Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Chapter 324: Dealing with it



But it only took a moment, and Ye Shuo returned to normal.

He had seen too many scenes like this along the way, or rather, he had anticipated all of this since the day he decided to go on the expedition.

In such a huge country like Chen, there were people who threw away their weapons and armour, and naturally there were people who would rather die than surrender. However, Pan Zhong was different from Huo Rong. Huo Rong cared about the people and died for them, but before Pan Zhong died, what he missed most was the Chen State to which he was loyal.

Those who sacrifice their lives for their country are naturally loyal and devoted, and their families are full of loyal heroes. With such a father, his children will not be much worse. As the saying goes, if you don’t uproot the grass, it will grow again in the spring breeze. If it were an ordinary seedling, it would be fine, but if such a strong root system is not eradicated, it may easily cause trouble in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Shuo immediately issued the killing order.

Ye Shuo had not read many history books in his previous life, but he knew that things had come to this point, and any mercy shown to the enemy would turn into a sharp blade that would shoot at him in the future.

Prince Ding, who was standing by, had seen more such things. He saw that his brother seemed to be a little soft-hearted. He was about to persuade him, but he saw that the other party’s words were completely cold and hard, which was completely opposite to the look in his eyes. He was stunned and then Prince Ding felt a little complicated.

After all, it is different from before…

But it is undeniable that while Prince Ding is becoming more and more cautious, he also has admiration that he himself is not aware of.

He was ruthless when necessary and merciful at the same time, and he was becoming more and more adept at his job as an emperor. Prince Ding knew that even if he were to replace the crown prince, he would still be far from being as good as him. The courage of the ninth prince who dared to take the risk of annexing the State of Chen was beyond the reach of them and Emperor Taicheng.

After all, if it succeeds, it’s fine. But if it fails, the consequences will be unbearable. Since he has already become the emperor, why should he take such a risk?

The three-way balance of power has lasted for so long that it is not necessarily without such a factor.

After a while, the people below received the order and wanted to leave, but the emperor on horseback did not wake them up, but asked: “Do you know where the general’s mansion is?”

“This…I don’t know.” The man thought about it and couldn’t help but lower his head.

Although they had planted spies in the Great Zhou before, due to the city being closed for several days, information was difficult to pass on and they were basically of no use, let alone the location of the General’s Mansion.

Ye Shuo knew very well that since Pan Zhong had previously shown his determination to defend the city to the death, he would certainly not go back on his word by sending his family away. Otherwise, if other princes and nobles who were also trapped in the city were to notice this, they would certainly not agree. Therefore, Pan Zhong and his trusted family members were probably still stranded in the city.

Ye Shuo thought about it and asked someone to bring Marquis Xiangding, Marquis Yong’an and other surrendered ministers.

Prince Ding couldn’t help but frown when he saw this: “Are you asking them to lead the way?”

Ye Shuo nodded: “Several princes have lived in the capital for many years, so no one knows the layout here better than them. If they can help, things will naturally be much simpler.”

“That’s what I said, but…” Prince Ding hesitated. He felt that Xiang Dinghou and Yong’anhou were from Chen State after all. They had only surrendered for a short time. How could they work for the Great Zhou in a down-to-earth manner? Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely make trouble.

Prince Ding couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you afraid that they will pretend to obey but actually disobey, and then let those who shouldn’t be let go escape? What will you do then?”

Even if the Chen Kingdom is destroyed, it would be a big trouble if he seeks revenge on the Zhou Kingdom under the banner of restoring his country.

As soon as he finished speaking, Prince Ding clearly felt that his brother seemed to have glanced at him, and the look in his eyes was simply indescribably strange.

Little did he know that Ye Shuo was thinking at the moment that once a person’s thinking is set, it will be difficult to change it in this lifetime.

In the past few years, this cheap big brother of his couldn’t even tell who his subordinates were truly loyal to, and even now he still can’t understand people’s hearts.

Since Marquis Xiangding and Marquis Yong’an have already surrendered, there is no possibility for them to turn back. If they continue to be fickle fence-sitters, their end will probably be even more miserable than it is now. In the end, they will be neither human nor able to be human on either side.

They are smart people. Now that they have made their choice, they know how to assess the situation and what they should do.

Ye Shuo felt that they should understand their current situation and would definitely do the tasks he assigned them to do well without him having to waste his words. ř�

In fact, it was almost the same as Ye Shuo guessed. After Xiang Dinghou, Yong’anhou and others came forward tremblingly, performed the kneeling ceremony, and listened to Ye Shuo’s seemingly casual orders, in an instant, several of them lost control and the expressions on their faces changed to varying degrees.

Marquis Xiangding and Marquis Yong’an were not stupid. They naturally did not think that everything would be fine as long as they surrendered with their families. However, they did not expect that the test would come so soon.

Xiang Dinghou and Yong An knew that this was the intention of the Great Zhou Emperor to ask them to submit their names. Since they really wanted to join, how could they not pay a price? There was no such cheap thing in the world.

