Southern Border, King Li's estate.
In the main hall, King Li sat at the head of the table.
Below, there are civil and military officials standing around, no less than 30 people.
"Everyone."
King Li raised his eyes slightly and swept his gaze across everyone in the hall. His tone was cold.
"Do you think the time has come?”
As soon as he finished speaking, King Li's eyes revealed a hint of ambition.
He had been waiting for this opportunity for far too long.
When the previous emperor was still alive, he did not have the slightest chance to rise up and ascend to that position.
Now.
This opportunity had arrived.
"Your Highness."
A black-robed scholar walked out from beneath King Li.
"Now that the Empress has succeeded to the throne, the hearts of the Great Zhou people are unstable, and the monarch and his subjects are separated.”
"The time has come."
"Now is the best time for Your Highness to rise up.”
At this point, the scholar frowned slightly, and his tone carried some hesitation.
"But…"
"If Your Highness wants to send troops now, you still need to know that person's attitude.”
The scholar did not say who that person was.
However, many of the civil and military officials in the hall understood.
"That one."
King Li's brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes revealed a hint of fear.
"Zhu Jing, I'm afraid you're worrying too much."
"Back then, when the Northguard Marquis was at his peak, Boss took back all of his military power.”
"Even if the Northern Marquis did not rebel, he should still be resentful. Why would he help our niece stabilize the throne?”
This fear came and went quickly.
Just like what he said earlier, it was already good enough that the former Emperor of Great Zhou did not let the Marquis of Zhenbei rebel.
Under the current circumstances, how could he work for the empress?
"Your Highness."
Zhu Jing shook his head slightly.
Worry appeared on his face as he said in a deep voice,""There's news that the empress said in the court a few days ago that she wants to summon the Marquis of Zhenbei back to the capital.”
"What?"
The moment he said this, the civil and military officials in the hall were all shocked.
Even Prince Li's expression changed and turned ugly.
" Northern Marquis has returned to the capital."
"Has the empress given the transfer order?"
At this moment, Prince Li could no longer sit still. He stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.
He had been waiting for this opportunity for nearly 30 years.
The moment the empress issued a transfer order to the Northguard Marquis, he would be transferred back to the capital.
Then why would he rebel?
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"Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much."
Zhu Jing saw how anxious Prince Li was and sighed in his heart. As expected of that person.
In the Northern Territory, he had disappeared for almost ten years.
It still had such a terrifying deterrent force that made everyone in the world wary.
"As soon as the empress opened her mouth, Minister of War Zhang Yi said that the Marquis of Zhenbei harbored evil intentions, which made the empress suspicious.”
Speaking of this, Zhu Jing's face could not help but reveal a trace of ridicule.
The empress was still too immature.
Just the words of an official could make her doubt the Marquis of Zhenbei and not transfer him to the capital for a long time.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, King Li felt relieved.
"Hahaha."
"Our eldest niece has really given us a big surprise.”
After hearing that the empress had not given the order, King Li burst into laughter. A vicious glint flashed across his eyes.
The other civil and military officials in the hall also heaved a sigh of relief.
Everyone here knew more or less how terrifying the Northern Marquis was.
In the past, there were many people.
As someone who served under the Marquis of Zhenbei, he naturally knew how terrifying it was.
"Very good."
King Li calmed down and sat back down. He sneered,""Since our empress hasn't decided to call back the Northguard Marquis, I'm afraid she'll be too late.”
"Then we can't let go of this golden opportunity.”
As soon as he finished speaking, before the civil and military officials in the hall could express their stance, King Li's eyes narrowed again.
"However…"
"We also need to test the other party's attitude.”
"Who is willing to take a trip?"
King Li looked at the civil and military officials in the hall and asked in a deep voice.
Many civil and military officials lowered their heads when they heard that they were going to the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory was the territory of the Northguard Marquis.
They knew how terrifying the other party was, so they naturally did not want to get involved.
If the Marquis of Zhenbei had rebelled against Prince Li, he would have pretended not to have seen it.
Once he was ready to help the empress, no matter who went to the Northern Territory, they would probably not be able to leave the Northern Territory alive.
"Humph!"
Seeing this, King Li snorted coldly. His invisible anger made many civil and military officials panic.
"You guys, when you hear that there's going to be a war, don't you usually shout?”
"Hmm?"
"Why is it that none of you are willing to step forward when we want you to go to the Northern Territory today?”
Looking at the civil and military officials who were lowering their heads and not daring to speak, King Li only felt anger in his heart.
"Good-for-nothing."
"You stinky bumpkins, is the Northern Territory really that scary?”
"Is he not human?”
"You weren't afraid of a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, but now you're actually afraid of a group of cowardly rats in the northern region.”
Everyone remained silent as they listened to Prince Li's scolding.
Even Zhu Jing, the number one strategist under King Li, was at ease at this moment, as if it had nothing to do with him.
How could the Northguard Marquis be so easy to get along with?
If these generals in the hall were to go to war, they would not even frown.
One man and one horse, they even dared to kill their way into an army of a million.
However, the Northern Territory was that person's territory. They definitely did not dare to go there.
"Good-for-nothing."
"A bunch of trash."
Prince Li was burning with anger. He sat in the upper seat and cursed repeatedly. He was so angry that he could hardly breathe.
"Father, your son is willing to go."
Prince Li's eyes were cold as he looked around the crowd, ready to find someone to force the other party to go over.
A tall and proud figure barged in.
Seeing who it was, King Li frowned and scolded,""Who asked you to come?"
"Go back to your own residence."
His Highness was none other than Prince Li's son, the Second Prince.
"Father."
"Since all the uncles are unwilling to go to the Northern Territory to meet the Northguard Marquis, then let me go.”
Chu Jun's face was filled with determination. Facing Prince Li's angry shout, he asked for his orders in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
This scene made everyone's eyes light up.
"You're going?"
When King Li heard this, he couldn't help but laugh in anger.
However, his face instantly darkened as he said angrily,""Do you know who the Northguard Marquis is?”
"Hmm?"
"Do you know why your uncles dare to kill and fight, but they don't dare to go to the Northern Territory?”
"Do you really think that after you go to the Northern Territory, the Northguard Marquis won't dare to kill you just because you're my son?”
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