Chapter 372 Reaching a consensus with the Little Emperor of Xilei
After a long time, when they felt that General Zhu's anger had subsided, they began to discuss how to deal with Zhu Erlang.
In the end, the Zhu family, who only cared about gains and losses, chose to give up Zhu Erlang.
Whether Dongji and Nanxun want to kill him or let him go, it’s up to them.
He was completely abandoned.
Useless things should be thrown away!
Except for Zhu Erlang's mother who cried heartbrokenly, no one in the Zhu family mentioned this matter again.
A few days later, Lu Zhaoye returned.
He also brought back news from the Xilei Imperial City.
The reason why the royal family and the princes agreed to send troops was indeed because they were manipulated by General Zhu.
Previously, when the Zhu family cooperated with the Nanxin Yuan family and the eldest princess, they obtained many kinds of poisons from them. He used these poisons on the royal family and princes of Xilei and their children and families.
When Lu Zhaoye was in the palace, he did some statistics with the young Emperor Xilei.
All together, there are nearly more than 170 people under the control of the Zhu family.
Even including some assistant ministers and some slaves who are very loyal to them.
The lives of these people are all in the hands of the Zhu family. Even if it is not for themselves, but just for the people around them, the little emperor and those vassal kings can only borrow troops.
Hearing that it was just poisoning, Lu Zhaoye felt a lot more relaxed.
Is there any poison in this world that the Princess of Dongji cannot cure?
He took it upon himself to help Deng Youning agree to detoxify all of them.
Moreover, as smart as he was, he deliberately pointed out the fact that the Zhu family used their soldiers to lead the charge and send their heads off, thus arousing greater resentment among everyone towards the Zhu family.
After listening to Lu Zhaoye's narration, Deng Youning couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
“Great!”
"In this way, I guess your Xilei Emperor and those vassal kings have all seen what kind of people the Zhu family is."
"What about me? When will they withdraw? When will I go to detoxify them?"
"More than 170 people have been poisoned. I'll have to prepare the antidote for a few days!"
Deng Youning muttered, and Li Tianzhuo listened and held her hand with heartache.
There was a rebuttal in his eyes to what Deng Youning was about to do.
"Ning Ning..."
He wanted to stop Deng Youning from rescuing those people in Xilei.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
He really couldn't bear to let the person he loved most bleed to save others.
But he also didn't want to see the blood of his soldiers spilled in the earth.
This is the best way to force the Zhu family to withdraw their troops.
He can't use it even if he doesn't want to!
"Our Majesty is organizing those vassal kings to come together. I'm afraid it will take at least ten days."
Lu Zhaoye counted the days on his fingers.
Deng Youning nodded. Ten days was enough for her to make the pills.
General Han also nodded. If the Western Frontier attacked again in ten days, it would be enough for them to use tactics to kill another group of the enemy!
Anyway, the oil sent by Li Tianzhuo will arrive tomorrow.
As long as we have this oil, we can set off a fire attack and burn another group of them to death.
After they finished chatting about this, Han Xian suddenly thought of Zhu Laoer, and he called the messenger who was delivering the letter to the West Fort.
However, he was told that since the soldiers went to the Zhu family camp in the west fort a few days ago, they have never returned.
Needless to say, Xilei must have killed the man directly.
Realizing this, the faces of the five people present all fell a little.
"It seems that Zhu Erlang has become a discarded pawn. No one cares about his life or death anymore!"
“Hmph, very good!”
Li Tianzhuo suddenly smiled sinisterly.
As the grandson of General Zhu, Zhu Erlang must know a lot about the plans prepared by the Zhu family for this military expedition.
If they can brainwash them, persuade them to defect, and make them join their side, then wouldn't they also be able to know the secrets of the Zhu family?
In this way, the next time the two sides go to war, what will they have to fear?
During the ten days of waiting for the arrival of the royal family of Xilei, several people performed their duties.
Li Tianzhuo was responsible for staying in the prison, using the same methods he used when he was in the Dongji Silver Dragon Guard, from brainwashing to coercion, to make Zhu Erlang tell him what the Zhu family really wanted to do.
Deng Youning locked herself in the room all day, mixing her own blood with some medicinal herbs and jujube paste, and rubbed them into pills that could cure all kinds of poisons, waiting to give them to the people of the Xilei royal family.
Lu Zhaoye would occasionally come to help her rub the pills, but not often.
He seemed like an all-round talent. He would either go to Li Tianzhuo to interrogate Zhu Laoer, or go to Han Xian to think about the tactics for the next siege of Xilei.
General Han is the most leisurely person every day. Apart from normal training and patrolling, he spends his days making tea and playing chess in the yard.
As long as the West Base doesn't attack, everything is fine.
But we can’t have good days every day!
On the eleventh day after Lu Zhaoye returned, he did not wait for the little emperor and his party, but instead waited for the third attack on the city by the Western Frontier Army.
General Zhu personally led the troops, riding a tall horse, and stood in front of the Cangzhou city gate, looking at Deng Youning, Li Tianzhuo and others on the city wall.
His eagle-like eyes were filled with three parts of disbelief, three parts of disdain, and four parts of provocation.
He looked so indignant that his eyes were almost rolling up to the sky.
General Han kept meeting his gazes.
The two of them seemed to be engaging in an eye-to-eye battle from a distance of one or two hundred meters.
Thanks to the two old men, they still have good eyesight at such an old age!
At three quarters past noon, a horn sounded from the west camp, and General Zhu ordered an attack on the city.
Before the soldiers of the Western Camp could take action, suddenly, several captains and lieutenants with official ranks ran up to General Zhu and whispered something to him.
It's too far away, and the two southeast countries can't hear it clearly.
But, after only a moment, a teenage boy in a bright yellow dragon robe came riding on horses, accompanied by a group of people in fancy clothes.
Counting the number, there are more than 170 of them.
"Here it comes, here it comes, it's finally here!" Lu Zhaoye on the side also began to cheer and waved to the little emperor.
Deng Youning smiled and asked someone to fetch the pills she had rolled.
Li Tianzhuo also asked someone to fetch the truce document he had prepared in advance.
While they are preparing here, the West Fort is also preparing for civil unrest at any time.
"Commendants, you are seeing the military order, but you still refuse to kneel. Have you forgotten who your real master is?"
The little emperor was only twelve or thirteen years old, and he was a puppet emperor to whom the Zhu family refused to give up power, so he was timid and cowardly by nature.
To be able to do this now and bring back his soldiers from a depressing and dangerous battlefield has already taken great courage.
Even Li Tianzhuo couldn't help but look at the young emperor with admiration.
The soldiers in the Western Fort, who originally belonged to the royal family and vassal kings, came out one after another, knelt before him, and shouted, "Long live the emperor."
General Zhu looked gloomy.
He asked in a bad tone: "Your Majesty, the battlefield is dangerous. What do you want to do by bringing all the princes here?"
The little emperor straightened his back. His cousin had told him a few days ago that he was the supreme being in Xilei and he didn't need to be afraid of the Zhu family anymore. His cousin would protect him. His cousin also knew a group of friends who would protect him.
"Still unclear?"
"I and these princes will take our own soldiers with us!"
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