"For avenging the Demon Clan, I am the first to support."
Facing the Crown Prince's provocation, Qin Tian remained calm, saying, "However, revenge must be well-tid. Right now, it's evidently not the best ti."
"Hmph, whether the timing is good or not, it's up to people to make it happen. Qin Tian, do you need to say it here? Who do you think you are?"
The Ninth Prince stepped forward, speaking much more bluntly than the Crown Prince.
Because of the matter with Gongsun Sanniang, the Ninth Prince had already resolved to take Qin Tian's life. He was soone whose emotions were always evident, and he would never allow Qin Tian to steal the spotlight.
He stood up and walked to Qin Tian, while Qin Tian remained seated. Looking down on Qin Tian, he said, "Qin Tian, if I insist on attacking the Demon Clan, what dare you do? Hmph, I am determined to have the troops of West State!"
Determined to have the troops of West State.
This was indeed the ultimate purpose of this trio's performance today, wasn't it?
Upon hearing, Qin Tian faintly smiled and then spread his hands: "If you want to go, then go ahead. It's up to you."
After speaking, Qin Tian glanced at the Ice Emperor, who was slightly squinting, seemingly overlooking the Ninth Prince and Crown Prince's challenge to Qin Tian.
A surge of fury rose in Qin Tian's heart!
Damn, I brought back forty thousand troops out of the eighty thousand following your orders. You stripped
of my military power, and now, you're scheming for the remaining forty thousand?!
This Ice Emperor truly is a master of scheming!
First, lured Qin Tian back, then imdiately couldn't sit still and started planning to seize Qin Tian's military authority... even calling in his two irreconcilable sons, the display is disgraceful!
Fine, if you're pretending not to see, then I won't be polite!
Qin Tian's gaze sharpened, raising his head directly to stare at the Ninth Prince: "Ninth Prince, if you want to lead troops to attack the Demon Clan, you can go now. If you want to command the troops of West State, you can do that too. I wish you victory and a safe return!"
"What, do you think I can't manage the troops of West State?" The Ninth Prince seed to catch the aning in Qin Tian's words, coldly laughing, "A re forty thousand troops hardly compare to the million troops in the Imperial City! If Father issues an Imperial Decree, who among them would dare disobey!?"
Qin Tian laughed: "Of course, they would comply. Once the decree is issued, who would dare disobey? So, I have no objections."
Speaking, Qin Tian got up directly: "Your Majesty, I was gravely ill so ti ago and have not fully recovered yet. It's ti for
to go ho and take my dicine. I take my leave."
After speaking, Qin Tian symbolically bowed to the Ice Emperor, not even glancing at the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince, and turned to leave.
"Outrageous!"
"So outrageous..."
The Ninth Prince and Crown Prince watched Qin Tian's arrogant departing silhouette, both gnashing their teeth in anger.
"Within the Tianyuan Dynasty, no one dares to act like this in front of Father! This Qin Tian must be eradicated, otherwise, he might beco the next Duke Wu!"
As soon as the Ninth Prince spoke, the Ice Emperor, who had been silently squinting, suddenly opened his eyes.
The Ninth Prince's words, like a sharp sword, plunged into his heart.
The Ice Emperor's face carried anger; Qin Tian's attitude earlier was indeed arrogant, completely dismissing him as an Emperor.
The next Duke Wu... he would not allow anyone else to hold great power capable of usurping the throne!
"Father, I request a decree to recall Xu Kuan from West State to the Imperial City, and send another General to command those forty thousand troops in West State," the Ninth Prince said to the Ice Emperor.
The Crown Prince also said, "The Tianyuan Dynasty belongs to us, the Royal Family, and we absolutely cannot allow outsiders to beco a threat to our dynasty. Father, to prevent future problems, I also request a decree to replace the commander of West State's troops, and... secretly eliminate Qin Tian in the Imperial City to solve the problem once and for all!"
The Crown Prince's words brought a gleam to the Ice Emperor's eyes.
He yawned, feigning nonchalance, and said, "Since both of you want to remove Qin Tian and replace West State's troop commander, tell
the specifics."
The Ice Emperor said, "Directly decreeing to replace Xu Kuan won't work. Xu Kuan was once considered a failure in the first half of his life, unutilized, but now finds a good leader and shines brilliantly in West State's battlefield under his commander's support. Qin Tian is practically a savior to Xu Kuan. Without Qin Tian's words, the Imperial Decree... hmph, he may pretend to be ill again..."
The Ice Emperor's words left the Ninth Prince and Crown Prince stunned. It was clear they understood that the Ice Emperor resented Qin Tian's previous pretense of illness.
This guy is truly arrogant; leaving just now, he even ntioned it was ti for his dication... using such an excuse directly in front of the Emperor, Crown Prince, and Prince, outrageously arrogant! Simply disrespectful!
"I think the solution to this issue is simple. Currently, Qin Tian is stuck in the Imperial City with only a thousand guards; it's impossible for him to escape. We seize him and imprison him, then have him write to Xu Kuan, calling Xu Kuan back to the Imperial City. Kill two birds with one stone!" The Ninth Prince displayed a fierce expression.
The Crown Prince shook his head: "With Qin Tian's temperant, even if we capture him, making him write the letter is unlikely."
The Ninth Prince sneered: "Then find soone to imitate Qin Tian's handwriting and write to Xu Kuan!"
"Besides handwriting, the True Qi aura revealed between the lines, whether Qin Tian and Xu Kuan have an agreent, how to discern the authenticity of their correspondence... an expert writing, relying solely on handwriting, cannot be imitated. Impossible." The Crown Prince directly refused.
"You only know how to refuse, so you tell , what thod do you suggest?" The Ninth Prince flared up, angrily challenged the Crown Prince.
"Just directly kill him. Without Qin Tian, what does Xu Kuan's forty thousand troops amount to? At that ti, if he doesn't surrender the military authority, let North State and South State deploy troops and destroy him outright!"
"I just ntioned killing him directly, hmph, you're now repeating what I said, what is the point?"
Listening to the Crown Prince's words, the Ninth Prince was furious. The Crown Prince previously rejected his suggestion to directly kill Qin Tian, and then suggested a strategy himself, which was directly negated. Finally, his suggestion still involved directly killing Qin Tian!
This Crown Prince clearly wanted to embarrass him in front of Ice Emperor, and steal the lilight himself!
The Ninth Prince turned his head and glared at the Crown Prince: "Brother, were you playing
just now?"
The Crown Prince smiled lightly: "No such thing, just discussing the matter."
"You..."
"Alright, stop arguing, both of you settle down."
Seeing the already disharmonious brothers about to argue, the Ice Emperor waved his hand quickly: "You want to kill Qin Tian, but how to kill him? Assassination? Or find an excuse, apprehend him directly and kill him? To find a reason, you must do it well, or else it's easy to arouse opposition among the court ministers. Furthermore, it's easy to incite a mutiny among West State troops! Currently, West State is entirely his army!"
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