All the civil and military officials in the hall were discussing the matter.

After all, they didn't understand what Emperor Zhou had just said. Emperor Zhou did lose his eldest son, the Crown Prince, some time ago, but how could he have lost his second son?

Although the Second Prince has now been ordered by Emperor Zhou to dispatch troops to guard the border, he has not yet reached the border and the war has not started. How could he die?

Even if we are separated by distance, the pain cannot be described as the pain of losing a child, right?

Eunuch Li noticed the puzzled expressions on the faces of the officials below the stage and immediately explained sadly: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince was leading his troops to the border when he encountered an ambush by the Xuanwu Empire and unfortunately died in battle."

When these words were spoken, the civil and military officials widened their eyes and began to talk about it.

However, they all spoke in a very low voice and did not actively express any of their own thoughts or opinions.

You know, the court nowadays is indeed no longer like before, where anyone can discuss things freely.

In particular, Emperor Zhou's control over the court is not as strong as before, and they still have to consider the face of Prime Minister Luo and Donghuang Censor in many cases.

But despite this, these officials were obviously still shocked by the bad news that had just been received.

The second prince suddenly died on his way to the border while leading his troops, and was ambushed by the Xuanwu Empire.

This matter is really big!
According to a rough estimate, the second prince and so many people have not even left Kyoto.

But they were still ambushed by people from the Xuanwu Empire.

That proves that not only has the Xuanwu Empire infiltrated, but also that its number of infiltrators is not small.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that the Xuanwu Empire did not give them any face at all and actually killed their second prince in the territory of their Great Zhou Dynasty.

Really hateful!
When Emperor Zhou, who was sitting on the dragon throne, saw the expressions of these officials, he 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 on his face: "The Xuanwu Empire is not worthy of being a son of man! How dare they kill my son in my country!"

"Even the Second Prince's body is not left. He might have been taken back to the Xuanwu Empire! What a shame!"

He slowed down his tone and glanced at the civil and military officials below the stage, taking in everyone's reactions.

Then, Emperor Zhou looked straight at Luo Wenshan.

"Prime Minister Luo, you tell me! Our Great Zhou Dynasty has been insulted. How should we solve this problem?!"

He was well aware that Luo Wenshan's influence in the court was much greater now 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 the people of the Xuanwu Empire were still lying in ambush in the Great Zhou Dynasty!
This kind of thing is not only a great humiliation for the entire court and the entire dynasty, but also a threat!
If the imperial court keeps silent on this matter, it will inevitably be criticized.

Isn't Luo Wenshan always very calm?

Why don't you want to go against Emperor Zhou?

But Emperor Zhou was determined to force Luo Wenshan to stand on the same side with him!

However, what Emperor Zhou did not expect was that Luo Wenshan seemed like a different person today.

Not only did he change his usual calmness, he even stood out from the ranks in indignation and said loudly: "Your Majesty! I beg Your Majesty to order the generals to go to the Xuanwu Empire to fight!"

"If we appease the Xuanwu Empire, these arrogant people will become even more unscrupulous!"

"Even the people of our Great Zhou Dynasty look down on the imperial court!" "The Second Prince's body is still warm, we should rescue him! How can we let His Highness be buried in a foreign country?"

When Luo Wenshan said this, he became very excited. Then, while his back was facing Emperor Zhou, he secretly winked at Donghuang Wenshan next to him.

Donghuang Wenshan also understood it completely at this time, and nodded slightly to show that he understood.

As for the civil and military officials, they were stunned for a moment when they saw Luo Wenshan's performance.

After all, Prime Minister Luo has always been quite steady.

When he went to court every day, he would mostly just express his own opinions at the end, and basically he wouldn't get so emotional.

But today...it's obvious that there's something fishy going on.

The civil and military officials looked at each other and didn't 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 seat and stood back.

The reason why he said this just now instead of trying to smooth things over was because he understood 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 was simply to make him express his opinion.

After all, if they want to go to war with the Xuanwu Empire, the only army that can be mobilized is the one led by Jun Haotian.

But if it were under normal circumstances, Luo Wenshan would never agree.

Once the war breaks out, the Jun family will temporarily lose Jun Haotian's strength, and Emperor Zhou can also take this opportunity to target the Jun family.

In addition to this, Emperor Zhou had another meaning.

He wanted to take this opportunity to demonstrate his majesty as an emperor. He had been away from government affairs for too long and his control over the court was not as strong as before.

Therefore, Luo Wenshan needs to be used as the whetstone to let all officials in the court see who is the real person in power!

However, today Luo Wenshan received instructions from the young master of the Jun family, so naturally he had to obey Emperor Zhou in everything.

He believed that since the young master of the Jun family had already 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 somewhat surprised that Luo Wenshan was so obedient to him.

But he was still very happy in his heart.

He turned his gaze towards the other ministers and asked coldly, "Ministers, do you have any different ideas?"

None of the other ministers dared to take any action. After all, they had no idea what the situation was in the court.

Apart from Luo Wenshan, isn’t there also Donghuang Yushi who has not taken any action?
At this time, Donghuang Yushi also stood out from the team and said loudly: "The rats from the Xuanwu Empire have already bullied us. I think the ministers must want to fight back!"

With Donghuang Yushi and Luo Wenshan speaking together, all the civil and military officials understood instantly.

Everyone shouted, "Your Majesty! I 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 be more aggressive in the future!"

"We have to avenge the Second Prince!"

The corners of Emperor Zhou's mouth curled up silently, his goal had been achieved. (End of this chapter)