Zhao Zhongchong and Zhao Zhongchong bowed slightly, not even daring to raise their heads, and just waited respectfully for Zhu Tianzhao to speak.

Shen Chen lowered his head, but he couldn't help but snorted in his heart. The emperor liked to put on airs too much. However, even though he was muttering in his heart, he couldn't show any displeasure on his face. Now the power of life and death rests with him. in hand.

When he was in the county town, Shen Chen realized that if he could not strengthen his power, trouble would keep coming and threaten the safety of his family. At that time, he began to actively build his power. Although he would inevitably encounter many dangers, the Shen family However, his family business is very stable, and Shen Xuyuan is getting promoted day by day.

And he had long understood that no matter how he expanded his power, he was just a mere minister. Serving the emperor was the biggest trouble in the world. Just as Li Chengfeng asked him, in this country, there are three princes and nine ministers, and hundreds of ministers below. Ministers, what position is most suitable for you? Shen Chen gave a very straightforward answer. If you want to enter the official career, it is best to be an emperor.

After all, he was also a person who was reborn in another world, and his transcendent thoughts were unmatched by people of this era. If he wanted to do something great, becoming an emperor was really a matter of course.

However, what this kind of thing requires is opportunity, not something that can be accomplished overnight, and now that I am relying on others, this idea is just spinning in my head. If the emperor trusts me enough, he will become a free prince or something like that in the future. It’s not a bad idea to settle for the next best thing.

After a long time, Zhu Tianzhao closed the memorial, then slowly raised his head, his eyes fell on the three of them, and said with a half-smile: "Chen Chen, you are now the adopted son of the Queen Mother of Qinglan Kingdom, and you have a dignified royal status. There is no need to lower your head like you two adults, please raise your head."

Shen Chen couldn't tell that this was an irony, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty clearly knows that I have no choice but to accept the Queen Mother's wishes. This so-called royal status is just a false name. How can I dare to compare with these two adults because of my humble body? I have never forgotten it." It’s your duty as a minister.”

"It seems that you still have some self-awareness, so let me ask you, the evil way is causing chaos, which is a great opportunity to defeat the Qinglan Kingdom, why do you want to help the Qinglan Kingdom royal family instead!" Zhu Tianzhao asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Tianzhao scolded him angrily, and the power of the dragon suddenly appeared, as if tens of thousands of tons and mountains were pressing down on him. Neither Zhao Zhongchong nor Zhao Zhongchong could lift their heads.

However, Shen Chen was not overwhelmed by the emperor's momentum, and replied methodically: "The evil way intends to change the dragon vein and replace it with the royal family of Qinglan Kingdom. This is indeed a good opportunity to wipe out Qinglan Kingdom. However, Qinglan Kingdom Although the royal family of the country provoked a war, at least they did not kill innocent people. These evil spirits are bloodthirsty and ferocious, and they also have the ability to summon corpses and chaos from the dead world. If the evil spirits are allowed to take power, who knows how many Innocent lives will suffer as a result."

Zhu Tianzhao sneered and said: "Our country has Dao Sect as the state religion. As early as when traces of evil were discovered in Jiangzhou, Dao Sect's troops had already been dispatched. All you need to do is report the location of Qinglan Kingdom after you find out the enemy's situation. When the time comes, the royal family of the Qinglan Kingdom will reap the consequences for provoking a war, but will be cut off from their destiny by the evil way. But if the Taoist Sect of our country descends from the sky and destroys the evil way, wouldn't it save a lot of trouble."

Shen Chen secretly laughed. The emperor's idea was really beautiful. If a country could be destroyed so easily, how could the eight kingdoms of China have fought for hundreds of years?

He respectfully replied: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. However, it was not me who discovered that this evil way was causing trouble, but Qingweizong, a branch of the Dao Sect in the Qinglan Kingdom. It is difficult for me to stop them from annihilating the evil way with my own power." ."

At this time, Zhao Zhongchong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, from what I can see, there is a branch of the Dao Sect involved, but Shen Chen's power cannot reverse this matter."

Zhu Tianzhao also seemed to understand that it would be unreasonable to hold Shen Chen responsible for this matter, but his expression did not soften, and he still said coldly: "I can understand your difficulties regarding this matter of the Dao Sect, but this evil Dao is causing chaos. Even if you can't stop Zhengdao from helping, you can take advantage of this opportunity to assassinate the Emperor of Qinglan Kingdom. At the beginning, they also sent assassins to assassinate General Jiangzhou, so it can be regarded as retaliating with tooth."

Zhu Tianzhao obviously thought that Shen Chen was coveting the position of the enemy's royal family, so he accepted that identity. His words were filled with anger from time to time, which made both Zhao Zhongchong and Zhao Zhongchong shiver down their spines.

Originally, both of them had the intention of saying good things to Shen Chen and helping him overcome this difficulty. After all, if Shen Chen could overcome this difficulty, then half of the great achievements he had made were due to the two of them. Yes, whether the two countries go to war or reach a peace agreement in the future, as far as the current scene is concerned, if the Empress Dowager Wen can come here in person, then the credit is not small, and it will be of great benefit to future promotions.

However, now Zhu Tianzhao asked questions one after another, making the two of them anxious and anxious.

If Shen Chen said that he had not thought of assassinating the emperor of the enemy country, it would prove that he was not capable. After all, although the task was to collect intelligence about the enemy country, if there was a chance to contact the emperor, and even more such a good opportunity, that would be the assassination. Chance.

