Chapter 193 Acting

Ning Chen walked out of Tianfu Tower. Because he came with the Ninth Princess' carriage, Diao Chan stayed in the Supervisory Department, so he walked all the way to the Four Barbarians Hall.

Kang Luo, the National Master of Nanyue, was chatting with Li Hanru and Shen Min in the yard.

Although they were enemies, both sides were well-known people. As long as Ning Chen was not present, everyone got along very quickly, at least in terms of face.

"Ning Yinyi?"

Kang Luo was still very graceful. Although the bruises on his face were still there, he still smiled and greeted Ning Chen when he saw him.

The National Master of Nanyue was far worse, with a sinister look in his eyes.

He was the National Master of Nanyue. When he came to Daxuan, he thought that with Nanyue's successive victories in recent years, the officials of Daxuan would not only bow and scrape when they saw him, but at least greet him with a smile.

But he didn't expect that he would have a worse life than a dog in Daxuan.

And the reason was all caused by the hateful boy in front of him.

He was forced to kneel down by Ning Chen with a knife in the hall, and there was also a sentence that he said he hit his knee with his mouth... Can't think about it, it hurts my liver when I think about it.

He wanted to chop Ning Chen into pieces and feed him to the dog.

Ning Chen moved his feet carefully, looked at Kang Luo, and said: "Ugh..."

Ning Chen really vomited.

He ate too much, walked such a long way, and drank a lot of wind. He wanted to say hello to Kang Luo, but he didn't expect to vomit as soon as he opened his mouth.

Kang Luo's expression suddenly froze, and he felt bad. He thought to himself, am I so disgusting?

The face of the Nanyue National Master was as ugly as his parents had died. He thought Ning Chen felt disgusted with him, so he vomited.

Li Hanru and Shen Min looked at each other, both of them were stunned.

They also thought Ning Chen did it on purpose... Does this Ning Yinyi know how to disgust people?

After vomiting, Ning Chen felt much better.

He rubbed his stomach and said awkwardly, "Sorry, I ate too much before and couldn't help it."

Kang Luo and the Nanyue State Master had cold faces and didn't believe it at all. They felt that Ning Chen not only disgusted them, but also treated them as fools.

Eated too much?

Are you a three-year-old child? Don't you know when you are hungry or full? Can you eat yourself to vomit?

"My two adults, please have a cup of tea."

Shen Min quickly turned around and went in and brought a cup of tea to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen didn't want to drink it, but to rinse his mouth... His stomach couldn't hold a little bit of food!

The Nanyue State Master snorted coldly and turned back to his room.

Kang Luo glanced at Ning Chen, clasped his fists and leaned over, "Then you guys chat, I have something else to do, so I'll leave you!"

Kang Luo was actually quite upset. His prestige in Nanyue was no worse than Ning Chen's in Daxuan.

As both are the pride of heaven, they have suffered a lot since they came to Daxuan.

Not only is he not good at literature, but he also lost to Ning Chen in martial arts.

Kang Luo's proud heart was cold.

Now we are just waiting to fight Ning Chen on the battlefield and win back a victory.

Ning Chen looked at Li Hanru and Shen Min, and said with a smile: "My two lords, I will go to court with you tomorrow."

The two looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Do they know what Ning Chen will do in court?

Tomorrow's court will be lively.

Ning Chen did not go to the Jiaofangsi, and stayed in the Siyi Pavilion at night.

Ning Chen got up at the appointed time in the morning.

The bed in the Siyi Pavilion was too hard. If it was Yudie's bed, he would not be able to get up at all.

Li Hanru and Shen Min had already gotten up.

The three of them walked together.

What made Ning Chen unhappy was that these two people had sedan chairs, and he could only ride a horse... The horse was borrowed from others.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the three separated.

Li Hanru and Shen Min went in first.

Ning Chen went in later.

When they arrived at the hall, civil and military officials were lined up on both sides.

Seeing Ning Chen, the officials looked sideways... Why is this person here again?

Ning Chen, a little silver-clad man, has been attending court quite frequently recently.

The Supervisory Department is not allowed to participate in court affairs, this is the order of Emperor Xuan... but Ning Chen is a complete exception.

And this time, Ning Chen stood in the position of the left prime minister without any scruples.

