jdhmnovel Chapter 239 Truce
Chapter 239 Truce
Chu Tianze took her hand away and wrapped it in his own big hand, "Don't make trouble, how can a mother be so accurate in such matters!"
"Hmph, if you don't tell me, I'll go ask mother myself..." Bai Chuxiao said as she was about to stand up.
"Xiao Xiao..." Seeing that he failed to deceive her after all, Chu Tianze grabbed her and called out helplessly.
Bai Chuxiao turned her head angrily, "So what did you say that the Queen was just teasing me..."
Chu Tianze held her face and said firmly, "How could it be, I am serious!"
Bai Chuxiao slapped his hand away, "You said you wanted your daughter to inherit the palace, but it was all fake..."
Seeing that she was really angry, Chu Tianze's eyes were in a panic, and he quickly raised a few fingers, "Xiaoxiao, don't wrongly accuse me, I am speaking from the bottom of my heart, and besides, mother only said it was a possibility, who knows the details..."
"Haha!" Bai Chuxiao just sneered back, not believing what he said at all, thinking that he was just agreeing with her on purpose...
"What should I say to make you believe me!" Chu Tianze said helplessly. Although he was mostly trying to make Xiaoxiao happy, that point of view was not unacceptable.
"Liar, I don't believe you anymore!"
Chu Tianze showed a smile that was uglier than crying, "No!"
Bai Chuxiao sneered and pushed him out, "Get out of here, you stinky man! I won't let you see Xiao Huanhuan anymore!"
"How can that be! No, Xiaoxiao, listen to my explanation..." Chu Tianze held her shoulders and said, "Just sit still and don't be angry..."
Bai Chuxiao sat on the chair, folding her arms across her chest, looking like she was waiting to see how you would explain...
"Although what I said at that time would be questioned by the outside world, I can really accept it. Do you think I am the kind of person who says things against his will?" Chu Tianze shook his head and said softly.
Seeing his serious expression, Bai Chuxiao reluctantly accepted it, "Okay, I'll trust you for now!"
"Prince, Princess!" There was a knock on the door.
"Enter!"
Mo Yan held a secret letter and handed it over with both hands, "Princess Zhaoyang has sent another letter..."
Bai Chuxiao raised her eyebrows, "This Princess Zhaoyang is really good to Zhang Yu. She even lowered her dignity to beg for mercy three or four times!"
"I think he is worried about his own status..." Chu Tianze sneered, "Burn it directly and report the news of Zhang Yu's death back to the capital!"
"Yes!"
"What exactly do you think about Zhang Yu? He has killed both of his sons, and the secrets he knows are limited. There is no point in keeping them..." Bai Chuxiao asked casually.
"He, Bai Chuwan and Mu Linfeng are all staying by Chu Tianling's side. If it is true news, what these three people revealed must be equal. Keep it for now. I think he will be useful!"
Bai Chuxiao nodded. Those two were very strong-willed in order to survive. They were able to live well despite all kinds of torture. On the contrary, Zhang Yu was much calmer as he had the will to die.
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A few days before the end of the year, good news finally came from the front line. Song Fei and Cui Hao, with hundreds of thousands of troops, joined Lu Fengxian's army to attack Marquis Xuanping from the front and back, and successfully crossed the Huai River. However, Marquis Xuanping simply fled from the battlefield and returned to Beijing with some remaining soldiers.
But there was also bad news. Gu Songyue, the King of Huainan in Xiyue, had led his troops to break through Zhenzhou in the northwest and officially entered the pass, stationed in Jinzhou. The army commander Pang Kun and deputy commander Zhang Tuo had abandoned the city and went to Cangzhou.
At this point, Chu Tianling, the new emperor who had been on the throne for a year, no longer controlled many areas. However, the three armies unanimously stopped their actions. After fighting for nearly a year, no matter which army it was, it could not bear it.
Inside the study of Prince Yan's Mansion, Chu Tianze, Murong Yuan and others looked at the battle report from the front without showing any joy.
Murong Yuan said in a deep voice, "Gu Songyue has entered the pass. He will either continue to advance and attack Cangzhou, or turn south and attack us. After the beginning of spring next year, our situation will not be optimistic..."
Chu Tianze nodded. "There is the huge monster Beiyan in the northeast. There are too many variables. Gu Songyue is likely to turn around and attack us."
"With this obstacle, we can only slow down the pace of attacking the capital..." Murong Yuan sighed.
If Xiyue, this troublemaker, hadn't been around, it would only take them another year to enter the imperial city according to their original plan.
"However, the new recruits have been well trained. After the spring, we can re-estimate our military strength." Murong Xuan added.
After looking at the map, Chu Tianze pondered and said, "As long as Chu Tianling doesn't interfere, I think we can take advantage of the situation to drive Xiyue out of the northwest again..."
Internal strife is one thing, but he has been unhappy since letting Xiyue enter the pass. Compared with taking over the imperial city, he wants to drive these foreigners out more. With the territory they now occupy, they will not be as passive as before. Naturally, he would rather attack Xiyue first...
"The imperial army suffered a series of defeats this year and has been severely damaged. The only one that remains intact is the Northern Army under Wei Junyan. But these hundreds of thousands of Northern Army will never be mobilized unless it is absolutely necessary..." Murong Yuan said with narrowed eyes.
"My Lord, you agree with my king's intention..."
"My attitude towards other people is the same as yours!"
"But Chu Tianling probably doesn't think so. Just looking at Pang Kun and Zhang Tuo abandoning the city and fleeing, we know that he has no intention of driving the Western Yue people out. I'm afraid he is already thinking about how to trip us up when we fight with the Western Yue..."
On the wall of the imperial palace, Chu Tianling, in a purple and gold brocade robe, stood with his hands behind his back. This was the second year since he ascended the throne, and also the first two years without any festive occasions.
He, who had always been proud, began to doubt himself. He was defeated successively by Chu Tianze and Xiyue. He lost countless territories as an emperor. Was he really right to be the emperor?
"Tian Ling!"
Queen Mother Wei, dressed in a dark purple palace dress, went up to the tower, surrounded by palace servants. The nanny beside her was holding a tightly wrapped baby...
"Mother!" Chu Tianling said softly.
"Tian Ling, we haven't lost yet. You are the emperor of Da Xia, you can't be discouraged!" Queen Mother Wei whispered to comfort him.
"We have lost the northwest and the south. I, the emperor of Daxia, am a joke in the eyes of others..."
"Until the end, no one dares to call themselves the winner. You don't need to feel so much pressure. Now that everyone has agreed to a truce, you can take this opportunity to have a good rest and spend more time with your children..."
Queen Mother Wei signaled the nanny to bring the child to Chu Tianling, "He is not your last child. For the sake of your mother and the future of your child, you must cheer up!"
Chu Tianling looked at the swaddling baby and nodded, "I understand, mother!"
If he doesn't become emperor, he will lose not only the country, but also he, his mother, the entire Wei family, and his children will not have a good ending. He can't give up easily!