King Chu's choice immediately made the atmosphere harmonious.
"I have heard of the ambassador's reputation for a long time, and now I finally get to see him."
Cao Zhen said with a smile.
However……
Yang Feng smiled at him strangely.
At the same time, the little princess had already taken out the second imperial edict she wanted to read out from the brocade box held in Zhang Ying's hand...
"The Emperor Daxing issued the imperial edict, and Marquis Jingchuan accepted it."
she said.
Because of King Chu's decision, the generals who were talking with relaxed expressions all looked at the imperial edict in her hand in astonishment. Cao Zhen was also stunned for a moment, but he soon woke up and quickly knelt down to accept the edict. Including Chu
Others, including the king, also knelt down one after another, all with confused expressions, and some even quietly asked King Chu with their eyes, but King Chu also looked confused.
"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said, I started from humble beginnings, fought bloody battles with all the veterans for more than ten years, and finally defeated all the heroes. I was in danger all over the world and settled in the world. The king and his ministers are called kings and ministers, but in reality they are brothers. I have been the king for thirty years.
, King Wuning of Zhongshan, King Zhongwu of Kaiping and other brothers have passed away. Now when I ascend to heaven, I also want to meet them in the heaven, and from now on the brothers will share the bliss. However, there are still others like the Duke of Liang, the Marquis of Jiangxia, the Marquis of Jingchuan, etc.
Ten old brothers are left in the human world, and I don’t know when they will be reunited. Today, I specially invite all brothers to ascend to the heavenly realm together. Don’t refuse. I also ask your heir, that all brothers, no matter who are the first ones to go with them, are worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple, and ensure that their descendants will be rich and honorable.
Let him rest with the country and serve as a vassal screen for the country from generation to generation..."
The little princess read out the imperial edict.
Cao Zhen's face changed as he lay there, and all the generals behind him were stunned.
"Marquis Jingchuan, can you accept the order?"
The little princess finished reading the edict, then lowered her head and asked Cao Zhen.
"Sister Fourteen, how come I haven't heard of any posthumous edict?"
King Chu stood up and asked.
"Sixth brother, you were not in the capital at the time, so you naturally didn't know about the imperial edict. After my father passed away, the second brother Shen An, thinking that his father was dying at the time, was inevitably a little confused, and this edict was a mess, so he advised your majesty to keep it secret. But now
Your Majesty was killed, and neither the Queen nor my second brother Shen An dared to conceal it any longer. This was the last edict of our father. Your Majesty and his heirs naturally have the right not to issue it, but we don’t have this power, so we can only reveal it. If you
If you don’t believe it, here are the memorials given by Brother Shen An to His Majesty and His Majesty’s instructions at that time, but I don’t think there is any need to read them anymore, after all, father’s last edict is here.
Marquis Jingchuan, do you accept the order?"
said the little princess.
"Since it is a random fate, you can accept it or not accept it."
King Chu said.
This Tamar is obviously a forgery!
But he can't say that his own sister forged a will, right?
"That won't work. Regardless of whether it's a random fate or not, it's all father's last edict. It's up to the heir to decide whether this edict can be ignored or not. Neither you nor I are the heirs. It won't count if you say it. If it's normal, you can wait first.
, wait until the new king takes the throne.
But now I can't wait any longer.
My father is about to be buried, but I can't let him ascend to heaven alone.
We must fulfill our filial piety."
said the little princess.
The King of Chu was speechless.
It is true that the imperial edict may not be implemented, but the emperor who succeeds will issue an edict. Only the emperor has this power. Others, even the supervisors, do not have this power. It is true that they can wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne. But the problem is that the imperial edict requires colleagues. Also.
Even during the funeral, these people must be dead. Otherwise, would the soul of the emperor who was rushing to ascend to heaven be disturbed and waiting with unfulfilled wishes?
That means children are unfilial.
"Marquis Jingchuan, Hanshan dare not be unfilial. If you obey the imperial edict, Hanshan can protect your descendants from wealth and glory, and you will be worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple. If you do not obey the imperial edict, then Hanshan will have to be a filial daughter and send you on your way to prevent my father from being upset.
.
But in that case, it’s hard for Hanshan to say what will happen to your descendants in the future.”
said the little princess.
Then she held the edict in one hand and raised her pistol in the other...
"Princess, do you want to imitate Princess Taiping?"
Han Xun said angrily.
He took the lead in capturing Cao Xing and supported Zhu Yunwen.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "bang", and then the helmet on his head disappeared.
Everyone looked at Yang Feng in astonishment.
Yang Feng blew smoke that did not exist at the muzzle of the pistol...
"You are rude to my woman. Come out and I will challenge you to a duel. Either life or death will be determined by destiny."
He looked at Han Xun and said seriously.
"The Ambassador wants to interfere in our Ming Dynasty's internal affairs?"
King Chu said angrily.
