty, the great victory in Kaide Prefecture was achieved under the guidance of Duke Chengguo."

What?

Does this have anything to do with Cheng Guogong?

Everyone was stunned again and looked at the military official who was speaking.

The military officials also looked somewhat surprised, as if what they said was a matter of course, and they found everyone's surprise very strange.

"It's written in the report." He said, pointing to the report placed on the dragon case, "Ding Dashan and others set up the battle plan under the arrangement and guidance of Duke Cheng, and succeeded in one fell swoop."

Have you written it?

The emperor only cared about confirming those five words and did not read the other words in the memorial.

He reached out and picked up the report and read it word by word, and sure enough, the name of Duke Cheng appeared.

it turns out……

original……

So...

"That's the advantage." Ning Yunzhao whispered to his colleagues beside him, a smile on his face, "I admire you."