Everyone was feeling a little anxious.
Don’t know what to do next!
Hua Changjue was so anxious that a strand of his hair turned white.
Suddenly that evening.
The old emperor's secret letter has arrived.
The messenger directly handed the secret letter and a sword to Hua Changjue and Yu Jinzhi.
Hua Changjue arranged for the messenger to leave and rest, and then checked the secret letter with General Hou and Yu Jinzhi.
Unexpectedly, the secret letter contained only one sentence.
"Zhang Meng is guilty of treason and shall be executed immediately. The Zhang family shall be imprisoned. Hua Changjue, Duke of Anguo, shall temporarily take charge of the military power. Yu Jinzhi shall be the military supervisor!"
The three of them were stunned and looked at the sword.
"This is actually the sword that the emperor used on the battlefield." General Hou explained in surprise.
General Hou had already heard from Hua Changjue about Zhang Meng's collusion with the King of the South, so he was not surprised.
"I guess His Majesty already knows the inside story!"
"The more you used Zhang Meng back then, the more angry you must be now." General Hou snorted coldly.
"Back then, we were afraid that the old Duke would have ulterior motives, so we controlled him in various ways! Now, the person the emperor trusted the most has betrayed him..."
Hua Changxiao quickly shook his head.
"General Hou, be careful there are ears on the other side of the wall."
How could Hou Zhenhong not know? He just felt a little aggrieved and couldn't help but speak out.
Hua Changjue and the others discussed it.
Their top priority now is not to capture the King of the South, but to kill Zhang Meng.
If the Southern King was still in the Great Sheng Dynasty, and they eliminated Zhang Meng, they would have blocked the Southern King's path back to his territory.
If the King of the South has returned to the south of Linjiang.
They would never let the King of the South set foot in Linjiang again.
No matter what, Zhang Meng must die.
Changde Prefecture is about seven or eight days away from Linjiang Prefecture where Zhang Meng lives.
Zhang Meng had an army of 200,000 soldiers under his command, and he couldn't just kill them whenever he wanted.
"You are not given a single soldier, but are asked to kill an army commander. I really don't know what the emperor is thinking?" General Hou curled his lips and complained!
"Are you supposed to rush into his tent with machetes and kill him?"
Yu Jinzhi was also a little worried. Although he had martial arts skills, he could not defeat thousands of troops.
Hua Changjue's eyes flickered slightly and he looked at General Hou.
He knew that this was a test and temptation from the old emperor.
The most taboo for those in power is collusion between court officials and powerful military generals.
The old emperor wanted to see if he could mobilize General Hou's troops without his permission. It just so happened that General Hou also had 200,000 troops.
If he persuades General Hou to mobilize the troops.
Even if he defeated Zhang Meng and gained temporary military merit, it would also bring disaster to General Hou and himself.
If he had not mobilized his troops, General Hou and he and his family would have been safe.
But in this case, his chances of winning are not great. It seems that the old emperor does not value him. His life and death are all in his own hands.
Hua Changjue was somewhat disheartened.
The old emperor gave up on him and doubted him time and time again, which made him feel tired.
But thinking of Jiang and the children, he had to survive this.
General Hou frowned.
"How about I send a team to accompany you? It might be of some help!"
Hua Changjue quickly refused.
"No! There is no order! It is a taboo to mobilize troops without permission!"
Yu Jinzhi also shook his head.
"Indeed! Whether we kill Zhang Meng or not, we won't be able to explain ourselves later!"
He also knew the old emperor's intention! It should be aimed at the Duke of Anguo!
He was considered to be a piggyback! He was complaining in his heart!
General Hou knew it very well and could only sigh helplessly.
"What should we do then?"
"Are you really going to force your way in?"
"As far as I know, Zhang Meng's subordinates are all loyal to him! I guess if you kill Zhang Meng, you won't be able to escape unscathed!"
Hua Changjue shook his head.
"I have my own way! General Hou, don't worry!"
He thought, since he had no military power.
It seems the only way is to outsmart him.
We have to think of a foolproof plan.
Hua Changjue quickly thought of Li Zhan.
Maybe they could work together.
Besides, he didn't believe that Zhang Meng's army was a solid block! Even if it was, he would knock a hole in it!
Zhang Fengjin heard the news and decided to go with her no matter what, as her injury was almost healed.
Hua Changjue agreed to take her with him. Mainly, taking her with him would make it easier to negotiate with Li Zhan!
Originally, Hua Qingqing was thinking of staying and letting the general's wife take care of her! But Hua Qingqing hugged Hua Changjue's neck and refused to let go!
Crying so heartbreaking!
I'll go with you no matter what.
Hua Changjue didn't know what to do! He was really worried about Hua Qingqing's health. If something happened to his little daughter! He didn't dare to think about it!
As a result, the day before leaving, Qiu Mobai asked someone to release a box as quickly as possible.
Hua Changjue opened it and took a look.
It turned out to be a crystal clear ginseng fruit!
Hua Qingqing's eyes widened, and without saying anything, he swallowed it directly! His body immediately returned to normal, visibly returning to full energy.
His spiritual power also recovered to half of its previous level.
Hua Changjue was very grateful to Qiu Mobai and finally agreed to take Hua Qingqing with him.
He asked her and Zhang Fengjin to sit in the carriage and drive slowly, leaving Hua Lingjian, An Yi and Cui Wei to protect them.
Hua Changjue and his group rode at full speed and rushed there first.
General Hou could not leave his post without permission, so he could only stay in Changde Prefecture and continue searching for the trace of King Nan in the surrounding areas.
We did find a secret base of the Southern King, but we still didn't catch him.
…
Linjiang Prefecture, General Zhang’s residence.
Sitting below Zhang Meng were his two sons.
Zhang Weiwu and Zhang Weijiang.
Zhang Meng held the decree that the old emperor had just sent. It was a piece of silk with a golden seal on it.
Zhang Weiwu looked at Zhang Meng in confusion.
"Father, what happened? Why did His Majesty suddenly issue an order?"
"What does it say?"
Zhang Meng pursed his lips and handed the silk to the two brothers.
"See for yourself!"
Zhang Weijiang took it and looked at it with Zhang Weiwu.
Zhang Weijiang was suddenly stunned.
"Sister! The Crown Princess is booming!"
"This! How could this happen?"
Zhang Weiwu frowned.
"What is written here is that the Crown Princess found out that the Southern King was based in Bian Jing, and that the Southern King's base was under investigation. The Southern King's assassin who escaped was seeking revenge! So he assassinated the Crown Princess!"
"Is this true?" Zhang Weijiang was a little confused about the situation.
"No matter if it's true or not!" Zhang Meng said, "If the King of the South knew about this, then the cooperation between our two families would be completely over!"
Suddenly, a servant reported.
"General! There's a monk outside, delivering a note!"
Zhang Meng opened the note and was stunned for a moment.
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