Everyone in the Jade Kingdom was filled with indignation at the emperor's imperial decree granting marriage, and they all had the same attitude, thinking that they could ignore it and respond with indifference.
Although Lingshuang liked to see the ministers in embarrassment now, she didn't really want to marry King Mo Shao Fang. She asked the ministers: "If I don't reply to the imperial edict, what will happen if the emperor blames me?"
Shang Chong shouted angrily: "The emperor now wants to have no soldiers and no power. Even if he blames the emperor, what can he do?"
Gao Yuan, the left prime minister, nodded and said, "What the general said is reasonable. With the power of the emperor now, you don't have to worry about it."
The ministers also nodded in agreement. Seeing everyone saying this, Lingshuang rolled her eyes and thought to herself that this could be an opportunity!
She pretended to be worried and said: "The emperor is the emperor after all. No matter how weak his power is, he is still the emperor in name of the empire. If our country of Jade neglects the emperor in this way, it may lead to the hostility of the world, and it will easily lead to disaster."
After hearing this, everyone thought about it carefully and frowned. Yes, your concern is not unreasonable.
Seeing this, Lingshuang immediately continued: "Actually, there are good strategies to deal with the emperor's imperial edict."
The spirits of all the ministers were lifted up, and they all asked in unison: "What good plan does your Majesty have?"
Lingshuang smiled and said: "As long as I get married in the near future and the rice is cooked, then the emperor's imperial edict will be self-defeating and meaningless."
Hey! This method is indeed an excellent response. But at this point, the problem comes again, it is still the same old problem, who will you marry?
Naturally, Lingshuang's favorite partner was General Yangwu Xu Wenfeng, but the ministers still did not agree with the marriage. There were two candidates recommended by the ministers, one was Shang De, the son of General Shang Chong, and the other was Cui Xiang, the right prime minister.
Teng's son Cui Miao, first of all, these two people are of noble birth, a hundred times more powerful than Xu Wenfeng. Secondly, these two are the leaders of the younger generation. They are virtuous and capable of martial arts.
Badou. In the eyes of the ministers, these two people are truly suitable for the king. In addition, their support for Shang De and Cui Miao is inseparable from the power of their fathers in the court.
Lingshuang originally planned to take this opportunity to settle the marriage between her and Xu Wenfeng, but she didn't expect that the ministers' attitude was still tough and opposed to the death. As a result, Lingshuang didn't pay attention again and could only continue to suppress the matter.
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They could wait, but Tang Yin and Shao Fang couldn't wait. Seeing that there was no response after the emperor's imperial edict was transmitted to the Jade Kingdom, Tang Yin immediately asked Yin Zhun to issue a second edict. The content was the same as the previous one, and it was still
He urged the Jade King Lingshuang to get married to the Mo King Shao Fang, but this time the tone of the imperial edict was much tougher, and stated that the Jade King must respond. If not, Lingshuang would be punished as being disrespectful to the emperor, and the consequences would be at his own risk.
This imperial edict meant that Lingshuang had to make a statement, either to comply with the imperial edict or to openly break with the emperor.
It's okay to let the ministers of the Jade Kingdom shout that the emperor is incompetent, but if they really want to go against the emperor, people are worried and timid. After all, the Jade Kingdom is not the Chuan Kingdom, nor is it the Zhen Kingdom, even if it does not have strong national power,
Without the backing of an invincible military force, it lacked the capital to confront the emperor.
Lingshuang took the opportunity to bring up the marriage between herself and Xu Wenfeng in the court again. She made it clear that she would not marry anyone except Xu Wenfeng. Now was the last chance for the Jade Kingdom. If she still
If you are unable to get married, then you will either subjugate your country or become an enemy of the Emperor, become a traitor to the Haotian Empire, and be despised by the people of the world.
Under this urgent situation, the ministers of the Jade Kingdom were helpless and had to make compromises. In the end, people finally agreed to the marriage between Lingshuang and Xu Wenfeng.
The approval of the ministers was too difficult for Lingshuang and Xu Wenfeng. For several years, the ministers in the court tried to obstruct their relationship. Who would have thought that the emperor's sudden edict would become a
The opportunity that brought them together successfully forced the ministers to accept the marriage.
Without further ado, Lingshuang asked the ministers to prepare for the wedding on the spot. Firstly, it could dispel the emperor's ulterior motives, and secondly, she was afraid that the ministers would regret it.
After the court was dismissed, Lingshuang immediately went to Xu Wenfeng and told him the good news.
Xu Wenfeng was also very excited after hearing this. He cried on the spot and hugged Lingshuang and cried.
The news that Jade King Lingshuang was going to marry Xu Wenfeng soon spread to Mo Country. After hearing this, Shao Fang was so angry that he raised his eyebrows and turned the table over on the spot. He didn't expect that Lingshuang would play this trick with him. He would do it first.
There is nothing she can do about it.
Shao Fang's face turned red, he pointed to the west, jumped up and shouted: "Send the troops! Send the troops immediately! I want to see who is faster in your marriage, or my Mo country's cavalry is faster!" Then he asked people to immediately send the troops!
Send a message to Fei Ge in Yancheng, asking the Feng Army to set off immediately.
Two days later, the letter arrived in Tang Yin's hands. He did not expect that Lingshuang, a female prostitute, would be so cunning and responded by getting married first. In order to cooperate with Shao Fang, Tang Yin asked Yin Zhun to make another request.
