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Chapter 412 Questions from Emperor Changxing

Prince Jin's Mansion, the main hall.

Qiuhu was rampant, but the palace was very cold.

Concubine Jin sat on the main seat in the main hall with a cold face.

Everyone, including Chen Xiulan, was so frightened that they fell silent and even walked on tiptoe.

Only Lanzhi, the maid who grew up with her, didn't realize it.

Holding a drink, she comforted her softly, "Princess, you are still pregnant, put down the newspaper first to calm down. If you get angry and ruin your body and the little prince in your stomach, it won't be worth it."

"Besides, the Grand Master has the final say on military affairs. As women, we can't help you no matter how angry we are, can't we?"

Concubine Jin glared at her personal servant girl, then turned to look at her husband who was pretending to write something aside.

"Still pretending! This princess bets you that you can't write a smooth sentence."

Hey.

Chen Xiulan smiled and stopped the pen in her hand.

"I haven't written any articles, I'm just practicing calligraphy, practicing calligraphy!"

Since Princess Jin became pregnant, he rarely left the gate of the palace.

Maybe it's because pregnant women are not easy to mess with, but now Chen Xiulan has lost a lot of weight, and from a distance she looks a bit delicate.

"The weather is sweltering today, be careful when practicing martial arts, don't get heat stroke."

"Understood." Chen Xiulan nodded hastily, "After practicing for a long time, it becomes a habit. If I don't practice martial arts for a day, I will feel uncomfortable all over."

Princess Jin rolled her eyes, and shook the newspaper in her hand, "My lord, what will father do with this field?"

Lanzhi quickly reminded, "Princess, it's Tian Hongyan from the Wild Goose Legion."

"Yes. It's Tian Hongyan."

With a sullen face, Princess Jin slapped the handle of the grand master's chair hard.

It seemed that it was not a chair but Tian Hongyan.

"I think that the father disregarded the regulations of the Ministry of War and sent this bastard to defend the western frontier. Then it was his duty to resist and expel the Xiliang people. The newspaper said that he knew that our army was not strong enough, but he just stayed in the ravine. Don't listen to them, just watch the front beating people to death, causing heavy casualties in the end."

"It really makes no sense."

Concubine Jin became more and more angry, "This kind of person is still a general of the army, he will be cut up and sent to the palace to be Chang Lu's subordinate."

cough cough.

Lanzhi rolled her eyes and coughed repeatedly.

boom!
Princess Jin patted the chair again before staring at her husband sitting on the other side.

"Did the lord say so?"

Chen Xiulan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she could only comfort her.

"We haven't heard the news about the military in the west yet. For the time being, it's just what the newspaper said. No one knows the details. Let's wait for the battle report from the fortress first."

"Newspaper? What's the matter with the newspaper?" Princess Jin was very unconvinced, "every time it reports it is true. For example, the one in Baekje..."

Speaking of this, her voice couldn't help lowering her voice a lot, "King Qi who was far away in Baekje disappeared when he said he was missing, and there is still no news of it."

The two are fighting.

bang bang.

The main hall door rang.

The voice of Wangfu Chief Shi came in.

"My lord, someone has come to the palace and wants you to enter the palace immediately."

The couple in the main hall looked at each other in astonishment, and Chen Xiulan comforted his wife a few more words before he hurriedly changed his clothes and entered Miyagi.

When they arrived at the imperial study, Chen Xiulan's eyes flickered.

Except for Chen Xiuzhu who had not returned, all the adult princes or princes had arrived.

After saluting, Chen Xiulan shrank behind her elder brother King Qin as usual, intending to pretend to be dead.

However, he was stopped by Emperor Changxing from above.

"Brother Lan, is your wife not letting you eat again? If so, tell me, I will ask Fan Wen, the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites, how did she teach her?"

Emperor Changxing's eyes were already not very good, but he could still clearly tell that the figure in front of him was much thinner than last time.

All the princes in the hall looked at me and you, all of them had strange expressions.

Chen Xiulan blushed.

"Going back to my father, this is nothing. Fan Shangshu is in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette of the Empire, and the most important thing is the etiquette of the family, the country and the world. Under his teaching since childhood, the princess has always been gentle...virtuous."

cough cough.

Speaking of which, in front of a group of brothers who were jokingly looking at him, he coughed twice in disguise.

"I just feel that walking around Xingji City with a whole body of fat is a loss of royal dignity, so I eat less every meal. In fact, the princess has always asked my son to eat more, saying that she likes to have a big heart and a fat body." ..."

Emperor Changxing nodded, "That's right. If she didn't let you eat more before, you wouldn't have grown up like this."

