"Come, Manager Hu, please take a seat."
"Try this strong liquor and warm yourself up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Manager Hu raised the wine bottle and raised his hand to express his gratitude.
After taking a sip, his expression changed.
Looking at the maids serving on both sides.
Ning Que also understood what he meant.
"All of you please step back."
"promise."
"I wonder what Mr. Hu has to say?"
After everyone had left, Chief Steward Hu whispered, "Your Highness has done an excellent job in this rebellion. You are a wise man and should know what Your Majesty has been wishing for these years. Eliminating Tian Zhongxun is far from enough. Your Highness, please do not listen to the slander of others and let it create a rift between you and Your Majesty."
"Haha, that's what the steward said."
Ning Que smiled and nodded.
You can also hear the warning in it.
"Besides, Your Majesty should reflect on himself sometimes."
"The prince is too meticulous in many things he does."
“Now it’s almost impossible to seal it.”
"What do you think your Majesty should do?"
"Thank you, Manager Hu, for the reminder."
Steward Hu simply smiled and waved his hand, saying calmly, "Your Highness, there's no need to thank me. This is perhaps just me being overly concerned. After all, Your Highness and Your Majesty share a brotherly bond, and you've done a lot for Your Majesty over the years. Just like this time, Your Majesty knew Your Highness was in dire need of manpower. Therefore, he specifically ordered the Ministry of Personnel to urgently transfer personnel to serve as governors of the three counties, even though this caused quite a bit of opposition."
"good."
Ning Que's heart trembled.
He did not ask the emperor to transfer any more personnel.
The three counties had just been recovered, and while there was nothing wrong on the surface, there were still many troubles behind the scenes. Even the Tian royal family was quite unwilling to accept this, and there was no guarantee they would secretly plot to murder officials.
So Ning Que thought of letting a military officer take over temporarily.
Currently, all three counties are still under military control.
It is to prevent those evil people from making a comeback.
But Emperor Feng urgently transferred officials.
Yes, on the surface it seems to be for his own good.
In fact, it seems more like they want to place people there.
Doing this would be a bit tricky.
Ning Que had originally intended to base his forces around the three counties, then transfer Chen Xia to Jiaodong as prefect. Qi, thanks to its fish and salt production, was already a wealthy region. While the idea of challenging Dafeng with the strength of the three counties was a bit of a pipe dream, just because Tian Zhongxun couldn't do it didn't mean he couldn't.
But he didn't expect that Emperor Feng would act so quickly.
They even deployed people there in advance.
"Subsequent officials will arrive in Linzi soon."
“There will also be formal appointment documents at that time.”
"Besides, I won't stay overnight."
"State affairs are very busy now, and I, an old servant, must hurry back to Chang'an."
"Alright." Ning Que stood up. "I won't force you to stay, but Manager Hu needs to be careful on the road."
"Your Majesty, please get ready."
"The sooner we start our Eastern Expedition, the sooner we will finish it."
"For the construction of the three counties, we have already selected candidates."
"Your Majesty, please prepare the rebels Tian Zhongxun and Gu Yuan. They are the bandits involved in this rebellion, so His Majesty has requested that they be brought back as soon as possible."
"good."
Ning Que clapped his hands.
Let Tie Niu prepare.
They left the palace and watched Gu Yuan being escorted to the prison van. He was shackled and could only half-kneel in the cramped prison van, screaming and howling like a madman.
"Ning Que!"
“You deserve to die!”
"You deserve to die!"
"Tonight my body returns to its homeland, and tomorrow your body will do the same!"
"Don't be so proud, you will regret it sooner or later!"
Ning Que had an indifferent expression.
Quietly watching Gu Yuan go crazy.
He walked slowly to Gu Yuan.
She looked at him helplessly and furiously with a half-smile.
"why are you laughing?"
"I'm just laughing at your stupidity." Ning Que took out some medicinal powder from his waist and said lightly, "It will take at least a month to get back to Chang'an from Linzi. I'd like to know how long you can hold out."
"Ning Que, Ning Que!"
"I was wrong. I know I was wrong."
"Give me this powder!"
"OK."
Ning Que smiled and nodded.
He raised his hand and opened the powder.
Like snowflakes falling to the ground.
"Unfortunately, you are no longer of any value."
"Savor this pain."
"Because, you deserve this."
"Ning Que! I'm going to kill you!!!"
Gu Yuan roared angrily.
What followed was that Tian Zhongxun was escorted out.
He is quite cool.
Although his hair was disheveled, he still had an aura.
Sitting in the prison van, there was no emotion.
When he saw Ning Que, he feigned anger and grabbed the railing, shouting, "Ning Que, you idiot. I've already told you, you're just a pawn in the hands of Emperor Feng. The one who truly killed your father and brother was Emperor Feng. Hahaha, how ridiculous that you recognize a thief as your brother and even help the enemy who murdered your father!"
"Shut his mouth!"
Manager Hu's eyes turned cold.
Someone was immediately sent to shut him up.
Ning Que looked on calmly, expressionless.
He knew that this was Tian Zhongxun's purpose.
By saying this, the emperor's doubts were dispelled.
After blocking Tian Zhongxun's mouth, Hu Zongguan glared at Tian Zhongxun fiercely, then turned around and raised his hand and said, "Your Highness, don't listen to the nonsense of this villain. I have followed Your Majesty for many years and watched him grow up. You also know how much he respects the old Prince Ning."
Ning Que smiled immediately.
He glanced at Tian Zhongxun coldly.
It seems like he doesn't take it to heart at all.
"Manager Hu, you're worrying too much." Ning Que waved his hand. "Ever since I captured him, he's been raving about this. I know he was the one who killed my father and brother. He just said this on purpose to sow discord between me and my brother. How could I possibly believe what he said?"
"Haha, that's true." Steward Hu nodded with a smile, raising his hand and saying, "Your Highness, rest assured. The Emperor will definitely get to the bottom of this. The sacrifices of old Prince Ning and the princes will not be in vain. Over the years, the Emperor has actually been secretly investigating. However, because this matter involves so many people, he hasn't publicized it."
"Yeah, I know."
Ning Que smiled and nodded.
Chief Steward Hu breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Your Highness, just focus on preparing for the Eastern Expedition and don't worry about anything else. Tian Zhongxun committed a heinous crime. He plotted to murder the old Prince Ning and buried 30,000 elite soldiers in Hulu Valley. The Emperor will investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to the Prince Ning's Mansion!"
"Well, I believe my brother."
Ning Que smiled and nodded.
Manager Hu then looked at Shen Qinghe next to him.
"The princess is already five or six months pregnant, right?"
"Um."
"You don't know. The Queen Mother was extremely angry about this matter and severely reprimanded His Majesty. She said that he was mean and inhumane. When the princess was about to give birth, he still wanted the prince to go on the eastern expedition. If anything went wrong, she didn't know how to face old Prince Ning."
"This..." Ning Que looked helpless and said quickly, "Then I'll have to trouble the steward to inform the Queen Mother. After Qinghe gives birth, I will try my best to bring them back to Chang'an as soon as possible so that she doesn't have to worry. We're doing well in Linzi, but we can't go to the palace to see her anymore."
"I'm leaving now."
Chief Steward Hu bowed and said goodbye.
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