The fat peasant girl wants to counterattack

As soon as the news of South Vietnam's intention to launch a large-scale offensive and the fall of King Zhennan came to Beijing, the court hall exploded the next day.

The courtiers were talking a lot, but fortunately, they all agreed on the main battle, and no one proposed peace regardless of life and death.

The main reason is that the current Holy Emperor is not a coward. Even if he does not declare it, he will definitely not agree to compromise with South Vietnam.

As a courtier, understanding the holy will is a must course. You can have your own ideas on details, but the general direction cannot be wrong, otherwise you will be courting death.

Even though the emperor's expression showed no sign of joy or anger, he was also a decisive and decisive king when he was young. However, in recent years, his methods have become gentler as he got older.

But the courtiers still didn't dare to pluck the hair out of the tiger's mouth.

Even if a tiger doesn't bite, it's still a tiger. It's impossible to tell when it will devour a person if it's annoyed.

In the court, the emperor, who was sitting on the dragon chair, said solemnly: "Now King Zhennan's old illness has relapsed. Although the sons of King Zhennan are all brave and good at fighting, their deterrent effect on South Vietnam is not as good as that of King Zhennan. What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a young civil servant was eager to express his views and said: "To report to your Majesty, I think we should immediately order Dingbeihou to go to Pingling Pass. With Dingbeihou here, Pingling Pass will definitely be safe and sound."

A military general couldn't stand him and immediately said: "You are just farting. Marquis Dingbei went to Pingling Pass. Pingling Pass was saved. What should I do about Yannan Pass? You go and defend it!"

The young civil servant was naturally dissatisfied. He waved his sleeves and said arrogantly, "It's vulgar. It's insulting to be polite in front of the Holy Lord. The Northern Qi Dynasty didn't use troops against Dagan. Yannan Pass is doing well now, so it's natural that it should be done first." Take care of Pingling Pass."

The general chuckled and pointed at the opponent's nose and said: "You are really naive. Today the Northern Qi will not attack Yannan Pass. Can you promise not to attack tomorrow? If the Northern Qi suddenly launches an attack, Dingbeihou will have time to attack." Are you going to rush back to Pinling Pass? Or you can make Northern Qi retreat with just your mouth. Otherwise, let the Holy Emperor send you to Pinling Pass this time. As long as you, Mr. Zhang, are here, you can make South Vietnam withdraw. Maybe you will be embarrassed. I have to compensate Daqian for several cities."

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The young Master Zhang was so angry that he realized that he had not considered it well.

An old man from the same faction as Mr. Zhang stood up and spoke for him: "Your Majesty, although Mr. Zhang's proposal is a bit reckless, it is still a way. It's just that this method is a bit risky after all, so why not make a compromise? , send a prince who is good at conquering and fighting. The prince represents the Holy One and will surely be able to appease the three armies, deter the enemy, and enhance our national prestige!"

This was said beautifully, and the emperor's expression softened obviously.

The person who just said this was Prime Minister Yun, who was very prestigious in the court, especially among the civil servants, and almost half of them followed his lead.

He is a tactful person and has been an old fox for many years.

But everyone knows that Master Yun supports the eldest prince. This is almost a secret known to everyone.

Needless to say, Lord Yun wanted to create opportunities for the eldest prince.

Although King Zhennan fell, his descendants are still at Pinling Pass.

The tiger father has no dog sons. King Zhennan now has five sons and more than a dozen grandsons, almost all of whom are capable of conquering and fighting. There is no shortage of generals in the army. If the eldest prince leaves, he will not be in danger. Even if you go on an expedition, you must be heavily guarded. As long as you stay at the border for a few years, you can easily earn military merit.

At that time, the eldest prince will be the first prince to have been on the battlefield, and the other princes will be far from comparable.

The most important point is that this time you can go to Pinling Pass to make good friends with the Zhennan Palace. The Zhennan Palace has a lot of troops and the Holy One relies on it very much. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a courtesy.

If we can make good friends with the Zhennan Palace and get the Zhennan Palace to support the eldest prince, it will be easy for the eldest prince to ascend to the position of crown prince in the future.

You would be a fool not to do such a good thing.The emperor then asked: "Which prince does Yun Aiqing think should be sent?"

Prime Minister Yun seemed to be completely selfless when he said: "To report to Your Majesty, I believe that the eldest prince is worthy of all the posts. The eldest prince has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, and he is a steady man. He is the daughter of the Queen of the Middle Palace, and he is the first prince of His Majesty. He holds the most weight among the princes, so I think the eldest prince is the most suitable candidate."

All the ministers were old foxes for many years, and no one was worse than the other. It was not just Prime Minister Yun who saw the opportunity.

Nowadays, the battle for the crown prince cannot be said to be fierce, but almost everyone has already chosen a team, and naturally they have to fight for the prince they are optimistic about.

So they all said:
"Your Majesty, I think that the eldest prince is not good at martial arts, so the second prince is more suitable. The second prince is only one year younger than the eldest prince, is equally stable, and his martial arts skills are far better than the eldest prince."

"I think the third prince is more suitable. He is both civil and military, and he is polite and courteous to the corporal. This visit will definitely calm the morale of the army."

"I believe that the fifth prince is the best candidate. The fifth prince's nature is most worthy of the emperor, and he will definitely be able to represent the emperor and return with a great victory."

"I believe that the sixth prince looks most like the emperor, and he is destined to do so."

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The courtiers gave various reasons for recommending him, and they were all exhaustive. Look, even those who looked like the emperor came up with them.

However, the emperor listened carefully and found that no one seemed to recommend the fourth prince, Prince Huai!

All the princes have been recommended many times. Why should he not recommend his Yu'er? This is unreasonable. Who are you looking down on?
So the emperor became a little angry. Looking at the commotion below, he suddenly slapped the dragon case.

All the courtiers were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please calm down, I and others deserve to die!"

In fact, the courtiers were quite confused. They usually argued endlessly during the morning court. The Holy Father always watched their quarrels, so why did they get angry today?
The emperor did not ask the courtiers to get up, but watched them kneeling quietly. After a while, he asked a minister: "Song Aiqing, is there anyone you want to recommend?"

The minister who was suddenly called was a little confused. What does it have to do with him? Why was he suddenly called? Is it because he didn't speak just now?

He said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I don't have one. My father and eldest brother are both at Yannan Pass, and there is no one I want to recommend in Dingbei Hou Mansion."

It turns out that this is Song Hansheng, the second son of Dingbeihou and the second uncle of King Huai.

Because he was weak since he was a child, he was not suitable for practicing martial arts and going to the battlefield, so he took the imperial examination and became a civil servant. He is now the minister of Dali Temple.

The emperor felt a little depressed.

I've given you such obvious hints, but you still don't understand?Hurry up and recommend your good nephew, you are my second uncle.

Song Hansheng naturally understood what the emperor meant, but he couldn't.

The Dingbei Hou Mansion cannot get involved in the dispute over the crown prince, let alone let King Huai get involved, even if they don't want this military exploit.

Seeing that the hint was not enough, the emperor could only make it clear: "Song Aiqing, my fourth son, King Huai, has the highest martial arts among the princes. Even all the princes put together cannot compare with him. Why don't you recommend King Huai?"