12dz Chapter 374 This is the imperial power!
Chapter 374 This is the imperial power!
"Father, the Emperor wants to put me under house arrest?"
Chu Ning realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately did not care about anything else and asked directly.
Seeing Chu Ning angry, the chief eunuch Zhao Ming stepped forward with a smile to smooth things over: "Your Highness, Prince Chu, that's not what His Majesty meant.
It's just that the Bingzhou troops have just destroyed 240,000 Zhao troops. It's not appropriate for you to intervene at this moment. Besides, you can't help with the marriage."
Chu Ning snorted coldly: "Our dynasty has won two consecutive victories against the Great Zhao Dynasty and destroyed more than 400,000 troops of Zhao. At this moment, Zhao is just a paper tiger. Why should we be afraid of them?"
He turned to look at the emperor and said sternly, "Father, I don't understand why you are afraid of Zhao State?"
A dynasty that had been defeated time and time again and had lost so many soldiers and horses, yet the State of Chu was still thinking about forming an alliance through marriage?
Aren’t you afraid of being embarrassed if it gets out?
But the emperor stared at Chu Ning coldly: "Humph, do you really think that Zhao's 240,000 soldiers are all elite?
To tell you the truth, in addition to the 40,000 soldiers guarding the four cities, more than half of the other 200,000 people are county soldiers and temporarily recruited soldiers.
The real elite troops of the Great Zhao are still 200,000 strong. These soldiers have been stationed in the Great Zhao. If you really want to take the initiative to attack these people, your Bingzhou troops will not be a match at all."
It turned out to be the case.
No wonder the 200,000 people on the front line were like paper and were wiped out in just half a month.
This was a trick of the Great Zhao. They deliberately sent 200,000 people to the front line to bully others and plunder some grain during the summer harvest.
Chu Ning frowned: "Father, even if this is the case, our dynasty is not afraid of them!"
It's just 200,000 elite soldiers. Doesn't the Great Chu have any soldiers?
But the emperor snorted coldly: "If it was just the Zhao army, it would be fine, but news came from the battlefield in the north that the Great Yan Dynasty, which was originally defeated by the Great Zhou Dynasty, has begun to counterattack.
At this moment, it was the Great Zhou Dynasty that was defeated, and the Emperor of Great Yan had already announced that as long as Great Zhao took action against our dynasty, they would definitely send troops to cooperate.
By then, our dynasty will face siege from the two great dynasties!"
Chu Ning was stunned.
The situation took a turn for the worse.
What happened to the Great Zhou Dynasty? Why was it suddenly defeated by the Great Yan Dynasty?
Thinking of the Great Yan Dynasty, Chu Ning couldn't help but think of the empress's noble face.
I don’t know what the empress’s current situation is like. How could such a good situation be reversed by the Dayan Dynasty?
It just so happened that the Great Yan Dynasty had always hated the Great Chu because of the killing of Baili Xing last time, and wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge.
No wonder the emperor was so anxious to marry Feng Mulan to the prince of Da Zhao. It turned out that he wanted to stabilize Da Zhao and deal with the upcoming Da Yan Dynasty.
Relatively speaking, the Zhao Dynasty lost twice. If the Chu Dynasty showed goodwill, the Zhao Dynasty would definitely accept it.
What's more, the one being married this time is Feng Mulan, a heroine. I believe the Great Zhao will be satisfied.
Marrying Feng Mulan over would not only make them a good match in status, but would also provide an explanation for Zhao Wuji's death, killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, Chu Ning reacted and looked at the emperor deeply: "Father, are you really going to do this? Didn't you ask Feng Mulan for her opinion when you married her to the crown prince of Great Zhao?"
The emperor snorted coldly: "She is a woman of kindness. It is her honor to serve the country. She cannot refuse!"
You have to agree even if you don't agree.
This is imperial power!
For the sake of the great Chu kingdom, what does a mere woman matter?
