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Chapter 881 Murderous Intention

After Suning's maneuvering in Bianliang, he finally got everything he wanted most. In fact, these top elites of the Song Dynasty court were not stupid. They knew clearly that the Song Dynasty army was just a "chicken" in front of the Ningyuan Army. Suning and the Ningyuan Army had already actually controlled the military power of China. Now they could only passively accept Suning's arrangements, and these literati did attach more importance to the initiative in political power.

"Your Majesty, the problem now is to eliminate the Western Xia in the northwest as soon as possible. I intend to let the Duke of Ying go to the northwest to preside over the war to eliminate the Xia." Then Su Ning smiled and looked at the old emperor on the dragon throne, reminding everyone that there was still a very rare achievement left to destroy a country.

"Well, Prince Ning is right. After destroying Western Xia, our Song Dynasty will naturally unify China." The old emperor nodded in agreement and felt gratified that Suning took the initiative to share the credit.

"Your Majesty is holy."

"Your Majesty, no!" The Duke of England, who had been silent at the side, quickly stood up and refused.

"Duke of England, why is this happening?" The old emperor couldn't help but look at the Duke of England who was refusing in front of him with a puzzled look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I am now too old and physically unable to bear it, so I will not compete with His Royal Highness Prince Ning for military merit."

"This……"

"Duke Ying, the Yipintang of Western Xia has been destroyed by the martial artists invited by this king. All you have to do is lead the soldiers from the northwest to advance directly." At this time, Su Ning explained with a smile. He also wanted this group of Song soldiers to learn to take the initiative to attack, which would also facilitate his subsequent reorganization and military reform.

"Thank you, Prince Ning, for your generosity! I am already very old, and I will not compete with you young people for the credit of destroying the country." The Duke of Ying's attitude was very persistent. Perhaps he clearly realized that they were powerless to save the situation.

"..."

"Prince Ning, there is no rush to march into the northwest. It is better to bring Huirou and the Ning Prince's family here as soon as possible." At this time, the old emperor also noticed that the Duke of Ying was losing interest, and then he looked at Su Ning with a bitter smile and instructed him.

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will send a message to Princess Huirou right away. I believe we will be able to move to Bianjing soon."

"Well then! Prince Ning, go take a look at the Prince Ning Mansion that was built for you. If you are not satisfied with anything, please tell the Ministry of Works."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The powerful people of the Song Dynasty present had mixed feelings. Of course, the happiest and most excited one was the high and mighty Empress Cao. As for the old emperor's health condition, Empress Cao had the most say. So when she heard that the old emperor was forced to adopt a son of the royal family, it also made Empress Cao feel the most insecure.

In fact, Queen Cao has never liked her cheap son-in-law because he always gave her a feeling of being unruly. Now he suddenly and forcefully proposed that Princess Huirou be the heir to the throne and was willing to hand over the jade seal of the Song Dynasty court to her for safekeeping. At this time, the more Queen Cao looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked him.

After this top-level meeting that would determine the fate of the Song Dynasty ended, Empress Cao looked at the old emperor with a half-smile and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of what Prince Ning said just now about adopting a son from the royal family?"

"Oh! Actually, this is my biggest worry. Even though they are all obedient now, once they sit on the throne, they will kick us both away immediately." The old emperor sighed helplessly, because Suning's words today expressed all his worries.

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I didn't leave any children for you, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a passive situation." Empress Cao suddenly felt very sad because she had never left any children of her own in her life.

"Alas! Empress Dowager, even if I have a biological son to inherit the throne, Prince Ning will never give up. Instead, the Song royal family will be bloodied." At this time, the old emperor also realized Su Ning's true intention. Marrying Princess Huirou actually solved the crisis of their Zhao Song royal family.

"Ah? That can't be the case?" Queen Cao immediately widened her eyes in horror.

"Hmph! Madam, if Princess Huirou had not been married to Prince Ning, would Prince Ning be willing to be inferior to others given his strength? By then, neither Prince Yong nor Prince Yan would be his match."

"what?"

"My Lady, don't be fooled by how nice Prince Ning's words were just now. To show his sincerity, he deliberately offered to release Zhao Yingce and Shen Congxing. In fact, he was using Zhao Zongquan and his son to threaten me."

"threaten?"

"That's right! It's a threat! He's telling me that he has plenty of ways to deal with the royal family of the Song Dynasty."

"..."

