HBWnovel Chapter 246: The Crowning of a Boy is So Foolish
Chapter 246: The Crowning of a Boy is So Foolish
The sound of stringed instruments was heard in the palace. Xiao Zhengshu lazily leaned on the dragon chair, while Wang Xuan served him carefully and poured wine for him from time to time. Xiao Zhengshu smiled and nodded with satisfaction, praising: "Well, this dance is very good, you should reward me with some money and property."
At this moment, the scene in Yongyin Palace was completely different. Xiao Yule said to her sister Xiao Yumiao with a worried look on her face: "My dear sister, if the second brother behaves like this now, I'm afraid that Wei will be destroyed by his hands sooner or later!" Her words were full of helplessness and resentment.
Xiao Yumiao gently teased Xiao Mingqi in her arms and responded, "Now that things have come to this, what can we do? He is now the emperor, and it is difficult for you and me to compete with him. Didn't you see what happened to my third sister, fourth sister, sixth sister, seventh sister, and eighth sister? He can drive his own brothers and sisters crazy and even kill them, and he has imprisoned our mother. Is there anything he can't do? Now we can only be patient and wait for the opportunity."
Xiao Yule was still confused after hearing this, and asked anxiously: "Royal sister, how long do we have to wait? If the third royal brother, Li Ziyan, and Zhao Junning are still in Pingliang, perhaps they can come up with a strategy to deal with it." Obviously, Xiao Yule felt very helpless about the current predicament.
Xiao Yumiao looked at Xiao Yule and said, "Since we have placed our hopes on them, we can only wait."
At that time, there was a movement outside the door. Xiao Yule protected Xiao Yumiao behind him. The door was opened and Luzhi brought Li Ziyan in. Li Ziyan saluted them and said, "I greet the two princesses."
Xiao Yumiao said: "Minister Li, please stand up."
Xiao Yule asked: "Where is Jun Ning? Is my brother back too?"
Li Ziyan said: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is on his way back, and Jun Ning is staying in Jingzhou."
Xiao Yule was very happy to hear that Xiao Xuantang was coming back, but Li Ziyan said, "But His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin came back to kill him. Yuan Xinghui was captured as a hostage, and she didn't want to embarrass the Prince of Qin, so she jumped off the Fengcheng tower and died. The Prince of Qin was heartbroken, so he wanted to kill Qin Zhuoyuan and Your Majesty back in Pingliang."
Xiao Yule was shocked after hearing this: "You mean my brother wants to massacre Pingliang?"
Li Ziyan nodded, and then he said: "If you don't want Pingliang to become a bloody city, I still need the two princesses to help me."
Xiao Yumiao said: "Go ahead."
Li Ziyan said: "Your Majesty now has complete faith in Qin Zhuoyuan, but now Your Majesty has lost his previous patience with Qin Zhuoyuan."
Xiao Yumiao put Xiao Mingqi back on the bed, walked over to Xiao Yule, and said to Li Ziyan, "Minister Li, just wait for news from me."
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Inside the Qin Mansion, a servant hurried over and reported to Qin Zhuoyuan: "Master, His Majesty does not seem to have read your memorial."
Qin Zhuoyuan frowned slightly when he heard this, but he quickly took a deep breath and said calmly: "It doesn't matter. In this case, let's go meet His Majesty in person and explain the interests to him."
So, they came to the Imperial Garden. When Xiao Zhengshu learned that Qin Zhuoyuan had arrived, he immediately signaled Wang Xuan to leave first. Wang Xuan brushed past Qin Zhuoyuan and walked in another direction. Before leaving, she nodded to Qin Zhuoyuan to express her greetings.
Seeing this, Qin Zhuoyuan quickened his pace and walked to Xiao Zhengshu, bowed respectfully, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
Xiao Zhengshu smiled and responded, "Master, please don't be polite."
Then, Qin Zhuoyuan presented the memorial in his hand to Xiao Zhengshu. After the latter took it, he just glanced at it roughly, then smiled and said softly: "Taifu, please sit down. I see that you have lost a lot of weight in the past few days."
Hearing this, Qin Zhuoyuan felt a little relieved, at least the emperor still cared about him. However, he did not dare to relax at all, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, regarding the proposal I made earlier, I wonder what your Majesty thinks? This matter concerns the country and the people, I hope your Majesty will think twice!" His words revealed a sincere meaning.
Xiao Zhengshu was stunned and simply took the memorial and opened it to take a look. "Grandmaster, Jingzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It's not a good idea to attack Jingzhou. Besides, I also need protection, right?"
Qin Zhuoyuan said: "Only when Jingzhou is truly returned to Your Majesty will Your Majesty be safe, right?"
Xiao Zhengshu said: "Taifu, now the whole world belongs to me, what do you mean by this?"
Qin Zhuoyuan asked, "Your Majesty, do you think that your position is secure? Your Majesty, have you forgotten how you got there?"
Xiao Zhengshu slammed the table and stood up, "Taifu, this world is mine now. No matter how I got there, the person sitting on that chair is me now."
Qin Zhuoyuan was so angry that he trembled all over. He nodded repeatedly, then suddenly threw his sleeves and turned around and strode away. Looking at his receding back, He Jue hurriedly chased after him and asked with concern: "Master, how are you? What made you so angry?"
Qin Zhuoyuan stopped, his eyes wide open, and gnashed his teeth as he said, "You are so stupid, go and reorganize your military immediately and mobilize 200,000 troops. I want to capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop!"
He Jue was puzzled after hearing this, and said hesitantly: "But, Master, without the emperor's decree, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to mobilize so many troops."
Qin Zhuoyuan snorted coldly and said indignantly: "Humph! Count on that loser to issue an order? I'm afraid that won't happen even when Wei is destroyed! Now that he has ascended the throne, he has forgotten the kindness I once showed him. If that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless and ungrateful! There are four tiger seals in total. You can use them to mobilize troops."
He Jue nodded respectfully and replied, "Yes, I understand. I will take care of it right away." After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.
Qin Zhuo looked at He Jue's figure getting farther and farther away, and sighed in his heart: "Alas, this man is really not capable of taking on such a heavy responsibility, and is definitely not fit to be emperor." He shook his head helplessly and continued to walk forward.