Chapter 2 Duke Chang, the Founding Duke of Six

Chapter 2 Duke Chang, the Founding Duke of Six

Chapter 2 Duke Chang, one of the Six Founding Dukes
"Duke Chang Lao?"

Chu Feng heard the report from the eunuch outside the palace.

From his memory, he naturally knew who Duke Chang Lao was.

Chang Yu!

He was one of the six founding dukes of Daxia and made outstanding contributions.

This old duke fought many battles in the south and the north, and always charged at the forefront of every battle, killing the barbarians and overseas clans in fear.

He is also the most courageous general of Daxia.

Moreover, he can absolutely trust Duke Chang Lao.

Because his mother, Crown Princess Chang, was the daughter of Duke Chang Lao.

You can also call Duke Chang Laoguo your grandfather.

If he were to be dethroned by Prince Ning, even if Chang Yu was a duke, he would not be trusted by Prince Ning.

"Quickly summon the old Duke to the palace!"

Chu Feng said immediately.

The palace door opens.

Soon, an old man with half-white hair walked in.

Chu Feng looked over.

He is of great build.

Although his face was old, his brows were sharp.

The long-term fighting on the battlefield gave him a murderous and iron-blooded aura.

"I see your Majesty."

As soon as Chang Yu saw Chu Feng, he saluted immediately.

Even though he is Chu Feng's grandfather, there is a difference between a monarch and his subjects.

"No need to be so polite, old Duke."

Chu Feng looked at Chang Yu and said, "It's windy and rainy outside. The old Duke is visiting late at night. There must be something urgent."

"Yes, it is raining heavily, but the court is in danger and the military situation is urgent, so I have to come."

Chang Yu looked up.

A strange light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

His Majesty at this moment gave him an extremely subtle feeling, as if he was a little different from before.

And when he felt that Chu Feng had actually broken through to the moment of returning to his true self, he was even more shocked.

Your Majesty ascended the throne at the age of twenty and has been on the throne for four years. You are only twenty-four years old now.

Although Your Majesty has the resources of a country and the blessing of national fortune, looking at the whole world, the state of returning to the truth at the age of 24 is not unprecedented, but it is extremely rare.

This made him sigh inwardly.

The fact that his grandson could be chosen as the heir by Taizu must be due to his own excellence.

It made him suffer too.

If the prince had not passed away.

That's not the case.

He calmed down his thoughts and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Ning's army is attacking Qianzhou. I just received an urgent military report that Li Yin of Qianzhou has withdrawn his troops to the Qiantianfu area and is holding on to wait for reinforcements."

"And the military situation is critical. Although Li Yin is loyal, he will never be able to stop it with his strength."

Originally, the imperial court had deployed a large army in Qianzhou, so it was impossible for Prince Ning to reach Qianzhou so quickly.

But wherever King Ning’s army went.

Like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, the defenders from all over the country are no match for them.

Prince Ning also subdued the defeated troops from various states and prefectures along the way and used them for his own purposes.

If it weren't for Li Yin's absolute loyalty to Chu Feng.

I’m afraid even Qianzhou has been completely taken over.

Chu Feng heard Chang Yu's words, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said: "Qianzhou cannot be lost."

Chang Yu nodded and said, "Qianzhou must not be lost. If we lose Prince Ning, we can go all the way down and attack the Imperial Capital. The people in the Imperial Capital will be unstable and there will be unrest. I am afraid that someone will cooperate with us from inside and outside. But I also know that Prince Ning is marching into Qianzhou at this moment just to let us mobilize more troops and fight him in Qianzhou."

"I have guessed Prince Ning's purpose."

Chu Feng said.

His authority now is no longer as great as when he first ascended the throne.

If it weren't for the fact that a group of powerful people like Duke Chang were still loyal to him, and if their own interests were not firmly bound to him, some people would have wanted to open the city gates and welcome Prince Ning to the capital long ago.

At this moment, the two were silent.

The current situation is precarious.

Like a violent storm in the imperial capital.

Anyone can see that Qianzhou is a bait thrown by Prince Ning.

Prince Ning also knew that it would not be difficult for him to take Qianzhou, but the difficulty lay in how to weaken the elite of the imperial court and make more people join him at the lowest cost.

