AWB What will happen in Chapter 750?
What will happen in Chapter 750?
Lu Yangyang didn't understand Zong Que's meaning for a moment.
Zong Que reached out his hand to her, and Lu Yangyang rode her horse closer to him, took his hand, and jumped from the horse into his arms.
Lu Yangyang leaned against Zong Que's chest, pondering Zong Que's words just now.
She didn't meet General Cheng, but because of her conflict with Cheng Shujin, she heard plenty of gossip about him. They said General Cheng was brave and skilled in battle, wise and martial, and very generous and unpretentious.
In recent years, General Cheng has been stationed in the northern frontier and has hardly ever returned to the capital.
Compared to other places, the most dangerous area for the Great Zhao was the Northern Frontier. The northwest was frequently harassed by small tribes, and the southeast was plagued by pirates and Japanese pirates, but these were all small forces with few large-scale battles. However, the Northern Frontier was different. It was a strategically vital area for both the Great Zhao and the Northern Yan. Since the founding of the Great Zhao, the two sides had fought back and forth countless times, and the Northern Yan's ambition to expand southward had never ceased.
Such an important place could only be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by someone whom His Majesty trusts implicitly.
Lu Yangyang suddenly asked, "So, His Majesty knows about this? And suppressing this matter was His Majesty's order?"
Lu Yangyang subconsciously looked up, her brow touching Zong Que's chin. Zong Que lowered his eyes and gently kissed her brow. "Father doesn't want war, and neither does the court. They've been living peacefully in the capital for too long. Bringing this matter to the court won't lead to anything; it will only cause panic. Father can't let such a thing get out."
"But did those people die in vain?" Lu Yangyang couldn't help but feel angry. "This is clearly a provocation from Northern Yan. If we keep backing down, they will only become more aggressive!"
"The fourth brother took the opportunity to lead his men to attack a tribe on the border of Northern Yan and reclaim a county town. General Cheng turned a blind eye and did not report the matter," Zong Que said.
Lu Yangyang's eyes widened: "Is this considered a tit-for-tat exchange?"
"This isn't the first time something like this has happened over the years. Every time, both sides will have a brief period of peace afterward."
Lu Yangyang finally understood: "Northern Yan is testing the attitude of Great Zhao."
"This war was bound to happen sooner or later. After years of recuperation and quelling the internal strife, Northern Yan has long been unable to contain itself. The marriage alliance is a signal, not a signal of peace, but a signal of war. At the latest, next year, Northern Yan will definitely find another excuse to start a war." Zong Que's voice was low, and Lu Yangyang could not discern his emotions for the moment.
"What would happen if we fought again?" Lu Yangyang asked subconsciously.
"What do you think will happen?" Zong Que asked her in return.
Lu Yangyang frowned slightly, but her thoughts gradually became clearer. "If the court does not want to fight, then even if the soldiers of the northern frontier are brave and skilled in battle, they will probably suffer repeated defeats, or they will suffer the same fate as Chenzhou back then, or... they will seek peace, just like more than 20 years ago."
"Sue for peace, and move the capital south." Zong Que responded softly to her voice.
Lu Yangyang's breathing quickened, and she instinctively grabbed his hand.
"The reason His Majesty is determined to depose you is because you want to fight, while he does not. However, he does not want to give the world a reason to know that he does not want to fight, so he must get rid of you and all those who oppose him. General Cheng is acting according to his orders. It is not that he does not want to fight, but that he wants to defend the northern border. He has to stay there to protect the people of the northern border."
Lu Yangyang looked up into Zong Que's eyes, her expression unusually complex.
His Majesty sent Xiaoli to marry a foreign ruler, not for the sake of peace and stability between the two countries, but to send her to her death.
That was his biological daughter.
His Majesty did not agree with Zong Que's advocacy of war, so he personally pulled the crown prince, whom he had promoted, down from his pedestal, shattering his pride and letting him know what it meant to be a sovereign and father.
That was his biological son.
I've always heard that there's no kinship in the imperial family, only suspicion.
Only at this moment did Lu Yangyang truly and deeply feel that kind of desolation.
Under the influence of power, even the lives of one's own children can be sacrificed, let alone those unseen and intangible soldiers and civilians far away on the frontier? A village, a city, and countless precious lives.
If we don't fight, next year or the year after, the north will have another Chenzhou, a place stained with blood.
But the imperial capital would only be moved to the Jiangnan region, where people indulged in nightly revelry.