Jiuxi

Chapter 960 958 [New Life]

The early morning sun was filled with a bone-chilling chill.

But this is nothing compared to the coldness in Wu Yan's heart.

At this moment, outside the Daqing Hall were nearly two thousand Heza warriors loyal to the royal family. Inside the hall, in addition to more than a dozen important ministers headed by Zhao Siwen, there were also noble ladies in the harem, including Wu Yan's mother and the Crown Princess.

The fate of everyone depends on him, but how can he reverse the current situation?
Looking at the rebels on the periphery who were full of vigor and murderous intent, Wu Yan finally stopped his gaze on Qing Yu Huai Jin's face and asked in a loud voice: "Yong Ping, why are you rebelling?"

His voice sounded full of energy, and he didn't seem nervous or frightened at all.

Qing Yu Huaijin looked up at the prince who was standing with a sword in his hand. When she heard him shout out those two familiar words, she naturally knew that he was trying to evoke her memories of the past.

Because of Emperor Jing's favor towards her, although she was not a princess of the royal family, she had played with these princes and kings since she was a child and was able to enter and leave the palace freely.

Except for the fourth prince Hai Ge who had always admired her, the former crown prince Nalan who died suddenly a few years ago, the current crown prince Wu Yan, and the sixth prince Wu Lie who died last night, they were all as close to her as brothers and sisters. Regardless of whether these people were sincere or just trying to please Emperor Jing in this way, at least they took good care of Qing Yu Huai Jin.

If it were in the past, Qing Yu Huaijin might have sighed in her heart, but at this moment she pursed her lips tightly, looked at Wu Yan indifferently, and was not willing to respond to this boring question at all.

Wu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at the people standing on both sides of Qing Yu Huai Jin, and his tone gradually became higher: "I know that since you dare to take risks, you will not give up. I also admit that you are on the verge of success today, and no one can stop you from rebelling. Therefore, I am ready to be killed. But I still want to remind you that when my father leads the army back to the capital, all of you present today, including your relatives, old friends, and confidants, will not be able to escape! If you kill me today, my father will kill all nine generations of your clan in the future!"

Wu Yan's decisive tone echoed in the cold air.

The more than 20,000 rebels did not riot, and the representatives of the major tribes around Qing Yu Huaijin were not panicked either.

She finally said, "Your father is dead."

"joke!"

Wu Yan quickly refuted and continued, "The war in the south has been delayed, and the temporary victory or defeat is insignificant. Father did lose a battle and was slightly injured on the battlefield, but this does not affect the overall situation. All the great leaders, don't be deceived by Qing Yu, it will be too late to regret in the future! Father is still alive, and he will send troops back soon after he learns the news. Qing Yu is just struggling to survive."

To his surprise, Qing Yu Huaijin did not interrupt him, but just looked at him quietly.

Wu Yan forced himself to remain calm and continued to persuade them, "As long as you wake up in time and stop being coerced by the Qingyu clan, and work with my Hezha warriors to quell the rebellion, you will be meritorious and innocent! In the name of the regent prince of Dajing, I swear in blood in front of tens of thousands of people that the court will never settle accounts with you afterwards! I only have one request, you immediately draw a clear line with the Qingyu clan and stand on my side!"

However, still no one responded, and the silence in the square in front of the temple was like a silent mockery.

"On November 25th, in the northeast corner of the Lei Ze Plain, your father personally led an army of 130,000 to fight against the more than 90,000 troops under the command of Lu Chen, the Prince of Huai'an of the Southern Qi Dynasty."

Qing Yu Huaijin stepped forward, and his cold voice reached everyone's ears.

"Our army was defeated in this battle, with more than 70,000 dead and only 30,000 lucky enough to escape. From your father to great leaders like Sagai and Abuhan, to generals like Alihe Yongji, Sepuri, Asugei, Subunyan, and Zhuge, to hundreds of young officers who were considered the backbone of the army, all died on the battlefield. The Black Armor Dragon Cavalry was destroyed, and more than 80% of the 30,000 elite cavalry were lost. This can be said to be the greatest defeat of our dynasty since its founding."

She stopped and said sarcastically, "This is the masterpiece of your father. One battle destroyed the foundation of our dynasty."

Wu Yan's fingers trembled slightly, and he said with all his might, "This is all your one-sided statement!"

Qing Yu Huaijin said bluntly: "The secret report you received yesterday evening was sent by General Shu Bulie. He was the only general who survived the battlefield. But we already knew about this yesterday morning, and they all have their own information channels, so they naturally won't believe my unilateral statement."

Technique not listed?
Wu Yan's expression changed. He knew of course that Shu Bulie was from the Qingyu clan and was a brave general in Xiashan's army.

The feeling of despair gradually overwhelmed him. He originally wanted to temporarily stabilize the nobles of several other major families. This was his only chance of survival at the moment. However, when Qing Yu Huaijin finished speaking, he knew that he had no chance of turning the situation around today.

"Ha ha……"

Wu Yan smiled coldly, half mockingly and half questioningly, "I really didn't expect that you would be so united."

"That's all thanks to Ali and Hehuan's brutality over the past twenty years!"

A man stood behind Qing Yu Huaijin. He was an elder of high status within the Huiluo clan. His name was Du Ji and he was also Sagai's cousin.

Now that Sagai has died on the battlefield, the Huiluo clan will take him as the leader.

Hearing him directly say Emperor Jing's name without any respect in his tone, Wu Yan couldn't help but say coldly: "Cruel and inhumane?"

"Is not it?"

