In front of the commander-in-chief's tent.
Generals of all ranks kept gathering around from all sides, and some curious soldiers also came to join in the fun.
Xiaoxing brought a chair.
Xiao Wang helped Nangong Jiu stand on the chair.
The little man stood with his hands behind his back, looking intimidating without even getting angry.
"This princess knows you have questions. Ask whatever you want. I promise I will answer them."
A general looked at Guo Feng on the ground and was the first to stand up.
"The princess is the lucky star of Dongling, blessed by the gods, so we can trust her.
But if you say that General Guo's family are remnants of the previous dynasty, does the princess have any evidence?"
Nangong Jiu nodded: "Since the royal grandfather sent this princess here, there must be evidence. Please take a good look."
After saying that, she waved her hand and a magic mirror hovered in front of the generals and soldiers.
What was shown in the magic mirror was the scene of Guo Shihuai worshiping the portrait.
Nangong Jiu pointed at the magic mirror.
"Many of you have your families in the capital, so you are probably familiar with this person here. He is Guo Feng's grandfather, the old Duke Guo Shihuai.
The person in the portrait is Zhao Chenhui, the last emperor of the previous dynasty.
The Guo family has received great favor from the emperor and holds the high position of Duke Zhenguo. They should be loyal to the country and cherish their present life.
The previous dynasty had been destroyed for hundreds of years, but they kept their identities secret and were still trying hard to restore the previous dynasty.
Now that the truth has been revealed, do you think he should be executed?"
All the soldiers looked at the scene in the magic mirror and were speechless.
Nangong Jiu put away the magic mirror and continued, "Their daughter wants to use the love Gu to control the Fifth Uncle, and then control the entire royal family, and even the entire Dongling Kingdom.
They have been very active recently, planning a rebellion. Fortunately, we discovered their plot in time.
Otherwise, if you follow Guo Feng, you will naturally be charged with treason and bring disaster to the entire family.
The Emperor's grandfather could have waited for Guo Feng to take action and then arrested him red-handed.
But the emperor's grandfather sympathized with the soldiers and said that you are all good men of Dongling and should not throw your lives away in a conspiracy of rebellion.
Therefore, I was specially sent to stop this."
Faced with the evidence, they thought for a moment and realized that Nangong Jiu was telling the truth, and all the soldiers knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration, and thank you, Princess, for saving us from the charge of disloyalty and injustice!
We, the generals, have absolutely no intention of rebellion. We are soldiers of Dongling, receiving salaries from the court, and we will loyally defend Dongling."
Nangong Jiu raised his hand and said, "Grandfather Emperor knows your loyalty. Lieutenants, listen to my orders!"
In the end, only two deputy generals stood up.
"General Zhou Bohao obeys the princess' orders!
"General Xiao Gan obeys the princess's orders!"
Nangong Jiu frowned: "Aren't there four of them?"
The two lieutenants pointed to the corpse on the ground.
Nangong Jiu glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "I have to say, the Guo family is really capable!
Forget it, the situation is urgent, and Grandfather Emperor has not yet appointed a successor to Guo Feng. Until a suitable candidate is found, the two deputy generals will temporarily manage military affairs."
After saying this, Nangong Jiu looked at the soldiers and asked, "Do you have any opinions on this decision of mine?"
"No!" a general took the lead.
“No, no…”
If there is one answer, there will be two, three...
A bright smile appeared on Nangong Jiu's little face.
"Thank you, uncles and aunts!
Since everyone has no objection, please cooperate with the two deputy generals to handle military affairs.
If anyone refuses to cooperate, or deliberately makes things difficult for me, I will punish them without mercy."
"Yes!" The answer was in unison.
“Okay, thank you everyone!
Tonight, we will temporarily stay in this military tent. If you have any difficulties, you can come to us and we will definitely solve them to the best of our ability."
After expressing their thanks, everyone went their separate ways.
Before leaving, Xiao Gan bowed to Nangong Jiu and said, "Princess, I'm sure you didn't have dinner. I'll have someone prepare it and bring it to you right away."
Nangong Jiu shook his head: "No need to trouble you uncles, we have brought food.
You don't have to worry about us, just go and do your own thing."
"Princess, please rest early. I will take my leave!"
"Wait, tell this princess their names." Nangong Jiu pointed at the corpses of the generals on the ground.
After Xiao Gan reported the names one by one, Nangong Jiu entered the military tent. As soon as he sat down, he quickly took out the paper bird to report the results of the battle.
"Grandfather, things here are over, you can start now!
Besides the Guo family, there are also several generals' families. They are probably descendants of the imperial guards of the previous dynasty and are currently conspiring with Guo Feng to rebel. They cannot be kept here either."
After Nangong Jiu announced a few people's names, he let the paper birds fly away.
Imperial study.
Nangong Honglie and others, who swaggered back to the mansion and then secretly entered the palace, were anxiously waiting for news about Nangong Jiu with Emperor Dongling.
Nangong Yunzhan sat upright in the chair, and the knuckles of his fingers gripping the armrests of the chair were slightly white.
"Jiu'er and the others went in the morning. With their abilities, they could reach Guo Feng's camp in just one stick of incense. It's almost dark now, so we should have news soon."
Emperor Dong Ling looked at A Jie, the leader of the secret guards. "How are your preparations going?"
"Your Majesty, our secret guards are ready to arrest people.
The Imperial Guards are ready, just waiting for your order to completely surround the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Emperor Dong Ling nodded: "We can't let any of them go!"
As he finished speaking, a red paper bird landed in front of him.
"There's news about Jiuer!"
Emperor Dong Ling hurriedly took it and clicked it. After listening to it, everyone applauded.
Nangong Yunzhan took his hands, which were tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, and put them on his knees, then relaxed and leaned back in the chair.
Nangong Honglie and Wang Peng both volunteered to fight.
"Your Majesty, let's go to some other places!"
Emperor Dongling shook his head and refused: "Just let the Imperial Guards go. You are important officials of the country and don't need to step in for such matters."
Liu Hao smiled and explained, "Father doesn't want you to take the risk, lest you be resentful by those with ulterior motives."
Liu Xuan also said: "This is the painstaking effort of my father!"
Nangong Honglie and Wang Peng smiled and nodded: "We understand. Thank you, Your Majesty, for always thinking of us."
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
As soon as Guo Shihuai came out of the secret room after worshiping, he heard a series of knocks on the door.
When he opened the door and saw that it was the housekeeper Chen from the mansion, he frowned and scolded him, "Housekeeper Chen, you are becoming more and more unruly!"
Butler Chen didn't care about anything else: "Master, it's bad, the Royal Guards have surrounded the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
"What? Did they say what it was about?"
"Nothing was said. They just surrounded the place. I haven't seen the leader come to negotiate yet."
Guo Shihuai's heart was beating wildly.
It’s over, it seems that the love Gu matter has been exposed!
No, the portrait in the dark room must not be exposed to the public.
The love Gu can be pushed aside as a personal behavior. Pushing one away can save the whole family.
It’s different with portraits, as that is a serious crime that will bring disaster to the entire family.
Guo Shihuai thought about it and turned around to run to the dark room...
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