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Chapter 93 - Ascension 3

The Han palace was brightly lit!

There were palace lanterns everywhere, and guards everywhere! Zhao Chen had just ascended the throne, the conditions in the Han Palace were very simple and crude.

Inside the Peace Faction, Zhao Chen was sitting on top of the throne, looking down at the ministers! Curved End, Wang Shu, Yang Shi, Zhao Ding and the rest were also here!

"We have been through countless trials and tribulations in our journey from Kaifeng to Middle Han Area! However, at this moment, this Emperor finally ascended the throne! I believe that in the future, I will not encounter any more calamities! " Zhao Chen said.

"Your majesty is blessed by the heavens. There will naturally be no more calamities in the future!" Zhe Keqiu stood out and laughed.

As he said this, his heart was filled with endless ridicule! In his view, in the future, since Zhao Chen was a puppet in his hands, he would naturally protect this puppet well and not let it meet with any calamities!

"Emperor Xuanwu, you won't listen to my warning! In the future, when Emperor Jianyan comes to the west, you can just wait for Emperor Jianyan's anger! " Yang Shi stood out and said coldly.

Zhao Chen had already ascended the throne, and his annual number was Xuanwu, so Yang Shi's way of addressing him had also changed.

"Even if he doesn't want to hit me, I will!" Zhao Chen said.

"Emperor Xuanwu, the internal organs of the Middle Han Area are unstable, I wonder how long you can keep this throne up for!" Zhao Ding stood out and said.

"My Middle Han Area's civil and military ministers have formed a group of their own. What is there to be unstable inside?" Zhao Chen asked.

"I am afraid that the warriors of the Middle Han Area do not respect me!" Zhao Chen said.

"Oh?" Zhao Chen's face revealed a puzzled expression!

"Zhao Ding, you are speaking nonsense! You are trying to instigate my relationship with you, your sin is to die a thousand times!" Zhe Keqiu anxiously stood out and shouted.

Zhao Ding laughed and left! He looked at Zhao Chen, and his eyes revealed a faint trace of a pleased expression! In his mind, the crown prince was just too young. Last year, when the Kaifeng City was destroyed, the crown prince was only ten years old, but now, he was only eleven years old! The crown prince was so young, and even though he appeared to be very young, it was because he had grown up in the palace and received education from the imperial family. However, the crown prince's intelligence was definitely not at the level of an adult, and the crown prince was definitely not aware of Zhe Keqiu's ambitions. However, he did not know that this was simply a joke. When Zhao Chen had just arrived at Tongguan that day, he had already guessed Zhe Keqiu's ambition!

On the other side, Zhe Keqiu was extremely furious, glaring at Zhao Ding! After a while, Zhe Keqiu turned his head to look at Zhao Chen. Seeing Zhao Chen's gentle expression, he finally relaxed! Zhao Chen was only eleven years old, he was a teenager, and could even be considered a kid. Therefore, Zhe Keqiu had the same opinion of him as Zhao Ding!

"Actually, ever since I came to the Tongguan, I have always relied on General Crop's protection! If it wasn't for General Crop, I would have died a long time ago! Originally, I wanted General Crop to hold the position of Prime Minister, but General Crop insisted on it, so Li Gang held the position of Prime Minister! Zhao Chen said these words as if he did not have any 'scheming' in mind!

"This humble subject is a martial general, I am not qualified to hold the post of Prime Minister! Master Li Gang is famous in the imperial court, other than him, no one else can hold the position of Prime Minister! " Zhe Keqiu heaved a sigh of relief and said.

Zhao Ding stared blankly, he never thought that Zhao Chen would actually have such "trust" in Zhe Keqiu! Zhao Ding frowned, he did not say anymore!

At the side, Wang Shu was looking at Zhao Chen with a strange glint in his eyes, while he secretly nodded in his heart!

"Emperor Xuanwu is truly amazing! It seems that I have to follow Emperor Xuanwu! Such a king, young and old, able to suppress his emotions, knowing how to endure, firm in nature, was the king of his generation! I want to see when he can truly defeat Zhe Keqiu! Others have said that the Emperor Kang is impressive, but now, it seems that the Emperor Kang may not be able to catch up to the Emperor Xuanwu! " Wang Shu secretly thought.

"Wang Shu, I went to look for Zhe Keqiu yesterday. He said that the food had been prepared, we can leave with the food anytime! If we do not have enough manpower, he is willing to send a thousand people to help us transport the rations to the Jingyuan City! His Majesty has already ascended the throne today, so we can leave Middle Han Area tomorrow! This is someone else's place after all. It isn't comfortable staying here! " Curved End sat beside Wang Shu and laughed.

