vrcanaries Chapter 168: Sowing discord, Yuhuatian's military power was taken away
Chapter 168: Sowing discord, Yuhuatian's military power was taken away
After Emperor Kun received the letter, he became furious after reading it. He immediately searched on the imperial desk and quickly took out the carrier pigeon letter from Yuhuatian. After comparing the two letters together, his face changed drastically.
"Humph, the handwriting is exactly the same, this is the handwritten letter from Yu Huatian!"
Emperor Kun threw the two pieces of paper heavily at the bottom of the stairs. The Prime Minister hurriedly bent down to pick them up. After taking a look, his face changed drastically and he said,
“It’s actually exactly the same.”
"Can it still be fake!"
Emperor Kun angrily slammed the imperial table and roared loudly,
"Yu Huatian sent me a letter a few days ago, saying that the battle on the front line was not going well. The enemy commander, Shen Changgong, was cunning and full of schemes and tricks. His attack was blocked. He asked me to urge reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible, even if it meant sending cavalry first.
Well, his so-called thwarted attack turns out to be collusion with the enemy, plotting to murder me and rebel!"
An official who was at odds with Yu Huatian immediately stood up and fanned the flames,
"Your Majesty is wise. Yu Huatian was invincible when he fought against Qi and Liang. Why did he choose to attack a small country like Yan? He was blocked outside the city and even asked for help?
What was the current situation of the Yan Kingdom? The Empress was incompetent and had attempted to reduce the power of the vassal states right after ascending the throne. This resulted in the vassal states rising up in rebellion, and the entire Yan Kingdom was engulfed in war and chaos.
Who was the enemy commander, Shen Changgong? A mere twenty-something, a gigolo, a lover of the Empress, who had won the position of commander by means of pillow talk. He was still a commoner.
Can he fight? Has he ever led troops? Has he ever read military manuals? He hasn't even been a soldier, and letting a civilian lead the troops is a complete joke. I can't think of any reason why Da Kun could lose.
I didn't understand it before, but now I understand why Yuhuatian's attack was blocked. It was because he was secretly colluding with the State of Yan to discuss an alliance.
The reason why Yu Huatian urged the reinforcements to come quickly was because he wanted to kill the reinforcement commander Han Xuan, take the 200,000 troops for himself, and then attack our Da Kun together with the State of Yan!
emperor!
Yuhuatian is a beast with wolfish ambitions that are obvious to the naked eye.
I request that the Emperor decree that Yu Huatian be stripped of his command and that Lian Yong take over temporarily. Have Lian Yong abduct Yu Huatian and send him back to the capital. The supreme commander of the entire army will be replaced by Han Xuan, the commander of the reinforcements!
After listening to this, Emperor Kun nodded repeatedly.
Suddenly, the Prime Minister said worriedly,
"Doctor Fang, changing commanders during a battle is a major military taboo, so we'd better be cautious.
The Yu family members were taken away last night, and the letter was only delivered today. This timing is wrong."
Doctor Fang sneered,
"You're the Prime Minister, don't you know that any important military letter, even one with a swift delivery of eight hundred miles, must be delivered by at least five separate people? This is to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Even if one person is intercepted, there's always someone else who can deliver it safely.
Yuhuatian has been leading troops for many years, couldn’t he have thought of this?
Since they are different people and have different routes, it is only natural that they should be in a certain order."
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister sighed and said,
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of speaking for Yu Huatian, but this matter is too strange. I am afraid this is a tactic of the enemy to sow discord."
Emperor Kun is not a fool, and his IQ is quite high.
He snorted coldly and said,
"You mean to say that the letter was forged by the enemy? Then the question is, if Yu Huatian had never had any dealings with the State of Yan, how did the people of Yan know his handwriting?
How could he imitate it so vividly, exactly the same?
If it was truly forged by the enemy, doesn't that just prove that Yu Huatian had correspondence with the enemy? What did he discuss with them?!"
"This……"
The prime minister was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
He always felt that something was wrong with this matter, but he couldn't tell what it was.
Doctor Fang also added fuel to the fire.
"Yes, Your Majesty is very wise. Prime Minister, if this letter is fake, could it be that just based on this letter, the entire Yu family quietly followed the enemy away?
is it possible?
This must be because Yu Huatian has been communicating with his family for a long time. They have long known that Yu Huatian wants to rebel and are just waiting for someone to come and pick him up. "
Emperor Kun sat on the dragon throne again, put his arm around Queen Tang Xinyi's waist, and said with a smile,
"Queen, tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"
The ministers below were all frowning and thinking this was ridiculous.
Such military and national affairs concern the survival of the country. How can we ask a woman for her opinion?
Tang Xinyi smiled slightly and said,
"It's all up to your Majesty to decide. I'm just a woman, how could I understand these things? I only know that whatever your Majesty thinks is right."
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the queen was still sober and knew the rule that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. Although she attended court, she never expressed any opinions and never made any decisions.
Just treat her as a transparent person.
Emperor Kun nodded with satisfaction and said,
"Send an order, eight hundred miles away, to take my imperial edict to the State of Yan. Have Lian Yong temporarily take over the army, arrest Yu Huatian and send him back. Then have Han Xuan take over all the troops that will conquer the north. Continue to advance and destroy the State of Yan.
In addition, a wanted notice is posted nationwide for the entire Yu family, young and old, without any mistakes!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
All the ministers clasped their hands and bowed.
"Let's leave the court!"
After Emperor Kun finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the side door.
Tang Xinyi also stood up, sighed slowly, and looked at the sky outside the hall, her eyes full of desire for freedom.
Then, she followed Emperor Kun towards the harem. Her eyes changed again, and the look she gave Emperor Kun was full of resentment and grievance.
After the court was dismissed, all the ministers returned home and went to their own offices.
An official came to the yamen and quickly wrote a letter, briefly recounting what happened in the court today.
Because the carrying capacity of carrier pigeons was limited, he only wrote down the results briefly.
"General Yu's family is missing, and the thieves have copied your handwriting and falsely accused you of treason. The emperor has ordered Lian Yong to take over military command and escort you back to the capital for interrogation. He has also appointed Han Xuan as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army."
Then, he quietly went to the backyard, tied the letter to the pigeon's leg, and let it fly away.
Doctor Fang also returned to his home and met the two Skynet spies. He smiled and told them everything that had happened in the court today.
Then he said,
"Gentlemen, I have done everything you instructed me to do. This is the promise you made..."
A Skynet spy quickly said,
"Doctor Fang is truly a virtuous and capable minister. Don't worry, I will immediately send someone to fetch the 20,000 taels of silver. When the combined forces of Great Yan and General Yu arrive at the gates of the city and capture the capital, that will be the day General Yu ascends the throne.
By then, you will surely be the Prime Minister of Kun State."
"Hahaha, good, good, in this case, I am relieved."