Not to mention a mere princess from another family, even marrying a princess to her would be fine!
Chu Ning looked at the emperor with a determined face, as if he had just met him for the first day, and remained silent for a long time.
It turns out that this is the imperial power!
It turns out that this is the emperor!
It turns out that this is the Emperor’s heart!
Anyone and any interest can be sacrificed in front of the emperor!
The emperor never asks for other people's opinions!
"My son, I understand!"
Chu Ning suddenly put away his angry expression, replaced it with an indifferent look, bowed and said: "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
After saying this, he turned and left without waiting for the emperor to speak.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and watched Chu Ning leave.
At this time, Zhao Ming waved his hand to signal the imperial guards to withdraw, and said to the emperor with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time to rest."
The emperor still stood there, expressionless, and said, "Zhao Ming, do you think I did the right thing this time?"
"This……"
The corner of Zhao Ming's mouth twitched: "Your Majesty, family and national affairs are not something an old servant can discuss."
After a pause, Zhao Ming said cautiously: "But looking at the expression of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu just now, something seems to be wrong."
The emperor snorted coldly: "What if something is wrong? If he dares to destroy this marriage, I will not forgive him!"
After saying that, he seemed a little worried and immediately shouted, "Shadow Guard!"
In the darkness, a man came out from the shadow of the pillars.
"His Majesty!"
"Go and keep an eye on Chu Ning yourself. I want to know his every move!"
"Yes!" The shadow guard responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
At this time, Chu Ning rode his horse back to the palace.
Along the way, Chu Ning's face looked extremely ugly, and Ran Ming beside him was not a person who would read people's faces. Although Feng Mulan did not come back with him, he still escorted Chu Ning back to the palace.
At the gate of the mansion, Shen Wanying, who was eagerly waiting, saw Chu Ning coming back and a smile appeared on her face.
But then, her expression changed slightly, and she quickly stepped forward and asked, "Where's Mulan?"
Chu Ning had a gloomy face and took her hand and walked into the mansion: "Let's talk inside!"
In the living room, Chu Ning recounted everything that happened in the palace.
The more Shen Wanying listened, the more frightened she became, and a look of worry appeared on her face.
"With Mulan's temper, she will never agree to marry the Crown Prince of Zhao!"
Shen Wanying clasped her hands together in anxiety and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty must have ordered someone to forcibly take her down and lock her up in the palace, waiting for the Crown Prince of Zhao to come and propose marriage!"
Chu Ning nodded slightly: "It is already very clear that my father chose to sacrifice Feng Mulan in order to deal with the Great Yan Dynasty!
In order to prevent me from interfering, my father deliberately placed me under house arrest in the palace and did not allow me to participate in anything.
If this happens, the Ministry of Revenue will be in big trouble."
Shen Wanying calmed down, held Chu Ning's hand tightly and asked, "What should we do next?"
The Ministry of Revenue was investigated, Feng Mulan was trapped in the palace, and Chu Ning himself was placed under house arrest. The situation seemed to have reached a dead end!
Chu Ning took a deep breath and said in a cold voice: "Father only forbade me to go out, but he didn't forbid you to go out!
How about this, you go to the palace to meet Feng Mulan later and tell her that I will never let her marry the prince of Zhao. Let her stay in the palace for a few days with peace of mind!
In addition, I personally wrote a letter to Han Xing, asking him to lead the army to attack Zhao State and try to occupy more cities! "
As soon as these words came out, Shen Wanying's face changed slightly: "You want to use the war on the front line to destroy this marriage?"
Chu Ning's face showed a ruthless look: "This is the only plan now. As long as my troops occupy more cities in Zhao State, my father will not think about marriage, and the Crown Prince of Zhao will not marry Feng Mulan!"
Shen Wanying thought about it and felt that this was the best way out at the moment, so she nodded slightly:
"Okay, I'll go to the palace to see Mulan right now!"