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Chapter 880 Get your wish
What happened in the court today spread throughout the entire city of Bianjing at the first opportunity. All the dignitaries and common people in Bianjing started discussing it excitedly. They couldn't help but think of Wu Zetian, the only empress of China. Everyone expressed their opinions excitedly, and soon the matter was pushed to the peak of public opinion.

Sheng Hong hurried back to the Sheng Mansion as soon as he got out of the court, and then went straight to the Sheng family's Shou'an Hall to look for the old lady, "Mother, something big has happened."

"Hong'er, what's wrong?" Old Madam Sheng looked at her adopted son who was making trouble with surprise.

"Mother, Prince Ning defeated the Khitan in Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture and captured the Khitan royal family and all the ministers. He is preparing to hold a ceremony to present the captives to the Taimiao in Bianjing." Then Sheng Hong first told an exciting piece of good news.

"Oh? This is great news! Prince Ning will no longer be afraid of anything from now on." Because the Sheng family and Prince Ning's Mansion were so deeply involved, Old Lady Sheng was naturally surprised.

"Mother, Prince Ning still made a request to the emperor. When the emperor presents the captives to the imperial temple, he must have Princess Huirou and Prince Ning's son, Zhao Ren, follow him."

"What?" Old Mrs. Sheng immediately stood up in horror. The problem that had puzzled her for many years was finally solved.

"Mother, do you think the emperor and the eunuchs will agree?" Sheng Hong asked with a bitter face as he looked at the old lady who stood up in shock.

"Hong'er, you should consider whether the emperor and the eunuchs have the ability to refuse." At this time, the old lady thought that the old emperor and the eunuchs no longer had the ability to refuse.

"Ah? Mother, are you saying that our Song Dynasty is really going to have an empress?" Sheng Hong looked a little dumbfounded when he heard his mother say this.

"Hong'er, the emperor's only son has died young. Both Prince Yong and Prince Yan need to be adopted. In terms of blood relationship, they are really not as good as Princess Huirou." After understanding Su Ning's true intention, Mrs. Sheng couldn't help but admire him, realizing that this was an open conspiracy.

"This... But Princess Huirou is a woman!" Although he knew that Mrs. Sheng's analysis was very reasonable, Sheng Hong still could not accept Her Majesty the Queen.

"The problem is! Behind this woman, Princess Huirou, stands Prince Ning and the Ningyuan Army. Moreover, Prince Ning's son, Zhao Ren, is the next heir to the throne. Our Prince Ning has already calculated everything!" This confusion has been bothering the puzzled old lady since the time when Su Ning chose to rebel. Today, it was finally solved for him.

"Mother, can Prince Ning really succeed?"

"Hong'er, only when Princess Huirou becomes the empress and Prince Zhao Ren of Ning becomes the next heir to the throne, can the contradiction between the Song Dynasty court and the Ningyuan Army be truly resolved. This is an open conspiracy of Prince Ning and the Ningyuan Army. The emperor and the ministers can only accept it helplessly." Old Lady Sheng is still a little skeptical. If Princess Huirou had not married, the Zhao Song royal family might have really been wiped out.

At the Sheng Family Private Academy, Zhuang Xuejiao had naturally heard the explosive news. After a moment of surprise, he smiled at the students before him and asked, "I'm sure everyone has heard that a major event was discovered in the court today. Prince Ning led the Ningyuan Army to capture the Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture and captured the Khitan royal family and all the Khitan officials."

"Mr. Zhuang, this move by Prince Ning is an unprecedented victory, no less than the victory of General Huo Qubing who rode his horse across the desert." Liang Liulang immediately began to flatter without any reservation. He was once again surprised by all the arrangements his mother had made, and became more enthusiastic about marrying the daughter of the Sheng family.

"Well, this is indeed an unquestionable fact. Today, let's discuss the fact that Prince Ning wants Princess Huirou to be the crown prince." Zhuang Xuejiu was not interested in whether Su Ning could compare with Huo Qubing. Instead, he asked a question that everyone wanted to avoid at this moment.

