Great Ming Palace, library pavilion.
Jiang Chen was reading to increase his literary attributes.
"Your Majesty, Yu Huatian and Cao Zhengchun request an audience with a secret report.”Liu Zhuo said softly.
"Xuan." Jiang Chen said calmly.
"Here!"
Liu Zhuo replied obediently and walked out with his head down.
Outside the library pavilion, Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian's expressions were extremely grave. Clearly, they had discovered something major!
"Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian are here!”
At this moment, Liu Zhuo walked out with small steps and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Hearing this, Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian tidied up their clothes and quickly walked into the pavilion.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The two of them cupped their hands and kowtowed at the same time, as if they were afraid that the other party would seize the opportunity.
Jiang Chen ignored the two and continued to read the book in his hand.
Ding!
It wasn't until a system notification sounded in Jiang Chen's mind that he slowly closed the book and looked up.""One day's time is up, who wants to speak first?”
"I'll go first!"
" Your Majesty," Cao Zhengchun scrambled," our informants in Chang 'an have reported that the Eastern Turkic diplomatic mission has been bullying and bullying people on the way here. They are so arrogant that they have caused widespread resentment!"”
"I knew that this group of barbarians wouldn't come for anything good!”" Hmph!" Jiang Chen snorted." Continue!"”
"The diplomatic mission is led by Zarha. After they arrived, they went straight to the residence of the Minister of Rites, Lord He. Lord He specially hosted a banquet to entertain Zarha and even gave him seven or eight chests of gold, silver, and jewelry. These are the spies that this old servant planted in Lord He's residence.”
Then, Cao Zhengchun handed over a roll of paper with both hands.
Liu Zhuo rushed forward, carefully took the note, and handed it to Jiang Chen.
"Hmph, seven or eight boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry? It seemed that this Lord He was greedy!”Jiang Chen snorted, picked up the scroll, opened it, and read the contents.
Jiang Chen's eyes widened as he slammed the table in front of him!
Bang!
With a loud bang, the table in front of Jiang Chen instantly shattered!
This scene gave Liu Zhuo, Cao Zhengchun, and Yu Huatian a huge fright!
Although they didn't know why Jiang Chen was angry, they still knelt down in panic.
After all, this was the first time they saw Jiang Chen so angry!
What surprised them even more was that they never expected Jiang Chen, who usually spoke lightly, to have such strength!
It was simply terrifying!
With just one hand, he smashed a solid wood table into pieces!
Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian were both martial artists, and their martial arts weren't weak, so they knew how terrifying Jiang Chen's palm was!
The two of them kept swallowing their saliva as they recalled the scene just now. They thought that if that palm had landed on their bodies, they probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it!
For a moment, Jiang Chen's image in their minds became even more mysterious.
For Jiang Chen, smashing a table was just a casual move!
After all, his martial strength had already reached the level of a peerless general. Although he had never learned martial arts, his basic strength had already reached a level that ordinary people could not reach.
However, Jiang Chen wasn't in the mood to care about this at the moment. What he was angry about was the description in the intelligence!
The Minister of Rites, He Rong, had colluded with Zarhar and signed a humiliating treaty of betraying the country for glory!
He had long expected Zarha to pay a visit without any good intentions. He had never thought that he would bribe the officials of the imperial court as soon as he arrived, and even think that he would not dare to do anything to him!
What a joke!
Since Jiang Chen transmigrated, there was no one he didn't dare to kill, and there was no existence he couldn't destroy!
But soon, Jiang Chen calmed down and said,""All of you, get up!"
As he spoke, he threw the note in his hand onto the ground.
Liu Zhuo quickly picked it up and looked at it. His expression changed drastically.
After Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian saw the contents of the letter, their expressions changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, this He Rong actually dared to betray the country. This is a capital crime. Let this old servant go and tear him into pieces!”Cao Zhengchun said coldly.
Jiang Chen shook his head.
Liu Zhuo and the others didn't understand. Was Jiang Chen afraid of Zarhar behind He Rong and didn't dare to touch He Rong? Or rather, he wanted to give He Rong a chance?
In fact, why would Jiang Chen be afraid of a mere envoy?
He would not give He Rong a chance. If He Rong only made some small mistakes, he might forgive him, but He Rong committed the crime he hated the most. How could Jiang Chen let him go so easily?
Jiang Chen stood with his hands behind his back and his eyes narrowed.""Now is not the time yet. Don't alert the enemy. If we touch He Rong now, wouldn't Zarhar flee overnight? She might as well use him as a fish to catch a big fish!”
Hearing this, Liu Zhuo, Cao Zhengchun, and Yu Huatian's pupils constricted as they instantly understood the meaning behind Jiang Chen's words!
Jiang Chen's meaning was very simple. He would use He Rong as bait and ignore him for the time being. After Zarhar took the bait, he would catch him in one fell swoop!
It wasn't that Jiang Chen didn't want to kill He Rong, nor was he afraid of Zarhar. Jiang Chen wanted to kill them all!
