Chapter 664: Purging Officialdom

"Are you guys joking? When I came out, the emperor had already ordered to eradicate the rebels, and then sort out the officialdom of Haizhou and Yuzhou, so this was within the scope of my duties. ”

"King Hecheng is the prince, and his status is noble, so he naturally has to go back and wait for the emperor to deal with it personally, as for you, I already have this qualification."

The eighth prince snorted coldly, he is not a fool, now that the emperor is terminally ill, he can't solve these things.

And these people are the prince's wings, of course he must eradicate them as soon as possible, although the prince has no intention of rebelling now, but he also has to be careful.

As for the explanation of returning to the capital, there are too many excuses, and it is not difficult to think of an excuse not to be caught in pigtails.

Hearing his words, Li Xiang and the others were frightened, and they didn't know if what the Eighth Prince said was true.

But the Eighth Prince came over with so many troops, it is very likely that it is true, then they will die today.

"Eighth Prince, I was cheap just now, I couldn't speak, you spared me this time."

"In fact, we were also coerced by King Hecheng to choose such a path, in fact, we have long regretted it, we are loyal to the emperor, and there is absolutely no second heart."

Li Xiang's eyes rolled, and then he pleaded, and the rest of the people did the same, but the two people who were not involved in this matter sat there and watched the excitement.

Anyway, the eighth prince will not let them out, it is better to sit with peace of mind, and it seems that the eighth prince is not an unreasonable person, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

However, they were impressed by the Eighth Prince at this time, he was completely different from the previous rumors that he was a wine bag and rice bag, and now it seems that his ability is very strong.

In the face of Li Xiang and these people, coercion and temptation, and then come up with evidence, killing decisively, is definitely not something that a wine bag and rice bag can do.

"Hehe, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and you are the same, come here, push me down and cut it down."

The Eighth Prince didn't even look at them, this kind of begging for mercy had no effect on him at all, just do whatever he wanted.

After a while, a few people came in and dragged Li Xiang and the others out, at this time they all had desperate looks in their eyes, the eighth prince was not joking.

"Eighth prince, you can't kill us, the prince won't let you go, you're looking for death, when you return to the capital, the prince will definitely avenge us."

Li Xiang knew that he would inevitably die today, and his mouth suddenly began to threaten.

However, such a threat had no effect on the Eighth Prince, first of all, he was not afraid of the crown prince, and secondly, they thought too highly of themselves.

What is the identity of the prince, how can he not get along with the eighth prince because of these few people, this is not the prince's style at all.

It was only ten minutes before the big man who had just gone out came in and reported that the Eighth Prince had finished dealing with it.

After settling the matter here, the eighth prince stood up and bowed deeply to the remaining two Taishou.

"Thank you to the two of you for not being bewitched by people like King Hecheng at the critical moment of the emperor, loyal to the emperor, please accept the king's worship."

The eighth prince said seriously, and then bowed deeply, startling the two taishou.

Although there are many eight princes to wear, no matter how rumors, the eight princes are all princes, and their status is noble, how can there be a reason for the prince to bow to his courtiers.

"The prince praised it falsely, the old minister eats the Yulu of Tianshuo Kingdom, so he naturally has to be loyal to Tianshuo Kingdom, this is the duty of the minister, and the prince has tormented the old minister."

One of the old men quickly bowed to him, and then opened his mouth to explain.

These two people are very pedantic people, they were excavated by the Tianshuo Kingdom, and step by step they achieved the position of Taishou.

They are grateful to the emperor, and now they are still eating the court's food, so they naturally have to be loyal to the court.

In the face of the coercion and temptation of King Hecheng, they also chose to abide by their hearts, which is not easy in this era.

"The old gentleman is the pillar of the country, if the ministers of Tianshuo are like you, why worry about the existence of any enemies, I hope that in the future, the old gentleman will return to manage his own place with all his heart."

The eighth prince's eyes were full of enthusiasm at this time, which really moved the two Taishou.

Now that the emperor is terminally ill, everyone is in danger, there are changes everywhere, and it is not easy for the two Taishou to follow their hearts.

"The prince is serious, it should be like this, since this is the case, the two of us will not bother."

The old gentleman quickly stood up, then arched his hand and walked out of the mansion, while the eighth prince watched the two leave.

"Okay, the things that should be solved are almost settled, and when the prince's letter comes, we can return to the court."

After doing all this, Yun Xiaoshuang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said softly.

"The prince may let us go to Jiangzhou, if that's the case, it is estimated that we will be able to Huijing City in a few months."

The eighth prince was also too tired at this time, and such a long time on the expedition made him physically and mentally exhausted.

