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Chapter 434 Massacre of the City
Jun Zeqian knew that this would be the result. How could his father allow Ruoyi to be detained in the palace?
"Father, it was Ruoyi who asked me to come back. She must have her own plans. We should not interfere with her." Jun Zeqian said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Don't worry. She will not let herself suffer."
At this time, there was a chuckle at the door. Old Ye waved his hand and said, "My Lord, Prince, excuse me for disturbing you." He raised the medicine box in his hand and said, "I'm here to change your medicine."
Jun Zeqian stood up and said, "Thank you for your help."
Ye Lao walked to the side of the City King. The City King's eyes fell on him. He couldn't help but frowned and whispered: "I have seen you before."
Without stopping to open the medicine box, Elder Ye smiled and said, "I have an ordinary appearance. Besides, many people in this world look exactly the same. I think the prince mistook me for someone else."
“Few people know that I have a photographic memory.” The City King said with certainty, “If I say I have seen you, then I have definitely seen you.”
Elder Ye applied medicine to his wound skillfully, and then took out a pill and handed it to him: "Although your wound is deep, it is recovering very well. I think it will heal in no time. This pill will help you recover."
The King of the City's gaze fell on the pill, and at this moment, a scar on Old Ye's palm came into his sight.
His body was struck by lightning, and he stared at the scar in a daze. After a while, he looked at Old Ye and said in a deep voice, "It was you who broke into the palace at night and wanted to take her away."
Ye Lao smiled and said, "I don't understand what the prince means."
He suddenly stood up and said angrily, "Who are you? You wanted to take my Roujia away earlier, and now you appear next to Ruoyi. What on earth do you want to do?"
Old Ye's eyes were cold: "I didn't expect that the prince still remembered the scar on my hand." He looked at his palm, smiled and said: "This scar was given by the prince. I didn't expect that after so many years, you can still recognize it."
"This wound was caused by my big ring knife. I am very familiar with this wound." The City King said coldly: "What are you trying to do?"
"If I say I have no intention, can Your Majesty believe me?"
"How is that possible? Didn't you go to the palace to take Roujia away?"
"I will not do anything to harm her, please rest assured, Your Majesty." Old Ye smiled and said, "On the contrary, as long as she needs me, I will protect her even at the risk of my life." After saying that, he picked up the medicine box and turned to leave.
"What nonsense!" the city king said loudly, "He just has designs on your mother and your sister."
"Father." Jun Zeqian sighed, "I thought Ruoyi would be able to handle the current situation. The most important thing now is the emperor. The emperor wants me to attack Tianshun and seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The soldiers guarding the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were originally He Jingheng's subordinates. Although they are not to be feared, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are extremely important to Tianshun. They can be used for attack or defense. As long as Emperor Tianshun is not stupid, he will never give up this place. When the two armies fight, Tianshun will definitely send Dingguo Palace to lead troops to help. Now Dingguo Palace is different from the past. Since Ruoyi has married there, Dingguo Palace is her in-laws' home. If a fight really breaks out, Ruoyi will be caught in the middle in the future, which will definitely be extremely difficult."
The King of the City nodded, "Yes, and Tianshun's national strength is superior to that of the Western Regions. If a war really breaks out, even if we have the advantage of a surprise attack, we may not be Tianshun's opponent. The most important thing is those innocent people who have been displaced by the war. A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. I hate it most when others say that I am a war god who will be remembered for thousands of years. You know, just the word "war god" is enough to make me feel suffocated!"
At this moment, a servant's voice came from outside the door: "My Lord, the emperor's decree has arrived. Eunuch is waiting in the main hall, waiting for the prince to receive the decree!"
The father and son came to the main hall, and the eunuch who announced the decree said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are not in good health, the emperor has exempted you from kneeling..."
Before he could finish, the King of the City sat on the chair and said, "I am injured, and I don't think the Emperor will let me kneel down to listen to his orders."
"Yes Yes Yes."
The little princess made the emperor and the prince so angry that they jumped up and down. Wasn't the person who really supported her behind the scenes the King of the City? Now, let alone sitting down to listen to the imperial edict, he could lie down and listen, or even stand upside down to listen. What's wrong with that?
Besides, who doesn't know that the emperor has detained the little princess in the palace? The whole Western Region knows about the matter of the city king's precious daughter. If he treats his adopted daughter like this, let alone his own biological daughter.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, has decreed that the Crown Prince of Cheng, Jun Zeqian, be appointed as a general and personally lead 100,000 soldiers to expand the territory and seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. This is my decree." He handed the imperial edict over: "Crown Prince, accept it!"
Jun Zeqian frowned slightly. If he accepted the imperial edict at this time, it would mean that the Western Regions declared war on Tianshun. But if he did not accept it, it would be disobeying the imperial edict.
Whether advancing or retreating, it is extremely difficult.
"Give me the imperial edict!" The City King whispered, "Thank you, eunuch."
"Your Highness is too polite." The eunuch smiled and said, "Now that you have read the imperial edict, I will return."
After the father-in-law left, Jun Zeqian stood up from the ground: "Father, what should we do now?"
The City King sneered, "Wait."
"wait?"
"That's right. Although we received the imperial edict, the emperor did not let you leave immediately. He detained your sister in the palace to coerce her. He has no regard for the relationship between brothers. Then there is no need for me to defend the territory for him. When he thinks it through and returns your sister, I will consider whether to send troops."
Jun Zeqian raised his eyebrows slightly. There was a hint of smile on his face. In his impression, his father had always taken it as his duty to defend the territory of the Western Regions. Not only that, his father also asked him to be like him. The emperor's words were the imperial decree and he must obey them. When his mother was alive, his father never wasted a day, and sometimes he led the troops to fight and only returned after a year or two.
He never thought that one day his father would be like this, disobeying his father's orders.
Just then, Nan Churan came hurriedly with a note in his hand.
"Prince, Aqian." Nan Churan said in a deep voice: "Something happened."
"What's the matter?" He took the note, his eyes instantly turned cold: "Massacre?"
Nan Churan nodded: "Yes, our people got the news that the emperor said it himself, but it is inconvenient to write it in the imperial edict. As long as you capture the city, you will be ordered to massacre the city. Ah Qian, what should we do?"
"Is this true?" the City King asked in a deep voice.
Nan Churan nodded, "Absolutely true." He turned to look at Jun Zeqian, "Ah Qian, no! If the city is really massacred, it will not be the emperor who will bear the blame, but you! This is not written in the imperial edict. Who knows, the emperor may want to frame the Chengwang Mansion. After we help him conquer more cities and massacre the cities, he will issue another edict, saying that we are vicious and will not even let go of the helpless civilians. By then, even if we have a hundred mouths, we will not be able to explain ourselves clearly."