"I mean, do you think that the Emperor of the Empire is happy that he got us into this Waipan Pavilion by defaulting to the fact that the lord is the Waipan of the Empire?" OakGerman said indifferently. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"yes!" A lieutenant just nodded subconsciously but was pulled by another lieutenant, and he was not a stupid person who immediately understood, because Oaked called Zhao Hu the lord! Only then did the two lieutenants from the Southeast Peninsula wake up to the fact that their lord was not a courtier of the emperor at all! If you want to live, you should live in your hotel! It's a shame to live in Waipan, and you still look proud?

The two lieutenants immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty: "My lord, my subordinates are guilty, please punish my lord!" ”

"I'm telling you, it's not to punish you, it's just to remind you of the identity of the lord, of course, just keep this in mind, after all, we are in harmony with the imperial capital this time, and even go further and better, so now hinting at the identity of the lord and the prince, we have to accept it reluctantly and happily, and on this basis, scrape some benefits from the imperial capital for the lord."

Oakd's words made the two lieutenants stunned again, but they immediately nodded in consciousness, although Oaked has signs of relying on the old and selling the old, and there are also good and well-behaved cheap, but since the name of the lord is hung out, then how to say it has to be listened to, and it must not be argued.

At this moment, a eunuch, accompanied by a second lieutenant, walked in, and after reading the useless letter of reward on the spot, he invited them into the palace on behalf of the emperor to attend a banquet. Of course, Oaked and the others knew what was going on, and after freshening up, they left with the eunuch.

Entering the palace, after some courtesy, the other officers were entertained by the other ministers to eat, drink, and merry, while Oaked was taken to the side hall by the crown prince.

"Aiqing, I wonder how many troops the Baron's Twentieth Legion has now?" The crown prince didn't bother to ask.

"Your Majesty, the Twentieth Army currently has two integrated divisions." Oaked said with a roll of his eyes.

"It's only two divisions, and it's too few, when will the Baron finish reorganizing the entire legion?" The crown prince frowned.

Oaked smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, according to the manpower and material resources of Haiquan and Haibin provinces, it is already very difficult to support two divisions, and it is great that we can only make up one more division and regiment, but in this way, the people of the two provinces have to tighten their belts and live." ”

Oakde's words are true, really helpless, who is called Haiquan, the seaside belongs to the border provinces, the population and materials are very poor, if it is not for the sea and maritime business, these two provinces are really difficult to the extreme.

Seeing that the crown prince and emperor's face was not good, Oak secretly laughed and said: "Your Majesty, although there are only two divisions now, these two divisions are all veterans who have been in battle for a long time, which is enough to wipe out an integrated army on the battlefield."

"And if Your Majesty can give some support, I believe that no matter how hard it is, my family Overseer will grit his teeth and let such a veteran change from two divisions to one legion, and the Overseer and the entire army of the Twentieth Legion are extremely willing to serve Your Majesty."

The reason why Oaked dared to say this was because he had been given carte blanche before the trip, although Zhao Hu himself had no other meaning, he just wanted to borrow the tiger skin of the imperial capital and control the two provinces.

When the crown prince heard that Zhao Hujun was all veterans, his heart couldn't help jumping, this is a super elite, and when he heard that he could form a legion of veterans, the crown prince was moved.

As for the hint in Oakde's words, of course the crown prince understands that what a veteran who can form a legion with a little support is not asking for an expansion of the territory?

This guy really dares to speak, two provinces are two divisions, and one army of five divisions and regiments is not five provinces? I have only occupied such a small amount of territory, how can I give you so much territory! Of course, the crown prince did not refuse on the spot, but just changed the topic by saying that he would discuss it with the minister, and Oaked dared to ask and had to chat with him.

In the meantime, Oak carefully inquired about the handling of the Seven Princes, these Seven Princes are hot potatoes, Zhao Hu put him under house arrest as a courtier, and he was pointed at, if something happened, the reputation immediately stinked, so Zhao Hu had not yet decided, and his subordinates made up their minds to send the Seven Princes away.

The crown prince, the emperor, is not stupid, how can he not know whether the seventh prince is hot or not? As long as he returns to the imperial capital, no matter how he deals with it, he will say bad things about people, and if something happens, it will be even worse!

After all, his own brothers can do it, let alone the courtiers, so he must not ask for it, it is best to have an accident when he is under house arrest, Zhao Hu can carry the black cauldron, and he can still scold a few words when the time comes. So the crown prince changed the topic again, and after chatting a few words about local customs, he immediately ended the banquet.

More than ten days passed at once, and just when the crown prince was almost forgetting the existence of Zhao Hu's envoy, another news that shocked the world reached the imperial capital.

On January 1, the four princes proclaimed themselves emperor in the western region, and announced that they would surely restore the empire based on the four provinces of Wenxi, Anxi, Ningxi, and Zhenxi.

