Chapter 133 Leading the troops and breaking through
As soon as the word "Regent" was uttered, the entire hall fell silent for a moment.
Doctor Fang lowered his eyebrows quickly, but was extremely shocked in his heart.
Throughout the dynasties, the regent represented many meanings. The emperor first made Yan Fengxiao a king, and then allowed him to be regent. This grace is unprecedented!
Yan Fengxiao's expression was as calm as ever.
It seemed that even if the emperor asked him to become a commoner again, he would not blink an eye.
Those power, fame and fortune don't seem to be very important to Yan Fengxiao.
"I obey your order."
The emperor only replied with these three calm words, showing no trace of his ambition towards all this.
The Emperor of Southern Yan sighed.
It seems a bit helpless and a bit regretful.
"Back then, when I asked you to give up your military power and garrison the Imperial City, did you ever blame me?"
In fact, based on the achievements made by Yan Fengxiao four years ago, it was enough for him to reach the pinnacle of power.
However, although the position of Governor of Yanjing is also of the first rank and a very high position, it actually conflicts with the responsibilities of the Ministry of War. In today's Southern Yan Kingdom, it is dispensable.
In the past few years, Yan Fengxiao has had no other benefits except training new recruits in the barracks, occasionally patrolling the imperial city, and following orders to search homes and arrest people, taking care of various miscellaneous matters, and doing all kinds of work that offends people.
The real power actually lies with the Ministry of War. The best way for the two sides to get along is not to provoke or offend each other.
“No.”
Yan Fengxiao's tone remained calm, and his extremely handsome face was as sharp as if it had been carved by a knife or an axe.
"I hope you resent..."
Seeing that the boy in front of him had the same calm expression as always, the Emperor of Southern Yan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, whatever you want."
Qin Mingzhu suddenly coughed.
Seeing that the two had finished their business, she stepped forward and said to the Emperor and Doctor Fang, "I know who can cure the poison the Emperor has been poisoned with."
Upon hearing Qin Mingzhu's words, Doctor Fang's eyes widened instantly, and his eyes were obviously very excited.
"Please tell me something, Princess."
The Southern Yan Emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at Qin Mingzhu: "You girl, you know a lot. Tell me about it."
Qin Mingzhu said without hesitation: "The High Priest of Northern Frontier has hidden his intentions."
Qin Mingzhu has been keeping an eye on this man for a whole year.
The Southern Yan Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Doctor Fang: "Hidden Heart? Have you heard of it?"
Doctor Fang shook his head: "I am short-sighted and have never heard of this person."
Of course they hadn't heard of it.
This person with superb medical skills was hidden away by the Northern Frontier Emperor. If it weren't for the fact that a few years later, when the Northern Frontier Emperor was critically ill, Master Zangxin stepped in and saved the person, no one would have known that this person, in addition to being the Northern Frontier Emperor's charlatan high priest, also had such excellent medical skills.
Qin Mingzhu's voice was firm.
"Over the years, I have been searching for famous doctors to treat my parents. Therefore, I have done some research and understanding on some hidden miracle doctors. That is why I know such secrets. I hope Your Majesty will trust Mingzhu!"
The Southern Yan Emperor smiled and said, "The High Priest of Northern Frontier? Then let's get him here and give it a try..."
Qin Mingzhu's eyes flickered slightly.
If the emperor helps, then this matter will be almost half done.
"Your Majesty, I have done some research on this man. The high priest is probably in his fifties. He has no relatives or friends. He has been living in the Northern Frontier Palace for many years. Only the Northern Frontier Emperor can command him."
It is not realistic to enter the heavily guarded palace to arrest someone.
Otherwise, it has been a year and Qin Mingzhu would have bribed someone to do it.
The result was that wave after wave of people went to the northern border to assassinate him, but they still failed.
If the Emperor of Northern Frontier knew that those who tried to assassinate him were arranged by Qin Mingzhu because she wanted to capture the high priest, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.
In a year, despite hundreds of assassination attempts, the Northern Frontier Emperor's head still ranks first among the major assassin organizations, and its value is very high...
Even as time goes by, the bounty continues to rise, to the point that the Emperor of Northern Frontier now dares not even step out of the palace!
Of course, there were many assassins who tried to assassinate the Emperor of Southern Yan. However, if you count them, the number of assassination attempts he encountered that year was only one-tenth or one-twelfth of the number of assassinations faced by the Emperor of Northern Frontier.
The Emperor of Southern Yan looked at Qin Mingzhu with a serious look.
"Do you have any way to make the Northern Frontier Emperor willingly send the High Priest here?"
Qin Mingzhu nodded and said, "First, agree to release the Northern Frontier Crown Prince. Second, let the Northern Frontier Crown Prince be poisoned with the same poison as you, Your Majesty."
The Southern Yan Emperor pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "In this case, the Northern Frontier Emperor will have no choice but to arrange for the High Priest to come and fetch him. Otherwise, if time drags on, the Northern Frontier Crown Prince will undoubtedly die..."
Qin Mingzhu agreed. "The fact that the eldest prince has been poisoned cannot be concealed. We can even tell the Northern Frontier Emperor when he will die. As long as he doesn't hand over the antidote, the eldest prince will die too... Even if the eldest prince was sent here as an abandoned child, if the Northern Frontier Emperor refuses to save him when there's a chance, what will the other princes and princesses of Northern Frontier think?"
Doctor Fang spoke up, "Furthermore, there's definitely no ready-made antidote for this kind of poison. The person who poisoned the person needs to come personally to rescue him for a chance of survival. So, that high priest will definitely be sent over. Once he's captured..."
Qin Mingzhu raised the corners of her lips and said, "This is an open conspiracy. Even if the Northern Frontier Emperor knows there is a trick, he has to deal with it."
The Emperor of Southern Yan looked at Qin Mingzhu with great admiration.
He looked at Yan Fengxiao, then at Qin Mingzhu, and then nodded silently.
"It's a good idea, but if the Northern Frontier Emperor really takes the risk and watches the eldest prince die..."
Qin Mingzhu's smile became softer.
"Let's not even mention the panic already afflicting Northern Frontier due to the Prince's attacks. The Northern Frontier Emperor also so coldly watched his own son die. So, the complete destruction of Northern Frontier isn't far off. They say Southern Yan faces both external and internal troubles, but is Northern Frontier truly that united?"
She then looked at Doctor Fang and said, "If the Emperor of Northern Frontier really wants to use his son's life in exchange for the Emperor's, then that's fine..."
Before Qin Mingzhu could finish her words, Yan Fengxiao, who was standing beside her, spoke up.
"Take advantage of the unrest in the northern border and lead the troops to break through."
When the Emperor of Southern Yan heard Yan Fengxiao's words, which did not sound like a joke at all, his pupils trembled.
His eyelids twitched slightly, and he felt quite awkward listening to the couple in front of him speaking of their collusion... no, a match made in heaven.
One of them was to plot first, forcing the Emperor of Northern Frontier to send the high priest to detoxify his son.
The other one directly drew his knife and said, "If you don't hand over the high priest, he will come to your doorstep to kidnap you."
This pair is truly... quite brutal!
Qin Mingzhu curved her eyes and glanced at Yan Fengxiao beside her.
It was still the same. She would come up with ideas and solutions, and if there were any loopholes, Yan Fengxiao would naturally help her fill them and cover for her...
"Your Majesty, do you think this is okay?"
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