"Alright!" Wang Shu nodded!

At this moment, he had already lost all hope in the Curved End and no longer had any thoughts of persuading him anymore!

The banquet lasted all the way until it ended, and only then did the officials disperse!

The next morning, Yang Shi and Zhao Ding left first!

At noon, Curved End, Wang Shu and the rest escorted the food out!

They marched very slowly with their provisions in hand! When they came to the Dazhang Pass, they found Yang Shi and Zhao Ding waiting for them there!

On top of the walls of the Dazhang Pass, Curved End, Wang Shu, Yang Shi, and Zhao Ding stood together!

Yang Shi said: "General Qu, on that day, this old man spoke rudely, please forgive me!"

Curved End laughed and said: "Mr. Yang is a famous scholar, it is normal that you look down on us martial artists! Why apologize today? "

The Curved End did not even put Yang Shi in his eyes! Although Yang Shi was extremely famous, the Curved End didn't care about him at all!

Yang Shi's face slightly flushed, and said. "General Qu, please reconsider the matter that we mentioned that day!"

Curved End shook her head, and said: "There is no need to talk about this matter, I am not willing to rely on Emperor Kang! After all, he was just a vassal lord. It would be unreasonable for him to inherit the title of emperor! Furthermore, I have already accepted the title of Emperor Xuanwu. If I were to collude with Emperor Kang in the dark, wouldn't that mean that there are two sides? This is not something a gentleman would do! "

Yang Shi opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. At this moment, Zhao Ding stood out and said: "General Qu, in the many days you've been in Middle Han Area, have you felt Zhe Keqiu's arrogance and despotism? From what I know, all of Middle Han Area's and Chuan Shu's political affairs are handled by Zhe Keqiu! The taxes collected by the Middle Han Area and Chuan Shu were not sent to the Han palace, but to Zhe Keqiu's military camp! Although the Emperor Xuanwu is the emperor in name, he is actually just a puppet in Zhe Keqiu's hands! "

Curved End was startled, then asked: "How do you know about this information?"

When they were in the Plains of the Nine Prefectures, he and the Curved End had already guessed that Zhe Keqiu might take the heavens by force to order the dukes around. Therefore, his best plan back then was to "flank the ruler", but they had not discovered any clues about him in the many days they had been in the Middle Han Area! Who would have thought that Yang Shi and Zhao Ding would actually discover so many things within these few days in Middle Han Area!

Zhao Ding said unenthusiastically: "Although the Middle Han Area and Chuan Shu are nominally owned by the Emperor Xuanwu, in reality, there are still some officials who secretly swear their allegiance to the Emperor Jianyan! These things were naturally told to us by the officials! "

Only then did Curved End and Wang Shu understand. Curved End nodded, and said: "So that's how it is!"

Zhao Ding said: "Zhe Keqiu is ambitious. The management and taxation of Middle Han Area and Chuan Shu are all managed by him, is this still the duty of an official? Sooner or later, Zhe Keqiu would force the Emperor Xuanwu down the stage! At that time, General Qu will you still be loyal to the Emperor Xuanwu? If Emperor Xuanwu was killed by Zhe Keqiu, what would you do? "

Zhao Ding originally thought that his words would definitely cause Curved End to hesitate and think. Unexpectedly, Curved End only shook his head and said, "Let's talk about the future! I don't care how much of a struggle Emperor Xuanwu and Zhe Keqiu have, in short, I am only loyal to Emperor Xuanwu! It's impossible to make me serve the Emperor Kang! "

Zhao Ding stood there in a daze, looking at Curved End with an incredulous expression, he did not believe that Curved End would be so 'stupid'! What he did not know was that Curved End did not have any other thoughts other than preserving his strength! As long as the Middle Han Area could deliver the military rations to the Jingyuan City, he would have no other intentions! He did not want to create unnecessary problems and seek refuge in the Emperor Kang!

"In that case, I will take my leave!" Zhao Ding cupped his hands and said.

"Bye!" The Curved End said indifferently.

and Zhao Ding left immediately, the two of them were still depressed!

Their mission this time could be considered a complete failure. They did not bring Zhao Chen to Zhao Gou's side, did not bring back the Imperial Jade Seal, nor did they convince the Curved End! They just watched the inauguration here and went back dejectedly!

"Hmph, a military man actually doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!" Master Zhao, I've already said it before. There's no need to persuade this military man anymore, he won't listen to me at all! "Seems like it is indeed true!" Yang Shi spat out.

"Forget it!" It seems that the splitting of Song Dynasty is unavoidable! Who knows what the future holds! However, I believe that there will be internal strife in the Middle Han Area sooner or later. Let's go! " Zhao Ding said.