The Crown Prince Emperor was furious in the palace hall.

"Please calm your anger, this matter has to be considered in the long run."

The ministers dissuaded one after another, although they were also very angry, because it meant that they were not the only legitimate and orthodox ministers of the empire, and they would damage their future and status, but they were not stupid, the western region and the imperial capital were thousands of miles apart, and there were several provinces in between, so this tone could only be endured like this.

At this moment, the crown prince and emperor, who had been persuaded a little by the ministers, suddenly received news that added fuel to the fire.

I saw that the Minister of Intelligence suddenly made a report: "Your Majesty, the second prince ascended the throne as emperor on January 1, and the three provinces of Ningdong, Zhendong, and Andong are the foundation; The three princes also ascended the throne as emperor on January 1, with the two provinces of Ningnan and Zhennan as the foundation; The eldest princess ascended the throne as the empress in Xiangtan Province, the third princess ascended the throne as the empress in Xiangquan Province, the ninth prince ascended the throne as the emperor in the eastern Shaanxi province, the thirteenth prince ascended the throne as the emperor in Zhongchuan Province, and the seventeenth prince ascended the throne as the emperor in the southern Shaanxi province, all the puppet emperors ascended the throne on January 1. ”

The crown prince is bruised, these damned brothers and sisters, all of them actually ascended the throne at the same time as himself on January 1, this is not a legalization and orthodoxy that suppresses himself, what else can it be?

In this way, there were immediately seven or eight more emperors in the empire, and most of the thirty-two imperial provinces that were originally nominally their own were immediately gone!

The most damn thing is that the seventeenth prince was only a few months old, and he actually ascended the throne as the emperor! These relatives are too fucking excessive!

The crown prince held his breath and glared at the ministers for a while, and then asked, "What do you say, what should be done with this traitor?" ”

The ministers all frowned and pondered, these puppet emperors' territories were not connected to the imperial capital, and they could not directly send troops to attack them.

Send a messenger to condemn? The meat bun beats the dog, and there is no return.

Edict the world anyway? It is impossible for anything to happen in the territory controlled by these puppet emperors, and it is useless to make trouble no matter how big the territory controlled by them is.

Thinking about it, there is no other way than to send troops to fight step by step!

Seeing that the ministers did not react, the crown prince and the emperor glanced again.

The crown prince's cronies took a step out a little helplessly, and when they bowed and saluted, they suddenly thought about something that the crown prince had said, and couldn't help but think quickly in their minds and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we can use the power of the foreign ministers to exterminate these traitors and puppet emperors, which can not only suppress the momentum of the traitors and puppet emperors, but also reduce the strength of the foreign ministers, which is really a matter of killing multiple birds with one stone." ”

The crown prince emperor's eyes flashed, and the ministers also showed joy, of course they knew who this foreign minister was referring to, there were many foreign ministers of the crown prince and emperor, but the only one who could say it was Zhao Hu, the baron.

However, most of the ministers are suspicious, they are warlords, why should they obey orders to attack those puppet emperors?

Just when the ministers wanted to give their opinions, the crown prince had already waved his hand and said, "The envoy of the Baron has not left the capital yet, right, well, send a holy decree for the envoy to bring back to the Baron." When he looked at the eunuch beside him, the eunuch had already laid out the holy decree and held the pen and waited for the order.

"Appointed Baron Zhao Hu as the governor of the southeast, and concurrently served as the governor of Haiquan, Haihai, Haiping, and Haiguang provinces! Ordered him to immediately reorganize the soldiers and horses, and teach the two disobedient sons of the royal general, the second brother and the third brother! This decree is clear to the world! ”

As soon as the crown prince finished speaking, the decree was written, and as before, without waiting for the minister to react, he stamped it and ordered the eunuch to send it to Oak to bring back.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the eunuch holding the holy decree was about to leave, all the ministers knelt down to block the gate and shouted with a sad and angry face, and the marshal and the prime minister glanced at each other, the prime minister touched his beard and shook his head, the marshal clenched his fists, sighed and said nothing.

The crown prince and the emperor saw that the marshal and the prime minister were silent, and his heart was settled, and he wanted to explain, but he was too lazy to speak because he was in a bad mood, so he waved his hand directly, leaving a sentence "I have my own opinions, retreat from the dynasty!" And he turned and departed.

Seeing that their emperor was so tough, the ministers had no choice but to admit it, anyway, this world is the emperor's world, what does it matter to these people, if he is willing to lose, he will be defeated.

After the ministers retreated, the marshal and the prime minister slowly wandered away, and on the way, the marshal asked, "Why don't you stop this holy decree of Your Majesty?" This is tantamount to losing the empire's maritime frontiers! ”