Including Li Quan, there are a total of seventeen "neutral" court officials, and there will be more in the future.
This is the real purpose of Wei Changtian's establishment of the boat association.
A series of secrets that even Ning Yongnian and Wei Xianzhi didn't know about were spread to the ears of various "participant" officials through the mouths of the two and five members of the same boat club, thereby coercing and inducing the latter to take the Puppet Pill, forming a terrifying...
Political power used by oneself.
In the later period of the book "The Peak of Martial Arts", he wrote a lot about the content of the court disputes. This time he has brought out most of the "family assets" that he can remember, and is determined to complete the same boat meeting in the shortest time.
The establishment of the basic framework.
"..."
The Nine-Five Supreme, the most glorious, the dragon chair is still empty.
Before Ning Yongnian showed up, the whispers in Jinluan Palace didn't stop either.
Beads of sweat broke out on Li Qian's back, but his expression remained unchanged. His eyes swept across the fourteen people behind him, and names and positions kept flashing through his mind.
Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Six Ministries, military commanders in Beijing...
The origins of the fourteen people are varied, but they are undoubtedly figures with real power in their respective organizations.
Li Jian didn't know why these people were gathered by Wei Changtian, and then took the elixir and became members of the same boat club.
But if the man from the Punishment Department hadn't lied to him, they would undoubtedly have no way out like him and could only live and die together with Wei Changtian.
His eyes stopped for a few seconds, then he turned back with a calm expression.
After glancing at the minister of Taichang Temple who was standing in the same row just across the aisle from him, Li Qian finally focused his eyes on the back of the person in front of him on the left.
Those who can stand in the first row of the court are basically high-ranking officials of the first or lower rank, such as cabinet ministers, ministers of various ministries, and censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Except for the two young men in the center who are wearing gold robes embroidered with pythons and sable sleeves.
What Li Kan was looking at at this time was the one at the top of the left column among the two.
The second prince, Ning Wenyu.
"..."
Looking at the nine four-clawed red pythons writhing in the waves on the golden robe, Li Quan's mood was extremely complicated.
At this moment, the noise in the hall suddenly stopped.
Everyone immediately shut up. When Ning Yongnian walked out from behind the screen and sat firmly on the dragon chair, they all knelt down and shouted in unison.
"Long live the emperor! Long live! Long live!"
"..."
"Everyone loves you for your peace of mind."
Ning Yongnian's expression showed no emotion or anger. After everyone stood up, he continued:
"We will not discuss other matters today, but only discuss the matter of great service."
"Now that the chaos in the Xu family has not ended, Dafeng took the opportunity to add insult to injury."
"Let's talk about whether we should fight this battle or not."
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...
The next day, Shuzhou Yamen.
After a lot of discussion yesterday, Ning Yongnian had already made a decision on how to deal with Dafeng's provocation.
And this result was passed to Wei Changtian this afternoon.
Put an end to the rebellion in Jizhou as soon as possible, and at the same time try to mediate the dispute between Liu and Wei, and then mobilize the whole country to prepare for a possible war.
After all, this is still the world of cultivation, and if you disagree, you just do it.
Wei Changtian muttered in his heart and handed the secret message in his hand to Chu Xianping. He stood up, opened the wooden window, and took two deep breaths of fresh air.
Dafeng's sudden thrust was both unexpected and reasonable.
As the saying goes, take advantage of someone's illness and kill him.
Now that Daning is in such chaos, its old rival will definitely not miss this opportunity, so it is reasonable to choose this time to launch an attack.
Even if the two countries really turn this national war into a protracted war, it is not impossible for Dali, which is adjacent to Shuzhou, to join in the fun again.
"Brother Chu, what do you think about this matter?"
Seeing Chu Xianping put down the secret letter, Wei Changtian turned around and asked, "Do you think you can really fight?"
"meeting."
Unexpectedly, Chu Xianping gave a very positive answer: "And it will be very soon."
I will fight, I will fight soon.
Wei Changtian was slightly stunned and asked again: "Why?"
"Da Ning and Da Feng are on the same page, so the latter will never let go of such a great opportunity."
Chu Xianping calmly analyzed: "And since we want to fight, we must take advantage of the chaos in Jizhou to take action... I even suspect that the Xu family has colluded with Dafeng."
Is the Xu family colluding with Dafeng?
Wei Changtian subconsciously looked at the map hanging on the wall. After a moment of silence, he seemed to understand what Chu Xianping meant.
From a geographical point of view, although Jizhou does not belong to the border states, it is close to the westernmost Yuanzhou and Xizhou, which are in dispute with Dafeng.
And if Dafeng wants to fight, he will definitely attack from this direction.
Therefore, if the two states of Yuan and Xi cannot be defended by then, the front will be pushed to Jizhou occupied by the Xu family.
Since the Xu family has rebelled, it is impossible for them to attack Dafeng for any "national justice" and they will definitely open the city gates to welcome the "justice".
And in this way, Jizhou will pierce deeply into the heart of Daning like a dagger...
Good guy!
No wonder the Xu family did not put up any resistance in the capital after the incident, and immediately ran back to Jizhou to defend it!
This is the emotional escape route!
Wei Changtian was surprised and turned his attention to Chu Xianping, who had guessed this level at once.
He was just about to say a few words of praise, but the latter frowned and said:
"But there's one thing I don't understand."
"The emperor should not be blind to the disadvantages of the current situation. Even if he is confused for a moment, it is impossible for so many people in the court to be confused as well."
"At this time, we should obviously try our best to delay it. Even if we compromise and give up our original intention, Xi Erzhou should not start a war with Dafeng."
"But why continue to fight?"
"..."
Why fight?
Chu Xianping may not understand this question, but Wei Changtian's heart is like a mirror.
Ning Yongnian just wanted to do it with the Xu family and Dafeng directly!
You have to ask where this confidence comes from?
Haha, the thirteenth son of heaven, the lucky Huanglong... It is obvious that the thirty-first emperor of Daning is gone!
But there is one thing to say, if Wei Changtian makes a judgment, he really thinks that Ning Yongnian will win.
After all, what is blessed by the Luck Huanglong is the "kingly way", which means that in this field, unless the difference in strength is too great, Ning Yongnian should have no opponent.
As for what I need to do in this war...
"Ahem, Brother Chu, since we are about to fight, there is no point in thinking about the reasons."
Wei Changtian coughed dryly and threw the problem directly to Chu Xianping: "What do you think we should do next?"
"Um......"
When Chu Xianping heard this, he nodded and no longer thought about "why Ning Yongnian wanted to fight this battle." Instead, he followed Wei Changtian's question and thought about it for a while.
"Huh~"
A gust of wind blew in from the window and blew the secret letter on the table to the ground.
Chu Xianping paused, leaned over to pick up the secret letter, and when he raised his head again, he already had the answer.
"Son..."
"You, or Lord Wei, need to go to Jizhou as soon as possible."