Chapter 140 Decision
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruolin suddenly became anxious: "Dad, how can you let the prince announce the decree?"
The world outside is too chaotic and dangerous.
He is the crown prince, has many guards, and is also a master, but that doesn't mean he is not dangerous.
How can you stay safe in the inner city?
His cultivation has improved so quickly. If he stays in the inner city for a while, his cultivation will advance a few levels. At that time, he can feel relieved when he leaves the city.
Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said in confusion: "This is not right, isn't it? It is not our Ministry of Rites' turn to do this, but the Ministry of War to declare the decree, right?"
"No matter which department's decree it is, the announcement of the decree is a matter for our Ministry of Rites." Xiao Youping sighed: "If you don't go, we old guys will have to go."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Because of my status as the heir apparent?"
Xiao Youping sighed: "Only the crown prince and the prince can quickly calm the soldiers' anger and boost their morale."
Regarding the defeat, and the defeat for this reason, which of Li Haoyuan's soldiers was not angry or aggrieved?
At this time, people who did not have enough status to comfort and punish Li Haoyuan were unable to calm these soldiers down, and might even lead to their disintegration and direct desertion.
Chu Zhiyuan looked solemn.
He never expected that he would leave the city so quickly. He always thought that he would not leave the inner city in a short time, and the messengers who announced the decree would only be in the inner city, and the messengers from the outer city would not be his turn.
"When will we set off?" Chu Zhiyuan said slowly.
"Two days later." Xiao Youping said.
Xiao Ruoyu said hurriedly: "What about the competition with Li Hongzhao?"
Xiao Youping said slowly: "Delay it. We will compete again after you return to Beijing."
"Then postpone it." Xiao Ruoling said hurriedly.
Xiao Ruoyu nodded.
Delaying it was the most beneficial thing for Chu Zhiyuan. Chu Zhiyuan's advancement was so fast that it was beyond imagination. If he delayed it for a while, his cultivation level might have changed drastically.
"It's better to advance." Chu Zhiyuan looked in the direction of the palace and said slowly: "We need a victory now, and I can take advantage of the victory and go to the northwest to announce the decree to General Li."
Xiao Youping sighed and nodded slowly: "It is indeed better to be in advance."
But the key now is whether the prince can win. If he wins, then he can go to the north with the momentum of victory and successfully pacify the defeated troops.
If they can't win, it's hard to say whether the defeated general can even go to the north to declare the decree. It's very likely that he will be replaced.
The substitution was a blow to the Crown Prince's reputation and made matters worse.
It is also a loss in terms of profit.
It's not that dangerous to go to the north, and there will be a great master accompanying you. If you don't go, you will miss an opportunity to make special achievements.
This achievement is at least a sixth or even fifth grade, and if done well, a fourth grade is also possible.
Chu Zhiyuan desperately needs merit in exchange for cultivation resources, and it would be a pity to miss it.
"Are you sure about that prince?" Xiao Ruoyu asked hurriedly.
His heart skipped a beat and he felt nervous.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "We can only do our best."
Xiao Ruoling's deep bright eyes flashed and shone brightly, obviously her brain was running at high speed, thinking of ways to get out of trouble.
She whispered: "Pretending to be sick?"
"This time we can only advance, not retreat." Chu Zhiyuan said: "These little tricks can't be used."
He didn't need to guess to know that the current emperor was very angry.
If in normal times, there is no harm in playing some clever tricks, the emperor would not pursue it after seeing it, but this is not the case at this time.
Being clever will only make the emperor angrier.
How will I collect wool in the future?
Xiao Ruoling sighed: "With Princess Yijiu's temper, she will never slow down and will definitely defeat you with all her strength."
As the princess of Dameng, of course, it is best to pursue the victory at this time. When the morale of the whole court and the public in Dajing is low, it is best to step on it hard and make the courtiers of Dajing lose their fighting spirit.
