Looking at the questioning look on the Third Prince's face, the Prime Minister finally sighed and told the Third Prince everything.

When the third prince found out that the emperor was not in the harem, his face became ugliest ever.

Soon the Third Prince also realized very clearly that the Emperor had not given him the military seal and imperial token at all, and he himself didn't know where these two things were.

What was originally a dilemma for the prime minister alone has now become a dilemma for both the third prince and the prime minister.

The two of them were speechless for a long time, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The third prince racked his brains to think of all possible solutions, but in the end he found that the delaying action taken by the prime minister was actually the best way to deal with the problem.

The prime minister saw the third prince's expression and obviously knew what the third prince was thinking.

"At this moment, we can only delay it..." the Prime Minister said with narrowed eyes.

The third prince is young after all, and it is obvious that he has not yet calmed down.

"What should we do? If we continue to delay, we will not only lose the cities in the south, but also what if the enemy attacks the capital?"

The Prime Minister sighed and said, "If it really comes to that, the only way is to move the capital to the north."

The third prince had never thought that the prime minister would have such an idea.

At that moment, the Third Prince felt that for the Prime Minister, if it really came to that, or if the people from southern Xinjiang reached the imperial palace, the Prime Minister would definitely be the first to surrender.

Over the years, the Third Prince has received orthodox royal education, so he is far from being like the Prime Minister, who can give up or move the capital as he pleases. He is still struggling in his heart.

"Is this the only solution now?" The third prince said in a hoarse voice.

The Prime Minister sighed, "This is the only solution for now. Of course, I know very well that no one wants to do this, but now there is no other way except this. It is just a temporary measure. When the military strength is strengthened in the future, we can take these places back!"

Perhaps the Prime Minister could see the inner struggle of the Third Prince, so he found an excuse to say this.

The third prince did not speak, but remained silent.

The third prince was easy to convince, but the ministers in the court were not so easy to convince.

They still didn't see the emperor the next day, and they waited for another two days, but still didn't see the emperor.

However, the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the army was losing ground. If this continued, I was afraid that the entire dynasty would be handed over to southern Xinjiang.

For a moment, panic spread throughout the court, and some generals could no longer sit still.

During the meeting, some generals even directly asked the Third Prince to ask the Emperor for the military command so that they could lead the troops to fight.

When the third prince encountered this kind of thing, there was only a trace of desolation in his heart.

He also wanted to fight back, but he didn't have the military token and didn't know where it was, so the Third Prince couldn't mobilize those troops at all.

The Prime Minister and the Third Prince's constant procrastination made some neutral ministers suspicious.

Gradually, some ministers in the court began to directly question the various opinions of the prime minister.

Later on, it evolved into a situation where if the neutral faction in the court wanted to agree with the prime minister's suggestions, they must have the emperor's handwritten edict, otherwise they would definitely not agree.

The development of things to this point has already exceeded the expectations of the third prince and the prime minister.

But all of this is under Zhao Ji's control.

Gradually, some ministers realized that something was wrong and found that they had no way to fight against the prime minister and the third prince. After thinking about it, they thought of Zhao Ji.

At first, there were only one or two people who came to visit, and Zhao Ji avoided them. But later, more and more people came to visit, and they seemed to be unwilling to see them, so Zhao Ji reluctantly let some of them in.

These ministers had long been quite dissatisfied with the prime minister and the third prince's control over the government.

Therefore, everyone who came to see Zhao Ji came straight to the point and said directly that they suspected that the emperor had met with an accident or had been controlled, and they wanted to ask Zhao Ji, the seal holder, to return to the harem to check.

Some ministers even told Zhao Ji directly that they suspected the prime minister was planning a rebellion.

All in all, most of these people are loyal ministers.

Although Zhao Ji still pretended to be seriously ill in bed, the old foxes in the court knew that Zhao Ji was pretending to be sick as soon as they saw his deliberately ruddy face.

They were even more unwilling to let go of Zhao Ji, this life-saving straw.

In addition, new news came from the battlefield that two more cities were captured from southern Xinjiang.

At this point, the 100,000-strong army in Southern Xinjiang was able to capture nearly fifteen cities from the Celestial Empire.

For a moment, everyone in the court was extremely shocked.

This is a situation that has never happened since the founding of the country. You know, when our ancestors lost a battle, at most they lost ten cities!

At this time, the distance between the newest city and the Celestial Empire was only three cities away.

In other words, as long as Southern Xinjiang captures three more cities, it will be able to reach the capital. By then, everyone in the court will be involved in a crazy war. The military generals will be fine, but these civil officials will probably be in trouble.

"How could the Southern Frontier's army, with only a mere 100,000 men, have fought to this point?"

"There are only a few cities left. If the fighting continues like this, even if I ascend the throne, I will only become a person who loses my country..."

The third prince paced back and forth anxiously in the hall, and the prime minister also had a headache. At the beginning, neither of them knew how to take Southern Xinjiang seriously, after all, it was a small border country. But now this small southern country gave them an extremely painful lesson.

Just as the third prince said, if this continues, the prime minister will become the prime minister of a doomed country, and the prince will become the prince of a doomed country.

No one can escape fate.

"Is there any way to move the capital to the north now?" The third prince asked the prime minister as if he had grasped at a straw in a desperate situation.

The prime minister's face was a little gloomy, and he was silent. At this moment, the third prince leaned back dejectedly. Now the third prince knew the so-called delaying tactic, and he was about to delay the country.

"I know that if the situation continues to develop like this, I will move the capital to three cities in the north today, and tomorrow the southern border will be able to attack three cities in the north! We have a million strong army! Are they unable to do anything while watching the kingdom fall?"

The third prince roared in the hall almost in despair.