Ch154 - It was really too frustrating!!! (2/2)
At the beginning, everyone had expressed that His Royal Highness must be kidding. A little ger?! Even if they first ignored what kind of identity he had, regardless of what he was, they couldn’t just push him to become an Emperor!!
Later, the people who expressed this idea were beaten up by their Royal Highness, and then beaten up again by Mu Ge. When all of them felt bitter but could say nothing about it, Xue Ling came out cheerfully, and beat them up again.
He beat them even more harshly than the other two, and had not shown mercy at all. The deputy generals all had psychological shadows in their hearts now, and were completely terrified of mentioning the fact that he was ger.
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
Xue Ling had concealed the matter of him beating them up from Mu Ge and Shu Heng, so they still treated Xue Ling like a vase that was easily broken. Every time the deputy generals saw them carefully protecting Xue Ling, they could feel their hearts clench in pain.
Later, the deputy generals learned that their General had fallen in love with the little Emperor, which was why he had become blue with anger and prepared to attack the Capital.
At the start, some people had been worried that their General had been fooled, and was being used by the little Emperor. They thought that after the little Emperor ascended the throne, their General would be tossed aside in the blink of an eye. Later, after spending more time together, they no longer felt thus. After all, they were always, inexplicably, being shown all kinds of shows of unconscious displays of affection, and understood that this kind of trickery would not happen between these two people.
Chen Jingzhen was different from the others. He seemed to have understood right from the start how important Xue Ling was to Ying Sheng. More importantly, he knew what kind of person Xue Ling was, and what Xue Ling’s plans for the future were.
Now that everything had changed, there was no problem if he did some things to move history forward, and there were no concerns about changing the course of history.
Therefore, he was glad that Xue Ling would become the Emperor. After all, Xue Ling promised that he would become the Prime Minister in the future after he ascended the throne. Chen Jingzhen was not a person who would be content to be left in a corner. Since he had travelled through time, he maintained his own ambitions. Just like how he had managed to persuade Ying Sheng to send troops to the Capital in the original story, he had never planned to stay in the South and spend his days enjoying a good life.
Xue Ling not only wanted to regain his throne. After he returned to power, he would naturally take back control over the Southern, Northern, and Western territories that belonged to Xue Kingdom. Preferably, he would widen the borders of his kingdom; Xue Ling had no plans to lazily while away the time after he had spent so much effort to regain the throne. Changing these four protagonists’ future would affect the fate of the entire dynasty. Only by doing this would he be able to thoroughly avoid the sufferings of the future.
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“Xue gongzi is here.” The guard rushed in to report this message as soon as he saw Xue Ling’s carriage. When they heard his words, the people in the room straightened up, put serious expressions on their face, and righted their previously lazy attitudes.
“Since he’s arrived, let’s set out.” Ying Sheng stopped pacing, waved his hand, and spoke in a thunderous voice, “Send orders to the three armies. We’re setting out!”
“Yes!” Xue Ling’s arrival was like a signal. The deputy generals accepted their orders and turned around to leave the palace. Their horses were ready and waiting outside of the palace. One by one, they mounted their horses and called out loudly, row after row of soldiers following them to set out together.
Xue Ling went all the way into the palace, passing by a few deputy generals as he entered, and finally came face to face with Ying Sheng.
Instead of wearing his long scholar’s robes today, he was wearing fitted clothes that made him appear very neat and tidy, his long black hair tied into a ponytail. He looked much more energetic than usual. “You’ve sent down the order?”
Ying Sheng lifted his hand and fixed up the hair that had fallen over his forehead because he had been in a hurry. “Yes. The fleet will depart from the dock this afternoon.”
“Good.” Xue Ling curved his lips. “There has been news from the Capital. Li Yuan is willing to agree to that deal with us. When we disembark, his people will come to receive us. The arrangements within the palace have also been completed. They’re only waiting for our return.”
“He agreed so quickly?”
“I said this before. With Ji Ronghan’s character, once he ascends to the top, he will change to the point where no medicine can cure him. Li Yuan still loves him now, and asked me to spare his life, but I am certain that Ji Ronghan will not thank him.”
“I’m not like that. After you’ve regained that position, I will still like you very much.”
He had leaned in very close. Xue Ling stretched out his hand and pushed his face away. His face was expressionless as he said, “You’re not the one who will sit up there. If anyone were to change, it would be me.”
“No matter how you change, I would still like you.” Ying Sheng tugged on his hand and pulled him outside. “I can tolerate any change as long as you don’t leave me. You can be as capricious as you want. Even if you become a useless, self-indulgent ruler, I will still ensure that you can stay in that position safely and securely.”
Xue Ling was dissatisfied, “Who are you calling a useless, self-indulgent ruler?”
Chen Jingzhen, who had no sense of existence and had been following behind them: “…” He really wanted to kick over this bowl of dog food…
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The army set out. The fleet broke through the ice floes on the river and sailed out of the Zhanjing dock. The common people all gathered around the shore to wave goodbye, and their cheers were particularly loud as they cheered for the true Dragon Emperor to retake his position. It was no longer like before, where they had not had justifiable reason to go to war, so everyone had their heads held high with pride.
The common people did not know what kind of ruler Xue Ling would be, but they trusted in Ying Sheng. The Zhennan King had provided them with a rich life that was free from worries, so the Emperor he chose to be loyal to would naturally also be able to bring them peace and happiness.
Unlike them, the leaders and factions from all sides were more inclined towards hoping that Ying Sheng would keep a firm hold on the Emperor and command the nobles in his name. After all, most people knew what kind of person Ji Yunhua was. They could only regret that Ji Yunhua had not fallen into their own hands. Otherwise, the ones who could make a move at this moment and send troops to the Capital without condemnation would be themselves.
Meanwhile, the person that everyone else regarded as a chess piece, Xue Ling… was currently lying in the cabin, pale and half dead, because his body could not handle the stress of sailing…
Really, what the hell was this! The system really had to choose a better body for him in the next world. What kind of weak-ass constitution was this, getting seasick at the drop of a hat!!!
It was really too frustrating!!!