Hua Shun didn't say anything, waiting to listen to the old guy's words.

The old minister first stroked the white beard on his chin, then glanced at the minister just now, and slowly said, "That Chen Zhong is a trustless person. This time he is fighting the banner of revenge. How could he easily give up the attack just because of some gold and silver beauties? I'm afraid that he would accept the gold and silver beauties we sent, but he only had a temporary quit. Not long after, the gold and silver became his military pay, and the beauty became his military prostitute. In the end, the failure to make peace became a joke."

"Then, what good ideas do you have?" the minister asked refusingly.

"This..." The old minister hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Hua Shun, "The old minister had an idea, but he didn't know whether to talk or not."

"Say, today the court will not be punished for speech." Hua Shundao.

The old minister took a deep breath, then bowed deeply to Huashun again, and then straightened his waist. The tall jade scepter blocked half of his face. His eyes were staring at the jade scepter in front of him, as if he was afraid to look at the emperor Huashun's eyes.

The hall was quiet, and only the clear voice of the old minister could be heard.

"Many years ago, I, Beixuan, was defeated once. The Nanzhu army forced the palace. It was the young prince who went to Nanzhu to resolve the crisis. Beixuan was also calmed down for more than ten years. Therefore, the old minister had a word, so it would be better to use Princess Zhuozhen as the host..."

"Damn it!"

Before the old minister could finish his words, he was already out of the list in anger, pointed at the old minister and started to curse.

"The young prince was forcibly taken away from the palace by Chen Zhong. It was already a pain and shame that Beixuan could not erase. Today, you, an old person, have to take the initiative to send Princess Zhuozhen into the tiger's mouth. What kind of care are you doing? Why don't you send your young descendants to Nanzhu!"

Other ministers also pointed at the old minister, but they scolded him for not sharing the worries with the emperor and put the princess in danger.

"Okay, I promised that I would be successful in my opinion today."

Hua Shun waved his hand to the old minister and signaled him to return, then turned his head to the King of Qi.

"I wonder what the King of Qi thinks about this?"

The King of Qi left the line in panic and bowed first, and then said, "Your Majesty, don't treat Princess Zhuozhen as the host. When the prince was young, he was forcibly abducted by Chen Zhong, which made the emperor's brother extremely heartbroken. Now when he thinks about it, he is still deeply afraid. What is Chen Zhong? How can he send Princess Zhuozhen to him?"

The King of Qi suddenly stood up even more straight and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am the first to fight. I am willing to donate all the silver for three years as military pay. I would like to ask the emperor to select generals to fight against the enemy!"

The King of Qi said something very generously, and the more bloody ministers in the hall immediately agreed and all stood up and asked the emperor to send troops to the expedition.

"Who are you guys who have recommended the generals who went to the war?" Hua Shun asked again.

"The old general Feng BMW is not old, so you can fight." Humane said.

"Teacher Xu can cut off the enemy general's head with one knife. I recommend Tai Shi Xu." He also said someone.

...

For a moment, all the ministers who could dance with swords and guns in Beixuan were recommended, and then they all looked at Emperor Huashun and waited for him to finalize the final candidate.

"It's all civil officials who recommend others, why don't the military officers recommend themselves?" Emperor Hua Shun glanced at the military officers. The veteran general Feng had been withdrawn for many years. The generals led by Taishi Xu all had a burning face. It's not that they didn't want to recommend themselves, but that they knew that this was an unsure battle, and nine out of ten lost. Wen was afraid of judging the wrong case, and Wu was afraid of losing. Who would be willing to fight a battle that would definitely lose?

But the younger generation is afraid of idleness and not trouble. With Hua Shun's gaze, Zheng Tianci, the top scholar in martial arts, stood up this year.

"I recommend myself, but although I am familiar with military books, well-versed in battles, and have excellent martial arts skills, I am not good at practical combat. I voluntarily be the first person to attack the vanguard for Beixuan. As for the general, I recommend the crown prince."

After Zheng Tianci finished speaking, everyone was upset. He was the first pioneer in the world who fought for the position of general and died. And who was not easy to recommend, but actually recommended the prince? Isn’t this asking the prince to die? The emperor couldn’t even give up a little princess, how could he give up the prince?

The King of Qi was happy. He found Hua Jingchu yesterday and asked him to recommend the prince today, but Hua Jingchu was not in action for a long time. It turned out that he had actually found the top martial arts scholar as a substitute. But well, the top martial arts scholar was Hua Jingchu's person. If he followed the top prince to the battlefield, hehe, it would be easier for him to frame it and make people believe it.

