Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 212 Ask the Queen

After Empress Dowager Jiang left, King Donghua hurriedly asked someone to investigate Qian Xinzhao. He sat in a chair and pondered.

He is not stupid. If he were stupid, he would not be able to live in this position and eradicate the Qian family, the Yang family and the Gong family.

Anyway, there are always people who want to surrender to the enemy. One year, two years, they ask themselves, can they persist?
Just imagine surrendering to the enemy. Compared with Li Pingyuan, there is no comparison at all. If he were his subordinate, he would choose Li Pingyuan.

The territory is larger, the army is more powerful, and it is better able to fight against Zhuang Xun. Chengguo also treats the nobles of the aristocratic families well.

Strictly speaking, all countries except the Xia Kingdom treat aristocratic families well, and the Xia Kingdom is simply the enemy of the great aristocratic families.

Apart from Zhuang Xun, these ministers' choice was Li Pingyuan, but they didn't expect that before Li Pingyuan could seize the power of Chengguo, these people hurriedly went to express their loyalty.

Of course he didn't know that these people were frightened by his idea of ​​surrendering to the enemy. If it weren't for his soft stance against Zhuang Xun, Qian Xinzhao and others would not have been so anxious to join Li Pingyuan.

Facts have proved that their guess was correct. King Donghua did want to surrender to the enemy again, but he had not yet made up his mind and was hesitant.

On the one hand, he was greedy for the conditions promised by Zhao State, such as allowing him to continue to be king of Yu State after unification, but on the other hand, he felt that he could not control the big families under his command.

He was suspicious of everyone. Except for Qian Xinzhao, who was exposed as being disloyal, the loyalty of any other aristocratic family to him seemed not absolute.

Everyone has selfish motives. King Donghua felt that he had no burden in betraying them, so naturally he would not believe that he had any burden in betraying himself.

Therefore, King Donghua was torn between the threat that was close at hand and the cake that was far away.

"Mrs. Jiang is going back to the Kingdom of Zhao, alas." Now that Mrs. Jiang is going back to the country to take charge of the business, he feels even more insecure.

"The situation here and in Chengdu is critical. King Qinghe said she was no match for Li Pingyuan..."

When King Donghua said that he was stuck, a flash of inspiration occurred, and an extremely contradictory system appeared in his mind.

Didn’t Zhao Guo support King Qinghe?Zhuang Xun, who escaped from King Qinghe's crazy search, even made a joke.

Zhuang Xun's Golden Toad Escape is even more famous than Li Rusi, who fought guerrillas and escaped, and has spread to surrounding forces and countries.

Previously, the State of Zhao had mediated, and King Donghua and Li Pingyuan made peace and jointly attacked Zhuang Xun, taking into account Mrs. Jiang's attitude just now.

An almost factual situation appeared in his mind. King Qinghe was abandoned by the Zhao State, perhaps because Li Pingyuan was not valuable against Zhuang Xun.

As soon as this idea was put forward, it was like a virus that penetrated into the mind, and King Qinghe was abandoned by Zhao Guo.

If King Qinghe is abandoned by the Zhao State, will he be abandoned? If he cannot control his family, will the Zhao State abandon him?

This is a question with no answer. Once you fall into suspicion, it will be difficult to escape. In contrast, although Zhuang Xun seeks favors everywhere and often does some unscrupulous rebellion, and even turns against his own father-in-law, he hardly cares about the status and background of his subordinates. , look forward to reuse.

King Yanghua is doing well, and the surrendered generals of Youguo have been reused. Zhuang Xun has not had any special scandals. Is it considered a problem to have a wife and daughter?

He has experienced legends, has the blessing of gods, is a kind person, has the endorsement of his father, and is worthy of trust and trust.

On the contrary, the State of Zhao supported Zhuang Xun, but Zhuang Xun turned against him and gave up supporting King Qinghe. He seemed to be unable to support himself even though he had promised Zhuang Xun not to invade and take advantage of the situation.

Now not only the Xia Kingdom was plundering, but the Cheng Kingdom was also plundering, making the country that was originally thought to be the successor to the throne had become a corner of peace, and it had to deal with the aristocratic families under its command and block the prying eyes of Zhuang Xun and Li Pingyuan.

These are not what Zhao Guo promised in the first place, and he failed to abide by the agreement and gave up King Qinghe. Can Zhao Guo's future promises be trusted?

Zhao Guo said that he should not worry about the gods, but who dares to say that he is not afraid of the gods? It seems that he can already make a choice.

He was not from a big family, and he was not afraid that Zhuang Xun would take over his land. He didn't have much land in the first place. It was really not as good as Zhuang Xun to take refuge with Li Pingyuan, and Li Pingyuan still had to defeat King Qinghe.

After thinking about it, I suddenly knew in my heart that Zhao Guo's promise was worthless. If the family wanted to betray themselves, then let them meet their enemies.

