Are you crazy? The marriage robbery happened to my young master of the imperial family

Emperor Zhou looked at Eunuch Li with a pair of rather cold eyes.

At this moment, he even wanted to drag Eunuch Li away and behead him.

In this situation, he could actually say such words. What about the imperial edict? How could the emperor go back on his words?
Then does he still want to retain his reputation as an emperor?

After all, even if those three cities really belonged to the Jun family, he couldn't take the initiative to say no at this time!
In that case, wouldn't it be equivalent to him bowing to the Jun family?
Emperor Zhou could never tolerate himself bowing to the Jun family.

Now that Jun Lintian and Jun Haotian have both gone to the Xuanwu Empire, it is a good opportunity for him to take power into his hands.

If he bows to the Jun family at this time, then everything he has done during this period will be in vain!
"Write an imperial decree immediately, ordering Jun Haotian to temporarily control the three cities and wait for my army to take over!"

After saying this, Emperor Zhou glanced at Eunuch Li with a cold gaze.

Eunuch Li also understood what Emperor Zhou meant and quickly wrote down the imperial edict.

However, there was still a question in his mind that he hadn't asked.

What should we do if the Jun family is unwilling to hand over these three cities?
But he knew that it was useless to ask.

Emperor Zhou himself might not know clearly that if the Jun family is unwilling to give it, can they succeed in snatching it by force?
Eunuch Li wrote down the imperial edict with great concern and handed it to Emperor Zhou, who sealed it with the imperial seal.

At this moment, Emperor Zhou's face was full of gloom, and he was wondering in his heart what he should do in the current situation.
In short, he knew that he must not let the Jun family get those three cities.

Otherwise, the Jun family would be completely out of the control of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

That would be extremely disadvantageous to Emperor Zhou.

After all, there were deep conflicts between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Jun family. Previously, the Jun family was rooted in Kyoto, surrounded by the Zhou emperor's army.

Therefore, although the Jun family dares to be arrogant, they will not completely turn against Emperor Zhou.

But now it’s different. If the Jun family takes over those three cities, they can take root outside the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Not only that, the Jun family can also be close to the Xuanwu Empire, so the two sides can even form an alliance.

By then... the Great Zhou Dynasty will be in real danger.

"What do you think of this information, my dear ministers?" Emperor Zhou suppressed his thoughts, glanced at the civil and military officials, and spoke.

The Minister of Personnel Liu Jianan stepped forward, and at this moment all he could do was to comfort Emperor Zhou.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing anyway."

"Since General Jun Haotian was able to take these three cities from the Xuanwu Empire, this is a heavy blow to the Xuanwu Empire."

"Also, although the Jun family's army is powerful, the Xuanwu Empire is no pushover either. However, a hundred thousand elite soldiers can catch the Xuanwu Empire off guard."

Liu Jianan rolled his eyes and said, "This also proves that the Xuanwu Empire has neglected military affairs in recent years. At present, its military strength has been weakened a lot."

"Perhaps this is also a good opportunity for us to annex the Xuanwu Empire."

When Emperor Zhou heard these words, his expression became even uglier.

"That's easy for you to say. Even if the military strength of the Xuanwu Empire is weakened, it still has a lot of troops."

"Once a war breaks out, the Great Zhou Dynasty will most likely face covetousness from other countries. What will we do then?"

He didn't say it too bluntly, but it was obvious that he meant it.

It is said that the family is facing covetousness from other countries, but in fact, Emperor Zhou is talking about the Jun family.

After all, the Jun family has now obtained three cities. If they can capture a few more cities in the future, with the combat effectiveness of the Jun family’s army, I am afraid that the Jun family may really be able to call themselves a country!
"This old minister made a mistake..."

Liu Jianan looked a little embarrassed and stood back in line. "Prime Minister Luo, can you tell me what the Jun family's current attitude is?" Emperor Zhou looked at Luo Wenshan with cold eyes.

Luo Wenshan's heart skipped a beat, and he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think General Jun Haotian has done a great deed and should be rewarded."

When the officials promoted by Emperor Zhou heard this, they couldn't help but look angry.

Luo Wenshan is really shameless!

Right now, the Jun family has already gained such a huge benefit as three cities, and they still want rewards from the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Even if Prime Minister Luo stood on the side of the Jun family, you wouldn't say such stupid things, right?

Even Donghuang Wenshan couldn't help but look at Prime Minister Luo with some surprise.

He still didn't quite understand when Luo Wenshan became so bold?
This is almost equivalent to an open challenge to Emperor Zhou.

But no one noticed that the expression on Emperor Zhou's face suddenly brightened.

He looked at Luo Wenshan with some admiration, and there was a hint of joy in his expression.

That’s right, Luo Wenshan’s words did remind Emperor Zhou.

No matter what purpose Luo Wenshan had in saying this, it might be right to reward Jun Haotian and Jun Lintian.

Emperor Zhou did take it for granted at first.

After all, those three cities were conquered by the Jun family from the Xuanwu Empire. Does he want to snatch these three cities by relying on his status as emperor?

That is of course impossible. The Jun family also wants to save face.

If I reward the Jun family with some things, I can tell the world that the Jun family is still a noble family of the Great Zhou Dynasty and cannot be on equal footing with the Great Zhou royal family.

In addition, Emperor Zhou took the initiative to offer rewards, which was also a way for the Jun family to step up.

If the Jun family does not want to completely break off relations, they can accept the reward and give him the three cities.

If they are unwilling to accept it, the Emperor of Zhou can also unite with other neighboring countries to suppress the Jun family, so that he has a legitimate reason to do so.

In short, Emperor Zhou already had a plan in mind.

He thought about it and since there was nothing else to discuss at the moment, he simply announced his withdrawal from court.

After adjourning the court, Emperor Zhou came to the imperial study alone, and then called Liu Jianan over.

Now he trusts no one except Liu Jianan and those officials he promoted.

God knows how many officials in the court have been bribed by the Jun family.

Emperor Zhou frowned and said to Liu Jianan, "Lord Liu, tell me, if we want to reward Jun Haotian and Jun Lintian, what kind of reward would be most appropriate? In order to exchange for those three cities?"

He had just looked at the map, and it didn't matter if he could take any one of the three cities: Suyang City, Wuyang City, and Xuanyang City.

But if they unite together, they will have the foundation to establish a small country.

Wuyang City has abundant minerals, which can be used to manufacture a large number of military equipment. It has a large population. Xuanyang City has many scholars, all of whom can serve as officials in the future.

Among them, Suyang City is the most important, with a vast territory and abundant arable land, which can provide a lot of food and fodder.

In this way, after the Jun family obtains these three cities, their strength will be greatly increased!

We must not let the Jun family truly occupy these three cities! (End of this chapter)