After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

The prime minister glanced at the emperor and understood what he meant. He quickly said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty means that although Yeluhan was captured by us, our plan to annex the Xuanwu Dynasty will not change in the future."

The emperor looked at the prime minister in front of him and said with great regret:

"Originally, I was very optimistic about Yeluhan's annexation of the Xuanwu Dynasty. This man is brave and resourceful, and he is also popular among the military. It's a pity that his ambition is too great. If we don't capture him in time, I'm afraid that in the future After letting him bring down the Xuanwu Dynasty, I will no longer be able to control him. At that time, even I, the emperor, will not be able to be saved, let alone Yao'er's life."

After hearing what the emperor said, the prime minister said with great agreement:

"Yelühan is indeed a talented person. If he keeps to himself, he will definitely be the emperor's right-hand man. It's a pity that his cleverness was misunderstood. In the end, he was ruined by his ambition and coveted something that should not belong to him. When a person's ambition When he was inflated, the desire to gain power was the most fundamental reason for his destruction. Yeluhan was destroyed because of his greed and desire. If not for this, he might actually be able to make a career. indefinite."

After listening to his analysis, the emperor also said to him with a serious face:

"I used to be really optimistic about him and gave him such important military power. Since the prince's death, he relied on his relationship with the queen, knowing that I still have a son, but he did whatever it took to get to the top and sit on the throne of the prince. . If I really let him succeed and he pushes even further, I may not be able to keep my throne. Although Yeluhan is no longer a threat, my son still lacks experience. Compared to Yeluhan, he seems very simple. You see, as soon as he heard something happened to Jiang Chen, he was so impatient that he ran out to find someone without waiting to recover from his injuries."

The Prime Minister said to the Emperor:

"Your Majesty, I think this is quite good. It shows that Your Highness is a sincere person and doesn't have so many scheming thoughts."

After the emperor heard what he said, he sneered disapprovingly and said:

"Prime Minister, you said that the person who will inherit my throne in the future has no scheming at all. Is he a good thing?"

Seeing that the emperor was worried about Fan Yao, the Prime Minister quickly comforted him and said:

"Your Majesty, after all, His Highness is too young and has not experienced much. I believe that with time, he will mature when he officially takes the position of Prince."

The emperor sighed softly and said:

"I hope it's as you said."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a eunuch came in to report:

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from His Highness. Please read it."

After saying that, he handed over the letter and withdrew.

The emperor opened the letter, read it up and down, then handed the letter to the prime minister and said:

"This Yuan Biao actually took Jiang Chen hostage to the border with his troops. It seems that he is making two plans. On the one hand, he sent a letter to threaten me to negotiate with him, and on the other hand, he is making plans at any time. Escape plan. Humph, his little plan worked, but it's a pity that his cleverness was used in the wrong place. You immediately send troops to the prince and ask him to lead the troops to exterminate the rebels. But you must give a secret order For the generals leading the troops, there is no room for negotiation when encountering rebels. No matter who they are, they will be killed, do you understand?"

After the prime minister nodded, he immediately mobilized five thousand troops, explained the emperor's secret order, and asked them to go and meet the prince.

Fan Yao, who was waiting there, had long been hoping that the emperor would send troops and horses so that he could go there as soon as possible and rescue Jiang Chen first.

He knew that if Jiang Chen stayed with the rebels for one more day, he would be in more danger. Only when the troops arrived and rescued him first could he rest assured.

After the soldiers and horses met with him, Fan Yao couldn't wait and hurried over in the direction of Xiliang according to the address given by Tan Ma.

Li Shen and others waiting there, after learning about Jiang Chen's situation, had long been looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements so that they could assist them quickly and rescue Jiang Chen safely first.

They suppressed their anxiety and finally waited for the reinforcements brought by Fan Yao.

When Chen Ergou saw Li Shen and the others rendezvousing with so many imperial troops, he was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.

What he was most afraid of before was seeing the imperial troops and horses coming to encircle and suppress them. Now when he saw these 5,000 troops and horses surrounding the stronghold, he realized that Li Shen and the others were people sent by the imperial court to inquire about information. .

The mountain stronghold is now occupied by these rebels, but they are the real bandits who kill people and steal goods. If Li Shen disclosed their situation, they would not even have a chance to escape.

Seeing this situation, he immediately greased his feet and fled far away with his dozens of brothers.

Yuan Biao never expected that as soon as they settled in this mountain stronghold, their whereabouts would be exposed, attracting so many officers and soldiers to surround and suppress him.

He led his troops to the mountain stronghold and saw that he was surrounded by soldiers and horses several times his own. Knowing that my end is coming.

The only life-saving straw he has now is Jiang Chen. Since the person leading the troops was Fan Yao, it was obvious that he was here for Jiang Chen.

He didn't expect that if he caught Jiang Chen, he could negotiate terms with the court. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not follow his ideas at all, but directly sent troops to encircle and suppress them.

It seems that his thinking is wrong. Jiang Chen, a foreign minister, is not worth mentioning in the emperor's heart.

He deployed all his soldiers on the castle surrounding the stronghold. He prepared his bows and arrows and stood ready, waiting for the enemy to attack the stronghold, and resisted with all his strength.

After arranging all this, he quickly walked back to the village and came to the room where Jiang Chen was. When he saw Jiang Chen, he said to Jiang Chen sarcastically:

"Jiang Chen, I made a big mistake by kidnapping you in such a big way this time. The Emperor doesn't treat you as an important person at all. I naively wanted to use you as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Emperor. , I really made mistakes after mistakes, they didn’t take your life seriously at all. It seems that I was harmed by you this time. If this is the case, then let’s die together. "

Jiang Chen, who was lying on the bed, smiled at him and said:

"You are too slow to see it now. I have told you a long time ago that I am just an envoy. No matter what I have done for the Northern Kingdom, they will not let me go for the sake of my life." I just caught Yeluhan. It was your own wishful thinking that you thought too highly of me. This time you finally realized that you made a mistake, but it was too late. I am a person who has died once. I am lucky to live, and I am lucky to die. Life, there is no regret at all.”