I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 504 Pre-war Statement
The military parade is over.

Liu Chan, Cao Huan, and Sun Hao bid farewell to Fan Li and returned home.

Before leaving, the three young emperors took Fan Li's hand and asked a question that concerned them most at the moment.

"The troops and horses of the five countries are all at your disposal, your Majesty, but there are so many troops and horses that it takes a long time to mobilize and assemble them."

"May I ask Your Majesty, Emperor Jin, if the Ming army takes the lead in invading the border before the army is fully assembled, what should we do?"

The thoughts of the three emperors were actually very simple.

They were afraid that if their troops were handed over to Fan Li, they would not have the power to stay behind for protection.

If Emperor Jiajing uses the method of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, and Fan Li fails to rescue him in time, I am afraid that one of the three of them will perish.

"understood."

Fan Li nodded.

He didn't say any empty words or polite words, and went straight to the operation, which completely reassured the Three Emperors.

Fan Li is already at the ninth level of the Hedao Realm. If he asks Hu Zongxian to help him pass on his skills, he will be able to use the sound transmission technique.

"Masters and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, listen!"

Fan Li's voice echoed over every inch of the Ming Dynasty.

"The alliance of the five kingdoms of Jin, Chu, Wei, Han, and Wu is about to attack the Ming Dynasty."

"On the ninth day of next month, the first battle will be against Haozhou!"

"Our alliance army is an army of justice. We will not use sneak attacks or treacherous tactics. We will inform you in advance and quickly mobilize our troops to prepare for war."

"Don't say you didn't predict what you said!"

Fan Li finished his transmission and looked at Liu Chan, Cao Huan and Sun Hao with a smile.

There are still nearly thirty days until the ninth day of next month.

Fan Li issued a war warning in advance. Ming Dynasty must prepare to defend, and it is almost impossible to attack in advance.

What's more, Fan Li named him to attack Haozhou.

Haozhou, also known as Fengyang Mansion, is the ancestral land of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty.

If the ancestral land is breached, not only will the foundation of the Ming Dynasty be shaken, but Emperor Jiajing will be the most unvirtuous and unfilial descendant of the Zhu family since the founding of the country.

Therefore, even if Fan Li's plan was seen through, in order to protect his reputation, Emperor Jiajing could only deploy troops to defend Haozhou first.

"Your Majesty, can you rest assured now?"

The three emperors Cao, Liu and Sun were stunned. It took a long time before they nodded and returned home peacefully.

at the same time.

Daming Palace, Jinluan Hall.

Emperor Jiajing stood up from the dragon chair, walked to the imperial steps and stood still.

He looked down at the civil and military ministers, and finally his eyes fell on Prince Wanli, who had not been to court for a long time. Because of Xu Jie's repeated insistence, he was allowed to go to court to listen to politics.

"Your Majesty."

"The clown has grown again. What are your suggestions?"

Emperor Jiajing's voice was majestic and tinged with a hint of murderous intent that was not easy to detect.

The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.

The ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty were all human beings.

They knew that most of the time, no matter what Emperor Jiajing asked, he was actually just asking Yan Song, and occasionally Xu Jie.

So, after a short silence, Yan Song walked out of the court class.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Even Emperor Jiajing frowned slightly as the wind blew an unpleasant voice like a dead tree.

"Chief Assistant, please tell me."

"Yes."

"As we all know, Chu, Wei, Han, and Wu are to the west of our Ming Dynasty, but Haozhou is located at the southern end of the Ming Dynasty."

"The enemy wants to be the first to attack Haozhou. If they attack from west to east, they need to invade our territory of Ming Dynasty, march straight in, and then reach Haozhou."

"This seems to be... inconsistent with the news from the world just now?"

Yan Song paused briefly, glanced at Xu Jie beside him, and found that he was deep in thought.

He snickered in his heart, knowing that Xu Jie was one step slower than him.

"Therefore, the veteran suspects that the enemy army will not come from the west, but from the south."

As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers were shocked. Cabinet minister Gao Gong hated Yan Song the most.

He didn't care about the emperor's heart and retorted directly: "Did Mr. Yan Ge forget? To the south of Haozhou is Nanling Wanzhong Mountain. Where did the enemy soldiers come from in the vast mountains? Could it be that the countries in the alliance made a detour first? Dawan, hide all your troops in the deep mountains and forests in the south? "

As Gao Gong was talking, he felt someone tugging on his sleeve.

He turned his head slightly to look and found that it was Xu Jie. He seemed to want to hint that he should stop talking?
"how?"

