usatvline Chapter 213 New and old grudges
Chapter 213 New and old grudges
After discussing for a long time without any result, Chu Tianling dismissed the courtiers, rubbed his brows and sat alone at the desk.
"Your Majesty!" Princess Zhaoyang, who looked haggard in her palace dress, and Empress Zhang, who was dressed elegantly, walked in.
Chu Tianling had a bit of impatience on his face, but after seeing Zhang Miaoke's slightly bulging belly, he did not get angry.
Princess Zhaoyang begged, "Your Majesty, please find a way to save Zhang Yu... The failure of this battle is not his fault..."
Zhang Miaoke was no longer as unruly as usual. She just bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty, please save my father..."
Chu Tianling felt overwhelmed. "Do you think I don't want to save her? There are so many experts around Princess Yan. How can I save her?"
Princess Zhaoyang said, "Your Majesty, they were willing to use Tuo'er to exchange for hostages before. As long as we have enough bargaining chips, we can definitely get the prince consort back!"
At this point, Chu Tianling couldn't help but get angry. Zhang Yu had contributed a lot to his position and had given him a lot of advice. However, none of his sons were useful. They were all good at doing things but bad at success.
He also figured out what happened this time. It was because Zhang Shaowei was controlled and delayed the dispatch of troops that they were defeated so quickly.
"What bargaining chips do we have now?" Chu Tianling couldn't help but sneer. Even the Kong family, who was so closely related to them, had been exchanged. What else could they possibly exchange?
Princess Zhaoyang quickly spoke up, "Your Majesty, there is also the Bai family. I don't believe that Bai Chuxiao really doesn't care about the lives of the Bai family..."
Chu Tianling frowned and said, "Bai Chuxiao's attitude towards the Bai family is obvious to all. If the Bai family could threaten her, I would not have waited until today..."
Princess Zhaoyang said, "Your Majesty, blood is thicker than water after all. The Bai family is so involved that I don't believe she really doesn't care about anyone. Maybe it's Bai Chuxiao who is deliberately creating confusion..."
Chu Tianling frowned slightly. Compared with the Bai family and Zhang Yu, he naturally preferred to trust Zhang Yu, but he didn't think this method could be successful!
Zhang Miaoke suddenly said, "Your Majesty, it's not like there's no one in the capital. Aren't the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother all in the capital? And there's also the Yu family and the Bai family. As long as we operate properly, we may be able to replace father!"
She had seen everything clearly since she moved into the harem. She was not favored by Chu Tianling to begin with, and now she was nothing without her father. Those women had been mocking her a lot these days.
Her father was still useful to Chu Tianling. If her father never came back, her position as queen would be over. What would happen to her children in the future?
Chu Tianling looked over in surprise. This woman who only knew how to make trouble had some brains this time.
"Oh? Please tell me in detail."
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With the addition of Lü Fengxian, the Changning Army took Changzhou without much bloodshed.
After arranging some matters in Mianzhou, Bai Chuxiao led everyone to Changcheng.
In the Changzhou government office, after Shen Xuanxuan and Song Le'er had arranged everything, Bai Chuxiao was in the mood to meet Zhang Yu and the other two.
Zhang Yu and his two sons were forced to kneel in the middle of the hall. Zhang Shaowei and Zhang Shaoqi both looked unhappy.
Bai Chuxiao said with interest, "I don't think I've asked you to torture them yet!"
Shen Xuanxuan at the side said with a smile, "Princess, you don't know, this is an internal conflict between them."
Originally, only Zhang Yu and Zhang Shaoqi were fine, but Zhang Shaowei was also arrested and locked up in the same cell with them.
Zhang Shaoqi and Zhang Yu were naturally dissatisfied and beat up Zhang Shaowei, but Zhang Shaowei was also unhappy. After all, he was a prisoner and his life was in danger. Although he would not beat him back, he had no hesitation in beating up Zhang Shaoqi, the big brother.
Then the one-sided beating turned into a mutual fight, which made Zhang Yu exhausted. He only hated how he could have been so greedy for these two useless sons! If he hadn't brought them here this time, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Looking at Zhang Yu who had accepted his fate speechlessly, Bai Chuxiao said with a smile, "Does the prince have anything to say?"
Zhang Yu turned his head away and said in a rather tough tone, "You can kill or rob me as you wish. I have been wise all my life, and I didn't lose to you, I just lost to these two!"
Bai Chuxiao nodded. When Zhang Yu was young, he was the envied son-in-law of a noble family. Later, he was highly valued and became a powerful governor. Later, he helped the new emperor to become a prince of a different surname.
Who can read these struggle histories without saying that they are amazing? Although they may not have been wise all their lives, it is true that they enjoyed glory for half of their lives.
"I have to admit that you are indeed a talented person, but this battle is not entirely your son's fault," Bai Chuxiao said with a half-smile.
While they were talking, Lü Fengxian, Murong Xuan, Yu Fengyang, Cui Hao and other generals arrived.
Changzhou was in trouble. Compared with the garrisons in other states, Changzhou Guards were strong in combat. Since they had been conquered, Bai Chuxiao naturally planned to use them well, so he asked all the generals to come over so that everyone could get to know each other.
"Meet the princess!"
Bai Chuxiao looked at the newcomers and waved her hand, "You came at the right time. I was just thinking about how to use these things on the ground."
The people in Changning's army were fine, but when Lü Fengxian and his former left and right lieutenants saw the three people on the ground, they couldn't help themselves.
Lu Fengxian grabbed Zhang Yu's clothes and punched him hard. The other two lieutenants also punched Zhang Shaowei and Zhang Shaoqi.
Although they have already taken refuge in Prince Yan's Mansion, damn it, if it weren't for Zhang Yu and the other two who excluded them everywhere and took away Lu Fengxian's military power, how could Fengyun Valley be destroyed like that!
Seeing Zhang Yu and the other two being beaten up, Bai Chuxiao didn't say anything. After all, they were captives, so they could be beaten. Besides, she knew that Lu Fengxian still felt guilty about losing Fengyun Valley Changcheng. Now that he had vented his anger, he would be able to do things sincerely in the future!
Zhang Yu was tied up and naturally had no power to fight back. He could only shout angrily, "Lü Fengxian, you actually defected to the rebels, and you still have the nerve to hit me..."
Hearing what he said, Lu Fengxian retracted his fist and sneered, "It's all thanks to the prince. Weren't you quite capable before?"
Zhang Yu said coldly, "No matter what, I am better than a traitor like you!"
Lu Fengxian sat aside and said disapprovingly, "You are strong. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are the best throughout history. I have never seen anyone occupying a natural barrier and being annihilated so quickly! Your Majesty, you will be remembered in history..."
Even though Zhang Yu had a thousand reasons in his mind, he still blushed when he heard this.
Seeing that the hatred of several people had been vented, Bai Chuxiao said, "Have General Lu and the two young generals calmed down?"
Lu Fengxian and the two young generals hurriedly bowed and said, "Princess, we are rude."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "It's okay, let's talk about how to deal with these people."
Yu Fengyang said lazily, "Princess, these guys are of no value, why not just kill them?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu and the other two became a little panicked for no reason. They had to admit that they were still afraid of death!
Murong Xuan said helplessly, "What did Feng Yang say? These guys are like cabbages, they can be chopped down at will."