Chapter 288 I Am Willing to Give up the Position of Prime Minister

Dawu Dynasty.

Lizheng Hall.

Emperor Wu sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the ministers in the hall.

At this time, the eunuch next to Emperor Wu said:

"If you have a petition, please submit. If you don't, please leave the court."

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, a minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, now that the southeast has been settled, the princes of Daxia have expanded their troops. Daxia is on the eve of disintegration. I think we should transfer troops to the east. Once Daxia is in civil war, we will attack Daxia."

As soon as this minister finished speaking, another minister said: "Now is the best time to destroy Daxia. Once Daxia is destroyed, Dawu will become more powerful than ever. Your Majesty will become the emperor with the greatest achievements since the founding of the Dawu Dynasty."

Afterwards, more ministers stood up. Their ideas were basically the same, that is, Dawu should launch a full-scale war and directly destroy Daxia.

After hearing the ministers' words, Emperor Wu laughed unscrupulously. After laughing for a while, Emperor Wu said, "I really didn't expect that you are more anxious than me!"

"But then again, Daxia should indeed disappear from this world."

Speaking of this, Emperor Wu couldn't help but sigh.

"Time flies so fast. I still remember the heroic words that Lu Xingqiu said to me when he came to Dawu. I didn't expect that I was still in my prime, but Lu Xingqiu was about to die."

"Since he is dying, I will do some good things to help him realize his wish, hahahaha..."

Just when Emperor Wu laughed loudly, suddenly, a soldier who was specially responsible for delivering urgent military information entered the hall, "Your Majesty, there is an unusual movement in the North Country!"

Hearing this, Emperor Wu's laughter stopped abruptly.

But then he was confused. What does the unusual movement of the North Country have to do with them?

The North Country does not border Dawu. Could it be that the North Country has rebelled and is going to attack Daxia from the south?

If that's the case, it couldn't be better.

The eunuch hurried to the soldier, took the information from the soldier, and then walked quickly to the side of Emperor Wu and handed the information to Emperor Wu.

When Emperor Wu took the information and looked at it, his face darkened instantly.

He originally thought that the Northern Kingdom had already gone south to attack the Great Xia court, but he didn't expect that the Northern Kingdom actually bought Yong'an County of Qi Kingdom. In this way, the land of the Northern Kingdom directly bordered the Great Wu Dynasty.

And it's not just a simple land border. The Northern Kingdom immediately sent 30,000 heavy cavalry to be stationed in Yong'an County.

What does the Northern Kingdom want to do?

A small Yong'an County stationed 30,000 heavy cavalry?

This is clearly aimed at the Great Wu Dynasty!

The ministers in the hall were very curious when they saw that Emperor Wu's face was so ugly. What did the Northern Kingdom do to make Emperor Wu's face so ugly?

At this moment, Emperor Wu said: "The Northern Kingdom bought Yong'an County of Qi Kingdom and sent 30,000 heavy cavalry to be stationed in Yong'an County."

As soon as these words came out, the hall was immediately filled with discussions.

"What? Beiguo actually bought Yong'an County of Qiguo. Doesn't that mean Beiguo borders Dawu?"

"What does Beiguo want to do?"

"After buying Yong'an County, they immediately sent 30,000 heavy cavalry to station in Yong'an County. This is probably aimed at Dawu!"

"Didn't the princess just sign a trade cooperation agreement with Beiguo? How could Beiguo do such a thing?"

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Listening to the discussion of officials in the hall, Emperor Wu said, "What do you think the King of Bei is doing?"

Hearing this, a minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Beiguo may want to buy Yong'an County, and then go directly south from Yong'an County, bypass Qiguo, and attack the Daxia court."

After hearing the minister's speculation, Emperor Wu continued, "I didn't make it clear just now. Although Beiguo bought Yong'an County, it only bought half of it. The half it bought does not border the area controlled by the Daxia court."

This...

Hearing what Emperor Wu said, the ministers were stunned.

After hearing that the Northern Kingdom bought Yong'an County, most ministers thought that the Northern Kingdom was planning to attack the cities controlled by the Daxia court. As a result, the Northern Kingdom only bought half of it and only bordered the Dawu Dynasty. Doesn't that mean that the Northern Kingdom is really coming for Dawu?

That's 30,000 heavy cavalry, and they are the heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom. Although they have not seen the strength of the Northern Kingdom army with their own eyes, since the King of the North went to the Northern Kingdom, the barbarians in the north have not gained any benefits from the Northern Kingdom army.

If the 30,000 heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom entered the Dawu Dynasty, the Dawu Dynasty would have to dispatch at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers to deal with it.

At this time, Emperor Wu's eyes fell on Chai Jiliang, "My dear Chai, what do you think about this?"

