The next day.

early morning.

Royal Palace.

Ouchi.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Lao Yu, look at this urgent memorial from Marquis Ning Yuan." Emperor Chu took off his reading glasses, leaned slightly on the dragon chair, and pointed to a memorial on the dragon desk.

In front of the Dragon Case, an old eunuch with snow-like hair on his temples and bowed hands hurriedly came forward with small steps. He first bowed respectfully to Emperor Chu, then held the memorial in both hands and began to read it carefully.

This old eunuch is the chief chamberlain of the palace, Yu Huaien.

As he flipped through the memorials, Yu Huaien's face became more and more solemn.

"Lao Yu, what do you think?" Emperor Chu raised his left hand and asked while gently pressing the inside of his eye sockets with his thumb and index finger. As he got older, Emperor Chu woke up early. This early in the morning, he had already seen

It took a while for the memorial to begin.

"Long live my Lord, I believe that what Marquis Ning Yuan played is not alarmist." Yu Huaien replied cautiously.

"Chen San, take a look too." Emperor Chu paused his fingers slightly and said.

"Wei Chen accepts the decree!" Following Emperor Chu's words, a middle-aged man with a stern face emerged from the side hall. After saluting Emperor Chu and Yu Huai'en one after another, he took the memorial handed over by Yu Huai'en with both hands and started to read it.

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This person is none other than Chen San, the palace chief of staff.

"How?" After a moment, Emperor Chu asked again.

"Reporting to my master, what was stated in the memorial of Marquis Ningyuan coincides with the information from the internal affairs department." Chen San bowed and replied.

"So, do you also think that these seven countries are really planning to use troops against my great Chu again?" Emperor Chu leaned forward slightly and frowned slightly.

Chen San and Yu Huaien looked at each other, and when Yu Huaien nodded slightly, Chen San said: "Master, the information from the internal affairs department shows that there are indeed important officials among the seven countries who have been colluding on this matter for a long time."

Emperor Chu pondered for a while and then said, "What do you two think about the matter of Jin Yan, the minister of the Central Government, severing seats with Northern Qi?"

After Yu Huaien looked at Chen San again, he bowed and replied: "Long live Lord, this is a major matter of the country, I don't dare to speak nonsense!"

Chen San also bowed and said: "Reporting to my master, I am an internal minister and I dare not discuss state affairs arbitrarily!"

Emperor Chu laughed angrily and said: "You two slaves! If I ask you to speak, you will speak. I grant you no guilt. Lao Yu, you speak first."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huaien hurriedly lifted up his robe, knelt on the ground, and replied: "Long live my Lord, this old slave thinks that this matter cannot be done!"

"Oh? Tell me your reasons." Emperor Chu leaned forward again and said.

"Long live my lord, the ambitions of the wolf cubs of the Seven Kingdoms are all unfed wolf cubs. If our great Chu cuts ties with Northern Qi at this time, it will be detrimental to our great Chu's majesty. Once the Seven Kingdoms feel that our great Chu is weak and can be bullied,

In the future, you will definitely push yourself further and cause endless disasters!"

"Chen San, what about you?" Emperor Chu looked at Chen San and asked, not knowing whether he was satisfied with Yu Huaien's words.

"Reporting to my master, what the chief steward said is exactly what the minister is thinking!" Chen San also knelt on the ground and said.

"Some important ministers believe that Ningyuan has dug deep ditches, built high walls, and deployed troops in recent years to demonstrate against Sirius. They advised me that I should order Ningyuan to weaken its armaments in order to eliminate the doubts of Sirius and other seven countries. What do you think?

?" Emperor Chu said again.

"Long live my Lord, this old slave dares to say something. This is absolutely unacceptable!" Yu Huaien knocked down with a bang.

"Why not? If I accept this proposal, not only will the doubts of the seven countries be eliminated, but Ningyuan will also save me a lot of military expenses. Wouldn't everyone be happy?" Emperor Chu said with a smile.

