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Chapter 247 Liaodong Incident! Liu Daxia is paralyzed! Zhu Houzhao: I want the dragon and phoenix robes of the Tang Dynasty!
“Grandpa Liu!”

"My father could never be a traitor!"

"He can't possibly rebel!"

"He is innocent. You must plead with His Majesty for mercy!"

Jinling, the Ministry of Justice prison.

After seeing Liu Daxia clearly in front of him, the decadent Yang Shen seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and begged hurriedly.

To this day, Yang Shen still does not believe that his father Yang Tinghe has rebelled.

"Mr. Liu, you must save us..."

"How could our family possibly rebel..."

Along with Yang Shen's plea, members of the Yang family in the prison also turned to Liu Daxia for help.

Logically speaking, the old fox Liu Daxia shouldn't come, but he had reasons to come.

Because Yang Shen was engaged to his granddaughter.

Therefore, if we really look into it in detail, the Nine Clans are more or less related to their family.

"Don't worry, Yongxiu. If I can save them, I will definitely do so... Now the key is you. Whether your family can survive or not depends on your choice."

Liu Daxia didn't want to get involved in this mess, but as a person in the underworld, he also knew Zhu Houzhao's bottom line!
Especially the huge amount of materials in Jinling at present, which is really enviable. He also wants to find an opportunity to create a future for their Liu family.

"what?"

"Stand up and identify my father..."

"This... Grandpa Liu, you... this is impossible!"

"Father clearly didn't rebel... How could I do this?"

However, when Liu Daxia told him this vicious plan, Yang Shen refused without even a second thought.

Liu Daxia’s strategy was simple: to sell his father for glory, no, to sell his father for survival.

Let Yang Shen directly stand up as Yang Tinghe's tainted witness and stage a scene of father and son turning against each other.

Naturally, Yang Shen, who had read the books of sages, would never do anything so outrageous, and his three views were shaken on the spot.

"Yong Xiu, think carefully about yourself and the lives of your family members..."

"This may be a life-or-death opportunity, but I'm not sure..."

Naturally, Liu Daxia would not indulge Yang Shen. At the moment, he just wanted to find an opportunity to meet Zhu Houzhao.

……

Liaodong, Liaoyang.

Yang Tinghe has been feeling uneasy in recent days.

"Damn it, what do Han Fu and the others mean?"

"They rely on their large numbers, right? Now we want to go to Goryeo again, but they won't allow us to do so!"

Chen Zhong, the commander of Changling Guard, rushed into the room in a bad temper, full of complaints, and slammed his sword heavily on the table.

"Chen Zhong, are they falling out?"

Liu Jian's face darkened and he asked quickly.

"They won't turn against me...but I want my army to go deep into Liaodong, why are they sending people to follow me?"

"Also...recently they have been sending people to ask my soldiers privately what is happening in the capital. What are they doing? They don't trust us!"

These days, Chen Zhong and his friends have experienced what it feels like to live under someone else's roof.

Although the governor of Liaodong is also considered a member of the cabinet, people like Han Fu, the general of Liaodong, are not as cooperative and are not as easy to fool as the cabinet officials.

When they were in Liaodong, they always felt that they were being monitored by Han Fu and others.

"Prime Minister! Don't wait any longer! Either we kill Han Fu and take over the Liaodong army directly... or we leave immediately! If we stay for a few more days, our deeds will be exposed."

The more Chen Zhong thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He immediately became determined and showed murderous intent.

"Kill Han Fu... Is this possible?" Liu Jian was shocked.

"Why not! We can just find a reason and kill Han Fu, and Liaodong will be ours... We must not only kill Han Fu, but also the commanders in power in Liaodong... If we replace them with our people at once, we can barely hold on to Liaodong and wait for the world to change..."

Chen Zhong believes in simple and rough behavior, especially when he feels threatened.

"Kill Han Fu and the others... Chen Zhong, how confident are you?"

Yang Tinghe was not as hesitant as Liu Jian. Instead, he had already thought about the possibility of action.

"This depends on you, Prime Minister!"

"Anyway, Prime Minister, you are familiar with this..."

"You scholars are ruthless when you are calculating..."

When Chen Zhong saw that Yang Tinghe was so understanding, his expression softened a little.

"The Hongmen Banquet is not a bad idea..."

"Now Deng Zhang and his team trust us very much... I am also the nominal Prime Minister..."

"But the reason is not sufficient..."

"Mr. Liu, I have a plan. At tonight's dinner, you suddenly pretend to be poisoned..."

Yang Tinghe immediately considered his fleeting advantage at the moment. As for lies, they had to cut the Gordian knot before they burned through the paper, in order to maintain their advantage.

