Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 429; How to deal with

Upon hearing this, a hint of bitterness appeared on the corner of King Qin's mouth, but he quickly covered it up and waved his hand.

"This king has been through this for all these years, and it's fine. On the contrary, if Xuanwu Hou doesn't do well this time, I'm afraid he will be in danger of destruction."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expression of the Prince of Xuanwu Marquis opposite him suddenly became solemn.

Just as the King of Qin said, this time Emperor Zhaowu has already planned to take action against the Xuanwu Marquis' Mansion. In addition, the Xuanwu Marquis' Mansion has been living in Xihuguan for many years and has hardly had any contact with the capital.

With the military power in their hands, these people in the capital might give them some face, but judging from the current situation, it might be difficult for the Xuanwu Marquis' Mansion to retain the military power.

It can even be said that if the Xuanwu Marquisate was not sensible and insisted on holding on to the military power, it would be destroyed in an instant.

But if he handed over the military power, he would have to return to the capital. It would be very difficult for a marquis without real power to gain a foothold in the capital again.

Especially since this marquis is not loyal to Emperor Zhaowu, he will inevitably be marginalized, and may even be framed by some people without any hesitation, and the Marquis Xuanwu's Mansion may suffer a devastating disaster.

It is impossible that they have not done anything shameful in these years in Xihuguan. These things are nothing under normal circumstances.

But if someone gets hold of it, or makes it public, Emperor Zhaowu will certainly take action to silence the people, and the Xuanwu Marquisate will perish silently.

It's really difficult.

The two talked a lot. The King of Qin did not give too much advice to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion, but he did repeatedly emphasize that the current situation of the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion was difficult.

As a result, Prince Xuanwu Hou felt heavy-hearted when he left the Prince of Qin's Palace.

After returning to the Xuanwu Marquis's mansion in the capital, the moment he saw Gao Changting, this Xuanwu Marquis's son, who had never lost his temper with his younger sister, exploded.

Gao Changting was a little confused and unbelievable at first, but as the Prince of Xuanwu Marquis blamed her word by word, Gao Changting burst into tears.

"You still have the nerve to cry. I told you not to provoke Princess Zhaode when you came to the capital. Why didn't you listen?"

"Now, our Xuanwu Marquis Mansion is in danger of destruction because of your recklessness."

Gao Changting felt a little aggrieved at first after being criticized by her elder brother, but when she saw that her elder brother spoke so seriously, she became a little scared.

She never thought that just because of such a small matter, it would involve the life and death of the entire marquis's mansion.

"Brother, I know I was wrong, I just..."

She really couldn't say that she was jealous of Huo Junyao.

However, as the prince of Xuanwu Marquis who had been with her for many years, how could he not see what she was thinking?

"During this period of time, you must stay in the Marquis' Mansion and not go out. We will discuss everything after father comes to the capital."

Hearing this, Gao Changting naturally did not dare to refuse. She nodded obediently and returned to her own courtyard.

After she left, the Prince of Xuanwu Marquis hurried to the study, then quickly wrote a secret letter, called the secret guard, and ordered him to send it back to Xihu Pass day and night, and try to deliver it before the emperor's edict.

The secret guard took the secret letter and left.

Two days later, at Xihu Pass, Marquis Xuanwu looked at the secret letter brought back by his eldest son, and his expression became very solemn.

He had known that his daughter had offended Princess Zhaode, which would bring some trouble to the Xuanwu Marquis's residence, but he never expected that the trouble would be so big. Emperor Zhaowu actually wanted to take this opportunity to attack the Xuanwu Marquis's residence.

"My Lord, I met an envoy from the capital on my way back. I think they will come with the emperor's edict tomorrow to ask you to return to the capital."

Hearing this, Marquis Xuanwu nodded with a gloomy look in his eyes and said, "You have worked hard on this journey back. You should retire and have a good rest first. You can go to the capital with me in two days."

After the secret guards left, Marquis Xuanwu took the letter to the study. A moment later, several secret guards left. About half an hour later, a lot of people gathered in the study, all of them were high-ranking officials of the Xihu Pass army.

Marquis Xuanwu did not hide anything and directly told everyone the dangers that the Marquis Xuanwu Mansion was currently facing.

"The emperor is coming with such force this time that I am afraid there is little hope of returning safely from my trip to the capital. I am afraid the military power of Xihu Pass will also have to change hands."

He knew very well that when he went to the capital this time, he would definitely leave something behind. If not military power, then it would definitely be something else that could restrain him.

The biggest possibility is to let the Prince of Xuanwu Marquis and his daughter stay in the capital, or even everyone in his family except him. This is basically what every military general will encounter.

They are worried that the military generals will have their own troops and control their families. In this way, even if the military generals make any moves outside, they can be well restrained.

Apart from this, he also thought of another thing: Emperor Zhaowu would definitely take this opportunity to send some of his own people to Xihuguan, and then step by step disband all the senior military officers he had trained for many years and arrange them to other places.

In short, after this incident, his control over Xihuguan will decline day by day until it becomes an empty shell.

"Then, Lord, can we arrange it as originally planned?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent.

After a while, Xuanwu Hou finally spoke, "This is why I asked you to come here. This must be done. It must be done for our safety."

"But not all of our soldiers are ours, so we need to be careful and not let anyone notice our intentions, otherwise it will lead to the extermination of our clan."

"When I go to the capital this time, I will have a good talk with the King of Qin. As for the brothers of the Princess of Qin, although they are not very useful, it would be good to let them do some work."

When Xuanwu Hou said this, there was a vicious gleam in his eyes.

You and your group talked until midnight before leaving quietly.

The next day, the envoy from the capital arrived. After receiving the imperial edict, Marquis Xuanwu did not delay at all. He immediately ordered people to make preparations and set off for the capital on the third day.

Not long after he left, many people in the Xihuguan camp also took action in secret.

On the second day after Marquis Xuanwu rushed to the capital, Emperor Zhaowu had already received news about him from the secret guards.

"This move by Marquis Xuanwu is somewhat unexpected to me. I originally thought that he would drag his feet and wait for ten days or half a month before coming to the capital, but I never thought that he would come so quickly."

"Gao Fu, do you think I should take action against him this time?"

Gao Fu, who was standing beside him, heard this and said quickly, "I dare not speak nonsense. Your Majesty is so wise and powerful that he must have his own ideas."

Having followed Emperor Zhaowu for many years, how could Gao Fu not know that these things were Emperor Zhaowu's concerns? Xihu Pass was one of them.

Taking action is inevitable, it's just a matter of how fierce it is. This time, there is basically nothing wrong with what Marquis Xuanwu did. According to Emperor Zhaowu's habit, he would definitely not use fierce means. After all, doing so would inevitably make people think too much.