The Prodigal Son

"yes!"

Xue Chengdao accepted the order, "I just received news from Kaizhou that Prince Yu Wu of Min, with the secret support of Chu, launched a palace coup. The emperor of Min was killed, and Crown Prince Yu Jing, under the protection of Zhou Jishan, the commander of the Min imperial guards, and his confidants, fled to Kaizhou with more than 500 men. Yu Jing requested that our dynasty send troops to help him quell the rebellion..."

Xue Chengdao kept it brief, simply explaining the situation to Gao Yi, who had just arrived.

Qin Yu was completely stunned after hearing Xue Chengdao's words.

What's wrong with Yu Jing?

Is this their standard script?

The emperor was overthrown again, and the crown prince fled to Daming, requesting Daming to send troops to help quell the rebellion.

This must be the surprise that the Prince of Chengyang mentioned before his death, right?

That was quite a pleasant surprise!

The Prince of Chengyang must have put in a lot of effort in this matter!

Min State is Da Ning's most loyal ally.

Yu Wu only succeeded in launching the palace coup with the covert support of the State of Chu, so he will definitely side with the State of Chu.

If Da Ning does not send troops to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion, it will be equivalent to losing a loyal ally and gaining a potential enemy.

That damned Prince Chengyang!

Even after the person died, he still stabbed Da Ning in the back.

Fortunately, internal strife in Min is better than direct military intervention from Bei Qi.

Gao Yi, being new to the area, didn't immediately offer his opinion. After calming himself down slightly, he asked Xue Cheng, "What does Lord Xue mean?"

"Min State has always maintained good relations with Da Ning. Now that Yu Wu is acting against the tide, our dynasty should, in principle, send troops to help him quell the rebellion!"

As Xue Chengdao spoke, he suddenly changed the subject, "But right now our dynasty is too busy to take care of itself, and the national treasury is already stretched thin. We don't have the energy to send troops to help other countries quell rebellions."

There's one more thing he didn't mention.

They are very likely to launch a war to destroy Yan next year!

At this time, Da Ning should focus all its efforts on preparing for the major events of next year, rather than getting caught up in the war vortex of Min!

Even if we were to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion, that would be after the war to destroy Yan had ended.

"right!"

Qin Fumeng nodded and said, "Right now, our dynasty should take care of its own affairs first, and not let small matters cause us to lose sight of the bigger picture!"

If they didn't have a plan to destroy Yan, they would definitely have firmly advocated sending troops to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion.

However, Yu Wu currently has the support of the State of Chu.

If they send troops to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion, Da Ning is very likely to get bogged down in war before destroying Yan, thus affecting the entire plan to destroy Yan.

Moreover, Qin Yu's magnolia flower scam required him to purchase large quantities of pepper from the State of Chu.

If they were to become enemies with the State of Chu at this time, and Chu stopped selling them pepper, their plans would most likely be forced to be interrupted!

"Our dynasty currently needs grain from the State of Chu. Sending troops to help Yu Jing at this time could very well lead to a falling out between our dynasty and Chu, resulting in the disruption of trade between our two states, which would be detrimental to our dynasty!"

Lü Chunqiu gave another reason.

Lü Chunqiu's words were also agreed upon by many ministers.

However, some ministers also objected.

"If Yu Wu were to gain a firm foothold and completely control the Min Kingdom, it would be even more detrimental to our dynasty!"

"Yes, at that time our dynasty will be attacked from all sides!"

"Lord Lü, don't forget that the Min Kingdom's navy is not weak. If the Chu Kingdom's navy is added to the mix, our navy may not be able to compete with them! At that time, our maritime trade routes will inevitably be cut off!"

"Is it still necessary to cut off trade? Once our dynasty turns against Chu, Chu will cease trade with our dynasty, and maritime trade will naturally be interrupted!"

"Min Kingdom is our dynasty's most loyal ally. If our dynasty stands idly by, who will ally with us in the future?"