"I pretended to be poisoned... this..."

"Is this okay?"

Liu Jian suddenly felt cold all over and realized that Yang Tinghe and Chen Zhong seemed ready to abandon him.

"Is it okay, Mr. Liu? We don't have any choice anymore, right?"

Yang Tinghe looked at Liu Jian calmly. There are some things that don't need to be said to smart people.

"Okay! As long as I can save my family...we have nowhere else to go!"

Liu Jian knew that he had no choice.

……

"This is the situation..."

"General Han, even if you don't believe me, you should believe the imperial edict!"

However, just when Yang Ting was planning with them, the General's Mansion.

Zuo Ning, who had been following all the way, finally took off his disguise and met Han Fu alone.

"Zuo Qianhu, are you...are you sure?"

"Why are they so bold?"

Han Fu was naturally confused when he was caught in this situation of rebellion.

"If it's not so big, how dare you rebel!?"

"In fact, General Han, it is very simple to find out their details now."

"As long as you catch Yang Ting and the palace maid they mentioned who is suspected of being pregnant with the dragon seed, and interrogate them thoroughly, you will find out."

"That's all I have to say, General Han. Please think about it carefully."

Zuo Ning didn't say much. His current behavior was actually seeking wealth and honor in danger.

He had already felt the madness of Yang Ting and them.

"General! The governor has sent an order... The Prime Minister and his men are going to hold a banquet tonight..."

Before Han Fu had time to think, a special invitation came.

"Zuo Qianhu... Is it true that His Majesty was not held hostage by Prince Xing... Is he still fine?"

He has come to a crossroads in his life. Standing at this crossroads, Han Fu is actually very conflicted.

"Your Majesty has definitely not been held hostage by Prince Xing... Prince Xing is just your Majesty's president!"

"General Han, we are all soldiers. I won't tell you more. I just want to ask you...are you loyal to the cabinet or to the royal family?"

Zuo Ning only said this before saying goodbye.

"Someone... find out what the Prime Minister and Chen Zhong are doing..." "Besides... Zuzhen!"

"I have something to give you..."

Han Fu was finally persuaded by Zuo Ning's last words. They, the Nine Frontiers... have been loyal to the royal family from the beginning to the end. When did they become loyal to the cabinet!

In Liaoyang, an undercurrent is surging.

……

Jinling.

"Old minister Liu Daxia, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Liu Daxia also met Zhu Houzhao.

"Liu Daxia, what do you want from me?"

Zhu Houzhao was somewhat surprised that the retired minister Liu Daxia came to visit him. Despite his busy schedule, he took time out to meet Liu Daxia.

But... there are too many things to do, and he doesn't want to beat around the bush with Liu Daxia.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Nanjing is very busy right now and the various departments are short of people... My son Liu Haiyuan..."

Liu Daxia did not expect that after not seeing Zhu Houzhao for a few months, he became so direct and more majestic. Liu Daxia did not dare to be careless and did not mention asking for mercy for Yang Shen. Instead, he wanted to recommend his son to work for Zhu Houzhao.

"Shouldn't you come to me for this?"

"Just go find Lin Han! He is the one who dispatches people in Jinling right now."

Zhu Houzhao thought there was something else going on, so he was speechless and immediately became impatient.

"Your Majesty, this old minister...this..."

Liu Daxia was choked. Seeing Zhu Houzhao's impatience, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I actually have another matter... It's about Yang Shen, the son of Yang Tinghe..."

"Why, you want to ask him for mercy?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he looked even more unhappy.

"No, no, no... Your Majesty, my granddaughter is engaged to Yang Shen... I have watched Yang Shen grow up, and he has some talent..."

"At the same time, he also realized the ambition of his father Yang Tinghe..."

"After the old minister talked with him, he was willing to stand up and accuse Yang Tinghe of rebellion!"

"..."

Liu Daxia was even more frightened by Zhu Houzhao. He did not dare to hide anything and directly told Yang Shen what he wanted him to do.

"Do you think...I still need to consider things like reputation now?"

"Do I need to tell you more about Yang Ting and his treason?"

What are these guys planning all day long?

Zhu Houzhao had obviously lost his patience with Liu Daxia. What Jinling needed at the moment was talent... and not important talent. Rather, it was a large number of literate people who could directly participate in construction and work.

Zhu Houzhao was no longer interested in playing games with his ministers.

Originally, he thought that Liu Daxia could recommend some people when he came.

But who would have thought that this guy was still calculating some empty things.

What's the use of him having these?

