Dajing Sun and Moon

Chapter 210 Seizing Power
"Your Highness, there is no need to delay, the military situation in Youzhou is urgent, and a decision must be made."

A voice called Xia Houchun back to reality.

He raised his eyes, his dazed eyes gradually cleared up, and let out a breath of foul air.

After looking around for a week, I saw Ding Zhongyin and Hua Yuanhua surrounded him.

Xia Houchun asked, "Where is Mr. Lu?"

Ding Zhongyin replied subconsciously: "What Mr. Lu?"

Xia Houchun's pupils shrank suddenly, his face became serious, and he said in a concentrated voice: "There was an alchemist who called himself Lu Yan who went upstairs, don't you remember?"

When Shi Chan heard the words, she looked dazed, tapped her head, and her eyes were slightly confused.

Tian Xin frowned slightly, as if lost in thought.

Hua Yuanhua turned his head and glanced at Wang Jin: "Is there?"

Wang Jin set her sights on Wang Shili who was always guarding Xia Houchun.

However, the Colonel Koulu, who had the power to serve as the commander of the guards of the Eastern Palace, looked blank, and subconsciously replied: "No, Your Highness, you have been listening to us discussing the military situation in Youzhou just now, and no one else has ever come."

After thinking for a while, he stepped aside and pointed at Yao Chong, "Except for him coming up to pay his respects to His Highness, there is no one else going up to this gate."

Yao Chong also looked confused, yes, he was the only one just now, what happened, Your Highness?
Could it be that he was bewitched?Or was it overwhelmed by the evil spirit of the battlefield?

Xia Houmo squinted his eyes, as if he was trying to figure out whether Xia Houchun had lost his mind.

If this is the case, can these people in Yanmen Pass be used for their own use?

Li Jin is still thinking about how to break the situation by rushing to help Youzhou.

Xia Houchun finally set his eyes on Tianxin and Shichan, staring at them straightly: "What do you also see?"

Tianxin thought for a while, and after a long time, she shook her head slightly, "I was distracted just now."

In fact, she seldom loses her mind, but today she did so for the first time.

The monk shook his head, "I was hit by that Yunxiao shaman earlier, and now I'm recovering."

Xia Houchun realized something, nodded slightly, and did not ask any more questions.

At this moment, he can be sure that the hermit from Lu Yan just came, because the sweat stains on his back are still there, and the strange feeling he experienced just now is still fresh in his memory.

It's just that the man was so powerful that he even erased the memories of everyone present.

Li Jin raised his eyes, hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists at Xia Houchun, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Youzhou is three hundred miles away. If the traitor really occupies the entire territory of Youzhou, we will wait for you." The current military strength is useless in the past, not only will it not be able to suppress the rebellion, but it may put His Highness in danger, Your Highness, please think twice."

Xia Houchun frowned slightly. Youzhou was three hundred miles away from Yanmen Pass. It might be difficult to rescue them in time with the speed of infantry, so they could only rely on cavalry.

And it's a long-distance raid!
However, with Xia Houchun's current strength, the Shuozhou army is mainly infantry, and the Qinzhou cavalry army who came to rescue Yanmen Pass is also exhausted and is resting. It is impossible to travel long distances again in a short time, unless one person has two horses.

However, if you use a tired army to attack Youzhou far away, it would be best if you can make a surprise attack, but if the traces of the reinforcements are leaked, they only need to set up an ambush at a dangerous pass to eat up this remote army.

What's more, they had to stay here to prevent the [-] Yunxiao cavalry from making a comeback, so they couldn't leave for a moment.

Therefore, with the Qinzhou Army and Shuozhou Army unable to withdraw, counting and counting, there are only five thousand Jinzhou Qingqi.

However, the biggest problem at present is that Xia Houchun is not sure whether the five thousand Jinzhou troops will obey his dispatch.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at Li Jin, but saw that the other party's face was slightly pale, seeming gloomy, and he didn't even dare to look at Xia Houchun.

His heart sank suddenly, it seemed that when he went to capture and kill Zhu Daquan, Xia Houmo was not idle.

Xia Houchun's eyes were dark, since you are unkind first, then don't blame me for being unrighteous.

At this moment, perhaps because of sleepiness, someone brought a pillow, and Xia Houmo rolled his eyes, rolled his sleeves, and directly challenged Li Jin.

With a displeased face, he frowned and said, "Lieutenant Li, His Royal Highness behaves in a proper way, when is it your turn to speak up?"

Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they heard the words, Qi Qi looked at the Prince Jin who had been subconsciously ignored by them all this time, and then turned their heads to glance at the Jinzhou captain. up.

Li Jin remained silent, standing respectfully beside Xia Houmo.

While everyone was hesitating, Xia Houmo sneered, glanced lightly at Li Jin, and said with some earnestness: "This son hopes that Li Xiaowei will be loyal to his duties and do his job well. Don't think about climbing dragons and phoenixes all day long." , take a shortcut and attach yourself to the powerful, after all you still have a wife and children to take care of."

