Chapter 720 The son who was born unrepentantly (24)
After a month of this, Shi Jiang persuaded Zhou Tianci to let Marquis Wu go back.
Following Wu Guohou back, there were also several of his close associates.
"The Marquis of Wu State is a good general of the dynasty. If you let him go like this, you will definitely let the tiger return to the mountain!"
Zhou Tianci couldn't help but sigh softly as he looked at the figure of the horse riding away in the distance.
However, if he wanted to kill the opponent because he could not surrender, he would not be able to do it.
When Shi Jiang heard Zhou Tianci's words from the side, he looked at him strangely.
I didn't expect that the eldest son of Prince An's mansion would be so simple.
Thinking of the current emperor's character, Shi Jiang twitched the corner of his mouth.
"I hope the emperor will see that Marquis Wu Guo has paid so much for the country and let go of his suspicions!"
Facts have proved that a cow is still a cow when it is led to a bj. How could the emperor's suspicion be so easily resolved?
When Wu Guohou and others rode horses, they traveled back to Beijing day and night.
Wu Guohou didn't even go back to his residence, but went directly to the palace to meet the emperor.
But when Wu Guohou went to Shunan with 30,000 soldiers and horses, now only a few of them came back, and those who came back were all Wu Guohou's cronies. How could the emperor believe what Wu Guohou said?
Moreover, according to what Wu Guohou said, Prince An did not show up at all, and only Zhou Tianci, the eldest son of Prince An's palace, came to see him.
As for Zhou Tianci's persuasion to surrender, Wu Guohou naturally would not tell the emperor so openly to avoid misunderstanding.
But just because Wu Guohou said that Zhou Tianci didn't say anything else when he saw him, the emperor, who was already suspicious and seriously ill, became even more suspicious of him.
By the time Zhou Tianci and Shi Jiang learned the news, three clans had been executed in the Marquis of Wu's house, on charges of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.
If the 30,000 soldiers and horses who stayed in southern Shu at first were reluctant to leave because of the good treatment, now they heard that after Wu Guohou returned, he was accused of treason by the emperor, and they were all disappointed with the court.
Some people even went to the steward to ask if he could help find a way to bring their family members who were far away in the capital to Shunan.
In case the emperor suddenly sits together and cannot find these soldiers, he will find his own relatives to make rafts.
When he heard Fang Lei's report and the request of the soldiers at the mine, Shi Jiang agreed without any hesitation.
The emperor arrested and killed everyone in the Marquis Wu's house. He breathed a sigh of relief and felt happy.
But after the incident was over, the enemy from the north suddenly invaded. The eldest son of Wu Guohou, who was originally guarding, had also been beheaded before, and his replacement was just a deputy general in the army.
For a time, they were caught off guard and managed to hold on to the northern border, but the army's lieutenants suffered heavy losses.
At the same time, there were also complaints against the imperial court. After all, if the general was here, how could this battle be so difficult?
But there is no point in complaining, after all, there is no resurrection after death.
However, many generals were very disappointed with the actions of the imperial court.
When he heard the news of the tragic victory at the northern border brought by the Minister of War, the emperor was as irritable as a beast in a cage.
If I transfer troops and horses from the border to go to southern Sichuan, I'm afraid it might cause a mutiny.
As a result, those people in the court who had been suppressed before jumped out again, and the meaning behind their words made the emperor be more open-minded and give a little sweetness to southern Sichuan. When the disaster-stricken areas in various places were settled, there would be no more wars at the border.
, it’s not too late to clean up Southern Shu.
The emperor could only hold his nose and agreed, and hypocritically sent an angel to Shunan to officially confirm the identity of Zhou Tianci's crown prince.
Zhou Tianci received the imperial edict with a smile, then gave the angel a good meal, and then politely sent the person out of Shunan.
Angel felt that those who said bad things about Shunan before must have been too greedy.
It was different for him. When he touched the one hundred thousand taels of silver notes in his pocket, the angel's eyes turned into slits with laughter.
I returned to Beijing happily all the way, and then I said good things to the emperor.
The emperor heard that Prince An was really ill, and now everyone in Prince An's palace was obeying Prince An's orders, and his eyebrows couldn't help but beat.
However, he remembered clearly that there had been news from the secret guards that Prince An was not in good health.
They have been married for many years and still have no children.
Compared with Prince An's gain in power, Prince An's palace is now in the hands of Prince An, which makes the emperor feel more at ease.
Even if Prince An has a disobedient heart, it is still unknown how long he can survive given his body!
As a result, the imperial court and Shunan were temporarily reconciled.
Seeing that there was no other movement in southern Shu, the imperial court concentrated on the disaster-stricken areas in various places and recruited troops to replenish the supply of troops in the north.
After all, if there is another enemy attack, it is still unclear whether the remaining soldiers and generals can stop the aliens outside.
As for Shunan, because of the personal letter, the subordinates sent by Fang Lei quickly picked up the families of the soldiers one by one.
As a result, the state capital, which originally had a population decrease due to disasters and conscription, suddenly found that the number of ordinary people suddenly decreased.
However, they did not dare to report these matters to the court.
If the imperial court knew about it, they, the prefects of the prefectures, would definitely suffer.
The prefects of several prefectures all unanimously shut up.
The prefect of Yizhou, who was originally only doing business with southern Shu, went directly to the pirate ship in southern Shu because of the incident involving Marquis Wu. Although he was apparently a member of the imperial court, he was actually a person sent by Zhou Tianci.
At first, he was worried that after Wu Guohou returned to Beijing, his affairs would be revealed and he was panicked.
However, he didn't expect that the emperor directly destroyed the three clans of Wu Guohou, and nothing happened to him.
In addition, the imperial court later sent an angel to confer Zhou Tianci the title of Crown Prince An. This made the prefect of Yizhou breathe a sigh of relief and at the same time couldn't help but feel lucky that he had embraced Zhou Tianci's golden gift.
thigh.
As for the orders issued by Shunan, he almost ordered everyone in the government office to comply with them.
For him, no matter who has the upper hand, there is no harm to him. After all, the money in his pocket is expanding day by day, and this is enough.
Having this time buffer is also a good thing for Shunan.
After all, the most difficult thing for Shunan right now is that it does not have a strong army.
Although Shi Jiang had been letting Cao Jian train those soldiers, these people were Shi Jiang's last resort to save his life.
She couldn't put all her eggs in Zhou Tianci's basket, after all, people's hearts are fickle.
Who can guarantee that when Zhou Tianci sits on the dragon chair in the future, he will really be able to make her happy and worry-free for the rest of her life?
Shi Jiang had already made plans. While letting Fang Lei go out to do business, he also sent people to the deserted island with fresh water resources in Luzon as a retreat.