155 Secret Talks of Princes and Ministers
In the deep secret room, under the glowing candlelight, there were only two people, the prince and Xue Zhongbing.
"Xue Aiqing, this king has been edicted, my father and the emperor selected a number of beauties for this king, and discussed for the heirs, this king will leave to return to Beijing Changyang in the near future, this king decided to send Aiqing and Xu Hong, Zhang Song and others to go west with the demon slayer to conquer the chieftains, what does Aiqing think?" The prince asked.
"Your Royal Highness's daughter is noble, it is advisable to set up an heir as soon as possible, this matter is related to the country, and His Royal Highness is congratulated by Weichen! His Royal Highness's order, Wei Chen'an dares to disobey, and he will definitely go to the soup and fire to live up to his mission! Xue Zhongbing knelt down and bowed in front of the prince.
"Xue Aiqing, you serve the king in front of the horse, this time the state is a great victory, Qing went deep into the tiger's den in Longtan, out of this strange scheme, and finally succeeded, the loyalty of the king, the sage, the king is in the eyes and in the heart. Therefore, this king appointed you to go west to Hezhou, which shows the importance of this king to Aiqing! The prince said earnestly.
"Thanks to His Royal Highness's wrong love, this expedition to the west, Weichen will live up to His Highness's expectations, slaughter the whole country of the chieftain, and make it impossible to turn over forever!" Xue Zhongbing swore an oath.
"The Western Expedition to the Chieftain Junqing will follow the army to capture the Chieftain Province and County, all the way along the way, risking the arrows and stones, this king is really reluctant to love Qing, but there can be no Lao Aiqing! I really want Aiqing to always be by the king's side! I only hope that Aiqing will be more careful along the way, act cautiously, and be considerate. There are more than 100,000 wolf soldiers under the command of General Wolf Wei, and these wolf soldiers have killed the chieftain's 'poor and poor' army like a whirlwind and clouds, which is quite good. But this is like a sharp blade, which can not only hurt the enemy, but also easily hurt itself, Junqing should understand......" The prince paused and said with a meaningful smile.
"Wechen understands that the way of the emperor lies in thinking about everything and stopping the disaster before it sprouts, and Wechen will truthfully report the battle situation and the words and deeds of the generals to His Highness." Xue Zhongbing said.
"Not only that, Aiqing got up and spoke closely." The prince handed a written note on the table to Xue Zhongbing.
"Yes! Wechen understands! Xue Zhongbing's face changed slightly after reading the note, and he quickly returned to normal.
"It's so good, Xue Aiqing has always been meticulous, and this king has no worries! Ha ha! The prince laughed heartily.
"Although the external troubles have been lifted, the worries of the ministers are not careless in the palace!" Xue Zhongbing said.
"Oh?! Why did Aiqing say this? The prince asked, puzzled.
"After this great victory, His Majesty is more and more favored by His Royal Highness, although His Royal Highness's succession to the throne is just around the corner, this matter can only be understood, and it must not be said explicitly, only waiting for good news. It is rumored that the two of them had a similar smell with Yang Biao, the secretary of the military department, Sima Jin, the king of Jingren, and the commander of Jinwu, so that Sun Yu and his gang smelled like each other and got very close. Everyone knows that these three people are not on good terms with His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness should pay more attention, and when he returns from the Western Expedition, he will think of relieving Guo and Zhang from their official positions, and the three will be disposed of one by one. Wei Chen was worried that these people might have nothing to do and get in the way, which would not be conducive to His Highness's succession to the throne in the future. But there's no urgency right now! Xue Zhongbing said.
Xue Aiqing's words woke up the dreamer! It can be described as a word! Thanks to Aiqing for reminding this king. Well, this king knows, and when you return from your westward expedition, you will discuss it in detail! The prince slapped his forehead and sighed.
"Your Highness, Weichen has one more thing!" Xue Zhongbing said.