"Your Majesty...but...but your actions will...will bring you some unnecessary criticism. If Yang Shen can stand up and identify Yang Tinghe, it will eliminate everyone's criticism of Your Majesty..."

Liu Daxia obviously could not keep up with Zhu Houzhao's imperial thinking and was still thinking about problems using the old methods and old thinking.

"Don't say it! I don't care!"

"Okay, Liu Daxia... If you really want to make use of your remaining energy to help me share my worries and difficulties... you might as well talk more with my president, Huang Bao, Lin Han and others, and spend more time in Nanjing to see what practical help you can give me..."

"I don't have time to talk to you about this or that anymore!"

Zhu Houzhao simply told Liu Daxia to get out and had no intention of arguing with him.

"Ah... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Liu Daxia was dumbfounded. After two days of planning in Nanjing, he never expected that it would not cause any waves with Zhu Houzhao.

This directly made Liu Daxia and Liu Haiyuan doubt their lives.

……

"Now let's hold a shorter morning meeting..."

Zhu Houzhao really didn't have time to chat with Liu Daxia, so he sent Liu Daxia away.

He once again summoned several people from the presidential palace.

"President, I want to build eight more bases now... The construction period is relatively short, about two months. You and the Ministry of Industry will build them around Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xuzhou and other places in Jinling..."

This matter was naturally prepared for the one thousand experts that Roosevelt and his team were going to send from eight time and space.

"Ah... Your Majesty, we need to build another base... We really, really can't spare any manpower from the Ministry of Industry right now!"

When this incident happened, the Minister of Works Li Shan felt a headache again.

"Your Majesty, the current Ministry of Works... no, the current Jinling... the Ministry of Works is indeed too large, and there are too many things to do. If we want to build eight more bases... our Ministry of Personnel can't spare that many people!"

Lin Han couldn't help but smile bitterly and agreed. In the current Jinling... the Ministry of Industry is the only dominant one, and the others are all service departments of the Ministry of Industry.

"Then split it up! Li Shan, is it so tiring to assign a few more deputies? I allow you to set up eight deputies...according to the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Construction...and so on...you can discuss these things with Lin Han, and just let me review them after you've discussed them! If there aren't enough people, just add more!"

Zhu Houzhao no longer wanted to care about the details and just gave a general direction.

"Eight assistant ministers..." Li Shan decisively shut up.

"The second thing is, Liu Zhong, you have to make use of the Ministry of Rites... Make a set of yellow robes and clothes from the Tang Dynasty for me and the queen. Within ten days, I and the queen want to see the finished product!"

"Oh, by the way, let's prepare for my wedding ceremony..."

"President, this is also under the leadership of you and Liu Zhong..."

Zhu Houzhao quickly arranged the second thing.

He was preparing to go to Washington with Xu Yunmiao to attend the ceremony of releasing military power over a toast in Washington.

Of course it wouldn't work to wear the yellow robes and clothing of the Ming Dynasty, as it would expose them.

Therefore, we must start to look for retro costumes from the Tang Dynasty to try.

"Ah... Your Majesty, the yellow robe of the Tang Dynasty... The Queen's phoenix robe?"

When Liu Zhong saw this fantastic arrangement, he was a little dumbfounded. He had never come across such a thing before.

"Can't it be completed in ten days?"

"I don't need the details to be the same, just the surface will be fine... No! I will try my best to restore everything!"

Zhu Houzhao felt that this thing was naturally difficult. Anyway, it would be fine as long as he could fool a group of Americans. But when making demands to these guys, he had to raise the demands to the maximum first.

"It can be done! It can be done!"

Liu Zhong naturally accepted it immediately.

"For the third thing, Huang Baolai...you and the Jinyiwei, plus...Li Shan! Yes, Li Shan, you guys set up the telegraph first! And the hydroelectric generator..."

We can’t give all of it to the Ministry of Industry, especially those involving telegraphs and generators for communications.

Zhu Houzhao was still prepared to allow other people to have contact as well.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Huang Bao naturally wouldn't bargain.

"The fourth thing is the hot air balloon... Let the Academy of Sciences and the Imperial Observatory handle this matter... Huang Bao, you will be in charge..."

"The fifth thing... Lin Han, find some smart people! People who can speak other languages. I have some tasks to assign to them..."

Zhu Houzhao arranged the latest matters one by one.

As the Presidential Palace matured, he no longer even needed to hold court meetings to arrange various matters.

Just leave these things to them.

"Okay... I have finished arranging my affairs. If you have any issues that you want me to solve, please tell me one by one. I may not have the time to arrange various matters one by one this month."

Zhu Houzhao started to deal with his business only after he had finished explaining everything.

(End of this chapter)