Chapter 284 The Emperor's Thoughts

The emperor regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He never dreamed that the people he sent to Chenzhou to lie in wait would actually bring back the news that Wei Chengyi had already taken control of the military power in Chenzhou.

An unknown amount of time had passed before the emperor closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair. His intuition was right, Wei Chengyi's ability was even more terrifying than he had imagined. He had successively attacked three generations of the Wei family and had finally taken back the military power in the East Territory. But now, because of his momentary weakness, he let Wei Chengyi escape and lost the military power in Chenzhou. Even though the military power there was completely incomparable to that in the East Territory and the number of people was only a few tens of thousands, he still felt very upset.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send more people to kill Wei Chengyi at all costs?"

After waiting for his order for a long time, Xu Hui asked cautiously, "In just a few months, Wei Chengyi effortlessly seized the military power of Chenzhou. If he continues to let it go, the whole Chenzhou may become his one day."

"Do you have a way to deal with the two Heaven Realm people beside him?"

The emperor suddenly opened his eyes and asked with a mocking tone, not to mention that Wei Chengyi was already a grandmaster, and there were countless martial arts masters around him. Could they easily kill him? Even if they succeeded, how could they calm the anger of the two Heavenly Realm masters? Unless, they could kill the two Heavenly Realm masters together.

Anyone who knows something about martial arts knows what the Heavenly Man Realm means to a martial artist. They may not be able to destroy a dynasty on their own, but it is easy for them to sneak into the palace and assassinate the emperor. This is one of the reasons why the emperor dared not touch Wei Chengyi again.

"···"

Just don't care about it then?
Xu Hui didn't dare to respond and could only lower his head and wait respectfully for his instructions.

"waste!"

The emperor glared at him fiercely, rubbing his nose with a headache. After a long while, he said sinisterly, "Chenzhou is not a good place. The Western Hu people outside the pass are not vegetarians. Even if he takes over the military power, what will happen? The Western Hu people alone are enough to make him run around. If he ignores the Western Hu people and insists on leading the army to rebel, the people can drown him with a spit. Send a message to Elder Hu to keep the troops in place for now, and don't notify those idiots in the government office. Just pretend we don't know about this."

He didn't know yet that the political power of Chenzhou had almost fallen into the hands of Wei Chengyi. At this moment, he only felt that his decision was extremely wise. By using Wei Chengyi to block the Western Hu people, he could also safely deal with the wars in the Eastern Border, as well as Quanzhou, Binzhou and Taizhou. Moreover, from now on, he would no longer give any military funds or food to the Western Border Army. He wanted to see how Wei Chengyi would feed so many people. Maybe he didn't need to do anything at all, he could kill himself.

"Would you not assassinate him if you had the chance?"

Xu Hui couldn't help but hesitate. Obviously, he didn't agree with the emperor's decision. Putting aside the dangers of letting Wei Chengyi go, how many people in the Dragon Shadow Guard had been killed by him? As a leader, he wanted to tear him into pieces and not let him live.

“Who said we won’t assassinate him?

The emperor couldn't help but glare at him again: "Watch him first, and when he fights with the Western Hu people, find an opportunity to assassinate him, and try to put the blame on others for his death, just like when you assassinated the old prince and the others."

No matter whether Wei Chengyi would commit suicide in the future, only a dead person could make him feel completely at ease.

"Yes."

Hearing this, Xu Hui was finally relieved. At the same time, he was secretly thinking in his heart whether he should send a few more people to assist Elder Hu. At the latest by the beginning of next spring, they should be able to find an opportunity to kill Wei Chengyi.

"How's the situation in the East Territory?"

After solving the problem of Wei Chengyi, the emperor thought of the Eastern Territory, which gave him a headache. Ever since Wei Chengyi was poisoned and retired, the Qiang State has repeatedly provoked him, and has frequently violated the border in recent months. In particular, two months ago, the man he sent to take over the military power of the Eastern Territory died on the battlefield, almost causing the loss of the city. Fortunately, the Eastern Territory Army was brave enough to temporarily stop the attack of the Qiang State. However, the situation there is still not good, and he has sent people to take over the military power again. "The Qiang State is still eyeing the situation covetously and has launched several attacks in succession. However, a young man named Chu Liang emerged in the army, and he led his men to stop the attacks of the Qiang State on these occasions."

Speaking of the things in the East Border, Xu Hui could not help but frown. Compared with Wei Chengyi who had not yet grown up, and the peasant uprising army composed entirely of a mob, the Qiang Kingdom outside the East Border was undoubtedly more difficult to deal with. It was for this reason that they could not spare more people to assassinate Wei Chengyi.

"Chu Liang? Have you checked his background?"

Hearing this, the emperor frowned slightly. Although the East Border Army was brave, he could not trust them completely because they were all trained by the Wei Family. If reality did not allow it, he would have let everyone return to the countryside and re-formed a new East Border Army. The sudden appearance of Chu Liang undoubtedly aroused many suspicions in him.

"I checked. He joined the army two years ago. He has no connection with the Wei family. Before joining the army, he was just an ordinary farmer."

How could they not investigate a general who could lead the soldiers to victory? He had someone investigate him as soon as he first appeared.

"Is it possible for an ordinary farmer to convince those rough Eastern Border soldiers? Keep investigating. I want to know everything about him from childhood to adulthood."

The emperor did not relax his brows because of his response. Instead, his suspicion became even worse. He believed that there must be something wrong when things were abnormal. He did not believe that an ordinary farmer could have such great ability.

"Yes."

Probably guessing what he was thinking, Xu Hui had to agree respectfully. This matter really could not be taken lightly. After all, they had taken back the military power of the East Territory with great difficulty.

"Your Majesty, before we find out more about Chu Liang's life, should we let him step down first?"

"No, if he can win the battle, let him fight first. The most important thing right now is to stop the Qiang cavalry first."

If it is discovered that Chu Liang is in collusion with the Wei family, it will not be too late to deal with him then. Anyway, the people he sent to take over the military power are already on the way and should arrive in the eastern border soon. A young general who has just emerged cannot cause any trouble.

"Yes."

Xu Hui bowed again, secretly thinking about how to send a message to the Dragon Shadow Guards lurking in the East Border Army.

Waving his hand for him to leave, the emperor closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, thinking over and over again about the things in the eastern border. Now he only hoped that before the person he sent to take over the military power arrived, Chu Liang or someone else could resist the attack of the Qiang State with all their strength. Otherwise, if they really broke in, he would have a headache and might even be in trouble. After all, the Qiang State was not inferior to them in all aspects. Moreover, once their army set foot on the territory of Tianqi, the surrounding countries such as Chen State and Fengyang would surely come out in full force and frantically encroach on Tianqi from different directions.

Although the emperor was incompetent and cruel, he was definitely not a fool. When it came to his kingdom, he was more cautious than anyone else.

【End of this chapter】

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