"What do you mean?" Emperor Ming stared at the envoy of Chu.
He never asked the Chu envoy what the purpose of coming to Ming Dynasty was.
But just now the envoy of Da Chu suddenly said this, which gave Emperor Ming a bad feeling.
The other officials also suppressed their smiles and looked at the envoy of Da Chu in front of them.
The envoy of Da Chu showed a proud look on his face, and then said: "This envoy comes to your Ming Empire this time to convey the will of His Majesty the Emperor of Da Chu."
"In half a month, I, Da Chu, will send a delegation to Da Ming to engage in a civil and military contest with your Ming Empire."
"The price is the thirteen cities of Nanjun. If your Ming Empire wins, the thirteen cities of Nanjun will be returned to your Ming Dynasty."
"If you lose, please hand over the south of Beiling to me, the Great Chu Empire."
"Of course, Emperor Ming, you can refuse, but when the war breaks out, I hope your Ming Empire can bear the price of this refusal."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
After the envoy of Dachu finished speaking, he laughed a few times.
His eyes swept over the people in front of him, with disdain on his face.
Then it fell on Chen Changfeng, with mockery on his lips.
So what if Chen Changfeng won the bet with him?
So what if the Ming Empire survived this locust plague?
With the current national strength of the Ming Empire, how dare it refuse to compete with its own Chu Empire?
His Majesty, the Emperor of Da Chu, wished that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was ignorant of good and evil, so that the troops of the Da Chu Empire could march straight in.
By then, the occupied area will not just be as simple as the south of Beiling.
Chen Changfeng defeated him, so how could he?
If he has the ability, he will be able to win over the Da Chu envoy when the time comes!
The literary style of Chu was at its peak, and its generals were even more courageous and courageous. The Ming Empire had no ability to compare with it.
Chen Changfeng, a useless prince, might not even dare to give a shit when facing his envoy from Chu.
"Da Chu wants to send a delegation to my country, Ming Dynasty, to compete. What should we do?"
"It has been three hundred years since the Ming Dynasty was founded, and we have competed with other countries several times, but in literary competitions, we have always been at the bottom. However, the culture of the Chu Empire is prosperous, and there are countless literary talents. I, the Ming Dynasty..."
"The Great Chu Empire is the overlord of the past, and its generals are also brave and invincible. We..."
"What can we do!"
"Oh my god, the locust plague can be solved with great difficulty. The Chu Empire is trying to conquer the Ming Dynasty again. This..."
"Does Ming really have no choice?"
The ministers kept talking, and the faces of the second and third princes were not good-looking.
They had no way to refuse the competition from the Great Chu Empire, and they had no confidence that they could win in the competition with the Great Chu Empire.
"Okay, we will discuss this matter later. If the Emperor of Dachu wants to compete, I, the Ming Dynasty, will go all out. The envoy of Dachu will go back and tell the Emperor of Dachu that I will accept this competition." The emperor interrupted the officials.
Discuss with the envoys of Da Chu.
In the current situation of the Ming Empire, the Ming Emperor had no other choice.
Meeting the Chu Empire on the battlefield, with the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, even if the Ming Dynasty soldiers were brave and fearless of death, the logistics and military supplies could not keep up.
In the end, the Ming Dynasty territory south of Beiling will still be invaded by the Chu Empire.
It will further dampen the strength of the Ming Empire.
It would be better to agree to compete with the Chu Empire.
Although the chance of winning is slim, there is at least a glimmer of hope.
"Haha, Emperor Ming is a smart man, so the foreign minister will take his leave and see you again in half a month." The envoy of Da Chu looked proud, cupped his hands with Emperor Ming, and then turned to leave.
"Hey, have you forgotten something?" Chen Changfeng suddenly blocked the way of the Dachu envoy.
The envoy of Da Chu was stunned, and then quickly responded to what Chen Changfeng said.
