C232 He Told the Mountain Sea King about the Heart of the King

"Your Royal Highness is right. The Emperor indeed has a motive. There is one thing that the Royal Highness and the Princess might not know yet. The king of Mountain Sea Kingdom has another identity, and that is the Great Ming's Mountain Sea King. " General Zhao said from the side.

"Mountain Sea King? Or the Ming Dynasty? What did he mean? Why have I never heard of it from Royal Brother?" Princess Jinyu asked with her mouth wide open when she said this.

"It's a long story. Back then, Mountain Sea Kingdom was attacked. Helpless, this king asked the Emperor for help. Originally, the Emperor was not willing to send troops to save them. After all, a small Mountain Sea Kingdom is not worth Great Ming sending troops. That would consume a lot of manpower and money. But later on, before the Mountain Sea Kingdom was about to be destroyed, the king of Mountain Sea Kingdom used the excuse of submitting to Great Ming and finally persuaded the Emperor to send troops to save them. Originally, the Mountain Sea Kingdom should have merged into the Great Ming and become the city of the Great Ming. But the Emperor did not do so and gave him the title of Mountain Sea King. He allowed him to retain the name of the Mountain Sea Kingdom and continue to be the king of the Mountain Sea Kingdom. However, the condition is that when Great Ming needs it, Mountain Sea Kingdom must unconditionally listen to Great Ming's commands. The other countries can just pay tribute every year just like the other countries. "

"So that's how it is. I never thought that there would be such a thing. Then why didn't Royal Brother take Mountain Sea Kingdom as his city? If that was the case, the current situation wouldn't have happened. "

" Actually, it wasn't that the Emperor didn't want to. It was just that the Emperor had just succeeded the throne at that time. The throne wasn't stable. Many people coveted the throne. It was not uncommon to see rebels and rebels. If they were to take it as their own city, they would need to expend a lot of troops to guard it. Furthermore, they would need to allocate funds to maintain normal expenses. At that time, the Emperor would not have much energy to deal with these matters. Thus, he thought of this method. "

"Sigh! So there were so many stories here, but Royal Brother had never thought that today's situation would occur. Something was not right. Since that's the case, Royal Brother must not let this rebel go back just like that. Now, he could totally subdue the Mountain Sea Kingdom. "

"Hehe, now is not the time yet. Now is also the time for war to erupt. We don't know how many countries have participated in this conspiracy. Although we, the Great Ming, have a million soldiers, I think the Princess and the Royal Highness have also seen it during this period of time. Right now, the flames of war are everywhere, and smoke is everywhere. So, if we can reduce some of the expenses, then we should try to reduce it. "

"But what if we let him go back and continue his rebellion?" Princess Jinyu was still somewhat unwilling.

"Hehehe, this time the Princess does not need to worry. The Emperor's intention this time is not as simple as letting him go back. " Tianyu said from the side with a smile.

"Oh? Interesting, Tianyu. What do you mean by the Emperor?" When Qing Yun heard Tianyu's words from the side, he knew that this was the main point and asked curiously.

"The Emperor has given this king two options. The first one is to bring this king to the city of Mountain Sea Kingdom and use his identity as a soldier to subdue others. Then, we will take down the Mountain Sea Kingdom and station our troops there. We will make the Mountain Sea Kingdom a city of our Ming Dynasty. " General Zhao said with a smile.

"This is a good idea. Besides, isn't this what we researched back then? I think we should do it this way. When the time comes, we will charge into the Imperial Palace and capture that Jia Tianwei. We will chop off his head and avenge the deaths of our soldiers. " Princess Jinyu immediately clapped her hands in agreement when she heard this.

"Princess, don't be happy too early. Let's not talk about anything else first. Do you think that Jia Tianwei, the king of Mountain Sea Kingdom, would be foolish enough to wait for us to catch him? Perhaps at this very moment, he had already left Mountain Sea Kingdom. Also, that was exactly what we planned. That's why we decided to capture him. However, General Zhao and I carefully studied him after you left. In addition to the Emperor's understanding of the king of Mountain Sea Kingdom, we feel that there will be some variables in doing so. "

"What variable? Aiya, Mr Lee, don't beat around the bush. Hurry up and say it. " Sima Yuer asked anxiously from the side.

"This variable is that they might give up on this king and set up a new king. That way, we won't have any bargaining chips left in our hands. At that time, it won't be so easy to take down Mountain Sea Kingdom in one go. "

"This is absolutely impossible. Set up a new king? How is this possible? He isn't dead yet. How can we set up a new king?"

"Nothing is absolute. The Emperor had said before. This king is headstrong and self-righteous. He is arrogant and conceited. He did not win the hearts of the people because he was a member of the royal family. That was why he sat there peacefully. There were many people in Mountain Sea Kingdom who were smarter than him. If we use him as a bargaining chip this time, it is very likely that we will be able to facilitate a major change between the imperial families of Mountain Sea Kingdom. It is very likely that they will force them to elect a more strategic person to be the king. That way, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with them in the future. " Tianyu said in detail from the side.

"Then what should we do? Are we really going to let him go back?" Princess Jinyu said disappointedly.

" This is the second choice that the Emperor gave him, and that is to let him go back. But there is a condition, we must leave thirty thousand people in Mountain Sea Kingdom. Ten thousand of them replaced the soldiers stationed on the city wall of Mountain Sea Kingdom. Ten thousand will replace the imperial palace guards and the other ten thousand will act as the mobile troops. They were ready to deal with any sudden incidents. The replaced Mountain Sea Kingdom soldiers were sent to guard outside the city. Only after we've quelled this rebellion will the thirty thousand soldiers be able to withdraw from Mountain Sea Kingdom. "

" Haha, the Emperor is indeed a schemer. This way, not only can he resolve the rebellion in Mountain Sea Kingdom without spending a single soldier, he can also take control of Mountain Sea Kingdom at any time. With these thirty thousand soldiers stationed there, as long as the king made any unusual movements, he would be able to kill and control the Mountain Sea Kingdom immediately. I think this king won't dare to cause any more trouble even if he returns. We don't have to worry about him anymore. "

"Your Royal Highness is right. This way, we can settle the matter of Mountain Sea Kingdom with the smallest price. Even if we withdraw our troops in the future, it will be much easier for us to deal with an arrogant and self-willed king than with a scheming and sophisticated king. "

"Then how can you be sure that this king will choose the second option? Don't forget, he is arrogant and conceited. How could he agree to our conditions? If he agrees to this condition, he will obviously lose control of the Mountain Sea Kingdom. "

" Princess, you don't have to worry about this. Although he is arrogant and conceited, He is also a man who values his life. He will naturally think of what we can think of. I think he knows more about the matter of creating a new ruler than us, so there is a high possibility that he will lose his life if he chooses the first path. A crippled monarch means nothing to us, he only has death. Although he has temporarily lost control of the Mountain Sea Kingdom by choosing the second option, after we withdrew our troops. . . He can still continue to control the Mountain Sea Kingdom. "