Chapter 547 A fierce king also has loyal ministers
When Li Huaizhong walked into the quiet room tremblingly, he felt that he was suddenly in an ice cellar in the cold winter.
The cold and biting air filled every corner, surrounding Ning Yongnian like a ferocious beast.
He has assisted two emperors successively and has been with Ning Yongnian for more than ten years. This is the first time that Li Huaizhong has seen the latter act so rude.
You must know that even after the imperial army suffered a huge defeat at Niutoushan, the unfathomable Emperor Daning never reacted like he did just now.
It's like Ning Yongnian should always have a character that shows no emotion or anger.
But now it seems that his emotions can no longer be suppressed.
"..."
Not daring to look at those eyes that seemed to be able to eat people alive, Li Huaizhong buried his head low and his voice trembled slightly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Old, old slave knows his crime, please ask the emperor..."
"Without further ado!"
Before Li Huaizhong could finish his apology, an angry voice interrupted him.
"How's it going?!"
"..."
The cold air almost condensed into dry ice. In the extremely tense atmosphere, Li Huaizhong swallowed hard.
If he could, he wouldn't want to risk Ning Yongnian's misfortune at this time, but the matter was so important that he couldn't refuse to take revenge, so in the end he had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied in a trembling voice:
"Go back, go back to the emperor..."
"The old slave has conveyed your decree to the eight state capitals near the capital, no, but..."
"But now only Tan and Lu have received replies, while the other six prefectures have yet to receive any reply..."
"Only two states..."
Ning Yongnian's face turned even colder in an instant. He took a deep breath to suppress his anger and asked, "When did they say they would send out troops?!"
"Gudu..."
After swallowing again, Li Huaizhong's expression looked as ugly as ever.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"The two states of Tan and Lu claimed that they had no more troops to use, so..."
"No, we will not send troops to the capital..."
"..."
"boom!!"
There was a loud noise, and Huang Liumu's bookcase instantly exploded into countless debris.
But this is not over yet.
Ning Yongnian suddenly waved his palms like crazy, smashing everything in his eyes into pieces in an instant.
For a time, it was difficult to find a single intact object in the entire quiet room. There were only fragments of smoke and dust flying in the sky, as well as the manic infuriating energy.
Fortunately, both Li Huaizhong and Wu Ding, who had just rushed in from the door, were at the second level. If a warrior with a weaker realm were here, even if he was not deliberately targeted, he probably would not be able to fight against such undifferentiated Qi.
Holding on for too long in the storm.
"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
There was a continuous muffled sound, and countless pieces of debris that were no longer porcelain or wood were sprayed everywhere.
Li Huaizhong and Wu Ding didn't dare to move, let alone persuade Ning Yongnian to calm down. They just stood there and let the debris hit their bodies.
They all knew that if they spoke out at this time, Ning Yongnian's next palm would most likely come towards them.
After all, the latter is now obviously in a state of rage... It can even be said that he is obsessed.
In fact, Li Huaizhong and Wu Ding can somewhat understand Ning Yongnian's mood.
The latter ordered the eight prefectures around the capital yesterday to immediately send troops to retake the capital.
But up to now, more than half a day has passed, and only Tanzhou and Luzhou have replied, casually finding excuses.
The other six states didn't even find a reason and simply chose to turn a blind eye.
There is no doubt that even if these eight states have not clearly expressed their support for Ning Wenjun, they are definitely trying to adapt to the current situation and wait to see the future situation before making any plans.
As for the remaining twenty states... I think they will all have the same attitude.
And this means that it is basically impossible for Ning Yongnian to mobilize every single soldier in Daning.
In just two days, his own son usurped the throne, and he lost control of Daning in the blink of an eye.
This feeling of "losing everything" overnight may only be understood by those who have experienced it.
But "everything" that ordinary people can lose is probably two different concepts from "everything" that Ning Yongnian has lost now.
You know, what the latter lost was a country.
This was undoubtedly completely unacceptable to an emperor like Ning Yongnian, who had the ambition to "unify the world" and could also be regarded as a talented and ambitious emperor.
but......
"emperor!"
Suddenly, as if Wu Ding had made up his mind, he suddenly raised his head, blushed and shouted:
"Don't forget that you still have an army of 400,000 in Dafeng!"
"Now the First Prince's foundation is still unstable! Even if the states dare to ignore the Holy Order, they will definitely not obey the First Prince's orders!"
"So as long as you lead a large army back, it won't be difficult to recapture the capital!"
"As long as you re-enter the palace, we can liquidate these traitors and rebels one by one!"
"Your Majesty! Nothing has been decided yet! The situation is far from irreversible!"
"You should calm down more at this time!!"
"Your Majesty! Don't be blinded by anger!!"
"..."
Kneeling straight on the ground, Wu Ding looked directly at Ning Yongnian without fear, and his words could be considered sharp.
The flying debris hit the general's armor and made a "ding-dong-ding-dong" sound, but it could not cover up his roar of "death to remonstrate".
There is no doubt that Wu Ding took a huge risk by doing this.
But he did it anyway.
Although from God's perspective, he can be regarded as the number one accomplice of Ning Yongnian's numerous crimes.
But if you look at it from another perspective, he is also a loyal minister who is loyal to the Lord wholeheartedly.
At least compared to Li Huaizhong, Wu Ding is definitely more courageous.
Perhaps the general's mind should be "simpler" to begin with.
"..."
The roar of blood and heart beating still echoed in the quiet room, and every word was like a stick, as if giving Ning Yongnian a blow to the head.
The violent zhenqi suddenly stopped in an instant, and a trace of clarity returned to the latter's red eyes.
Ning Yongnian just lowered his head and stared at Wu Ding, and then slowly closed his eyes after a few breaths.
The fluttering dragon robe fell, and the slightly trembling hands became steady.
"you're right."
"I lost my temper..."
"..."
It was me who lost my composure.
This was the first time that Li Huaizhong and Wu Ding heard Ning Yongnian "admit his mistakes."
And this undoubtedly means that the latter has finally regained his sanity.
"General Wu."
Sure enough, when Ning Yongnian opened his eyes again a moment later, the blood in his eyes had faded, leaving only an eerie calm.
"Send an order to the soldiers stationed in various places in Dafeng to break up their camps immediately and march eastward to catch up with us."
"Instruct the soldiers in Huailing City to prepare their weapons immediately."
"Tonight, I will personally lead the army back to Beijing!"
With 100,000 people stationed in Huailing City as the vanguard and 300,000 people scattered throughout Dafeng as the rear army, Ning Yongnian actually wanted to lead the army back to the capital tonight.
His choice may seem a bit impatient, but it is actually very reasonable.
After all, the situation in Daning will become more variable if it is delayed for another day, which will be even more unfavorable for him.
Therefore, taking back the capital as quickly as possible is definitely the most correct decision.
Of course, this also means that the plan to "mess with Dafeng" has basically gone bankrupt.
Not to mention the "Huailing Alliance" that has not yet been signed, even the most basic "compensation for ceding land" is gone now.
But fortunately, Dafeng’s royal bloodline is now in his hands...
"Your Majesty, what should we do with Li Qi and Li Wutong?"
On the other side, Li Huaizhong saw that Ning Yongnian had recovered his "sanity" and finally dared to speak.
"But do you want to take them back together and make plans?"
"Bring back?"
Ning Yongnian glanced at him, his tone cold.
"Li Wutong may be of some use in the future, so let's save her life for now."
"As for Li Qi... he was killed in the downtown area an hour later."