Chapter 382: Northern Di Invasion
The Queen Mother glanced at him and said, "But from what I know, Heihe Village is not easy to deal with right now. Since they dared to openly declare rebellion, they must have made sufficient preparations."
The Emperor said disdainfully, "Xianchuan County is the poorest place in our dynasty, and Heihe Village is the poorest in Xianchuan. How difficult could it be to deal with a small village that has only just had enough food for a few days? Making Heihe Village sound like something out of a myth is just Zhao Xingjian's vain attempt to attract more attention from the people!"
The Queen Mother sighed, "I never thought that Zhao Xingjian, who resigned from his post back then, would become a major threat to the court now."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Zhao Xingjian is a sentimental man, and there is one person who is his weak spot."
"Your Majesty is referring to Wang Changyang?"
"Yes! Wang Changyang is Zhao Xingjian's teacher, and Zhao Xingjian has always obeyed his mentor's words."
"Although Wang Changyang, that old bastard, takes advantage of his age and makes me very disgusted, he is extremely loyal to the Xiao family. It's funny to say, but ever since he learned that Zhao Xingjian was rebelling in Heihe Village, Wang Changyang, that old bastard, has been unable to act arrogantly anymore and doesn't dare to be so rude to me anymore!"
"I am certain that Wang Changyang will do his utmost to persuade Zhao Xingjian to give up his rebellion. As long as Zhao Xingjian is willing to return to the imperial court, the mob in Heihe Village will immediately fall apart!"
The emperor finished speaking in one breath and looked at the empress dowager with a smile. His happy expression was like that of a child asking for praise.
The Queen Mother glanced at him lightly and curled her lips in dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, the most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart! Don't forget, people change. What if Zhao Xingjian is as skilled at disguise as you are? Perhaps Wang Changyang means nothing to him! You've entrusted such an important task as quelling the rebellion to a civil servant over 70 years old. Wouldn't that make Heihe Village and the people laugh at you, and make them think our dynasty is empty?"
The emperor's eyes darkened, and a look of uneasiness flashed across his face. "Then...then should I send Marquis Wuping? Let Marquis Wuping bring the Black Armor Tiger Division to accompany Wang Changyang? That would be enough to intimidate people!"
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "This method is feasible! Only by making such an arrangement can we ensure that everything is foolproof!"
The emperor was just about to smile at the empress dowager's words, but then he heard her continue, "A ruler should never be indecisive. Your mediocre talent makes it difficult for you!"
The emperor's smile disappeared before it even appeared.
"There's one more thing," the Queen Mother pondered. "Since Concubine Shu said that Xiao Jiu'er from Heihe Village is a lucky star sent down to earth, then Mingzhu is naturally a disaster star!"
Thinking of Princess Mingzhu, the Queen Mother's face grew even darker. "I've never liked Mingzhu, but seeing how the Emperor treats her like a treasure, I can't say anything. Now that the truth is out, the mistakes of the past must be remedied as soon as possible! Mingzhu can't stay in the palace any longer. Only when Mingzhu is driven out of the palace will Xiao Jiuer be willing to come back!"
The emperor shook his head and refused without thinking.
"I have a different opinion on this matter. The words that Concubine Shu said before her death are simply unbelievable! She might be trying to trick me! I have already found some experts to enter the palace. They will help Mingzhu regain her divine power and destroy that evildoer in Heihe Village!"
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister requests an audience!"
After a while, Prime Minister Du Rulin walked in with an anxious look on his face.
"Your Majesty, this is bad! The Northern Di army has suddenly launched a massive attack on our border. Most of the soldiers guarding the border have been killed or wounded, and we've already lost two cities!"
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The Northern Di suddenly invaded, and Wu Pinghou, who was originally going to be sent to Heihe Village, led the Black Armor Tiger Division to fight against the Northern Di.
Although the Northern Di came with great force, they were defeated by the Black Armor Tiger Division.
Not to mention when the Regent led the troops twenty years ago.
Just say that ten years ago, the Black Armor Tiger Division defeated the Northern Di. The Northern Di monarch sent envoys to ask for peace and ceded five cities to Dayu.
