Please call me the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty

Zhu Youjian pondered for a moment and said, "I understand that we must wait for the right opportunity to dismiss Cui Chengxiu."

"I can't just strip someone of their position as Minister of War for no reason."

Zhou Ling'er rested her chin on one hand: "Didn't they say that he had dealings with the Later Jin?"

In that case, there will always be some clues left behind.

I just don't believe he could wipe his butt so clean.

"Logically speaking, that's true, but isn't it too difficult to find something to hold against him?" Zhu Youjian frowned.

"It's alright, leave this to me."

Zhu Youjian knew that Zhou Ling'er was bold and resourceful, and could be called a heroine and a heroine among women.

"So, what are your plans to do against Choi Seong-soo?"

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry about that."

Now, the most important thing is to kill Tian Ergeng first.

Then, we'll have Gao Wencai join the Embroidered Uniform Guard, firmly placing it under our control.

It would be much better if we could control the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Divine Machine Battalion.

Wei Zhongxian dared not act rashly.

"It would be even better if Cui Chengxiu could be dismissed from his official post as well."

It was the third watch of the night.

Cui Chengxiu and Wei Zhongxian plotted together for a long time. After returning to his residence, he washed up and was about to go to bed to rest.

A servant came to him and reported, "Sir, Daishan requests an audience."

Cui Chengxiu was taken aback when he heard this, thinking to himself, "Hasn't Daishan already returned to the Later Jin?"

How did we suddenly end up in the capital? This is really strange.

"Who said they want to see me?"

"Daishan, he's the head of the four great beile of the Later Jin dynasty."

Cui Chengxiu dared not be negligent and quickly said, "I will personally greet you."

He came to the outside of the courtyard and descended the steps to greet him, only to find a person standing in the courtyard.

It was Daishan who acted.

Cui Chengxiu sized him up. He looked like Dai Shan, but slightly shorter and thinner.

Cui Chengxiu bowed, his attitude extremely obsequious: "Greetings, Prince."

Dai Shan waved his hand: "No need for formalities."

The voice sounded slightly hoarse, somewhat different from usual.

Cui Chengxiu looked puzzled: "Prince, why have you lost so much weight?"

"Oh dear! Didn't we run into that kid Zhu Youjian at Shanhaiguan last time? That's your current emperor. He suffered a defeat and was in a bad mood, so he lost several tens of pounds."

"I see. You've lost weight way too fast."

"Yes, I haven't been able to eat or sleep well lately, so I've lost weight quickly!" Dai Shan explained to him.

"I see. Please come into the hall for a talk, Your Highness!" Cui Chengxiu said, grabbing Daishan's wrist as usual and leading him forward.

But Daishan pulled his hand back.

Choi Sung-soo also felt that Dai-sun's hands seemed smoother and softer than usual, and thought to himself that this prince really knew how to take care of himself.

It's no wonder, though, since Shengjing is a place rich in ginseng, deer antler, and lingzhi, all of which are highly nourishing and said to have the power to reverse aging.

After the two entered the hall, they took their seats as host and guest, and servants served tea.

Choi Seong-soo waved his hand, and the servant left the room, closing the door behind him.

At this moment, only Cui Chengxiu and Dai Shan were in the room.

Cui Chengxiu was wondering why Daishan had come to see him in the middle of the night.

Could it be that because I didn't take good care of him after he was captured last time, he's coming to cause me trouble again?

Cui Chengxiu asked cautiously, "I wonder what instructions Your Highness has for me, arriving so late at night?"

Dai Shan asked expressionlessly, "What have you thought about what we discussed last time?"

"Uh—," Cui Chengxiu was a little confused after hearing Daishan's words, "I wonder which matter the Prince is referring to?"

"Isn't that what we talked about not long ago?"

"What? You forgot?"

"This—," Cui Chengxiu thought for a moment, "you mean our plan to take Shanhaiguan by working together from the inside and outside?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Shan's shoulders twitched slightly as he tried to control his voice and calm it down as much as possible: "Yes, if you hadn't said you were sure you could take Shanhaiguan that time, why would I have led 1 cavalry to attack Shanhaiguan?"

