Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

On the day of the great court meeting, the courtiers slowly walked into the main hall.

In fact, the great court meetings of the Qi State were not frequent, and most of the things were decided by the emperor and several important ministers after consultation.

But today the stakes are very high, and officials of the fifth grade and above are all participating.

Liu Zhijie didn't come this time, Jiang Ningxian actually sent someone to invite him, Liu Zhijie said that he was unwell and didn't give Jiang Ningxian face.

Everyone has a solemn face, the matter of the prince is related to their own future, and it is impossible not to care.

After a while, the emperor walked into the main hall.

After everyone saluted, Jiang Ningxian said expressionlessly: "Cheng'er is gone, I am really sad in my heart." But the matter of the crown prince cannot be delayed, I already have a candidate for the prince in my heart.

Jiang Yan's face was calm, but Jiang Yu's hands were trembling slightly, how much he wished to hear his name.

Chen Jin secretly said in his heart, Che'er is finally going to be the prince, and in this life, I will be content if I can support Che'er to the throne.

At this time, a palace man walked into the main hall and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Fourth Highness Jiang Wei is already waiting outside the hall." "

Well, let him in. Jiang Ningxian said.

Chen Jin's face was pale, and his heart shook violently, how could Jiang Wei appear here? Why did the emperor call him? Even if he vaguely guessed the answer in his heart, Chen Jin still didn't want to believe it.

The fourth prince, Jiang Wei, dressed in gorgeous costumes and smiling, slowly walked into the hall in the surprised eyes of everyone.

"The son has seen his father. Jiang Wei arched his hand.

"No need to be polite. Jiang Ningxian looked at everyone, "I have made up my mind, the fourth prince Jiang Wei will be the new crown prince of my Great Qi."

Everyone looked at each other, and they couldn't imagine that the new prince was Jiang Wei. Everyone knows that Jiang Wei's grandfather is Liu Zhijie, and the emperor has never liked Jiang Wei, so why did he appoint him as the crown prince.

Chen Jin's heart was full of monstrous anger, and he deeply hated Jiang Ningxian more than ever.

Someone once compared Jiang Ningxian and Li Kun, saying that both of them are contemporary heroes. Chen Jin believes that Jiang Ningxian is far inferior to Li Kun.

If Li Kun hadn't succeeded to the throne, the Kwantung Domain would have entered Tongguan and even Chang'an.

Although there were disputes between the government and the opposition in Wei, the intensity was far less intense than that of Qi. Li Kun spent most of his time improving his national strength and dealing with the Kwantung Domain. Since Li Qi and Li Zhao failed in their rebellion, the struggle for succession has basically disappeared in the Wei government.

Now the state of Qi has lost Shu and Hanzhong, and its national strength has been hit hard. In Chen Jin's view, appointing the young Jiang Che as the crown prince can reduce the disputes between the government and the opposition and devote more energy to eliminating the Zhaowu army.

Jiang Ningxian did the opposite, and was still using the emperor's technique to provoke disputes between the court and China, so as to stabilize the imperial power. He felt that Jiang Che was too young to fight Jiang Yan and Jiang Yu, so he called Jiang Wei and wooed Liu Zhijie by the way.

Chen Jin felt ridiculous, Jiang Ningxian thought that if Jiang Wei was established, Liu Zhijie would work hard for him, he underestimated Liu Zhijie too much.

In fact, Chen Jin and Liu Zhijie both don't like Jiang Wei. The reason is very simple, Jiang Wei's heart is not right. Among the older princes, Chen Jin had a good impression of Jiang Yan, but unfortunately he was Zhou Zhaopeng's nephew.

Jiang Wei is brave and unscrupulous, he is reckless and ruthless, and he is not a son-in-law, so he is not qualified to inherit the crown prince at all.

Yu Yizheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the position of the crown prince has been a succession, and there is no grandson. As the seventh prince, Jiang Che, as a son-in-law, should be made the crown prince, and I hope Your Majesty will consider it carefully. "

I just said it, and I have made up my mind. Che'er is young, how can he become a prince. Jiang Ningxian was unmoved.