"Oh?! Say it all! The prince said.
"Weichen has a hunch that Li Yuebai, the bookworm who made a surprise attack on Xijing with Zhang Xingxi, is still alive!" Xue Zhongbing learned from the old mage that Li Yuebai was not dead, and deliberately pretended to be confused to test the prince's way.
"Haha, what is the important thing about this king, Aiqing might as well be open-minded, hum! That nameless and incompetent idiot, with the courage of a horseman, broke into trouble and suffered himself! Why bother?! As a person who broke the army and defeated the general, according to military law, even if he came back alive, he would be executed according to the law! The prince sneered with a look of disdain in his eyes.
"Well, what Your Highness said is that this kind of useless person is just a grandstanding idiot, and it is insignificant, but if he neglects his duties and causes the innocent suffering of our soldiers and soldiers, if he does not kill this person, the decree will not work, and he will not be able to explain to the people." Xue Zhongbing said.
"Xue Aiqing's words are not bad, this king knows." The prince nodded and said quite approvingly.
"If that Li Yuebai has half of Xue Aiqing's intelligence and humility, this king will not let him go west with Zhang Xing, but come to Hezhou with you, it's a pity! With his swordsmanship knowledge, he should have been a general, but this person always gives this king an indescribable sense of oppression, look at his stubborn temper, indulged in children's private feelings, and self-righteous speech and behavior, so that this king can't love, hate either! The prince let out a breath.
"His Royal Highness is a benevolent and righteous king, cherishes talents, and admires the ministers, but the monarch considers people, virtue is the first, loyalty is the top, and talent is the bottom. If you are unwilling to bow down and obey orders, you are no different from rebellious ministers and thieves, the greater the talent, the greater the harm, you should not be soft-hearted, and it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible! Xue Zhongbing said.
"What Xue Aiqing said is very true, but this Li Yuebai really didn't know whether he was loyal or treacherous, obedient or rebellious, otherwise he was locked up in Dali Temple for a while, and this king ordered him to be executed! If he returns to China, he will be guilty as Xue Aiqing said, once it is found out, this king will have no choice but to send him to the underworld! The prince said.
"Your Highness is wise!" Xue Zhongbing agreed. Since Zhang Xing's 40,000 strange soldiers were all wiped out, Li Yuebai, as General Wu Yi, could not escape the blame and would definitely die. When Xue Zhongbing heard the prince say this, Fang was relieved, thinking that this time Li Yuebai was dead.
The two discussed secretly for a while about the westward expedition to the chieftain, and the prince explained some matters to Xue Zhongbing before they dispersed.
The next day, the crown prince and the general of the wolf Wei demon slayer, the rich Hou Xue Zhongbing, the governor of the northern army Guo Shida, the governor of the southern army Zhang Song, the prefect of Qiyin Yu Hezhen and others parted, and was accompanied by the commander of the pro-army Yue Qing led 2,000 pro-troops, and together with the remaining more than 1,000 You Yi crossbowmen, the Wangjing division Changyang hurried.
The Demon Slayer escorted 20,000 chieftain prisoners of war to the outside of Hezhou City, and performed the Blood Spirit Absorption Dafa on the banks of the Qishui River, executing all 20,000 prisoners of war by the river. The chieftain people were born with blue blood, and the blue blood was sucked into the body of the caracal beast, and some of the blood overflowed, and the mist floated in the air, dyeing the floating clouds in the air into a blue color, and Qishui also changed color, and the heaven and earth showed a gloomy and murderous atmosphere. The spirit of the chieftain's captives was also sucked in by the black hole that appeared above the beast's head.
The demon slayer walkers piled up the bones of the chieftain people in the shape of the Xiyue Qi Mountain, calling it the "White Bone Qi (Wonder) Look". The Demon Slayer was ordered to turn all the 100,000 officers and soldiers in the city into wolf soldiers and conduct drills on the open ground on the banks of the Qishui River.