Chapter 116 Awakening
What frightened the emperor even more was that he suddenly realized something.
The second prince dared to assassinate the crown prince, so one day, will he dare to kill the king and his father?
He relies on the Empress Dowager, the Duke of Zhenguo, and the military power. What is there that he dare not!
The emperor spat out a mouthful of blood, and the chief eunuch was so scared that he immediately stepped forward.
The emperor didn't care about that. He waved his hand and said weakly, "Call Wang Yu to me quietly. Don't let anyone know."
The chief eunuch understood the emperor's meaning as soon as he heard it and immediately obeyed the order.
Wang Yu was the right-hand man of General Su of the former Su family army.
After the last Xishan case, the emperor ordered him to take charge of the Xishan camp, which gave him military power.
Ever since General Su was convicted and Wang Yu went to Beijing to appeal for justice and was locked up, this man has always insisted on General Su's innocence.
This man is loyal to General Su.
It was because of this that the emperor sent him to the Xishan camp to compete with the Duke of Zhenguo.
As night fell, Wang Yu disguised himself as a eunuch and followed the chief eunuchs into the imperial study.
After greeting, Wang Yu knelt on one knee, waiting for instructions.
After more than an hour of calming down, the emperor's emotions have stabilized, and he even has a kind smile on his face, "General Wang, please stand up and talk. There is no need to be polite."
But Wang Yu didn't dare.
The emperor did not force it . He liked the feeling of his generals submitting to him.
"General Wang has been in the Xishan camp for some time. How do you feel?"
Wang Yu pondered the emperor's words, thinking of the news that Mother Du had sent at noon today, and said, "The soldiers in the West Mountain Camp are idle, lazy and ignorant. This is known to everyone in Kyoto.
Although I am the commander of the Xishan Camp, I have only been in office for a short time and my subordinates are connected to the major families in Kyoto, so I am not very easy to discipline them. "
When the emperor asked him about the situation in the Xishan camp, he was mentally prepared that he might not say anything good.
After all, the Xishan Camp cannot be compared with the original Su family army.
But I didn't expect to hear these.
Facing the emperor's astonishment, Wang Yu smiled bitterly, "I have also submitted a memorial, but it may be that my memorial has not yet reached Your Majesty."
The emperor turned angrily and looked at the chief eunuch.
The eunuch chief immediately knelt down and said, "I am guilty. The memorials were sent to me by the Internal Affairs Office."
"Go check!" The emperor said coldly, filled with anger.
The chief eunuch went there immediately.
As soon as he left, the emperor looked at Wang Yu and asked, "Does the Imperial Guard have the ability to fight?"
Wang Yu smiled bitterly, "At present, the imperial guards have just resumed morning and evening exercises. Such an army should be able to deal with ordinary bandits, but not fierce bandits."
Knowing what the emperor was asking, Wang Yu chose to talk in the direction of suppressing bandits.
The emperor could not explain it any further, so he considered it for a moment and said, "How long will it take for the Xishan Camp to reach the level of the original Su Family Army?"
Wang Yu was stunned, looking like he didn't expect to hear such a question.
The emperor looked at him and said, "Just tell the truth."
Wang Yu was silent for a moment. "If we eliminate those aristocratic family scoundrels in the army and those people with connections who receive empty salaries, it may take three to five years."
"So long?" The emperor couldn't wait that long.
The prince was assassinated at his doorstep today, which was a huge shock to him.
Wang Yu smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, these soldiers have been spoiled. What was popular in the army before I took over? It was reselling military rations and having affairs with men. They are used to this kind of decadent life, so how can they adapt to the bitter cold of the soldiers?"
Even if they are willing to train under the pressure of the emperor's authority, there are not many who are willing to die on the battlefield."
The emperor was anxious, "Is there no other way?"
Of course there is a way, but this way cannot be proposed by Wang Yu.
Otherwise, this would become a hidden danger that would cause the emperor to be suspicious of him in the future.
The general once said that he would never stab himself in the back.
After receiving a disappointing answer, the emperor slumped down in his chair, feeling cold all over his body. He waved his hands feebly, "Go ahead and train well. I'll give you the West Mountain Camp, so you should lead it well. As for those scoundrels from noble families you mentioned, you don't have to consider anyone's feelings. If anyone disobeys the rules, they will be dealt with according to military regulations."
Wang Yu's eyes immediately became excited, and he clasped his fists excitedly, "I obey your command!"
The emperor was very pleased with his attitude and felt a little more comfortable.
"Let them take you out later. Go to the side hall and wait first."
After checking the memorials, the chief eunuch first sent Wang Yu out of the palace before returning to the imperial study.
"The palace gates will be locked soon, and I am afraid that sending him off at this time may cause unnecessary trouble." After returning, the chief eunuch explained.
The emperor naturally had no complaints. He was still immersed in the pain of having no troops.
The eunuch chief reported back on the memorial, "I checked and found that General Wang did submit a memorial. When the Internal Memorial Office was submitting the memorial, it happened to meet the Second Prince."
He didn't continue talking after that.
That's enough.
The emperor gritted his teeth in hatred, "I just asked Wang Yu how long it would take to train the Xishan Camp to be like the Su Family Army, and he told me that it is impossible."
The emperor's voice was filled with sadness and loneliness.
The eunuch was silent for a moment, "Your Majesty, I said something that I shouldn't have said."
The emperor sneered, "You old thing, if you want to say it, just say it."
The eunuch chief bowed his head and said, "Instead of training those slick guys in the Xishan camp, it is better to recruit and train new soldiers. After all, they are a blank slate and can be whatever the emperor wants them to be."
The emperor was stunned.
There was a light in his eyes.
That’s right!
He can raise a private army.
A private army that obeys his orders. As long as this private army is large enough, he will no longer have to be restrained by the Duke of Zhenguo.
The emperor figured out a solution to the problem and suddenly felt refreshed.
"How is the Crown Princess?"
After all, she was the princess of Zhao Kingdom. He couldn't really kill her.
What's more, everyone knew what happened at the palace banquet in the Queen's bedroom in front of so many female relatives.
If he killed the Crown Princess at this time, wouldn't he become a tyrant?
"He was cursing in the prison, cursing the Second Prince." The eunuch chief steward was not shy at all and said directly: "He also cursed the Queen Mother, the Queen, and the Su family."
The emperor sneered, "You even cursed me!"
The chief eunuch did not respond.
The emperor glared at the eunuch chief. "You didn't tell me, so I don't know? He's a man who doesn't take being bullied. That's good. If it weren't for her..."
If it weren't for her, the emperor would not have continued.
After a moment of silence, he asked, "How is the prince's injury?"
The chief eunuch lowered his head and said, "The several eunuchs from the Imperial Hospital are watching over him. He should not have woken up yet. If he wakes up, they will definitely come to deliver the news."
The emperor was dizzy all day because of the matter between Su Qingqing and the second prince.
The prince was assassinated, and as his father, he should have gone to take a look, but he was so busy that he forgot.
It's too late to go now.
"Go and guard over there. If anything happens, notify me immediately."
We can only send the chief eunuch over.
