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King Jing led his troops to attack the city. The ninth prince, Duan Feng, disobeyed the emperor's order to take sole control of the border.

Their crimes were enough to kill them on the spot, but not only did the emperor send people to capture them alive and interrogate them, he even asked them to create a new wife for him.

When Meng Xu followed his court officials to the royal study in the morning, the Emperor, who had difficulty getting up from his seat yesterday, was brimming with energy. He looked at the court officials in front of him coldly and said in a deep voice, "My dear officials, there is no need to say anything. I have already made my decision."

"Your majesty!" An old official stepped forward, lifted his robe, and knelt on the ground. His eyes were bloodshot as he said, "The situation outside the borders is in chaos, and the Ninth Prince is in charge of trying to usurp the position. If we bring King Jing back now …"

"Could it be that Duke Jing has no other thoughts?" Duan Cong's eyes narrowed as they landed on Meng Xu.

After several years of fighting and groping, Meng Xu walked to the old official's side and said in a low voice, "King Jing has done a great service for Navy Tide. But now, he doesn't listen to the orders of the emperor and leads his men to attack first.

"But if we lose Duke Jing …"

"Prince Jing is the emperor's younger brother. This subject believes that the emperor will have his own considerations." Meng Xu interrupted him. At this moment, he just led his men to kneel down in unison, "I have come here today because I wish to advise the king to delay the future of this matter. We need to find out who is in the palace, and then we can go and clean up the border after we have pacified this son of the heavens."

There were only a few officials behind Meng Xu, but the other officials did not agree, "If that's the case, are we going to let the ninth prince betray the kingdom?"

"If we, Navy Tide, whose century-old foundation has suffered losses in the territory due to such a small internal conflict, that would be the dereliction of duty on the part of the entire Board of War. Even though there are a lot of soldiers in the thirteen cities at the border, as long as the Board of War runs out of food, how can they be so arrogant under the pressure of the flames of war and Navy Tide outside the border?" What's more, this subject believes that since the Emperor insisted on bringing Duke Jing back, he must have something else to rely on. " The moment Meng Xu said this, the crowd burst into an uproar.

Duan Cong laughed softly behind the table.

If he had wanted to train Meng Xu before, there was no need for that now.

Many of the old officials looked at Duan Cong's expression and knew that Meng Xu was right. They immediately stopped talking.

After a long moment of silence, the eunuch hurriedly approached, "Your Majesty, Prince Zong Ping requests an audience."

"Let him in." Duan Cong took the document at hand, and then looked at the Minister in front of him, "My beloved officials, please think for a moment."

The crowd could only retreat to the side and whisper.

Duan Chengyu quickly walked into the imperial study, and after bowing, he said straightforwardly, "Imperial Father, I do not have the ability to bring Imperial Uncle back. Sixth Brother is truly courageous, but it is still possible for me to fight."

How could a prince say that he was useless! Many ministers despised this carefree Zong Ping.

"This matter can only be left unscathed to Your Highness." Meng Xu spoke first before the Emperor did, and Duan Cong merely smiled in response, allowing Meng Xu to explain.

"Everyone knows that this son has not practiced martial arts for many years, not to mention this Yu Mu's brain. Back then, I helped royal father out of her troubles and even the ministers helped me out, so why must I do it now?" Before she came here, Qi Rou had told him to say whatever she wanted to say. Otherwise, if he had this kind of brain, even if someone lied to him, he wouldn't know.

Some of the court officials shook their heads, but Meng Xu merely cupped his hands and said, "Only if you go, you won't have to fight with King Jing. The Emperor believes King Jing to be guilty, but he never said that King Jing would not be allowed to punish him for his crimes.

Only then did everyone understand.

Only now did they recall that even though Duan Cong had been the emperor for many years, they did not see such a simple method of coercion. To think that there would be a rising star bringing up the matter, their faces turned ashen.

However, Meng Xu had a strange expression on his face, whereas Duan Chengyu was even more confused.

Meng Xu probably wanted to say more than this.

While he was hesitating, the emperor had already opened his mouth. "You are Prince Navy Tide, so you should serve the nation. I want you to bring King Jing back for punishment, and also to clear my borders. We can't delay any longer. We'll set off immediately."

Things at the border?

Duan Chengyu's body trembled slightly. With a serious expression, he nodded his head and replied, "This son understands, I will not let royal father down."

Meng Xu abruptly let out a breath of relief. When Duan Chengyu left, Meng Xu even followed him and walked beside him, "Your majesty knows that you don't want to do anything great. But now, the greater picture has already been tied to one person.

As he said this, Duan Chengyu helplessly looked at him: "Imperial Uncle once thought that your heart wasn't dead yet because of Gu Danyan."

"That is not appropriate. It is naturally good if a woman like her can become friends. However, if I want to pester her day and night, it will be an effort that will injure the mind." Meng Xu raised his hand and lightly patted him on the shoulder. "Today's matter isn't just about me, it's about taking advantage of the situation. What the Emperor cares about the most is you sons and brothers."

Duan Chengyu's nose twitched for no reason and he smiled, "Lord Meng, I need you to give me some pointers in the future."

"Same here." Meng Xu pretended to be surprised and quickly cupped his hands. "I guess today, it's just for my future career."

After parting with Meng Xu, Duan Chengyu more or less understood the meaning of this action.

It was a pity that Gu Chuanyan, who was being pursued relentlessly by the two of them, did not know anything about it. He could only sigh and return to the mansion, where he saw A-Zi in the middle of the street, looking at Qi Rou pacing back and forth with a serious expression.

Before he could tell them everything that had happened today, Qi Rou had already opened her mouth. "Last night, you entered the palace and said that the person holding the border is not Duan Feng, but the Third Prince, Duan Chengrui. Furthermore, you said that this news originated from the Wind Listening Pavilion in the martial arts world.

Duan Chengyu stopped and thought for a moment before his face became serious: "I finally know why royal father insisted for me to head to the border trials."

"What do you mean?" Qi Rou did not understand.

"Third brother used Ninth Brother's name to control the border, while Royal Uncle sent his men to attack the city. Their goal is getting further and further away from Sky Flame City, and their goal is not the throne at all." Duan Chengyu revealed an expression of disbelief.

Qi Rou's body shuddered as she chuckled dryly, "It can't be for the sake of immortality …"

"Third brother has mentioned this to me many times before. He hopes that Gu Mingyan can be happy." Duan Chengyu helplessly shook his head, the corners of his mouth pulled out a smile that was even uglier than crying: "Moreover, Imperial Uncle originally wanted to disband these heavy soldiers and make them be returned to Imperial Father's side, but after knowing that Gu Liuyan was not dead, he once again took over the military authority …"

"These two people, it was all because of her …" Ah Zi covered her mouth in astonishment.