Chapter 411 First Change (Dragon Boat Festival is coming)
Chapter 411: First Change (Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon)
When the emperor heard this, his old body suddenly trembled. His eyes were slightly lowered and his face was expressionless. However, Lu Heng, who was beside him, keenly noticed that the emperor's fists suddenly clenched after hearing this person's words.
In fact, if you put aside the personal honor and disgrace that you are worried about, this kind of treatment is indeed a good way. Take advantage of the opponent's wings before they are full, and they are defenseless. Take them in one fell swoop, and then change the possessions that should be killed, and the exiles that should be exiled. As long as you control them.
Good public opinion indeed saves a lot of trouble.
However, forcing an old man to kill his own son, hey...
It’s difficult!
Lu Heng originally wanted to agree and persuade the emperor.
But when he saw the old man next to him, the pain he tried so hard to conceal, he swallowed the words he spoke again.
There was silence in the room.
There was only the crackling sound of the oil lamp and the dim and bright light at that time.
All the ministers looked solemnly, looking at His Majesty the Emperor on the throne, waiting for his final decision.
"Zhan Xiong!"
After a long time, the emperor, who was leaning on his chair with his eyes closed, feebly uttered two words.
"Yes!" Standing aside solemnly, Zhan Xiong, dressed in military uniform, came forward, put one hand on his chest, and performed a military salute. He knelt down on one knee, waiting for the emperor to lecture.
"Go!" The emperor took out the written edict from his arms with trembling hands, threw it on the ground, and said calmly.
"Yes!" Zhan Xiong put away the oracle, stood up, and strode towards the door.
At this time, suddenly there was a violent explosion outside the door. The earth shook and the mountains shook, and flames shot into the sky.
Then, a shocking killing cry rang out from the door outside the house.
The courtiers in the room were so frightened by the earth-shattering loud noise and the noisy killing cries that their faces turned pale and they stood up suddenly. They looked at the door in shock.
Lu Heng, who was sitting in the seat, frowned after hearing the voice. His heart suddenly sank, it was terrible.
He turned his head and glanced at the emperor beside him. He saw that the emperor's eyes were slightly lowered, with a sharp look in his eyes. His face was terrifyingly gloomy.
Obviously, the emperor also thought that the loud noise and the dead soldiers who came to kill were probably sent by the King of Jin.
At this moment, a Qianniu Guard covered in blood and with scars all over his body rushed in.
The Ouchi guards in the room were shocked when they saw a warrior covered in blood rushing in. While their expressions changed slightly, they pulled out their steel swords with a swish sound and protected them in front of the emperor.
"Commander Zhang, what happened?" The emperor waved his hand and asked the Ouchi guard to put down his sword. He leaned forward and scanned this person with his tiger eyes, and asked.
The strong man who rushed in wiped his hands and wiped the blood on his face, panted heavily, raised his head, looked at the emperor and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, a large number of unidentified dead soldiers are attacking the gate of the palace. I ask your Majesty to come back immediately.
palace!!"
"How many?" Lu Heng frowned and asked.
"No less than five hundred. The combat power is extremely strong. I'm afraid I can't resist it!" After returning the gift, Commander Zhang returned the favor and once again advised the emperor: "Your Majesty, please return to the palace immediately!"
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace!"
When the courtiers heard the news that a large number of dead soldiers were attacking the palace gate with the intention of assassinating the emperor, their expressions changed. After looking at each other, they all walked up to the emperor and begged him to return to the palace immediately.
"I'm not going anywhere!" The emperor sneered, leaned on his chair, shook his head and said.
"Your Majesty!" The courtiers knelt down one after another, kowtowed and asked the emperor to return to the palace immediately.
"I said, I'm not going anywhere!" The emperor seemed determined and sat motionless on his chair.
"Lord Lu!" Seeing that the emperor was unmoved, the courtiers had no choice but to turn their attention to Lu Heng. Apart from the emperor, Lu Heng seemed to have the highest status in the room. Moreover, as the emperor's master, he spoke with natural weight.
Need to be heavier.
Seeing that the ministers were casting their hopes on him, they wanted him to persuade the emperor.
Lu Heng shook his head, smiled, coughed, turned his head, looked at the emperor and said, "How about you go back?"
The emperor opened his eyes, rolled his eyes at Lu Heng, and continued to sleep with his eyes closed.
"Ahem, well, since we don't want to go back, how about we go out and have a look together?" Lu Heng rubbed his forehead helplessly, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said to the emperor with a smile.
"Master Lu, how could you..."
Seeing that Lu Heng not only did not persuade the emperor to return to the palace, but instead encouraged the emperor to get into danger, the courtiers suddenly became anxious and looked at Lu Heng angrily.
Being stared at by so many angry eyes, Lu Heng also felt trouble with his scalp.
In desperation, I had no choice but to show them my trump card.
"My lords, there is no need to panic. There are more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the Snow Wolf Battalion in the mansion, and there are more than fifty Qianniu Guards guarding the mansion. It is very safe. Besides, the nine admirals will be there in a moment. Those five hundred dead soldiers outside the door.
, it will soon turn into five hundred corpses!”