Hiss--
Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian couldn't help but gasp.
They had completely witnessed how deep Jiang Chen's thoughts were and how decisive and ruthless his methods were!
It was fine if he didn't make a move, but as long as he made a move, he would completely take his life!
They had never thought that such a method would come from a young emperor who was only sixteen years old!
"However, there is one more thing that needs to be done by the East Military Hall!”Jiang Chen suddenly said.
"Your Majesty, please instruct me!" Cao Zhengchun said respectfully.
"I want you to go and collect He Rong's crimes!”Jiang Chen ordered," Let him die a clear death and know why he was killed!"”
"Here!" Cao Zhengchun agreed as killing intent surged in his eyes. He had 100% loyalty to Jiang Chen, so if anyone harmed Jiang Chen, he would not let them go!
"Your Majesty, there is also news from the border.”Yu Huatian continued.
"Read it directly." Jiang Chen said calmly.
Yu Huatian did not dare to hesitate and immediately reported,
"Emergency report from the border. The Eastern Turks have gathered an army of one hundred thousand and have already massacred dozens of cities belonging to the twelve provinces on the border. One of the provincial capitals has been destroyed!”
"The prefect, the garrison commander, and twenty thousand soldiers all died in battle. The Turkic army sealed off the news, killing all of the tens of thousands of civilians. As a result, the news was blocked and never spread.”
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes as the killing intent in his heart was overwhelming!
Everything was clear now. In order to expand southward and into the Central Plains, the Eastern Turks had begun to attack the Tianwu Kingdom.
On the one hand, they sent a diplomatic mission to ask the Tianwu Kingdom to cede territory and submit to them under the pretext of an alliance. On the other hand, they secretly sent an army to suppress the border!
As long as the Tianwu Kingdom refused, the envoys would send word that the Turkic army, which had already taken down a city and was quietly stationed at the border, would sweep through the pass!
Chang 'an was just north of the pass. If the Eastern Turks caught them off guard, the tens of thousands of soldiers would be no match for their hundreds of thousands of soldiers and would fall in an instant!
By then, the Tianwu Kingdom would be destroyed!
Good calculation! Good calculation!
Two hands!
Forcing him to surrender!
Destroy the country with one hand!
More importantly, the Turks had massacred the entire city in order to seal off the news!
Although Jiang Chen was the emperor who transmigrated, the people in the territory were all flesh and blood. The people in the country were also his people and were protected by him!
How could he tolerate it!
Jiang Chen took a deep breath and asked,""Minister of War Zhao Yi should be involved, right?”
"Your Majesty is right. The Minister of War was indeed involved. According to the investigation, before the North Region fell, he sent people to request reinforcements from the Ministry of War, but they were all stopped by the son of the Minister of War, Zhao Feng. The reason was that he had a personal grudge with the North Region's commander, causing the North Region to fall!”
"After the North Province fell, Zhao Feng didn't dare to tell anyone about it, so no one knew about it.”
Yu Huatian said truthfully.
Just as Jiang Chen thought, someone must have done something. Otherwise, how could there be no news when a city was attacked?
Jiang Chen took a deep breath as a cold light flashed in his eyes!
Now that he already knew everything, he wanted to take the initiative. It was time to set up a plan!
"Central General Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Jinyiwei North Town Commissioner Shen Lian, please see me!”Jiang Chen said.
"Here!"
Liu Zhuo agreed and immediately summoned him.
Jiang Chen put his hands behind his back and slowly walked to the windowsill. He murmured,""The Eastern Turks? 100,000 troops holding the line. What a huge formation. I wonder if it's enough for my Western Liang cavalry to train!”
……
The night passed without a word, and the next day at 5 AM!
Dong dong dong--
The bell on the Meridian Gate tower rang. After the civil and military officials tidied up their clothes, they rushed into the Imperial Palace, crossed the Golden Water Bridge, and headed straight for Xuande Hall.
"All officials, please come to court!”
Liu Zhuo's sharp voice came from the hall.
After the officials lined up, they lowered their heads and stepped into the palace.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!”
The officials bowed respectfully.
"Beloved ministers, rise!"
Jiang Chen sat on the dragon throne and said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
All the officials cupped their hands and stood up.
"Dear ministers, do you have anything to report?" Jiang Chen asked expressionlessly.
"I have something to report!"
At this moment, the Minister of Rites, He Rong, walked out of the court and said respectfully.
"Allow!"
Jiang Chen responded with a blank expression.
He Rong was completely unaware of everything and even put on a respectful expression, saying,"Your Majesty, the Eastern Turkic envoy Zarha is here to see Your Majesty. He is waiting outside the noon gate!”
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and sized up He Rong!
Even if He Rong hid it well, it couldn't escape Jiang Chen's eyes. He saw through He Rong's loyalty from the previous 60 to 20, and his ambition rose to 99!
From this, it was concluded that there was nothing wrong with the East Military Hall's intelligence!
