He had planned everything, but he never expected that Xiao Qingmu would secretly elope with a businessman and give birth to a daughter.
Su Ming turned his head and looked at Ruanruan. Thinking about it carefully, Xiao Qingmu and this businessman were not the key to the problem.
On the contrary, this little girl is the most unexpected character in his entire plan.
If it weren't for this kid, he wouldn't have lost at all!
It was also because of the appearance of this child that the epidemic of the people of Gan Country was cured, and even the hostile relationship between Prince Xiao’s Mansion and Prince Jin’s Mansion changed.
"Su Ming murdered loyal officials and colluded with officials from the Gan State to murder his colleagues. He seized food and supplies while the Gan army was fighting the Northern Rong and defected to the Northern Rong, resulting in Guanzhou being trapped for several days. The Duke of Zhenguo and his son fought hard and died in Guanzhou, yet he was still framed for colluding with the Northern Rong."
"I am also at fault now. The Zhenguo family is loyal and devoted. If I had not misjudged them and made a hasty decision, the Zhenguo family would not have suffered such injustice."
The emperor's voice was filled with grief as he spoke these words. "After this matter has settled, I will issue a self-criticism edict to the people of the world and apologize to the ancestors of the Zhao family!"
"Take him away, pass the order down, and order someone to issue a notice to capture Prince Qing and bring him back to the capital as soon as possible."
He seemed to have suddenly aged a lot, leaning weakly on the dragon throne and waving his hand.
The people outside came forward and pulled Su Xiang up from the ground. Just as they were about to walk out, they heard footsteps coming from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, urgent news!"
"Urgent news from Qingzhou!" the servants outside shouted loudly.
"What's the matter?" the emperor asked, looking up.
After the attendant entered the palace, he said loudly, "Your Majesty, the Northern Rong suddenly invaded Qingzhou. Your Highness was already on his way back to Bianjing, but upon hearing the news, he had no choice but to rush back to Qingzhou."
"Your Highness has sent a message saying that the Northern Rong has sent 300,000 troops to besiege Qingzhou. Qingzhou is unable to resist and requests Your Majesty's support!"
The emperor heard this message, but before he could react, another guard came hurriedly over and knelt outside the hall and said:
"Your Majesty, Prince Xiao is in Jingzhou. Upon learning that the Northern Rong army is approaching, he has brought people to Qingzhou to provide support. However, Prince Xiao only brought a few people to Qingzhou. Your Majesty, please send someone to support him!"
The entire hall fell into silence for a moment, and suddenly a burst of wild laughter was heard.
"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Su laughed and looked up at the emperor in the hall.
"See what I said, Zhao Xun, you are no good. You can't protect this country at all. Someone like you might as well be a carpenter!"
"If the late emperor hadn't only had you as his son, why would he have given you the throne? It's precisely because he knew your character that he was worried and asked Prince Xiao and the Duke of Zhenguo to assist you."
Su Ming stopped smiling and stared at the emperor with a pair of poisonous eyes. "If it weren't for their help, this country would have been destroyed long ago!"
"I want to see how you can resist the attack from the Turks and the Northern Rong countries, hahahaha!"
"If the country is destroyed, Zhao Xun, then you will be the king of a lost country. Even if you die, how can you have the face to meet the late emperor in the underworld?"
The officials in the hall angrily shouted, "You scoundrel, you are so arrogant even when death is imminent!"
"Your Majesty, could it be that the sudden invasion of the Turks and the Northern Rong is the work of this villain?"
"This... maybe it really is Prime Minister Su. Otherwise, why would everything happen so coincidentally? The famine in Gan Country hadn't been resolved before, and then there was the plague. It's understandable that he didn't intervene in these natural disasters."
"But the Turks were defeated by the Xiao family army before, and they even signed an agreement. Now, only ten years have passed since the twenty-year deadline, and they can't hold back anymore. They even openly tore up the agreement they signed that year."
"Besides, this thief once collaborated with the Beirong people, and he might be collaborating with them again now. It's very likely that he promised them something this time."
...Everyone looked at Su Xiang and talked about it.
Su Xiang curled his lips and smiled, "So what if it is, so what if it isn't. Do you think you have a chance to resist the Turkic and Northern Rong armies approaching?"
"How many soldiers and horses does the Gan Kingdom have in total?"
"The Northern Rong army has 300,000 soldiers and powerful horses. How can the King of Jin be able to defeat them? Your Majesty can only wait for the King of Jin to be beheaded by the Northern Rong generals and suffer the loss of your beloved son. Hahahaha!"
Even if Zhao Xun becomes smart now, so what?
He had already set the stage for the current situation.
Although this was the worst move he had left for himself, as long as everyone died and the country was gone.
Then he didn’t lose, hahaha!
Whatever he can't get, he will completely destroy!
Su Xiang's eyes were filled with excitement. "If you send people to support us now, we might still be able to save King Jin."
"That's your most beloved son, the crown prince you have high hopes for..."
"It's a pity, it's too late..."
Even if you ride at full speed, it will take more than half a month to get from Bian Jing to Qingzhou. Now, it has taken half a month for the people over there to report.
Even if the emperor sent more people to support us at full speed, it would still take another month or so.
The King of Jin might have died in Qingzhou a long time ago, and the Beirong army had already captured several cities in the northern part of the Gan Kingdom.
The emperor lowered his eyes, the anger hidden in his eyes could no longer be suppressed at this moment, "You traitor, I will kill you!"
He was so angry that he pulled out the sword hanging behind him, walked down from the hall, and stabbed Su Xiang's arm with the sword. The emperor pulled out the sword and wanted to stab Su Xiang in the chest.
"Shun'an, stop His Majesty quickly." Ruan Qichuan suddenly spoke.
Xiao Shunan rushed over quickly, but he didn't dare to attack the emperor. However, he could attack Prime Minister Su. He took a step forward and kicked Su Prime Minister down, and the sword in the emperor's hand missed.
The emperor was very angry, and the officials beside him were so scared that they immediately knelt down.
Xiao Shunan is really too bold. He actually dares to stop His Majesty in court. Isn't he afraid that His Majesty will punish him?
The emperor held the sword in his hand and pointed it angrily at Xiao Shunan, "Xiao Shunan, how dare you stop me!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. If we kill Su Ming in the palace now, not only will we fail to save Prince Jin, but we will also fall into his trap. Letting him die like this would be too easy for him."
"A criminal like him should be nailed to the pillar of shame for generations to come and be despised by everyone. He should also be punished in front of all the people in Bianliang." Ruan Qichuan began to persuade.
"For now, it is more important to rescue His Royal Highness Prince Jin first."
The emperor gradually calmed down and his expression eased a little.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Chunxi immediately stepped forward and took the sword from the emperor's hand.
"But... the Northern Rong army had already besieged Qingzhou half a month ago. The Prince of Jin only had tens of thousands of people left in Qingzhou. How could they hold out within a month until the reinforcements from Bian Jing arrived in Qingzhou?" The emperor frowned and said worriedly.
"Little brother, Emperor grandpa, what are they saying? What happened to my godfather?" Zhao Chengqian covered her soft eyes with his hands.
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