Chapter 300: Forced to be helpless
For Xing Tianze and Wuji, Qing Cangguo's actions are nothing more than the most lethal ones on the chessboard, making the two of them now in a dilemma.
Qing Cangguo's move hit Xing Tianze's seven inches.
Now that the emperor is in a poisoned coma, Xing Tianze has the final say in Xing Zhaoguo, and he only needs to wait until the emperor swallows this breath, and he will undoubtedly ascend the throne and become the emperor.
But what is the purpose of the Qingcang Kingdom to station troops on the border at this time? It is equivalent to telling Xing Tianze that everything in the world is not up to him at this time.
Although Xing Tianze's prestige in the army is not small, he is still only a prince after all, and he has no right to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the entire Xingzhao country.
If the war is ignited again, the mobilization and distribution of soldiers and horses and the collection of ordnance, grain and grass require absolute power to decide, and when it really comes to that time, Yin Pingzhen is still in the south to pacify the exiles and has not returned, Xing Tianze will undoubtedly rush to the front line with no trace to preside over the overall situation.
But in this case, what should be done inside the Xingzhao Kingdom? The dragon chair above the court always needs one person to sit and suppress all officials.
So there is no doubt that there are only two ways in front of Xing Tianze's eyes now, either he will take advantage of the war to ascend the throne and become the emperor, so that he will have the capital to use all the resources of Xingzhao and risk domestic turmoil to go to the front line to lead the three armies to fight.
Another choice is to wake up the emperor who is still in a coma and let him get up to preside over the overall situation, but in this way, if Xing Tianze wants to have such a good advantage in the future, it can be called as difficult as climbing to the sky.
None of the three of them spoke, and the tent fell into silence all of a sudden, the thumb of Traceless' left hand kept rubbing against the bamboo slips, and a look of non-existence flashed in his eyes.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Yan got up and saluted Xing Tianze, making his intention to say goodbye, and the actions of Qingcang Kingdom were undoubtedly difficult for the Emperor of Fuyang Kingdom.
Now the three armies of Fuyang also need a commander, and Lin Yan, as a general, has the unshirkable responsibility to rush back to arrange the military affairs of the border defense.
Xing Tianze didn't hold back too much, and specially prepared a lot of fast horses for Lin Yan so that he could quickly return to the imperial capital of Fuyang Kingdom.
After Lin Yan left, Wuxian slowly put down the bamboo slip, and glanced at Xing Tianze silently, and a touch of helpless bitterness appeared in the eyes of both of them.
It's like the fruits of victory have been thrown in their hands, but they have been snatched away by the robbers who suddenly appeared, how can the two of them not feel depressed?
"The matter of the prince is already imminent, you must make a choice as soon as possible, otherwise, when the soldiers and horses of the Qingcang Kingdom come to attack, the situation we will face will only be more passive than now." The silent opening reminded him.
"In addition, I also received a piece of news, this time the commander of the Qingcang Kingdom is only Nangong Yuan, Murong Yu has been in the imperial capital for some reason, neither presiding over the overall situation nor involving any government affairs." Traceless's tone was extremely flat, and he was still able to remain calm before facing such turbulent waves, which was enough to see how intriguing his heart was.
Xing Tianze vigilantly glanced around the tent and then spoke softly: "Where did you put the antidote?" ”
After hearing this, Wuxian showed a smile very knowingly: "Lord Wang, rest assured as soon as possible, the emperor's poisoning will soon be over, and this matter will not have anything to do with us, everything is the work of Zhu Dan and his party, they want to take advantage of the internal struggle caused by the emperor's death, and find an opportunity that is enough for him to recover Baiyue." ”
Xing Tianze nodded slightly, slowly closed his eyes and looked at the chair, turned around and walked out of the tent without a trace, as for what he would do, no one knows.
Due to Lin Yan's early departure, Xing Tianze also sent someone to announce the dissolution of the banquet, considering that the ministers were fortunate to hunt, he specially arranged a carriage to escort the adults back to their homes.
At midnight, the emperor slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he woke up was to put all the eunuchs and palace maids around him into the prison.
At dawn the next day, the battle report of Qingcang spread throughout the capital, and the emperor went to the early court without taking care of his body and not fully recovering.
When the emperor saw Xing Tianze, his eyes were full of complicated feelings that were difficult to describe in words.
"Your Majesty, now that the wolf ambitions of the Qingcang Kingdom have been fully exposed, Wei Chen suggests that a general should be sent to guard the border land immediately." An old minister slowly stood up and raised loudly.
"Your Majesty, at this moment, Marquis Yin is pacifying the Liukou in the south, and no one else in the court can defeat the Qingcang Kingdom except for the five princes, and Weichen minds that the emperor should hand over the power of the soldiers and horses to the five princes, and let him command the three armies to go to the border." Another minister stepped forward and spoke loudly.
As soon as these words came out of the court, there was an immediate uproar, since the establishment of the Xingzhao Kingdom, no one has been able to command all the soldiers and horses, even the emperor and the Yin family each have a part of the soldiers and horses.
The emperor coughed slightly several times and then sighed deeply, neither nodding in agreement nor directly refusing, as if he was still waiting for some other opinion.
"Your Majesty, the power of soldiers and horses is the foundation of the country, and it must not be handed over to others until the last resort." An old minister's tone was very sonorous and powerful.
Xing Tianze stood in place with his eyes lowered slightly, no one knew what he was thinking, as if the controversial things in the court had little to do with him.
Looking at the blushing faces of the ministers in the court, the emperor sighed again and turned around and left, and the early dynasty ended as a last resort.
After Xing Tianze returned to the study of the palace, Wuxian was standing in front of the desk and carefully looking at the march map.
After talking about the situation in the morning, Xing Tianze sat on the chair and rubbed his temples lightly with his hands.
"I have long guessed that this will be the case, this time the emperor poisoned you and you did not have anything out of the ordinary, which made his fear of you relax a lot." Traceless suddenly stopped in the middle of his words, and hurriedly asked the fifth prince to come over and look at the map together.
"What's there to see, it's not certain whether the emperor will let us take command of the expedition." Xing Tianze's eyes suddenly stopped on the map, because what Wuxian was analyzing was actually the border map of Fuyang Kingdom?
"Qingcang Kingdom has gathered soldiers and horses in Black Rock City, what do you think Fuyang Kingdom is doing?" Xing Tianze had just finished speaking, and suddenly realized something,
Looking in the direction of the index finger of the middle finger of Wuji's right hand, it was another city in the Qingcang Kingdom next to the Fuyang Kingdom.
"According to the reliable information I received, Murong Yu quietly mobilized 300,000 soldiers and horses to gather here." Traceless smiled and spoke.
Xing Tianze frowned slightly, what Wuji said was the stone city of Qingcang Kingdom, which was less than two hundred miles away from the border of Fuyang Kingdom, and it could be reached within five days if it was a normal march.