All the civil and military officials in the main hall were talking about it.
After all, they did not understand what Emperor Zhou just said. Emperor Zhou indeed lost his eldest son, the eldest prince, some time ago, but where did he lose his second son?
Although the second prince has been ordered by Emperor Zhou to mobilize troops to guard the border, he has not yet reached the border and has not started fighting. How could he die?
Even if the two places are separated, the pain of losing a child cannot be described, right?
Eunuch Li noticed the confused expressions on the faces of the officials in the audience and immediately explained sadly: "On the way to the border with his troops, His Royal Highness the Second Prince was ambushed by the Xuanwu Empire and unfortunately died in battle."
As soon as these words came out, the civil and military officials widened their eyes and started talking.
However, they all discussed in a very low voice and did not actively give any of their own thoughts or opinions.
You must know that the current court is indeed no longer like it used to be, where anyone can discuss casually.
Especially because Emperor Zhou’s control over the court is not as good as before. In many cases, they still have to look at the face of Prime Minister Luo and the Censor of the Eastern Emperor.
But even so, these officials were obviously still shocked by the bad news that had just come.
The second prince died suddenly while leading troops to the border, and was ambushed by the Xuanwu Empire.
This matter is really not a small matter!
A rough estimate shows that the second prince and so many people have not even left the confines of Kyoto.
But he was still ambushed by people from the Xuanwu Empire.
That also proves that the Xuanwu Empire has not only infiltrated, but also has a large number of people.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Xuanwu Empire did not give them any face at all, and even openly killed their second prince in the territory of their Great Zhou Dynasty.
Really hateful!
After seeing the expressions of these officials, Emperor Zhou on the dragon throne couldn't help but nodded in his heart.
Now that his initial goal has been achieved, the next thing to do is to fan the flames!
Emperor Zhou still had a sad expression: "The Xuanwu Empire is not a son of man! How dare you kill my son in my country!"
"Even the body of the second prince was not left behind. He might have been taken back to the Xuanwu Empire! What a shame and humiliation!"
He softened his tone and glanced at the civil and military officials in the audience. The officer had a clear view of everyone’s reactions.
Then Emperor Zhou looked straight at Luo Wenshan.
"Prime Minister Luo, tell me! My Zhou Dynasty has been so insulted, how should we solve it?!"
He is very clear about the influence of Luo Wenshan in the court now Much bigger than before.
What's more, Luo Wenshan is no longer a pure royalist, so the reason why Emperor Zhou asked Luo Wenshan first was to force him to make a decision!
If it were before, Emperor Zhou might not have dared to do this.
But now, he has enough reasons!
The second prince was killed in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and people from the Xuanwu Empire were still ambushing the Great Zhou Dynasty!
This kind of thing is not only a great shame but also a threat to the entire court and the entire dynasty!
If the imperial court swallows this matter, it will definitely be stabbed in the spine.
Isn’t Luo Wenshan always very calm?
Why don't you want to confront him, Emperor Zhou?
Then Emperor Zhou would force Luo Wenshan to stand on the same front as him!
However, what Emperor Zhou didn't expect was that Luo Wenshan seemed to be a different person today.
Not only did he change his usual composure, he even stood up from the queue with righteous indignation and said loudly: "Your Majesty! I sincerely request your Majesty to order your generals to go out to conquer the Xuanwu Empire!"
"If we tolerate the Xuanwu Empire, we will definitely Let this group of rampant rats become more and more unscrupulous!"
"Even the people of the Zhou Dynasty look down on the imperial court!" "The second prince's body is not cold now, how can he let His Highness wrap his body in horse leather? , buried in a foreign country!"
When Luo Wenshan said this, he became excited, and then he quietly told the man next to him while his back was turned to Emperor Zhou. Donghuang Wenshan winked.
Donghuang Wenshan also completely understood at this time, and nodded slightly to show that he understood.
As for the civil and military officials, looking at Luo Wenshan's performance, they were a little stunned for a while.
After all, Prime Minister Luo has always been quite stable.
When I go to court every day, I mostly just express my opinions at the end, and basically I won’t be so emotional.
But today...it's obviously something fishy.
The civil and military officials looked at each other and did not dare to say anything, but they obviously felt that there seemed to be some problem between Emperor Zhou and Prime Minister Luo.
After Luo Wenshan finished speaking, he returned to his position and stood still.
The reason why he said this just now, instead of resorting to conciliatory measures, was precisely because he realized the meaning of the letter that the young master of the Jun family gave him.
Luo Wenshan is an old fox after all.
He knew very well that the reason why Emperor Zhou asked him first just now was because he wanted him to express his position.
After all, if you want to start a war with the Xuanwu Empire, the only army that can be used is the army led by Jun Haotian.
But under normal circumstances, Luo Wenshan would never have agreed.
Once the war starts, the Jun family will temporarily lose Jun Haotian's strength, and Emperor Zhou can also take advantage of this opportunity to target the Jun family.
In addition to this, Emperor Zhou had another meaning.
He wanted to take this opportunity to show his majesty as an emperor. He had been away from the government for too long, and his control over the court was not as good as before.
So we need to use Luo Wenshan as this whetstone to let the officials of the court see who is the real person in power!
But today Luo Wenshan received instructions from the young master of the Jun family, so naturally everything must be obeyed by Emperor Zhou.
He believed that since the young master of the Jun family had given him this letter in advance, it meant that the young master of the Jun family had already made arrangements.
At this moment, Emperor Zhou was a little surprised that Luo Wenshan was so obedient to him.
But he was still very happy in his heart.
He looked at the other ministers again and asked coldly: "Ministers, do you have any different ideas?"
None of the other ministers dared to make any move, after all, they also I can't figure out what the situation is in the court now.
Besides Luo Wenshan, isn’t there Donghuang Yushi who hasn’t taken any action?
At this time, Donghuang Yushi also stood up and said loudly: "The rats of the Xuanwu Empire have already bullied us, and I thought that all the ministers must also want to attack them! ”
With Donghuang Yushi and Luo Wenshan speaking together, the civil and military officials understood instantly.
Everyone shouted: "Your Majesty! The general will petition to lead an army of 200,000 to attack the Xuanwu Empire!"
"Your Majesty, if you don't teach the Xuanwu Empire a lesson, I'm afraid they will slap you in the face again in the future!"
“We must avenge His Highness the Second Prince!”
The corners of Emperor Zhou’s lips curled up quietly, his goal had been achieved. (End of this chapter)