The right prime minister turned his head to look.

Ning Chen smiled brightly in return.

The right prime minister felt very uncomfortable, and he was very uncomfortable to be ranked first among the court officials with a 15-year-old boy.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

A shrill voice sounded, and the ministers suddenly quieted down.

Emperor Xuan walked like a dragon and a tiger, followed by the crown prince and eunuch Quan.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

The ministers bowed.

Emperor Xuan raised his hand lightly, "My dear ministers, stand up!"

After the court officials stood up, Emperor Xuan saw Ning Chen and was slightly startled, but soon returned to normal.

Ning Chen appeared in the court, which means that the game of cheating is about to begin!

Eunuch Quan stepped forward, "If you have a petition, please report it earlier. If you don't, please leave the court!"

"I have a petition to report!"

As soon as Eunuch Quan finished speaking, Li Hanru stood up.

Emperor Xuan asked calmly, "What does Li Aiqing want to report?"

"I want to report Ning Chen and Ning Yinyi for beating the fourth prince of Nanyue and the imperial master, which made the peace talks difficult."

Shen Min followed and stood up, "Your Majesty, I also want to report Ning Chen for being rude and unreasonable, beating the fourth prince of Nanyue and the imperial master, which led to a deadlock in the negotiations, which is very unfavorable to my great Xuan."

"Lord Li and I kindly advised him to put the overall situation first... Not only did he not listen, he also insulted Lord Li and me, and the insults were so ugly."

The eyes of the court officials were all on Ning Chen, and then they whispered.

Everyone has experienced Ning Chen's scolding.

Sometimes they write poems to scold, and sometimes when they are foolish, the scolding is so ugly... With the mother as the center, relatives as the radius, and ancestors as the goal, if they win, their parents are alive, and if they lose, their family tree will be promoted to heaven.

"Your Majesty, Ning Chen is lawless, daring, and assaulted the envoys. His crime is unforgivable. Please punish him!"

A censor took the opportunity to jump out and show his presence.

In fact, these censors have no deep hatred for Ning Chen. They are court trolls, anyway, they just troll the sky, the earth, and the air.

They troll everything they don't like, not only Ning Chen, but sometimes even Emperor Xuan.

A few years ago, Emperor Xuan favored a concubine, but overslept... Just such a small matter, somehow it got to the ears of the censors?

This group of censors jumped up and down in the court, accusing Emperor Xuan of being greedy for women and ignoring state affairs.

What's more, if Emperor Xuan doesn't change, he will crash into the court to die and die to show his determination.

Emperor Xuan was so angry that he couldn't eat or sleep for several days.

Emperor Xuan admitted his mistake at that time.

But later I heard that those censors had committed crimes and almost all of them had their homes confiscated and were exiled.

"Your Majesty, I also want to report Ning Yinyi. The two countries did not kill the envoys when they were at war. Ning Yinyi was arrogant and unreasonable. He beat the envoys and ruined the demeanor of our great country. It's really hateful. I ask Your Majesty to punish him severely."

"Your Majesty, Ning Yinyi beat the prince of Nanyue and the national teacher and disrupted the negotiations. I ask Your Majesty to punish him."

"I second the motion!"

"I also second the motion!"

All the censors rushed to report Ning Chen.

Those who advocated peace also stood up and accused Ning Chen of wrongdoing.

The pro-war faction stood up to speak for Ning Chen, and the two sides quarreled fiercely.

Emperor Xuan glanced at Eunuch Quan.

Eunuch Quan stepped forward and said in a sharp and penetrating voice: "Silence!"

The ministers suddenly quieted down.

Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen, snorted coldly, and said angrily: "Ning Chen, do you know your crime?"

Ning Chen knelt down and said: "I know my crime, but I don't accept it!"

"Why do you refuse to accept it? Did Li Aiqing and Shen Aiqing say something wrong?"

Ning Chen said: "The two adults did not lie... But I think that since the two countries are going to go to war, there is no need to be too polite to each other!"

Emperor Xuan frowned, "Who told you that the two countries are going to go to war?"

"Your Majesty, peace talks are not a long-term solution... I am willing to lead the troops to fight, and I can also issue a military order. I will wear golden armor in the yellow sand for a hundred battles, and I will not return until I defeat Nanyue."

