Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1253 This is very interesting...

Xiao Yuansui did not respond. He just knelt there straight with his head lowered. The almost frozen air made the hair that fell on his forehead act like a barrier, covering his lowered eyes.

But Yuwen Yuan saw his silent resistance clearly.

Of course he knew that the biggest reason why Xiao Yuansui was unwilling to go to the Prince of Qin's Palace was these "old friends". After all, just a few months ago, he was still the uncrowned king of Luoyang. He even swept across Hebei and led an army of 100,000 to line up at Hulao Pass. He was so powerful at that time. Now, most of those who were causing trouble for the emperor in the Prince of Qin's Palace were still his pawns.

Now, if he were to sit at the same table with these people - no, not even at the same table, if he really just wanted to join the army, all the vanguards before him would be above him.

How could Xiao Yuansui, who was regarded as a "pillar of the country", endure such a great humiliation?
Seeing that he remained silent, Yuwen Yuan laughed again and said, "Well, since you don't want to, I won't force you."

"..."

"So, how should I place you?"

It was not until this time that Xiao Yuansui slowly raised his head. Between his messy hair, his eyes finally glowed with some spirit, and he said with a slight twinkle: "Your Majesty, you are not going to kill me?"

Yuwen Yuan said: "Originally, I was planning to kill you."

"..."

"But I didn't expect so many people to come and plead for you—even my sons came."

Xiao Yuansui also understood why he smelled so many people in this hall, but there were only a few people inside the hall. It turned out that these people had come before him, and Yuwen Yuan had obviously met these people before coming to see him.

He said, "Even the Crown Prince and the King of Qi are here to plead for me?"

Yu Wenyuan's eyes also flashed: "Yes."

Xiao Yuansui was silent for a while, then smiled faintly and said, "I never thought that a defeated general like me, a useless person, would have so many people come to plead for me."

After saying that, he looked at Yuwen Yuan again: "Then when does your majesty plan to kill me?"

Yu Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had just made it very clear that he didn't necessarily want to kill him - in fact, he had never intended to kill him, but Xiao Yuansui was still obsessed with this matter, as if any other way out was meaningless to him and he only wanted to die.

So he asked, "Do you really want to die so much?"

Xiao Yuansui said: "His Majesty has just said that he wants to kill me. So now, I can only think of this and not have any other extravagant hopes."

It turned out that he was already discouraged.

Yuwen Yuan said slowly: "Then, if I don't kill you, what can you do?"

Xiao Yuansui asked, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"

Hearing this, Yuwen Yuan sighed in his heart, then smiled and said: "I know your ability very well. Now is the time to use people. It would be a pity to kill you. Since you don't want to be a soldier in the Qin Wang Mansion, then how about going to the Prince's Mansion to be a horse groom?"

The Prince's Groom was a fifth-rank official, which was of course much higher than the military officer in the Prince of Qin's Palace.

More importantly... the prince's groom.

Although Xiao Yuansui had been imprisoned in the Dali Temple for the past few months, with the wind from outside unable to even blow into that deep cell, he had no idea what had happened outside during these days. But from the fact that he was defeated by Yuwen Ye, but it was Yuwen Cheng who took him back to Chang'an to claim credit first, and from the fact that Yuwen Yuan had just mentioned that the Crown Prince and the King of Qi came together to plead for him, he had already figured out the situation.

The forces of Qin Prince Yuwen Ye, Crown Prince Yuwen Qian, and Qi Prince Yuwen Cheng are fighting... No, it's not that simple.

From the information revealed in Yuwen Yuan's several verbal tests just now, the current situation should be that Yuwen Ye is alone challenging the alliance of the Emperor, the Crown Prince and the King of Qi. But even so, he does not seem to be at a disadvantage. Now, as the emperor, Yuwen Yuan even needs to win over his former enemies to increase their chances of winning.

This is very interesting...

Even though he thought so, Xiao Yuansui still lowered his head, and only his weak breathing blew the messy hair on his forehead and made it sway slightly. He said in a deep voice: "How can Xiao Yuansui be so worthy as to serve as the prince's groom?"

Yuwen Yuan said: "Just because so much time has passed, your old subordinates are still willing to protect your life."

"……Yeah?"

"Yes, many of the soldiers who surrendered before came to petition me to forgive your sins and spare your life."

At this point, Yuwen Yuan leaned towards him and said with a smile, "There are nearly ten thousand people."

"..."

"It seems that your prestige in the army is not low."

Xiao Yuansui raised his head, and a look of emotion appeared in his eyes, which had been a little confused.

He said: "So, that's how it is..."

After saying that, he lowered his head again, and the emotions in his eyes disappeared in an instant, just like taking off a piece of clothing.

He was not naive enough to believe that Yuwen Yuan would really spare his life because of the pleas of his old subordinates. On the contrary, this situation was actually very dangerous for him. After all, those in power need the absolute loyalty of their subordinates. Once they find that these people are still attached to their old masters, it means that people's hearts are unstable. At this time, he will certainly not kill the surrendered soldiers, but people who make people unstable should often "disappear".

However, the reason why Yuwen Yuan did not kill him was precisely because of this.

With so many of his old subordinates still willing to follow him, if he were to assist the prince, it would mean increasing the prince's power.

Moreover, the number of those who came to plead for him was just right, not too many to threaten the emperor, nor too few to make people feel tempted. With him and these people who were willing to follow him joining the prince's army, it would be a sharp knife to deal with the King of Qin who was constantly expanding his power.

That was his original plan.

"how?"

Just as Xiao Yuansui lowered his head in deep thought, Yuwen Yuan's voice once again rang out in the empty hall, but this time, his voice was a little more anxious, and his tone became heavier involuntarily, like a muffled thunder in the hall, shaking Xiao Yuansui slightly.

He raised his head, and his still somewhat confused eyes met Yu Wenyuan's scorching gaze.

Then, he knelt down and said in a deep voice: "Sinner Xiao Yuansui, obey the order!"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan's eyes immediately lit up with a smile, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go down now, and I will issue an edict to announce it to the world."

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."

After saying that, Xiao Yuansui slowly stood up and walked out.

Just as he stepped out of the Liangyi Hall, a gust of hot wind blew, brushing away the messy hair on his face, revealing a pair of pearl-like eyes, with a sharp light flashing.