"Fifth Imperial Uncle, don't you have anything to say?”
Huang Minglong saw that the Fifth Imperial Uncle had gone silent after greeting him. This made him feel very strange. This was completely unlike the Fifth Imperial Uncle's character.
Could it be that the Fifth Imperial Uncle had discovered something, or that there was an expert guiding him from behind to deal with all changes without changing the situation?
"What does Your Majesty want me to say?"
Huang Dongjie asked calmly.
"King Dongwu, aren't you playing dumb too much? You're pretending that your son never bullied my daughter, right?”
Chen Huaijiang pretended to be angry and glared at Huang Dongjie.
"Everyone in the capital knows about this. How can I pretend that it didn't happen?”
"But this matter can be easily resolved. Our two families will become in-laws. This way, the matter between my son and your daughter won't be considered bullying.”
"In-law, what do you think?"
Huang Dongjie's face was so thick that he even shamelessly called her in-law.
"Not good. There must be an expert guiding him from behind before he came.”X2
Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong had the same thought at the same time. They had a bad feeling about this. They did not know if the mastermind behind King Dongwu would affect their upcoming negotiations.
"Who's your in-law? After your son bullied my daughter, it was resolved with a single sentence of becoming in-laws. How can there be such a good thing?”
Chen Huaijiang continued to glare at Huang Dongjie angrily, as if he would not stop until Huang Dongjie gave an explanation.
"Prime Minister Chen, with your intelligence, it's impossible for you not to notice that the matter between my son and my daughter was plotted against.”
"Both of our families are victims. What's the good of continuing to fight each other? We'll just let the people behind the scenes see us as a joke.”
Huang Dongjie did not seem to know that Chen Huaijiang was the mastermind behind the scenes. He dragged Chen Huaijiang into the ranks of victims.
"What a false alarm. Looks like the expert behind King Dongwu isn't much.”
Seeing this, Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong were completely relieved.
"It's true that there's someone behind this, but it's also true that your son bullied my daughter, right?”
Chen Huaijiang continued to guide the next step of the plan.
"What do you want?”
He was here!
Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong's hearts tightened. The most crucial part was coming.
"I don't want to hold on to this matter. Since you've said so, I'll take a step back.”
"I have many students, and they are all very outstanding. I want them to enter the Black Armored Army to seek a position and gain experience.”
"In addition, Old General Cheng is old. There are many generals in the empire who can be of great use. I hope that Old General Cheng will retire early and make way for the younger generation.”
After saying that, Chen Huaijiang held his breath and stared at Huang Dongjie. It was true that he had arranged for disciples, and it was also true that he had weakened Huang Dongjie's military power.
However, he had only said it casually. It was impossible to ask Old General Cheng to retire early.
Old General Cheng was the commander of the Black Armor Army and one of Huang Dongjie's trusted aides. How could Huang Dongjie let Old General Cheng retire early?
Once Old General Cheng left, it meant that Huang Dongjie would no longer be in charge of the Black Armor Army.
Chen Huaijiang said this because he wanted to bargain with Huang Dongjie to get the most favorable result.
Now, he could only weaken Huang Dongjie's military power step by step. He could not take over the Black Armor Army's military power in one go.
It was quiet in the royal study. Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong had already prepared themselves for Huang Dongjie's anger.
"Alright, I agree to your conditions. When will you arrange for my son to marry your daughter?”
Huang Dongjie agreed calmly, as if it was a transaction of one or two yuan.
Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong were stunned. They agreed? Why did they agree?
"Fifth Imperial Uncle, perhaps you didn't hear it clearly. Old Chen is suggesting that Old General Cheng retire early.”
Huang Minglong couldn't sit still anymore. He felt that his Fifth Imperial Uncle might have missed something.
Otherwise, why would the ambitious Fifth Imperial Uncle give up his military power, and it was the 200,000 soldiers of the Black Armored Army?
"I heard it very clearly. Isn't it just to let Old General Cheng retire early and arrange for a capable general to go up? I agree. When the time comes, you can make the arrangements.”
Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong finally heard it clearly. However, this also made them look at each other in a daze. This wasn't right. Why was it different from what they had imagined?
They were all prepared to bargain and slowly weaken Dongwu King's military power. In the end, King Dongwu did not play by the rules and directly came up with this. Was he lying to them?
"King Dongwu, you are returning all the military power of the Black Armored Army to the Imperial Court. Why?”
At this point, Chen Huaijiang wasn't afraid to ask.
"The Black Armored Army belongs to the Imperial Court, so what's there to return to?”
Huang Dongjie didn't care about how turbulent Chen Huaijiang's heart was. His face was still as calm as ever.
"Then,"
Huang Minglong wanted to say something, but when he saw Chen Huaijiang shaking his head and giving him a warning look, he immediately stopped himself.
"I agree to the conditions. Then the wedding date of my son and your daughter will be set in half a month. How about the fifth day of the fifth month?”
He agreed to the conditions immediately. Huang Dongjie also directly proposed the wedding date. He was not afraid that Chen Huaijiang would not agree.
Chen Huaijiang's eyes sparkled. In the end, he could only nod.
"Then it's settled. Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first.”
Seeing the Emperor nod, Huang Dongjie left with ease.
Huang Dongjie left easily, but Chen Huaijiang and Huang Minglong were not.
"Old Chen, we know Fifth Imperial Uncle's character. Fifth Imperial Uncle won't give up his military power so easily. Moreover, he's so decisive and doesn't hesitate at all.”
"Could it be that Fifth Imperial Uncle said this on purpose to numb us? Is he going to rebel now?”
Huang Minglong didn't want to think that way either, but Huang Dongjie's behavior was too strange. He didn't seem like the Fifth Imperial Uncle he knew, so he had to be prepared for the worst.
"Your Majesty, if he wanted to rebel, he would not have entered the palace today.”
"But I don't understand why he handed over his military power so decisively. Moreover, he has changed so much.”
Chen Huaijiang couldn't see through King Dongwu's motive, but he could tell that King Dongwu had changed.
It became more restrained, more incomprehensible, and more hidden.
"Fifth Imperial Uncle has indeed changed. In the past, just standing by zhen's side made zhen feel very pressured. The pressure was much less now, but Fifth Imperial Uncle had become even more terrifying.”
"The moment I entered, those eyes seemed to see through me from inside out.”
"Old Chen, once the Fifth Imperial Uncle wants to rebel, can Zhen really withstand it?”
If Huang Dongjie heard this, he would only say that there were too many people in Dihua and that it didn't matter.
"Your Majesty, please don't worry too much. Although we don't know what Dongwu King wants to do, if he dares to do it, we will accept it.”
"The Black Armored Army has been under the control of Dongwu King for more than ten years. Even if Dongwu King is sincere in returning the military authority of the Black Armored Army to the Imperial Court, it won't be easy for us to take over the Black Armored Army.”
"It will take at least two to three months to gain some control over the Black Armor Army.”
"These two to three months are the most crucial. If King Dongwu causes trouble during this period, our control over the Black Armor Army will be ruined.”
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