Thief Emperor

Chapter 507: Provoking Chaos in the World
When His Majesty the Emperor said "send", he naturally did not mean to carry the two princesses directly to the Prince of Lingwu's Mansion. That would be too undignified.

To put it simply, it means to grant another marriage.

Anyway, Wei Quanzhong has more than one son, Wei Yao. His other sons can also marry the princess. Even a child of eleven or twelve years old can force the princess to marry him.

After all, for a political marriage, it doesn’t matter whether the two are suitable or not. As long as the marriage is successful, the purpose is achieved.

Throughout history, there have been many marriages between people with a huge age difference.

Women in this era were actually not that important in politics, and could even be said to be insignificant, even for women in the royal family.

As long as the emperor needs it, or there is a political need, it can be taken out as a bargaining chip or part of a transaction at any time.

Now, His Majesty the Emperor has this idea. He needs to stabilize Wei Quanzhong to prevent the Shuofang Jiedushi from suddenly going crazy before leaving.

In Chongde Hall, after the two discussed for a while, His Majesty the Emperor looked at Pei Huang and continued, "How many troops can we mobilize now?"

"Your Majesty, I have been trying my best to contact the imperial guards that were disbanded by the three military governors. Many of them are willing to be loyal to Your Majesty. If we use all the weapons and armor in the warehouse of the Ministry of War, and add some generals in the capital, we can raise about 10,000 imperial guards in a short period of time."

Pei Huang paused and whispered, "Among the newly-established imperial guards, there are many who are willing to be loyal to Your Majesty, but the biggest problem now is that the Shuofang Army has taken control of the Imperial City... Even the guards near the Imperial Palace are composed of many Shuofang Army members."

Pei Huang looked at the emperor and whispered, "Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, I think we should not directly conflict with Wei Quanzhong. It is best to let him leave the capital on his own. After he leaves..."

"Your Majesty can gradually remove the obstacles that these three people have planted in the capital, and then slowly restore the country."

His Majesty the Emperor sat on the dragon throne and was silent for a long time before he sighed deeply: "What else can I do?"

"That's all."

The emperor and his minister discussed the subsequent rules in detail. When they had almost finished talking about everything, the emperor suddenly said, "Gao Lin came back a few days ago and said that Liang Wen in Bianzhou, although he was recruited, is very loyal, and he has a lot of people under his command, so he can be used."

Pei Huang thought for a moment and whispered, "Your Majesty, Liang Wen is Wang Junping's subordinate after all. Should we be cautious when using him?"

"Under normal circumstances, we should be cautious."

The emperor whispered: "At this time, use it when necessary, otherwise..."

Before the emperor could finish his words, a eunuch ran in from outside, knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the King of Lingwu requests to see you..."

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside the palace. The emperor was startled and hurried to see Pei Huang. Pei Huang showed no fear. He stood up and said with his head down: "If your majesty does not want to see him, I will deal with him."

His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and whispered, "Then...then Sanlang should be careful."

"it is good."

Pei Huang stood up, took a few steps back, turned around and walked out of the bedroom. As soon as he reached the door of the bedroom, he saw Wei Quanzhong in a purple robe walking towards him. Pei Huang took a deep breath, stepped forward, bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

General Wei looked Pei Huang up and down, then said with a smile, "Master Pei is here again. What are you discussing with Your Majesty?"

Since Wang Junping put down the rebellion, Pei Huang has been the most active figure in the court, almost without exception.

Especially after the emperor returned to the capital, he often neglected his duties. It was basically Pei Huang who conveyed the emperor's will to the outside world. Some people in the court called him Prime Minister Pei.

However, nowadays, those who have soldiers in their hands have the final say, so even if you become Prime Minister Pei, it is not that great.

Pei Huang was not in a hurry, he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is ill, I came to visit you."

Wei Quanzhong frowned and said, "Just now in the court, His Majesty was fine, what happened?"

"I was just holding on."

Pei Huang sighed in a fake manner, lowered his head and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the matter with you, Lord?"

"The two military governors Xiao and Li have already left. It seems that the affairs in the capital have been concluded. It is time for me, the military governor of Shuofang, to leave as well. Therefore, I have come to tender my resignation to Your Majesty."

Pei Huang sneered in his heart when he heard this.

Since you want to resign, why didn't you resign in the court just now? Now you are saying it in private, it is obvious that you are here to test the emperor's attitude!

