"You may not believe it."

Duke Cheng Guo said and looked at the officials.

"My so-called rebellion and hiding was His Majesty's arrangement."

Your Majesty’s arrangement?

Here we go again.

The officials looked at Duke Cheng with a somewhat helpless expression.

This is really hard to believe. Just like Ning Yunzhao, who was holding the edict, he insisted that this was the emperor's arrangement. If you have any questions, ask His Majesty.

Are you just saying what you say when you see the emperor unable to speak or move?

Are you and the emperor the only two people who know about such a big thing? Is this because the emperor treats government affairs as a child's play or does he ignore the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty?

"What happened at that time was too sudden, and His Majesty suspected that there was a traitor in the court, so he hid it." Cheng Guogong said with a gentle expression.

Traitor?

These words slightly changed the expressions of the officials present.

What? This is not only to take advantage of the emperor's inability to speak to clear his own sins, but also to take advantage of the opportunity to retaliate against dissidents and pacify others?

Don't let him get off topic.

"Mr. Cheng Guo, what happened so suddenly?" an official asked with a frown, cutting off the conversation.

"The war was in full swing at that time, but the Jin people suddenly proposed peace." Cheng Guogong said.

What's so sudden about this?

Isn't it normal for the Jin people to initiate peace because the war situation is unfavorable?

To say it is strange, it should be said that His Majesty the Emperor agreed to negotiate a peace when the war was victorious.

At that time, there was a dispute in the court because of this, and Ning Yan even resigned because of this.

Duke Cheng Guo also resisted the decree and refused to retreat.

"No, the Jin people's war situation was not unfavorable at that time." Cheng Guogong said, "In addition to the previous Jin soldiers, the Jin people have assembled nearly 50,000 troops in the country. If there is a war, it is still uncertain who will win and who will lose."

The officials looked at Cheng Guogong with more complicated eyes.

I didn't expect that Duke Cheng Guo could be so humble.

"In short, Jin Renyi and His Majesty think it is a very abnormal and weird thing." Cheng Guogong did not pay attention to everyone's looks and continued to speak gently, "So I just agreed. I just wanted to see what Jin Ren had in mind."

"What's the plan?" an official asked.

Duke Cheng Guo looked at him and pointed at himself.

"Divide, frame, and get rid of me." He said, pointing to the imperial city, "Sneak attack on the capital."

Is this what His Majesty the Emperor sees?

Your Majesty the Emperor is so wise and mighty?

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful." Cheng Guogong continued without stopping, saluting the emperor, "I noticed the Jin people's intention at the first moment, so he used his plan to convict me. The Jin people did send troops, and I have returned

Beidi secretly mobilized troops and horses, and this was how the Jin people's conspiracy was solved in time."

Qinghebo was besieged by the Jin people in the north. The situation was critical at that time. All the officials present knew that it was Cheng Guogong who suddenly appeared and led his troops to rescue the siege and repel the Jin people. Everyone also knew about this.

Moreover, the reinforcements arrived in time and repelled the Jin soldiers who besieged the capital.

This sounds like it was already planned.

but....

This sounds reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, it is nonsense!

"Since we have known for a long time that the Jin people have evil intentions, we should have defeated them in one fell swoop." An official raised his eyebrows and said, "How could you give the Jin people a chance?"

Yes, let alone anything else, the siege of the capital caused a lot of casualties and losses.

Is this because you know it's a tiger, but you put your arm into the tiger's mouth to prove that the tiger bites?

"Because only in this way can the Jin man be defeated in one fell swoop." Cheng Guogong looked at him and said, "This is how a strong man cuts off his wrist."

A strong man cuts off his wrist?

"I have said before that the Jin people gathered all the troops from across the country and talked about peace at that time. Firstly, it was to confuse the Jin people and temporarily dissipate their momentum. If we did not negotiate for peace and fight hard, the price we would have to pay would be greater, and it would not necessarily be possible.

It can hurt the vitality of the Jin people." Cheng Guogong continued, looking at everyone, "Now let the Jin people bite their arms, thinking that the trick has succeeded, so they try their best, and a single blow to them at this time is enough to kill them.

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There were low murmurs in the court hall.

"Also." Cheng Guogong said.

His voice was neither high nor low, nor urgent nor slow, but it immediately stopped the discussion and everyone looked over.

"The Jin army marched southward, and our people successfully raided the Jin capital." Cheng Guogong said, smiling slightly, "Just three days ago, the news was finally confirmed."

Confirm what?

"Emperor Tuoba Zong of the Jin Kingdom died of serious injuries." Cheng Guogong said.

What?

The Emperor of Jin is dead!

There was an uproar in the court room.

"No wonder the Jin people suddenly retreated." Ning Yan said.

Because the capital was besieged and the emperor fell ill, the court was in chaos. They only confirmed that the Jin soldiers in the north had retreated, but they didn't know that it was because the Jin emperor died.

"Great." A court official couldn't help but high-five, with an excited expression, "There are many princes in the Kingdom of Jin, and the princes also support their troops and respect themselves. Now that the emperor is dead, it is conceivable that there will be civil strife."

First, the army was consumed in the north, and then the country fell into civil strife. It was inevitable that the Jin Kingdom's vitality would be severely damaged this time.

All the court officials looked at Duke Cheng with complicated expressions, no longer doubting him as before.

If this was really planned from the beginning, then...

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

A voice sounded.

This sound is familiar to everyone.

Ning Yunzhao had already knelt down to the emperor's throne in the palace.

The throne is empty, but there is someone sitting behind the curtain.

It was the Queen who was hanging the curtain, but she was not alone. There was a bed beside the Queen, and the Emperor was lying on the bed.

Although the emperor could not speak or move, because he was still conscious, everyone finally decided to let the emperor go to court and listen to everyone discuss the government affairs.

It seems that in this way, everyone can make decisions with confidence.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ming." Ning Yunzhao raised his head, his expression more tragic than before, and kowtowed again.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Duke Cheng Guo immediately knelt down and bowed his head in obeisance.

The other officials no longer hesitated and all kowtowed to him.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

For a moment, the sound in the hall was like a bell ringing.

Seeing the actions of these courtiers and hearing the praise, the queen couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

"Your Majesty is truly a wise king." She choked and said.

But why did I get this disease?

She looked at the emperor and saw tears streaming even more from the corners of his eyes.

The emperor's tears have not stopped these days.

At first everyone thought it was because the emperor was feeling sad because of his illness, but as time went by, one of the imperial doctors said something because there was nothing else to express his feelings but tears.

Does that mean you shed tears when you are sad, but also when you are happy?

Now, under His Majesty's plan, the Emperor of Jin died, and the civil strife in Jin was severely damaged. His Majesty must be very happy to know that this happened.

"Your Majesty is also very happy." The queen stretched out her hand to wipe away the emperor's tears and said in a trembling voice, "Everyone is safe."

Many officials kowtowed and stood up.

But Duke Cheng Guo knelt and did not move.

"I heard that the imperial court has not yet ennobled the crown prince?" he said suddenly.

The officials present were shocked.

Coming!

As expected, Duke Cheng Guo will definitely intervene in the matter of the crown prince.
To be continued...