All the ministers were shocked by Ning Chen's courage.

Li Hanru sneered and said, "You are the only one left in your Ning family. You are alone, so you can boast."

"Now the Nanyue army is strong, and the fourth prince of Nanyue is good at fighting. Don't think that you can compete with the Nanyue army just because you have defeated the Beidu Royal Court."

Emperor Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Li Aiqing is right. Besides, the treasury is empty now. The country has no money, and I don't have money to support you in the war."

The new minister of the Ministry of Revenue was stunned. The treasury of the Great Xuan is empty? How could I, the minister in charge of the money and grain of the world, not know?

Ning Chen said loudly: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if the country has no money... I am willing to donate all my wealth as military expenses."

The Emperor Xuan snorted coldly and said: "Do you think your little money is enough?"

Ning Chen turned his head and looked at the civil and military officials in the court, and said loudly: "Ning Chen begs all the adults to donate generously... For the sake of the great cause of Daxuan, this battle must be fought."

The ministers curled their lips.

They don't want to fight at all, and they still want them to pay silver. What do they want?

The Emperor Xuan looked at Li Hanru and asked: "Li Aiqing, what does the Nanyue delegation mean now?"

"Your Majesty, things are not without room for easing... Last night, Lord Shen and I talked with the fourth prince of Nanyue and the national teacher, and they added another condition."

"In addition to dividing the Baili Long Corridor to Nanyue, they have to compensate them with one million taels of silver... If they don't agree, they will march to attack Daxuan."

The ministers were in an uproar. One million taels, this is not a small amount.

Emperor Xuan was furious and pointed at Ning Chen and said, "Look at what you have done!"

Ning Chen shouted, "Nanyue is bullying us too much. I beg Your Majesty to let me lead the army to fight."

Emperor Xuan sighed, "Now it seems that this is the only way."

Li Hanru knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, you must not start a war. Nanyue is strong and powerful, and my soldiers at the border have repeatedly failed... I beg Your Majesty to take back your order!"

Shen Min also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I also think we can't fight... Now we are just cutting off the Hundred Miles Corridor. If we lose again, we will have to cut off a larger territory to Nanyue and pay more silver."

Emperor Xuan said coldly, "But Nanyue is bullying us too much. Even if the treasury is empty and the country has no money, I think this battle should be fought."

Li Hanru said loudly, "Your Majesty, for the stability of the border, for my great Xuan Foundation...I am willing to pay 50,000 taels of silver as compensation."

Shen Min followed up and said: "Your Majesty, please take back your order. Even if I have to sell everything I have, I am willing to collect 50,000 taels of silver to compensate the Kingdom of Nanyue."

Emperor Xuan snorted coldly, "The Kingdom of Nanyue wants one million taels, and the two of you only have a mere 100,000 taels together, which is far from enough."

Shen Min looked at the civil and military officials in the court, bowed, and said: "I beg you adults to lend a hand...This war cannot be fought. Once the war starts, the country will be gone, and the Great Xuan will be in turmoil."

At this time, the right prime minister stood up.

"Your Majesty, this old minister is willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver."

The right prime minister glanced at Ning Chen, feeling very uncomfortable.

Because he knew that all this was a play between His Majesty and Ning Chen.

He did not give the 100,000 taels of silver willingly, but His Majesty had summoned him secretly... As the right prime minister, he gave it, and the ministers were embarrassed not to give it.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to give 50,000 taels of silver."

"Your Majesty, my family is poor, but for the sake of the century-old foundation of Daxuan, I am willing to give 20,000 taels."

"I am willing to give 30,000 taels."

Sure enough, with the right prime minister taking the lead, those who advocated peace rushed to offer silver.

But Emperor Xuan was not happy at all, and he was extremely angry.

These bastards were unwilling to pay a penny for the war.

Now they are so generous in ceding land and paying compensation and negotiating peace for glory.

Today's incident also sounded the alarm for Emperor Xuan.

The laziness is prevalent in Daxuan now. Everyone is greedy for pleasure and likes poetry and songs... If this continues, will the men of Daxuan still have any blood?

Daxuan’s biggest worry is not the enemy country, but the court.