Du Ji's face was filled with anger, and he said sternly: "Back then, Emperor Taizu led his troops to start a rebellion, and swore a blood oath on the top of Xiayou Mountain, that the six surnames of Jinglian would rule the world together! Although your Alihe clan is the most respected, our five surnames are not your slaves! But in the past twenty years, Alihehuan has been so harsh to us, trying every means to take away our land and wealth! If he had not been seriously injured in the bombing in the hunting ground the year before last, he would have taken away the only military power we had left! What do you think! Is he a cruel king who violated the blood oath of his ancestors!" Wu Yan's right hand tightly grasped the scabbard, but he was unable to refute.

At this moment, Shi Guku, an elder of the Zhuntugu clan who was standing on the other side of Qing Yu Huaijin, said in a bitter voice: "He not only violated the blood oath of our ancestors, but he is completely inhumane! Jiaguyong clearly did not want to rebel, but he deliberately induced the fourth prince Haige to instigate Jiaguyong. In the end, the poor guy was executed by slow slicing, and the people and land of the Jiagu clan were annexed by your Alihe clan! Now you are going to attack the Qingyu clan again, won't the next one be our Zhuntugu clan?"

"shut up!"

Wu Yan shouted angrily, gritting his teeth and said, "You despicable beasts, if my father were here, you wouldn't dare to fart, but now you are barking like dogs."

Shi Guku and Du Ji looked at each other, and the latter sneered, "But he is already dead, and he personally killed more than 100,000 of your most loyal troops. If we are still stupid and do nothing, allowing you to ascend the throne with these 10,000 Hezha warriors, and then kill us one by one, then we will be the most ridiculous fools in the world!"

"You think you'll have a good ending?"

Wu Yan was not angry but laughed, his eyes stayed on the face of the young princess, and he said slowly: "There are so many of you, it's impossible for the emperor to take turns, right?"

Qing Yu Huaijin did not avoid this sharp question and said calmly: "Thanks to the care of the elders, from today on, they are willing to nominate Qing Yu as the leader."

"Hahaha."

Wu Yan seemed to have heard the funniest joke, and even laughed until tears came out of his eyes. He shook his head and sighed, "The Alihe clan was defeated by idiots like you. Do you think the Qingyu clan is any different from the Alihe clan? When the princess succeeds in taking power, she will also eliminate the power of your clans one by one. By then, I will be waiting for you in the underworld."

Shan, the old disciple of the Huite clan, rebuked him without hesitation: "You are still trying to sow discord here when you are about to die!"

Wu Yan said calmly: "I am indeed trying to instigate, but can you deny that such a situation will occur? Do you dare to bet?"

"Let me answer you."

Qing Yu Huai Jin took another step forward. She looked at the Hezha warriors outside the Daqing Palace and her tone became calmer. "We will retain the throne of the Alihe clan and make your two-year-old younger brother the emperor, but we will not give you the opportunity to interfere in government affairs. As the head of the Qing Yu clan, I will temporarily exercise the power of supervision in the name of the regent, and try to calm the situation in the shortest time possible, so that the troops in the south can be withdrawn steadily and make up for the damage caused to Dajing by your father. In addition, I have already discussed with the Huiluo clan, the Juntugu clan, the Huite clan, the Dingbai clan, and the Tongyu clan. From now on, the six of us will jointly hold the power of Dajing."

Wu Yan looked at her steadily for a long time before he said word by word, "I don't believe it."

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, what matters is that they believe me."

Qing Yu Huai Jin put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "As the head of the Qing Yu clan, I promise that from today on, the six kings will discuss politics as the system of the Da Jing court, with the Qing Yu clan as the head, plus the Hui Luo clan, the Zhun Tu Gu clan, the Huite clan, the Ding Bai clan, and the Tong Yu clan. The six of us will hold power together. No matter who violates this rule, the other five clans can attack him together!"

Six kings discussing politics?

Wu Yan's face turned pale. At this moment, he knew that the situation was hopeless and he could only despair.

Qing Yu Huaijin continued, "Wu Yan, you should know what the situation is like in the south now. Our army has suffered heavy losses, Southern Qi has risen against the trend, and Dajing is at the critical moment of life and death. Instead of uniting all the forces that can be united, you listened to the instigation of traitors like Tian Jue and Jiao Lu and wanted to attack our Jinglian family. It is time for your Alihe family to be defeated! You have no room for others in your eyes, and you have regarded the foundation that the Jinglian people have fought for for decades as the exclusive property of your Alihe family!"

She glanced at the rising sun in the sky, looked around at the crowd around her, and finally said firmly: "The Qingyu clan will not be like the Alihe clan, because my father has been saying for so many years that Dajing is the country of all Jinglian people, and the six kings' discussion of politics is the most appropriate way at the moment. Only by uniting closely can we deal with the Qi State in the south that has revived and is becoming more and more powerful, and protect our homes and people!"

Several elders of the big families looked at each other, and Du Ji immediately shouted: "Greetings to the Regent!"

Others followed closely and said, “Meet the Regent!”

In the square, more than 20,000 people shouted in unison.

"See Prince Regent!"

The sound went straight up to the sky.

Qing Yu Huaijin took a deep breath, took another step forward and said, "Wu Yan, you have no choice."

Wu Yan was silent for a moment, then slowly drew out his sword and raised his head and said, "Descendants of the Alihe clan will never choose to kneel down and surrender!"

Qing Yu Huaijin raised his right arm, looked at the figure of Wu Yan standing in the distance, and suddenly swung it downwards.

The army surged forward.

Accompanied by the sound of killing, her wave of the sword seemed to cut off all the love and hate entanglements of the past twenty-two years.

(End of this chapter)