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Chapter 385 No One Believes
"Another great victory in Bingzhou?"
East Palace.
When the prince heard the news, he was stunned.
He looked at the eunuch who came to deliver the message with an incredulous look on his face, and asked, "Explain to me clearly, where did the great victory in Bingzhou come from?"
The eunuch laughed awkwardly: "Your Highness, you are embarrassing me. How could such a big thing be known by me?"
The prince snorted coldly, pushed the eunuch away and went straight to the Yingwu Palace.
Although I don’t know where the great victory in Bingzhou came from, since the emperor has ordered everyone to be summoned for a meeting, it must not be fake.
If you want to know the specific situation, you can only go to Yingwu Hall.
Outside the Yingwu Palace, in the courtyard.
The ministers came one after another, whispering to each other and discussing non-stop.
As the prince arrived, everyone pushed aside and made way for him.
The prince glanced at everyone and found that among all the princes, he was the first to arrive. The other officials had stayed in the palace to do work, and the princes and officials outside the palace had not arrived yet.
While thinking, an official asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you know the specific results of the Bingzhou victory?"
The prince's mouth twitched.
If I knew, I wouldn't have rushed here so impatiently.
But if I say I don’t know, it would seem embarrassing.
The prince narrowed his eyes, and with the aura of a superior, he said indifferently: "When everyone is gathered, you will know it naturally."
As soon as he finished speaking, the second prince Chu Ming came in. Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Since Brother Crown Prince knows, why not tell it out so that everyone knows."
The second prince was also puzzled.
Didn’t we just have a great victory in Bingzhou? The Zhao army has been completely wiped out. How could there be any more war to fight?
But the news of this great victory cannot be reported casually. Once it is confirmed to be false, all nine generations of the clan will be killed!
While he was deep in thought, other princes and officials came one after another.
The prince raised his eyebrows when he saw this: "The affairs of Bingzhou should be asked to Eighteenth Brother. How can I interfere in other people's affairs?"
The second prince rolled his eyes.
If you don’t know, then you don’t know. Why are you trying to show off?
Fortunately, at this time, Chu Ning's figure appeared in front of everyone, and everyone's attention was focused on him.
"Congratulations, Eighteenth Brother, Bingzhou has won another great victory. Could you tell us about the situation on the front line?"
"What a great victory! Your Bingzhou is truly amazing, Eighteenth Brother."
"Yes, Eighteenth Brother, tell us what happened on the front line."
Everyone was extremely curious. The two great victories happened only one month apart. How could there be another great victory?
To achieve a great victory, at least 10,000 enemies must be killed!
Chu Ning, who was surrounded by the crowd, grinned and said, "Everyone, I don't know what happened in Bingzhou. Let's go in and see what the emperor says."
No one would believe this!
The prince couldn't stand Chu Ning's expression. He glanced at Chu Ning, put his hands behind his back, and said coldly:
"In that case, let's go into the palace!"
Led by the crown prince, civil and military officials divided into two rows and entered one after another.
Inside the palace, the emperor, who had been waiting for a long time, sat in the main seat, and all the ministers bowed and saluted:
"Greetings to Father (Your Majesty)!"
The emperor nodded slightly and said with a smile: "My dear ministers, there is no need to be polite. This is a great victory on the front line. I will let General Chen tell you in detail about the battle."
Chen An, who was hiding in the train, immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "The Great Zhao Dynasty has always bullied our Bingzhou army because it is weak, and often invaded Bingzhou, looted supplies, and massacred the people!
After the last great victory, the King of Chu and General Han Xing agreed that the war must be extended to the Great Zhao Dynasty and that they must be inflicted with pain in order to ensure the safety of Bingzhou.
To this end, under the command of General Han Xing, the troops were divided into three groups. Within three days, they captured ten cities in a row, killed 30,000 enemies, and only lost a few hundred men themselves. "
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene became extremely quiet.
Everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost, staring at Chen An with disbelief on their faces.
A moment later, the second prince Chu Ning was the first to step forward.
"impossible!"
The second prince sneered and said, "What you said before is all right, but the personal loss is wrong!
Humph, how could they have captured ten cities in a row with only a few hundred casualties? Do you think the cities of the Great Zhao Dynasty are made of paper?"
The prince reacted immediately and quickly agreed: "Yes, your casualty ratio is too exaggerated. Even if you can really capture ten cities, you must have lost tens of thousands of people!"
The other princes and ministers were also talking about it at this moment.
In a word, they don’t believe it!
Chen An was dumbfounded.
He thought he would be rewarded for coming to report victory, but he didn't expect that no one in the court believed him!
Helplessly, he had to turn and look at Chu Ning.
Everyone naturally noticed Chen An's look, and the prince seized the opportunity to stare at Chu Ning and sneer:
"Eighteenth brother, I never thought that your men would dare to fabricate victory reports in order to claim military merit. This is a capital crime!"
The second prince had a playful look on his face and chuckled, "Eighteenth brother, I heard that Princess Mingyue and Princess Chu have a good relationship. Are you trying to fabricate a victory report and deliberately sabotage the marriage between Princess Mingyue and the Crown Prince of Zhao?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone agreed and felt that the second prince was right.
Even the emperor, who had been silent on the main seat, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
With Chu Ning's personality, he is really capable of doing such a thing.
After all, Feng Mulan was under house arrest in the palace and there was no way to rescue her, so they had to think of other ways.
Given Chu Ning's current situation, the only option left is to use Bingzhou to resolve the matter.
Thinking of this, the emperor's originally tangled mood suddenly became clear.
If the good news is really false, things will be easier to handle.
If this were true, the State of Zhao would be furious, and the marriage would definitely not be possible. The State of Zhao might even join forces with the Yan Dynasty to send troops, and the State of Chu would be in danger.
If it is fake, the marriage can be successful and Da Chu can be safe and secure!
Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes, his aura exploded, and he said coldly: "Do you think this Yingwu Palace is a vegetable market?"
Everyone suddenly became quiet.
But the second prince Chu Ning took the initiative to stand up, with a serious face: "Father, this matter is of great importance. I think it should be thoroughly investigated and we cannot just listen to the one-sided words of the generals on the front line."
The emperor pretended to be silent, then nodded slightly: "It does make sense."
Turning to look at Chu Ning, he said calmly: "This happened in Bingzhou, Chu Ning, what do you have to say?"
Chu Ning, who was named, stood up and chuckled: "Father, even you are doubting this victory report?"
The emperor frowned and said, "Such good news is shocking. It's not that I don't believe it, but that everyone else doesn't believe it. This matter really needs to be investigated."
Once these words were spoken, there was no doubt that the emperor was also questioning.
Chen An was dumbfounded.
It's such good news, why does no one believe it?
I thought I would be rewarded when I came back, but looking at the situation now, it would be good if I am not punished.
Shocked, Chen An fell to his knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, how dare I fabricate victory news to deceive you? This is absolutely true!"
After saying that, Chen An turned to look at Chu Ning beside him and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, I am incompetent and cannot convince His Majesty and the others."
Chu Ning walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything!"
Chen An was stunned.
Does His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu have a way to prove that the victory news is true?