"Our Daxia country's diplomatic principle is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, but my sister is my woman, and my own woman is being bullied. As a man, if I don't stand up, wouldn't I be a man in vain? I am not Huiqin, this is
This is a private matter and has nothing to do with state affairs. Marquis Dongping, please come out quickly. Let’s fight as men to a fight of life and death. Don’t worry, I don’t use weapons, just fists. It’s up to you to use whatever you want, but if you don’t come out, then I will go there.
Already."
Yang Feng looked at Han Xun and said.
The King of Chu and others also experienced Yang Feng's shamelessness.
He does not interfere in the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, but he is by the side of the little princess, so the little princess can kill whoever she wants. Anyone who dares to resist or even question is bullying his woman, and then it becomes his private matter, and he will jump out and
Private identity duel.
Shameless.
Extremely shameless.
But……
Everyone looked at Han Xun together.
Han Xun's face was gloomy, as if he was making up his mind.
"Marquis Dongping, if you are a man, come out. Let's go one on one. I won't use weapons. You can do whatever you want. Don't let Duke Yun be embarrassed."
Yang Feng said.
As he spoke, he took off his rifle and pistol and handed them to Zhang Ying.
Then walk to the front.
Han Xun suddenly walked out with a look of determination.
"Ambassador, please!"
he said.
Then he turned around and drew his sword, but at the same time he suddenly stretched his hand to the side, pulled out a flintlock musket from an officer's waist, pointed it at Yang Feng's face and pulled the trigger...
"boom!"
Gunfire rang out.
But at the same time, Yang Feng appeared in front of him like a ghost, with bullet scratches on his face. He grabbed his neck and threw him to the ground. Before anyone around him could react, he grabbed Han Xun's neck again.
He pulled him up, and then threw him to the ground again. Just like Hulk throwing Loki, he grabbed Dongping Hou's neck and threw him at a very fast speed, and the surrounding people were silent as the blood spattered...
"Damn it, even a sneak attack!"
Yang Feng, who had had enough of falling, threw Han Xun down as if he had finished venting his anger, and said with a look of contempt.
Poor Dongping Hou collapsed on the ground and twitched.
But then his head tilted and he died immediately.
"You all saw that we were fighting a fair duel, and he was the first to sneak up on us."
Yang Feng took the handkerchief from Zhang Ying's hand and said while wiping his hands.
All the generals were speechless with grief and anger.
"Marquis Jingchuan, do you obey the imperial edict?"
said the little princess.
"Can the ambassador kill my 200,000-strong army?"
Cao Tai said angrily.
"I can't kill an army of 200,000, but I can kill everyone I see here. Besides, is this your army of 200,000? Tang Li, tell Marquis Xuanning, whose soldiers are you?"
Yang Feng said to Tang Li, Tang He's concubine who commanded the Third Army of the Shenji Battalion.
"Returning to the Ambassador, the Shenji Battalion was promoted by His Majesty. They are His Majesty's soldiers. If His Majesty is killed, the soldiers of His Majesty's descendants will be soldiers. The Shenji Battalion will only obey the orders of His Majesty's descendants. No matter what others do, the Shenji Battalion will be waiting for April. If the Queen
After your Majesty’s son is born, the Shenji Battalion must obey his orders. If anyone is unfavorable to the Queen at this time, the Shenji Battalion must protect the Queen to the death.”
Tang Li said quickly.
He knows the horror of Yang Feng better than anyone else.
By the way, his sister is still in Fengyang!
Several generals from the Shenji Battalion beside him immediately stood up and followed him to the little princess.
"Jingchuan Hou?"
said the little princess.
Cao Zhen, who had been lying there, let out a long sigh.
"Old minister, I obey the order!"
He said slowly.
"Use this one. This one is more painful. Just press the trigger against your temple."
The little princess handed him the pistol and said.
"Thank you princess!"
Cao Zhen said.
Then he took the pistol, pointed it directly at his temple, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
There was a gunshot and his dead body fell.
In silence, the little princess looked at the remaining generals.
"Everyone, are you prepared to entertain the imperial envoy here?"
she said.
Her brother looked at her helplessly.
The King of Chu knew very well that he no longer had any other illusions. No matter what the outcome was after entering the capital, he would never come back to do anything with the two hundred thousand troops. He could only accept the final verdict. In this struggle, he
Already eliminated in advance. The rest of the matter is very simple. Cao Zhen’s body was put in a coffin and brought to the capital by the King of Chu. It was buried near Xiaoling after waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang’s funeral. Zhongshan Mountain was originally the location of the tombs of many nobles. Xu
These are all there, and when he dies, he is buried next to Lao Zhu, and he is entitled to enjoy the ancestral temple and enjoy the worship of his descendants with him. This is considered the highest treatment.
And their descendants can also be guaranteed prosperity and wealth.
This choice is not a bad choice.
At most, he would have to die.
But all of them were in their sixties or seventies, and it was okay to die in their twilight years in exchange for the guarantee of wealth and glory for future generations. Anyway, Cao Zhen's accompanying son did not feel too sad at all, and instead immediately gave gifts to Her Royal Highness.
