Chapter 131: Scheming to Attack Wei

"Wha... what?"

Meng Da was so shocked he nearly bit off his own tongue.

He wanted the throne of Great Chu?

To think he could actually say it out loud.

Even if he were willing, his old man would never agree to it!

"My... my lord, this..."

"What, you don't agree?"

Chu Feng squinted at Meng Da, "You can't even handle such a small matter, yet you have the nerve to try and bribe me!"

"You..."

If we give the throne to you, what will we have left?

Are all of us in the imperial family supposed to go drink the northwest wind?

Having lost his composure, Meng Da silently cursed Chu Feng's ancestors for eighteen generations.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat Chu Feng, he would have skinned the man alive.

"Alright, Xiao Feng, this place is not suitable for a long stay, let's hurry and leave here!"

"Mm, we leave right now!"

"Old Chu, what should we do with this grandson?" Zhu Kang pointed at the Great Chu Crown Prince, Meng Da, to the side.

Meng Da, who was currently sulking, suddenly sensed that the situation was not right and hurriedly put on a fawning face.

"Heroes, this matter all started because of the Cui Family father and son; it has nothing to do with me. This Crown Prince is just a bystander!"

"Cut the crap, don't think I don't know this is your maternal uncle's home. I still remember every word you said before!"

Now that he had Chu Feng backing him, Zhu Kang, who had been bottling up a belly full of anger, exploded on the spot and started lashing out.

"You shameless thing, you even said you wanted to invade our Capital and humiliate our Empress. Don't think you can gloss over this; I remember it clearer than anyone!"

"Ah?"

Not big brother, can you please say a little less?

Meng Da panicked instantly.

He had indeed said those words, and he certainly had wanted to do exactly that.

But given the current situation...

"Big brother, master, my lord, this was just me running my mouth for a moment. I offended the Great Wei Empress, please, everyone, have mercy!"

"Heh, you want mercy?"

Chu Feng gave a faint smile, "That's easy, come with me to Great Wei and tell our Empress yourself!"

"Ah?"

Meng Da panicked even more now.

If he, the dignified Crown Prince of Great Chu, were captured and taken to Great Wei, what face would he have left to fight for the throne?

The citizens of his own country alone would curse him to death, and he would become the most humiliating part of Great Chu's history.

Most seriously, Great Chu would certainly not admit the fact that he had been captured, and might even claim he was already dead.

After all, this concerned the dignity of the nation.

"No, no, no, no..."

"I... I'm not going, I absolutely will not go. Guards, come quickly and protect me..."

"That is not up to you!"

Chu Feng stepped forward and seized Meng Da just like grabbing a little chicken.

This guy only had the cultivation of a Grandmaster realm; grabbing him was not easy, it was effortless.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, we are only inviting you to be a guest in our Great Wei, not killing you. Why must you be so panicked?"

Chu Feng looked at Meng Da and raised an eyebrow.

Meng Da wished he could find a piece of tofu to smash his head against and die right now.

If he really went to Great Wei, how would that be any different from being dead?

Chu Feng turned his head to look at the other surviving members of the Cui Family and said.

"Go back and tell your Emperor, just say that the Crown Prince is going to our Great Wei to be a guest and sightsee, it's just that the expenses incurred by the Crown Prince's sightseeing need to be reimbursed by your Emperor!"

Chu Feng looked at Zhu Kang, "Prefect Zhu, trouble yourself to draft a list and hand it to the Great Chu Emperor."

"Yes, Lord Champion Marquis!"

Zhu Kang revealed a malicious smile.

He understood Chu Feng too well; this was clearly shaking down Great Chu.

Of course, he was happy to see it.

In any case, it was someone else's money being extorted, and in the end, this money would still end up in their pockets.

Regarding this, Zhu Kang also imitated Chu Feng's lion-sized appetite (whale-swallowing) behavior and wrote a lengthy memorial.

Then he handed it to Chu Feng for review.

After Chu Feng took a look, he turned his head and gave Zhu Kang a very satisfied look.

Well now!

This honest man who read the books of sages was even more outstanding when he got ruthless than he, a warrior who lived by fighting and killing.

Every item requested was just right.

It would make the Great Chu imperial family feel shocked, yet they would still be able to produce it.

