Chapter 288 I am willing to give up my position as prime minister

Dawu Dynasty.

Li Zheng Palace.

Emperor Wu sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the ministers in the hall.

At this time, the eunuch next to Emperor Wu said:

"If you have the foundation to start a memorial, if you don't have the foundation to retreat from the court."

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, a minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, now that the southeast has been settled, the vassal kings from all over Daxia have expanded their troops, and Daxia has already reached the eve of its disintegration. I think we should move our troops eastward. Once Daxia If there is a civil war, we will attack Daxia."

As soon as this minister finished speaking, another minister said: "Now is the best time to destroy Daxia. Once Daxia is destroyed, the generals will become more powerful than ever before, and your majesty will become the emperor with the greatest achievements since the founding of the Dawu Dynasty. Emperor."

Later, more ministers stood up. Their thoughts were basically the same, that is, Dawu should launch a full-scale war and directly destroy Daxia.

After hearing the words of the ministers, Emperor Wu laughed unbridled. After laughing for a while, Emperor Wu said: "I really didn't expect that you are more anxious than me!"

"But having said that, Daxia should indeed disappear from this world."

Having said this, Emperor Wu couldn't help but sigh.

"Time flies so fast. I still remember the heroic words that guy Lu Xingqiu said to me when he came to Dawu. I didn't expect that I was still in my prime, but Lu Xingqiu was dying."

"Since he is dead, then I will do something good and help him realize his wish, hahahaha..."

Just as Emperor Wu was laughing loudly, suddenly, a soldier who specialized in conveying urgent military information entered the hall, "Your Majesty, there is something unusual happening in the Northern Kingdom!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu's laughter stopped abruptly.

But then his face was full of confusion, what did the abnormal movement in the North have to do with them.

The Northern Kingdom does not border Dawu. Could it be that the Northern Kingdom has rebelled and is going south to attack Daxia?

If that's the case, that's great.

At this time, the eunuch hurriedly came to the soldier, took the information from the soldier's hand, then quickly walked to Emperor Wu's side and handed the information to Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu took a look at the information, and his face darkened instantly.

He originally thought that the Northern Kingdom had gone south to attack the Daxia court, but he did not expect that the Northern Kingdom actually bought Yong'an County of the Qi Kingdom. In this way, the land of the Northern Kingdom directly bordered the Dawu Dynasty.

And it's not just as simple as land bordering, the North Kingdom also immediately sent 30,000 heavy cavalry to station in Yong'an County.

What does the North want to do?

Thirty thousand heavy cavalry are stationed in a small Yong'an County?

This is obviously for the Dawu Dynasty!

When the ministers in the main hall saw Emperor Wu's face so ugly, they were all curious. What did the North Kingdom do to make Emperor Wu's face look so ugly?

At this moment, Emperor Wu said: "Beiguo bought Yong'an County of Qi State and stationed 30,000 heavy cavalry in Yong'an County."

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

"What, Beiguo actually bought Yong'an County of Qi State. Doesn't Beiguo border Dawu?"

"What does Beiguo want to do?"

"As soon as we bought Yong'an County, we immediately sent 30,000 heavy cavalry to station in Yong'an County. I'm afraid this is for Dawu!"

"Didn't the eldest princess just sign a business cooperation agreement with Beiguo? How could Beiguo do such a thing?"

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Listening to the discussion of the officials in the hall, Emperor Wu said, "What do you think the Northern King is doing for this?"

After hearing this, a minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Northern King probably wants to buy Yong'an County, and then go south directly from Yong'an County, bypassing the Qi State, and attack the Daxia court."

After hearing the minister's guess, Emperor Wu continued: "I didn't make it clear just now. Although Beiguo bought Yong'an County, it only bought half. The half bought did not match the area controlled by the Daxia court. border."

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Upon hearing Emperor Wu's words, the ministers were stunned.

When most ministers heard that Beiguo had purchased Yong'an County, they thought that Beiguo was planning to take action against the city controlled by the Daxia court. As a result, Beiguo only bought half of it, and it only bordered the Dawu Dynasty. Doesn't that mean that Beiguo was really in conflict with the Dawu Dynasty? Coming with Dawu?

That was 30,000 heavy cavalry, and it was the heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom. Although they had not seen the strength of the Northern Kingdom's army with their own eyes, since the King of the North went to the Northern Kingdom, the barbarians in the north had not benefited from the Northern Kingdom's army.

If the Northern Kingdom's 30,000 heavy cavalry entered the Dawu Dynasty, the Dawu Dynasty would have to dispatch at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers to cope with it.

At this time, Emperor Wu's eyes fell on Chai Jiliang, "Chai Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?"

Chai Jiliang thought for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Northern Kingdom bought Yong'an County and stationed troops in Yong'an County mainly to deter Dawu and prevent Dawu from sending troops to Daxia during the civil strife in Daxia."