"Mr. Xu Ge thinks what I said is wrong?"

But Gao Gong didn't know how to cooperate. He directly dealt Xu Jie with his face, making the latter so angry that he puffed his beard and stared!

If Xu Jie didn't know Gao Gong well enough, he would be suspected of being a member of Yan Song's party!
"Hehehe..."

When Yan Song saw this, he sneered in a sinister manner.

The Qingliu Party just likes to fight among themselves, which is why it has been suppressed by the Yan Party for many years.

"Good question, Mr. Gao Ge."

Yan Song saw that Xu Jie didn't stop Gao Gong, so he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to add insult to injury.

"But Mr. Gao Ge seems to have forgotten? There are five countries in the alliance, Wei, Han, Wu, Chu, and Jin. Where is the Jin country?"

"Ah...this..."

Gao Gong suddenly realized.

It turns out that because of my habitual thinking, I actually forgot about the Jin Kingdom that just appeared!
The Four Kingdoms are to the west of the Ming Dynasty, and maybe the Jin Kingdom is to the south?
If this is true, it is indeed possible for the alliance to attack the Ming Dynasty from the south!
unwise!

What a mistake!

When discussing matters before the court, ministers are not afraid of talking nonsense, but they are afraid of saying stupid things!

What Yan Song could think of, Xu Jie also thought of, but Gao Gong couldn't think of anything more embarrassing than this!
Gao Gong's old face turned red from suppressing his emotions, but he had an upright personality and would admit his mistakes.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of negligence." He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Emperor Jiajing.

There was a muffled sound of "dong dong dong" from the Jinluan Hall, which showed that the high-arched kowtows were performed extremely hard.

For a long time, Emperor Jiajing didn't stop.

"His Majesty!"

Xu Jie finally couldn't listen anymore. The sound of high-arched kowtows kept echoing in the Jinluan Hall, which was clearly a slap in the face of Qingliu Guan.

"Do you have anything to say?" Emperor Jiajing spoke slowly, his voice cold and distant.

"Yes." Xu Jie said bravely: "The thieves are coming. Haozhou has not been in war for many years. I suggest that we mobilize our troops as soon as possible. After all, Haozhou is the land of Taizu Longxing, and there is no room for failure!"

"It makes sense." Emperor Jiajing nodded and asked seemingly casually: "Who does Xu Ge think is the most appropriate person to send to garrison Haozhou?"

"Send...send someone?"

Xu Jie was stunned when he heard this.

The Five Kingdoms conquered the Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't such a big event require the emperor to conquer it personally?
But his city was at least deeper than Gao Gong, so he held back and did not say anything.

Xu Jie habitually glanced at Yan Song and noticed that a look of regret flashed across the old man's face.

really!

This old dog is waiting for him to make a mistake!
Xu Jie suddenly realized!

Emperor Jiajing was injured, but Queen Yaoguang escaped from the palace and died in Lucheng.

His Majesty's injury has not recovered. Is it because he is unwilling to lead the expedition in person?

However, the Five Kingdoms Alliance is powerful, and unless Emperor Jiajing goes there in person, anyone who goes to Haozhou will definitely lose!
What's more, in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing could use [Pangu Giant Body].

Xu Jie was about to give advice, but Yan Song beat him to it.

"Your Majesty, you have worked hard for the country for a long time, and your injuries have not healed. You will definitely not be able to go on a personal expedition this time."

"The old minister thought that he could select talents from the court and station them in Haozhou to take care of his father's worries."

After Yan Song finished speaking, he looked at Xu Jie with vicious eyes.

Xu Jie was shocked!
Damn!

So this old dog wants to send me to hell?

Xu Jie hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge's proposal is inappropriate! The five kingdoms' attack on Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful. Even if the imperial court sends important ministers to Haozhou, it will be difficult to inspire the morale of the army. In the end, it is inevitable that the soldiers will escape and Haozhou will be lost! I boldly suggest... …”

He was about to kneel down and ask Emperor Jiajing to lead the expedition in person, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt an irresistible spiritual power, pinching his throat like a stone, and he was unable to make a sound.

In the gap between Xu Jie's silence, Yan Song said loudly: "The old minister also thinks that what Mr. Xu Ge said is very true, so the old minister invites His Highness the Crown Prince to lead the army to defend Haozhou!"

When Xu Jie heard this, his eyes went dark!
It turned out that Yan Songzhi was not with him, and he wanted to directly trick Prince Wanli to death!
　I'm having some numbness today, that's all, I'm sorry.

　　(End of this chapter)