Therefore, the imperial court was confident that Wuping Hou would win this expedition.
Marquis Wuping marched north to kill the enemy.
Wang Changyang went south to quell the rebellion.
After Zhao Xingjian received the news that Wang Changyang was coming to Heihe Village, he locked himself in the room for most of the day and did not come out.
Zhao Xingjian has always felt guilty towards his mentor Wang Changyang.
After resigning from his official position, he wandered around. Even though he returned to the capital several times, he never visited his mentor.
It’s not that I don’t want to see my mentor, but I’m too embarrassed to see him.
His mentor had high hopes for him, hoping that he would one day be granted a title of nobility and become a pillar of the imperial court.
But not only did he fail to do so, he now stood on the opposite side of the court, forcing his mentor, who was in his seventies, to endure the fatigue and hardship along the way because of his unworthy disciple.
Zhao Xingjian felt extremely guilty. Once his mentor arrived in Heihe Village, how would he face people?
"Knock knock knock!" There was a knock on the door.
"Master, it's time to eat!"
It was the voice of Xiaowen and Xiaowu.
Zhao Xingjian said listlessly, "Master is not hungry, you guys eat!"
"Master, what's wrong with you? It's time to change! It's time to change!" Xiao Jiuer was jumping outside the door.
"Xiaojiu is hungry! Master, please accompany Xiaojiu for a while!"
"Master, if you don't eat, you'll be hungry! If you're hungry, you won't be able to sleep! If you can't sleep, you'll be even hungrier! If you're even hungrier, you'll be even hungrier..."
Xiao Jiuer started talking a lot again.
Zhao Xingjian opened the door and saw the three little ones lined up in a row from tall to short, all looking up at him.
"Master, are you crying?" Xiao Wen asked cautiously.
"That's not crying!" Xiao Wu likes to express different opinions. "That's called peeing in your eyes!"
"Yeah!" Little Dumpling agreed and kindly reminded, "Master, you, you should pee through your nose too!"
Zhao Xingjian embarrassedly took out a handkerchief to blow his nose.
"Hold hands!" The little dumpling puffed up his cheeks domineeringly.
Zhao Xingjian had no choice but to hold her soft little hand and go out.
The kitchen was filled with fragrance. Yunniang and Rong'er worked in perfect harmony, chatting while they were busy.
The Ye family’s kitchen hasn’t been this lively for a long time.
I was busy with the inn and food street before, so I just had to make do with three meals a day.
Although the Fan family now lives in an inn, the villagers no longer need to work on the food street.
The Fan family had made every possible effort to evacuate the capital. They had brought all the ingredients and materials with them, and with so many servants, they only needed to buy fresh vegetables from Heihe Village.
So, Yunniang can finally return to her own kitchen.
"Master." Ye Buwei stood under the hanging flower gate.
Zhao Xingjian walked over holding Xiao Jiuer's hand.
"You don't have to be so sad about Wang Daru coming to Heihe Village." Ye Buwei whispered, "If you feel embarrassed, I will go to see him in person."
"Really?"
Zhao Xingjian opened his mouth and was so excited that he almost cried!
Oh my God!
For his sake, his idol was willing to take the initiative to meet his mentor!
"Who... who is Wang Dayu?" Little Dumpling asked curiously, "Is Wang Dayu very scary?"
Zhao Xingjian smiled and said, "He's not scary, but Master feels that he owes him something. Thinking that he has to travel such a long distance to Heihe Village at his age, Master is not sure how to face him."
"Is he very old?" asked the little dumpling.
Zhao Xiangjian nodded, "My mentor is 75 years old this year, which is considered old.
The little boy suddenly started to tug at Zhao Xingjian excitedly, "Does he have white hair, white beard, and white eyebrows?"
"He, has big eyes? So big!"
The little dumpling made an expression that was intimidating without being angry.
"He, does he have a stick?"
As he spoke, he walked a few steps imitating the way of using a cane.
Zhao Xingjian asked in surprise: "Xiaobao, how do you know? When did you meet my mentor?"
“It’s all over, it’s all over!!”
The little dumpling stamped his little feet.
"I dreamed that he was washed by Yinsha!"
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