"Ah..." Everyone immediately looked at each other in surprise. They had been avoiding this forbidden question, but they didn't expect that Zhuang Xuejian would actually bring it up directly.

"Mr. Zhuang, do you think Princess Huirou is suitable to be the empress?" At this time, the young master Qi Yuanruo hurriedly stood up and bowed, looking at Mr. Zhuang and asked.

"It's hard to say! You have to know that from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present day, there has only been one female emperor, Wu Zetian, and what Wu Zetian did was also very good."

"Master Zhuang, do you prefer Princess Huirou to be the empress?" Qi Yuanruo heard the implication of Master Zhuang's words at this time, and couldn't help but look at Master Zhuang in surprise and asked.

"Haha, this is not a question of whether I am inclined or not, but the power behind Princess Huirou is too strong." At this time, Zhuang Xuejiu smiled and pointed out the crux of the problem.

"Yes! Prince Ning and the Ningyuan Army now control all areas south of the Yangtze River and the Liao territory. Their strength has long surpassed that of our Great Song Dynasty."

"That's right! Whether the world is willing to admit it or not, the Ningyuan Army has become a sword hanging over the head of the Song Dynasty court. If we accept Prince Ning's request, all problems will naturally be solved. And Princess Huirou does have the right to inherit the throne in terms of bloodline."

"..."

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Xixia, Xingqing, a small northwestern country that was founded just 18 years ago this year, suffered a great disaster today. The martial arts masters of Prince Ning's Mansion went straight to Xixia Yipintang and spared no one in Yipintang alive. They quickly wiped out the martial artists gathered by the Xixia royal family. After all, Wuyazi and Murong Longcheng were both the top masters of this time and space.

"Murong, now that I have completed the task assigned by King Ning, I will lead the Xiaoyao Sect back to Tianshan Piaomiao Peak. Please take me to say goodbye to King Ning." Looking at the corpses strewn all over the Xixia Yipintang, and looting all the martial arts techniques and wealth in the Yipintang, Wuyazi smiled and said to the equally satisfied Murong father and son.

"Okay! Then my son and I will always guard Prince Ning." Murong Longcheng smiled indifferently, and then decided to lie dormant under Suning's command, but he didn't know that Suning had already known about the ambitions of their Murong family.

"Murong, I heard that you collected a lot of martial arts from all over the world in Gusu Yanziwu?"

"Huh? Exactly."

"Murong, I feel that Prince Ning is also quite interested in martial arts. If your Murong family is prepared to remain loyal to Prince Ning, why not present all the martial arts you have collected to him?"

"Well, thank you Wuyazi for your reminder! Our Murong family will seriously consider it." Murong Longcheng couldn't help but reveal a surprised expression at first, and then he forced a smile and dealt with it casually.

"Murong, we'll say goodbye today. We'll meet again at Prince Ning's mansion someday and have a drink together."

"Wuyazi, we are waiting for you at Prince Ning's Mansion."

Suning, who was far away in Linhuang Prefecture, Shangjing, Khitan, naturally heard the good news first, but he was not prepared to personally destroy the Western Xia Kingdom entrenched in the northwest. He planned to let the heartless Song army soldiers complete this task. In fact, Suning still hoped to awaken their little blood, and he was very disgusted to see their weak character every day.

"Han Chong, Song Chun."

"The end will be here."

"I leave the affairs of the north to you. You must steadily and steadily eliminate all forces on the grassland."

"Yes! Master."

Then Suning led 100,000 cavalrymen to escort the Khitan royal family and captive ministers, and also left behind the mechanized hot weapons troops. Then the 100,000-strong army passed through Nanjing Xijin Prefecture and returned south to the capital of the Song Dynasty, Bianliang. At this time, the old emperor and the ministers had already walked ten miles out of Bianliang to welcome them, which shows how exciting this great victory was for Suning and the Ningyuan Army.

"Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission and defeated the Khitan in Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture, capturing the Khitan royal family and all the Khitan rebels." At this time, Su Ning did not show any rebelliousness. Instead, he humbly dismounted and knelt on one knee to speak to the old emperor.