"Allies are utter nonsense! Allies are the most unreliable thing! If our dynasty were to sweep across the world like it did during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, allies would come to us on their own!"

"What, are you implying that His Majesty is blaming us for the decline of our dynasty?"

"Bullshit..."

Soon, the group of ministers started arguing again.

At first, both sides tried to reason with each other, but they soon started swearing and escalated the verbal battle.

Both sides used each other's mother as the center, their ancestors for eighteen generations as the radius, that thing as their main weapon, and fantasy as their main skill, radiating in all directions in a 360-degree manner, striving to destroy the other's entire family tree.

This was the first time Qin Yu had ever witnessed such a "violent" scene, and he was speechless with astonishment.

In the past, the court always favored civil officials and military generals to fight, but this time the tables have turned.

Moreover, these civil officials were no less scathing in their insults than the military generals, their vulgarities never ceasing.

In fact, these civil officials were also helpless, as they were trained by these military generals.

If you argue with these military generals and your insults are too polite, they'll think you're just being coquettish!

"Enough! All of you, shut up!"

Zhao Luan couldn't listen any longer and suddenly let out a loud shout.

For a fleeting moment, she really wanted to reveal her grand plan to destroy Yan to the public.

However, her rational mind told her that the fewer people who knew about this, the better!

Even for the time being, Prime Minister Gao Yi must not be allowed to know!

Hearing Zhao Luan's loud shout, the crowd reluctantly stopped fighting, but still glared at each other with red faces and thick necks.

Some people even mouthed a warm greeting to the other person's mother.

Zhao Luan, his face dark, swept his gaze across the assembled officials, finally settling on Gao Yi. "What are your opinions, Prime Minister Gao?"

Gao Yi paused for a moment before speaking, "I believe we should send troops to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion!"

Xue Chengdao glanced at Gao Yi with displeasure. "Fine! Prime Minister Gao, conjure up enough money, provisions, and 100,000 elite troops for us, and I'll personally lead the army to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion! Anyone who doesn't go is a coward!"

"Lord Xue, please calm down."

Gao Yi raised his hand to stop Xue Chengdao, and then advised Zhao Luan: "This old minister advocates sending troops, for three reasons!"

Zhao Luan: "Please speak, Prime Minister Gao!"

"Firstly, the Min Kingdom has just experienced internal strife, and Yu Wu certainly cannot completely control the Min Kingdom in a short period of time. Sending troops to help Yu Jing quell the rebellion at this time will be less costly!"

Gao Yi paused for a moment, then turned to Xue Cheng and asked, "Does Lord Xue agree with this?"

"Approved!"

Xue Chengdao snorted, "If I didn't even understand this, what kind of Minister of War would I be?"

"It's good that you agree!"

Gao Yi continued, "Secondly, since it is the State of Chu that is supporting Yu Wu, our dynasty should help Yu Jing quell the rebellion. Otherwise, once Yu Wu completely controls the State of Min, our dynasty will have one more enemy, which will seriously threaten our eastern border."

Gao Yi glanced at everyone, and seeing that no one objected, he continued speaking.

"Thirdly, the State of Chu, knowing full well that the State of Min has always been on good terms with our dynasty, still secretly supported Yu Wu's seizure of power. This is clearly a provocation against our dynasty!"

"If our dynasty does not retaliate, the Chu state will perceive us as weak! In that case, the Chu state might even directly attack Yinzhou!"

Gao Yi's words were forceful and well-founded.

Qin Yu listened and nodded in agreement.

Regardless of this old man's character, at least he has a long-term vision!

Zhao Luan noticed Qin Yu's actions and immediately looked at him. "Qin Yu, I see you nodding. Do you agree with Prime Minister Gao's point of view?"

Qin Yu was slightly surprised.

She noticed even my little movements?

Are they really watching me all the time?

What, does she have a crush on me?

Qin Yu inwardly scoffed, but bluntly stated, "I do indeed agree with Prime Minister Gao's viewpoint!"