Jiang Wei looked at Yu Yizheng, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"The matter of the prince has been decided, don't mention it again. Jiang Ningxian forcibly terminated the topic, and said: "Everyone talk about how to exterminate Li Zhao and recover Shu and Hanzhong."

Jiang Wei stood up first, "Enlighten the emperor, and the sons only need 50,000 troops to destroy Li Zhao."

"Ridiculous! How can 50,000 people win the war? You underestimate the Zhaowu army too much. Yu Yizheng retorted.

"There are not many soldiers, but refinement.

"How do you know that the Zhaowu army is not as elite as the Qi army? Moreover, there are Jianmen Pass and Qutang Pass in Shudi, which are difficult to attack. Hanzhong is mountainous, and it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. "

The soldiers are treacherous, and I have my own way. Jiang Wei said confidently.

Wang Zhuo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has discussed for a long time, and the minister thinks that if you want to destroy Li Zhao, there are currently two ways. First, a quick battle: send a large army to storm Qutang Pass, break through it, and then enter Shu. Second, the war was delayed, and a large army was stationed in the vicinity of Fuling (Chongqing) and Yiling (Yichang) to block the road for the Zhaowu army to advance eastward. And on the great river, our Qi country has thousands of warships. Once the Zhaowu army goes east, the navy can go up the river, cut off the retreat of the Zhaowu army, and cooperate with the foot soldiers to annihilate it. At the same time, you can find an opportunity to attack Shudi, or enter Hanzhong.

"Which of these two methods do you approve of?"

"The minister did not dare to say anything, the minister thought that His Majesty should choose a good general as soon as possible, and the specific fight was decided by the front-line generals. In addition, the minister suggested recruiting tens of thousands of soldiers to be stationed in Wuling (Changde) or Changsha, and some grain and grass could also be stored in Changsha, ready to support the war in the west at any time.

Jiang Ningxian nodded with satisfaction, Wang Zhuo is still relatively reliable. As soon as the news of Shen Tian's defeat reached Jinling, Wang Zhuo immediately began to recruit troops. In just half a month, the military department has recruited 50,000 new soldiers.

Zhou Zhaopeng's heart sank, the military department was only responsible for recruiting soldiers, and the problem of money and food still needed to be solved by the household department. Sensing that the emperor was looking at him, Zhou Zhaopeng could only stand up and arch his hand: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the household department has been stepping up to raise grain and grass, and the ministers will keep an eye on this matter, and will never delay the imperial court to exterminate the Zhaowu army."

Jiang Ningxian smiled and said, "As long as I wait for the whole team, it won't be long before I can destroy Li Zhao, the evil thief." Chen

Jin was disdainful in his heart, and he was in the same heart?

After retreating from the court, Chen Jin did not go to Zhongshu Province, and returned to the mansion with a gloomy face.

Seeing this, Lao Huang suddenly felt bad in his heart, "Could it be that the crown prince is another prince?" "

I originally wanted to wait for Che'er to become the crown prince, and then do my best to help him eliminate Li Zhao." But ........." Chen Jin said angrily: "Let him go! You go and help me submit my resignation, this Chinese letter makes me inappropriate." I want to see if he can recover Shudi. Lao

Huang's face changed slightly, Chen Jin has been a Zhongshu order for many years, because Liu Zhijie was suppressed by the emperor, Chen Jin has always been the head of the hundred officials, and he is in a high position, and now he wants to give up.

After some deep thought, Lao Huang said: "Master wants to retreat as advance?"

"Perhaps, also avoid the limelight for the time being." "

Recently, in Jinling City, because of the death of the prince, there has been a lot of uproar, and Heibingtai always pays attention to the movement of public opinion.

Duane also sent a letter to Li Zhao, detailing the matter.

Li Zhao couldn't take care of these things for the time being, he was in Chengdu to meet Deng Yu's second son Deng Yongzhi.