I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 299 The Emperor’s helplessness!
There are many names related to this clan, such as White Wolf Gongsun and Liaodong Tiger.

And most of them are related to tigers and wolves.

This shows how fierce and powerful this clan is.

However, as the situation changed and the military power gradually declined, they have been hiding in their ancestral land of Liaodong for decades or nearly a hundred years and have not moved.

This caused the world to gradually forget the past glory of this clan.

The same goes for the figure crawling on the Beigong Hall at this moment.

Having been in a high position in the government for so many years, he almost subconsciously ignored the existence of the Gongsun clan.

At this moment, he was reminded by the tall and majestic figure sitting under the imperial throne and suddenly woke up.

Today, in Youzhou Liaodong, there is still an old monster who has survived from the beginning of the Yong Dynasty to the present day!

"Prime Minister, in my humble opinion... it's just about arresting that kid named Han, what does that old dog Gongsun have to do with it?"

"Moreover, now that old man only wants to protect himself, how dare he go against the Prime Minister's authority and oppose him?"

There is some truth in this.

That old man has stayed indoors for so many years, and has also kept the entire Gongsun clan under control in their ancestral land of Liaodong. It is obvious that he does not want to get involved in the chaos in this world.

Take last year's battle for example, they bullied Gongsun Du, that kid, like that, but didn't the old immortal show any reaction?
Compared with Gongsun Du, the boy surnamed Han was only slightly related to the Gongsun clan.

Given Patriarch Gongsun's cautious nature, how could he possibly take action?

But after he finished saying this, the tall and majestic figure sitting on the top of the hall smiled.

"Irrelevant?"

A cold snort that sounded like mockery and anger came out, and his majestic gaze from above swept over the other important officials in the hall.

"You guys... think so too?"

Hearing the Prime Minister's words, all the senior officials in the hall looked at each other quietly, and did not dare to respond directly.

But their expressions showed that they really thought so.

Seeing this, the tall and majestic figure above the hall suddenly burst into laughter.

Check it out!

This is the important official of the imperial court who rules the world of Great Yong today!
Short-sighted!

conceited!

Ridiculous!
If it weren't for the respect for the noble families behind them, would these bastards be worthy of living in this palace with me?
So at this moment he was so angry that he laughed.

At the same time, he suddenly began to doubt for the first time.

Relying on this group of naive and ignorant people, can he really usurp the Ji family's empire and establish a new dynasty?
Or in other words, even if I can really do all this with the help of these people, what will be the result?

Will he repeat the mistakes of Emperor Taikang today?

Alas, some questions cannot be thought about too deeply.

Once you think too deeply, it is easy to waver in your faith.

Thus falling into a state of confusion and helplessness.

His thoughts suddenly turned here, and he sighed in his heart at the tall and mighty figure that was now only one step away from the imperial throne above.

Then he instantly eliminated those messy thoughts.

'Once you embark on some roads, there is no turning back.'

Since ancient times, powerful officials have only advanced and never retreated.

If you retreat, not only will you lose your own life.

The entire family will end up dying without a burial place!
So, in a sense, he, the emperor who held power over two dynasties, was actually not much different from the chess piece in a game of chess.

The laughter in the hall was loud, carrying with it the enormous pressure from the peak of the Ninth Realm, and it echoed endlessly.

This caused all the court officials to look at each other in confusion, but they didn't understand what it meant.

The figure crawling on the ground was trembling with fear and sweating profusely.

"Prime Minister...but is what I said wrong?"

After asking this question cautiously, the laughter in the hall finally died down.

His eyes dropped.

"Wrong? No, I think you are right."

As he spoke, he saw the minister in the cinnabar official robe looking up at him, and the tall figure seemed to be smiling.

"Since you are so confident, I will send you to Youzhou to capture the Han boy, how about that?"

When these words are spoken, even the dumbest and dullest person can hear the irony in them.

The figure crawling on the ground was naturally not so stupid.

He had wanted to take this opportunity to gain some prominence, but now he finally regretted it.

Judging from the Prime Minister's behavior, the relationship between the boy surnamed Han and the Gongsun clan of Liaodong is obviously much closer than he imagined.

And once the immortal Gongsun of Liaodong takes action, can he be his opponent?

The answer is naturally no!

Even though they are both celestial beings in the eighth realm, even though the immortal must be old and weak now, with his energy and blood exhausted.

But he still knows his own worth.

Compared with the immortal who fought his way out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, I am still far inferior to him after all.

If a war really breaks out with them, saving my life should not be a problem, but I will definitely lose face.

By the time the mission is completed, but the person cannot be brought back to the capital, and you will be blamed for nothing. What's the point of doing it?
Instead of this, it’s better to be single.

"Prime Minister! I am the one who made the mistake!"

