Thief Emperor

Chapter 884 It’s all over
The emperor looked up with horror at his brother in front of him.

He even froze.

He was the eldest son of the previous emperor and was born with great nobility. After he was made the crown prince at a young age, he was second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Even the prime minister in the court and the generals leading the troops outside had to be respectful when they saw him and would kowtow to him and perform formalities when necessary.

When the brothers see him, they must be respectful.

After becoming emperor, even though he was "detained" in the capital by the three military governors, he was only frustrated in some matters and no one ever dared to lay a hand on him.

No one dared to hit him.

As for being slapped in the face, it was the first time in my life.

Even when he was captured, Li Zheng only used some tricks to scratch his arm but not hurt his face.

And now, his own brother, the younger brother who had to kowtow to him respectfully when he saw him in the past, slapped him hard in the face.

Moreover, this happened in front of his wife and children.

Extremely loud.

The emperor reacted quickly, his eyes turned red. He glared at Wu Yuanyou and raised his hand to strangle the latter's neck. Wu Yuanyou refused to give in, and the two brothers were about to start fighting in the carriage.

Fortunately, the carriage was not very spacious, and they were in the middle of a move. As the two men started to struggle, the carriage began to sway as it moved away, and someone came forward and lifted the curtain.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

At this time, Wu Yuanyou was pulling the emperor's hair. When he saw someone lifting the carriage curtain, he immediately turned his head, stopped the action of his hands, and shook his head, saying, "Nothing, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'll comb your hair for you."

Emperor Wu was a bully at home, and at this time, he was a little timid when he saw outsiders, so he stopped in time.

The person who asked the question was a captain of Li Yun's personal army. He looked around and although he felt it was a bit strange, he didn't want to ask too much, so he lowered the curtain and rode away.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu bowed his head and straightened his clothes, then looked up at the Emperor and gritted his teeth and whispered, "You really don't know how to repent!"

"Father Emperor..."

Having said that, he lowered his head, hummed, and said nothing more.

The emperor was not convinced at all. He looked at his brother and said angrily, "When I ascended the throne, the world was already in chaos. Before I had time to clean up the situation, Wang Junping entered Guanzhong."

"I've given you this seat, but you're not necessarily any better than me!"

His Royal Highness the King of Chu held back his anger and gritted his teeth, "If I were in your position, I would at least not be caught and brought to Luoyang!"

The emperor sneered and said, "Didn't you arrive in Luoyang a long time ago?"

The King of Chu took a deep breath and said, "That's because I am just an idle member of the royal family. If I were the emperor, I would definitely die for my country. Do you believe it?"

His Majesty the Emperor snorted, obviously not believing it.

The King of Chu took several deep breaths and whispered, "Listen carefully."

"Although the King of Wu is powerful, he is not unreasonable. Although your family has fallen into his hands, you surrendered in Chengdu."

"Not many Jiangdong troops were lost."

Hearing this, the emperor glared again, but this time, he did not interrupt the King of Chu.

"Under such circumstances, the King of Wu needs to consider his own dignity and the face of the new dynasty. As long as my eldest brother and his family can be humble and modest."

“It may save your life.”

"At least... at least not all of them will die in Luoyang."

"As for how to be humble and modest."

His Royal Highness the King of Chu continued, “No matter what, we must do our best to ensure that there is no threat to the new dynasty.”

"First of all, after entering Luoyang, you must fully cooperate with the officials of the new dynasty."

"In addition, the new dynasty has not yet been established. It will take at least three to five years to consolidate its rule. Within three to five years, the King of Wu will not kill my brother's family. Therefore, these three to five years are the most important time. Within three to five years, my brother's family must not see anyone except officials of the new dynasty."

"Be honest and do your duty."

When the Emperor heard this, he sneered, "I see, you are a lobbyist sent by Li Er to persuade me to bow to him."

"I'm going to fuck you..."

Wu Yuanyou was about to say the word "mother" when he suddenly remembered that they had the same mother. He swallowed the word "mother" back and gritted his teeth.

"If your family dies completely, my family will be able to secure the position of the guest of the new dynasty!"

"I'm really bored, so I came to teach you!"

After saying this, he shouted, asked the carriage to stop, then jumped off the carriage angrily and rode away on horseback.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had reason to be angry, because if it was out of consideration for the interests, he had no reason to protect the emperor's family. Although Li Yun promised him the position of the second king and three Ke as the court guest, if the emperor of the previous dynasty was not dead and surrendered to the new dynasty, this position would most likely be reserved for the emperor of the previous dynasty.