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At this time, Suning stayed in Bianjing City and accepted all the Song troops. Then, against all odds, he eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled, and solved the problem of those who drew empty salaries. He also laid off a large number of redundant and weak wing troops, and finally disbanded these Song soldiers and dispersed them to various military units in Ningyuan. In this way, Suning smoothly took control of all the military power of the Song Dynasty.

At this time, Princess Huirou was taking the Ning Wang family who stayed in Jiangning Prefecture and moving to Bianjing on the Ningyuan Army's few passenger ships. Suning had already led his troops to impose martial law on the entire Bianjing dock. Looking at his closest family members, he couldn't help but reveal an innocent smile.

"Huirou, you've worked hard along the way." Suning hugged Princess Huirou tightly with a smile on his face.

"Prince Ning, why did I hear in Jiangning Mansion that you wanted me to be the empress?" After Princess Huirou broke away from Su Ning's arms, she looked at Su Ning unhappily and questioned him.

"Hui Rou, there are too many people at the docks to talk about this. Let's discuss this matter back at the palace."

"Humph."

The Prince Ning's mansion in Bianjing City was also built according to the model of the Prince Jiangning's mansion, so all the family members were quickly arranged and adapted to the situation. Princess Huirou still looked at Su Ning angrily and asked, "Prince, how can a woman become the emperor in the Song Dynasty?"

"Hui Rou, the situation of Ning Yuanjun and I now is not just about our achievements being too great to be tolerated by the ruler. If I don't let you and Ren'er become the crown princes of the Song Dynasty, I really won't be able to control myself and kill all the royal family members of the Song Dynasty." Then Su Ning signaled his personal maid Zhao Linger to go down first, and then he looked at Princess Hui Rou solemnly and explained.

"Ah?" Princess Huirou looked at Su Ning in front of her with astonishment and shock, and suddenly felt that she was the most suitable person to be the queen.

"Hui Rou, our Ningyuan Army is concerned with too many people. I have to consider their future. When you become the Empress of the Song Dynasty, I will only be responsible for the military affairs of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, the Empress will control the imperial seal and rule the country from behind the scenes. This way, all problems will be solved."

"Then... has the Empress Dowager agreed?" After hearing Suning's thoughtful arrangement, Princess Huirou looked at Suning stupidly and asked.

"Haha, there's no reason not to agree to such a good thing." The Queen Cao in the original drama was very greedy for power, and she fought fiercely with Zhao Zongquan and his son in the later period. How could she refuse such a thoughtful arrangement by Su Ning?

"Humph! So you've been planning this for a long time."

"Hehe, my Queen, let's go to bed quickly." Su Ning hugged the beautiful Princess Huirou and whispered. After all, he really missed women after being away on the expedition for more than two months.

"Ah... I'm going to die! It's broad daylight now!" Princess Huirou immediately pushed away Su Ning's dishonest big hand with a blushing face and a beating heart.

"What are you afraid of? Your Majesty, let me serve you well from now on." "Ah..."

As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage. Suning talked with Princess Huirou, who was about to become the empress, for a long time before her clothes were tidied up again by the maids. Princess Huirou looked at the bad man in front of her with resentment, but found that she had been completely controlled by him.

"Your Highness, your maid named Zhao Linger is very beautiful. You should stay by your side forever." After personally tidying up the clothes for Su Ning, Princess Huirou happened to see Su Ning's personal maid Zhao Linger leaving. Then she remembered something and looked at Su Ning and asked.

"Yes! When she becomes pregnant, I will make her a concubine." Then Su Ning told her own arrangements without hiding anything.

"Your Highness, if that happens, you may never be able to make her a concubine?" Princess Huirou shook her head with a wry smile, because she knew Zhao Linger's biggest secret.

"Ah? What's wrong?" Su Ning couldn't help but look at Princess Huirou in surprise and asked.

"Some time ago, Zhao Zongquan personally came to Jiangning Prefecture. In order to successfully rescue his son Zhao Yingce and his brother-in-law Shen Congxing, he revealed all of their assassination plans in Yuzhou."

"Oh? Did these people from Yuzhou City do something to Zhao Linger?" Su Ning asked his guess as soon as his mind moved.

"Yes! Assassinating you is just the most vulgar and superficial strategy. They themselves don't think it will succeed. They just want to use Zhao Linger's beauty to attract you. After all, men like you always think they are in control of everything."

"A plan within a plan? It seems that these bunch of losers in Yuzhou even resorted to psychology." Suning's eyes turned cold at this time, and his original desire to give them a way out disappeared.

