Pushing open the courtyard door, Nayan Dashan was already waiting here. He cupped his hands and said, "My benefactor, the car is ready and you can set off at any time."

Zhu Xiuyuan nodded, turned around and looked at Dong Shuzhen and the three of them: "You all go back and continue to rest. You don't have to wait for me. I am in the palace for this trip, and I don't know when I can come back."

"oh!"

"It's difficult to travel at night, husband, be careful!"

The three masters and servants of Dong Shuzhen nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

At that moment, Zhu Xiuyuan took Yan Dashan straight to the gate of the mansion, got on the carriage, and staggered to the imperial city.

at the same time.

Throughout the capital, the mansions of high-ranking officials were scattered everywhere, and carriages drove out one after another with lanterns hanging on them, creating bursts of noise on the streets of the capital in the middle of the night...

All the carriages are gathering in one place.

That is the imperial city located in the east of the capital.

Zhu Xiuyuan got off the car and met many ministers when he entered the imperial city from Chengtian Gate.

But Zhu Xiuyuan was not familiar with them, so he didn't bother to say hello and just went his own way.

Soon, in the Forbidden City.

The main hall is brightly lit.

All the ministers have gathered.

On the civil official side, state ministers Li Zhong, Yang Tingyu, six ministers, ministers, etc., as well as chief officials of various temples, prisons, and yamen were all listed.

On the military attaché side, from King Zhongshan to the generals of the armies around the capital, as well as various generals and honorary officers, including the King of Jinling, the King of Kuaiji, etc., are also included here.

Zhu Xiuyuan was a popular person around Chen Huang, but his title was limited and he was only an earl, so he was ranked in the top one-fifth of the rank of military attache.

Emperor Chen has not yet arrived, and the dragon chair above the imperial steps is still empty.

But the ministers in the palace have already begun to talk about it, making all kinds of speculations and sayings.

Zhu Xiuyuan is the most isolated one among them.

Almost no one talks to him.

If King Zhenze, King Poyang and other princes were still in court, Zhu Xiuyuan would not have ended up in such a miserable situation.

But they all returned to their respective garrison places and are no longer in the court now.

But Zhu Xiuyuan didn't care. He simply closed his eyes and rested his mind, waiting for Emperor Chen to arrive.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"The royal concubine has arrived!"

Suddenly, two loud voices were heard, and the officials' discussions immediately stopped, and they all stood up straight.

Zhu Xiuyuan opened his eyes and saw Emperor Chen and Concubine You coming hand in hand and sitting down on the dragon chair and phoenix chair respectively.

Emperor Chen and Concubine You were all dressed neatly, as if they were going to court early in the morning.

But Zhu Xiuyuan knew that at this moment, Emperor Chen and Concubine You were having fun, and the attire they wore was exactly what they wore this morning...

The monarch and his ministers have finished their greetings.

Emperor Chen sat high on the dragon chair and looked down at the ministers. His face was a little heavy and he went straight to the point: "Dear sirs, I have just received an urgent report from eight hundred miles away. In the past few days, what our monarchs and ministers have been worried about has happened!"

"The border between Liang and Tibet has turned into a scorched earth. The soldiers of both sides have fought several battles. For the time being, the Liang army has a slight victory! In addition, King Zhennan of the Beiyuan Empire in the north has gathered 50,000 cavalry and is stationed on the border of Liang.

Go down to camp..."

"The Liang army has more than 300,000 troops stationed at various places on the northern border... At this point, all the armies of the Liang state have been stationed at various borders, and there is no time to mobilize the wandering troops..."

As soon as Emperor Chen said these words, the entire hall immediately exploded.

The ministers also ignored the etiquette and whispered among themselves.

But what Zhu Xiuyuan heard most was the helpless sigh.

Liang Guo had a close battle with Tibet, and then faced off with Bei Yuan... This was not a good thing for Chen Guo, and in the minds of most people.

But there are also a few people who can't help but have a flash of light deep in their eyes...

In fact, Zhu Xiuyuan had already concluded that this turmoil would come sooner or later. Now that it has actually come, Zhu Xiuyuan still couldn't help but tremble a little in his heart.

War, turmoil...

After the Jiangzhou city defense battle, Zhu Xiuyuan realized firsthand that it was such a huge disaster!

If you were to ask Zhu Xiuyuan what his current wish is, he would definitely say: peace in the world!

But considering the current "international situation", this wish is very difficult to realize.

Because this land of China has been fragmented for thousands of years...

As the saying goes, if we divide for a long time, we will unite and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. The world has been divided for a long time. Voices longing for "union" appear from time to time and become the ultimate goal of the heroes.

If anyone can merge this divided and troubled world, then whoever can join the ranks of the emperors of the ages!

Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, has always been concerned about going south to destroy Chen, and is always ready.

Li Jiye, the Qianwang of the Liang Kingdom, also had the desire to "sweep all the countries, unify the world, and leave his name in history".

As for Chen Huang of Chen State, although he is now obsessed with singing and dancing, he relies on paying tribute to Liang State to seek peace and survive...

But when he was young, he also had some ambitions.

As for the Beiyuan Empire in the north and the Tibetan Empire in the southwest, they are all preparing their troops and waiting for an opportunity to annex the land of China.

Even if there is no opportunity, they will create it.

For example, the assassination of the Liang State envoy dozens of days ago, who dares to say that this was not an action taken by someone to stir up trouble?

"Quiet! Quiet!"

After a while, Emperor Chen, who was sitting on the throne, called out to stop the heated discussion among the ministers.

I'm afraid this noisy sound has also disturbed Chen Huang's heart.

The ministers immediately stopped their discussion and raised their hands to face Emperor Chen.

"Now that the situation in the world is unclear, and the Yan Kingdom in the north is watching with eager eyes, where should I, Chen, go? Uncle Zhongshan, what do you think we should do?"
Chapter completed!