Final Volume Chapter 83

Final Volume Chapter 83

The lobby was completely silent, and people stared at Xiao Xiang. Neither Xiao Yuan nor the princes thought that Xiao Xiang would be so cruel. The banquet was a fake, but the deprivation of military power was the real thing.

Even the generals on the opposite side secretly grinned. They had no knowledge of this matter beforehand, and Xiao Xiang did not reveal any information to them. They were also surprised that the good princess would think of entertaining the princes. It turned out to be to seize the throne. military power.

It was Xiao Xiang who broke the silence first. Seeing that everyone below was silent, Xiao Xiang was still shaking his chopsticks, tapping the severed head in front of him, and said slowly: "Hong Yuetian is really a stupid man. If he lives to his age, he can enjoy Being prosperous and wealthy, living a long life, and having children and grandchildren is a good thing, but he just wants to pursue fame and fortune. Now that he has even lost his life, what can he do if he gets great fame and fortune? It’s so sad to lose your life to enjoy it!”

Her words were like a knife, piercing the hearts of every prince present. Everyone knew that Xiao Xiang was speaking to himself, and the bodies of people sitting on the mats were shaking involuntarily.

That’s it! Xiao Yi sighed deeply in his heart, sniffed hard, then stood up with red eyes, walked around the table, walked to Xiao Xiang, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Since it is Her Highness the Princess who condescends to ask for me, I dare not disobey. , Old Minister...I would like to dedicate all 80,000 soldiers under my command to the imperial court and submit them to the imperial court for dispatch..." At the end of the sentence, the old man couldn't say any more and fell to the ground, whimpering and choking in a low voice.

If asking them to give up their wealth is equivalent to cutting off their flesh, then asking them to hand over their military power is like ripping out their hearts and livers.

When Xiao Xiang heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up. The chopsticks in her hand fell from her hands. She subconsciously leaned forward and looked straight at Xiao Yi, who was lying on the ground. After a long while, she returned to normal. , the body slowly leaned back, and returned to the posture of sitting upright with chest raised.

With Xiao Yi taking the lead, another Xiao clan relative, Wu Guanhou Xiao Yong, walked to Xiao Yi's side, knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I am a humble minister... I am also willing to hand over the 60,000 soldiers under my command to the imperial court..."

For the princes, it is true that the army in their hands is their lifeblood, but it is not their life after all. When their lives are at stake, if they have to choose between them, they can only choose to save their lives and give up the military power in their hands.

As Xiao Yi and Xiao Yong stood up and expressed their stance, other princes also left the table one after another, expressing their willingness to accept Xiao Xiang's order and hand over their military power.

Seeing the princes compromising to Xiao Xiang one after another, Xiao Yuanke was completely dumbfounded. He never dreamed that the banquet would turn out like this.

The reason why the princes became the most important bargaining chip in his hands was entirely because of the family armies controlled by the princes. Now that the princes have handed over all their military power to the court, the princes have become worthless, and even the members of the court have no use. Even the ministers are inferior.

He sat there dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time. This is the scary thing about Xiao Xiang. He kills without showing any blood, and just talks and laughs, and then takes the most important bargaining chip in Xiao Yuan's hand.

Seeing the princes kneeling below, Xiao Xiang stood up with a smile, walked around the table, came to the princes, helped everyone up one by one, and said with emotion: "You princes are indeed the pillars of our Dachuan. In the crisis of our Sichuan country, On this occasion, I am truly grateful for such a great help, and all the princes, please accept me to pay my respects!" As he spoke, Xiao Xiang took two steps back, raised his hands, and bowed respectfully to the princes.

Now she was grateful to the princes from the bottom of her heart. If they refused to hand over their military power, Xiao Xiang had no choice but to go on a killing spree. If it really got to that point, the Sichuan Kingdom would not know how much blood would be shed and what kind of chaos it would be like. After sitting on the throne, he will be labeled as a tyrant and a witch. But now it's better. The princes took the initiative to hand over their military power. This problem that has troubled the Sichuan Kingdom for hundreds of years has finally been solved. Instead of being scolded as a tyrant, he will become a holy king and wise master who will be praised by future generations.

Seeing Xiao Xiang salute to him, the princes were all startled. Everyone who had just stood up knelt back to the ground and exclaimed: "Your Highness, Princess, kill the minister!"

Xiao Xiang straightened her body, stretched out her hand with a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Please also ask all the princes to hand over the military symbols!"

She used the combination of "war first, then courtesy," and "first courtesy, then war." Her thoughts were thoughtful and strange, making it hard to figure out. The princes looked at each other in confusion. After a while, everyone reached into their arms and carefully took out their military talismans.

Each of their military talismans was very precious, like a treasure. Some were wrapped in red silk, and some were wrapped in yellow silk. The princes opened the silk and satin wrapped in the military talisman with trembling fingers, held it up with both hands, and handed it to them tremblingly. Xiao Xiang.