Thinking of this, Pei Huang forced a smile on his face and said, "Now that the court is unstable and the other two generals have left, Your Majesty should stay in the capital and guard it for a while. To be honest with Your Majesty, His Majesty just mentioned to me that he wants to marry the two princesses in the palace who are about to get married into the Wei family and make them Your Majesty's daughters-in-law."

"To show the prince's merits in saving the emperor." General Wei smiled and said, "Your Majesty's grace, the Wei family is naturally very happy, but it's a pity that the children in my family are not yet adults. The oldest is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger ones are less than twelve years old."

People of this era generally get married at a relatively young age. For example, Du Qian, although only a few years older than Li Yun, his child is almost ten years old.

But this is only for aristocratic families. Wei Quanzhong was born into a peasant family. He was so poor in his early years that almost no one was willing to follow him. Later, after he joined the army, he gradually became rich, married, took concubines, and had many children.

Therefore, although he is over 50 years old, his children are still young, and among his sons, only the eldest son Wei Yao has grown up.

Pei Huang forced a smile and said, "My Lord, it doesn't matter if they are young. You can marry the two princesses first and raise them at home for a few years."

Wei Quanzhong looked at Pei Huang and smiled: "Mr. Pei, what you said makes sense, but there is no rush for this matter. I have something more urgent to do now. I need to meet the emperor."

Pei Huang took a deep breath and whispered, "Your Majesty, His Majesty is a little unwell. Should we not disturb him for now?"

Wei Quanzhong shook his head and said, "This is an urgent matter, I can't take care of much else."

Having said this, he no longer looked at Pei Huang and rushed straight into the emperor's bedroom. However, he still followed the rules and knelt down after entering the bedroom, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am Wei Quanzhong, kowtow to you!"

There was silence in the bedroom.

After a long while, the Emperor coughed. He coughed several times before he said, "Wei... Wei Aiqing, come in and talk."

At this time, Pei Huang, worried about his situation, also returned to the bedroom and followed Wei Quanzhong back to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, the emperor looked a little pale. He looked at General Wei with fear in his eyes, but he still held his breath and asked, "Qingjia Wei, please get up quickly. What is it that you are so anxious to see me for?"

Wei Quanzhong raised his head, looked at the emperor, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have just received urgent intelligence that Li Yun, the governor of Jiangnan, led his troops into Ezhou without an imperial edict or report to the court. Three days ago, he led his troops to capture Wuchang, Ezhou, and fought a fierce battle with the Wuchang army, killing and wounding many of the Wuchang army's soldiers."

General Wei said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have already investigated the background of this Li Yun. He was originally a captain of Qingyang County in Xuanzhou. When Yuezhou was suppressing the rebellion, he was promoted by the court as a Sima of Yuezhou. He has been promoted since then."

"This person..."

Wei Quanzhong said in a deep voice: "He has never even been to the capital, nor to any government office of the imperial court, but now he has become a frontier official for no apparent reason!"

"Moreover, act recklessly!"

"What's even more abominable is that after this man became the governor of Jiangnan, the court in Jiangnan and Huainan has never seen a grain of money, Your Majesty!"

"I think that an imperial decree should be issued immediately to remove him from all official positions and to order him to be brought to the capital in chains to be questioned for his crimes!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows.

In any case, the Shuofang Army's territory has nothing to do with Jiangnan. Why did Wei Quanzhong suddenly become concerned about the affairs of Jiangnan?
Thinking of this, His Majesty the Emperor sighed and said, "Mr. Wei, after Wang Junping's rebellion, the court was severely damaged, and all regions had their own prime ministers. At this time, if such an imperial edict is issued, Li Yun will definitely not follow it."

"His Majesty."

General Wei looked up at the emperor and said in a deep voice, "That's perfect. Let's use Li Yun's head to establish our authority and let the people of the world see the majesty of the court again!"

"In this way, the court's vitality can be restored!"

The emperor looked at Pei Huang and asked, "If Li Yun doesn't obey, how can we establish the dignity of the court?"

"The court should issue an imperial edict to punish him, and at the same time order the governors of Lingnan, Jingnan, Pinglu and Wuchang to fight against him together."

The emperor frowned and said nothing.

Pei Huang, who was standing by, spoke for him: "General, what if these military governors don't obey your orders?"

"Then let General Xiao's Fanyang Army march south, together with General Li from Taiyuan Prefecture, to wipe out these rebels and restore a clear sky for the Great Zhou!"

Having said this, he finally got to the point. Pei Huang looked up at the emperor, and both of them frowned.

General Wei, however, looked up at the emperor and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty... please issue an edict."

(End of this chapter)