Puchi.

The other princes finally couldn't help laughing.

There was another laugh between father and son before Chen Xiulan returned to her place.

Soon, everyone fell silent.

It's time to get down to business.

"Emperors, who read today's newspaper?" Emperor Changxing asked.

Chen Xiulan stood up subconsciously, "Father, my son just watched it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Looking back, I found that the other brothers were standing obediently, and they all looked at him as if they saw a joke.

"Has anyone else seen it?"

Emperor Changxing moved his eyes slowly, subconsciously held his breath when he saw someone.

After a while, Qin Wang Chen Xiumei and Ming Wang Chen Xiujian stood up at the same time, their faces were full of bewilderment.

"Father, I wonder what newspaper you mentioned?"

"Eldest brother Huang said it is very true, and my son also said the same thing."

Emperor Changxing looked at his two sons, "You really haven't seen it?"

"Father," King Qin trembled, "Recently, my son has been studying hard at the palace to learn all kinds of knowledge."

"The sage said that he read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. The more books he read, the less he knew. My son felt that his words made sense, so he asked Chang Shi to pick some books."

"Speaking of which, if you hadn't summoned me, Father, I would still be tirelessly reading the scroll in the study right now."

"Oh? Really!" Emperor Changxing was very pleased.

He asked with interest what King Qin had been reading recently, and then asked Chang Lu to deliver the newspaper to the son who was standing still in the row.

"What about King Ming? Are you also studying in the palace?"

"Return to Father." Chen Xiujian took a step forward, scratching his head with a smirk, "Although my son also likes to read, he hasn't recently."

"These days, the western border is unstable and the situation in Baekje in the east is frequent. As the royal family, the minister must dare to be the first in the world. Therefore, the minister has been practicing martial arts hard in the palace recently, and is ready to fight for Yunchui at any time The battlefield is prepared to ensure the peace of my territory."

"Very good." Emperor Changxing looked even happier.

However, when he looked at Chen Xiulan, he suddenly put away the smile on his face.

"Prince Jin, since you have finished reading the newspaper, let's talk about your thoughts first."

Chen Xiulan shrank her neck, "Father must be asking about the headlines. My son thinks..."

He stammered: "My son thinks that the content in the newspaper is just an unconfirmed one-sided story, and we should wait for the battle report from the fortress to come back."

Emperor Changxing was noncommittal, but reached out to touch the heavy paperweight.

All the princes under the dragon case froze.

Although they read the newspaper, they were actually paying attention to what was going on there.

Ever since Emperor Changxing suffered from headaches, he used to pick up paperweights or brushes to smash people when he was upset.

In the current situation, the rebellious son Chen Xiulan naturally bears the brunt.

But what if the Changxing Emperor above hit the wrong direction or Chen Xiulan dodged it?

The princes who were rich and precious had to think a lot.

Chang Lu hurried over with tea, "Your Majesty, let's moisten your mouth with a sip of tea first."

Taking advantage of the time when Emperor Changxing was receiving the tea, he quietly moved the paperweight aside.

"Listen up, I'll take the report in the newspaper as true now, and tell me how to deal with the Yanhui Legion and Dingxi?"

"If it's true." Chen Xiulan's neck was a little thicker, "Father, the people in the whole city are now scolding Tian Hongyan, and the scolding is so ugly, it's simply not enough to kill the people."

"As for my son, I also feel that General Tian is dereliction of duty. He should be removed from the position of general of the legion immediately, and then arrested and brought back to Xingji City for trial. After the reason is found out, he will be released."

"Are many people outside the palace scolding the Yan Hui Legion?" Emperor Changxing couldn't help sitting up straight.

cough.

Chen Xiulan coughed, "It can be said that General Tian is the target of Wan Fu now. If he dares to show his face in Xingji City now, the saliva of the common people can help him bathe several times."

The corners of Emperor Changxing's mouth trembled, and he changed the subject.

"What about Dingxi County?"

Chen Xiulan seemed to speak fluently, and the words became much more fluent.

"Father, my son went to Guangxin to train in Guangxin the year before last, and even went to Nanfeng to witness the disaster of war."

"It has been three years since Xiliang invaded our Dingxi County. The west of Luoxia must be a barren land. I feel that I should send food, clothes, seeds, etc. to Dingxi immediately to show the favor of my father and the court, and at the same time let the people of Dingxi Get back to normal life."

"As long as there are enough people and food, I believe that Dingxi County will soon become the barrier to the west of Yunchui again."

Emperor Changxing nodded.

He glanced at the sons below, "Then who of you is willing to go to Stone City for me?"

(End of this chapter)