Ning Chen looked left, then right. Why did he get the feeling these people were scheming against him?

Li Hanru stepped out of the ranks and bowed. "Your Majesty, the only one in the Great Xuan now who can deal with Leng Wenyan and save the people of Xiguan City is my lord prince!"

The corner of Ning Chen's mouth twitched... Well, no more feeling about it. Now he was sure. These people had their eye on him.

He looked at the An Emperor. This woman had actually teamed up with outsiders to set him up?

All she'd had to do was tell him.

But the An Emperor looked just as lost.

Ning Chen was puzzled. Didn't the An Emperor know either... Was this entirely the work of these old men?

Li Zhixing bowed. "The Left Chancellor is mistaken! My lord prince has just come back from the southern frontier. His men are exhausted and his horses spent, and he hasn't even had time to rest. How can we ask him to lead an army to retake Bianzhou?"

The Minister of Rites, Feng Gaojie, stepped out of the ranks and bowed. "Lord Li makes a good point. Sending my lord prince off to war again the moment he's back would be too much to ask of him!"

Ji Mingchen said, "Both my lords make good points. I don't think my lord prince should be sent off to war again either... But as things stand, no one else can solve this. It truly is a hard spot to be in."

Li Hanru looked at Ning Chen. "My lord prince has always carried the people of the realm in his heart. If Bianzhou isn't retaken, the people of Xiguan City will not make it through this winter.

If only this old man weren't past it, and so poor at leading troops... Otherwise this old man would gladly march in my lord prince's place."

Ji Mingchen said, "But my lord prince has fought north and south. He's worn himself out... Sending him off to war again would be hard to justify."

Li Hanru…