By then, the civil officials of the Xin Dynasty will definitely oppose this matter, and will definitely advocate that Wu Yuancheng's family become the second king and three Ke.

In other words, the two brothers are actually competitors.

Now, despite his kind words of advice, his brother who seemed to have a problem with his brain completely ignored him, which made His Royal Highness the King of Chu very angry. After getting on his horse, he just kept walking forward, determined in his heart to ignore his brother who was as stupid as a pig.

So, the team marched into Luoyang city in the evening.

After they entered Luoyang, the two Shao Yins of Luoyang Prefecture and people from the Ministry of Rites were responsible for their accommodation and food.

Because this matter was too important, the two Shao Yins of Luoyang Prefecture were all devoted to it. The two Shao Yins were even prepared to take turns day and night to keep an eye on this matter personally.

You have to know that at this time, Luoyang Yin Li Zheng was not even in Luoyang. Theoretically speaking, the affairs of Luoyang Prefecture were all in the charge of these two Shao Yins.

At this time, word spread from somewhere that the people in Luoyang City also knew that the new court had captured the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They all scrambled to gather on the street, wanting to see the emperor who was "tied up".

However, they did not see anyone being tied up, nor did they see the emperor.

For a time, even at dusk, the city of Luoyang was bustling with activity.

While the commotion was getting more intense here, Zhao Cheng, the main general in the Jiannan Road campaign, did not stay outside the city obediently. He followed the team and quietly entered the city.

After entering the city, he first went back home to see his family, then changed off his armor, put on an ordinary robe, and went all the way to Li Yun's residence, handed over a letter, and asked to see Li Yun.

After seeing the two words "Zhao Cheng", the servants of the Li family did not dare to neglect and quickly sent it to Li Yun's desk. After Li Yun took a look at the card handed over by Zhao Cheng, he was a little surprised.

But I wasn't very surprised.

He thought about it and ordered, "Let him in."

"Wait for me in the side room for a while."

"Yes."

The servant at the door immediately responded "yes", then led Zhao Cheng to a room next to Li Yun's study.

Zhao Cheng waited for half an hour before a servant led him to Li Yun's study. Before entering the study, he took a deep breath. After entering the study, he knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am Zhao Cheng, kowtow to you."

Li Yun was originally writing with his head down. After hearing his words, he put down his brush and stood up. He reached out to help him up, and said with a smile, "General Zhao, please stand up quickly."

Zhao Cheng still bowed his head and kowtowed, saying: "During this trip to the southwest, I made many mistakes, which resulted in the loss of troops and generals, and even caused General Gongsun to be seriously injured..."

"All the defeats in the southwest war are my fault. I beg Your Majesty..."

"Severe punishment."

Zhao Cheng's "earnest request" was spoken sincerely.

He really wanted Li Yun to settle the account with the southwest immediately, and he would accept the punishment even if it meant accepting it at this time.

What I am afraid of is that at this time, everyone appears to be in high spirits, and those who deserve promotions will be promoted, and those who deserve rewards will be rewarded.

When the time comes for the future, the matter of the southwest will be brought up again. When that time comes, the disaster will be imminent.

Li Yun still supported him with both hands, and then said: "The situation in the southwest...cannot be blamed entirely on you, General Zhao."

"And no matter what, General Zhao conquered the southwest and captured the emperor of the previous dynasty, which established the legitimacy of the future new dynasty."

"With these achievements, the general's merits must outweigh his faults."

"And part of Southwest's fault is also mine."

Li Yun shook his head and said, "I shouldn't have set the date for the coronation ceremony so early."

"The second mistake is that the selection of the chief commander for the southwest should be considered appropriately."

Li Yun shook his head and said, "If I had known earlier, I should have let you, General Zhao, take charge of Hebei Province."

Zhao Cheng stood up, and bowed his head again after hearing this, his eyes reddened: "The old emperor is in the southwest, this is a great contribution, I know that this is the care of the superiors for me and the soldiers under my command..."

"I…have disappointed your Excellency."

Li Yun patted his shoulder and a smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, okay, it's all over."

Mr. Li helped him up and smiled.

"From now on, let's not talk about the southwest."

"The new dynasty is about to be established. General Zhao will be in Luoyang for a while. Please help me."

(End of this chapter)