"Prince Ning has worked hard and made great contributions! From now on, I will personally lead the horse for Prince Ning." The old emperor was naturally very surprised by Su Ning's attitude at this time, and took the initiative to offer to lead the horse and whip Su Ning.

"No! Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, how can you lead the horse for me?"

"Your Majesty, Prince Ning's words make sense! Then I will take your Majesty's place and lead Prince Ning's horse." At this time, the great minister Shen came over and said flatteringly. "Well, then I will trouble you, great minister Shen."

Then, on behalf of the emperor, Grand Chancellor Shen personally led Su Ning's horse, and the army slowly moved forward again. Su Ning looked triumphantly at the old fox Shen who led his horse and said, "Grand Chancellor Shen, can He Zhen be married into the Ning Wang Mansion now?"

"Ah? Your Highness, don't you know yet? Hezhen has been sent to Prince Ning's Mansion, and Princess Huirou has personally arranged accommodation for Hezhen." At this time, Lord Shen pretended to look at Su Ning with surprise, and that expression showed his cunning to the fullest.

"Humph! You really are an old fox."

Naturally, Su Ning was amused by the bold move of Lord Shen. He must have secretly sent Shen and Zhen to Prince Ning's Mansion because he saw that he was making great progress on the front line. You know, Su Ning had mentioned it many times before, but was always refuted by the old fox Shen.

"Hehe, thank you King Ning for the compliment."

"Master Shen, do the emperor and the other masters agree with the conditions I proposed?" Su Ning had no choice but to change the subject and ask the most important question.

"Eh? This..."

"Why? The emperor and the ministers refused?"

"That's not the case! The emperor mainly wants to negotiate with you, Prince Ning, in person."

"Well, that's fine! After returning to the city, go and call all the ministers and the Empress, and I will explain my ideas to you in detail."

"Prince Ning is wise and wise."

"Humph!"

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Suning led the Ningyuan Army cavalry to escort the Khitan royal captives through the streets, which naturally caused a sensation in the entire city of Bianjing. You know, the people of Bianjing liked best to watch the excitement, and it was a big event that they had been looking forward to for more than a hundred years, so they put down what they were doing and ran over to watch and celebrate.

Looking at the majestic Prince Ning riding on his horse, and the long line of captives with their heads bowed behind him, someone excitedly shouted, "Long live Prince Ning! Long live Prince Ning!"

Immediately afterwards, the common people who were watching from all sides of Bianjing City excitedly followed suit and shouted loudly, "Long live Prince Ning..."

Listening to the thunderous shouts at this time, all the dignitaries of the Song Dynasty turned pale, realizing that Prince Ning and the Ningyuan Army had become the backbone of the Song Dynasty. Gu Yankai and Xiao Qinshi hid in the crowd and looked at the arrogant Su Ning, their hearts filled with mixed feelings. These should have been the glory of their Gu family, but now they could only hide in the corner and shiver like a mouse.

"Sir, our Erlang is becoming more and more promising. When Princess Huirou successfully ascends the throne, the legitimate son of Erlang and Princess Huirou will be the heir to the throne." At this time, Xiao Qin said to Gu Yankai in a jealous tone.

"Hmph! Wishful thinking! The emperor and the eunuchs will never agree to it." Gu Yankai was still unwilling to admit the excellence of his second son.

"Sir, everyone knows that the Ningyuan Army is too powerful, far surpassing the Liao Dynasty that was just destroyed, so all of this is possible."

"Uh……"

"Sir, for the sake of our Gu family's future, please bow to Erlang again?" Xiao Qinshi looked at the stubborn coffin filling beside her and persuaded in a low voice.

"..."

At this moment, Su Ning immediately came to the Funing Hall in the imperial palace. Empress Cao and all the top nobles and ministers of the Song Dynasty were also present. Today's meeting also determined the future of the entire Zhao Song Dynasty, so everyone present seemed very solemn. The old emperor seemed to have regained a lot of energy. "Prince Ning, tell me your conditions!"