As long as we win in Qiantian City, it will be easy to conquer Dijing.

On the contrary, even if Chu Feng gave up Qianzhou.

He could also directly take over the entire Qianzhou and open the last barrier protecting the imperial capital.

Whether to save or not is a difficult choice.

Chang Yu said again: "No matter what choice your majesty makes, I will stand firmly by your majesty's side. Even if it means death, I and the entire Chang family will die for your majesty."

He stared at Chu Feng.

The person in front of him is not only the emperor of Daxia, but also his grandson.

Even if it's not for family ties, interests have long been firmly bound together.

As long as Chu Feng is in power, the Chang family will continue to prosper.

Prince Ning is so cruel that he even dares to do such a thing.

[Destiny Choice 1: Give up Qianzhou, concentrate all forces in the Imperial Capital, and fight a decisive battle with King Ning. ]

[Destiny Choice 2: Rush to Qianzhou to stop Prince Ning's army.]

At this moment, destiny's choice appears again.

Chu Feng looked at Chang Yu and there was nothing unusual.

"It seems that others cannot see it, only I can see it."

Chu Feng said secretly.

But you have to know that Chang Yu is an extremely powerful man. Although his strength is far inferior to that of Taizu, he is still a strong man who can be ranked in the top ten in Daxia.

"Qianzhou is too important."

"In the current situation, the people in the court have long been unstable. In the end, even if I mobilize a large number of troops to defend the imperial capital, what will happen? Therefore, for me, Qianzhou is actually my last barrier, and it is also the people's hearts. Only by holding on to this barrier of people's hearts can we fight next."

"Moreover, I know that although I still control half of the prefectures, the people in some prefectures are waiting and watching, or are secretly being wooed by Prince Ning. If Qianzhou is really conquered, the troops that come will not be the ones coming to support the king."

Chu Feng said.

"Your Majesty, I'll see you soon."

Chang Yu was very satisfied with Chu Feng's opinion.

How could he not know that Prince Ning was able to seize half of the prefectures in just a few years? Wasn't it because the Great Xia army was not strong?

Naturally not.

Instead, Prince Ning proved his legality by clearing the court of corrupt officials. In addition, he was the son of Emperor Taizu, and after he achieved several important victories, people's hearts turned to him.

In addition, there were people in the court who deliberately let the situation go.

Regarding this civil war, some people in the court had long wanted to end it.

What makes him tired is.

Some high-ranking officials at the frontier provinces had long since disobeyed orders and pretended to obey the imperial court's orders but actually disobeyed them.

This made it impossible for the imperial court to fully concentrate its power.

"Even though I know Prince Ning's conspiracy, I still have to defend Qianzhou."

Chu Feng's eyes suddenly became fierce: "In Daxia, only the old Duke can fight against King Ning, so this time I can only ask the old Duke to personally lead the two armies from the five military camps to rush to the aid of Qiantian City!"

"Five military camps!"

The imperial capital has five strongest legions, collectively known as the Five Military Camps.

The commanders of the five armies are all extremely powerful.

This is one of the most elite troops in Daxia, selected from the bravest warriors in the entire empire.

Moreover, the five armies in the imperial capital only obey the emperor and are not subject to his control.

The emperor was also the supreme commander of the five military camps.

In those days, Emperor Taizu fought for supremacy in the world and founded the Five Armies. Based on the Five Armies, he swept across the world.

Only by mobilizing the five military camps can the Dingguo army have a chance to stop the Ning Wang army.

Moreover, given the special status of the Five Military Camps, only Duke Chang has the prestige to command them.

Moreover, Chu Feng was not at ease letting other people lead the troops.

"With the five military camps here, I will definitely be able to defend Qianzhou and will never let Prince Ning take Qianzhou!"

Chang Yu's voice was sonorous.

He has experienced a lot of killing and fighting in his life.

But he also knew how powerful Prince Ning was.

He has the style of Taizu.

In the past four years, he has won over the powerful people of Daxia.

After many battles, the imperial army collapsed.

Having the imperial court suppress rebellions many times actually strengthened Prince Ning's power.

After the death of the previous emperor, the lands around Daxia were unstable, and many enemies, both open and covert, wanted to cause unrest during the transfer of power.

At that time, he had to lead the troops himself to suppress the rebellion.

