The eldest princess is obsessed with rebellion, but there are six male protagonists

When foreign enemies invade, the first thing to do is to appoint a general as commander-in-chief, and let him arrange how to fight the war.

Originally, General Shen was the best candidate, but Qiao Gui rehabilitated the Shen family in order to control the border troops of Xuanfu. He did not really want to return the military power to the Shen family, so naturally he would not allow it.

And it's a very realistic problem. Everyone knows that General Shen is still seriously injured and can't even walk, so how can he lead the troops?

Among the remaining people, their qualifications and reputations are all about the same, and there is no one as respected and revered as General Shen.

So no one is willing to submit to anyone else. Some are afraid and try to avoid it, while others are greedy and want to take advantage of it even though they clearly do not have the ability.

In this undercurrent and chaos, the emperor announced for the first time that he would go to court.

The court officials who had just received the news did not believe it at first, until they confirmed again and again that it was indeed the emperor who was going to court. It was absolutely true. The living emperor, a real person, was going to court!

Oh my God, may the Bodhisattva bless you and our ancestors appear, the Emperor is really going to court!

People ran around to tell each other, beat drums to celebrate, and scrambled to watch this huge and rare event: the emperor of our Great Mu Dynasty was actually going to attend court!

For a moment, the atmosphere in the capital was even more festive than during the Chinese New Year.

It was because the emperor had not appeared in public or attended court for several months since the New Year's Banquet. The court officials all thought that this was because there was a powerful enemy at the door and the emperor was finally going to step forward to take charge of the situation.

It is indeed the bloodline of Taizu and he has Taizu’s character!

That is exactly what should be done. At this moment, the emperor should act arbitrarily like Taizu did in the past and decide on the candidate for the commander-in-chief. In this way, no one will dare to raise any objection.

The court officials were so happy that everyone was in high spirits and went there with a smile on their faces.

How happily you laugh when you leave, how uglier you cry when you come back.

The emperor was indeed autocratic and he did not talk much with his courtiers. The first thing he did when he attended court was to say that he would be the commander-in-chief. He appointed Qiao Gui as his deputy general and sent troops to Xuanfu and led the army in person.

The court officials were all dumbfounded. After a moment of silence, voices of opposition and persuasion arose, and the noise was louder than that of a vegetable market.

The emperor was furious. This was really not the scene he wanted.

Why did the emperor lead the army in person? It was because Qiao Gui’s words really touched his heart.

Qiao Gui said:

"I dare to say something extremely treasonous. Taizu was a man of great talent and strategy. He personally led six expeditions to the north to defeat the invaders. What a magnificent style.

The ministers in the court all miss the late emperor, but the late emperor never led an expedition in person. I think the late emperor is far inferior to Taizu. "

Yes, the late emperor never led an army to war in person. When I return from the expedition in person, I will see who dares to compare me with the late emperor, and who dares to say that I am not as good as the late emperor!

The emperor originally thought that if he led the army in person, all the court officials would praise his courage and admire his bravery. He wanted to go to court to be praised, not to listen to these old men quarreling or tolerate these old men who were so arrogant as to teach him how to do things.

The court officials refused to let him go. They said a lot of things, like "A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall, and a wise man does not fall into an overturned nest." These were nice words, but they simply did not believe in his abilities.

What? You are the emperor. If Taizu can do it, why can't I do it?

When Taizu launched six northern expeditions, you all obeyed his orders. How dare you speak to Taizu like this?

They are all a bunch of shameless villains who have gone too far in bullying me!

The emperor threw things on the spot, tied up several ministers who had given the most fierce advice and beat them with sticks, and then threw down a sentence:

"Within three days, prepare the army. I will lead the army in person. No more nonsense. Anyone who dares to stop me and delay the military will be executed immediately."

The emperor left after he finished speaking, without even listening to the noise of his ministers. He stormed off in anger. The morning court session, which had been held with great difficulty, ended in such a hasty manner.

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In the Princess's residence, Su Fengyi listened to Wutong's report on the disturbance during the morning court session and asked her:

"Where is Lord Xu, the Minister of Revenue? Did he stop the Emperor today? Was he beaten with a stick?"

Yesterday, the princess repeatedly told Wutong to keep an eye on Lord Xu's movements. Wutong naturally did not dare to neglect it and secretly sent someone to inform Captain Zhu that he must keep a close eye on Lord Xu's every move in the court today and not slack off at all.

So Captain Zhu specially paid money to bribe a young eunuch who served in the imperial court, and asked him to ignore everything else and just stare at Lord Xu to see how he would act today.

Captain Zhu usually treated the young eunuchs with great courtesy, and the young eunuchs all had a good impression of him. In addition, Captain Zhu paid a large sum of money, and it was just an insignificant person with no risk. High income and low risk, it was a profitable deal no matter how you looked at it, so the young eunuchs agreed.

After reading the message sent back by Captain Zhu three times, Wutong said with certainty:

"Master Xu did not say a word during the whole process, and he was not even spanked."

Su Fengyi had people keep an eye on Lord Xu in order to see his attitude towards the Emperor's personal expedition, but now it seems that Lord Xu is unwilling to step forward, which makes the situation a bit tricky.

The emperor wants to lead the army in person. Among all the court officials, only Lord Xu can actually stop him.

War is all about money. If Lord Xu insists on not opening the national treasury and providing food and fodder, even if the Emperor forcibly takes these 100,000 troops out, they will surely bring them back within three days.

If you go out without food and let the soldiers go hungry, they may just complain a little, but if they go hungry for a day, it won't be just a complaint. If things go wrong, they may even mutiny on the spot.

If they were to starve for three days in a row, people would be so hungry that they would not care about anything else. They would not care whether the people were civilians of the enemy country or their own countrymen. They would rob anyone they caught and whatever they came across. One hundred thousand extremely hungry people would burn, kill, and loot. They would do anything absurd. They might even tear the emperor to pieces and eat him alive on the spot.

The emperor is just being rebellious, but he is not a fool and will not do such a stupid thing.

The Emperor is determined to lead the army in person. So many people have tried to persuade him today but to no avail. Direct persuasion seems to be of no use. We can only think of other ways.

The best way is to delay.

No matter how difficult a task is, as long as you use the tactic of procrastination, try to smooth things over, and muddy the waters, it may be delayed forever.

Su Fengyi needs the support of Lord Xu. Ask him to delay for a few days to buy some time for the two generals of the Shen family. By the time Shen He goes far enough and General Shen's injuries are healed, the matter of the little prince of the Northern Tartars will no longer be a concern.

Su Fengyi instructed Dangui:

"Go send a message to the Xu family, saying that the lotus flowers in our courtyard are in full bloom. I heard that Madam Xu is a lotus lover, and it's rare to find someone like her, so I invite Madam Xu to our courtyard to enjoy the summer lotus together."

Dangui arranged it quickly, and Xu Fu replied quickly:

"Your Highness has invited us. The Xu family is overwhelmed with fear. How dare we refuse? Madam Xu has recently been ill from the heat and has been seriously ill in bed for many days. If we visit you rashly and pass on the disease to Your Highness, it would be a grave sin. We really dare not disturb Your Highness. Please forgive us."