Emperor Chongzhen was too extreme.

Chapter 89 Du ​​Wenhuan: I will explain your dream!

Qiao Yingjia and his group were now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

The disaster in Yan'an Prefecture was beyond human control; the scales of victory have completely tipped in their favor!
However, even with victory seemingly within their grasp, the group remained humbled.

After everyone had finished discussing how to use the "delaying" tactic,

Qiao Yingjia spoke up, saying, "Since His Majesty is determined to reform the land system, Du Wenhuan should not try to harm the Imperial Envoy, lest His Majesty, upon hearing the news, act rashly."

This statement was met with unanimous agreement.

The decision to allow foreign tribes to enter the pass was a last resort for the border troops.

In a game of strategy, when defeat seems imminent, one should take a risky move to survive.

But in the current situation...

If Du Wenhuan really went and killed the imperial envoy and then colluded with the foreign tribes...

Seeing that there was no hope of governing Shaanxi, the emperor might very well vent his anger on them.

At this point, no one was willing to gamble on whether the emperor could still wield his sword.

Immediately.

After discussing it, everyone hurriedly summoned another person to immediately go to the Yansui military town to deliver the message:
Don't kill the imperial envoy yet, and don't contact the foreign tribes either; the situation has changed.

After the messenger left.

Inside the room, someone frowned and asked Qiao Yingjia again, "Governor, Du Wenhuan has always been arrogant and domineering. Will he listen to us obediently?"

A sly smile suddenly appeared on Qiao Yingjia's deeply lined face.

He had met Du Wenhuan several times and naturally knew what kind of person he was.

Let alone the emperor, even if the Jade Emperor himself came, he still wouldn't take him seriously.

But this very personality trait can be exploited.

After a pause, Qiao Yingjia spoke:

"Of course he wouldn't obediently listen, but under these circumstances, he wouldn't dare to commit any treasonous act of assassinating the imperial envoy."

"But venting his frustrations is definitely inevitable."

“Perfect, let’s use his soldiers to establish the emperor’s authority.”

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room smiled knowingly.

That night.

Yansui Military Town.

In the dead of night.

Several figures suddenly darted out of the darkness and then ran towards the city wall with great speed.

There was a gap at the foot of the city wall in the direction they were heading, which was usually hidden by stones and difficult to spot.

These people were sent by Du Wenhuan to secretly leave the pass and go to the grasslands to contact the foreign tribes.

But just as the group reached the foot of the city wall...

A sudden "whoosh" sound burst through the air.

Immediately afterwards, these people were riddled with arrows from crossbows.

Sun Chuanting's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at the corpses of these soldiers, dressed in black and clearly elite troops.

"Hang these corpses on the city gate and have everyone on alert, taking turns to rest."

"If anyone in the military town makes any unusual moves, we will take action immediately."

"Yes!"

Sun Chuanting did not intend to provoke Du Wenhuan with only a few hundred men.

But if Du Wenhuan insists on leaving the pass, he will risk his life to tear a piece of flesh from the Yansui military town.

From the moment he embarked on this journey to find the Holy Emperor, Sun Chuanting never feared death.

He took a deep breath, stopped thinking about these things, and wrote a letter by hand.

"If General Du Wenhuan of the Yansui Garrison truly intends to cross the border and collude with the nomadic tribes of the grasslands, a mutiny is imminent. I may no longer be able to follow Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will take care!"

After writing these few words, which were likely his last words, Sun Chuanting sent someone to deliver the letter, and then disappeared into the darkness.

Suddenly, he remembered the imperial edict that His Majesty had sent to Yan'an Prefecture, and he was stunned.

I've been riding and traveling these past two days, and I completely forgot about it.

With that imperial edict in hand, the Yansui military garrison should refrain from any further major actions. After all, they wouldn't rebel just for the sake of rebellion.

at the same time.

The separate area where the general resided.

When Du Wenhuan heard that his personal guards had been shot dead and their bodies were being displayed on the city gate, he was shocked.

I was so angry I almost exploded.

This bastard named Sun Chuanting.

Tomorrow night I'm going to slice your flesh off piece by piece.
With veins bulging on his forehead, Du Wenhuan clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white as he relentlessly sliced ​​at the roasting lamb leg in front of him.

It was as if Sun Chuanting himself was being cut off, not a lamb leg.

Just in time.

A short, thin slave soldier who came to deliver food and drink was terrified when he saw Du Wenhuan's furious appearance.

But the more frightened the slave soldier became, the more violently his body trembled, and eventually the wine jug in his hand fell uncontrollably to the ground.

The slave soldiers hurriedly knelt down, kowtowing until their foreheads bled: "General, spare our lives! General, spare our lives!"

Du Wenhuan glanced indifferently at the slave soldier who kept begging for mercy.

After swallowing the wine and meat in his mouth, he got up and walked forward, lifting it up like a chick.

Followed by.

The knife he used to cut flesh was cleanly and swiftly plunged into the slave soldier's throat.

Looking at the slave soldier whose eyes still held resentment as he lay dying, Du Wenhuan flicked the blood off his hands with a look of disdain: "Throw him out."

"Yes!"

The guards, already used to this, skillfully carried the body outside.

The next day.

It was noon.

The imperial procession had finished its rest and preparations, and with a command from Zhu Youjian, the massive entourage began its journey from Xi'an Prefecture to Yan'an Prefecture.

It goes without saying that the people knelt and saw them off for miles along the way.

Meanwhile, Du Wenhuan was in the Yansui military town.

They were also preparing to discuss the mutiny that night after they sobered up.

There's not much to explain about the process of taking action; the most important thing is the payment of wages before the action began.

Although Du Wenhuan was also somewhat pained, he had to make a decisive decision for the sake of the overall situation.

Just as he finished discussing matters with his subordinate generals and was about to reward the troops, a personal guard suddenly walked in and whispered a few words in his ear.

Du Wenhuan immediately lost his temper and flew into a rage.

Qiao Yingjia, I'll fuck your mother to death!
You fucking think I'm some kind of monkey?!

Yesterday they told me to contact the foreign tribes, and I was even prepared to kill the imperial envoy!
And now you come here again and tell me the situation has changed and we don't need to take action yet?!
Enraged, Du Wenhuan immediately drew his sword and began hacking wildly at the table in front of him, disregarding his image.

It wasn't until he vented his anger that he gradually calmed down.

Only then did the trusted confidants inside the room dare to ask what had happened.

Upon learning of the fickle nature of Qiao Yingjia and his associates, the generals in the Yansui military town were furious.

Their reneging on their promises is tantamount to putting themselves in the spotlight.

Yesterday, the imperial envoy came here and said that no one was allowed to leave the pass, but then it was discovered that someone was trying to smuggle himself across the border that night.

What would the emperor think if this reached his ears?
What started as a slight lack of respect during the meeting has now turned into a serious offense to the emperor.

However, the generals were angry rather than afraid.

In their view, even if the emperor knew about this, he wouldn't dare to be too presumptuous.

When our army has thousands of elite soldiers stationed here, will they not be able to withstand the attack?!
At this moment, a group of people spoke up to advise and persuade General Du Wenhuan to let the matter rest.

Since the officials have told us to hold back, then we should just stay put.

As long as they can successfully stall the emperor, things can still be accomplished once Shaanxi falls into chaos.

But Du Wenhuan, who held the highest position and had a broader vision, had a different idea at this time.

(End of this chapter)