It was at that time that Prince Ning started his rebellion.

He had also secretly won over a group of people.

"With my military token, you can directly mobilize the five military camps. At dawn, I will hold a court meeting. At that time, I will directly announce that the old Duke will lead the army to the front line."

Chu Feng said.

"The minister obeys the order."

Chang Yu took the military token and turned to leave.

Suddenly, Chu Feng said: "Although I am the emperor and seem to hold the power of the world, I know that some people in the court have already wanted to surrender to Prince Ning, but they dare not say it openly. Now, there are not many people I can trust, and the old Duke is also my grandfather."

"Grandpa!"

Chang Yu was slightly shocked, and said in a firm tone: "I understand. Since Emperor Taizu has handed the country to your Majesty, how can I let the ambitious Prince Ning usurp the throne?"

"As long as I am here, I will fight to the bitter end for Your Majesty!"

After Chang Yu left.

[Host makes destiny choice 2, receives reward, and has one chance to summon.]

"A chance to summon?"

Chu Feng said in surprise.

The rewards of this system actually include summoning opportunities.

"Using the summoning opportunity, the host can summon a strong man, and the summoned strong man is completely loyal to the host. Moreover, the strength of the summoned strong man is related to the host's strength and the strength of the country."

The system explained.

Chu Feng nodded.

He got it.

With the summoning power, he can summon a strong man.

As for who to summon, he is not sure now.

But after the system's explanation, the summoned strong men will be completely loyal to him, so naturally there is no need to worry about them betraying him.

In the current situation in the court, although there are people like Duke Chang Lao who are completely loyal to him, there are more people who are neutral and want to see the situation swing between the two sides.

After all, the war over the past few years has made many people not trust him that much.

These people cannot be allowed to side with Prince Ning.

It would be a good thing if we could summon a strong man at this moment.

He also guessed that each time the system made a destiny choice, it would have different changes due to his previous choice.

If he gave up the throne, this choice would not have arisen.

"System, use a summoning opportunity."

Chu Feng said.

"The host uses a summoning opportunity to summon Wang Jian."

System sound drops.

"Wang Jian!"

Chu Feng knew Wang Jian.

The four famous generals of the Warring States Period assisted Emperor Qin Shi Huang in conquering various states.

This made Chu Feng look strange.

In this world, Wang Jian was summoned.

At this moment, just after he summoned, his eyes suddenly showed infinite light, as if forming a magic circle.

Like a circling tiger, a middle-aged man with a sturdy and tall body walked up to him steadily step by step.

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

After Wang Jian appeared in front of Chu Feng, he saluted steadily.

"Flat body."

Chu Feng was also very curious about the strength of this famous general.

Name: Wang Jian.

Cultivation level: Eighth level of Tongtian.

Chu Feng was shocked when he saw Wang Jian’s strength.

You know, Duke Chang is also at the eighth level of Tongtian.

But the summoned Wang Jian also reached this level of strength.

Tongtian is divided into nine levels, forming a nine-level ladder. One step at a time, one ascends to heaven. The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes, and eventually you break the limit and control the power of reincarnation.

And every step on the nine-level ladder to heaven means life and death.

Why did the prince die?

It is rumored that the prince had reached the ninth level of Tongtian at that time and was about to break through the limit of Tongtian and step into the same realm as Taizu.

If two of them are extremely powerful, all enemies in the four realms can be swept away.

But this is the time to break the limit.

The ladder to heaven collapses.

But there are also rumors.

The prince's early death is not as simple as it seems, there seems to be a huge conspiracy.

This also caused Taizu's madness in his last few years.

He even passed away early because the death of the crown prince dealt a heavy blow to his already exhausted soul, and he could no longer hold on.

Now Wang Jian appeared in front of him with the strength of the eighth level of Tongtian.

Because he was the one who summoned it, the whole Da Xia didn't know about it, so it could be regarded as his trump card.

Wang Jian is not clear about the current situation in Daxia.

Therefore, Chu Feng wanted Wang Jian to understand the situation.

"Wang Jian, the situation is complicated. You need to have a thorough understanding of my situation. You are not required to attend this court meeting for the time being. I do not want to expose your presence for the time being."

Chu Feng said.

"I understand."

Wang Jian nodded.

(End of this chapter)