Li Jin's body trembled, the veins on his forehead swelled up, and his breathing became a little short of breath.

Suddenly, a pair of pampered hands pressed his shoulders.

Li Jin looked back, only to see Xia Houchun smiling slightly at Xia Houmo, the son of King Jin, and just raised his foot.

boom.

Xia Houmo, who was stunned, stepped back more than ten steps, staggered a few times, and knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"Xia Houchun!!!"

A beast-like roar sounded.

I saw Xia Houmo raised his eyes to look at Xia Houchun's eyes, showing a strong murderous look again.

In addition to unwillingness, resentment, dissatisfaction, and a trace of disbelief, more of it is the anger of being humiliated in public.

In full view, he was kicked down by Xia Houchun.

This discredited him, and when he was pressed to the ground and rubbed again and again, his majesty plummeted even more.

Simply a shame.

In the city gate below, five thousand Jinzhou troops were in a state of commotion, and the atmosphere at Yanmen Pass changed suddenly.

Many people have even begun to draw their knives.

The two royal families fell out, and it seemed that they were about to fight.

Ding Zhong looked at the Jinzhou army who were about to move in the city pass because of his cold eyes. He raised his big hand high, and the Qinzhou army silently took down their bows and arrows.

After Wang Jin, Wang Shili and his son looked at each other, they stood beside Xia Houchun without hesitation, staring at everyone around them, they were only responsible to the prince.

Hua Yuanhua frowned, seemingly displeased.

Zhou Ying struggled and couldn't make a choice. Could it be that he wants to stand in line again?
Tianxin raised his eyes and glanced at Xia Houchun, a little disdainful, he likes to look for trouble all day long, so can't he be a quiet and ruthless cultivator like her?
Zhi Chan turned a deaf ear to it, and he didn't get involved in other people's private affairs.

In the end, after Li Jin sighed softly, he stood between Xiahouchun and Xiahoumo, and bowed to Xiahouchun: "It was Li who didn't know the etiquette and offended the crown prince. Please forgive me."

Xia Houchun's face was expressionless, and his eyes flashed, which seemed to have a hint of meaning.

He said softly: "Okay, this time I will spare his life for your sake."

Li Jin's heart tightened, he pursed his lips and remained silent.

The corner of his mouth is bitter, the prince is not giving him a way out.

Just now Xia Houchun kicked Xia Houmo in public, which hurt Xia Houmo's face a lot. Now Li Jin begged Xia Houchun for mercy on his behalf, which undoubtedly showed the incompetence and mediocrity of the prince of Jin. Inserted a knife.

And with Xia Houmo's narrow-minded temperament, I'm afraid he won't let Li Jin go easily.

Xia Houchun turned around, walked to the edge of the city wall, and stood with his hands behind his back, looking down.

"However, with their actions just now, it is already an act of mutiny."

He paused, and said indifferently: "According to my Dajing law, if soldiers mutiny, they will be beheaded for public display."

The voice was harsh, and the evil spirit was overflowing, and the five thousand Jinzhou troops were in commotion again.

The faces of the people on the city wall changed slightly, and some hesitated to speak.

But Xia Houchun changed the subject, "But I still want to ask."

He looked around for a week, with a flat tone, and said slowly: "Did you just want to commit the next crime?"

He pointed to his own head and said with a smile, "You still want to kill Ben Gong?"

Inside and outside the pass, there is a dead silence, and a needle can be heard.

They all became short of breath.

It seems that a mutiny is about to happen.

Many people's eyes were even colder, as if the previous passion and worship were like illusions.

But in the same way, there are also people who are hesitant, and it is difficult to make a choice.

I was hesitating whether to follow the Prince of Jin and turn against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

One is the eldest son of Jinzhou who is tightly holding on to their wives and children, and the other is the high and mighty Crown Prince. It will not be easy to choose anyone.

Once the prince is chosen, he will definitely be purged by the Jin Palace after the war; but if he is determined to follow the Jin Palace, if the Jin Palace wants to rebel, will they follow or not?
Also, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more narrow-minded and joins their Jinzhou Army after returning to the capital, if he is targeted by the center of the court, no matter how powerful the Jin Palace is, he will not dare to blatantly cover him up.

After all, although the foundation of Dongjing is bad, it is far from the point where the building collapsed. Thanks to the management of Emperor Taizong and Hongdi, as well as the painstaking efforts of the central cabinet, Dajing has nine borders and four places, and ten states in the belly. Stable, far from reaching the point of precarity.

After undergoing great changes such as Taizong's death, Hongdi's bow, the two sages' coming to court, and Hongdi's secret meeting with Taiwei, the majesty of Emperor Dongjing has declined from the absolute peak where a piece of imperial edict ordered the world to be enthralled and the people of the world to obey. To the point where the forces of all parties are about to move, but most of the military generals are still loyal to Emperor Xiahou.