With this idea, King Donghua quickly wrote a letter, fearing that if he wrote it too late, the letter would not be delivered.

How to hand over the Donghua Dao controlled by the family in a smooth and natural manner is a question. Let's first see who Qian Xinzhao met.

King Donghua suddenly had great mobility. He didn't want to watch the singing and dancing performances, and drank and got drunk. Now he wanted to defeat these aristocratic families. After all, this was related to the treatment of his surrender in the future.

Queen Mother Jiang probably never imagined that her reminder would actually open a bright road for King Donghua.

Equally unexpected was King Qinghe who received Zhuang Xun's letter. He did not believe all the contents of the letter, but he had already noticed the hidden dangers in it because he was too close to Zhao Guo and relied on a lot of intelligence. Zhao State.

Is it Li Pingyuan's conspiracy to sow discord between himself and Zhao Guo?But is Zhao Guo really trustworthy?Is Zhuang Xun trustworthy?
Zhao Guo's credibility cannot be guaranteed, but without Zhao Guo's support, he will definitely lose and have no way out.

He would rather believe in Zhao Guo, and he could only believe in Zhao Guo. This letter was like the ringing of a big bell, which shocked him to the point of being stunned and woke him up.

King Qinghe couldn't tell whether it was true or false that there was a rift in the relationship between Zhuang Xun and Li Pingyuan. If the Li family and Zhuang Xun really fell out, then it was really possible that Zhao Guo gave up on him and chose Li Pingyuan.

These mysteries also shrouded King Qinghe's head, and they were related to his life. He was more cautious than King Donghua.

King Qinghe didn't know who to trust, so he could only tell his men to be prepared and lay a good foundation for the arrival of the New Year's storm. If there was a storm, it would be a dead end and Li Ping would never be safe.

While writing letters to maintain communication with Zhuang Xun, inquiring about the source of the information, verifying the authenticity, and isolating Zhao's intelligence spies to prevent the plan from leaking out, he was already inclined to believe Zhuang Xun in his heart.

Although he didn't completely believe it, he had a grudge against Zhuang Xun. Zhuang Xun was chased and intercepted by him when he came back from Zhao. Zhuang Xun was Li Pingyuan's son-in-law. These were all his worries.

Li Shaoyun agreed to write to Zhuang Xun (borrowed the letter to Li Rusi), but did not agree to King Cheng to write to King Qinghe. There was no good reason, and it was easy to be exposed, so King Qinghe was the one who really fell into the high wall of information. people.

He was cautious enough, but unfortunately his actions could not be hidden from Li Pingyuan. Mrs. Jiang's prediction that he could not defeat Li Pingyuan, an old fox, had some basis. For example, the communication between him and Zhuang Xun had been reported to Li Pingyuan. Flat ears. "Is that so? Are you sure they are from the Xia Kingdom? It's not because you want to take revenge and go back." Li Pingyuan put down the military book and frowned.

"It's absolutely true, we are the people of Xia Kingdom. Although we hate Xia Kingdom, we will not lie about it."

The man in black knelt on the ground and spoke firmly.

This is the real situation. He said with dissatisfaction: "If the Grand Master can't trust us, you can ask your people to verify the real situation now, and then the messenger will set off."

"It doesn't have to be like this. Of course I trust the general too much, but I didn't expect the two sides to unite so quickly. Zhuang Xun, don't underestimate him."

"After all, it is a dragon. It is a big dragon. It swallows the luck of the entire You Kingdom and most of the country. It feels like God has helped him do many things."

General Yu was not surprised to say that Zhuang Xun was quite tall as a dragon among hundreds of dragons vying for the dragon.

"Chengguo's luck, alas." Li Pingyuan sighed with pity, why did Chengguo have no national luck?

"There is no way. I guess the gods have tampered with it. The prosperity of Xia's fortune has far exceeded Xia's national power. Cheng's fortune is still flowing to Xia. There must be something ceremonial. , directly related to King Cheng’s resurrection.”

General Yu stood up and guessed that because monks who had not become immortals did not have the ability to do such things, they could only guess that it was gods.

"My God, does the Prince of Hell support you? After getting King Cheng back and trading the fate of the country, King Cheng is really willing to give up."

Li Pingyuan stood up and looked to the sky. Although he could not see the so-called loss of luck, the biting feeling of the cold weather made him tremble.

"If luck doesn't cover the whole country, will there be a natural disaster? Will it snow even more?"

I remember that the other party once told me some knowledge about the national destiny. Without the protection of the national destiny, the country will become rampant with natural disasters.

"Yes, snowstorms, droughts, and floods will all happen without the attention and coordination of the gods. Then the country will be in turmoil, and finally the dynasty will be overthrown. Therefore, a lack of morality will destroy the dynasty, and the rule of the dynasty will not last forever."

General Yu replied affirmatively, and then added: "As long as the dynasty changes, the new national destiny will be replaced. If the Grand Master works hard to govern, the national destiny will soon be restored and domestic stability will be guaranteed."