"Prince, this is not our fault," Cui Chengxiu said with a bitter face. "We already provided a lot of support that time. There were originally more than 1 troops stationed at Shanhaiguan."

We found reasons and excuses to transfer most of the troops from Shanhaiguan, leaving only about 2000 people.

But you led 1 troops to attack, and you still failed to capture Shanhaiguan. How can you blame us for that?

"Bullshit!" Dai Shan slammed his fist on the table in anger. "What did you say? It's not your fault, is it this Prince's fault?"

When Cui Chengxiu saw Dai Shan get angry, he was so frightened that he almost knelt down before him.

"Belle, don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant."

What I mean is that something unexpected happened this time.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian personally led troops to Shanhaiguan to support Gao Di.

That's why you didn't take Shanhaiguan.

"This isn't your fault, nor is it ours; it was an unexpected incident."

Dai Shan, still furious, said, "I think this is still your fault. Didn't we sign an agreement back then?"

"Oh, yes."

"Take out the agreement and look at it. See what it says in detail."

"Baylor, wasn't that agreement supposed to be in duplicate? Didn't I give you a copy?"

"You did give me a share, but I have to go back and hand it over to Huang Taiji, otherwise, why would he give me 1 soldiers?"

After listening to this, Cui Chengxiu thought about it and realized that it made sense.

So he opened the document drawer, took out the agreement, and handed it to Dai Shan.

Dai Shan took the agreement and began to examine it carefully.

The document clearly stated that in mid-August, Cui Chengxiu would find a way to transfer the garrison at Shanhaiguan.

Then, the Later Jin army came to attack Shanhaiguan.

After capturing Shanhaiguan, they would lead the Later Jin army into the pass, besiege the capital, and overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

After the success, Huang Taiji bestowed the title of king upon Cui Chengxiu and rewarded him with 10 beautiful women from the Later Jin dynasty.

Dai Shan stared at the agreement, his hands trembling slightly.

He put the agreement away and tucked it into his pocket.

Choi Seong-soo asked in confusion, "Belle, what do you need this agreement for?"

Don't you guys have a dungeon?

"Uh, although I have the copy, didn't I give that copy to Huang Taiji?"

After this is accomplished, I must ask Huang Taiji to fulfill the treaty, and have him appoint you as a king and reward you with 10 beautiful women.

Without this agreement, what if Huang Taiji refuses to honor it later?

I'm only thinking of you!

After listening, Cui Chengxiu felt that Daishan's words seemed to make sense.

Dai Shan stroked his beard, cleared his throat, and asked, "Lord Cui, what are your next steps?"

Cui Chengxiu sighed, "I never expected that something unexpected would happen, which would allow Zhu Youjian to successfully inherit the throne."

What I didn't expect was that Zhu Youjian, despite his young age, was not easy to manipulate.

Originally, we thought he was like Liu Shan, who was incapable of being helped in history, or Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, and that we could control him.

However, it now appears that Zhu Youjian is not as simple as he seems.

Moreover, he also had Empress Zhang Yan backing him up.

Furthermore, Sun Chuanting, the commander of the Shenji Battalion in the capital, is loyal to them, so we can't make a move in a hurry.

"Useless! What are you all good for?"

I didn't come here to hear your excuses.

Upon hearing this, Cui Chengxiu thought, "Is this even reasonable?"

I am the Minister of War and the Left Censor-in-Chief, in charge of the military forces of the Ming Dynasty. How dare you put on airs in front of me?

Choi Seong-soo really wanted to get angry.

However, he then thought that he still needed to rely on Daishan after all; otherwise, it was uncertain whether Huang Taiji would bestow upon him the title of king in the future.

He forced a smile: "Please calm down, Prince."

This time, Zhu Youjian wanted to transfer several thousand troops to strengthen the defenses of Shanhaiguan, but I stopped him.

Dai Shan nodded: "You did a pretty good job on this. You need to keep the military power firmly in your own hands."