HCB Chapter 746: A woman disguised as a man, a proton, and a foolish marquis (21)
Chapter 746: A woman disguised as a man, a proton, and a foolish marquis (21)
Time flies, and more than three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
A piece of news came from the Southern Border Kingdom: His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Border issued an imperial decree to officially appoint his third prince Yu Chen as the Crown Prince, and will soon send an envoy to the Northern Wing Kingdom to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the palace.
Upon learning of this, the Emperor of Beiyi was naturally very reluctant to let him go.
At the beginning, he explicitly requested that the Southern Border Kingdom send its most favored prince to the Northern Wing as a hostage. He had ulterior motives and wanted to use this opportunity to gain greater benefits.
Today, the Third Prince has only been in the North Wing as a hostage for a few months. How could he easily let go of the future lord of the Southern Territory?
What is even more difficult for the Northern Wing Emperor is that the Southern Border Kingdom has been developing better and better in recent years, and the people in the country live a prosperous life and everyone can fill their stomachs.
In addition, I heard that the Southern Border Kingdom has reorganized its army and the soldiers are training diligently every day.
Faced with such a situation, the Emperor of Beiyi became increasingly unwilling to give up.
But if he started a war again, he was not sure he could win.
Although they won the last war with the Southern Border Kingdom, their own national strength was also severely damaged, and they had to spend several years recuperating.
Just when the Northern Emperor was in a dilemma, the Southern Kingdom rose at an alarming speed, putting him in an awkward situation of being caught between a rock and a hard place.
The new champion has now gained the trust of the Northern Wing Emperor. He leaned forward slightly, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, now that the Crown Prince of the Southern Border is in our hands, what are you afraid of? Even if you want to let him go, you have to exchange the city for him."
When the Emperor of Beiyi heard this, his eyes flashed with thought and he nodded slightly in approval.
The new champion continued, "If the Southern Border Kingdom disagrees, we can send spies to secretly sow discord between the Crown Prince's mother's family and the Southern Border Emperor. After all, the Crown Prince's mother's family fully supports the Crown Prince of the Southern Border Kingdom. This will create conflicts among them, which is an opportunity for us!"
The Emperor of Beiyi carefully considered the advice of the new number one scholar and felt that it made a lot of sense.
Yes, if the Southern Border Country does not agree to the exchange terms, then taking advantage of their internal conflicts is indeed a good strategy.
Yes! You can ask for people, but you must exchange them for good things.
Even if you don't give me the city, you have to give me a lot of silver.
Therefore, the Emperor of Beiyi, who had figured it out, immediately sent a message to the Kingdom of Southern Border, expressing his willingness to release the Crown Prince of Southern Border, but in exchange for a city or a large amount of wealth.
However, when this news reached the ears of the Emperor of the Southern Border, it aroused his anger.
He believed that this was a provocative act by the Northern Wing State and could not tolerate his own prince being threatened.
The emperor of the Southern Border Kingdom immediately issued an edict, declaring war on the Northern Wing Kingdom and demanding that the prince be brought back as soon as possible.
The tension between the two countries escalated instantly and war was on the verge of breaking out.
A few days later, the newly crowned number one scholar, who was deeply trusted by the Emperor of Beiyi, made another suggestion to the Emperor.
"I heard that General Lin once served under Duke Hua and is most familiar with the battlefield. If we send him to this battle, our northern wing will have a much greater chance of winning."
The Emperor of Beiyi followed his words and thought of the Beiyi God of War, Duke Hua, who was killed by him.
Ever since the Hua family was left with only the fool Hua Yanliang, he began to suppress the military generals who once followed Duke Hua, and General Lin was one of them.
Therefore, he was still a little hesitant about sending General Lin as the commander.
After all, the Hua family is no longer a threat now, and General Lin has been neglected for many years and no longer has the status and influence he once had.
The new champion also knew the hesitation of the Northern Wing Emperor. He struck while the iron was hot and said, "General Lin has been neglected for nearly ten years and excluded in the court. Now that he is being reused, he will naturally be grateful for the emperor's grace and become your majesty's most staunch supporter."
The implicit meaning of these words is that General Lin is no longer a threat. Instead, he might be grateful for being reused and become the most loyal supporter of the Emperor of the Northern Wing.
After hearing this, Emperor Beiyi was slightly moved and felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
In this case, why not give General Lin a chance? Maybe he can really bring victory to the northern wing.
Therefore, the Emperor of Beiyi finally made up his mind and issued an edict to appoint General Lin as the commander-in-chief.
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Three months later, the northern wing of the imperial city was breached.
Hua Yanliang led his men, holding swords, and rushed into the palace like a torrent.
At this moment, he looked like a god of death who had descended to the earth. His handsome face was stained with blood, making him look even more seductive.
The Emperor of Beiyi slumped weakly on the dragon throne, his eyes wide open, staring in horror at the man who was approaching him step by step.
"You...you've been pretending all these years?"
"If I don't pretend, how can I survive under your nose?"
A cold smile appeared on Hua Yanliang's lips, and the long sword in his hand was firmly placed on the opponent's neck. "Write down everything you did to our Hua family in detail."
The Emperor of Beiyi tried to remain calm and asked in a trembling voice, "What if I don't write it?"
"You won't write? Then I will cut off your flesh piece by piece, leaving you unable to live or die."
Hua Yanliang had a blank expression on his face and a cold tone. As he spoke, he exerted slight force on his hands.
In an instant, the Emperor of Beiyi let out a scream, and a blood mark immediately appeared on his neck.
With no other choice, he had to do as he was told.
Hua Yanliang got what he wanted, and under the horrified gaze of Beiyi Kingdom, he cut off his head without hesitation, carried it out of the hall and hung it on the city wall.
Since then, dozens of lives in the Hua family have been cleared of injustice and the truth has been revealed.
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