Chai Jiliang thought for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, I think the Northern Kingdom bought Yong'an County and stationed troops in Yong'an County mainly to deter our Dawu and prevent Dawu from sending troops to Daxia during the civil strife in Daxia."

Emperor Wu said: "The Xia Emperor is almost dead. Why is the Northern King not thinking about seizing the throne but guarding against Dawu?"

Chai Jiliang said: "Perhaps the Northern King does not intend to compete for that position immediately. Although the Northern Kingdom is militarily powerful, it is not rich. When the Northern King arrived in the Northern Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom was poor and had nothing. The Northern Kingdom can be what it is today mainly because the Northern King attaches importance to business and uses commercial trade to alleviate the shortage of food and clothing in the Northern Kingdom."

"The Northern Kingdom is still relatively fragile now. If a large-scale war breaks out, it will be difficult for the Northern Kingdom's material reserves to support the Northern Kingdom's army to conquer the entire Daxia."

"So for the King of the North, the best thing is to wait and stabilize the development of the Northern Kingdom. When the various vassal kings in Daxia have fought each other to a certain extent and their strength has been weakened, the Northern Kingdom can reap the benefits."

Hearing what Chai Jiliang said, Emperor Wu said, "In other words, the King of the North and I actually have the same idea?"

Chai Jiliang said, "That's what I think."

Emperor Wu snorted and said, "No wonder the King of the North immediately dispatched 30,000 heavy cavalry to Yong'an County as soon as he bought it."

"In this case, if we want to send troops to Daxia, we must go through the Northern Kingdom."

At this point, Emperor Wu fell into deep thought, and the ministers in the hall who had just advocated sending troops to Daxia also fell into deep thought.

Under the current circumstances, if Dawu sends troops to Daxia, the Northern Kingdom will certainly send troops to attack Dawu. The military strength of the Northern Kingdom is not weak, and fighting on two fronts is a big disadvantage for Dawu.

We must think of a way, preferably to win over the Dayue Dynasty.

After a while, Emperor Wu said to a eunuch beside him: "Go and inform the princess to come to the imperial study after the court session. I have something to find her."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the eunuch left, Emperor Wu said: "If we want to destroy Daxia, it will be difficult to rely on Dawu alone. I plan to win over Dayue and form an alliance with Dayue to jointly attack the Daxia Dynasty."

Hearing what Emperor Wu said, the Minister of Rites stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this is really a great move! Let Dayue hold back the Northern Kingdom, and then we Dawu can attack Daxia with confidence. Dayue can resist the barbarian coalition army from going south, so it must be no problem to hold back a small Northern Kingdom."

Hearing this, Emperor Wu said calmly: "I just don't know if the princess can convince Dayue."

Speaking of this, Emperor Wu glanced at the officials in the hall, "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say? If not, this morning's court session ends here."

Hearing this, an official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the princess has already reached the age of marriage. Your Majesty, it's time to choose a good husband for the princess."

As soon as the voice fell, the entire court became extremely quiet, and people's breathing could be heard. All the ministers' eyes fell on Emperor Wu, and the ministers seemed to be waiting for Emperor Wu's answer.

The princess' marriage has always been the most concerned issue for the ministers in the court. Now the princess has always been single, so many ministers are worried that Emperor Wu will train the princess as a successor and then let the princess marry a son-in-law into the royal family.

Now many ministers are thinking that if the princess can get married in advance, they can use the reason that the princess has already married as a reason to gradually weaken the power in the princess' hands.

In the eyes of the royal family, the eldest princess is already in her thirties and still hasn't married, which is obviously abnormal. She must be planning something in her mind. As long as the eldest princess doesn't marry, they will not feel at ease. They always feel that the eldest princess will become the next emperor of Dawu.

Seeing someone mention Wu Yunwan's marriage, Emperor Wu smiled and said, "It seems that you care more about Yunwan's life than I do."

"But I promised her that I would help her choose a husband only when she wants to get married."

"She doesn't want to get married yet, so let's just leave it at that."

Hearing this, an older member of the royal family could not stand it anymore. He immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, women in Dawu have been married at the age of sixteen. How can a woman not get married in her thirties?"

"If the princess is reluctant to get married, it will inevitably lead to some women following suit. If the women in Dawu are unwilling to get married, the population of Dawu is likely to drop significantly, which is shaking the foundation of the country!"

"The princess is a princess of the royal family. Even if your majesty makes her the princess, you should not give her special privileges. Your majesty, please choose a good husband for the princess as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Emperor Wu's face darkened. As an emperor, how could he not know what these people were thinking.

These people were obviously afraid that he would pass the throne to Wu Yunwan.

