Under Su Chen's guidance, Prince Jin quickly sent someone to find the assassin.

That night, he personally interrogated and dug out the person behind the assassin's back.

But the truth of the matter was beyond his expectations.

The next day, Emperor Jin had all the people involved in the Assassins executed.

immediately announced to the world that the assassination of the prince of Nanning was all done by Nanban spies, intending to provoke civil strife in Chu and take the opportunity to make a comeback.

This statement, although it is a bit far-fetched.

But after all, there is an explanation.

Immediately, in the name of the royal family, Prince Jin mourned for the prince of Nanning.

And dispatched 50,000 troops to guard Kyoto overnight to escort the body of the prince of Nanning back to the south, which can be described as extremely mournful after death.

At the same time, the armies in the southeast and southwest directions, on the pretext of preventing the movement of the southern barbarians, moved the defensive line closer to the south.

When the news reached the south, it caused quite a stir.

The king of Nanning was inexplicably grieved, and after learning the news of his son's death, he fainted on the spot, and many generals of the Black Flag Army under his command scolded angrily, and the military towns were in turmoil, and there seemed to be abnormal movements.

However, at the critical moment, the king of Nanning woke up.

"The prince was assassinated, and the imperial capital captured the murderer at the first time, pushed all the things on Nanban, and sent troops to mourn the prince, taking the lead. At such times, if we come in chaos, we will definitely become the target of public criticism, and the emperor cannot die in the south......"

"Then will the son of the world die in vain?"

"My son would never die in vain. During this time, I watched the weather of the empress, and the days were running out, and she was a dying person, and she wanted to trap the king in injustice? How can she get her wish! ”

As a result, under the pressure of the king of Nanning, the Black Flag Army and the Southern Army maintained the greatest restraint.

The emperor thus returned to the north smoothly, and a month later, he gathered with the funeral guards to welcome the emperor back.

On that day, someone heard the empress Yu Luan driving and let out a faint sigh.

……

Imperial Palace, Kwai Yuan.

Su Chen was sitting on a recliner in the courtyard, holding in his hand a summary of the information sent by Jiang Yan last night, including the confession of the previous Jin Emperor's interrogation of the assassin.

"King Xu? Hehe, everyone knows that King Xu's lineage has long withered, and now there are only a few old, weak, sick and disabled left, where did they get the strength to assassinate the son. Even if you can succeed in killing, there is no way to influence the situation. ”

After reading the above confession, Su Chen shook his head.

He probably had already guessed that it was not King Xu who ordered this assassination.

In other words, King Xu only saw it on the surface, and behind him, there was someone else in charge.

This person, if nothing else, should be the empress far away in southern Xinjiang.

The empress toured the south for more than half a year, and used a lot of means to confront the king of Nanning, and the southern military town has changed frequently for half a year, but in the end it still did not shake the foundation.

It can be seen that she did not gnaw this hard bone.

And the empress knew that her time was running out and she couldn't consume the king of Nanning, so before leaving, she sacrificed another hole card killing move.

The secret agents under the secret order of King Xu attacked and killed the prince of Nanning, in order to provoke the king of Nanning, anyway, she will not live long, if she can take this opportunity to let the king of Nanning bear the infamy of killing the king, it will definitely be a big profit.

At the same time, she had already secretly ordered her cronies in the eastern and western military towns, and was always ready to form a trap in the south.

As long as the king of Nanning dares to make a move, he will use the power of thunder to destroy it by force, even if it is a fight for civil strife, it is better than endless poison.

It is precisely for this reason that the prince of Jin can easily mobilize the soldiers and horses of the two towns to respond.

But it's a pity that the king of Nanning is not a fool and was not fooled.

In addition, on the side of the imperial capital, the prince of Jin dealt with it in a timely manner, so that the empress's "self-explosion" did not succeed.

There is no way, the empress can only implement a backup plan.

After she returned to Beijing, she turned over the assassination instructed by King Xu, and used this as an excuse to officially implement the policy of cutting the feudal domain.

Mainly weakens the domain, military power, and most importantly hereditary title of a vassal king.

For a time, the world was in an uproar.

The kings of the various towns and feudal clans have been opposed, but the empress has been preparing for this for many years, and now that she has found a reasonable excuse, how can she give up easily.

Three months later, the White Ice Legion, which was responsible for guarding the northern pass, entered the pass south, and with the force of thunder, forcibly suppressed the two most fierce vassal kings.

The others were suddenly silent.

The policy of cutting the feudal domain was successfully implemented, and the twelve feudal towns in the country were weakened, but the decree was difficult to implement in the south.

The empress's years of planning are also revealed at this moment.

While she was on her southern tour, the armies of the eastern and western towns were already ready, plus the White Ice Army that was heading south under the pretext of cutting the domain.

The three-way army has arrived, and it has vaguely formed a situation of entrapment in the south.

A total of 700,000 troops, the front of the army straight to the direction.

All of this was prepared in advance, of course, the king of Nanning was not a vegetarian, when the empress issued the edict to cut the domain, he knew that he was finally coming at himself, so at the first time, he organized the southern army to do a good defense, and at the same time colluded with other vassal kings to build a defensive line.

At the same time, there were rumors that the empress had little time to do, and she relied on taking the life-sustaining pill to renew her life, and it was believed that the empress had been affected by the pill like Emperor Ao back then, so she made a perverse move and refused to accept the order to cut the domain.

Even, ready to raise troops to enter Beijing at any time, the military admonished the empress to abdicate, Kuang Fu Sheji, and set things right.