And if the prince asks them to go to Jiangzhou, I don't know when they will return to the court.

"Don't worry, the prince will definitely not let you go to Jiangzhou."

Yun Xiaoshuang sighed, and then whispered.

"Oh? Why? ”

The eighth prince is very puzzled, at this time the emperor is terminally ill, I don't know when he will travel to the west, at this time he is not in the capital, the prince is better to do things.

"Hehe, although you are not in the capital, the prince can do things better, but if you go to Jiangzhou, it will be a greater threat to him."

"You have soldiers in your hands, and it is an army of more than 100,000 people, if you gain a firm foothold in Jiangzhou, the troops will be even faster."

"Coupled with the fact that Mo Cheng, who the prince has always been afraid of, is by your side, how can he take such a big risk."

"There is a high probability that he will let you return to the capital, and then confiscate your military power, so that you can become an idle prince again, so that he can not threaten his position."

Yun Xiaoshuang smiled slightly, and touched the prince's heart thoroughly, in fact, it is very simple to say this.

She brought herself into the prince's situation, and naturally she could guess what the prince was thinking, which is also something that will happen with a high probability.

The eighth prince nodded thoughtfully, and did not continue to dwell on this matter.

In the next few days, they were all training troops in Xiyang County, and the people of Yuzhou began to move back one after another.

After knowing that it was the Eighth Prince who ended the war, the people were very happy, and worshiped the Eighth Prince as a god, and the whole of Yuzhou was happy.

Yun Xiaoshuang has taken a closer look at Yuzhou these days, this place is indeed not very suitable for business, it is not too prosperous, and the population is not large.

Although the population that moved out of Yuzhou before almost moved back, there is still a part of the population lost, and if you want to do business, you have to wait and see.

Before I knew it, a month had passed, and the reply from the capital had arrived.

Sure enough, it was similar to Yun Xiaoshuang's analysis, the prince asked them to hurry back to the capital, not to attack Jiangzhou, he had his own choice of people to attack Jiangzhou.

Of course, this letter was sent in the name of the emperor, but everyone is not stupid, they all know that it is the prince who is controlling the government now, so it must be the prince's idea.

"Sure enough, then there is nothing to say, tomorrow the class teacher will return to the court, and I will be too tired to fight for such a long time."

The eighth prince sighed, he could finally go home, and the perennial battle also made him tired a lot.

But he still admires the old generals in the court, they are also fighting all year round, and they have been fighting for decades, and they are still in good spirits.

He had only been on the expedition for more than half a year, and he felt that he was about to lose his support.

"There is no need to rush back to the capital, the prince is not moving now, which means that although the emperor's illness is serious, he will not be able to die in a short time."

"We are now going to leave a part of the army in Yuzhou, as a mobile force, these soldiers and horses were personally brought out by you and the Demon City, and there is no doubt about your loyalty."

"This mobile unit is to prevent you from suddenly attacking you after you return to the capital and are confiscated, and with this mobile force, the prince will not dare to attack you."

Yun Xiaoshuang began to analyze, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, the emperor doesn't know what the situation is now, once the emperor enters the danger of life.

The first thing the prince wants to eradicate is the eighth prince, everyone only knows that the eighth prince is a wine bag and rice bag, but the prince is very clear about the ability of the eighth prince.

And there is also a Zhao Mocheng who makes the prince very jealous, the prince will definitely not let go of the eighth prince, and it is only a matter of time to deal with him.

Therefore, it is necessary to take precautions now, not to mention whether the eighth prince has the intention of hegemony, and the most important thing is to save his life first.

Hearing her words, the eighth prince nodded thoughtfully, the prince is insidious and cunning, and his prestige in the court is very high, once he makes a move on him, he doesn't even have a helper in the capital.

But if there is this mobile force, if the prince wants to move him, he has to weigh it, at least before moving him, he escapes from the city and the mobile force will be reconciled, and his life will definitely be saved.

"Okay, I think it's okay, Mocheng, let's go research and study and leave a mobile force."

The eighth prince nodded, and then pulled Zhao Mocheng out, and it was also very important to choose who to stay.

First of all, you must be loyal to them, and your ability must keep up, and the number of people should not be too much and not too small, because too many people will leave the handle in the hands of the prince.

If there are too few people left, it will have little to no effect, so it is necessary to discuss it carefully.

"Eighth prince, what do you think, the question I asked you before, now that the emperor is terminally ill, you have to make a decision."

On the way, Zhao Mocheng's face turned dark, and then asked softly.

The question he asked was whether the Eighth Prince had any intention of dominating the throne, which was very important, and there was time for him to hesitate before, but now he didn't.