Therefore, once Xia Houchun really hated the Jinzhou army, after he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he would definitely punish the people of Jinzhou, especially their five thousand Jinzhou army.

Even speaking farther away, if they offend the prince, their official career may stop here.

In the past, if the crown prince was mediocre, it would be fine, maybe he would be killed before he succeeded in taking the position, but now it seems that the crown prince is hiding his clumsiness on purpose.

Therefore, although Xia Houchun was not angry, he was already the king of beasts who was about to roar in the forest.

Under the expressionless expression, the fury of thunder hidden under the expression made many people's faces change slightly.

The majesty without anger made them subconsciously tremble, and they didn't dare to underestimate him.

puff.

At this time, Ding Zhongyin suddenly knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "I implore the crown prince to forgive you for your crime of disrespect."

Wang Jin choked when he heard the words, a little annoyed in his heart, and secretly scolded Ding Zhongyin for being troublesome, but with the same solemn expression on his face, he clasped his fists at Xia Houchun and said, "I implore your highness, for the sake of all the soldiers who have worked so hard to help Yanmen Pass, please forgive me." They are guilty of disrespect."

Hua Yuanhua raised the saber in his hand, and there seemed to be amusement in his eyes. Would he be involved in this situation?
After thinking for a while, he pressed down his saber, cupped his fists towards Xia Houchun, and said softly: "The prince also asks the overall situation to be the most important thing. Now that the bandits have just left and Youzhou has fallen again, we still need five thousand Jinzhou troops to suppress the situation. Make the upper and lower centrifugal, otherwise the situation will be out of control."

Zhou Ying gritted his teeth, finally took a step forward, bowed his head and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, calm down, I think that the brothers in Jinzhou behaved improperly just now, but they did it as a last resort."

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at Xia Houmo, who was slumped on the ground, and was sneering, and sighed softly: "Their wealth, life, wives and children are all in the Jin Palace. If this trip causes an accident to the Prince Jin, All of them will be buried with them."

Xia Houchun was silent when he heard the words.

Seeing Xia Houchun's silence, Wang Jin winked at Wang Shili.

Wang Shili kept an eye on his nose, his nose and his heart, which made Wang Jin very angry.

His official position was given by the prince, so he should follow the lead of the prince.

Tianxin glanced at Xia Houchun, and said displeasedly: "How to deal with it, you can give me a letter, why do you look like a woman, mother-in-law."

Zhichan lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye, ignoring these mundane power struggles for a while.

Wang Shili hesitated to speak, looked carefully at Xia Houchun, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, for the sake of the people of Youzhou who are suffering from the war, please forgive them for now."

Everyone looked at Xia Houchun together.

I saw him take off his saber and throw it down from the city wall with a bang.

The face of the Jinzhou Army changed slightly, but they didn't know why.

Xia Houchun lifted his robe and walked down the stone steps inside the pass.

As he walked, he said, "Before I came, King Jin and I had made three agreements."

"He said, if I subdue my elder brother, then the 5000 people will belong to me."

Some people's eyes flickered, they didn't know what they were thinking, but they were still unmoved.

Xia Houchun smiled, and pointed to the hairpin on top of his head, "Of course, if I lose, I will automatically give up the position of the East Palace, and will do my best to help my clan brother win the heir, and even help him grab the throne."

When the building was closed, some people looked at each other in blank dismay, and some people's expressions changed, as if they couldn't believe it.

The Jinzhou Army was stunned, and seemed a little unbelievable.

Xia Houchun saw all this in his eyes, he restrained his smile, and said: "Now, I tell you all that the so-called three chapters of the agreement are just a joke."

"I never believed that either."

He turned his head and pointed at Xiahou Mo who was closing the building with a gloomy face, "With this kind of thing, he also wants to sit in that chair? Shit, he is wishful thinking."

"Let's not talk about that chair, it's the prince of this palace, he is not qualified."

A roar came from above: "Xia Houchun!"

Xia Houchun turned a deaf ear to it, and looked at the Jinzhou army who were commotioning with the sound of horseshoes, and smiled slightly: "Now, I can say in front of everyone that you are my people, including your Jinzhou City, and even the entire Hedong Road. People from this palace."

His face was slightly serious: "Similarly, you are also my subjects of Dajing."

He tilted his head slightly, "Even the entire Dajing is mine, you say, what is a small Jinwang Mansion?"

Everyone was suddenly speechless.

Invisibly, the chilling and tense atmosphere seemed to disappear quietly following these words.

Some people blinked their eyes, a little surprised.

Such people are not in the minority.

They thought that the prince would kidnap them in the name of benevolence, righteousness and morality.

I didn't expect this one to speak so bluntly and bluntly.

Of course, there is no limit to the arrogance.

He hasn't ascended the throne yet, so he brazenly said that the whole Yasukuni belongs to him.

I saw Xia Houchun with his hands behind his back, snorted softly, and said: "Since you are my people, if you make a mistake, you will naturally be punished."

He asked strangely: "Is there any problem?"

(End of this chapter)