Chapter 351 How to plead guilty?
"In reply to Her Majesty, I have met Lord Guo and his family." Song Zhuo bowed respectfully. Now that there were no common people around, he could finally call Her Majesty and His Majesty comfortably.
"Mr. Guo and his family are safe and sound throughout the journey and have now settled down in Jinhu County."
Seeing his stubborn look, Song Qingyan was too lazy to say anything more to him.
The Great Chu Emperor couldn't help but laugh when he saw her expression, and patted her hands: "Don't worry about the children's affairs, your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
Song Qingyan, however, pouted and refused to answer.
[Hahaha, mother is afraid that if she leaves this matter to Brother Song Zhuo, he may never get a wife in his lifetime! ]
[Miss Guo said she would wait for Brother Song Zhuo! ]
[Such a good girl, he still doesn't cherish her, why is he being so shy! ]
[I really don’t understand you men. ]
Song Zhuo then began to talk about the purpose of his visit: "Your Majesty, I am here because of the assassination of Your Majesty."
As if seeing that Song Zhuo's expression had suddenly turned serious, everyone stopped teasing him and just focused their eyes on him, waiting for his next words.
"According to our spies in Yuefeng, there are nearly a hundred missing assassins in He Bakui's Prime Minister's Mansion. I wonder if the number of people assassinated by His Majesty can match that?"
[One hundred? It’s him, that’s him, this He Bakui.]
The Great Chu Emperor nodded: "It should be these one hundred people."
"I don't know why, but now He Bakui is under house arrest in the Prime Minister's Mansion by the Emperor of Yuefeng Kingdom and cannot go out." Song Zhuo reported everything he knew to the Emperor of Da Chu.
[This He Bakui, in the storybook, is the person Helian Hengxin has relied on for his entire life. Why is he locked up now without achieving anything? ]
[It seems that Helian Renxin's return to China has indeed brought a lot of trouble to Helian Hengxin. ]
As if reminded by Wanwan, the Great Chu Emperor asked about Helian Renxin's situation: "How is Helian Renxin now?"
"Since Helian Renxin cooperated with my grandfather last time and gained military power, he has never returned to Kyoto."
"I heard that he has taken Helian Zhuli back from He Bakui's house, and now Helian Zhuli has gotten out of these things."
[Has Helian Zhuli also been to He Bakui's residence? ]
[Could it be that she is using a honey trap? Amazing, amazing! As expected of Yuefeng Country's most beautiful woman, she knows how to use her advantages! ]
[Speaking of which, Helian Zhuli is also a very important clue. She is obviously my father's concubine, but she wanted to get involved with Prince Ning. However, this made my father discover the evil ambitions of Prince Ning and Prince Rong. ]
[After returning to China, he even caused a rift between Helian Hengxin and He Bakui. ]
【Awesome, awesome.】
Song Zhuo naturally couldn't hear Lu Xingwan's mumbling, and continued, "It's just that father now feels that Helian Renxin seems to have rebellious intentions towards us."
"They have repeatedly made small moves at the border, but I have always dealt with them."
The Great Chu Emperor laughed instead of getting angry: "It seems that Helian Renxin has had such an easy life that he has forgotten his former wolfish appearance."
Song Zhuo naturally agreed with the Great Chu Emperor's opinion and immediately asked, "Father, may I ask your Majesty's opinion, whether we should take action against Yuefeng Kingdom?"
The Emperor of Great Chu fell into silence for a long time.
Only Lu Xingwan's mumblings kept echoing in the mind of the Great Chu Emperor.
[Why didn't Father just take down Yuefeng Kingdom in one fell swoop? 】
[It is obvious that with the current strength of the Great Chu State, it would take almost no effort to conquer the Yuefeng State. 】
[More importantly, if we can take over Yuefeng Country, wouldn’t we have a lot less worries? ]
This is the angle of the moon at dusk.
Although the Emperor of Great Chu was a brutal emperor, he was not actually warlike.
On the contrary, he was the one who least wanted to go to war. Although he had worked hard to govern the country and had trained elite soldiers and generals over the years, he had never initiated any war.
The Great Chu Emperor finally spoke: "Let Marquis Dingguo write a letter to ask Helian Hengxin how he should apologize to me for this matter."
"Tell Helian Hengxin that if he can't give a satisfactory answer, I don't mind merging Yuefeng Kingdom into the Great Chu Kingdom."
Hearing what the Great Chu Emperor said, Song Qingyan looked at him with confusion in her eyes.
His Majesty, whom I, my father and my brother know, is not a warmongering person. Why would he say such things now?
It seems that Helian Hengxin has indeed crossed His Majesty's bottom line.
[Wow, my father is so handsome! ]
[My wise and powerful father, no wonder the surrounding small countries are all subject to the Great Chu State. With such an emperor around, who wouldn't be afraid! ]
When Song Zhuo heard His Majesty's words, he was naturally very happy.
He originally thought that the Great Chu State was powerful in both military and cavalry and should have been able to march forward with ease. There was no need for it to be constrained by such a small country.
If it were the Yuefeng Kingdom of the past, it might have been able to compete with the Great Chu Kingdom, but since Helian Hengxin ascended the throne, the people of Yuefeng Kingdom have been in decline and their lives have been miserable.
Moreover, because Helian Hengxin usurped the throne, he killed many people.
Now he has almost no one around him who can be used, except for He Bakui, who is brave but not wise, and is now under house arrest.
"I will obey your majesty's order," Song Zhuo said again, "Now according to the situation of Yuefeng Kingdom, Helian Hengxin should be eager to seek peace."
[Speaking of which, this Helian Hengxin in the story is really a fierce enemy of the Great Chu State. ]
[Perhaps it was because the Third Prince was in power at that time and had not made any achievements. In addition, the family of Marquis Dingguo and the family of General Piaoqi were all confiscated, so there was no one left in the Great Chu State.]
[Now that the emperor has a keen eye for talent, Yuefeng Country is extremely afraid of not only my uncle, but even the general of the cavalry is idle in the capital. ]
[Hearing from Han's elder sister, her father was very unhappy at home every day, and had to go to the camp to train soldiers from time to time.]
The Emperor of Great Chu actually took Lu Xingwan's words to heart, and it seemed that he would have to find something for General Han to do after returning to the capital.
Seeing that everything was settled, Song Qingyan hurriedly asked Wei Cheng who had hurried over: "Did any of the people Chu Yan brought back have family members looking for them? Lin Xiaochun's husband was among them."
Wei Cheng tried to calm himself down and said to Song Qingyan, "This is exactly what I wanted to say to your Majesty. Lin Xiaochun's husband is among those people. Now the family has met."
"That's good, that's good." Song Qingyan responded, but she was almost in tears.
For some reason, she seemed to be able to imagine the scene of family reunion, and her heart was deeply moved.
Seeing Song Qingyan like this, Lu Xingwan struggled to climb down from Pei Chuyan and ran to Song Qingyan's side.