"Your humble servant is arrogant and ignorant! You jump to conclusions without knowing the ins and outs of the matter!"

"Thanks to the Prime Minister's reminder, I finally came to my senses!"

"Therefore...therefore, I, your humble subject, have the audacity to do so! Please, Prime Minister, take back your order!"

It is really shameless to break one's promise and gain weight.

But among the ministers currently in the Beigong Palace, how many of them are not like this?

When there is profit, they act like wolves and tigers.

But when the risks behind it are obviously greater than the benefits themselves, they shrink faster than anyone else.

face?

What is this?
Of course, the tall and majestic figure sitting below the emperor's throne knew this very well.

With a mocking smile on his lips, he looked down at the figure crawling on the ground below. The Prime Minister of Dayong felt helpless, but in the end he just snorted coldly.

"It's not too stupid."

As he spoke, the heavy gaze of the Ninth Realm Peak fell towards the other people in the hall.

"What about you? Are you going to take over his place and share my worries?"

Hearing the Prime Minister's words, the ministers in the hall looked at each other quietly with conflicted eyes.

After a moment, they all came forward and bowed, with shamefaced looks on their faces.

"I am incompetent! I want to help you, Prime Minister, but I am powerless!"

"Please forgive me, Prime Minister!"

The voices of apology were all in unison, blending into one and echoing in the hall.

It's just that I apologize for my crime and I feel ashamed.

There was no real sign of panic on their faces.

At this moment, the areas below and above the hall seemed to be suddenly clearly distinguished.

The prime minister is the prime minister.

A subject is a subject.

This situation, when combined with the two, is almost the same as when he was competing against Emperor Taikang.

'The noble family is too powerful to be eliminated!'

The higher your position, the deeper your understanding of this sentence!
However, compared with Emperor Taikang who could suppress them with justification, he, the seemingly powerful emperor and prime minister of two dynasties, could not do so.

Not only that, he also had to do his best to appease and win them over.

And when necessary, we must tolerate their aggressive behavior!

Feeling the huge aura of the ministers below the hall, the Prime Minister of the Great Yong sneered in his heart.

"Incompetent? You are too modest!"

"With ministers like you, why should Great Yong worry about its great cause not prospering?"

Anyone could hear the sarcasm and anger mixed in these words.

Soon, all the ministers in the hall bowed again. "Prime Minister, calm down!"

It seems sincere, but in fact it is fearless.

Even the figure in the cinnabar official robe crawling on the ground was no longer frightened after feeling the faint aura coming from behind him.

In terms of official position, he is inconspicuous in this hall.

But he is not alone after all.

Being born into a noble family is his greatest confidence.

No matter who sits on the supreme throne in the hall.

Emperor Taikang?
Or is it the Prime Minister of the Yong Dynasty who held great power for two dynasties?

In fact, there is not much difference.

Even though this emperor also came from a top aristocratic family and was once one of them, it was still the same.

Calm down?
Haha, they are just asking the high and mighty Emperor to... stop!

And the result is naturally obvious.

Emperor Taikang knew how to consider the overall situation, and the powerful Emperor Yong, who held sway over two dynasties, also understood this.

The majestic and heavy gaze fell and swept across every face in the hall.

Everyone looked respectful.

The look on every face was one of fear and trepidation.

Everyone knows that these are all fake! All of them are fake!
But everyone performed very well.

It was so good that even the Prime Minister of Dayong, who seemed to be only one step away from the throne, had to believe it was true.

He uttered another inexplicable cold snort, his tall figure expressionless.

Then, suddenly, contrary to everyone's expectations, he said something coldly.

"The Zheng family of Yuyang colluded with a foreign race. This crime is unforgivable! According to the law, the entire family should be exterminated!"

"But even if they want to kill him, it should be the court that decides the crime!"

"The Chen family of Zhuo County acted without informing the court. This is contempt for the court! This is killing without authorization! This is a serious crime!"

Seeing that the prime minister finally brought the topic back to the main topic, all the ministers in the hall felt relieved.

Listening to these words again, there was no mention of the Champion Marquis at all.

This made all the ministers who had just called for the killing of the Marquis of Guanjun stunned for a moment.

But then they reacted.

On the surface, this matter has little to do with the champion marquis.

The incident was exposed by a group of people from the Chen family in Zhuo County, and they were also the ones who killed the man.

The champion Hou won everything.

As for who killed the Zheng family's seventh-level true immortal, the report said that it was the Chen family's ancestor who killed him.

It was the Chen family's ancestor who killed him!
This is the case with many things in this world. Even if everyone knows the truth, in the absence of evidence, everyone can only accept it.

In this way, they naturally had no reason to openly accuse the Champion Marquis.

