Chapter 733 Don’t be a king who destroys the country!
Clear out the imperial court!
The words of the young emperor Li Wei really scared Empress He.
Can you just say something like "clear the court"?
Furthermore, are the Xu family father and son easy to deal with?
As the old saying goes, it is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away.
"My prince, this is not allowed!"
Empress He flatly rejected the young emperor's idea, "First of all, the Marquis Wucheng and his son may not be willing to listen to your wishes, my prince."
"Secondly, the Grand Princess now holds great power. The thirty-six guards of the northern and southern camps, as well as the northwest garrison, are all under her control."
"If Marquis Wucheng and his son follow your orders and come to purge the imperial court, then once he raises the banner of purging the imperial court, how will the Grand Princess allow us mother and son to live?"
"On the other hand, if Marquis Wucheng doesn't raise the banner of purging the imperial court, and he leads his troops into the capital, it would be treason. The Grand Princess can then calmly dispatch troops to encircle and suppress them."
"No matter how brave and courageous Lord Yongwu is, he can't defeat four with just two fists!"
"Mother, are we not going to do anything?"
The young emperor looked at Empress He in disbelief, "If we allow my great-aunt to continue like this, the Tang Dynasty will surely be overthrown."
"By then, Queen Mother and I will still be doomed to death!"
Although the little emperor is small, he has a very sharp view of things.
Queen He was silent.
Her initial idea was to wait for time to pass. The eldest princess was getting older, while her son was still very young. Even if she waited for time to pass, she could eventually kill the eldest princess.
As long as the eldest princess dies, her son will be the legitimate emperor, and it will still be in time to restore the country.
But if the Grand Princess is allowed to continue like this, the Tang Dynasty will be gone before her son grows up.
"Mother, although I am still young, I don't want to be the king of a fallen country!"
"I am the descendant of Emperor Taizu. I would rather die than let the Tang Dynasty fall in my hands!"
"No matter what the outcome, I want to give it a try. I hope you can support me, mother!"
Despite Empress He's disapproval, the young Emperor Li Yu was determined to write a secret decree to Old Master Xu.
He knew very well that this opportunity might only come once.
If the Grand Princess is allowed to deprive Marquis Wucheng and Earl Yongwu of their titles and remove them from office, and Longxi Mansion is occupied by the Shuangling people, who use Longxi Mansion as an outpost, then the Tang Dynasty will eventually be overthrown by the Shuangling people.
And he was the king who brought about the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
Throughout the dynasties, the reputation of being a king who lost his country is not a good one to bear.
"Okay, Mother will help you!"
Seeing that her son was determined to give it a try, what else could Empress He say?
This is her own son. If she doesn't help him, who else can she help?
Empress He has been in the palace for so many years, and has followed the instructions of her father, Duke Li He Ji, and has not fought or competed. There is really no one around her who can be used.
But just because there are not many people available doesn’t mean there is no one available.
The young emperor Li Yi wrote the secret decree, and Empress He also wrote an imperial decree, using the phoenix seal. She then asked a few of her trusted confidants in the palace to send the two secret decrees out of the palace, out of the capital, and to Xiangyi Prefecture.
The reason why it was not sent to Longxi Mansion was because no one knew what the current battle situation in Longxi Mansion was.
However, both Empress He and the young emperor knew that the third son of the Xu family was in charge of Longxi Mansion.
This is because Leng Ci was not doing his job well, otherwise, the secret order from Empress He and the young emperor would have been delivered directly to the hands of the Grand Princess.
Not long after Empress He and the young emperor's decree was sent out of the capital, the Grand Princess also received news from Xiangyi Prefecture, learning that Leng Ci's operation to lead the Whirlwind Cavalry to take over Xiangyi Prefecture had failed.
"Waste, damn it, damn it!"
Knowing that Leng Ci had not taken Xiangyi Prefecture and had handed over the 8,000 Whirlwind Riders to Xu Laosan, the Grand Princess overturned the table.
At this moment, the eldest princess really had a very violent and resentful feeling brewing in her heart, and she wished she could smash everything she saw to pieces.
She was very depressed. Why were all her subordinates such useless people?
Leng Que before and Leng Ci now, each of them is a waste that cannot take on big responsibilities. Every time at the most critical moment, they always let her down.
Thinking about how she had previously entrusted the task of getting rid of Emperor Yongping and Prince Yu to Leng Ci, the Grand Princess even felt a little scared.
If Leng Ci had also failed at that time, she would probably be dead now.
"Someone come!"
After a brief moment of anger, the eldest princess forced herself to calm down and think carefully about what to do next. After thinking it over, she found that she had to go all out.
If this continues, the power of the Xu family father and son will only expand. In the end, even if she controls the court, she will probably be forced into a desperate situation by this father and son.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Following the Grand Princess's call, female guards appeared in front of her.
"Send a message to Nightingale, and have them find a way to contact the Northern Barbarian King Tuoba Aofeng. Tell him that as long as he cooperates with me, after we get rid of the Xu family father and son, I will allow them to rebuild the Northern Barbarians, and he, Tuoba Aofeng, can be the Northern Barbarian King again!"
"Understood!"
After receiving the instructions from the Grand Princess, the female guard respectfully responded and then quietly left.
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Xiangyi Prefecture, the trench defense line behind Haoguan Pass.
Xu Laosan finally received the news from Longxi Mansion.
When he saw his second brother leading the Black Knights to defeat the Frost Spirits head-on, he felt terrible.
The Frost Spirits, such ferocious Frost Spirits, were actually defeated head-on.
The victory was not achieved by taking advantage of the weapons in the defensive battle, but by the cavalry's head-on charge against the Frost Spirits, defeating the Frost Spirits' giant wolf cavalry and infantry. Moreover, they defeated the larger force with a smaller one. It was an unprecedented and magnificent frontal victory and rout!
"How is this possible?"
Xu Laosan felt that his three views had been overturned by his second brother.
Not only was Xu Laosan shocked by the news, but even Yan Mei, the former military marquis, began to doubt his life after receiving such a battle report.
As powerful as the Whirlwind Riders were, they were almost defeated after encountering more than a hundred Frost Spirits.
This is the most powerful whirlwind cavalry in the Tang Dynasty!
Even though the current Whirlwind Cavalry is not as good as the first batch of Whirlwind Cavalry formed by King Yan, there is no doubt that the Whirlwind Cavalry is powerful.
"Nephew, do you think this is credible?"
Yan Mei looked at Xu Lao San.
Xu Laosan really wanted to give Yan Mei a negative answer, but he could only give an affirmative answer, because he knew that neither his father nor the two of them could lie about such a thing.
Besides, this is a battlefield, and we are all brothers. If we lie about the victory or defeat, we will end up hurting our brothers!
“Incredible, absolutely incredible!”
Yan Mei stretched out his hands and rubbed his face violently, muttering to himself.
(End of this chapter)
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