Before Su Ziji could speak, he could already feel that at this moment, the eyes of all the officials and princes in the palace were focused on him.
Su Ziji, however, seemed to be completely unaware and said loudly: "The so-called etiquette before fighting is the etiquette of a big country. Although the Ning State is small, it is also a vassal state of this dynasty, so it cannot but be comforted. Her daughter is also a princess of the same country. The King of Shu can make her a concubine." He wrote in his own handwriting
Xin went to comfort him and asked Ning Guo to retreat."
"If Ning Guo disobeys, his crime will be made clear, and all nations will witness it, and it will not be too late to wipe out the whole nation with thunder."
As soon as this opinion came out, the hall immediately became agitated. The officials were whispering to each other and the discussion was buzzing. It was obvious that Su Ziji's answer made some people dissatisfied.
It's not that the punishment he proposed was too severe, on the contrary, it was too light.
The King of Shu looked a little better. Although he was still annoyed by Su Ziji's actions today, most of his anger was extinguished.
After hearing this, King Qi sneered at the excitement, but now he stopped laughing. The corners of his mouth turned down, and the violent and gloomy look on his face came to his head again.
What is going on with Su Ziji?
Now that you have taken the initiative to fight with the King of Shu, let's just fight to the end!
He was already torn apart, but he didn't take the opportunity to beat the person to death with a stick, drink it hard, and give it a light blow. Could this be teasing me?
He felt very unhappy, especially when he saw King Shu's expression improving, and he glanced at an official behind him.
This look made the official come out immediately.
This is also the censor. He looks good-looking and behaves like an upright and loyal minister. As soon as he stood up, he saluted upward: "I do not agree with what the Duke Dai said!"
"Oh?" The emperor on the dragon throne raised his eyebrows slightly, squinted his eyes, and asked: "Li Guozhi, since you don't agree with what Duke Dai said, can you tell me your opinion?"
"Yes, I think what Duke Dai said is wrong. No matter what the reason is, it is an indisputable fact that Ning State invaded our country, Dazheng! I, Dazheng State, was the superior country, but after Ning State invaded our country, we actually comforted it. How can this be done?
"
"This is surrendering to a small country. Not only will it not be a deterrent, it will also set a bad example for other small countries!"
"These vassal states are afraid of power and have no morals. What if they all learn from Ningguo? They must be killed to serve as a warning to others. I feel that not only cannot they be appeased, but they should be destroyed immediately by a large army to show the power of our great country!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
As soon as Li Yushi's words came out, the Qi King's followers immediately responded.
A second-rank minister also came out and said: "Your Majesty, since the founding of our country by Dazheng, the world has been at peace and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Why should we fear the invasion of such small countries? Please give the emperor an order to send a large army to destroy the Ning Kingdom to frighten the other small countries."
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King Qi caught a glimpse of King Shu's expression, and his mood gradually recovered.
The reason why no one followed Duke Dai to directly impeach the King of Shu was because it would be too obvious.
He asked people to come out to oppose the practice of reducing major matters to minor matters on behalf of the state, which is a matter of rising tides. If the state's affairs are minor, punishing the King of Shu must be frivolous.
If Ning State spent a lot of troops and money to encircle and suppress it, it would be difficult for the King of Shu not to be severely punished as the first person responsible.
Besides, only by muddying the water can we benefit from it.
If he stepped on the King of Shu and allowed one of his people to go on an expedition against Ning State, he would not only be able to deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the King of Shu's party, but he would also be able to get his hands on the military power and expand his influence in the army. For King Qi,
, which is naturally a good thing.
Moreover, the minister's memory may not last long. If the Ningguo invasion is reduced to a minor issue, how can this incident become a stain on the King of Shu and be nailed to the pillar of shame in the future?
The King of Shu naturally understood the meaning of these Qi King's followers, and his face turned red again with anger.
If he hadn't noticed that the person on the dragon chair above was looking over, he would have wanted to glare at King Qi fiercely.
The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne. This was a high ground, so he could naturally see the small movements and expressions of the people below.
As an emperor, he is happy to see the conflict between his two adult sons. Only in this way can he balance them and the forces behind them, and firmly hold the power of life and death in his own hands.
The older you get, the harder it is for an emperor to tolerate things getting out of his control.
I was already a little impatient with waiting, and I was a little angry because there had been no movement for half a month since Duke Dai entered the cabinet. But starting from yesterday, the news that came to my ears one after another made the old emperor finally
A little satisfied.
Although Su Ziji chose to attack the King of Shu, which surprised the emperor, it has to be said that Su Ziji did not choose to attack the King of Qi and insisted on Duan Yanxing's affairs, which made the emperor look at him higher.
This child actually knows the current affairs, knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure things. This is very good.
It doesn't matter if a person is smarter. As long as a smart person knows how to choose, he is a handy weapon.
His eyes swept over the son of King Shu, and then the emperor's eyes fell on King Qi, the son who had always had a good relationship with Wu Ren.
"King Qi, I ask you, the imperial court is sending a large army to attack the state of Ning. Who do you think can be the leader?"
King Qi was not surprised that his father would ask him. His father didn't ask a single question. This was what should worry him.
He wanted to say that his son would like to be the commander-in-chief of an army to attack Ningguo, but he could only think about it in his heart.
He raised his head and looked at his father, who showed no expression of emotion or anger at this moment, then lowered his head, swallowed what he wanted to say the most, and said in a deep voice: "Go back to my father, I think General He Weihe can go.
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"Idiot." Su Ziji secretly cursed when he heard the candidate mentioned by King Qi.
The "General He" that King Qi referred to was none other than the second son of Marquis Haitang, who already had a team nicknamed the He Family Army. Although General He later handed over the military power and concentrated on taking care of his old age, it seemed that
There is no contact, but the old troops are still there, and there are still connections and connections in the military.
Such a person does not have the obvious label of King Qi's party. If King Qi had not taken the initiative this time, others would not have known that the He family had a relationship with King Qi.
From the emperor's attitude, it is impossible to tell whether he agrees with the opinions of the Qi King's Party. He doesn't even know whether the emperor has decided to send a large army to directly attack, so he shows his bargaining chip. What else is this if it is not stupid?
Su Ziji even suspected that King Qi's sudden move might not have been discussed with the royal staff at all.
At this time, the emperor suddenly changed his target and looked at Su Ziji again.
"Duke Dai, who do you think should be the commander-in-chief?"
Did he test King Qi again and test himself again?
Su Ziji would not be fooled, and besides, he had no intention of getting involved in this matter. He had no military power, and he had no party members, let alone any generals, so how could he recommend him?
No matter who he recommends, if he falls in the eyes of the old emperor, isn't it equivalent to telling him: I will have an affair with this person?