mtl008 Chapter 591 None of you should live anymore!
Chapter 591 None of you should live anymore!
woman?
that……
Several people looked at Sheng Yunjiao in unison, "Then she..."
Sheng Yunjiao knew exactly what they wanted to ask: "Without a royal consort, King Yuechuan never married in his life, but... well, based on my guess, the Yuechuan royal family must have pressured her to have children quite a bit. I've heard that even a few years ago, and even now, there are still people who dream of becoming King Yuechuan's consort, saying that if they successfully give birth to an heir, they might be able to stay in the palace. But these are all rumors. The only thing that is certain is that the royal city did a lot of searching for husbands for King Yuechuan."
Wen Qingqing couldn't help but sigh, "If that's really the case, then King Yuechuan is quite pitiful. Even as the ruler of a country, he can't control his own destiny and is forever trapped in that royal city."
Yin Yueling was still young and didn't understand these things. She just said nonchalantly, "If it were me, and anyone dared to force me like that, I would drag them all down with me and they would all die!"
Hua Rui smiled bitterly: "I guess everyone has their own unavoidable difficulties."
Yin Yueling scoffed: "They've all been killed, what kind of excuse could they possibly have!"
She was exceptionally talented from a young age and became the Holy Maiden of Miao territory. All the hardships she endured were of her own choosing. If it was something she didn't want to do, she would just kill it and be done with it. Why all the fuss?
Only Lu Yangyang had a serious expression, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
After chatting for a while, Sheng Yunjiao noticed that Lu Yangyang hadn't said anything, so she couldn't help but tug at her, "Yangyang, what are you thinking about?"
Lu Yangyang came back to her senses. "I was thinking, since we're already here, and Yan Yue still hasn't been found, I'd feel really bad if I didn't make things difficult for His Highness and Sheng Yunzhu."
Sheng Yunjiao nodded hurriedly: "Yes! We absolutely cannot let them go! But we only have a few people. Although His Highness didn't bring many people, I suspect he has a backup plan."
Lu Yangyang asked her, "How many people did he bring?"
Sheng Yunjiao thought for a moment and replied, "When we first entered the dense forest, there were probably quite a few people, but I didn't have time to count them then. I only know that when we reached Yuechuan Kingdom, only about a hundred people were left. But I vaguely heard them say that Miao Jiang was definitely theirs, and they had plenty of ways to escape. His Highness is very cautious, and he often avoids talking to me and the High Priest, but his subordinates occasionally let their guard down, and I overheard bits and pieces of what they said. I just don't know what they mean."
Li Shisan suddenly stood up: "Could they be planning to take action against Miao territory? They, they..."
“They’re after the salt wells,” Lu Yangyang said confidently. “If we find the right opportunity, we can send someone to threaten Chief Li, and he will have no choice but to compromise. And if we can bribe the nearby officials and prevent the news from reaching Jinzhou, this can be done in a brutal and effective way. Even if Jinzhou hears the news, it will take time to send people to investigate. That time will be enough for them to take control of Miao territory.”
"What should we do? My grandfather and the others..." Li Shisan was so anxious that he was almost crying.
Lu Yangyang's expression was solemn: "Before leaving, I gave my seal to Chief Li. It might come in handy at a critical moment. However, as I just said, if the other side catches us off guard, even if we go to Jinzhou to call for reinforcements, it will be too late. I hope that Chief Li can persuade his people to hand over the salt wells before they make their move. That way, once the imperial court takes over the matter and the soldiers come in, His Highness's people will be helpless."
Lu Yangyang also felt at the time that the Crown Prince must have a backup plan, but she couldn't think of that much back then. Now she could only hope that Chief Li could make a decision soon, but...
"Who will be faster or slower depends on fate."
Li Shisan slumped into a chair, utterly dejected and anxious, "What am I going to do..."
Lu Yangyang could only comfort him: "There's no use worrying now. Even if you go back now, you won't be able to help. I believe that with Chief Li's courage, he will be able to make a timely judgment."
Hua Rui quickly comforted him, "Miss Lu is right, Thirteenth Brother. Thinking about these things now won't help. Why don't we think about what we can do next? Perhaps there will still be a chance."
Li Shisan suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly looked at Lu Yangyang.
"Only by dealing with His Highness can the crisis in Miao territory be resolved. Otherwise, a fierce battle is inevitable sooner or later, and the people of Miao territory will suffer in the middle." Lu Yangyang now vaguely understands His Highness's intention.
Given his tendency to stir up trouble, he never cared how big things would get, but rather worried that things wouldn't get big enough.
He can only profit from it if things get out of hand.
Only then can the foundation of the Southwest be shaken.
This is probably the result the emperor hoped to see.
The situation in the southwest is relatively stable thanks to Marquis Yan's years of management. It's like an ironclad fortress. Even if His Majesty transfers Marquis Yan away from Jinzhou, he cannot shake the foundation of the southwest. In this situation, there is only one way to break through the impasse.
That's war.
No matter how many soldiers His Highness recruits in private, the number of people he can hide is limited. After all, the emperor can tolerate his petty actions, but he will never tolerate him secretly raising an army that will become a threat.
How can this war be launched when manpower is insufficient?
Miao region?
wrong.
Lu Yangyang's heart skipped a beat. No, no, Miao territory can't shake the foundation of the Southwest. Miao territory only has a few thousand people. So what if they are good at using Gu magic? In the face of real human wave tactics, they are not worth mentioning at all.
With over 100,000 troops in Jinzhou, how could they possibly fail to conquer a Miao region?
Even though she had never fought in a war, she could see the big picture clearly. No matter how chaotic things got, this little bit of trouble couldn't shake the foundation of the Southwest.
What if it's not Miao territory, but... Yuechuan Kingdom?
To attack Yuechuan Kingdom, given its terrain and unique characteristics, at least tens of thousands of troops would need to be mobilized.
The reason for attacking Yuechuan Kingdom... the Longevity Gu!
Lu Yangyang suddenly came to her senses. She had always thought that the Crown Prince had come for the Longevity Gu and didn't want anyone to know, in order to cure his own lameness. But what if his ambitions were more than that?
The Longevity Gu, the Longevity Gu that can revive the dead and heal bones—is such a miraculous thing worth the emperor's great mobilization?
It's definitely worth it.
The Crown Prince had planned this all along; what he wanted was military power in the Southwest.
First, take over Miao territory, then use His Majesty's hand to attack Yuechuan Kingdom. After this battle, he, the strategist from beginning to end, made great contributions, and it was only natural that the military power in the southwest was dismantled and divided.
And the Kingdom of Yuechuan will only become a sacrifice in his scheme.
Yan Yue, that's right, Yan Yue... what is Yan Yue's purpose? Your Highness, yes, to use Yan Yue to hold Zong Que back.
After the incident in Yuzhou, His Highness must have known that Zong Que was still alive and Yan Yue was missing. From the very beginning, it was a trap to lure Zong Que into a snare.