"No, I'm not here to find the murderer. I don't care who the murderer is. I'm here to solve this problem in another way.”
Huang Dongjie said unhurriedly.
"Oh, how does Fifth Imperial Uncle want to resolve this matter?”
Huang Minglong didn't know what the Fifth Imperial Uncle wanted to do, so he followed his lead and asked.
"The purpose of the person behind this is to force me to rebel.”
"They don't want to see the Imperial Court take over the Black Armor Army and increase its strength, but they also don't want to see the internal stability of the Great Xia Empire.”
"I became the target, but how could I go along with their wishes?”
"I don't want the Azure Dragon Guard. The Imperial Court should take them as well.”
After Huang Dongjie finished speaking, the royal study fell silent. Huang Minglong's body trembled, and his eyes revealed an unconcealable surprise.
Chen Huaijiang's heart was also fluctuating uneasily, but he remained calm on the surface and did not reveal a trace of emotion.
"King Dongwu, are you sure you want to return the authority of the Azure Dragon Guards to the Imperial Court?”
Chen Huaijiang didn't ask why. He directly confirmed that King Dongwu was serious.
"What's there to be uncertain about? But you have to treat those leaders well. If you're worried about them, or if they don't hesitate to stay in the Azure Dragon Guard, you'll have to take care of them.”
"Then let them come to my Dongwu Imperial Residence. The same goes for the generals of the Black Armored Army. If they still want to follow me, let them come to the Dongwu Imperial Residence.”
"This is a small request, you should agree.”
Huang Dongjie looked at Huang Minglong and Huang Minglong with a smile. His tone seemed to be negotiating, but in fact, there was no room for negotiation.
"I wonder how much Dongwu has contributed to the Great Xia Empire by taking this step. How can His Majesty not agree to such a small request?”
When Chen Huaijiang said that, Huang Minglong nodded his head in agreement. To be able to take back the military power, this small request was nothing.
"What about the lightning leaves?"
"This is simple. Just find a death row prisoner to take the blame. As for Mingwu, an affiliated kingdom should behave like an affiliated kingdom. They just needed to find an excuse to deal with it.”
Chen Huaijiang casually decided on this matter.
"Everything has been discussed. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first.”
"Fifth Imperial Uncle, take care."
Huang Minglong was in a good mood after he withdrew his troops, so he said a few more words of farewell.
Huang Dongjie, who had just reached the door, suddenly stopped in his tracks. He turned around and smiled at Chen Huaijiang, who was watching him leave.
"In-law, it's almost the fifth day of the fifth month.”
"Your daughter in exchange for my 200,000 soldiers was something you calculated behind my back, so you have to put in more effort into the marriage.”
Chen Huaijiang's body trembled. He had never shown his emotions on the surface, but the surprise in his eyes was hard to hide. He had lost control of his expression.
Huang Dongjie smiled at Chen Huaijiang, then stepped over the door and left.
"Old Chen, Fifth Imperial Uncle, he…"
Huang Minglong was also shocked. When did the Fifth Imperial Uncle find out about this? Did he find out before or after the negotiation?
If they had known after the negotiations, why would the Fifth Imperial Uncle allow the Imperial Court to take over the Black Armor Army?
However, if he knew about it before the negotiation, things would be terrible.
Fifth Imperial Uncle was playing dumb and playing with them. They happily took over the Black Armor Army that Fifth Imperial Uncle sent over. She was still worried about Fifth Imperial Uncle, as if Fifth Imperial Uncle had a big conspiracy.
"Haha…"
Chen Huaijiang suddenly laughed at himself.
"We've underestimated King Dongwu. Everyone has underestimated King Dongwu.”
"I thought King Dongwu was on the first level and I was on the third level. But who would have thought that King Dongwu would be on the fifth level?”
"I'm convinced, I'm completely convinced. Although I didn't want to admit it, King Dongwu's strategy was indeed above mine.”
It was the first time Chen Huaijiang admitted that he had lost to someone else, but it was a little uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, our Grand Xia Empire is saved.”
Suddenly, Chen Huaijiang had a flash of inspiration, and he became excited.
"Old Chen, are you talking about the Fifth Imperial Uncle?"
Huang Minglong wasn't stupid. When Elder Chen said that the Fifth Imperial Uncle was more resourceful than him, he guessed that Elder Chen was probably talking about the Fifth Imperial Uncle.
"Yes, it's King Dongwu."
"Now I understand why the previous emperor dared to give such heavy military power to King Dongwu. King Dongwu was the backup plan left behind by the previous emperor for Your Majesty.”
"Presumably, the former emperor had long discovered that King Dongwu was a resourceful person and was worried that someone would take advantage of you when you were young. That's why he handed over the heavy troops to King Dongwu early on as a precaution.”
"The ambition that King Dongwu had shown in the past was just an act. It was to numb those who had ulterior motives and the various major factions.”
"Otherwise, with Dongwu King's strategy, he would have succeeded long ago.”
Chen Huaijiang was becoming more and more certain of this guess. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain the recent changes in King Dongwu.
"Fifth Imperial Uncle is really a backup plan left behind by Imperial Father for Zhen, then why didn't Fifth Imperial Uncle secretly give Zhen a word of support? Now that the Fifth Imperial Uncle had handed over the military power, what was the reason?”
Huang Minglong was skeptical because what Elder Chen said made sense.
"I didn't tell you in secret, Your Majesty. Perhaps King Dongwu was afraid that you wouldn't be able to keep secrets.”
"Dongwu King has handed over his military power now. It might be because one of Dongwu King's plans has reached a critical moment.”
"This plan is definitely huge. Otherwise, King Dongwu wouldn't have given up his military power. This plan is definitely crucial to the Great Xia Empire.”
Chen Huaijiang's mind was filled with thoughts…
"Then what do we need to do?"
Huang Minglong was now more than half convinced. If Old Chen was right, this matter would definitely be beneficial to the Great Xia Empire.
If Elder Chen's guess was wrong, then it would be fine. Dongwu King no longer had military power, and nothing he did could affect the overall situation.
Don't blame him for thinking this way. As an emperor, he couldn't have absolute trust in anything.
"If we don't do anything, the more we do, the more mistakes we will make. It might even affect King Dongwu's plans.”
"Alright, we'll do as Old Chen says."
……
Huang Dongjie did not expect that a few casual words from him could make his brain fill in so much.
Fortunately, he didn't know what was going on here. Otherwise, he would have a headache again.
The news that Huang Dongjie had returned the authority of the Azure Dragon Guards to the court spread, and Jingdou was once again in an uproar.
"Have you heard? King Dongwu handed over his military power again. Now, King Dongwu has already handed over all the military power he controls.”
"This is such a strange thing.”
"I would definitely say that he drank too much, or that he was talking in his sleep. But now, I suspect that King Dongwu is possessed.”
"Too stupid, handing over the military power and thinking that you can be a free prince, don't you see how chaotic the world is already?”
" He's indeed stupid. I won't call him King Dongwu anymore. I'll call him Stupid King..."
Unknowingly, Huang Dongjie had gained the nickname of a stupid prince among the people. Gradually, Huang Dongjie became the topic of gossip.
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