"Yinye, Xue'er, please tell everyone about the situation at that time." Long Zhaofeng said again in order to confirm the news of Jiang Chen's death.
Long Yinye told the situation again, and Long Juxue added some details.
"Well, according to this, Jiang Chen is bound to die." Even the always cautious Long Yi nodded, "Master Hou, once Jiang Chen dies, the Dongfang family's chess piece will be gone, and they will be equal to
There is no move left. Do we..."
Long Zhaofeng smiled faintly, and the superior's confidence became more and more calm.
"Yinye, didn't you say that Jiang Chen attacked you secretly in the Endless Cave? This was Jiang Hanhou's Mansion's provocation against us, Longteng Marquis. As the heads of the princes, how could we allow the inferior princes to provoke us?
And this was revealed?"
The so-called sneak attack was naturally made up by them.
However, Long Yinye was very perceptive and immediately understood his father's implication. This was to make the situation worse, take the opportunity to cause trouble with Jiang Hanhou, and further test the attitude of the royal family!
At this time, the royal family's attitude became ambiguous.
Now that Jiang Chen is dead, is Jiang Hanhou Mansion still worthy of Dongfang Lu's strong support?
Long Zhaofeng just wanted to find out Dongfanglu's bottom line. If Dongfanglu continued to support the Jiang family, Long Zhaofeng could use the conflicts between the princes to make a fuss about Dongfanglu's army.
This title of First Prince was bestowed upon you by your Dongfang family. If the inferior princes provoke the First Prince without being punished, then where is the law of the kingdom?
If Dongfang Lu chooses to abandon the Jiang family, he, Long Zhaofeng, can take advantage of the situation to eradicate the Jiang family. Firstly, he will cut off a chess piece of the royal family. Secondly, he will attack the royal family's prestige, kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, and deter the princes who have not yet surrendered to his Long family!
As the successor of Marquis Long Teng, Long Yinye understood all the twists and turns here.
There was joy on his face: "Father, Jiang Chen's sneak attack on the child represents Jiang Hanhou, and the provocation is the golden signboard of our Longtenghou Mansion. The child will now recruit a group of elites and go to the Jiang family to ask for an explanation!
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"Well, the villain of the Jiang family has become so wanton and needs an explanation for this matter. Long Yi, please go with Ginye!"
Long Yi is the number one master among the guards of the Jiang family, and is a veritable master of the eleven meridians! His cultivation level is even close to that of Marquis Long Teng himself!
"I obey my orders!" Long Yi bowed and accepted the orders.
At that moment, the elite troops of the Long family immediately dispatched. Under the leadership of Long Yinye and Long Yi, three thousand armored soldiers pressed towards Jiang Hanhou's mansion with great momentum.
When the princes who had taken refuge with the Long Family heard the news, they all found the same excuse and sent out their personal guards to join the elite team of the Long Family.
At one time, the number of people denouncing Jiang Hanhou exceeded 20,000!
In the royal capital, except the royal family, who dares to mobilize 20,000 troops?
Therefore, when these 20,000 horses appeared on the street, the entire royal capital once again fell into endless chaos, and people were panicked.
Although this team was under the banner of crusade against Marquis Jiang Han, everyone knew that mobilizing so many people in the royal capital was inherently trespassing and exceeded the authority of the princes.
This move by Marquis Long Teng is tantamount to provoking the authority of the royal family!
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Inside the palace, Dongfang Lu has been having trouble sleeping and eating these past few days.
During the trial and assessment, the loss rate of the descendants of the princes exceeded 30%. Although Dongfang Lu was shocked, he was not too uneasy.
But, the most important thing is that Jiang Chen didn't come back.
What does it mean to not come back at this time? It means that Jiang Chen has probably been killed by the Long family brothers and sisters!
"Long family!" Dongfang Lu said with a dark face. He was very depressed and hesitant. Jiang Chen's sudden appearance of a chess piece bought him a lot of buffering time during this period.
However, at this critical moment, Jiang Chen disappeared and was most likely dead!
This is equivalent to putting all his plans into a deadlock. It's like a chain suddenly being exercised and unable to operate.
Moreover, the current situation in the royal capital has made all the princes panic, and many originally neutral princes have turned to Lord Long Teng for various reasons.
In the past few days, the royal family's situation has deteriorated and it has become very passive.
Not only was the situation passive, Dongfang Lu also felt sorry for his daughter. If Jiang Chen died, who would he turn to for his daughter's illness?
"Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen, can't you just hold on for a while?" Dongfang Lu was very upset. If he didn't consider these reasons, he wouldn't care whether Jiang Chen died or not.
However, the situation in the royal capital requires Jiang Chen.
With Jiang Chen here, at least someone can divert Marquis Long Teng's attention and keep the deadlock going for a while.
With Jiang Chen's death, the deadlock of balance has been broken. Marquis Long Teng is undistracted. Maybe after this Qianlong Trial, there will be a decisive battle in advance!
Dongfang Lu was very depressed. It was not that he did not want to suppress Long Tenghou, but he was not sure of the current situation and the time had not yet come.
"Your Majesty, something big has happened!"
Just when Dongfang Lu was in a state of panic, a chamberlain hurriedly ran in, gasping for air, "I just received an urgent report from Lord Tiandu that Marquis Long Teng and his followers have organized 20,000 to 30,000 troops to attack Marquis Jiang Han.
The banner has surrounded Jiang Hanhou’s mansion!”
"What?" The king of Dongfanglu Kingdom was also shocked after hearing the news.