But if that's the case, why did the Prime Minister show such furious anger just now?
Could it be that he was just trying to play a trick on them?
The ministers in the hall had various thoughts in their minds. Many of them quietly looked at the tall and majestic figure at the top with inquiring eyes, and for a moment they could not figure out his thoughts.

In addition, judging from what the Prime Minister said just now, does he want to use the Chen family of Zhuo County as a target to vent his hatred?
After all, many of them knew that one of the concubines in the prime minister's harem was from the Zheng family of Yuyang.

It is said that he was quite popular in his early years.

Taking all the reasons into consideration, it is indeed reasonable for the Prime Minister to want to kill the Yuyang Zheng family.

Can't control the foreigners... Bah! If you can't control the Marquis Guanjun, can't you control a small family like Chen from Zhuo County?
Therefore, they were quite understanding of the Prime Minister's reaction.

Because if they were in their shoes, they would make the same choice.

But soon some of them suddenly realized a rather tricky problem.

Nowadays, all the big clans and sects of Yuyang Zheng family have been destroyed.

If the Chen family of Zhuo County were to be wiped out, wouldn't the Gongsun family of Liaodong be the only one in charge of the nine counties and forty-six counties of Youzhou, with no other force able to restrain them?

Realizing this, the ministers in the hall couldn't help but frown.

Although many of them looked down upon the bitter and cold land of Youzhou, they also did not think that the long-declined Gongsun clan of Liaodong could make much waves.

But the forces in any place need to be balanced.

Once the balance is broken, it will undoubtedly take more time and effort and be quite troublesome to clean up the mess later.

After weighing the pros and cons, many of them wanted to give the prime minister some advice.

Take the overall situation into consideration!

But looking at the Prime Minister's expressionless face, they hesitated after all.

They were weighing whether it was worth the risk of angering the prime minister at this critical juncture.

But what they didn't expect was that while they were hesitating, the tall and majestic figure sitting below the imperial throne had spoken again.

"but……"

He paused for a moment and glanced across the hall.

"However, I am concerned that this incident may have happened suddenly, and the Chen family of Zhuo County also wanted to avoid alerting the enemy and causing a disaster, so they had no choice but to kill first and report later!"

"His feelings are pitiful and his actions are forgivable!"

"This time, the Chen family of Zhuo County has done a great deed by killing these traitors for Dayong and the imperial court!"

"In this way... our merits and demerits will be offset!"

The merits outweigh the faults?

It must be said that all the ministers in the hall were a little shocked by the prime minister's final answer.

It's not just a matter of lifting high and letting go gently.

But... if the Prime Minister lets Chen from Zhuo County off so easily, who will dare to work for him in the future?

You know, although the way Zheng of Yuyang handled this matter was really despicable and not worthy of being shown in public, when it comes to loyalty, Zheng of Yuyang is truly loyal!
Give women and money.

Over the years, precious items have been transported from Youzhou to the capital city in an endless stream.

Even some of these big shots who are used to the world were tempted.

Now that the Prime Minister is acting like this, isn't he afraid that those who are truly loyal to him will feel disheartened?

But when I think about it more carefully, it seems... it seems that the Prime Minister has always done things in this way.

When it is useful, hold it high.

When it is useless, just throw it aside and ignore it.

Years ago, this happened to the three seventh-level true immortals whose families were destroyed and their clans were exterminated by Lantai Pavilion.

The same thing happened to the five seventh-level true immortals and their families who were destroyed by Emperor Taikang in anger during the year.

I have never seen this Prime Minister ask for even a little bit of "fairness" for them!
However, although the ministers in the hall were grumbling in their hearts at this time, they did not really take it to heart.

After all, these have little to do with these important officials who have real background.

Different from forces like the Yuyang Zheng family.

In fact, they only had a cooperative relationship with this emperor who held great power in two dynasties.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the immortal old man at the top of the ninth realm.

If there was no one in their family or sect who was powerful enough to rival the Prime Minister, how could they possibly sit on the throne of one of the Nine Ministers?
With a sneer in their hearts, the ministers leading the group in the hall looked at each other.

Then they all bowed and shouted to the Prime Minister who was sitting high under the imperial throne.

"The Prime Minister is wise!"

Prime Minister, a sage.

This is enough to prove that the rituals and music of Dayong have long been in ruins and there is no decorum at all.

But amidst all the compliments, a discordant voice was finally heard.

"Prime Minister, can we just let this matter go?"

Hearing this, someone sneered.

"if not?"

The whole hall was silent, and no one responded.

Even the person who had just asked this question did not dare to say a word.

Just as the atmosphere in the hall was becoming gloomy, a cold snort suddenly came from beneath the emperor's throne.

"I will go to Youzhou in person."

……

(End of this chapter)