Final Volume Chapter 137

Chapter 137 of the Final Volume

The ministers approached one after another, each of them was filled with righteous indignation, their eyes were fierce, and they had no respect for the emperor at all.

Yin Zhunzhi was frightened and his face changed drastically. He was sweating all over. He huddled on the dragon throne and trembled. How could these people be his ministers? They were just beasts who wanted to eat him alive!

He felt chilled and couldn't help lamenting that none of the ministers in the court were inclined to him. At the critical moment, no one was willing to stand up and speak a fair word for him...

Seeing that the ministers were getting closer and closer, and were about to walk to the dragon throne, Tang Yin frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "What are you doing? Don't be rude to the emperor!"

Hearing Tang Yin's scolding, the ministers reacted, looked at each other, and then bowed to Tang Yin and retreated to their original positions. After the ministers had all retreated, Tang Yin turned to look at Yin Zhun who was trembling constantly, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty has seen it all. The marriage between me and the Prince of Chuan is what the people want, and there will be no more changes. If your Majesty does not want to withdraw the imperial decree of marriage, it does not matter. You can change it and grant the marriage between me and the Prince of Chuan. What do you think?"

Yin Zhun dared not say no now. He nodded repeatedly and said in a trembling voice: "Okay, okay, everything is up to your opinion. I... I will grant you two a marriage."

Tang Yin smiled, then bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, the ministers in the court also knelt down together, kowtowed forward, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Yin Zhun wanted to marry Xiao Xiang and make Xiao Xiang his queen, but under the threat of Fengchuan and other countries, he had to make the decision to change the imperial decree and grant Tang Yin and Xiao Xiang a marriage. It was sad and lamentable that the dignified emperor did this.

This incident instantly destroyed the confidence that Yin Zhun had just revived. From then on, Yin Zhun ignored the government affairs, lived a life of mediocrity, and indulged in the beauties in the harem all day long. Of course, even if he wanted to manage the government, there was nothing for him to manage. The world now belonged to Feng and Chuan. All the affairs in various places were handled by the courts of Feng and Chuan. Even the affairs of Shangjing could not be touched by Yin Zhun. No matter big or small, they had to be approved by Tang Yin and Xiao Xiang.

Yin Zhun was not a tyrant, but sadly, he was destined not to be a wise ruler. Even if he had a lot of ambitions, in today's weak imperial power, in order to protect himself, he could only swallow his anger and follow the lead of Tang Yin and Xiao Xiang.

Two months later, Tang Yin and Xiao Xiang officially got married, and the wedding ceremony was held in Shangjing.

The wedding of the two most powerful kings, Feng and Chuan, was a grand affair. Shangjing City was in a carnival for several days, and every household was decorated with lanterns. In the vast Shangjing City, even in the most remote corners, you could see flower petals scattered on the ground.

After Xiao Xiang married Tang Yin, she was given the title of Zhaoyang, the capital of Chuan, and was canonized as Lady Zhaoyang. Although Xiao Xiang still had the title of Chuan Wang, in fact, Tang Yin was in charge of the main affairs of Chuan. After that, the ministers of Feng and Chuan participated in the court together, and the courts of the two countries were actually merged into one.

After taking over the government of Chuan on behalf of Xiao Xiang, the first thing Tang Yin did was to streamline the organization of the Chuan army. Fengchuan and Chuan have begun to merge. They are no longer enemies. There is no need to station heavy troops at the border. Moreover, when Fengzhen and Chuan joined forces to attack Chuan last time, Chuan army suffered heavy losses, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed and wounded. Now it is just right to cut off these nominal numbers and save money and food for the construction of damaged cities.

After reducing the establishment of Chuan army, Tang Yin immediately ordered the Pingyuan army led by Xiao Muqing and the Baizhan army led by Nie Ze to march to the south of Chuan to wipe out the rebel forces organized by Xiao Yuan.

The Pingyuan army and the Baizhan army set out south in July and arrived in southern Chuan in September of that year. Xiao Yuan's rebel force was not small in scale. It occupied four counties in southern Chuan and more than 20 cities. There were as many as 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers under his command.

Most of these 200,000 to 300,000 rebels were gathered by Xiao Yuan. Among them, the family army was the main force, and the local army was the auxiliary force. The generals and officers who led the army were complicated, and there were hundreds of people in total.

Hearing that the Feng army had attacked, Xiao Yuan was frightened and panicked. He discussed with his men and decided to surrender to the Feng army. In his opinion, his soldiers could never be the opponents of the Feng army.

However, his generals were tough. They told Xiao Yuan that rebellion was a capital crime. Whether they surrendered voluntarily or were forced to surrender, they would die in the end. Instead of doing so, it would be better to fight to the death with the Feng army, and there might be a glimmer of hope.

After repeated consideration, Xiao Yuan felt that what his subordinates said was not unreasonable. He had tried to assassinate Xiao Xiang several times but failed. If he surrendered, would Xiao Xiang give him a chance to live? He finally accepted the opinions of his subordinates and decided to fight to the death with the Feng army.

The Pingyuan Army, the Baizhan Army and the rebels fought a great battle in Yunkou County in southern Sichuan. The rebels under Xiao Yuan were all Sichuan people living in southern Sichuan. They had never encountered the Feng army before. They just heard that the Feng army was brave in battle, but most of the soldiers did not think so.

However, after actually fighting against Feng Jun, people truly felt that the rumors were true. In fact, Feng Jun’s real combat power was ten or a hundred times more terrifying than the rumors.

