After hearing the news of the war, the emperor was silent for a long time before he asked, "Victory?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have won! We have won!"

The emperor was stunned for a long while before he let out a long "Oh". He seemed to be struck by great joy and was somewhat unsteady on his feet.

Yao An hurriedly supported him, slowly walked to a chair and sat down, then said happily: "Your Majesty, great news, our Daqi has won."

In recent days, the emperor had been dreaming about the defeat in the North and the death of the Chu family father and son.

He had been worrying about who to send to reinforce the Chu father and son, but unfortunately there was no suitable candidate, and the soldiers from other places could not be changed at will.

He was bitter, sad, annoyed and angry, but he was at his wit's end.

But now he was told that the battle in the North was won.

He seemed to be in a dream, feeling a little dazed.

"Your Majesty, Shuo'er is a prince. His presence in the northern battlefield naturally inspired the northern soldiers. Moreover, he has outstanding abilities and has military merits. Therefore, with his presence, the battle in the north will be won." Concubine Zheng said from the side, her face full of joy.

Chu Runxue was indeed a capable person. She let her son take Chen Cuo to the northern battlefield and achieved the final victory.

That was the Northern Zhou Dynasty that had harassed them for more than a decade, but now it had been defeated by her son. Concubine Zheng was so happy that she couldn't express it clearly.

"It seems that the people in Zhenbei Marquis Mansion are just in name only. They have guarded the northern border for many years, but have never repelled the Northern Zhou soldiers. Instead, they allowed the Northern Zhou soldiers to grow stronger. Fortunately, Shuo'er was here and defeated them. Otherwise, if Changqing City was broken, Daqi would be in danger. Your Majesty, our Shuo'er has made a great contribution!"

The emperor watched the imperial concubine speak quietly without refuting. The Chu family had guarded the northern border for many years and had never been able to defeat the soldiers of the Great Zhou. If King Cheng went there, they would win.

The emperor also believed that the key to victory in this northern battle lay in King Cheng Dongfang Shuo.

He secretly marveled at his third son's ability.

If he had sent his third son to the northern battlefield earlier, would the Northern Zhou Dynasty have not had to be so arrogant for so long?

The emperor was naturally happy to have such an outstanding son.

Concubine Zheng continued, "Your Majesty, although the father and son of the Chu family are incompetent, the daughter of the Chu family is arrogant. It would be fine if she dared to enter the harem with a bow and arrow, but she actually dared to shoot and kill me. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision for me."

Concubine Zheng felt that the news of the war in the north came at a very timely moment.

Now she is the mother of the God of War Prince, and Chu Heyi's father and brother have no military merits, so no one can protect her.

When she learned that her birthday party could only be held in a shabby manner because of Chu Heyi's sabotage, she hated Chu Heyi very much.

Today, Chu Heyi dared to shoot three arrows at her. Concubine Zheng wants her dead!

The emperor's sharp eyes immediately turned to Chu Heyi, and scanned everyone in the Chu family, including the Second Madam, Chu Hui, Chu You, Chu Lu, Chu Xin...

Bringing weapons into the palace was already a big taboo; what's more, Chu Heyi shot and killed the imperial concubine, which was a serious crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.

Now, the son of the imperial concubine, His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, is also a prince with great military achievements. The emperor thought: Even if it is not for the imperial concubine, but just for the soldiers who followed Dongfang Shuo in the north, Chu Heyi must be severely punished.

How could the mother of Prince Cheng, who was admired by the soldiers and had made great military achievements, be treated like this?

No!

Moreover, the Chu family had been guarding the northern border for many years, but had not been able to defeat the Northern Zhou army until Dongfang Shuo went there. This shows that it was not the northern border army that was incapable, but the Chu family.

A vegetarian meal.

Since the Chu family is so despicable and will be of no use in the future, he doesn't need to be too polite to Chu Heyi.

Just kill him.

In a short period of time, the emperor punished Chu Heyi.

"Your Majesty, we have won a great victory in the northern border. This is cause for celebration." Chu Heyi, who was kneeling on the ground, said, "But on such a joyous day, won't you ask me why I shot the imperial concubine with a bow and arrow?"

The emperor said angrily: "The imperial concubine is the imperial concubine of Daqi and the mother of His Royal Highness Prince Cheng. Even if she is wrong, it is I who should punish her! It is not your turn as a little general's daughter to shoot her with a bow and arrow!"

He thought that the great victory in the north was indeed a great event and he should have been very happy. If Chu Heyi had not shot the imperial concubine with a bow and arrow, he would not have known how happy he would be today.

But unfortunately, it was ruined by Chu Heyi, and the full joy had a crack and was incomplete.

"I also wanted to ask the emperor to do justice, but if I went to find the emperor, it would delay my trip to Yiyang Palace. I'm afraid that when I get here, I can only collect the bodies of Er Niang and other sisters. I had to make an emergency decision, so I came here with a bow and arrow."

He added: "The emperor was kind and asked us from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion to enter the palace to solve the worries of my father and brother. But the imperial concubine called my second mother and sisters to the Yiyang Palace and tortured them to death.

"I have always respected Your Majesty. You are the heaven and earth for every subject of Daqi. But the Imperial Concubine was the first to throw your kindness and face to the ground. I shot the Imperial Concubine to protect your kindness and the face of Daqi!"

Concubine Zheng was half lying on the couch. After listening to Chu Heyi's words, she was not angry, but just thought it was ridiculous.

Since she dared to call the people from the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion to the Yiyang Palace to torture them, she was not afraid that Chu Heyi would speak ill of her in front of the emperor.

Because she was certain that her son would achieve great military exploits in the northern border, and the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion would completely collapse.

In this situation, even if what Chu Heyi said was true, how could the emperor punish her?

The emperor would only think that Chu Heyi was arrogant and domineering, and that he was lying and slandering the imperial concubine.

To take a step back, even if the emperor did not think so, he would still convict Chu Heyi.

After all, her son has now defeated the prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and solved the emperor's long-standing worry. Whose military achievements are greater than her son's?

Concubine Zheng said to the emperor in a coquettish manner, "Your Majesty, Miss Chu has committed a serious mistake and is trying to quibble. I suspect that she was so arrogant before because she believed that Changqing City would not be able to be defended without her Chu family."

After hearing what the imperial concubine said, the emperor felt that it made a lot of sense.

The interrogator had a strange look on his face. He knelt on the ground and listened to the conversations from both sides. The expression on his face was as if he had difficulty going to the toilet.

Seeing that the emperor was about to punish Chu Heyi, the official who summoned him hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is the battle report of the northern border war. Please take a look."

Yao An immediately took the war report and presented it to the emperor with both hands.

The emperor did not answer. He sat on the chair and said proudly, "The great victory in the north is indeed a happy event. You come and read it out so that everyone can listen."

Yao An said yes and opened the battle report.

"…The soldiers of the Northern Border led three armies to fight against the three armies of the Northern Zhou. In the first battle, Chu Zhen's troops were almost killed. General Chu Yi brought 10,000 soldiers to reinforce them, and the soldiers of the Northern Zhou retreated again and again."

When Yao An read this, he panicked and subconsciously looked at the emperor and the imperial concubine's expressions, but he didn't dare to look closely and continued reading:

"...General Chu Yi, his legs have been healed by a miracle doctor, creating a miracle for his battle against the North."

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