"What?!"

Yu Hao was shocked and stared at the old eunuch. Lu Xiaoxiao's legs softened and he sat directly on the ground.

Seeing this, the smile on the old eunuch's face became even brighter, and he returned to his usual arrogant look.

"Yu Hao, you are teasing the princess, and His Majesty has reserved the title of Baron for you. You should be grateful for the Emperor's grace, and don't be ungrateful!"

According to the laws of Daqian, any son who inherits a title from his father will be demoted one level.

Now that Yu Yi died and was demoted to viscount, Hao will automatically be demoted to baron because he inherited the title.

Although they are both nobles, their status is completely different. Baron is not even worthy of owning a fief.

Yu Hao clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his head were exposed.

The Yu family had just defeated the Xiongnu. They were so sharp and their achievements were so great that they surpassed their master!

How could he not see that the Yu family was being plotted against?

Just when Yu Hao molested the princess, Yu Yi was assassinated. How could such a coincidence happen?

But looking at the imperial guards glaring at them, I am afraid that if I resist, I will be killed on the spot!

After thinking again and again, Yu Hao gritted his teeth and said word for word: "Yu Hao accepts the order, long live my emperor, long live long live..."

"Young Master, let's go and follow our family into the palace."

A sense of powerlessness surged into Yu Hao's heart. Even though he knew that entering the palace was unlucky, he had to follow the old eunuch obediently.

"Master..."

Lu Xiaoxiao looked at Yu Hao's retreating back, tears falling down her face.

…

Imperial Palace, Hall of Supreme Harmony

Emperor Zhu Song was sitting high in the main hall, with two eunuchs standing beside him. Behind him were two palace maids holding peacock feather fans, fanning Zhu Song the breeze.

Under the main hall, two messengers wearing armor were kneeling. The civil and military officials around them were noisy and pointed at the two messengers from time to time.

But Prime Minister Sun Xiao lowered his head and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking about.

At this time, Zhu Song looked at Changsun Xiao, his face extremely gloomy.

Three days ago, news came from the border that Yu Yi, the Duke of Yue, defeated the Huns and wiped out 50,000 enemies. Zhu Song was overjoyed. Just when he wanted to inform the whole country and the whole country was celebrating, Changsun Xiao hurried into the palace and met with Zhu Song alone in the imperial study. .

Chang Sunxiao told Zhu Song that the Huns were grudged by this defeat and gathered a hundred thousand troops to watch at the border. At the same time, the Huns offered conditions. As long as Da Gan handed over Yu Yi's head, the Huns were willing to stop fighting and make peace. Invade Daqian’s territory again.

As a king of his generation, how could Zhu Song exchange the heads of heroes for peace?

The Xiongnu's offer of such conditions was tantamount to humiliating Zhu Song and Da Gan!

Zhu Song immediately issued an order to mobilize a large army, and even planned to personally fight against the Xiongnu in a decisive battle!

But what Zhang Sunxiao said next made Zhu Song feel like he was struck by lightning, and his back felt cold.

Duke Yu Yi of the State of Yue was assassinated on his way back to Beijing, and his head was missing!

But Zhang Sunxiao actually made the decision for Zhu Song and gave Yu Yi's head to the Huns without permission!

This is a demonstration against the emperor and a trample on the imperial power!

As an emperor, how could he not see that this was Chang Sun Xiao's plan, and the purpose was to get rid of Yu Yi.

Zhu Song was so angry that he wanted to chop off Changsun Xiao's head immediately, but he did not dare to do so and could not do so.

Changsun Xiaogui was a veteran of the three dynasties. He was worshiped as the Prime Minister. He was also the chief minister of the cabinet and the head of the civil service. He had disciples and disciples all over the world. It can be said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people!

During the reign of the first emperor, Changsun Xiao had already gained power in both the government and the public, and his foundation was so deep.

Even if Zhu Song is not a fatuous late emperor, he has only been on the throne for three years and his foundation is still shallow. It is impossible to get rid of Changsun Xiao for a while.