Most of the military talismans of the princes were made of copper, with sculptures of various ferocious and auspicious beasts, and the emblems of each family imprinted on them. Twelve princes, twelve military talismans, Xiao Xiang couldn't catch them even if she wanted to, so she turned her head and winked at the personal guards on the left and right.

The guards understood, and one by one they picked up the trays that had been prepared and came forward, placing the military symbols in the hands of the princes on the trays one by one.

With these military symbols, it is equivalent to having the right to command the family army. Xiao Xiang looked around at the military symbols placed on the tray, nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and walked back to his seat, and said in a loud voice: "Since it is used as a labor force, ordnance and armaments are no longer useful, so they should be kept in the treasury." As he spoke, She looked at the generals on the other side and said, "Zhang Situ obeys the order!"

"I am here!" Zhang Situ was shocked, and hurriedly stepped out of the line and saluted.

Xiao Xiang took out two military tokens from the tray and said in a deep voice: "General Zhang, you lead your troops and go to the two armies of Changshan Hou and Wuguan Hou immediately to take over the weapons and armaments of the two armies, and take care of the sleeping quarters and food of the brothers of the two armies. Do you understand?"

"Yes! I understand!" Taking over weapons and armaments, to put it bluntly, means disarming, and taking care of sleeping quarters and food, to put it bluntly, means house arrest. Zhang Situ certainly understood what Xiao Xiang meant. He asked uncertainly: "Princess, now?"

"Yes, now, immediately!" Xiao Xiang said firmly.

"I obey your order!" Zhang Situ stepped forward, took the two military tokens handed to him by Xiao Xiang, turned around and walked out quickly.

"Buying, listen to the order!" Xiao Xiang turned her eyes and looked at Buying again.

"I am here!" Buying lifted her skirt and strode out.

Xiao Xiang picked up three more military tokens and said, "General Buying, your army will receive the troops of the Marquis of Chishan, the Marquis of Qingyun, and the Marquis of Dongyuan. Like General Zhang, you must count the weapons and equipment of these three armies and properly place the brothers of the three armies. If there is any loss, I will only blame you!"

"Don't worry, Princess, I will do my best!" Buying took the three military tokens handed to him by Xiao Xiang and strode out of the hall.

Then, Xiao Xiang named Yang Zhao, Lu You, and Fang Ren in turn, and handed the remaining military tokens to the three of them. In just a short while, the hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of the twelve princes were distributed by Xiao Xiang and all controlled by the central army.

With such a skill, such a swift and decisive action, and such a shrewd calculation, I am afraid that even men may not be able to match Xiao Xiang.

After handling the family army, Xiao Xiang was relieved, as if a huge stone weighing on her heart had been removed. She looked much more relaxed, and the smile on her face was no longer false, but came from the heart, looking very bright.

There were far more princes in Chuan State than them, and the family armies in various places added together were far more than hundreds of thousands. Otherwise, the family army would not have become a major concern for Chuan State and a headache for the monarchs of all dynasties. However, Hong Yuetian and the twelve princes were definitely the leaders of all the princes in Chuan State. If they were deprived of their military power, the other small princes would not be a concern and could only be slaughtered by the court.

The problems that the previous kings had not solved were solved in Xiao Xiang's hands. Naturally, she would be proud and complacent. This is human nature.

Xiao Xiang waved to the princes and said with a smile: "Please take a seat, my lords. Today, I want to get drunk with you!"

She was very proud now, but the princes' mood could only be described as despair. How could they drink? They were like eggplants hit by frost, all wilted.

Seeing that everyone was in low spirits, Xiao Xiang slowly raised the corners of her mouth, picked up the wine glass, stood up suddenly, and shouted to the outside: "The great river is majestic, and the national fortune will prosper!"

As she shouted, thousands of soldiers standing outside the hall shouted in unison: "Chuan! Chuan! Chuan!"

The deafening shouting made all the princes present tremble and their legs cramp. People no longer dared to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and raised their wine glasses and said in unison: "The humble ministers toast to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"Haha, haha——" Xiao Xiang chuckled at first, and soon turned into a laugh with her face up, raised the glass, and drank the wine in it in one gulp. The heroic style was dazzling, but it was a pity that the people present were not in the mood to appreciate Xiao Xiang's beauty. They only felt her terribleness from the bottom of their hearts, and people's hearts were also filled with haze.

After the banquet, Xiao Xiang still refused to let the princes leave. Instead, she kept all the princes in the princess's mansion and asked them to stay there tonight, using the excuse that they were too drunk and were afraid of accidents on the road.

Now is the critical moment when the central army takes over the family army. Of course, she will not let the princes go back immediately. If the princes regret it, it will be troublesome if something unexpected happens. At least she will wait until the central army has taken over all the family army before letting the princes leave.

Xiao Xiang's careful calculation is fully revealed at this time.

As for Xiao Yuan, she did not try to keep him. She personally sent Xiao Yuan out of the princess's mansion. Her enthusiasm and reluctance to leave seemed to show how deep her feelings for Xiao Yuan were.