After explaining to all the adults with a smile, Lu Heng turned around and said to Zhan Xiong who was standing at the door: "General Zhan, let your people take action!"
"Yes!" Zhan Xiong put one hand on his chest, his eyes filled with admiration, and after bowing, he turned around and walked out of the room.
Outside, there was a loud whistle from Zhan Xiong.
Then I heard the sound of swords clashing, and the sound of footsteps rushing outside the door.
Hundreds of soldiers from the Snow Wolf Battalion, fully armed, were assembled in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the first elite troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty appear outside the door, the courtiers were so horrified that they couldn't help but close their mouths.
"This, this is..." The head of the Ministry of War who was the first to speak looked at the coldly shining soldiers outside the door with his mouth open, and pointed. He turned around and looked at Lu Heng stammering.
Seeing the old man's shocked expression, Lu Heng knew what he wanted to ask. It was just, why did Mr. Lu know that something would happen tonight?
"You always have to make some preparations!" He picked up the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile.
Beside him, the emperor opened his eyes slightly, glanced at Lu Heng, leaned over, and said in a low voice: "I knew you were definitely prepared!"
"That's natural, don't fight an unprepared battle!" Lu Heng picked up the teapot, filled a cup for the emperor, and said with a smile.
A few days ago, the emperor issued an imperial edict for all kings to donate money and vigorously built momentum for King Zheng. Lu Heng felt that things seemed to be ahead of schedule. After observing King Jin's reaction, Lu Heng decisively ordered Zhan Xiong to lead directly.
I moved into the house with Xuelangying in case anything unexpected happened.
Unexpectedly, Prince Jin was really capable. He would actually send people to attack his own mansion directly.
Moreover, I have to say that King Jin's luck is really good. Even if he gambles, he can get such a big deal, even the emperor has bet on it.
The old emperor was unlucky and happened to catch it.
"So, I was implicated by your boy?" Once the thing really happened, the worries and worries in my heart disappeared.
Just now, the emperor was worried about whether to issue an order to arrest Prince Jin. At this time, he saw that Prince Jin was the first to break his face and break the balance. The hesitation in his heart also dissipated.
At this time, listening to the increasingly louder shouts of killing outside, the emperor smiled, turned his head, looked at Lu Heng, and said with a smile and curse.
Lu Heng smiled, shook his head and said, "How can you say it's implicated? Old man, you are the boss. Since you are the boss, you must be willing to take the blame for your subordinates!"
The emperor was drinking water from a cup, and when he suddenly heard Lu Heng's words, he couldn't help but spit out the water.
I wanted to scold him, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that although this sentence is a bit rough, it really makes sense.
Over the years, the emperor has experienced a lot of things when dealing with foreign vassal states.
For example, the last time a Turkic envoy came, the indignant Xiao Dapeng and his men secretly blocked the envoy at the inn and beat him up.
The Turkic envoys were furious and threatened the emperor to hand over the murderer.
The emperor was also filled with righteous indignation and promised to severely punish the murderer if found out.
Finally, the emperor found a death row prisoner in the sky prison and executed the death row prisoner in front of the Turkic envoys. This prevented a conflict between the two countries.
Although the emperor scolded Xiao Dapeng bloody afterwards, at that time, he still took the blame for Xiao Dapeng.
Now, I heard Lu Heng say that being the boss means you have to take the blame for your subordinates. When the emperor thought about it carefully, it really made sense.
"That makes sense!"
The emperor extended his thumb and smiled at Lu Heng.
The two of them huddled together and whispered in front of the courtiers.
Below, the courtiers' eyes were shining with curiosity, and they were filled with suspicion as they looked at these two people who had openly deserted.
However, more people saw the good personal relationship between Lu Heng and the emperor, and felt jealous and jealous in their hearts.
After Zhan Xiong led the people out, the sound of fighting quickly subsided. About a quarter of an hour later, the door creaked open, and Zhan Xiong, covered in blood and stained with blood, walked in with a fierce murderous aura.
"Your Majesty, all the five hundred rebels outside the door were killed!" Zhan Xiong put one hand on his chest and reported the results of the battle in a deep voice.
Seeing the blood all over General Zhan's body and the unabated murderous look in his eyes, the officials who were doing this suddenly became awe-inspiring.
With such a great reputation, there are no false heroes, and Snow Wolf Camp is indeed worthy of its reputation!
In less than a moment, he had already taken control of the situation. His reputation as the number one elite in the Great Zhou Dynasty was indeed well deserved.
"Is there anyone alive?" Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked.
"Back to the military advisor, these five hundred are specially trained soldiers who will not surrender until they die, so..." Zhan Xiong scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile.
"Forget it if you don't have it!" Lu Heng waved his hand nonchalantly and said with a smile.
Originally, if he was alive, Lu Heng wanted to pry open this man's mouth and ask about King Jin's escape route. However, death is death. As the saying goes, a monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple.
If King Jin runs again, he can only run to Shanxi. As long as the army presses the border, King Jin will still be in danger of escaping.
not to mention……
Lu Heng turned his head and glanced at the emperor beside him.