AWB Chapter 189 How to deal with it
Chapter 189 How to deal with it
Although he had done it himself, Prince Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what the Imperial Physician Zhou said.
Just die.
His gaze fell on Yelü Dan, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
As a result, the Northern Di will inevitably send troops, and Xie Jinghan, the husband of the murderer, will have to personally lead the troops there.
As for General Chu—in order to save his granddaughter's life, he would definitely volunteer.
Huyan Tu was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, his hands and feet bound. Even so, he did not yield. Instead, he shouted angrily, "You wait! The iron hooves of the Northern Barbarians will surely trample your capital of the Great Li! To avenge the princess!"
"What should we do? The border has only been peaceful for a few days, and now war is about to break out again?"
"The Prince Jing's mansion is really something. It was just a quarrel between women, why did it have to come to murder? Now look what's happened, if war breaks out, who knows how many civilians and soldiers will lose their lives there."
All those disdainful and disgusted gazes were directed at Wen Shuyao.
Wen Shuyao leaned helplessly against Xie Jinghan's chest, her eyes filled with tears: "It wasn't me. As soon as I arrived here, she was lying on the ground. I also received a letter from someone saying that she asked me to meet her here."
As Wen Shuyao spoke, she took out the letter hidden in her sleeve.
She appeared so pitiful and helpless, yet among those present, apart from Xie Jinghan, General Chu, and the Emperor and Empress, no one believed her words.
"It's just a letter. Now that she's dead, there's no way to verify it. So whatever she says is the truth."
"Who would believe such a lame excuse?"
"It's hard to say... His Majesty dotes on Prince Jing the most, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't show favoritism for Prince Jing."
“If it were anything else, it wouldn’t matter, but this is the Northern Di princess. She died at the hands of Princess Jing. Even if His Majesty wanted to show favoritism, this matter cannot be hidden.”
"Moreover... with such a living person gone, where are we going to find another Northern Di princess to return to the Northern Di king? This war is inevitable."
The crowd buzzed with discussion, but all eyes eventually fell on Xie Jinghan.
They wanted to know how Xie Jinghan would handle this matter.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xie Jinghan said in a deep voice, "The person is already dead, and the dead cannot be brought back to life. If the Northern Barbarians want to fight, then I will fight them."
"The mere Northern Di are defeated enemies," General Chu shouted at this moment. "There is no room for reconciliation between us and the Northern Di! We might as well take this opportunity to storm the Northern Di capital!"
Xie Jinghan and General Chu's attitude was very clear—since they were going to fight anyway, they might as well take advantage of this opportunity to take down the Northern Di in one fell swoop.
Minister Liu gave a cold laugh: "You make it sound so easy. Doesn't war cost money? Doesn't war cost people? So much money and so many soldiers' lives, all for one person?"
Leaning against Xie Jinghan's chest, Wen Shuyao, who was pale and disoriented, finally reacted.
Her eyes were filled with tears, and she said in a trembling voice, "What if... what if I died too? Would that make all of this disappear?"
Upon hearing this, Minister Liu was taken aback.
As intelligent as Minister Liu was, he could naturally see that something was amiss in today's events. However, all the clues and evidence pointed to Wen Shuyao, so he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to put Xie Jinghan down.
To everyone's surprise, Wen Shuyao said those words.
"What good will it do you to pay with your life?" one of them sneered. "Even if you die, can you bring the Northern Di princess back to life?"
"According to Imperial Censor Liu's suggestion," Xie Jinghan sneered, "only by handing over the Great Li can we quell the Northern Di's anger?"
"She was just a princess; once she died, she's gone," Xie Jinghan said. "Our soldiers have courage and have never agreed to make peace with the Northern Barbarians. If we were to make peace with them, wouldn't all the soldiers who have fought and bled on the border over the years have died in vain?"
"There is only one way: war!" Xie Jinghan declared loudly. "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to the border and annihilate the Northern Barbarians in one fell swoop!"
"Your Majesty! This old minister is willing to go to the Northern Barbarians!" Upon seeing this, General Chu immediately knelt down as well.
Xie Jinghan and General Chu were the most powerful military generals in the entire Dali. As soon as they spoke, all the military generals who had been bullied that day stood up.
"Fight if you want, are we afraid of those Northern barbarians?"
"The dead cannot be brought back to life, and there is no chance for peace talks. We might as well take advantage of this moment to catch them off guard, press our advantage, and march all the way to the Northern Di royal court! We'll take the Northern Di king's head!"
"Exactly! No matter how we try to fix it, it's useless. We might as well attack the Northern Barbarians!"
The military officers, one after another, quickly drowned out the voices of Minister Liu, Imperial Censor Liu, and others.
With his hands and feet bound and his mouth and nose covered by the Imperial Guards, Huyan Tu's eyes widened, and two lines of bloody tears flowed down his face.
The Dali are going too far!
He made a whimpering sound, but no one paid any attention to him.
Prince Xin sat in the corner, watching the noisy scene before him, feeling an unprecedented sense of joy.
His intentions were finally achieved at this moment.
It's obvious what choice the emperor will make.
"Enough!" The emperor's voice was deep and resonant, and the hall fell silent as soon as he spoke.
He looked down at Xie Jinghan and General Chu kneeling on the ground, as well as Wen Shuyao who was determined to die, and felt a splitting headache.
However, the facts are clear: Yelü Dan's death is a foregone conclusion and there is no possibility of change.
He could only make this decision: "Three days from now, you will lead your troops to the border."
Upon hearing the emperor's order, Prince Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
The powerful families, including Minister Liu, showed their dissatisfaction, while the military generals were all excited, clearly wanting to take this opportunity to make a name for themselves.
Wen Shuyao collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Xie Jinghan and General Chu exchanged a glance, and both said in unison, "Your subject obeys!"
"Disperse, everyone." Li Dehai noticed the emperor's expression and quickly dismissed everyone present.
At this moment, besides Yelü Dan's corpse, only Wen Shuyao, Xie Jinghan, General Chu, and the Emperor and Empress remained in Lihua Palace.
The Empress helped Wen Shuyao up and said in a low voice, "I believe you, but what happened today is too bizarre. Even if you didn't kill her, you have no way to defend yourself now."
Yelü Dan died in Dali. Regardless of who killed her, as long as she lost her life in Dali, this war was inevitable.
The Empress sighed. The person behind it was clearly targeting Xie Jinghan, which is why they plotted against Wen Shuyao. In the end, Wen Shuyao was also shielding Xie Jinghan from an undeserved disaster.
General Chu's face was ashen: "No matter what the scheming person behind this is thinking, this old minister will never let him succeed! This old minister will do everything in his power to take down the Northern Di!"
Xie Jinghan remained silent, not uttering a word.
Upon seeing this, the emperor sensed something amiss.
At that moment, he caught a glimpse of Yelü Dan's corpse moving.