The reason why he made Wu Yunwan the eldest princess was because of some special reasons, but it did not mean that he would violate the ancestral precepts and pass the throne to a woman.

At this time, Emperor Wu said: "I will tell Yunwan about this matter later. Do you have anything else to do? If not, please leave the court."

Seeing that Emperor Wu did not give a clear answer, the ministers knew that Emperor Wu probably had no intention of getting married.

At this time, Chai Jiliang suddenly stood up and said boldly: "Your Majesty, I have admired the eldest princess for a long time. I beg Your Majesty to grant me marriage."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell into a dead silence.

Chai Jiliang and the eldest princess have an unusual relationship. This is something that people have known for a long time, but people did not expect that Chai Jiliang would dare to take the initiative to ask Emperor Wu to marry the eldest princess.

The ministers couldn't help but think in their hearts, is Chai Jiliang crazy?

He gave up his good job as prime minister and actually wanted to marry the eldest princess!

Since ancient times, the consorts of the princesses were not given important positions. Even if they once held official positions, their official positions would be revoked after they married the princesses. This was also to prevent the consorts from usurping power.

The consorts of the princesses were not allowed to be given important positions, let alone the eldest princess.

With the status and position of the princess, whoever marries her will basically end his career.

Chai Jiliang is the prime minister. If he marries the princess and his official position is not reduced, how powerful will the princess be in the court? Therefore, once Chai Jiliang really marries the princess, he must resign as prime minister.

People are puzzled and don't know what Chai Jiliang is thinking.

However, at this time, Emperor Wu smiled and said, "Chai Aiqing, you are my most valued minister. You have to think clearly. You are the prime minister now. If you really marry Yunwan, you may not be able to enter the gate of Lizheng Hall every day in the future."

Chai Jiliang said, "I have thought it through a long time ago. For the princess, I am willing to give up the position of prime minister."

After hearing Chai Jiliang's words, the ministers in the hall thought that there must be something wrong with this guy's brain. He actually gave up his career for a woman.

Although in the Dawu Dynasty, the prime minister is a high-risk job, nine out of ten prime ministers will not have a good ending, but the prime minister is the prime minister after all, and the power in his hands is still very great. This guy actually said no.

At this time, a royal minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Chai is a handsome man who has devoted himself to Dawu and is completely worthy of the eldest princess. Since Lord Chai is willing to give up the position of prime minister for the eldest princess, I dare to ask Your Majesty to grant Lord Chai a marriage."

The Emperor Wu was not angry this time, and then said: "Lord Chai, I already know your thoughts, but I also said that Yunwan's marriage should be decided by herself. Why not, I will find a chance to ask her and see what she thinks."

"Okay, this matter ends here, my dear ministers, is there anything else? If there is nothing, let's withdraw from the court."

Hearing what the Emperor Wu said, some ministers reacted instantly and realized that they were being played.

It is true that Chai Jiliang likes the eldest princess. The relationship between the two is very good. Everyone knows that Chai Jiliang is a member of the eldest princess's faction, so Chai Jiliang will continue to stay in the court for the eldest princess, and it is impossible for him to propose to marry the eldest princess.

He proposed it at this time, isn't it just to show others that he, Chai Jiliang, likes the eldest princess, and others should move aside.

You know, Chai Jiliang is a capable minister under Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wu will definitely not agree to marry the eldest princess to Chai Jiliang. The final result is that the eldest princess's marriage has been delayed and then nothing is done.

After figuring out why Chai Jiliang proposed to marry the eldest princess, the ministers immediately gnashed their teeth at Chai Jiliang.

Today's events will definitely spread to the ears of the people soon. By then, the people will know that Chai Jiliang admires the eldest princess. One is the right-hand minister of Emperor Wu, and the other is the jewel in the palm of Emperor Wu. The two are so well matched, who dares to interfere again.

But if Emperor Wu did not grant the marriage, the relationship between the two would continue to drag on like this, the eldest princess would still be single, and Chai Jiliang would still be the prime minister.

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At the same time.

After Emperor Wu left the Lizheng Palace, he went to the Imperial Study, where Wu Yunwan was already waiting.

When Emperor Wu came in, Wu Yunwan immediately bowed and said, "Meet the Emperor."

Emperor Wu said directly, "Yunwan, the Emperor has a mission for you."

In fact, Emperor Wu did not want Wu Yunwan to continue to accumulate too many merits, but Wu Yunwan was the only one who could go to Dayue to persuade Emperor Yue to form an alliance to destroy Daxia.

Wu Yunwan had a good relationship with Emperor Yue, and only she could persuade Emperor Yue, so it was more likely that other people would fail in their mission to Dayue.