"Your Majesty, Madam Queen, Dukes and Ministers, Princess Huirou is the heir with the purest royal bloodline, and those so-called royal family members are not qualified to inherit. As long as the emperor and the ministers agree that Princess Huirou will succeed to the throne and appoint Zhao Ren as the next heir, I am willing to invite Madam Queen to take charge of the imperial seal. I will only need to be responsible for the military affairs of the entire Song Dynasty. In the future, our Song Dynasty court will be able to achieve true separation of military and political power."

"What?" Although he had known the conditions of Suning and Ningyuan Army for a long time, he was shocked again after hearing such a detailed introduction. Queen Cao beside him couldn't help but get excited and excited.

"Prince Ning, I am old and cannot take care of so many matters. It is better to ask someone else to be in charge of the imperial seal." Although she was so surprised that she wanted to hug Su Ning and kiss him, the Queen Mother still declined with a weak look on her face.

"Grand Empress, you are Princess Huirou's biological mother. Princess Huirou will naturally be respectful and polite to you. Only you are the most suitable person to control the imperial seal. You are definitely a hundred times better than some people instigating the emperor to adopt a son of the royal family. When this adopted son of the royal family sits firmly on the throne, his first thought will be to posthumously confer a title on his biological father, which will naturally put both the emperor and the empress in an awkward situation." Su Ning naturally knew how greedy the old lady Empress Cao was for power, and he would naturally not be fooled by the old lady's appearance and excuses at this time.

"This..." At this time, the old emperor and the empress were both confused. What Su Ning said was exactly their biggest concern.

"Prince Ning, since you are so sincere, why don't you just hand over the military power?" Everyone present at this time naturally noticed the intentions of the old emperor and the queen, and then they sighed secretly and began to bargain.

"Heh! Duke Yingguo, do you think these noble generals of the Song Dynasty can control the Ningyuan Army? I think even you, Duke Yingguo, don't have the ability to do so?" At this time, Su Ning looked at Duke Yingguo with disdain on his face, and ruthlessly tore off the fig leaf of the noble generals of the Song Dynasty.

"You..." The Duke of England is not Lord Shen, whose face is as thick as a city wall. Naturally, he cannot bear Suning's sarcasm at this time.

"Everyone, I still hope that everyone can be more sober. I, Suning, do not want to start a massacre in the Central Plains, so I retreat step by step. I believe you also believe that I have the ability to take the last step." Suning was too lazy to pay more attention to the angry Duke of England, and then looked at everyone present meaningfully and said.

"Prince Ning, if I agree to your request and enthrone Princess Huirou and Zhao Ren as heirs to the throne, will you continue to favor the royal family of the Song Dynasty?" At this time, the old emperor was accustomed to Su Ning's rebelliousness. Instead, he looked at Su Ning with a realistic look and asked.

"Of course! To show the sincerity of the Ningyuan Army and I, I will immediately order Jiangning Prefecture to release Zhao Yingce and Shen Congxing, who attempted to assassinate me."

"What? Zhao Yingce and Shen Congxing?" After hearing Suning's "sincerity" at this time, everyone present was shocked and confused.

"Yes! Your Majesty, half a year ago, Zhao Yingce and Shen Congxing from Yuzhou came to my Jiangning Prefecture with a group of experts, and carried out a very clumsy assassination attempt on me. After they were caught by the Jinyiwei, they have been detained in the Jiangning Prefecture jail ever since." Seeing the confusion and astonishment of the group of people in front of him, Su Ning explained the assassination situation concisely.

"Evil creature! How dare you assassinate the Prince of Song in the street? I think this Zhao Zongquan doesn't want to live anymore." At this moment, the old emperor immediately slammed the dragon throne in anger, feeling that Zhao Zongquan, who was driven to Yuzhou to eat dirt by him, had usurped his authority.

"Your Majesty, the Ningyuan Army and I are still very sincere, and we very much hope that you can consider it carefully." Suning looked at the furious old emperor with a smile on his face.

"Yes! I agree to all your requests, Prince Ning, so it's best to have Huirou bring her family to Bianjing as soon as possible. Coincidentally, the Prince Ning's Mansion in Bianjing has already been built."

"I thank Your Majesty for your grace."

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(End of this chapter)