Originally, Yu Yi could contain him when he was still alive, but now that Yu Yi is dead and Qian is experiencing internal and external troubles, Zhu Song has to consider the consequences if he touches Changsun Xiao.

For a time, Zhu Song was unable to get off the tiger.

Changsunxiao had long seen Zhu Song's concerns, and used Yu Hao's recent molestation of the princess to continue to make him angry.

In the end, Zhu Song had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree to Changsun Xiao's plan for peace.

In order to keep Yu Hao, the last remaining member of the Yue Kingdom's government, he agreed to cut off Yu Yi's title.

But unexpectedly, news came from the border that instead of stopping and making peace, the Huns mobilized an army of 100,000 to counterattack.

Yu Yi died, and the 100,000 troops stationed at the border were leaderless and the entire army was wiped out!

Zhu Song hates it!

I hate the Huns for going back on their word and bullying others too much, and I even hate Changsun Xiao for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and ignoring the imperial power!

But now Changsun Xiao was standing in the court, covering the sky with his hands. Zhu Song wanted to get rid of him, but he was unable to do so.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhu Song asked: "Is there any dear friend who has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

The whole place was silent.

Zhu Song's eyes swept over all the civil and military officials one by one, but no one stood up. Every minister lowered his head after meeting Zhu Song's eyes.

A trace of sadness flashed in Zhu Song's eyes, and his eyes finally rested on Changsun Xiao.

"I wonder if the Prime Minister has a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Changsun Xiao took a step forward and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is safest to seek peace. The Xiongnu are just a barbaric race. They just want gold and silver women. Send an envoy to ask the Xiongnu what their conditions are. We can satisfy them all.”

After listening to Zhang Sunxiao's words, Zhu Song couldn't help but sneer secretly.

You old man Deng met the conditions of the Xiongnu, but in the end, they changed hands and destroyed my 100,000-strong army!

Zhu Song knew very well that once he sued for peace, Daqian would face huge compensation. In addition to gold, silver and jewelry, cloth, grain, and minerals were also indispensable.

At that time, the imperial court will place a large number of orders to private merchants, and with Chang Sun Xiao's status, it will be easy for him to take this opportunity to make a fortune.

He tried his best to ask for peace, but he just wanted to enrich the country and fill his own pockets.

"How can I beg for mercy from the Huns as a powerful official? What is the difference between the Prime Minister's words and betrayal of the country? Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to go out and kill all the Huns to avenge my father!"

A dark-faced strong man wearing armor stood up, his face full of murderous intent.

"Kill all the Huns? What a big statement! Liu Changdao, you generals all claim to be invincible, but you have fought against the Huns for so many years. When have you ever won? The hundred thousand troops at the border have been completely annihilated. If you don't seek peace, The Xiongnu will soon be able to march across the Central Plains."

Wu Xiaxian, the Minister of Rites, curled his lips with a look of disdain on his face.

All the generals were blushing at the rebuke, but they couldn't find anything to say to refute. After all, each of them had suffered many defeats.

Liu Changdao's dark face turned dark red, and he said stubbornly: "Then we can't ask for peace. They beat us and want us to pay compensation. How can there be such a reason!"

Zhu Song nodded. He didn't want to seek peace in his heart, let alone cede territory and pay compensation!

For a time, the court was divided into two major factions, one was the peace faction headed by Chang Sun Xiao and Wu Xiaxian, and the other was the war faction headed by Liu Changdao and other generals. The two sides were quarreling fiercely.

Wu Xiaxian and others are all literati, and they quote various scriptures and allusions to Liu Changdao and others with strange connotations.

Liu Changdao and others, on the other hand, were not very educated. They spread their arms and scolded each other, and specially greeted each other's family members. All kinds of human organs were flying everywhere.

"Shut up!"

Seeing that several grumpy generals were about to take action, Zhu Song finally couldn't help it and slapped the dragon chair with his palm.

For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.

At this moment, a loud voice sounded from outside the hall, "Yu Hao, the son of Yu Yi, Duke of Yue, asks to see your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!