Thanks to Princess Hanshan for borrowing the gun, which saved his father from committing suicide.
At noon that day, the little princess sent her brother across the river to Beijing. All the armies in the north of the Yangtze River were stationed at the same place. Cao Zhen's department was temporarily under the command of his son, Han Xun's department was under the control of Chen Xuan, and other departments sent people to deliver messages to Qu Neng as usual. He
Everything there was as usual. Then the little princess wore her princess honor guard and was escorted by a brigade of the Shenji Battalion, and continued north to Xuyi. Her four-wheeled carriage was not suitable for going through Qingliu Pass, so the best route was to go to Xuyi first, and then along the
Huaihe River to Fengyang. Xuyi is where Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, is stationed. Although he is theoretically with the King of Chu, in fact he is on both sides because he also blocks Geng Bingwen, who is leading his army in Sizhou.
In theory, both families obeyed the imperial edict, but Chen Huan blocked the Sizhou Floating Bridge and refused to let him cross the Huaihe River.
This floating bridge is newly built.
The last time Yang Feng went north, there was no floating bridge there.
In recent years, Zhu Yunxi has carried out many major projects that show his ability in governing the country.
Including Sizhou Floating Bridge.
Even the construction of the Yellow River Floating Bridge has started, but it was delayed by the war.
But Geng Bingwen couldn't cross the pontoon bridge, so he couldn't attack Lan Yu's flank. Although Chen Huan theoretically attacked Lan Yu's flank, he always stood still here. In fact, he was an old partner with Lan Yu's relative Ye Sheng. Ye Sheng died there.
Before Yang Feng came to the Ming Dynasty, it was said that it was because of the Hu Weiyong case. However, Hu Weiyong had been dead for twelve years, and he was still killed because of the Hu Weiyong case. It is indeed difficult to say that he was not unjust.
So it's really hard to say whether Chen Huan secretly colluded with Lan Yu to become a mole.
Of course, none of this matters anymore.
After all, with the appearance of Ambassador Yang and Princess Hanshan, everything was over.
Xu Yi.
"Puding Hou, do you obey the imperial edict or not?"
Under the gaze of thousands of troops, the little princess asked Chen Huan, who was lying on the ground, with an imperial edict and a pistol in his hand.
The latter was as silent as Cao Zhen.
"The princess forces the general with a piece of paper. How can she convince the general?"
A general behind said angrily.
Then Yang Feng walked straight to him.
"You are rude to my woman, I will fight you one on one."
he said.
"I'm just telling the truth. If you want to accuse me, there's no reason to hesitate."
The general sneered.
"Isn't it chilling that the princess is like this?"
"How dare a princess, a woman, to disrupt state affairs!"
…
Countless soldiers behind him shouted.
"Do you want to kill all the soldiers here?"
The general said rather proudly.
"Kill, kill!"
Yang Feng said.
The next moment he grabbed this guy's neck.
Before the latter could react, he lifted her up like this and bumped into the soldiers behind. Those soldiers drew their swords one after another. The Shenji battalion behind immediately stepped forward to protect the princess. At this time, Yang Feng was already holding on to countless falling enemies.
With swords, whips and hammers, the whole person was like a cannonball hitting the soldiers. The general in his hand was used as a weapon, swung up and smashed around. Those soldiers were also very brave. Even so, they still came forward to besiege, but they were attacked by Yang Feng.
Crazy smashing, constantly flying out...
"Everyone stop it!"
Chen Huan suddenly roared.
The soldiers stopped immediately, but still looked at Yang Feng warily.
At this time, on both sides of the little princess, the musketeers of the Divine Machine Camp were already in formation, with their magical muskets set up and aimed at the soldiers...
"Princess, I just want to ask, what is my crime?"
Chen Huan said.
"Not guilty. If you are guilty, you are not worthy of following my father to heaven. You are not guilty, but my father wants to take you away. If you are truly loyal, then accept the imperial edict and follow the example of Marquis Jingchuan and give yourself a shot. If you don't want to
If you accept the imperial edict, then I will do it myself. My father conquered this world with you, and shared wealth and honor with you when he was alive. Now that my father has ascended to heaven, he will naturally take you to heaven as well.
If you are loyal ministers, then I, the Zhu family, will naturally give your descendants the glory and wealth that will come after being loyal ministers.
If you don’t want to be loyal ministers, then my Zhu family doesn’t need to support them.”
said the little princess.
As she spoke, she handed the pistol to Chen Huan.
The latter lay there silently...
"Old ministers should indeed serve Emperor Daxing in heaven."
He finally said slowly.
Then he took the pistol handed to him by the little princess.
"Ambassador, I just listened to people's reports and deliberately set up a trap. They are all following orders and are not really enemies of Your Excellency. Now that I am complying with the imperial edict, I ask you to show me some kindness."
He said without looking back.
Yang Feng threw the dead body aside...
"In that case, I will give Marquis Puding some face."