For a time, the armies of the two sides exceeded one million and confronted each other in the Nanyang area.

The big war seems to be on the verge of breaking out.

More than 80 percent of the elite troops of the entire Chu State are gathered here, and once the civil war starts, the Chu State will inevitably be turbulent.

No matter who wins or loses, it is foreseeable that the national strength of Chu will plummet.

Not to mention the Nanban in the south, as well as the Northern Liang Kingdom on the northern ice field, they are all eyeing each other, just waiting for a big war together. When the time comes, the devastated state of Chu may not be able to resist these jackals, tigers and leopards.

Therefore, both sides are quite restrained, and no one dares to strike first and become sinners of history.

It's just at this time.

There was news that the empress was seriously ill.

The war ahead was about to break out, and the empress was seriously ill and dying at this time, and for a while, the people in the world were panicked.

At this time, the state of Chu is like a powder keg, as long as there is a spark, it will be catastrophic.

……

"You're still too anxious, use force to cut the domain, this is the next step."

In the palace of nourishing the heart, on the side of the dragon couch.

Su Chen was dressed in a black robe, looked at the empress on the hospital bed, and couldn't help but sigh.

After more than a year of hard work, the empress could have extended her life span for two years, but now it is coming to an end.

The medicinal effect of the Continuation Pill faded rapidly, and at this time, she looked even older, her hair was gray, her face was full of wrinkles, and she had completely lost the majesty of the emperor.

At this time, she was just an old woman lying on a hospital bed and dying.

"Ahem...... The poison in the south is too deep, and it will take at least ten years to slowly clear it in my plan. It's a pity, I'm going to die soon, the heart of the king of Nanning is obvious, if I'm not there, Prince Jin won't be able to suppress him......"

The Empress shook her head.

Before she went to the south, she might still have a fluke heart, thinking that even if she died, as long as she stayed in the arrangement, Prince Jin might still have time to slowly rectify the south.

But when she went to the south to inspect and saw the king of Nanning and his Black Flag army, she knew that this person was extremely ambitious.

If he is not there, the king of Nanning will rebel.

At that time, the new monarch of the Jin Emperor will ascend the throne, and the foundation will be unstable, so he may not be able to command other military towns and horses, and what will he do to deal with the King of Nanning when the time comes?

Therefore, in order to pave the way for Prince Jin, she can only make dangerous moves.

"Your Majesty has been diligent and loving the people all his life, and he vows to be a wise man, but he didn't expect that when he was old, he still couldn't resist his selfishness. You want to clear the mood of the Jin Emperor, this seat understands. But His Majesty is also shaking the country's foundation, betting on the fortunes of the Great Chu and putting the safety of the people at risk, which is not what Ming Jun should do. ”

Su Chen's expression was a little cold.

This is also the first time he has said such heavy words to the empress.

When I renewed the life of the empress, I wanted her to make some arrangements and preparations as much as possible, so that the imperial power could change smoothly and smoothly, even if the problems in the south could not be solved, she should try to calm down and excessive, so as not to shake the fortunes of the country.

Unexpectedly, she chose such drastic means.

Su Chen calculated everything, but he didn't expect that the power of motherhood can sometimes really overwhelm all reason.

In the face of Su Chen's questioning, the empress was not angry this time, and she did not have the strength anymore.

She just smiled bitterly and said softly, "I have a ...... in this life." I owe him so much...... There's no way to even get him to call me a mother...... I owe him ...... The king of Nanning is highly accomplished, no matter who does it to him, he will inevitably suffer infamy. In that case, it is better to let me ......."

After listening to the empress's words, Su Chen was also a little silent for a while.

From the national level, the empress's decision is unsafe.

But from a personal point of view, he can also understand.

Moreover, there is no point in discussing who is right and who is wrong, not to mention that the other party is already a dying person.

"Sir, I know that my time has come, and I am afraid that I will not hold out until this battle is over...... If I die, the front-line army will be in turmoil, and this battle will be lost, and the state of Chu will be in ...... country."

The empress said intermittently, but gritted her teeth and got up, and then knelt directly on the bed.

The dignified Ninety-Five Supreme, the Lord of the World, she has not knelt down to anyone for many years.

But at this time, she was prostrate on the dragon couch, her slender body shaking.

"Only Mr. can solve the current situation...... Chu Feng...... Kneel and beg Mr., make a ...... for the state of Chu"

Su Chen looked at her calmly.

The eldest princess who was high-spirited in the past, and later the high-ranking Emperor Xiaozhuang, now knelt in front of him, but she was just a desperate mother.

Su Chen also knew that it might be because of her existence that the empress dared to push the situation to the point where she is now.

It is related to the national fortunes of the Chu State, and it is impossible for Su Chen to really stand by and watch.

In fact, he was ready to make a move before he came here.

"Okay, they're all dozens of years old, why cry and cry. Since this seat has cultivated the Dragon Sutra, it is natural that he will not watch the fortunes of the country wither. I'll do it. ”

Get Su Chen's answer for sure.

The empress was obviously relieved, and the few strengths seemed to be exhausted, and she collapsed, Su Chen frowned slightly, and hurriedly played a mana, supported her figure, and lay down again.

At this time.

The empress's eyes were already starting to drift a little.

She opened her mouth with great difficulty and said, "Chu has the protection of Mr. Guo, so I am relieved...... Before I die, can I see the true face of my husband? ”

(End of chapter)