SWDnovel Chapter 228 Chen Houye attacks Nalan, and Shopkeeper Zhao Shangzhan captures Mobei⑧
Chapter 228 Chen Houye attacks Nalan, and Shopkeeper Zhao Shangzhan captures Mobei⑧
Chen Zui was able to become the number one scholar in the Helian Kingdom. Now that he has come to the Nalan Kingdom, it is not difficult to stand out in the poetry competition.
In a majestic poem, he expressed his patriotic feelings of dedicating himself to protecting his family and country.
As soon as the poem came out, the idea of the entire poetry meeting was immediately raised, pushing the poetry meeting to a climax.
As expected, Chen Zui caught the Prime Minister's eye.
Chen Zui shared what happened at the poetry meeting with Yun Musheng. After saying that, he said good night to her and went back to his room.
Yun Mu Sheng twisted the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and put it in her mouth. Soon the sweet and refreshing scent of sweet-scented osmanthus filled her mouth.
"Chen Zui, congratulations on getting closer to what you want to do."
From this day on, Chen Zui always left early and came back late. Yun Musheng never asked him what he was doing.
No matter what she did, she chose to believe it.
With his talents, Chen Zui became more and more appreciated by the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister also investigated his life experience thoroughly.
After learning that he was from Lingjiang Country and that his entire family had been exterminated, he felt relieved.
What made him even more reassured was that Chen most wanted to use Nalan's power to annex Lingjiang. Nalan had planned this for a long time, but had been unable to take action because it was not the right time.
Two months after Chen Zui came to Nalan Kingdom, the prime minister finally recommended him to Emperor Nalan.
At this time, Nalandi had already made peace with Lingjiang Kingdom.
On the surface, everything seems fine, but Emperor Nalan has a deep concern for Lingjiang Kingdom. The reason is that Lingjiang and Xuanyuan forced Nalan to retreat.
Do you agree to the marriage? It's just a plan to stabilize the king.
On this day, all the guests gathered together, including Chen Zui.
Chen Ze glanced around the people present seemingly without trace, but everyone's expressions and demeanor were all imprinted in his mind.
One of them caught his attention.
This man has a handsome appearance, a soft face, and a gentle and jade-like appearance. Although he is dressed as a scholar, his demeanor of keeping strangers away is not comparable to ordinary people.
He has not seen many emperors with such a temperament. Counting on his fingers, there are only a few emperors such as Helian Jue, Lingjiang King, Xuanyuan King, and Dongling King.
We can find one thing in common among them, that is, the magnanimity of an emperor who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Chen Zui pretended as if nothing had happened, didn't notice anything strange, and sat quietly without saying a word.
There was a lot of talk around, everyone expressed their opinions, analyzed the current situation, and made suggestions for the future of Nalan Kingdom.
The chatter was so lively.
The old prime minister, who was over sixty years old, glanced at the gentle young man. When he saw the other person nodded at him, he reached out and interrupted the guests present, saying:
"Nalan lost more than 20 soldiers in the battle with Helian. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to me, Nalan. Now Nalan is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the situation is not optimistic. Do you have any good strategies to resolve Nalan's crisis? "
After the prime minister finished speaking, the people present began to think deeply. After a while, someone shouted:
"Nalan is surrounded by Mobei, Helian and Lingjiang. Of these three countries, Lingjiang is undoubtedly the weakest. I believe that annexing Lingjiang is the easiest and the fastest way to expand Nalan's territory."
"I agree, Mobei is tough and not easy to deal with. Although Helian Kingdom lost several cities, since the fall of the fatuous old emperor and the new emperor's accession to the throne, Helian Kingdom's policies have changed. Today's Helian Kingdom is no longer the same. Easy to deal with.”
"I don't agree. The Lingjiang country just sent people to make peace. If we take the opportunity to annex Lingjiang, we will lose our integrity. It will be impossible to make friends with other countries in the future. It will not be good for Nalan's future. I think it is better to attack He Lian is the safest, so what if Lord Helian ascends the throne, Helian Kingdom has been hollowed out a long time ago, and they are now at the end of their war effort, and there is no basis for them."
Everyone had different opinions, some thought to attack Ling Jiang, some thought to attack Helian, but no one suggested attacking Mobei.
There is no other reason. Mobei Iron Cavalry is good at galloping on the grassland and is not that easy to deal with.
The prime minister kept observing the gentle young man's face, and when he saw his face getting more and more ugly, he knew that none of these people's comments satisfied him.
The prime minister was impatient, and one could tell from their words that his intelligence was far from that of the dead Shen Shiyan.
The top priority is to find someone whose ability and wisdom are comparable to Shen Shiyan's.
He glanced at everyone present, and when his eyes fell on Chen Sui, he realized that he had not said a word and was sipping tea silently alone.
The Prime Minister thought of the heroic spirit of his poems that night at the poetry meeting, and couldn't help but say:
"What do you think, Qing Lin?"
Since Chen Zui came to Nalan Kingdom, he has called himself Lin Munan, and no one knows his real name.
His hand holding the tea cup paused.
When the prime minister mentioned him, all eyes in the room fell on him.
Chen Zui raised his eyes, his eyes were magnanimous, and there was a faint smile on his lips.
"Returning to the Prime Minister, I think it is inappropriate to attack Lingjiang or Helian."
Hearing this, the gentle man was not interested just now, but now he felt a little more energetic.
The Prime Minister's eyes lit up: "Oh? I'm willing to hear your opinions."
"I can't talk about it, but it's just such a national secret. Does the Prime Minister really want me to say it in public?"
"Is it credible to everyone here?"
"Everything must be done beforehand, and something must be done under cover. If you do it first before it is done, a good thing may turn into a bad thing."
The prime minister paused and looked at the gentle man.
The man nodded at him, and the prime minister said: "That makes sense."
With that said, he waved everyone present to leave, leaving only Chen Zui and the gentle man.
"This person is trustworthy, can you tell me now?"
Chen Zui guessed the identity of the other party, but he remained neither humble nor overbearing, and was extremely calm and calm.
"My opinion is exactly the opposite of those people. I think that in order to expand the country's weakest territory, Mobei should be attacked, not Helian Kingdom and Lingjiang Kingdom."
This was the first time they had heard such remarks.
The gentle man became more interested: "You know that the Mobei cavalry are difficult to fight, but you still let the Nalan Kingdom attack Mobei. Isn't this asking the Nalan Army to die?"
His face may seem plain, but once the powerful aura on his body is released, it will be full of oppression, making people dare not look directly and cannot ignore it.
Chen was the first to get used to the imposing manner of the Nine-Five Masters. He looked at him and shook his head.
"That's a bad word."
"Did I say something wrong?" the other party asked with interest.
"Wrong, so wrong, so wrong."
"Oh? Could you please explain clearly, what's wrong with what I said?"
Chen Zui looked at him firmly: "Excuse me, if Nalan Kingdom attacks Lingjiang, can you guarantee that Helian Kingdom and Xuanyuan Kingdom will not stop it?"
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"When Nalan Kingdom attacked Helian Kingdom, Lingjiang and Xuanyuan could not sit idly by, because the two countries understood the meaning of lip service. Similarly, once Lingjiang was annexed by Nalan, what would they do to Xuanyuan and Helian? What are the benefits? There are no benefits at all. On the contrary, it will greatly increase the risk of being attacked, so Helian and Xuanyuan will not stand by and watch."