The first direct confrontation between the two sides ended in a great defeat for the rebels. In this battle, the Pingyuan Army alone killed no less than 30,000 enemies, and the Baizhan Army, which had more than twice the number of troops as the Pingyuan Army, had an even more impressive record. They chased the rebels and marched straight into Panlong City where Xiao Yuan was located. Xiao Yuan was so scared that he didn't even dare to fight and fled with his soldiers.

In this battle alone, Xiao Yuan's rebel forces were severely damaged. As soon as the generals and soldiers heard the news of the Feng Army's attack, they all fled, and no one dared to fight.

The war in southern Sichuan progressed smoothly and quickly. In less than two months, the Feng Army had recovered three counties and pushed the rebels led by Xiao Yuan into Luoxiu County.

The subsequent battles were even more suspenseful. The rebels either turned against each other and surrendered or fled. After more than half a month, the Feng Army had successfully attacked the county town of Luoxiu County, Hesheng.

It was not until then that the Pingyuan Army and the Baizhan Army made some repairs. After three days of siege, Xiao Yuan, who was trapped in the city, refused to surrender. Xiao Muqing and Nie Ze immediately commanded the army to attack the city with all their strength.

The battle in Hesheng was the last battle to quell Xiao Yuan's rebellion. Unfortunately, Xiao Yuan failed to fight a brilliant battle in this last battle. The Feng Army attacked the city in the morning and broke the city before noon. The time before and after was less than two hours.

After the Feng Army broke the city, Xiao Yuan also disguised himself as a civilian and wanted to escape the disaster by mixing with the people. As a result, his loyal subordinates did not need to be tortured after being captured by the Feng Army, and they confessed his whereabouts.

Xiao Yuan did not even find a chance to escape from the city. Soon, he was caught by the Feng Army who came on orders.

Xiao Muqing was polite to Xiao Yuan, the leader of the rebels, and treated him with courtesy. After all, he was a royal family and the elder brother of the Queen's wife. Xiao Muqing did not dare to kill him rashly.

He ordered Xiao Yuan to be temporarily placed under house arrest in the army, and then he sent a letter to Shangjing, first to report the victory, and secondly, to ask Tang Yin how to deal with Xiao Yuan.

Tang Yin, who is now in Shangjing, is very busy, and he doesn't pay much attention to the war in southern Sichuan. He is busy with family affairs. The first thing is that Xiao Xiang is pregnant.

Although Tang Yin has always paid attention to contraceptive measures, he had sex with Xiao Xiang for the first time in the Prince of Chuan's Mansion when he was drunk, and he forgot to take contraceptive measures afterwards. It was such a trivial negligence that made Xiao Xiang pregnant with his child.

According to Tang Yin's original intention, he wanted to have the child aborted, but not only did Xiao Xiang refuse to obey, but the ministers of Chuan people unanimously opposed it, and even the ministers of Feng State opposed it, including core ministers such as Qiu Zhen, Shangguan Yuanji, Zhang Xin, and Zong Yuan.

Feng State has never had a crown prince, which is the biggest hidden danger of Feng State in the eyes of the ministers of Feng State, but Tang Yin himself is not anxious, and others can't do anything to him.

Now Xiao Xiang finally got pregnant with Tang Yin's child, which is likely to be the future king of Feng State. The ministers of Feng State were all overjoyed, and their excitement was even greater than their wives were pregnant.

When everyone heard that the king wanted to abort the fetus in Xiao Xiang's belly, Qiu Zhen, Shangguan Yuanji, Zhang Xin, Zong Yuan and other ministers could not sit still at home. They came to the Feng Palace without any prior arrangement, and regardless of the guards' obstruction, they forced their way in. The guards couldn't stop them.

At the same time, the ministers of Chuan State also arrived, but they didn't dare to force their way into the palace like Qiu Zhen and others. Everyone gathered outside the palace, scratching their ears and cheeks, stretching their necks from time to time, and looking into the palace.

If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Xiang can give birth to this child smoothly, then according to the tradition of Feng State, she will definitely become the crown prince, and will be the new king of Feng State in the future, which is too important for Chuan State.

If the new king of Feng has half of the blood of Sichuan people, even if Fengchuan and Fengchuan merge into one in the future, the new king of Feng will never treat Sichuan people unfairly, and half of the world will belong to Sichuan people. Therefore, the ministers of Sichuan are all eager to protect the fetus in Xiao Xiang's belly.

It's a pity that they can't get in no matter how anxious they are. The guards of the palace dare not use force against Qiu Zhen and others, but they will not be polite to them.

Let's talk about the palace of Feng Wang. Many ministers broke in by force, and Xiao Xiang was crying in the palace. For a while, it was very lively.

The palace was in a mess. How could Yin Rou and several other ladies who lived in the palace not hear the movement.

They all went to Xiao Xiang's residence. At this time, the yard was in a mess, with people talking. Tang Yin was arguing fiercely with Qiu Zhen and other ministers. Everyone was arguing with red faces and thick necks, and they refused to give in.

Tang Yin's attitude was very firm. He was determined to abort the baby in Xiao Xiang's belly. Xiao Xiang cried in agony, while Qiu Zhen and others stood between Tang Yin and Xiao Xiang, especially Qiu Zhen. He rolled up his sleeves high and his eyes were red. He looked like he might pounce on Tang Yin and fight him to the death at any time.