Chapter 284 The Emperor's Thoughts
The emperor regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He never dreamed that when he sent people to Chenzhou to lie in wait, they would actually bring back the news that Wei Chengyi had already taken control of the military power in Chenzhou.
An unknown amount of time had passed before the emperor closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair. His intuition was indeed correct. Wei Chengyi's ability was even more terrifying than he had imagined. He had successively attacked three generations of the Wei family and had finally taken back the military power in the East Territory. But now, because of his momentary weakness, he let Wei Chengyi escape and lost the military power in Chenzhou. Even though the military power there was completely incomparable to that in the East Territory and was very useless, and the number of people was only tens of thousands, he still felt very upset.
"Your Majesty, are you going to send more men and kill Wei Chengyi at all costs?"
After waiting for his order for a long time, Xu Hui asked cautiously. In just a few months, Wei Chengyi had effortlessly seized the military power of Chenzhou. If he continued to let it go, the whole Chenzhou might become his one day.
"Do you have a way to deal with the two Heaven Realm people beside him?"
Suddenly opening his eyes, the Emperor asked sarcastically, "Leaving aside the fact that Wei Chengyi was already a Grandmaster and surrounded by countless martial arts masters, could they easily kill him? Even if they succeeded, how would they appease the wrath of the two Heavenly Realm cultivators?" Unless, of course, they could kill both of them at once.
Anyone who knows something about martial arts knows what the Heavenly Man Realm means to a martial artist. They may not be able to overthrow a dynasty on their own, but it is easy for them to sneak into the palace and assassinate the emperor in power. This is one of the reasons why the emperor dared not touch Wei Chengyi again.
“···”
Just don't care about it then?
Xu Hui didn't dare to respond, and could only lower his head and wait respectfully for his instructions.
"waste!"
The emperor glared at him fiercely, rubbing his nose with a headache. After a long pause, he said sinisterly, "Chenzhou is not a good place. The Western Hu people outside the Great Wall are not vegetarians. Even if he seizes the military power, what will happen? The Western Hu people alone are enough to make him run around in circles. If he ignores the Western Hu people and insists on leading the army to rebellion, the people will be able to drown him with a single spit. Send a message to Elder Hu to hold the troops in place for now, and don't notify those idiots in the government office. Just pretend we don't know about this."
He didn't know yet that the power of Chenzhou had almost fallen into the hands of Wei Chengyi. At this moment, he only felt that his decision was extremely wise. By using Wei Chengyi to block the Western Hu people, he could also deal with the wars in the Eastern Border, Quanzhou, Binzhou and Taizhou with peace of mind. Moreover, from now on, he would no longer give any military funds or food to the Western Border Army. He wanted to see how Wei Chengyi would support so many people. Maybe he didn't need to do anything at all, he could kill himself.
"If you had the chance, wouldn't you assassinate him?"
Xu Hui couldn't help but hesitate. Clearly, he didn't agree with the emperor's decision. Putting aside the dangers of letting Wei Chengyi go, hadn't many Dragon Shadow Guards been killed by him? As the commander, he wished he could tear him into pieces and not let him live.
“Who said we won’t assassinate him?
The emperor couldn't help but glare at him again. "Keep an eye on him first. When he's fighting the Western Hu people, find an opportunity to assassinate him. Try to put the blame of his death on others, just like you did when you assassinated the old prince and the others."
No matter whether Wei Chengyi will commit suicide in the future, only a dead person can make him feel completely at ease.
"yes."
After hearing this, Xu Hui was finally relieved. At the same time, he was secretly thinking in his heart whether to send a few more people to assist Elder Hu. At the latest by the beginning of next spring, they should be able to find an opportunity to kill Wei Chengyi.
"How's things going in the East?"
After resolving the issue of Wei Chengyi, the emperor thought of the Eastern Territory that had been giving him a headache. Ever since Wei Chengyi was poisoned and retired, the Qiang State had been provoking him repeatedly, and in recent months, it had frequently violated the border. In particular, two months ago, the person he sent to take over the military power of the Eastern Territory was killed in battle, which almost led to the loss of the city. Fortunately, the Eastern Territory army was brave enough to temporarily block the Qiang State's attack. However, the situation there was still not good, and he had sent people to take over the military power again.
"The Qiang Kingdom is still eyeing us covetously and has launched several attacks in succession. However, a young man named Chu Liang has emerged from the army and has led his men to repel the Qiang Kingdom's attacks on these occasions."
Speaking of the things in the East Border, Xu Hui couldn't help but frown. Compared with Wei Chengyi who had not yet grown up, and the peasant uprising army composed entirely of a motley crowd, the Qiang Kingdom outside the East Border was undoubtedly more troublesome. It was precisely because of this that they could not spare more people to assassinate Wei Chengyi.
"Chu Liang? Have you checked his background?"
Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned slightly. Although the East Border Army was brave, he could not trust them completely because they were all trained by the Wei family. If reality did not allow it, he would have asked everyone to return to their posts and re-formed a new East Border Army. The sudden appearance of Chu Liang undoubtedly aroused many suspicions in him.
"I checked. He joined the army two years ago and has no connection with the Wei family. Before joining the army, he was just an ordinary farmer."
How could they not investigate a general who could lead the soldiers to victory when he suddenly appeared in the Eastern Frontier Army? As early as when he first appeared, he had someone investigate.
"How could an ordinary farmer possibly convince those uncouth Eastern Territory soldiers? Keep investigating. I want to know everything about him from childhood to adulthood."
The emperor did not relax his brows because of his response. Instead, his suspicion became even stronger. He believed that there must be something wrong when things were abnormal. He did not believe that an ordinary farmer could have such great ability.
"yes."
Probably guessing what he was thinking, Xu Hui had to agree respectfully. This matter really could not be taken lightly. After all, they had taken back the military power of the East Territory with great difficulty.
"Your Majesty, before we find out more about Chu Liang's life, should we let him step down first?"
"No, if he can win the battle, let him fight first. The most important thing right now is to stop the Qiang cavalry."
If it is discovered that Chu Liang is in collusion with the Wei family, it will not be too late to deal with him then. Anyway, the people he sent to take over the military power are already on the way and should arrive in the eastern border soon. A young general who has just emerged cannot cause any trouble.
"yes."
Xu Hui bowed again, secretly thinking about how to send a message to the Dragon Shadow Guard lurking in the East Border Army.
Waving his hand for him to leave, the emperor closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, thinking over and over again about the things in the eastern border. Now he only hoped that before the person he sent to take over the military power arrived, Chu Liang or someone else could resist the attack of the Qiang State with all his strength. Otherwise, if they really broke in, he would have a headache and might even be in trouble. After all, the Qiang State was not inferior to them in all aspects. Moreover, once their army set foot on the territory of Tianqi State, the surrounding countries such as Chen State and Fengyang would surely come out in full force and frantically encroach on Tianqi State from different directions.
Although the emperor was incompetent and cruel, he was definitely not a fool. When it came to matters concerning his kingdom, he was more cautious than anyone else.
[End of this chapter]
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