Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 475; Fear

The King of Qin was silent for a long time, and at this time, the anger in his heart had actually dissipated a lot.

Perhaps it was because the person he was facing was Princess Zhaode Huo Junyao. In fact, since the first time he met Huo Junyao and knew what she had done.

Unconsciously in his heart, he had slowly raised Huo Junyao's position to an invincible level.

In fact, even he himself didn't know that there has always been a fear of Huo Junyao in his heart.

He felt that she was too powerful, especially when he himself wanted to usurp the throne, he had to consider this unstable factor. He was afraid of confronting Huo Junyao.

After all, the few times Huo Junyao acted in anger in the past, her methods were extremely cruel and fierce. She was so domineering that she didn't care about anyone and didn't give anyone face.

The prince was like this. Once he made a move, he would not even give the emperor and empress face, and would directly depose the prince in one go.

Then there is the Guanzhong Group, who even went to the capital in broad daylight and attacked directly. Throughout history, he had never seen such ferocious and domineering people.

Not to mention how powerful the Guanzhong Group is, just to say that she took action in the capital, which was purely a disrespect to the emperor. Moreover, afterward, she did not even hand over the method of making the homemade bomb.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how serious the incident was, even if the emperor wanted to let her go, he should have severely punished Princess Zhaode for the sake of the Guanzhong Group and the people, and even for the dignity of the royal family.

It was reasonable for Princess Zhaode to hand over the homemade bomb in order to avoid punishment, so that both sides could get what they wanted. However, Huo Junyao refused to hand it over, and the emperor did not dare to take action against her.

Even the Guanzhong Group didn't dare to show their teeth anymore, and even the censors who were like troublemakers didn't dare to say any more nonsense on this matter.

Why is that?
In fact, the King of Qin saw it very clearly. These people all understood Huo Junyao's character. Once she was really angry, no matter who she was, she would definitely deal with you.

He even thought at one point that if the emperor wanted to make things difficult for Huo Junyao, she might have thrown a bomb at the gate of the palace.

This is a madman, a pure madman.

Therefore, he has always been very afraid in his heart. It can be said that even if his plan is now half successful, he will still be very afraid of Huo Junyao.

As for not making things difficult for the Ji Guo Mansion, perhaps he would really let it go because of the friendship they had in the past. But if the Ji Guo Mansion was ignorant of the current situation, would he still remember the friendship they had in the past?

The imperial family is the most ruthless. Many people can do anything for that position.

Emperor Zhaowu is pretty good, right?
But when faced with that position, didn't you still take action?
Perhaps some people would think that it was Prince Yide who took action first. However, if Emperor Zhaowu did not have that intention, and knew how to advance and retreat, and did not give Prince Yide the illusion that he wanted to compete for the throne, would Prince Yide really be so foolish as to target him?
The retired emperor has not only these two sons, but also six or seven brothers. Why doesn't Prince Yide target others?

Therefore, once you are attracted to that position, you will do many things unconsciously.

The King of Qin was no exception. To put it bluntly, the reason why he had a higher tolerance for the Duke Ji's Mansion was that he was afraid of Huo Junyao and worried that if he touched the Duke Ji's Mansion, she would go crazy.

He didn't have much confidence in dealing with this extraordinary woman who now controlled 70% to 80% of the economic lifeline of the Yu Dynasty. He had thought about dealing with Huo Junyao at the same time as dealing with Emperor Zhaowu, but it was a pity that Huo Junyao's dislike of excitement changed his plan.

He originally thought that the whole country would celebrate, the emperor would personally host a banquet, and Huo Junyao would also attend, but he never expected that Huo Junyao would not come in the end.

This was somewhat unexpected for him, but he also knew that this was the best opportunity. If he missed it, there might not be such a good opportunity again for a long time.

Even if he still had time to wait, what about the emperor? He wouldn't live for many years.

If he wanted to be legitimate, he needed the help of the retired emperor. If there was no retired emperor, even if he killed Emperor Zhaowu, it would be difficult for him to ascend to the throne legitimately.

Perhaps in the eyes of modern people, this person is simply pedantic, but in ancient times, an era when legitimacy and orthodoxy were most important, no matter how shady you were in private, in public, you at least had to have a justifiable reason.

One wrong step led to another. The Zhao brothers' reckless behavior pushed the issue that could have been discussed originally to the other side.

Look, it’s only been a few days, and the other party just made a slight move, but his side has become so chaotic?
He also truly realized how terrifying Huo Junyao was, and understood how powerless those people who had caused trouble for her were when faced with her wrath.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

After his men called him several times, the King of Qin finally came to his senses, looked at him, waved his hand and said, "Let's do everything as you say, but let Marquis Xuanwu make sure to arrange the matter of Xihu Pass first. I don't want Tuyuhun to take advantage of the situation."

"Yes, little one, let's do it right now."

However, while they were on their way to Xihu Pass to deliver the message, something had already happened at Xihu Pass.

Huo Junyao not only bought up all the grain, but also spread rumors. Now many people in Xihuguan have begun to scramble to buy grain.

It’s a pity that most of them have been bought by Huo Junyao, and there is no external grain coming in from Xihuguan.

Even though grain merchants from all over the country heard that the price of grain in Xihuguan was extremely high, they dared not transport grain there at all.

Because of what?
Of course it was because the four words "Wenquan Villa" were all related to the business circle. When the Wenquan Villa made any move, the business circle in Xihuguan already knew about it.

Today, the Hot Spring Villa has become the leader of Yu Dynasty's business. It is true that sending grain to Xihuguan at this time can make a fortune, but afterwards one will have to face the crazy suppression and retaliation from the Hot Spring Villa.

At first, many people didn't know why the Hot Spring Villa did this for no reason. Moreover, Huo Junyao had a very good reputation among the people of the Yu Dynasty. He had done many things that benefited the country and the people, especially the companies and workshops under the name of the Hot Spring Villa, which provided many people with food to eat.

However, as the news of the Qin King's rebellion and the soldiers from Xihu Pass accompanying him spread, everyone suddenly realized that it was the Qin King who was rebelling and had captured the entire Ji Guogong family.

It’s no wonder that others are targeting Xihu Pass. It’s clear that they don’t want the soldiers in Xihu Pass to have an easy life.

Sure enough, after the spread of rumors, whether intentional or unintentional, the people of Xihuguan also understood the real reason why the price of grain in Xihuguan suddenly skyrocketed, but no grain had arrived yet.