He looked at Hua Jingkai and Hua Jingchu on one side. These two brothers were afraid that they were waiting for them to appear. And of course he was the writer of the play. How to develop and ended up is up to him.

The old minister of the Qi Dynasty who said he had sent Princess Zhuozhen as his hostage just now looked at it, and the old minister immediately left the list again.

"The emperor, I also agree with what the new top scholar in martial arts said. The prince once destroyed Chen Zhong's 100,000 army. If the prince was the general to fight Chen Zhong, his morale would inevitably rise sharply. The prince was brave and decisive, and his martial arts were extraordinary, and he was indeed the only candidate."

After the old minister finished speaking, his eyes even looked at the prince Hua Jingkai.

Since entering, Hua Jingkai has never spoken.

King Qi also looked at Hua Jingkai and glanced at Hua Jingchu. Today, his purpose was to let Hua Jingkai take over the commanding flag of the southern expedition. Only in this way can the next thing continue as he imagined.

After the old minister finished speaking, the court became quiet again.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for someone to say no or...

"Father, my son asks for a fight."

Hua Jinghua suddenly stepped out of the line, stood in the middle of the court, and knelt down facing the emperor Hua Shun.

"You?" Hua Shun frowned slightly. He faintly smelled some conspiracy, but except for Hua Jingkai, he really couldn't find a second person to fight Chen Zhong.

"Father, my son is willing to make a military order before the war. Within ten days, he will return to the court." Hua Jingkai said another word.

The court officials were stunned. It was good to lead the army out to welcome him. They also issued a military order, proclaiming that Haikou, which was returning to the court within ten days, was really naive. I was afraid that because I heard Chen Zhong threaten to capture Beixuan within ten days, the prince was young and energetic, so he said the words of the triumphant success in ten days. In ten days, I was afraid that even the food and grass were not prepared, and the soldiers had not yet gathered, but the Chen family army had already broken into the city and blood was splashed in the imperial city.

If 70% of the court officials had trusted the prince just now, only 30% were left. How could the prince who had not recognized the huge gap between the enemy and me and easily issued a military order?

"Crown Prince, there is no need to establish this military order. Since the prince is determined to fight against the Chen family's army, it is better to order troops on the battlefield as soon as possible and the army will be launched. The military situation is not in a hurry." The King of Qi said worriedly.

"No hurry, if the army is not fully prepared, how will it fight in the future?" Hua Jingkai shook his head.

"It's not enough to be anxious. The prince is just a tiger's gate. I'm afraid it can't resist the Chen family's army for a long time." King Qi said.

"Oh? Uncle King of Qi seems to know the border defense very well."

"No, I only know a little bit. Didn't I hear that there are less than 10,000 soldiers in Huya Pass, the city is not high and the river is not deep, and it is already difficult to resist for a long time."

"Everyone!" Hua Jingkai suddenly said loudly, "I want to make a prediction."

Everyone was pricking their ears, including Hua Shun on the dragon throne.

"Three days later, Chen Jiazhong is still outside my tiger's gate and cannot move forward."

Everyone was shocked again, this time they were surprised.

"How can the prince have such confidence?" asked Master Xu.

"Well, in fact, the old general Feng had already led the Feng family army to station near Huya Pass half a year ago. As long as the war was on fire, 50,000 Feng family troops would arrive at Huya Pass within an hour. As for the situation of the war, everyone only needed to go to court every day to listen to the report from the front. If the flying pigeons in front were sent to the letter, the late one would arrive sooner, and the early one would arrive later. I think the daily battle report will let everyone know what the prince said is true."

Hua Jingkai's eyes sparkled confidence infected everyone. Moreover, everyone listened carefully. The prince just said that the old general Feng was Feng. Although the old general Feng had not appeared in the capital for many years, the ministers present who were famous for Feng's old general had heard of him. Because he was drunk and killed someone and caused trouble, he was exiled to the predecessor and exiled to the emperor. But there were also reports that the old general Feng danced when he heard the chicken, and even played with the stones to arrange formations.

The old general Feng turned out to be near Huya Pass, and this news undoubtedly inspired everyone.

Grand Master Xu could not sit still at this time. He had faced Nan Zhu when he was young, but later lost his fighting spirit. After so many years, although he held the command of the 100,000 troops of Beixuan, he had never led his troops to fight once, stayed in the capital, enjoying the title and honor of Grand Master. He didn't know how others were talking about him behind his back. He only knew that whenever he couldn't sleep at night, he always looked at the armor on the table and felt ashamed.

Back then, he also followed the former emperor to attack the rebels and eliminate the bandits.