Jiang Chen didn't expose her and said,"”
Liu Zhuo instantly understood and shouted,"Emissary of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate!”
Then, the eunuchs outside the hall shouted at the top of their lungs until they reached the Meridian Gate.
Zarhar was already impatient from waiting. When he heard the voice, he immediately strode in!
As soon as he stepped into the palace, Zarhar was shocked by the magnificence of the palace. He thought that this would be a temporary residence of the Korean in the Central Plains in the future!
From time to time, Zarha would enter the Golden Palace.
However, he did not kneel or bow. He stood with his hands behind his back and said arrogantly,"Special Envoy of the Turkic Khaganate greets the Emperor of the Tianwu Kingdom!”
"Why isn't this person bowing?"
"This is too unruly!"
……
Jiang Chen's eyes also flashed with coldness.
Zarhar, however, remained calm, completely disregarding the comments of the crowd. He even put on an arrogant posture.
After all, in his opinion, he was an emissary from a superior country. Why would he bow?
Seeing this, He Rong hurriedly defended him,"Your Majesty, Zarhar doesn't understand the etiquette of the Central Plains.”
Jiang Chen waved his hand." It's fine. You said you are representing the East Turks to form an alliance with me?" How do you plan to form an alliance?"
"To protect your Tianwu Kingdom, of course!”Zarhar said truthfully.
"Protection? My Tianwu Kingdom is indeed weaker than your Eastern Turks, but it doesn't need your protection, does it? Besides, will you protect the Tianwu Kingdom unconditionally?”Jiang Chen asked.
"What do you mean? My Korean Kingdom has lowered itself to protect you, but you still don't know what's good for you!”Zarhar said coldly.
This time, He Rong jumped in fright and hurriedly said,
"Your Majesty, allow me to say something. Even if our Tianwu Kingdom doesn't need protection, the Central Plains is currently in chaos. Our alliance with the Turkic Khaganate is equivalent to having a strong pillar!”
"With this pillar, we will have one less powerful enemy. We no longer have to worry about military conflicts in the north. We can focus on fighting against the other independent forces in the Central Plains.”
"Therefore, the alliance has great benefits for us. There's no harm in it!”
The civil and military officials all nodded when they heard this. Many people were led by He Rong and felt that He Rong's words made sense.
"Your Majesty, what Lord He said is not without reason. One more powerful ally is equivalent to one less powerful enemy!”
"That's right. The Eastern Turkic Khaganate is a hegemon of the north. If we can ally with it, we can greatly reduce the pressure from the north!”
"Your Majesty, do you agree?"
……
Jiang Chen smiled. He wanted to see what He Rong could say.
Looking at it now, He Rong was really betraying the country and colluding with the enemy without any leeway!
If he didn't know everything beforehand, he would really have been deceived by He Rong's words and his appearance of being loyal to the country and the people!
At this point, Jiang Chen didn't want to see He Rong continue acting, so he locked his eyes on He Rong.
He Rong's body trembled as he suddenly had a bad feeling. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, especially under Jiang Chen's gaze. It was as if he was being stared at by a fierce tiger!
"Your Majesty…"
He Rong called out tentatively. Under the pressure of Jiang Chen's imperial power, he was almost out of breath.
Jiang Chen didn't drag things out as he said,""Lord He, you must have received a lot of benefits from Zarha!”
He Rong's expression changed drastically, and he shouted,"Your Majesty, this lowly subject did not!" I don't dare!"
"You dare not? You're going to be the king of the Central Plains! There are also things that you don't dare to do!" Jiang Chen snorted and slammed the table.
Pa--
A muffled sound.
He Rong knelt on the ground in response. It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind, and he was unable to recover for a long time!
He couldn't pretend anymore. He never expected Jiang Chen to know all his plans!
For a moment, He Rong's face was ashen, thinking that he was dead for sure!
"Betraying the country for glory is a capital crime! Nine generations will be implicated!" Jiang Chen snorted.
Hearing this, He Rong was so frightened that his body trembled. He cried out in despair,"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, atone for your sins! Misfortune does not reach his wife and children! It doesn't have to be his wife and children!"
"Now you know about your wife and children? Too late!" Jiang Chen said indifferently.
……
At the same time, in Chang 'an, the He Residence, old and young, had all fallen into a pool of blood, killed by the Embroidered Spring Sabers of the Brocade Guard!
Other than that, everyone who was related to Zhang Rong was killed without exception. No one was spared!
After all, killing nine clans wasn't just killing He Rong's family. From the four generations of ancestors to the four generations of great-great-grandchildren, killing four fathers 'clans, three mothers' clans, and two wives 'clans, a total of nine clans!
Therefore, even He Rong's wife's family wasn't spared and their entire family was executed!
Even the poor relatives who were causing trouble far away and did not recognize each other were all killed!
In an instant, the entire capital reeked of blood!
When the emperor was angry, blood flowed like a river!
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