vstars Chapter 572: Excited? No one is left alive!
Chapter 572: Excited? No one is left alive!
Chu Ning's clean and neat departure made the emperor frown.
He found that he didn't understand why Chu Ning was so calm.
Before this, he thought that Chu Ning would get angry and lead his troops to fight.
He also thought about Chu Ning admitting defeat, kneeling down and begging for mercy, and becoming his pawn completely.
However, Chu Ning did not do as he thought, which made his preparations in advance go to waste.
If Chu Ning dared to show an expression or action of disobedience, he would have ordered the imperial guards to capture Chu Ning directly.
If Chu Ning is willing to kneel down and admit defeat, he is also willing to give Chu Ning a way to be a chess piece.
Unfortunately, Chu Ning did not make any decision according to his idea.
He lost all his official positions and went to Dunhuang County to do business with his status as a prince?
While the emperor was deep in thought, Xiahou Yan said with a firm face: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will definitely lead the Bingzhou troops to defeat the State of Zhao!"
At this moment, Xiahou Yan wanted to laugh out loud.
He thought he would be dead if he lost today, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better. Not only was he not killed, but he became a great general.
More importantly, he is about to go to Bingzhou and seize the military power of Bingzhou!
As long as he could use the Bingzhou troops at his disposal, he would be able to take over the Zhao State in one fell swoop.
By then, he was a true general and no one dared to question him anymore.
With the power to destroy a country, the prestige of his Xiahou family will far exceed that of before.
He might even have a separate page in the family tree and become the backbone of the Xiahou family.
The emperor looked at Xiahou Yan, who was full of excitement, and nodded slightly, saying, "After all, the Bingzhou army was established by Chu Ning himself, so you should be careful when you go there."
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Xiahou Yan said confidently: "The King of Chu does not hold any official position now, I believe the Bingzhou troops will make the decision.
In addition, in order to completely defeat the State of Zhao, I suggest that the troops of Sizhou be transferred to Bingzhou to destroy the State of Zhao in one fell swoop! "
In order to achieve his grand plan, he wanted to transfer the troops guarding Sizhou.
The emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "It's rare that you have such great ambitions. I agree!"
After all, he was the general who was promoted by him. How could he not support him when he wanted to do something?
What's more, the battle situation in Bingzhou is very good now. Zhao has been beaten to the point where it has no power to fight back. If troops from Sizhou are allowed to join the battle, there is indeed a great chance that Zhao will be destroyed.
After all, the Sizhou troops are responsible for guarding the capital. They are all elite and have strong combat effectiveness. With the help of the famous Xiahou Yan in command, they will undoubtedly win this battle.
Once the State of Zhao was destroyed, Xiahou Yan would be able to gain a firm foothold in Bingzhou and gradually take control of Bingzhou's military.
After taking control of Bingzhou, Chu Ning's refined salt mine and facial mask business there will of course be slowly taken over.
By then, even if Chu Ning was angry, he would not have the strength to resist.
And all the industries that Chu Ning has created in the early stage will become the property of the imperial court!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xiahou Yan was extremely excited.
In this way, he got everything he wanted, and the next step was to seize the power and property from Chu Ning.
"Okay, you're seriously injured today. Go back and rest first. We'll go to Bingzhou in three days."
The emperor waved his hand, signaling Xiahou Yan to leave.
"I'll take my leave now!" Xiahou Yan left happily.
Then, the emperor glanced at his ministers and said, "The Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor stay, the rest of you leave."
"We will take our leave now." The ministers were eager to leave as soon as possible.
The Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister who were left behind looked at each other with some confusion in their hearts.
Now that everything is done, what are they left for?
While deep in thought, the emperor took the initiative to ask, "My two beloved ministers, what do you think of my handling of this evening?"
"This……"
The Grand Tutor frowned, looked up at the Emperor, then quickly lowered his head and answered carefully:
"Your Majesty has your own considerations. This approach is equivalent to completely eliminating the power of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, which is a good thing for the court."
"is it?"
The emperor looked at Yang Wende calmly and said, "Prime Minister, do you think so too?"
Yang Wende smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty is worried that the prestige of the King of Chu will be too high after the great victory in Yunzhou, so he took advantage of the incident of the Xiahou family to deliberately suppress him.
After all, the King of Chu is young and full of vigor. After a series of great victories, he is inevitably arrogant. The killing of the general and the fourth son of Xiahou is the best proof of this."
Having followed the emperor for many years, Yang Wende knew a little about the emperor's thoughts.
Today, the emperor could have waited for Chu Ning to kill Xiahou Yan and then appear again, but he stopped Chu Ning at the most critical moment and even stripped Chu Ning of his official position. This was clearly an attempt to play the balancing act again.
Chu Ning's Bingzhou developed too fast, and the amount of silver every month was so much that even the emperor was jealous.
If there is no opportunity, the emperor can only let Chu Ning continue to develop.
But now that Chu Ning has given himself the opportunity, the emperor will certainly not give up and will take the opportunity to suppress Chu Ning.
The emperor was very satisfied with Yang Wende's words. He held his beard and smiled, "What the prime minister said is exactly what I thought!"
After a pause, the emperor suddenly narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "However, Chu Ning's reaction seems a little strange. What do you think?"
According to Chu Ning's previous character, if he was stripped of his official position when he was in the right, wouldn't he be furious?
But Chu Ning just now said nothing. Not only did he accept the punishment, he even took the initiative to leave Kyoto City.
This made the emperor somewhat uneasy.
Yang Wende raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "This matter... I am also very confused. Judging from His Royal Highness the King of Chu's past performance, he will definitely not let it go, unless..."
"Unless what?" the emperor asked quickly.
Yang Wende smiled bitterly and said, "Unless His Royal Highness the King of Chu has already taken action and gained a great advantage."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and fell silent.
Take advantage?
What advantage can Chu Ning take at this time?
At this time, the Grand Tutor suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why not send someone to see what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is doing."
The emperor came back to his senses: "When he went out, the shadow guards had already caught up with him."
The emperor was very worried about Chu Ning and had already arranged for people to follow him.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps outside the hall.
Then, a man in black nightgown came into the hall.
"Your Majesty, something happened to the Xiahou family!" The shadow guard saluted and said in a deep voice.
The emperor's expression changed: "What happened?"
The shadow guard glanced at the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister, seeming to have some concerns.
But the emperor didn't care about that anymore and shouted angrily, "Speak now!"
The shadow guard had no choice but to tell the truth: "Your Majesty, just when you were discussing matters with the ministers, people from the Chu Palace suddenly went to Xiahou Mansion.
In just two quarters of an hour, more than 300 people in the Xiahou family were all killed, even…"
"Even what?" asked the emperor with a gloomy face.
"Even the chickens and dogs were not spared."
The emperor was furious: "It turns out that this guy had already made preparations and actually took this opportunity to send people to wipe out the entire Xiahou family."
Yang Wende's face changed drastically: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about this. If Xiahou Yan knew about this, he would definitely take action!"
Things seem to have gotten out of control and are beyond the emperor's control!