For example, at this time, the envoys from the Great Xia Kingdom and the Great Liang Empire were looking around... as if they had heard nothing.
"Your Majesty, be careful with your words."
Lu Shan had to continue speaking out to defend the dignity of his country.
"What's there to be ashamed of? I'm the emperor. Your Chen Dynasty also has an emperor, the Xia Kingdom has a ruler, and the Liang Kingdom also has an emperor. The four of us are brothers, so if we consider seniority, your prince is my nephew. What's wrong with me, as his uncle, saying a few words about his nephew? Even if we go to war, that won't change the seniority."
Lin Hai's face was filled with indifference. He then leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice and said, "Could it be that my nephew is really young? What should I do then? No wonder he has been married for so many years and still has no children. Oh, what a sin! I always thought that doing too many bad things would only result in a lack of anus, but I never thought it would also lead to a lack of descendants."
After saying that, Lin Hai raised his hand and pointed at Song Wusao, saying, "Wusha, hurry up and go home. Make some of your Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup and have the special envoy take it back to my nephew to try. Maybe it can save him. I feel sorry for my nephew. How has he lived for so many years..."
Lu Shan wanted to interrupt after hearing this, but when he heard Shi Zhener speak, he had to stop.
"Brother Lin, if you have time to feel sorry for your imperial nephew, why don't you feel sorry for your imperial nephew's wives? Isn't it even more miserable to be widowed all these years?"
"Ah, what Zhen'er said makes sense. I'll immediately order someone to select a group of cooks and grooms and send them over to him. They'll be able to at least help with most of the work."
After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter, leaving only Lu Shan with a red face.
"Your Majesty, you are the emperor, how can you say such frivolous words!"
Lu Shan looked very angry.
"snort!"
Lin Hai suddenly turned hostile, slapped the armrest of the chair, and said angrily:
"Frivolous? How can I be as frivolous as you?
Not to mention that you have done something unprecedented like submitting a declaration of war at my coronation ceremony. What's more, I am the emperor, and your declaration of war was actually written by a prince. What's more, you say that you are declaring war on me on behalf of the prince?
Let me ask you, does he have the qualifications?
My nephew has declared war on me and my empire. Listen, you have the nerve to call me frivolous?
This time it was Lu Shan's turn to be embarrassed.
Indeed, this edict was written by the Crown Prince. Well, at least it was written by someone who was instructed by the Crown Prince. He himself said that this was the Crown Prince's declaration of war...
This is very embarrassing.
After all, before setting off, I had proposed this idea, but the prince pushed it back: "I'm in my twenties, and Lin Hai is also in his twenties. Do you think I'm inferior to him? If he can do it, I can do it too. I just want to use my status as the prince to declare war on him and let him know that he is not as powerful as me."
Actually, this is the prince's problem.
When the border reported the Qinghe issue at the beginning, the prince was still preparing for a war with Liang State. He simply regarded Qinghe as an incompetent little warlord and did not take it seriously at all.
Later, the prince made no progress on the central battlefield. Instead, the people were living in dire straits because of his extortion and heavy taxes. A large number of civilians became refugees and migrated to Qinghe. The prince was very upset at the time and kept hinting to local generals to intercept the refugees, even if it meant slaughtering them. He did not want people to think that it was because of his failure that the people chose Qinghe.
Later, when the prince asked about Qinghe again, Lin Hai had already completely swallowed up Cambodia. At that time, the prince was still immersed in the pleasure brought by Tang Tong's small victory on the border.
Until the very end, the Crown Prince completely disregarded his jealousy. After all, he was born the Crown Prince, and as Regent he held even greater power. However, everything he did failed, and it was Lin Hai, who had risen from obscurity, who ascended to the throne first...
However, the discussion in the court of the Chen Dynasty about whether the prince was suitable to be the emperor never stopped. Even though the prince had raised the butcher knife early on, there was still an undercurrent.
"Your Majesty. Our Crown Prince is the Regent. Due to the Emperor's poor health, he entrusted the affairs of state to the Crown Prince long ago. Therefore, it is only natural for the Crown Prince to declare war on your country. After all, filial piety comes first, and the Crown Prince, being a filial son, naturally has to shoulder some of the responsibility for his father."
This was the reason Lu Shan had thought of on the way here, and it made sense.
"Oh? So, my brother, your Emperor, no longer has the energy to issue an imperial decree declaring war? Is he alright? Is there anything wrong that requires my assistance?"
Lin Hai's true intentions were finally revealed.
Everyone present, especially the envoys from Xia and Liang, pricked up their ears immediately...
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