He went against the imperial edict and condemned the country of Jade for disobeying the imperial edict and being disobedient.
On the day when the edict was issued, under Tang Yin's order, a force of 400,000 troops set out in force and headed south towards the country of Mo.
These 400,000 Feng troops, nominally called Feng troops, are actually mostly Ning people. Among them are 100,000 Huwei troops, 150,000 Feilong troops, a total of 250,000 Ning troops, and another 150
There are 100,000 Chifeng troops and 50,000 new soldiers in Wanfeng Army.
Just looking at the lineup of troops sent by Tang Yin, it is not difficult to find that he is not going to fight, but more like training troops.
Tang Yin did not leave with the army and delayed for two days, mainly to finish the affairs in Yancheng first.
One of the things was the lieutenant's office's investigation of the directly affiliated army.
Gu Chen always believed that the outflow of ordnance from the direct-affiliated army was directly related to Zhang Tong, who was in charge of the warehouse. If he wanted to investigate, he had to start with Zhang Tong. However, because Wuying was protecting him, Gu Chen could not find any chance to investigate.
Since he couldn't do it openly, he came to covertly. He first secretly investigated Zhang Tong's family situation. Zhang Tong was only a captain, and his monthly military salary was not much. There were elders in the family and younger ones in the family. He had always lived in poverty, but
Recently, Zhang Tong's family suddenly became rich, and even the dilapidated house in Yancheng was replaced by a new one. No one can tell clearly where the money came from.
Knowing this, Gu Chen became even more suspicious of Zhang Tong. He sent shrewd and capable spies from the Lieutenant's Mansion to quietly lurk near the military camp of the direct army. When Zhang Tong returned home at night and left the barracks, the spies from the Lieutenant's Mansion swarmed up.
Zhang Tong was captured on the spot, quickly loaded into a carriage, and escorted back to the Lieutenant's Mansion.
This operation of the Lieutenant's Mansion was more of a kidnapping than an arrest. It was conducted in such a mysterious manner that outsiders had no idea what was going on. They only knew that Zhang Tong had disappeared inexplicably.
After bringing Zhang Tong into the Lieutenant's Mansion, Gu Chen was no longer polite to him. Before even starting the interrogation, he served the executioner.
The torture in the Lieutenant's Mansion was unbearable by the dead soldiers in Nifengliu, and Zhang Tong could not bear it. After several rounds of torture, Zhang Tong was tortured to the point of being out of shape, confused and semi-conscious. Until this time, Gu
Chen Cai showed up and asked him what was going on with the exodus of military crossbows directly under his command and his recent wealth.
Zhang Tong was tortured to a point where life was worse than death, but he also understood that once he confessed, he would die and his whole family would suffer as well. He gritted his teeth and would rather die than confess.
Gu Chen sneered, he didn't believe that Zhang Tong's mouth could withstand various instruments of torture. After a whole night of torture and interrogation, Zhang Tong's will collapsed and he finally confessed everything.
The crossbow machine used by Niu Fengliu was indeed provided by him quietly, but there was nothing he could do about it. Niu Fengliu threatened the lives of his wife, children and children. If he did not steal the crossbow machine to Niu Fengliu, the whole family would be killed by Niu Fengliu.
Feng Liu killed him, but if he provided the crossbow machine, not only would the whole family's lives be safe, but he would also be rewarded heavily by Ni Feng Liu. After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Tong could only follow Ni Feng Liu's instructions and secretly take it from the directly affiliated military warehouse.
More than a hundred crossbow machines were sent out and handed over to those who were against the current.
This is what happened.
After receiving this confession, Gu Chen sighed. His secret arrest of Zhang Tong was a desperate move. Even if Zhang Tong was beaten to death, he would not be killed.
Ying would not let him go, but fortunately Zhang Tong confessed, and he could have a smooth relationship with him again.
Gu Chen handed Zhang Tong's confession directly to Tang Yin. After reading it, the latter was furious. Unexpectedly, the direct army closest to him actually had a spy. Even the direct army could have spies, so the situation in other legions was the same.
One can imagine.
At the court meeting the next day, Tang Yin explained the matter in public and became furious. He said three times in a row that all traitors in the army must be eliminated.
As the acting commander of the direct-affiliated army, Wuying was so ashamed in the court. Although Tang Yin did not name her, the spy did come from the direct-affiliated army, but she, the commander of the army, was completely unaware of it, and it was her full responsibility!
Looking at Gu Chen standing at the end of the court, Wuying was itching with hatred. There was no problem in finding out that Zhang Tong was a spy. The key was that he should have warned him beforehand and shouldn't let himself go to court without knowing anything.
North Korea fell into such a passive dilemma.
Tang Yin got angry for a while, and then his eyes fell on Wuying. He didn't say much else. He just asked Qiu Zhen to write down that Wuying would be punished with half a year's salary and be demoted one level.
Qiu really wanted to plead for Wuying, but seeing Tang Yin's ugly face and cold expression, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything else. Wuying responded loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Listening to her tone, it was obvious that she was not convinced by her punishment. Tang Yin's expression condensed, and his eyes shone with terrifying light. Just as he was about to speak, Qiu Zhen hurriedly stood up and interrupted the topic, raised his hands and asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know what to do.