Chapter 138: The Great Ming Army God Who Died on the Journey
The third prince came to the study room in the palace with a heavy heart.
What he saw face to face was the second prince.
Seeing the gloomy look on the third prince's face, the second prince understood.
I guess something went wrong with Chen Changfeng.
Although the second prince did not participate this time, he had people watching every move of the third prince.
Today Chen Changfeng went to the Heijiawei camp, and the second prince had been looking forward to it for a long time.
As long as Chen Changfeng dies in the Heijiawei camp, he can deal with the third prince with peace of mind.
Even if the emperor couldn't find anything, his second prince could still lead the sewage to the third prince.
But seeing the look on the third prince's face, the second prince sighed secretly in his heart.
"Third brother, you are here." The second prince took the initiative to speak.
The third prince didn't say anything. He himself didn't know what was going on with the black-armored guards.
"Your Highness, Third Highness, Second Highness, come in quickly. Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time." Liu Xi came out of the study room and greeted the two of them quickly.
"Is the sixth one here?" The third prince hesitated for a moment before asking.
"No, your highnesses, please come in first." Liu Xi extended his hand to invite the two of them.
The third prince did not speak, but turned and walked into the study room.
The second prince followed him, and when they entered the study room, they saw Yao Xiaoren and Liu Shuwen standing inside.
There were several other ministers standing on both sides.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father." The two of them saluted the emperor.
"Surround yourself." The emperor waved his hand and looked at Liu Shuwen on the side: "Commander, please tell us about the situation on the front line."
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince hasn't..." Yao Xiaoren said with a worried tone.
Chen Changfeng went to Heijiawei today, but there has been no news back yet.
Yao Xiaoren couldn't help but be a little worried.
Fortunately, Yao Xiaoren didn't see excitement on the third prince's face, which made him feel a little relieved.
But if Chen Changfeng never shows up, he will always be worried.
"That kid never comes on time, don't care about him." The emperor was a little impatient and looked at Liu Shuwen again.
Liu Shuwen is about the same age as Yao Xiaoren, but the traces of time on his face are more obvious.
He has a thin body and a resolute face.
"Your Majesty, the 200,000-strong Chu Empire's Southern Army is now confronting our Ming Dynasty in Nanjun. According to reports from scouts, Da Chu is constantly mobilizing resources from the rear. I estimate that in the spring of next year, the Southern Army of Chu will attack the Ming Dynasty.
We, the Ming Empire, are launching an attack." Liu Shuwen bowed slightly, with worry in his tone.
Although the Chu Empire's southern army only had 200,000 soldiers, the Ming Dynasty's frontier army that faced the Chu Empire only had 150,000 soldiers.
There was originally a gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides.
Nowadays, the number of soldiers is still so small. If there is a fight, the Ming Dynasty will be defeated.
Liu Shuwen also realized this, so he rushed back to the capital of Ming Dynasty in person and asked the emperor to send troops to support as soon as possible.
The emperor's face darkened slightly.
The Chu Empire is determined to fight this war with the Ming Empire, otherwise the Chu Empire's reserve military supplies will not be continuously transported to the front line.
The emperor guessed that it was the result of the previous competition, which made the Emperor of Chu feel angry.
Or maybe the Emperor of Chu wanted to take over Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop before Ming Dynasty recovered its strength.
No matter what the reason is, the most important thing for the Ming Empire at the moment is to immediately dispatch troops and generals to prevent the Chu Empire from a sudden attack by the Southern Army.
"You can share your thoughts now." The emperor's eyes fell on the ministers in front of him.
Yao Xiaoren frowned slightly and did not speak immediately.
The other ministers also made no sound.
The emperor's face instantly turned cold.
It was inevitable for Da Chu to mobilize its troops and generals to fight with Ming Dynasty.
This is no longer a matter of whether you dare to fight this war, but that the Ming Empire has no other choice.
"Lao San, I am going to let you..."
"Father, didn't the sixth brother say before that he would lead the army to conquer the thirteen cities of Nanjun?" The emperor was about to speak, but was blocked by the third prince.
The third prince was not a fool, he knew what the emperor was going to say to him just now.
If it were normal, the third prince would certainly not refuse such an opportunity.
But this expedition was different. The commander of the Chu army on the opposite side was the unparalleled general Li Fengxian.
He is definitely no match for Li Fengxian.
In the past, it was nothing more than losing your life.
The third prince did not want to die so meaninglessly at the hands of Li Fengxian.
"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter who leads the army. What I need is troops, at least 50,000 troops." Liu Shuwen saw that the emperor looked ugly, so he hurried out to smooth things over.
Liu Shuwen didn't really believe in the third prince's ability.
If the third prince leads the army, Liu Shuwen will have a lot to worry about.
He came back this time just to reinforce his troops, and nothing else matters.
But where can the emperor gather so many troops at once?
"Third son, how many soldiers have been summoned by the Ministry of War before?" The emperor asked the third prince again.
The third prince's expression changed.
He has only been thinking about dealing with Chen Changfeng and Tang Mingren these days, and he has no time to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of War.
"Speak!" the emperor shouted suddenly, and everyone trembled.
"Report...report back to Father, we are still convening..."
"Still convening?" The emperor suddenly stood up: "When are you going to convene?"
"Are you going to wait for the bastard from the Chu Empire to kill me with a sword?"
"Father, please calm down, my son..." The third prince plopped down and knelt on the ground.
The rest of the people also knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise their heads.
Liu Shuwen looked ugly. He came back just to ask for support, but now the third prince, the Minister of War, actually said that he was still convening.
Is it really like what the emperor said, waiting for the iron hooves of Chu to step into the territory of Ming Dynasty before gathering the supporting soldiers?
What on earth is the Third Prince, the Minister of War, doing?
Liu Shuwen was secretly annoyed, but now was not the time to talk about this.
"Your Majesty, the military situation on the frontline is extremely urgent. Your Majesty must mobilize at least 50,000 soldiers to support the frontline as soon as possible." Liu Shuwen looked at the emperor.
The emperor clenched his fists and then slowly sat back on the throne.
"Prime Minister, do you have any idea?" The emperor looked at Yao Xiaoren.
As the emperor's right-hand man, Liu Shuwen was responsible for military affairs, while Yao Xiaoren was responsible for government affairs.
Now that there is not enough military support, the emperor can only look at Yao Xiaoren.
Yao Xiaoren hesitated slightly and looked at the emperor hesitantly: "Your Majesty, I have thought of a way, but I'm afraid this method may not be easy to succeed."
When the emperor heard that Yao Xiaoren had a solution, he looked happy, waved his hand and said: "Prime Minister, please tell me quickly."
The rest of the people also looked at Yao Xiaoren.
None of them thought about where they could get the 50,000 troops to support them.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember Huo Qubing?" Yao Xiaoren slowly said a name.
Everyone clearly saw the emperor's originally loosened hand, but when he heard the name, he suddenly tightly clasped the armrest of the dragon chair.
Everyone who heard this name was even more shocked, secretly thinking that Yao Xiaoren was crazy for mentioning this person's name in front of the emperor.
The second prince's heart skipped a beat, and his expression turned extremely ugly.
Huo Qubing, the Ming military god who was rumored to have died on the march, was once again mentioned in front of the emperor.