mtl008 Chapter 1361
Chapter 1361
"Exactly! You think just because you have the title of emperor, you're truly above everyone else? Kid! You're too naive!!"
"This crime of 'deceiving the emperor,' this crime of 'rebellion,' we've truly committed it here today! Your Majesty... how will you punish us? Are you planning to send Zhao Feng to prison like you did with Zhang and Cao?"
"Hey! Why don't you let your lackey Zhao Feng try and see if he can get it in?"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Interesting! Naive!"
"..."
The numerous dukes, marquises, and military officers were all sitting on horseback, laughing and joking, their expressions extremely arrogant.
Clearly, they didn't take Emperor Zhu Yunwen seriously at all.
When you can't control a rebel leader who was originally a bandit, he will naturally be fearless and lawless.
At present, many nobles in Huaixi really cannot see any possibility that such a young emperor could suppress them.
Despite being mocked like that, Zhu Yunwen remained unperturbed and composed.
On the contrary, Ru Chang, the Left Vice Minister of War standing beside him, couldn't bear to watch this scene any longer and pointed at them, saying, "You..."
"You! You are utterly rebellious! Utterly rebellious!"
He was furious but completely unable to refute their arrogance, and in the end, he could only utter a couple of empty and powerless accusations.
Momentum is always a matter of ebb and flow.
Ru Chang's momentum waned, so the nobles of Huaixi emboldened themselves, acting like scoundrels and rascals, and said to him in a mocking tone: "Then go ahead and try to offend us, my lord!"
"..."
Ru Chang fell silent, because he really couldn't do anything to them, so he could only sigh in dejection.
But at that moment, he heard the little tyrant beside him start spouting nonsense: "How can you be so sure... that I can't punish you?"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen casually stroked the shaft of the spear in his hand.
His expression remained completely calm.
Ru Chang glanced at Zhu Yunwen, his expression somewhat indescribable. He really didn't know how to complain about this little tyrant who never played by the rules.
And not surprisingly.
This was followed by an even louder burst of laughter: "Hahahaha! Has His Majesty been scared out of his wits? He's started talking nonsense! Hahahaha!"
Of course, they didn't take Zhu Yunwen's words seriously at all.
After everyone had been laughing for a while, the leader, Duke Lan Yu of Liang, reached out and pressed down, signaling the people behind him to stop joking and playing around.
His words carry weight.
Everyone immediately fell silent, and the atmosphere became much more tense again.
Lan Yu gently spurred her horse forward, making it take a few steps. Looking at Zhu Yunwen, she said, "Originally, we genuinely wanted to help His Majesty secure his throne. After all, you are my brother-in-law's grandson, and your mother practically grew up under our noses… Helping you become the emperor above all others would be our rightful reward. What a pity…"
"It's a pity Your Majesty is too impatient and overestimating yourself. You've only just begun to achieve something, and you're already trying to turn your sword against us!"
"Since you're so heartless, then we're not made of dough either!"
"Out of consideration for my brother-in-law, from today onwards, you will still be the Emperor of the Qianlong Emperor! However, you will only be a so-called 'Emperor' from now on."
"Are you going to come back to the Heavenly Palace with us now and stay in your Qianqing Palace? Or are we going to take our men and crush all your shrimp soldiers and crab generals before capturing you and taking you back?"
Lan Yu stared coldly at Zhu Yunwen, and after speaking, she reached for the hilt of her sword at her waist and drew it from its sheath.
"Zheng——"
The long sword was drawn with a clanging metallic sound, reflecting a cold, sharp light in the sunlight.
They came here with only one purpose.