"Long live my Lord! As I know, Ningyuan's armaments are mainly for defense. At a time when the seven countries are watching with eager eyes, asking Ningyuan to weaken the armaments is no different from spending martial arts at his own expense! Although the old slave is an eunuch, I am a great Chu

The old slave has never dared to forget the humiliation he suffered a hundred years ago! If you dare, I ask the Lord to reject this proposal!" Yu Huai'en burst into tears and knocked his white head on the ground with a bang.

"Master, these words are slanderous! Those who make such remarks are traitors to the country! I will die, please master. I am willing to kill you!" Chen San also kowtowed repeatedly.

"Okay, everyone, get up." Emperor Chu sighed and said.

Seeing that Yu Huaien and Chen San were still kowtowing to the ground, Emperor Chu laughed angrily and said: "You two slaves, do you want me to help you up personally, or do you want to imitate those ministers and give me a death remonstrance?"

When Yu Huaien and Chen San heard this, they kowtowed again and then stood up at the same time. Yu Huaien's forehead was already dripping with blood.

"Wipe the blood on your forehead." Emperor Chu grabbed a towel from the dragon table, threw it at Yu Huaien, and scolded: "You are so old, you can get bruised like this all the time."

Yu Huaien took the towel, thanked him, wiped the blood stains on his forehead, and then used his inner strength for a while, the blood flow had stopped, and the big bump on his forehead had disappeared.

"In your opinion, if we fight, can we avoid it? If we fight, can we fight?" After Yu Huaien stopped bleeding, Emperor Chu asked.

This time, Chen San took a decisive step forward and bowed: "Returning to the master, I believe that this battle is inevitable! If we fight, we can fight! And we will win the battle!"

"If war breaks out, all the soldiers who are good at fighting in the northwest will be in Ningyuan. For winter battles, troops will be deployed elsewhere. The climate and the soil are not suitable for them. Even if the Marquis of Ningyuan is restrained, he will not be able to use his arms and fingers. Since then, Ningyuan has to spend 300,000 to one

Millions, how dangerous it is!" Emperor Chu frowned.

"Master, according to the internal affairs department's understanding of Yanmen Pass, if the Seven Kingdoms use troops against our great Chu, even if they can gather millions of people outside Yanmen Pass, they can only use the tactic of adding fuel and advance sequentially, which will not be able to use their numbers.

The advantage. And Ningyuan has the right time, location, and people, and with Duke Zhen and Marquis Ningyuan strategizing, we will definitely win!" Chen San said firmly.

"Are you really so confident?" Emperor Chu stared at Chen San and asked.

"Master, as long as there is no one to stop this battle, we will win! If a war breaks out, I am willing to go to Ningyuan to help the Duke of Zhen and the Marquis of Ningyuan! If we lose, I am willing to kill the nine tribes!" Chen San knelt down again!

On the ground, he replied.

"Constraints? Are you worried about supplies?" Emperor Chu asked, raising his hand to signal Chen San to get up.

"Returning to the master, although Ningyuan's storehouse is extremely rich, once a war breaks out, food, grass, clothing, blankets, ordnance, etc. will inevitably be consumed a lot. If the war lasts for a long time, Ningyuan will not be able to sustain supplies. Ningyuan defends his homeland and fights, and I am in all parts of Chu.

We all need to go all out to help." Chen San stood up and replied.

"Lao Yu, you suffered a lot of injuries in that battle, right?" Emperor Chu suddenly turned to Yu Huaien and asked.

"Back to Lord Long Live, the old slave didn't protect me well back then, and Lord Long Live was frightened!" Yu Huaien quickly knelt down on the ground and replied.

"Get up! As you get older, why do you become a kowtowing bug?" Emperor Chu said with a smile.

After laughing, Emperor Chu looked outside the palace door, his eyes wandering, as if he was lost in nostalgia.

Seeing this, Yu Huaien and Chen San looked at each other again.

After a while, Emperor Chu seemed to have come to his senses, looked at Yu Huaien, and said, "Lao Yu, tell me, at my age, can I still go on the battlefield?"

Yu Huaien was shocked when he heard this. He knelt down on the ground again and said in a trembling voice: "Long live the Spring and Autumn Period, but please think twice about the imperial chariot's personal expedition!"