"Psychology? I don't know what psychology is. I only know that the plan will begin after Zhao Linger becomes your favorite concubine."

"go on."

"Your Highness, they've put so much thought into training Zhao Linger's various skills, hoping to make you obsessed with women and distract you from the court. Ideally, they'd whisper in your ear. They even gave Zhao Linger safflower soup, so she'll never be able to get pregnant."

"Damn Zhao Zongquan! I wish I could skin him alive."

"Your Highness, Zhao Yingce and Shen Congxing are still in prison. You can make them regret it for the rest of their lives."

"Where are Zhao Linger's family?" Su Ning looked at Princess Huirou without comment and asked.

"Zhao Zongquan has personally sent them back. I brought them with me this time to Bianjing and have arranged for them to stay in Prince Ning's mansion."

"Well, then let Zhao Yingce and Shen Congxing go. After all, I promised the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"Ah? Okay! Are you going to let Zhao Zongquan and his son go so easily?" Seeing that Su Ning actually let Zhao Zongquan and his son go directly, Princess Huirou was a little surprised.

"To torture someone is to take away what is most important to them. I want them to live in hell forever."

"..."

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Ever since Princess Huirou moved to Prince Ning's Mansion in Bian Jing with all of Prince Ning's family, the former Chengyuan immediately became lively. For this reason, Suning also suggested that Princess Huirou host a mansion opening banquet. For this purpose, the Empress Dowager of the Imperial Palace also sent her personal eunuch Zhang Maozhe to help Princess Huirou maintain the largest banquet in the history of Bian Jing City.

"Prince Yong has arrived."

"Prince Yan has arrived."

Following the ceremonial officer's shout, the guests, who had been bustling with activity just now, all looked towards Prince Yong and Prince Yan outside the door. Su Ning and Princess Huirou, who was standing beside them, exchanged a surprised glance, then took the initiative to greet them with smiles on their faces, "Prince Yong, Prince Yan, welcome! Welcome!"

"Prince Ning, we will all live in Bian Jing from now on. Why didn't you invite Prince Yan and me to celebrate the opening of your government?" Prince Yong looked at Su Ning in front of him with a friendly smile, as if he didn't have any aggrieved or resentful feeling of losing the throne.

"Haha, I'm mainly worried that you guys are busy, and I'm afraid it will cause you two unnecessary trouble." Suning responded casually at this time. He didn't expect that these two weirdos would get together.

"Prince Ning, you are being a bit too polite. You should know that you are the emperor's adopted son in name only. I heard that the emperor will soon issue an imperial decree to confer you the title of First Rank King. Prince Yan and I are naturally here to congratulate you."

"Haha, my two royal brothers, please take a seat here."

Today's banquet for the rich and powerful is unprecedented. All the dignitaries who make a living in the city of Bianjing have come. You must know that Suning, the King of Ning, is the king of the Song Dynasty court. When the King of Ning's mortal enemies, the King of Yong and the King of Yan, also arrived, the atmosphere of the banquet naturally reached a climax.

"Your Highness, I never thought that Prince Yong and Prince Yan, these sworn enemies, could come together." After the banquet, Princess Huirou looked at Su Ning in surprise and said.

"Huiro, what happened between the two of them is at most an internal conflict. They became united when facing us, their mortal enemy." Suning had long seen through the essence of the matter.

"Your Highness, are you saying that the two of them will not give up?" At this time, Princess Huirou also noticed the abnormality in Su Ning's words and realized that Prince Yong and Prince Yan would definitely not give up.

"They were only one step away from the throne, and suddenly you, Princess Huirou, snatched it away. Do you think they will really accept this?"

"Ah? Father is about to issue an edict appointing me as the Crown Prince. The Empress Dowager and the other eunuchs have all expressed their support for this. I don't understand what else Prince Yong and Prince Yan can do."

"Hui Rou, the throne is too tempting for them. I'm sure they'll take a risk next."

"what?"

"Don't worry! All their actions are under the strict surveillance of the Jinyiwei. If they dare to move, they will be destroyed."

"..."

Not long after the opening banquet of Prince Ning's Mansion ended, the old emperor officially issued an edict to enthrone Princess Huirou and Zhao Ren as the two generations of crown princes. He also chose an auspicious day to hold a grand ceremony of presenting captives to the Taimiao. This made the old emperor proud for once before the end of his life. Although the result was not ideal and he had to compromise a lot, Song Renzong still felt very happy in his later years.

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(End of this chapter)