"What did you say?"

Wen Chenxuan was completely confused. The Kingdom of Jin had clearly written a letter yesterday to make peace, so how could they suddenly send troops to attack?

All the civil and military officials were waiting outside, so Wen Chenxuan could only hurry out.

When they arrived at the imperial study, the ministers were whispering to each other and scratching their heads anxiously.

Seeing Wen Chenxuan coming, they knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Your Majesty, the Jin Kingdom is attacking from the south. How do you think we should deal with this?"

One of the ministers stood up first, his eyes red with anxiety.

They all knew that the Jin Kingdom was extremely ferocious and skilled in poison, and that they would die on the battlefield if they were not careful.

At this critical juncture, no one wants to die first.

Wen Chenxuan then realized that the letter from Jin Guo in the morning was simply a fake.

This move was truly ingenious, trying to make him let down his guard and then cut off the source of the problem.

I guess they also knew that they were seriously injured in the battle with Watten.

In addition, Wen Jingchi was expelled, so they dared to act so willfully.

"The Jin Kingdom is truly despicable and shameless. I will not let them go! Since they dare to send troops, we will also send troops to fight them immediately."

If they retreat at this time, they will lose the demeanor of a great country.

In the past, when the old emperor was still alive, the Jin Kingdom had always been wary and even willing to submit to him.

Now that the old emperor is dead and Wen Jingchi has gone to Jiangnan, they have begun to make moves, clearly not taking him seriously.

Wen Chenxuan set his gaze on the minister.

"Which of you is willing to lead the army? This is a matter of national importance. If anyone is willing to fight, I will definitely not treat him unfairly."

He glanced at everyone, and they all fell silent.

I wish I could bow my head into the dust and not even dare to breathe.

Obviously, none of them wanted to be the first to try something new.

This made Wen Chenxuan a little angry. "You bastards, I have raised you for nothing. Recommend candidates to me quickly, otherwise I will kill you all!"

"You bunch of useless people, you are always so forthcoming when giving your opinions, but now when the country is in danger, you all become cowards..."

Wen Chenxuan pointed at their noses and cursed angrily, but even so, no one dared to say a word.

Wen Chenxuan's eyes turned red with anger, but no matter how he cursed, these people remained silent.

After a long while, one of his trusted ministers took a step forward.

This made Wen Chenxuan even more angry. "Master Zhou, you are already an old man. Even if you are willing, I will not allow you to do so. What are you doing standing up?"

There are generals in the court who are capable of fighting, but at this time they all act like cowards.

When Lord Zhou was young, he was a famous general.

But now he is over sixty years old and it is impossible for him to lead troops into battle.

General Zhou bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. The reason why I stand up is because I know that there is a person who can definitely defend the country.

This time, the important task is given to him, and he will definitely be able to defeat the Jin Kingdom. The current emperor of the Jin Kingdom personally fought against that man, and finally surrendered in less than three days..."

After a moment of silence, Wen Chenxuan finally realized who he was talking about.

"Are you talking about Wen Jingchi?"

Because of this incident, the old emperor kept praising Wen Jingchi, and the other princes felt quite embarrassed.

It's not that he doesn't know that Wen Jingchi can defeat the Jin Dynasty.

It is because I know this that I don't want to give this task to him.

If he were allowed to win again, he would be regarded as a foolish and incompetent emperor in the eyes of the people.

He, Wen Jingchi, is the one who deserves to sit on the throne the most.

Lord Zhou nodded, "Your Majesty is wise. I am referring to the Ninth Prince. If he were here, he would surely be able to drive Jin Guoguo back to his lair just like he did last time."

“That’s enough!”

Before he could finish his words, Wen Chenxuan slammed the table in anger.

"Why are you all mentioning Wen Jingchi? Have you forgotten that I have asked him to go to Jiangnan? Without him, I can't defend the country?"

He seemed to be furious and continued to scold the ministers.

They lowered their heads and dared not breathe.

Wen Chenxuan first looked at the Marquis. He originally wanted Chu Lingfeng to go to the south to fight against the Kingdom of Jin.

But suddenly he remembered that he had been sent to the north to conquer another country.

He had already walked for a day and a night. Even if he withdrew halfway, it would be too late, and the fighting over there was also very fierce.

In desperation, he could only turn his attention to the former general.

The general is old and it is impossible for him to go to the battlefield in person. Now he serves as the Minister of War.

"General Guo, I heard that you have a son who is both civil and military, and is a talented general who is worse than his father. Why not let him go to the battle himself?"

General Guo was stunned for a moment and immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty is wise. I will go back and tell him to set off immediately and return victoriously."

Wen Chenxuan then nodded with satisfaction and rewarded him with some gold, silver and jewelry.

As soon as Wen Chenxuan left, General Guo immediately wiped the cold sweat from his head.

If I let my own son go to the battlefield, it would be terrible. He would never come back.

Although his son had experience on the battlefield, the Jin people were fierce and not someone that ordinary people could deal with.

What is needed is someone with combat experience, preferably someone who has fought against them.

There was no other candidate except Wen Jingchi.

Even if someone who is more skilled in martial arts and wiser than Wen Jingchi were to be the commander-in-chief, he would still be unlikely to win.

The most important thing about everything is mutual promotion and mutual restraint.

I thought the matter was a done deal, but who would have thought that the next day at noon, General Guo came in person to meet Wen Chenxuan.

He knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes and kowtowed to Wen Chenxuan.

"Your Majesty, my son is injured and has a broken bone at home. I'm afraid he can't go to the battle. Please choose someone else..."

"What did you say? How could he get hurt for no reason?"

Wen Chenxuan clenched his fists, a rage hidden in his heart that was about to explode.

"It was yesterday when I saw an out-of-control horse charging at a child on the street. He tried to stop the horse and was trampled by the horse, breaking his leg. Many people have seen this. I hope Your Majesty will put national affairs first and select someone more capable and virtuous!"

Wen Chenxuan was stunned for a moment, his face darkening to the extreme.

After General Guo left, he picked up the wine and drank it all.

"Does it really mean that I have to ask Wen Jingchi for help?"

He and Wen Jingchi have been at odds for a long time.

If he were summoned back at this time, how would he feel? He would definitely feel that I had something to ask of him.

I don’t know to what extent he will show off his power by then, and he might even negotiate conditions with me.

But if he is not allowed to come back, I am afraid that no civil or military official will be able to restrain the Jin Dynasty.

He is not a fool, so he naturally knows the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint.

Wen Jingchi was able to repel the Jin Kingdom within three days in the past, and he will certainly be able to do it this time.

In desperation, he could only summon Wen Jingchi back to join the battle.