Chen San also knelt on the ground and said, "Master, please think again!"

The Emperor of Chu let out a long sigh and said: "I am just saying that. In my life, I have only been on one personal expedition as a charioteer, and I almost became the eternal sinner of our great Chu. I will not do any more personal expeditions."

Get up."

After saying that, before the two of them got up, the Emperor of Chu sat upright on the dragon chair and said: "There has been no major war in our country for twenty years, so the people of Chu can recuperate and live in peace and contentment. I miss all the people in my heart, and I don't want to

Use weapons rashly. But since the Seven Kingdoms’ desire to destroy our great Chu is not dead, I will fight them again in my lifetime. Lao Yu, prepare a decree!”

Yu Huai'en quickly stood up and walked to the dragon case to polish ink and prepare the edict. Chen San also quickly got up and walked to the dragon case to help grind ink and spread paper.

When Yu Huai'en presented a wolf hair with both hands, Emperor Chu held the wolf hair in his hand, pondered for a moment, dipped his pen and ink in the inkstone, and waved it: "If he wants to fight, you fight!"

Just six characters, with iron paintings and silver hooks, the pen is like a knife, and the words are like swords, revealing a fierce fighting spirit.

Yu Huaien and Chen San looked at the six words in the imperial edict and felt their hearts agitated, and their eyes instantly became wet.

"Lao Yu, hurry up for eight hundred miles and send him to Ningyuan." Emperor Chu said.

"Old slave, take the decree!" Yu Huaien said loudly.

"Publish my decree and prepare it with the Si Tianjian. I want to sacrifice to heaven. Invent the decree and tell it to the world." Emperor Chu said again.

Yu Huaien put away the imperial edict, bowed and asked: "Long live Lord, when is the best day to set this day to worship heaven?"

Emperor Chu said: "This time I want to pay my respects to the commander-in-chief and give him the seal."

Yu Huaien said cautiously: "Long live my lord, the Duke of Zhenguo is old and has already passed away. Marquis Ningyuan is not good at what he does. This matter of granting the seal..."

Emperor Chu smiled and said: "Back then, I only allowed Yang Lao Aiqing to return home, but I did not allow him to retire."

Immediately, Emperor Chu thought for a moment and continued: "Yang Lao Aiqing and Marquis Ningyuan don't have to worry about it. Since I have made that little guy Yang Hao a prince, I will let him come and receive the seal on behalf of my father this time.

The edict was sent to him for a total of eight hundred miles. Chen San, how long does it take to get from Ningyuan to Danyang? "

Chen San replied: "Master, if you come with a light horse, it will take five days. But since the seal is being granted, Crown Prince Yang cannot follow with a light horse. There are many chariots and riders, and Prince Yang is weak, so I estimate that it will take at least ten days."

"

Emperor Chu asked again: "According to your estimation, if the Seven Kingdoms invade, how soon will it be possible?"

Chen Sanwei thought for a while and replied: "Returning to my master, even if the Seven Kingdoms immediately withdraw their troops from Northern Qi, it will take at least one and a half months to safely withdraw their troops, redeploy their troops, and prepare for war."

Emperor Chu said: "Lao Yu, what day is today?"

Yu Huaien said: "Back to Lord Long Live, today is September 20th."

Emperor Chu said: "In this case, the time for worshiping heaven should be chosen between the fifth and tenth day of the next month. The specific day will be decided by Si Tianjian. The decree is passed down. This time, all officials except Danyang must attend the sacrifice.

In addition, all the emperor's surnames from the crown prince and above, and foreign officials from the prefecture and above are required to come to observe the ceremony."

Yu Huaien responded: "I obey the order!"

"Chen San, please pass on my instructions. Before offering sacrifices to the heavens, the Internal Affairs Department, the Inspection Department and the Jiucheng Army and Horses Division will work together to clean up the public security in Danyang. During the sacrifices to the heavens, I don't want any accidents." Emperor Chu looked at Chen San and said

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"Wei Chen accepts the order!" Chen Sanyi bowed, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Chapter completed!