Emperor Wu said: "Emperor Xia is already dying. King Bei doesn't want to seize the throne, so why is he guarding Da Wu instead?"

Chai Jiliang said: "Perhaps the Northern King did not intend to compete for that position immediately. Although the Northern Kingdom has strong military strength, it is not rich. When the Northern King arrived in the Northern Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom was poor and had nothing. The Northern Kingdom can be what it is today, mainly because of Because the King of the North valued commerce, he used commercial trade to alleviate the shortage of food and clothing in the North."

"The current Northern Kingdom is still relatively fragile. If a large-scale war breaks out, it will be difficult for the Northern Kingdom's material reserves to support the Northern Kingdom's army to conquer the entire Great Xia."

"So for the Northern King, the best thing is to wait while stabilizing the development of the Northern Kingdom. After the various vassal kings in Daxia are almost fighting each other and their strength is weakened, the Northern Kingdom can reap the benefits."

After hearing what Chai Jiliang said, Emperor Wu said, "In other words, King Bei and I actually have the same idea?"

Chai Jiliang said: "I think so."

Emperor Wu snorted coldly and said, "No wonder Beiwang immediately dispatched 30,000 heavy cavalry to Yong'an County as soon as he bought it."

"In this case, if we want to send troops to Daxia, we must pass the Northern Kingdom."

Having said this, Emperor Wu fell into deep thought, and the ministers in the hall who had just advocated sending troops to Daxia also fell into deep thought.

Under the current circumstances, if Dawu sends troops to Daxia, the Northern Kingdom will inevitably send troops to attack Dawu. The Northern Kingdom's military strength is not weak, and fighting on two fronts will have great disadvantages for Dawu.

We must think of a way, preferably to win over the Dayue Dynasty.

After a long while, Emperor Wu spoke to a eunuch beside him and said, "Go and inform the eldest princess and ask her to come to the imperial study room after the court. I need to see her if I have anything to do."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the eunuch left, Emperor Wu said: "It is difficult to destroy Daxia with Dawu alone. I plan to win over Dayue and become an ally with Dayue to jointly attack the Daxia Dynasty."

After hearing what Emperor Wu said, the Minister of Rites stood up and said: "Your Majesty's move is really wonderful! Let Dayue hold back the Northern Kingdom, and then we, Great Wu, can attack Daxia with confidence. Dayue can resist the barbarian coalition's march south, and it will surely delay There’s nothing wrong with living in a little north country.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu said calmly: "I just don't know if the eldest princess can convince Dayue."

Having said this, Emperor Wu glanced at the officials in the hall and said, "Dear ladies, do you have anything else to do? If not, I will be here early this morning."

After hearing this, an official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has already reached the age of marriage. It is time for your majesty to choose a good son-in-law for the eldest princess."

After the words fell, the entire court instantly became extremely quiet, and the sound of people breathing could be heard. All the ministers' eyes fell on Emperor Wu, and the ministers seemed to be waiting for Emperor Wu's answer.

The eldest princess's marriage has always been the most concerned by the ministers in the court. Now that the eldest princess has been single, many ministers are worried that Emperor Wu will train the eldest princess to be his successor, and then let the eldest princess adopt a son-in-law into the royal family.

Now many ministers are thinking that if they can get the eldest princess to marry early, then they can use the eldest princess as a reason to get married and gradually weaken the power in the hands of the eldest princess.

In the eyes of the clan, the fact that the eldest princess is already in her thirties and is still not married is obviously abnormal. She must be planning something famous in her heart. As long as the eldest princess does not get married, they will not feel at ease. I feel that the eldest princess will become the next emperor of Dawu.

Seeing someone mentioning Wu Yunwan's marriage, Emperor Wu smiled and said, "It seems that you are more concerned about Yunwan's life events than I am."

"But I once promised her that I will help her choose a husband only when she wants to get married."

"She doesn't want to get married now, so let's let this matter go."

Hearing this, an older member of the clan couldn't stand. He immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, Dawu women will get married when they reach the age of sixteen. How can there be a woman who is not married in her thirties?" of."

"If the eldest princess refuses to marry, some women will inevitably follow suit. If all the women in Dawu are unwilling to marry, then the population of Dawu is likely to drop significantly. This will shake the country's foundation!"

"The eldest princess is a royal princess. Even if your majesty makes her the eldest princess, you should not give her special privileges. Please, your majesty, choose a good son-in-law for the eldest princess as soon as possible."

After hearing these words, Emperor Wu's face darkened. As an emperor, how could he not know what these people were thinking.

These people were obviously afraid that they would pass the throne to Wu Yunwan.

