Chu State Imperial Palace, Jinluan Hall, and Government Hall.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the ministers shouted in unison, the sound shook the house.
The Emperor of Chu sat on the dragon chair above with a majestic look on his face, looking down at the civil and military officials who were kneeling down at the foot of Danqi. He felt like he was the king of the world.
Emperor Chu said solemnly: "When I entered the palace, I heard that there was a lively dispute among the ministers' families. I don't know why?" In fact, a memorial had already been handed over to Emperor Chu, so Emperor Chu naturally knew everything about what happened.
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Prime Minister Manjusri, Wen Dongdong's father, took the lead and bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is the invasion of the Shonan Kingdom by the Chudou Kingdom!" He was a middle-aged man in his forties with a pale face.
, with three chins and long beard, elegant manners and full of scholarly air.
Emperor Chu's face was expressionless and he said calmly: "I have heard about this, but I don't know the specific situation. Please come with me, dear!"
Prime Minister Wen bowed and said: "Your Majesty, half a month ago, under the pretext that the prince was killed in the Shonan Kingdom, the Chudou Kingdom launched an army of 500,000 to attack the Shonan Kingdom crazily. The Shonan Kingdom was unable to resist, and was defeated in just half a month.
The army of the Chudou Kingdom is attacking the imperial capital, and now the imperial capital of the Shonan Kingdom is in danger, so we specially sent an envoy to ask for help!"
The Shonan Kingdom and the Todo Kingdom are both relatively small countries. Although their national power is good, compared with the big countries, they are still insignificant.
Emperor Chu was slightly surprised and said: "The Chudou Kingdom is very powerful. It almost destroyed a kingdom in just half a month!"
Long Batian came out and bowed: "Your Majesty, the Chudou Kingdom is a vassal state of the Brilliant Kingdom. The veteran suspects that the reason why they can break into the imperial capital of the Shonan Kingdom so quickly must be without the secret support of the Brilliant Kingdom.
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"That's it." Emperor Chu nodded and said calmly, "I remember that the Kingdom of Shonan was once our vassal state!"
Prime Minister Wen said: "Your Majesty is right, but the Kingdom of Shonan stopped paying tribute to our empire ten years ago, so it is not counted as our vassal state!"
"In that case!" Emperor Chu raised his voice and said loudly: "What do you think we should do? Should we send troops to help or sit back and watch the show?"
The fat man's father, Xue Wanjin, was the first to shout: "Your Majesty, I object! The Kingdom of Xiangnan is not a vassal state of ours. There is no need for us to waste our people and money for an unrelated country." The fat man's father is known as the 'gold teller of Chu'.
'It's not for nothing. He has always been an anti-war faction and will never support anything that is not beneficial.
Long Batian smiled playfully and said: "Xue Guanzi, you are worried that the little money in your pocket will be taken out by us soldiers!"
Everyone burst out laughing.
Xue Wanjin also smiled and said: "What did the old marshal say? As an old marshal, as long as I say it, the junior will never be stingy with the little money in his pocket. However, sending troops to the Kingdom of Southern Hunan is not a trivial matter, and the money it costs is huge
They are not a minority. Although the national treasury has become increasingly abundant in recent years, it cannot be squandered!"
Emperor Chu said: "Then Xue Aiqing is opposed to sending troops! Which other member of the Qing family is also opposed to sending troops?"
Foreign Minister Li Yuanyu stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am also opposed to sending troops! There are two reasons. First, the Shonan Kingdom was once our vassal state but refused to pay tribute, and would only think of us in times of crisis. For such an ungrateful country, we
You shouldn't give a helping hand. In this way, it can have such an effect, which is to use the hands of the Shonan Kingdom to tell other subordinate countries with hidden secrets that they are nothing without the backing of our Chu Kingdom! Second, the old marshal just now
As I said, the Chudou Kingdom is a vassal state of the Brilliant Kingdom. Once we send troops, I am afraid that it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the Brilliant Kingdom and lead to a war between the two countries. This is irrational!"
After the foreign minister's words, many ministers nodded and thought it was not appropriate to send troops. Only a group of military leaders, Prime Minister Wen and several civil servants shook their heads.
The Chu Emperor asked Long Batian: "Uncle Long, if I see you shaking your head, then you agree to send troops. Please tell me your opinion!"
Long Batian bowed and said: "Back to Your Highness, I think we should send out troops, and we should send out heavy troops!"
Send out heavy troops! Everyone, including the Emperor of Chu, was slightly surprised. Long Batian said solemnly: "To be honest, I also hate the Shonan Kingdom very much. If possible, I would even happily sit on a chair and watch the show, looking at Shonan
The kingdom was destroyed. The reason why we agreed to send troops was because of the geographical location of the Shonan Kingdom!"
Emperor Chu asked curiously: "The geographical location of the Xiangnan Kingdom? Is there anything strange about it?" Everyone also looked at Long Batian with puzzled faces.
Long Batian solemnly said: "Yes, it's the geographical location! The northern border of the Xiangnan Kingdom is the Giant Mountains. In the center of the Giant Mountains is a grand canyon. This canyon connects the north and the south. As long as we can establish a military base at the mouth of the canyon, our
The south will now have peace of mind, and the threat from the Brilliant Kingdom to our south will no longer exist."
After hearing what Long Batian said, Emperor Chu couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and shouted to a little palace maid next to him: "Hurry up and get me a map of the surrounding areas of Chu Kingdom!"
The little palace maid quickly brought the map over. Emperor Chu looked at the map carefully for a while, then laughed and said: "Haha, Uncle Long, fortunately I have you, I almost wasted such a great opportunity! Love you all.
Please take a look at the map, too!"
The little palace maid moved a table and placed it in the center of the hall, and then placed the map on it. Everyone gathered around curiously, and soon there were exclamations one after another.
"The old marshal has such good eyesight!"
“Ginger is still spicy when it’s old!”
"That place is indeed a good place and should not be missed!"
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After a long time, Emperor Chu made a final decision: "You have all read the map, right? What do you think?"
Everyone bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and I agree to send troops!"
Emperor Chu smiled and said: "Since you have all agreed to send troops, I naturally agree. Next, let's meet the envoys from the Kingdom of Shonan. They must be waiting impatiently!"