Every single one hit the nail on the head, making people want to applaud in admiration.

"Ah, old Zhu, you are truly worthy of being my Xiao He!"

"Hm? Who is Xiao He?"

"That is not important; what is important is that you have done an excellent job!"

Chu Feng turned and tossed the memorial in his hand to a member of the Cui Family, "I will have to trouble you to deliver this to His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu; you must absolutely not lose it, understand?"

"Gr... Great one, rest assured, this... this humble one will certainly deliver it!"

This was, after all, a task assigned to him by a Martial Saint.

Even if there were a mountain of blades and a sea of fire ahead, he would risk his life to charge through it.

"Courtesy demands reciprocity; let's go, take me to the Cui Family's treasure vault!"

"Yes, Great one, please, this way!"

Half an hour later.

Chu Feng packed up a massive pile of treasures and led everyone back to Anwu Prefecture.

Leaving only the members of the Cui Family behind, staring at the empty vault, unable to cry or laugh.

Of course.

They had not forgotten the task Chu Feng had entrusted to them.

They immediately reported everything that had happened here to the Capital of Great Chu, and sent along the memorial Chu Feng had given them.

"This is too much!"

The Emperor of Great Chu, Meng Gonghao, was thunderously enraged, "A country ruled by a woman dares to bark orders in front of my Great Chu? They have truly rebelled!"

Inside the imperial court.

The ministers and the various princes all looked at one another, yet each had their own calculations in mind.

"Heh, Big Brother has been captured, which means the position of Crown Prince is now vacant!"

"Useless trash, how do you have the face to be the Crown Prince? You have disgraced the ancestors; why don't you just die to atone for your crimes!"

"It's all over; the Crown Prince is captured, the Cui Family is wiped out, this damn..."

The various princes were all celebrating the fact that the Crown Prince had been captured.

Conversely, the Crown Prince's faction looked miserable, as if their parents had died.

"I implore Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the foundation of our dynasty and we cannot sit idly by; your subject believes we should rescue the Crown Prince as soon as possible!"

"How are we to rescue him? Are you saying we should fulfill the conditions they have set?"

The Emperor of Great Chu directly flung the memorial written by Zhu Kang away.

On it was a long list of demands for compensation.

Aside from thousands upon thousands of gold and silver treasures, they also demanded the cession of several prefectures and counties that had once been seized from Great Wei.

These were conditions that the Emperor of Great Chu could absolutely not agree to.

After all, this was equivalent to cutting off his own flesh.

As for his son, sorry, he was not lacking in that department.

Look, there was a whole crowd of them standing over there.

"Father Emperor, this person is clearly trying to extort Great Chu; your son believes we should immediately dispatch troops to attack Great Wei and force them to return the Crown Prince!"

"No, absolutely not!"

Another minister stood out, "Your Majesty, if we dispatch troops to attack, Great Wei will surely make things difficult for the Crown Prince, and he will certainly never return; I hope Your Majesty will show compassion for the bond of blood!"

"Minister Wu, that is incorrect!"

The Second Prince, Meng Gu, said with sharp rhetoric, "As members of the Great Chu imperial family, we should prioritize the interests of the state and disregard life and death; this is the basic code of conduct for every one of us imperial descendants."

"If it were me who had been captured, I certainly would not wish to become a burden to the state; I would be willing to die for my country and never let the enemy succeed!"

The Second Prince's words were resonant and powerful, shocking countless ministers in the court.

Of course, there was even more contempt.

Some even twitched their mouths directly.

"Damn it, that sounds better than it's sung; it's not you who was captured, right?"

Everyone mocked him inwardly.

"Father Emperor, Second Brother is absolutely right; how could the men of Great Chu be afraid of death? Your son also supports raising an army to attack Wei."

"Your Majesty, right now Great Wei is unable to attend to both ends, making it the perfect time to raise an army and attack them; we can completely use the excuse of avenging the Crown Prince and the Duke of E to attack Wei!"

"Your Majesty, we also support attacking Wei!"

Over eighty percent of the court ministers supported attacking Wei.

Even many in the Crown Prince's faction were now defecting one after another.

Their master was gone, so when else would they jump ship?

Just as the Emperor of Chu was deciding whether or not to attack Wei.

The arrival of a piece of news instantly made up his mind.