Li Hongzhao will never let go of this opportunity.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded. Disciples of the Phoenix Sword Sect are fierce and domineering. They will never be soft-hearted at such moments, but will become even more excited and tough.
Da Jing and Dameng are enemies, and they will try their best to defeat or even kill each other.
Chu Zhiyuan looked at Xiao Ruoling: "Ruoling, if Li Hongzhao invites you again, please wait until the competition is over."
"Okay." Xiao Ruoling's bright eyes flashed.
She guessed Chu Zhiyuan's worries.
Xiao Ruoyu looked at them puzzled.
Xiao Ruoling said: "I'm afraid that the Ninth Princess will use dirty tricks to distract the prince by dealing with me."
"Isn't that true?" Xiao Ruoyu was surprised: "This is a martial arts competition, isn't it an upright competition in front of everyone? As a princess, would she use such destructive tricks?"
"Innocent!" Xiao Ruoling said with a smile: "On the surface, I am upright, but in private, I have to use underhanded tricks if I can. ...Do you want the court to cause some little trouble for the Ninth Princess?"
Xiao Ruoyu said hurriedly: "What little trouble are you causing?"
"Let the imperial court send people to harass, such as the Suppressing Wu Department and the Supervisory Department," Xiao Ruoling said: "There must be a lot of secret spies around the Ninth Princess. Let the Supervisory Department eliminate some secret spies. It can affect the Ninth Princess's state of mind, and the Suppressing Department." Wu Si, let some masters attack the Sifang Pavilion.”
"The attack on the Sifang Pavilion will not work." Chu Zhiyuan said: "It will damage the majesty of our grand scene, and martial arts masters cannot use it."
It is too easy for a mob to do bad things.
He has read many records of the Supervision Department and Tongten Pavilion, and he has a profound understanding: martial arts masters must not take advantage of others.
If you try to get them to do something, they often end up screwing up.
No matter how powerful the force is, if there is no strong restraint, it will often fall apart and become a mess. Not only will it fail to accomplish anything, it will even fail.
"Then let the military masters pretend to be martial arts masters?" Xiao Ruoling said.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "It's good to eliminate the secret spies. As for the attack on the Sifang Pavilion, with two great masters in charge, it will be difficult for the Sifang Pavilion to cause chaos."
"It will be difficult to clean up the secret spy for a while." Xiao Ruoling said: "It is not as simple and quick as the latter one."
Chu Zhiyuan put down his chopsticks: "It's not that difficult for the Supervision Department."
He knows the Inspectorate far better than anyone else, and he knows that the Inspectorate has a wide range of eyes, especially within the Dajing Dynasty.
This is especially true for Yujing.
It is not difficult to capture a group of Dameng's secret spies in a short period of time.
Xiao Youping laughed and said: "You two... forget about these small tricks. The court disdains to use them. But Ling'er, you really shouldn't go out again, lest others take advantage of you."
"Yes." Xiao Ruoling agreed.
Chu Zhiyuan stood up and said: "Then I will go back first. Father-in-law, I will say goodbye first."
Xiao Youping didn't hold back either: "Ling'er, send it off for me."
"Yeah." Xiao Ruoling agreed.
The two of them walked out of the front hall side by side and headed towards the door.
Xiao Ruoling said softly: "Be careful of the Ninth Princess, she is also very secretive."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded.
Xiao Ruoling sent him to the gate of Duke Anguo's mansion and watched Chu Zhiyuan wave his hand and gradually go away surrounded by guards.
Suddenly I felt empty inside.
……
As soon as Chu Zhiyuan returned to the palace, he saw Huang Cheng, dressed in purple robe, drinking tea in the front hall.
Chu Minghou and Bai Ningshuang were not here, and Chu Yi would not come, so only Feng Xi was with him, and the two chatted animatedly.
Huang Cheng brought the emperor's decree, as well as inquiries to seek his opinions.
Should we postpone or advance the competition with Li Hongzhao?
The venue for the competition will be arranged outside Qitian Palace.
(End of chapter)