Several people also knew that once this gap was opened, the situation would only get worse. No matter whether they were willing or not, the final result would only be that it would happen little by little until they were completely tied to the ship of the Great Zhou.

However, what Xiang Dinghou, Yong Anhou and others did not expect was that the young Emperor of Great Zhou was not even satisfied with this. Then, they heard him say: “Since you are so aware of the current situation, the people of Chen should take you as their leader.”

At first, Marquis Xiangding and Marquis Yong’an didn’t understand what was going on, but when they saw Ye Shuo’s meaningful look, Marquis Xiangding, who was the most active in thinking, was startled.  

This Emperor Zhou… could it be that he wants to use them to deal with the orphans of the Chen Kingdom? !

Use the people of Chen to fight against the people of Chen, and cancel each other out to minimise the losses of the Great Zhou.

When Ye Shuo saw the right side of Xiang Ding Hou’s face twitch uncontrollably, he knew that he had figured it out, so he said, “The Marquis is indeed smart, not ordinary people can compare to him.”

When the other party is far from threatening him, Ye Shuo still prefers to talk to smart people. As long as they are not pushed to the limit, smart people are the most useful knife.

However, Ye Shuo didn’t know that at this moment, Xiang Dinghou’s mind was blank, and his emotions were surging.

Want to run?

There is no way to run away.

There was no other way except to compromise. Besides, since he had already made his choice and paid such a huge price, becoming a despised vassal, how could he give up halfway? At this point, the old Chen could no longer accommodate him. Only the Great Zhou could preserve the glory of their family.

Ye Shuo noticed that Xiang Dinghou’s gaze seemed ferocious for a moment, but in the end, the other party slowly lowered his head. His respectful attitude at this moment showed his submission.

“I thank Your Majesty for your praise. I will definitely live up to your expectations.”

Ye Shuo was satisfied when he saw this, so he gave them half an incense stick of time to buffer, and then he led his men to continue heading towards the city.

After Ye Shuo left, Xiang Dinghou took a deep breath and slowly told the people around him his guess.

Sure enough, the next moment, the faces of Yong’an and others twitched violently.

Really, what a vicious method.

But they also knew that this was the only way to protect their family. No matter how reluctant they were or how many complaints they had in their hearts, they could not change the situation.

Compared with the only commoner prince, the tolerance of the several marquises is much higher, and their hearts are countless times more vicious than that of the commoner prince. In just half an incense stick of time, after their thoughts are completely changed, they will be even more ruthless than the real enemies of the State of Chen.

Since they knew they had no choice, and they were the targets set up by Emperor Zhou, Marquis Xiangding and his companions knew very well that if they held back at this moment, there would be endless troubles in the future. If they did not take advantage of the protection bestowed by Emperor Zhou to nip the threat in the bud, how would they resist the wave after wave of assassinations from the restorers in the future when they lost their protection and were outnumbered?

The several marquises did not think that the Emperor of Zhou would be so kind as to let the guards guard them every day after they arrived in the Great Zhou.

After figuring out the key, the last trace of kindness in the hearts of Xiang Dinghou and others disappeared in an instant. They themselves did not have the ability to restore the country and stir up trouble, so they had to find ways to find out those who had such ability in the entire capital and kill them all.

Sometimes, when the same kind of people deal with each other, they are more cruel than foreign enemies. This is human nature, this is the human heart.

Just like that, Prince Ding watched helplessly as several people who had just looked indignant and angry regained their composure. From being awkward at the beginning, they gradually became skilled and even a little crazy. The cruelty was so severe that even Prince Ding couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.

With Prince Ding’s temperament, he naturally could not imagine that there would be such a cruel thing and such a cruel person in the world.

“Weren’t they colleagues serving in the same court before?” Prince Ding was so shocked that he almost forgot the honorific.

“Precisely because they are familiar with each other and understand each other, they want to kill each other even more…” Ye Shuo watched with cold eyes. After a little observation, he could easily find that those who died at the hands of these people were rare ordinary people. They joined hands and almost killed all the young talents who were considered famous.

As the heads of princes and nobles fell to the ground one by one, the smell of blood spread throughout the entire capital. The royal palace, hidden in the deepest and most mysterious place, gradually revealed its shape like a crawling giant beast.

There was total silence all around, and the palace gate was in great disrepair. It looked as if the eunuchs and palace maids, unwilling to die after hearing the news of the city’s fall, had desperately tried to struggle and escape.

Looking from afar, the bodies of eunuchs, palace maids and soldiers defending the city were scattered all over the ground, almost dyeing half of the moat red.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but frown when he saw this, but before he could say anything, Xu Kui, who was leading the way in front, suddenly pulled the reins, and the horse under his crotch stopped almost instantly.

“Your Majesty, wait a minute.”

Xu Kui looked around carefully, feeling that something was amiss here.

“Your Majesty, please be careful. There may be a trap here.” Almost instinctively, Xu Kui and General Wei beside him looked at each other and said this in unison.


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