"This is not simple. Both Zhuang Xun and King Qinghe have shown a tendency to unite. They will not sit back and let me seize power easily."

Li Pingyuan said it was difficult, but his actual expression was not very solemn. He did feel helpless when he thought of Cheng Guo's mess.

"Every dragon has to face the difficulty of transformation. A country as powerful as Zhao will suffer disasters from the two countries of Jing and Zheng. It will be better to overcome this hurdle."

General Yu encouraged that how can one become a true dragon without going through experience? Judging from past records, most true dragons go through many hardships before turning into dragons.

"So King Zhao of the Kingdom of Zhao transforms once, and I have to transform many times?" Li Pingyuan smiled, saying it was a complaint, but it was not a complaint, and a joke was not like a joke. There was a little resentment, but not a lot, and it didn't feel like a complaint. , like envy.

"If the Grand Master has to say this, look at Zhuang Xun. He started at a young age and experienced more disasters along the way. The Grand Master is already considered lucky."

General Yu gave the example of Zhuang Xun. Zhuang Xun's experience was inspiring. In seven or eight years, a bookkeeper rose to the throne.

"Aren't you and Zhuang Xun incompatible? Why are you saying good things about him?" Li Pingyuan turned to look at General Yu, unable to understand.

"That's true, but Zhuang Xun's experience is indeed legendary. Everyone has his own master, and we are on opposite sides."

With the demise of You Kingdom, Nie Jin was beheaded by Zhuang Xun, and all the demon clan forces in You Kingdom were wiped out. However, there was still an intelligence group abroad, and there were some demon clans in it, and General Yu was one of them.

It was his handiwork when he and Gao Guozhou killed and strangled King Cheng, so he knew that King Cheng was resurrected from the dead, and guessed that it was King Cheng who promised the good fortune of the country.

For the newly born Xia Kingdom, they hated and feared the Xia Kingdom for destroying the demon kingdom on the earth. They were afraid of the opponent's immortal power, so they kept looking for targets to confront Zhuang Xun, and finally chose Li Pingyuan.

I searched all over Jizhou for candidates who were ambitious and capable of fighting against Zhuang Xun, and only found Li Pingyuan, because Zhuang Xun had already gained a lot of aura at that time.

At first, it was a blueprint depicting that after becoming the emperor of Kyushu, he could ascend to immortality, which made Li Pingyuan's heart flutter, and then he exaggerated Zhuang Xun's threat.

Li Pingyuan could tell that he and Zhuang Xun were incompatible, because during this period he kept giving Li Pingyuan advice on how Zhuang Xun could pose a threat.

Li Pingyuan was able to put Zhuang Xun under house arrest later on, which was indispensable for their fanning the flames. Their exaggeration was also correct. Zhuang Xun really had the momentum to unify Jizhou.

"Grand Master, you are not bad either. As long as you seize Chengguo, the imperial veins in your body will come into play. Like Zhuang Xun, you will become a dragon in the official competition."

After General Yu finished explaining, he continued to encourage Li Pingyuan. They did not want Li Pingyuan to display his grand ambitions and really unify the world. They just hated Zhuang Xun and Bi Yuewu, so they wanted to create trouble for him.

Zhuang Xun destroyed the demon kingdom Youguo on the earth, and Bi Yuewu killed all the demon clans he brought out because they violated the rules of bringing them out.

"Really? It's a pity that I don't have a generalist like Si Qin Mi. The King of Hell has made a good shady marriage. No wonder Zhuang Xun has to protect his wife until his death. It turns out there is someone underground."

Li Pingyuan shook his hands that were still strong. He couldn't explain ambition. Usually there are a lot of people pulling him when he wants to lie down, but when he is ambitious, there are a lot of difficulties that hinder his progress.

"Concubine Li is not bad at all. She handles government affairs in an orderly manner. All the officials are impressed. She does not show mercy to women. It's a pity that Miss Li has fallen into the hands of the Xia Kingdom and wants to become the enemy of the Grand Master."

General Yu was still frightened and deeply regretful. Li Rusi, who had once become a royal palace, was deeply impressed by the fact that the generals of the demon clan were not the same person as their enemies, and they were chopping melons and vegetables as if they were in a deserted place.

"The counterintuitive plan has not taken effect. Zhuang Xun is also good at employing people and appointed General Ru Si. But don't worry, war is not a child's play. Even if it is my daughter on the battlefield, I will not show mercy. The premise is that Zhuang Xun can ignore the objections of the generals. , forcing her to compete with me."

He would not kill his own daughter after a war, but he would not and could not show mercy in war. This was his principle.

"Shao Yun really saved me a lot of worry. Alas, taking Cheng Guo made her lose her status. I have an idea and I am hesitant to implement it. I want to ask your opinion. You are a demon clan. Do you have a queen there?”

(End of this chapter)