The reason why he named Wu Yunwan the eldest princess back then was because of some special reasons, but it did not mean that he would violate the ancestral precepts and pass the throne to a woman.

Emperor Wu said at this time: "I will talk to Junwan about this later. Do you have anything else to do, dear sir? If nothing happens, just retreat from the court."

Seeing that Emperor Wu did not give a clear answer, the ministers knew that Emperor Wu most likely had no intention of getting married.

At this moment, Chai Jiliang suddenly stood up and said boldly: "Your Majesty, I have admired the eldest princess for a long time. I sincerely ask your Majesty to marry me."

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall fell into deathly silence.

People have known for a long time that the relationship between Chai Jiliang and the eldest princess is unusual, but people did not expect that Chai Jiliang would dare to propose to Emperor Wu to marry the eldest princess.

The ministers couldn't help but think, is Chai Jiliang crazy?

It's inappropriate to leave a good prime minister alone and actually want to marry the eldest princess!

Since ancient times, Dawu's consorts have not been reused. Even those who once had official positions will have their official positions removed after marrying the princess. This is also to prevent the consort from usurping power.

Generally, the prince-in-law of a princess cannot be reused, let alone the eldest princess.

With the identity and status of the eldest princess, anyone who marries her will basically have their career over.

Chai Jiliang is the prime minister. If he marries the eldest princess and his official position is not reduced, the eldest princess will be more powerful in the court. Therefore, once Chai Jiliang really marries the eldest princess, he must resign as prime minister. Bit.

People were a little confused, wondering what kind of wind Chai Jiliang had.

However, at this moment, Emperor Wu showed a smile, and then he said: "Chai Aiqing, you are my most valued minister. You have to think clearly, you are the prime minister now. If you really marry Junwan, I am afraid that you will You can’t enter the main gate of Li Zheng Palace every day.”

Chai Jiliang said: "I have already considered it carefully. For the sake of the eldest princess, I am willing to give up my position as prime minister."

After hearing Chai Jiliang's words, all the ministers in the hall were thinking was that there was something wrong with this guy's mind that he would give up his official career for a woman.

Although in the Dawu Dynasty, the prime minister is a high-risk profession, and nine out of ten prime ministers will not end well, but the prime minister is a prime minister after all, and the power in his hands is still very great, and this guy actually said he didn't want it.

At this moment, a clan minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chai is a talented person who has dedicated his whole life for Dawu. He is fully worthy of the eldest princess. Since Mr. Chai is willing to give up his position as prime minister for the eldest princess, I boldly ask your majesty to grant Mr. Chai a hand in marriage." .”

Emperor Wu was not angry this time, and then said: "Chai Aiqing, I already know what you think, but I also said that Jun Wan has to make her own decision about her marriage. How about this? I will find an opportunity to ask her and see. What did she think?"

"Okay, that's it for now. My dear friends, do you have anything else to do? If nothing else, just leave the court."

Hearing Emperor Wu's words, some ministers reacted instantly, they had been tricked.

It's true that Chai Jiliang likes the eldest princess. The relationship between the two is already very good. Everyone knows that Chai Jiliang is from the eldest princess's faction. Therefore, Chai Jiliang will continue to stay in the court for the eldest princess. It is impossible for him to propose marrying the eldest princess. Class words.

He brought it up at this time, not only to show to others that he, Chai Jiliang, was attracted to the eldest princess, but others would move aside.

You must know that Chai Jiliang is the capable minister under Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu will definitely not agree to marry the eldest princess to Chai Jiliang. The final result is that the marriage of the eldest princess has been delayed and then nothing happened.

After wondering why Chai Jiliang proposed to marry the eldest princess, the ministers immediately hated Chai Jiliang and gritted their teeth.

What happened today will definitely spread to the ears of the common people soon. By then, the common people will know that Chai Jiliang admires the eldest princess. One is Emperor Wu's humerus minister, and the other is the apple of Emperor Wu's eye. The two of them are so well matched, who dares to interfere again? foot.

But if Emperor Wu does not grant the marriage, the relationship between the two will continue to drag on. The eldest princess will still be single, and Chai Jiliang will still be the prime minister.

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at the same time.

After Emperor Wu left the Li Zheng Hall, he went to the Imperial Study Room, where Wu Yunwan was already waiting.

After seeing Emperor Wu come in, Wu Yunwan immediately saluted and said, "I have met my father."

Emperor Wu said directly: "Yunwan, my father has a task for you."

Emperor Wu actually did not want Wu Yunwan to continue to accumulate too much credit, but it was Wu Yunwan who had to go to Dayue as an envoy and win over Emperor Yue to form an alliance to destroy Daxia.

Wu Yunwan has a very good relationship with Emperor Yue, and only she can persuade Emperor Yue to do so, making it more likely that others will fail when sending envoys to Dayue.