Nowadays, the armor can only be placed on the desk, and the sword can only be hung on the rack.

Today, when he heard the war report of Nan Zhu approaching and the prince's confident statement, he suddenly became ignited with fighting spirit.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is asking for a fight!" Master Xu stepped out of the line in anger and bowed heavily.

"allow!"

Hua Shun slapped the dragon throne and stood up. Now, all the time was in place. He had been waiting for this battle for many years. This time, his son led the Beixuan soldiers to wash away his previous shame and exchange for at least a hundred years of stability in Beixuan.

"Let the prince Hua Jingkai be the Grand Marshal of the Protecting the Country, the Grand Master Xu be the Deputy Commander, and the King of Xin Hua Jingchu be the responding to the food and supplies. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will fully assist, and the army will be deployed soon!"

The Emperor Hua Shun gave the order and knelt down in the court and shouted long live.

*

In Yongfu Palace, Mo Xiao had already packed a bag of luggage and a stack of dried cakes on the table.

Hua Jingkai opened the door and walked into the dormitory lightly. He knew that Xiao Zhuozhen was already asleep at this time.

"Laugh, you're..." Hua Jingkai saw the luggage on the table and the stack of dried cakes. He knew that he didn't need to say anything, she already knew.

Mo Xiao came over and helped him clean his collar, and said a little dissatisfied: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Didn't you receive the message earlier? Why are you afraid I won't let you go?"

"How do you know I've received the news long ago?" Hua Jingkai grabbed her and held it in his hand.

"You think I don't know what I've been busy with in the past six months except for the affairs of Beijing. Before the Chen family army assembled, the people of Sanyang County moved to Huya Pass, leaving only an empty city without even rice, grain and half a copper plate to Chen Zhong. Didn't you receive the message first and issue a retreat order?"

"Well, it's my wife who knows me."

"When will the army start? When will you leave?" Mo Xiao asked with a pout.

"At the latest tonight, the Grand Master Xu will have 100,000 troops stationed in four battalions on the edge of the capital. It will be assembled tonight. The 100,000 troops plus the 50,000 soldiers of the General Fengya Pass far away in Huya Pass are a total of 100,000 troops. Although the number is half smaller than Chen Zhong's 300,000 troops, the righteous army is righteous and the unrighteous army is not known. Once the confrontation is consequent, the morale of the two will be immediately higher and lower. Our army will have the power to block ten."

"Half? This..." Mo Xiao felt a little upset. The Chen family army was not a futile reputation. If only half of the troops were in power, the outcome would be unknown.

"I know what you are worried about, don't worry, the emperor has not withdrawn money from the Ministry of Revenue in vain in recent years. However, he still has to take this opportunity to find out some things, so the emperor's fan club will be in the back. In addition, there is another point."

"What?"

"No matter what kind of battle situation is coming from the court, just remember that in ten days, I, Beixuan, will be triumphant, and I will appear in front of you intact, do you know?" Hua Jingkai did not explain the words, but he believed that Mo Xiao had already understood the meaning.

"Well, don't worry, Xiao Zhuozhen and I are waiting for you at home, and we don't worry about anything and don't go anywhere."

Mo Xiao walked over to the table, wrapped the pancakes in oil paper and stuffed them into the dough bag, and took them over and handed them to Hua Jingkai. "I have kept everything I should bring in for you. I have been there for ten days, right? I have baked ten pancakes for you. There are sweet potato fillings inside and sesame seeds sprinkled on the outside. This is the best pastry I have made. You eat one every day, and when you eat the last one, you remember to go home."

"Received, the guy keeps the words of the boss's lady." Hua Jingkai took the duffel bag and put it on his shoulder, then smiled at Mo Xiao.

"Go, go, go early and come back soon." Although she was reluctant to leave, Mo Xiao knew that she could not say anything that made him worry about at this time. Even if there were thousands of words, she could only be left to the time when she returned.

She turned around silently and opened the door for him.

"I won't go to give you it, it's only ten days. When you come back, I should have learned another snack and I will cook it with you."

Although she was never good at cooking, she always used what she cooked to seduce him at every moment of life and death. Hua Jing smiled. He remembered that time on the cliff. She also told him that when you come up, I will cook a table of dishes for you to eat. Later, he did eat a table of dishes. Although the dishes were burnt, either salty, sweet or strange, it was the most heartwarming table of dishes he had ever eaten. He ate the sweat she had when cooking, the burning pain she accidentally burned her hands, and the hazy feeling for him.

"Okay, I will definitely come back alive to eat the snacks you made." Hua Jingkai printed a kiss on her forehead and never stopped leaving the palace again.
Chapter completed!