Taking action?
At this moment, he almost thought that Marquis Long Teng had already taken action and turned against him!
However, his reason told him that it was not the best time yet for Long Tenghou to rebel.
"What's their reason for attacking Jiang Hanhou?"
"The reason is that during the trial in the Endless Cave, Jiang Chen secretly attacked the Long family brothers and sisters. He said they were inferior princes and offended the majesty of the first princes. If it is not severely punished, the laws of the kingdom will not tolerate it." The servant was also very nervous.
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"I understand, you go down first."
The servant was sweating profusely and retreated. As soon as he walked out, Princess Magatama hurried over.
"Brother Wang, Longtenghou Mansion, is this a declaration of war?" Princess Gouyu Yurong was angry, and she was obviously very angry. She did not want Jiang Hanhou Mansion to be attacked, both in public and private matters.
"Magatama, you're here. I'm so annoyed." Dongfang Lu also rarely reveals his heart only in front of this younger sister.
"Brother Wang, we must not let Marquis Long Teng run wild on this matter!" Princess Magatama's attitude was very firm.
"Oh, Magatama, the overall situation is more important." Although Dongfang Lu's attitude was unclear, Princess Magatama still heard something.
"Brother Wang, are you going to give up on Marquis Jiang Han like this?" Princess Gouyu lost her voice, "Have you ever thought that if a loyal minister like Jiang Hanhou had to give up, the other neutral princes, even those loyal to Brother Wang, would
What do you think?"
"But Magatama, have you ever thought about it? Now the Long family is using the banner of the kingdom's laws, and they have a good reputation. If we protect the Jiang family, Long Tenghou can use it to coerce me. In the end, they can still use the banner of the law.
Flag, let me personally deal with the Jiang family. If things develop like this, wouldn't it be an early showdown and a decisive battle with the Long family?"
"The decisive battle is the decisive battle, Brother Wang, you always think too much. If you suppressed it early, how could Long Zhaofeng have reached this stage?" Princess Magatama's tone was also anxious.
Dongfang Lu snorted: "Decisive battle? What you say is easy. The ancestor is in seclusion now, and it will take two months before he can come out. Why can't we endure it until the ancestor comes out, and then the spiritual powerhouse will come forward?
, Who among the princes in the world dares to make a mistake? To subjugate the enemy's army without fighting, to stop the war, to suppress the Longteng princes, without triggering a civil war or consuming national power, isn't it a blessing for the country, the country, and the people? "
The king of Dongfanglu country considers the interests of the country. If he can avoid civil war, there will be no civil war.
After all, a civil war consumes countless people, and the national power will inevitably be greatly damaged. Even if the royal family wins this decisive battle, it will be a tragic victory!
The cost of a tragic victory is very high. Internal national strength will decline, and powerful foreign enemies will definitely be watching.
Move one hair and move the whole body!
"Brother Wang, soldiers are dangerous weapons, and saints are not allowed to use them. However, the way to be a king is not to use troops easily, nor to deliberately escape. If you only consider the strength of the country, consider this and that, you will not have the determination to fight.
I'm afraid that when you want to fight, you will find that there are no more soldiers around you to fight."
Princess Magatama is not an alarmist. You are the king of a country, but you never have the courage to fight decisively. How can you make your subordinates follow you wholeheartedly?
People's hearts are floating, and this situation has actually already occurred.
Why does the recent situation keep moving towards Lord Long Teng? It is also related to the attitude of Dongfang Lu. You, the king of a country, have never been able to take corresponding measures in the face of the power of the princes. What do the princes and ministers think?
You, how can I serve you?
Dongfang Lu remained silent. Princess Magatama was his biological sister. Only Princess Magatama could tell him these words clearly.
However, Dongfang Lu still felt that the Jiang family, without Jiang Chen, was no longer enough for him to fight against Long Tenghou now.
He needs time and needs to wait for his ancestor to come out of seclusion!
Two months, just need to wait two more months.
"Brother Wang, you can't hesitate anymore. If you hesitate again..."
Dongfang Lu raised his head with a determined look: "Magatama, I know you appreciate Jiang Chen, but now Jiang Chen is obviously gone. The Jiang family's strategic significance is no longer important. I have made up my mind to let Tiandu withdraw its troops. This is
The grievances and grievances between their princes shall be settled among their princes!"
Originally, Dongfang Lu sent Tiandu troops to station themselves near Jiang Hanhou Mansion to protect Jiang Hanhou Mansion.
This withdrawal of troops also means that Dongfang Lu is giving up on the Jiang family.
Magatama was extremely distressed, her face turned pale, and she looked at Dongfang Lu with disappointment: "Brother Wang, is this your final decision? Are you so sure that Jiang Chen is really dead?"
"Whether he is dead or not, there is nothing we can do to prevent the situation from happening. I need time. Now, I don't want to waste the power of the whole country to fight a decisive battle! Magatama, you know that as long as the ancestor comes out of seclusion,
, everything will be solved..."
"That's enough!" Princess Magatama couldn't stand listening at all, her face changed color, and she said angrily, "I don't want to listen! Brother Wang, I've heard enough of what you said! Ancestor, Ancestor! You are the king of a country,
If we have to rely on our ancestors for everything, who will take the position of king?"
After saying that, Princess Magatama stamped her feet and walked out angrily.
Dongfang Lu was left with an embarrassed look on his face, turning green and white for a while, dumbfounded. He could not have imagined that his sister, who respected him the most and supported him the most, would have such an attitude at this time.