However, Shen Chen was well prepared and said loudly: "Assassinating Zhu Tianzhao will indeed bring chaos to the Qinglan Kingdom, but I have a last resort reason why I cannot assassinate him."

"I want to hear your reasons!" Zhu Tianzhao's eyes widened slightly, and the power of the dragon appeared.

Both Zhao Zhongchong couldn't help but sweat. It was obviously not that easy to convince Zhu Tianzhao to approve Shen Chen's behavior.

Shen Chen then replied: "I believe that there are Cangmo Kingdom in the north of our country, Wulong Kingdom in the east, and Tianwu Kingdom in the south. There are wars between the three kingdoms and our country every year. If this continues for a long time, it will cause hundreds of harms but no benefits, and Qinglan Kingdom To suddenly appear and launch an attack is to make matters worse. It is true that with the strength of our country, it is only time to defeat the Qinglan Kingdom. It is just that the Three Kingdoms are waiting for us to show our flaws. Just when the righteous way is preparing to deal with the evil way, The envoy sent by the Emperor of Qinglan Kingdom to Cangmo Kingdom has returned and received an interview from the Emperor of Cangmo Kingdom and the conditions he proposed."

When the Cangmo Kingdom was mentioned, Zhu Tianzhao's eyes filled with anger and he snorted coldly: "The Cangmo Kingdom is afraid of the world being in chaos. What are the conditions for them to form an alliance with the Qinglan Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, the emperor of the Cangmo Kingdom demands various tributes. Most importantly, they want the Qinglan Kingdom to hand over the two counties of Bingzhou to them!" Shen Chen said.

"Hmph!" Zhu Tianzhao snorted angrily, "Cangmo Country really has a wishful thinking, and wants to annex my land without even using a single weapon."

Zhao Zhongchong knew the reason for Zhu Tianzhao's anger. On that day, Cangmo Kingdom sent a document, which was also a blatant request for the four counties. Obviously, the other party was cunning and cunning, and was attacking from both sides.

Shen Chen looked loyal and said resolutely: "I must not just watch the land fall into the hands of the enemy, but assassinating Ji Junran is not a fundamental solution. Ji Junran is actually quite dissatisfied with the ceding of the land and is hesitating. Among them, his imperial brothers all strongly agreed. Therefore, assassinating Ji Junran will actually promote the alliance. Once the alliance is finalized and Cangmo Kingdom intervenes, I am afraid that Tianwu Kingdom and Wulong Kingdom will take the opportunity to separate. Here’s the cup.”

Zhu Tianzhao frowned, and the anger on his face became a little less. Zhao Zhongchong and Zhao Zhongchong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from Shen Chen's words, it was indeed not a wise move to assassinate Ji Junran. Fortunately, Shen Chen did not assassinate him rashly. thing, otherwise things are likely to get worse quickly.

"However, this cannot be the reason for you to accept the conferment of the enemy's queen mother and become a prince!" Zhu Tianzhao raised his brows and scolded in a deep voice.

Shen Chen then replied: "Your Majesty does not know. The reason why Empress Dowager Wen granted me the title of minister was to express goodwill to Your Majesty."

"Good intentions?" Zhu Tianzhao was slightly puzzled.

Shen Chen then said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. In fact, the most important reason why Ji Junran launched the war against our country is that the national master controlled by the evil way tried to use the power of the Qinglan Kingdom to suppress the righteous way of China. After the matter was exposed, I will Seeing the opportunity, she took the initiative to reveal her identity and tried her best to persuade Ji Junran to cease the war. In fact, Queen Mother Wen had long been opposed to the war, so in order to express her goodwill in negotiating with His Majesty, she granted the vassal to the minister. In the Qinglan Kingdom, the minister is also considered to be the prince. Identity, wherever I go, civil and military officials must be respectful. However, in our country, I am still a mere Sima Shi with a humble status. Compared with this, the royal family of Qinglan Kingdom and even the civil and military officials are not the same. Isn’t it equivalent to lowering one’s status and being incomparable to the royal family of our country?”

After saying this, Zhu Tianzhao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was obviously a little relieved. Zhao Zhongchong secretly said, "Maybe Empress Dowager Wen didn't mean this, but from what Shen Chen said, it was indeed a sign of self-degradation. He Then he said loudly: "Thinking about it this way, what Shen Chen said does have some truth. It seems that Qinglan Kingdom knows that it is unbeatable, but it is too embarrassed to bow its head and admit defeat, so it uses this obscure method. "

Zhang Xiaoxiang also repeatedly said yes, saying that His Majesty is so powerful that all nations will obey him.

Zhu Tianzhao's expression obviously softened, and he said proudly: "It seems that Queen Mother Wen is aware of her reputation. In this case, I will not pursue your acceptance of the identity of the prince. However, did you know that Queen Mother Wen came here this time? What are the ceasefire demands? Since the other side has bowed its head, it will naturally have to show better sincerity."

Hearing that Zhu Tianzhao did not pursue the case, Shen Chen felt relieved and said: "Qinglan Kingdom hopes to retain the land already occupied by Bingzhou and Jiangzhou."

"What, the bold Qinglan Kingdom, it's not clear that you are bowing your head, but you are still trying to seize the land of your own country?" Zhu Tianzhao angrily rebuked.
Chapter completed!