I am the villain in the book

Including Li Kan, there were a total of seventeen "neutral faction" court officials, and there would be more in the future.

This was the true purpose of Wei Changtian establishing the Same Boat Association.

Secret matters that even Ning Yongnian and Wei Xianzheng were unaware of were transmitted to the ears of various "involved" officials through the double agents of the Same Boat Association, thereby coercing and luring them into taking the puppet pill, forming a political force that could be used by him.

In the later stages of the book "Martial Arts Great Pinnacle", a lot of content about court disputes was written. This time, he had taken out most of the "family assets" he could remember, determined to complete the basic framework of the Same Boat Association in the shortest possible time.

“. . . ”

The Supreme Being, the glorious Emperor, the dragon throne was still empty.

Ning Yongnian had not yet appeared, and the whispers in the Golden Luan Hall had not stopped.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from Li Kan's back, but his expression remained unchanged. His eyes swept over the fourteen people behind him, and names and positions flashed through his mind.

Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, the Imperial Household Department, the Six Ministries, military generals in the capital...

The origins of the fourteen people were diverse, but they were undoubtedly people with real power in their respective institutions.

Li Kan didn't know why these people were gathered by Wei Changtian and then took the pills to become members of the Same Boat Association.

But if the man from the Ministry of Justice hadn't lied to him, they were now undoubtedly in the same boat as him, with no way out, and could only share life and death, rise and fall with Wei Changtian.

His gaze paused for a few breaths, and he calmly turned his head back.

After glancing at the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, who was standing in the same row as him, separated only by an aisle, Li Kan finally focused his gaze on the back of a person in the front left.

Those who can stand in the first row of the court are basically Grand Secretaries of the Inner Cabinet, Ministers of various ministries and courts, Censors of the Censorate, and other high-ranking officials of the first or second rank.

Except for the two young men in the very center wearing gold robes embroidered with pythons and sleeves trimmed with sable.

And the one Li Kan was looking at at this time was the one at the head of the left row.

The Second Prince, Ning Wenyu.

“. . . ”

Looking at the nine four-clawed red pythons writhing in the waves on the golden robe, Li Kan's mood was extremely complicated.

And at this moment, the noise in the hall suddenly stopped abruptly.

Everyone instantly shut their mouths, and when Ning Yongnian walked out from behind the screen and sat firmly on the dragon throne, they all knelt down and shouted in unison.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live! Long live!"

“. . . ”

"Rise, my beloved subjects."

Ning Yongnian's expression was unreadable, and after everyone stood up, he continued:

"Today, we will not discuss other matters, but only matters of Da Feng."

"Now that the Xu family's rebellion has not been quelled, Da Feng is taking the opportunity to kick us when we are down."

"Should we fight this battle or not? Speak your minds."

The next day, the Shuzhou government office.

After a good discussion yesterday, Ning Yongnian had made a decision on how to respond to Da Feng's provocation.

And this result was passed to Wei Changtian's hands this afternoon.

Da Feng's sudden intervention was both unexpected and reasonable.

As the saying goes, take advantage of his illness to take his life.

Da Ning is now suffering such a great chaos, and the old opponent will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and it is reasonable to launch an attack at this time.

Even if the two countries really fight this national war into a protracted war, it is not impossible for Da Li, which is adjacent to Shuzhou, to join in the fun.

"Brother Chu, what do you think of this matter?"

Seeing Chu Xianping put down the secret letter, Wei Changtian turned his head and asked, "Do you think we will really fight?"

"Yes."

Unexpectedly, Chu Xianping gave a very affirmative answer: "And it will be very soon."

It will be a fight, and it will be a fight soon.

Wei Changtian was slightly stunned, and asked again: "Why?"

"Da Ning and Da Feng are already at odds with each other, so the latter will never let go of such a great opportunity."

Chu Xianping calmly analyzed: "And since we are going to fight, we must take action while the Jizhou rebellion has not been quelled... I even suspect that the Xu family has long been colluding with Da Feng."

The Xu family is colluding with Da Feng?

Wei Changtian subconsciously looked at the map hanging on the wall. After a moment of silence, he seemed to understand Chu Xianping's meaning a little.

From a geographical point of view, although Jizhou does not belong to the border states, it is adjacent to Yuanzhou and Xizhou, which are the westernmost regions and have disputes with Da Feng.

And if Da Feng wants to fight, it will definitely attack from this direction.

So if Yuan and Xi states can't hold on at that time, then the front line will be pressed to Jizhou, which is occupied by the Xu family.

Since the Xu family has rebelled, it is impossible to snipe Da Feng for the sake of any "national righteousness", and they will definitely open the city gates to welcome the "army of justice" at that time.

And in this way, Jizhou will be like a dagger deeply inserted into the hinterland of Da Ning.

Good fellow!

No wonder the Xu family did not resist in the capital after the incident, and ran back to Jizhou to defend it at the first time!

It turns out that the retreat is here!

Wei Changtian was surprised and turned his attention to Chu Xianping, who had guessed this level at once.

He was just about to open his mouth to praise a few words, but the latter frowned at this time and said:

"However, there is one thing I don't understand."

"His Majesty should not be unaware of the unfavorable situation at the moment. Even if he is confused for a while, so many people in the court cannot be confused together."

"At this time, we should try our best to delay, even if we abandon Yuan and Xi states to seek peace, we should not start a war with Da Feng."

"But why do we still have to fight?"

“. . . ”

Why fight?

Chu Xianping may not understand this question, but Wei Changtian knows it like the back of his hand.

Ning Yongnian just wants to deal with the Xu family and Da Feng together!

If you want to ask where this confidence comes from?

Hehe, the thirteenth Son of Heaven, the Yellow Dragon of Fortune is very obvious, this thirty-first emperor of Da Ning is floating!

But having said that, if Wei Changtian were to make a judgment, he really thinks Ning Yongnian will win.

After all, the Yellow Dragon of Fortune blesses the "Royal Way", which means that in this field, unless the strength is too different, Ning Yongnian should not have opponents.

As for what he needs to do in this war...

"Cough, Brother Chu, since we are already going to fight, there is no point in thinking about the reasons."

Wei Changtian coughed dryly and directly threw the problem to Chu Xianping: "What do you think we should do next?"

"Hmm."

Hearing this, Chu Xianping nodded, no longer thinking about "Why Ning Yongnian wants to fight this battle", and thought about Wei Changtian's question for a while.

"Huff ~"

A gust of wind blew in from the window, blowing the secret letter on the table to the ground.

Chu Xianping paused, bent down to pick up the secret letter, and already had the answer when he looked up again.

"Young Master..."

"You, or Lord Wei, need to go to Jizhou as soon as possible."