"Why, now that things have come to this, His Highness the Prince of Ming Dynasty still wants foreign ministers to fulfill their bet?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is not afraid that foreign ministers will return to Da Chu and persuade His Majesty the Emperor to directly attack your Ming territory?" The envoy of Da Chu looked at Chen Changfeng coldly.
He thought that by telling the news just now, all the officials of the Ming Dynasty should be worried about the competition.
As an envoy, I can easily escape today.
Unexpectedly, Chen Changfeng, a lunatic, still stopped him.
"Sixth brother, please let the envoy of Da Chu leave quickly. If he goes back to speak ill of us to the Emperor of Da Chu, he will get into trouble. Sixth brother, you will not be able to escape the blame." The second prince and Chen Changfeng scolded.
If this offends the Emperor of Chu, then we will meet with each other...
"Second brother is right. Don't be offended by the envoy of Da Chu. This younger brother of mine..."
"Second brother, third brother, are you born with weak knees, or have you colluded with the Chu Empire a long time ago?"
"Since you have made a bet, you must fulfill it."
"Furthermore, if the king dies in Sheji, even if his Chu Empire army comes to attack, we, the descendants of the Ming royal family, will still dare to fight to the death."
"If you two brothers are afraid, you can evict yourself now. I promise that no one from the Chu Empire will hunt you down." Chen Changfeng interrupted the third prince.
The words that came out of his mouth made the second and third princes even more angry.
"Father, I have learned from you, but I am just worried..." The second prince argued with the emperor, but saw the emperor interrupt him with his hand.
"Changfeng, you can handle the matter of the bet by yourself. The rest of you will follow me back to the Taiji Hall." The emperor said with a gloomy look on his face, and then left.
Everyone was stunned and didn't know what the emperor meant.
But at this moment, I can only leave.
The Imperial Guard did not leave, and the note written by Yao Xiaoren and the chamber pot he brought were put aside.
"Chen Changfeng, how dare you!" The envoy of Da Chu looked stern and looked sad.
"See if I dare." Chen Changfeng smiled slightly, and then ordered to the imperial army: "Let him take one in each hand. If he doesn't take it, tie his hands."
"In three days, we will visit all the streets in the capital and let the people in the capital of the Ming Empire know that the Chu Empire is short-sighted and that the Chu envoys are willing to carry chamber pots for this prince."
"Chen Changfeng!" The Chu envoy's eyes were about to burst.
However, he was stopped by the imperial army and could only watch Chen Changfeng leave with his hands behind his back.
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"Have you heard? Our Crown Prince came up with five ways to solve the locust plague in Taiji Hall today!"
"real or fake?"
"Of course it's true. The previous notice offering a reward for locust control has been torn down, and the prince's deeds have been spread throughout the world."
"His Royal Highness is so powerful? Wasn't it always said..."
"One more thing. The envoy of Dachu lost the bet with His Highness the Crown Prince and is now parading around the streets holding His Highness the Crown Prince's chamber pot."
"Is there still such a thing? You have to go and see it!"
"Let's go, let's go!"
Soon, word spread that Chen Changfeng mentioned five ways to solve the locust plague. At the same time, the envoys of Da Chu were paraded through the streets by the imperial army, which attracted the attention of the people in the capital.
The Chu Empire took the opportunity to seize thirteen cities in the southern county of the Ming Empire last year, making the people of the Ming Empire extremely resentful of the Chu Empire.
This time the Chu envoy was defeated and forced to parade through the streets, which naturally attracted the people's applause.
Chen Changfeng did not go back to the Tai Chi Hall. The contest with Da Chu had already been finalized. When he went to the Tai Chi Hall, he only heard the worries and complaints of the officials.
It's better to go back to the East Palace by yourself and have a good rest.
By the way, get to know your surroundings more.
But when he returned to the East Palace, Chen Changfeng saw the maid who had woken him up running towards him, with a nervous look on her face.
Prince, go and have a look, that guy is looking for the Crown Princess again! This chapter has been completed!