The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 139: A Deadly Situation

Bang!

Qin Zheng grabbed his arm and said, "Uncle, I'm just trying to scare you!"

groove!

Xia Bitu broke out in a cold sweat.

At this moment, many people looked over in surprise, not knowing what was going on.

What did Qin Zheng say to the Prime Minister that scared him so much?

After Xia Bitu sat down, Qin Zheng said, "To be honest, uncle, the Sky Thunder Cannon has been deployed. Your Majesty has prepared everything that needs to be prepared! Tonight, it all depends on what I decide!"

Xia Bitu stared into Qin Zheng's eyes, and Qin Zheng looked at him with a smile.

After a long time, a drop of sweat flowed down from Xia Bitu's forehead.

Xia Bitu asked in a hoarse voice, "You, you found Wangjiao Village?"

Qin Zheng smiled. "It's too close to the imperial capital, and the threat is too great. I didn't want to move, but my uncle forced me to. Or rather, it was Xia Jinzhong who forced me to do it."

boom!

Xia Bitu suddenly grabbed Qin Zheng's hand and said forcefully, "There are children there!"

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu calmly. "Though these children are young, they are receiving an education to restore their nation. They will all be enemies of our dynasty in the future! If it were you, would you possibly stay? This is their fate. Their destruction is only a matter of time."

Xia Bitu opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Qin Zheng patted Xia Bitu's hand and said, "Uncle, you tried your best!"

Xia Bitu suddenly stared at Qin Zheng and asked, "How can we let Jinzhong and Fuzhen Sect go?"

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu's anxious expression and said calmly, "Back then, when you adopted Xia Jinzhong, there was a wet nurse..."

Xia Bitu's expression changed.

Extremely shocked!

Qin Zheng has found out?

So fast?

Xia Bitu sighed. "I can tell you all this when I have time. I can even tell you the identity of Sun Tiezhu's mother. But Wangjiao Village cannot be moved. I can make them move. Jinzhong, you can't move either. You can make your conditions."

Qin Zheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty wants to take back the military power. Are you willing to do so?"

Xia Bitu was stunned.

The military power was in the hands of the Minister of War, Qu Zhengzhuo, who was his disciple and the most powerful among his disciples, equivalent to his right-hand man.

Once the military power was taken away by the empress, his power as the prime minister would be reduced by half in an instant.

No, there should be nothing left.

Because all his disciples will leave him.

This move is too cruel!

Choose to preserve your own power or continue to help the Restoration Church.

Chabito faces a difficult decision.

And the decision must be made now.

He has no time to operate!

"Oh!" Xia Bitu suddenly sighed again, as if all the strength in his body had been drained, and his body slumped on the armchair.

How could he give up Qu Zhengzhuo?

Giving up Qu Zhengzhuo is equivalent to giving up one's own advantages.

Without his own power advantage, he will be nothing.

How can he help Qin Xin's son Xia Jinzhong?

He lost this round again.

It was a terrible loss.

Each time is worse than the last!

Qin Zheng suddenly said, "Actually, we can settle for the next best thing!"

Swish!

Xia Bitu sat up straight, regaining his strength, and stared at Qin Zheng: "How much silver do you want?"

Qin Zheng: “…”

Speechless: "Uncle, I can earn money!"

Xia Bitu asked anxiously, "What do you want? Just tell me!"

Qin Zheng didn't keep the secret and said, "It's not me who wants it, it's His Majesty who wants full control of the imperial capital."

Xia Bitu's expression changed drastically.

Qin Zheng wanted to take over the governor of the imperial capital, the military commander of the five cities, and the governors of the four cities in the east, west, south and center, except for the governor of the north city who was already the empress's man.

These people are all his and the Four Realm Kings' men.

Moreover, it is obvious that the empress also wants to take away the military power of the imperial capital garrison from the Minister of War Qu Zhengzhuo.

In this way, the imperial capital is completely under the control of the empress.

At that time, these officials and their families in the imperial capital were undoubtedly hostages of the empress.

What a vicious plan!

What a brilliant strategy!

His disciples, the Fu Zhen Sect and the control over the imperial capital, each one is extremely important to him, Xia Bitu!

If he lost Qu Zhengzhuo, his disciple, he, as the prime minister, would be abandoned by all his disciples. What great things could he achieve if he was alone?

If he gives up control of the imperial capital, he will be restricted everywhere.

Moreover, needless to say, this condition requires him to personally cut off his own limbs. If he did so, not only would he lose too much, but he would also offend the Four Realms King.

Their cooperation will fall apart.

This is a real attempt to sow discord and trap oneself.

Relatively speaking, the proportion of the Restoration of Chastity is smaller, after all, it is just his promise to a woman.

However, Qin Zheng will definitely not only attack Wangjiao Village and Xia Jinzhong.

Qin Zheng is extremely smart, how could he possibly alert the enemy in advance?

It is obvious that the headquarters of the Fu Zhen Sect has been found.

As long as they open fire on Wangjiao Village in the imperial capital, the headquarters of the Fuzhen Sect will definitely be wiped out at the same time.

The next step was to capture the Crown Prince Xia Jinzhong.

The Fuzhen Sect was completely destroyed.

As the prime minister, he has to take responsibility.

Even if we don't touch him, he is the prime minister of Daqian and a member of the Xia clan, but he has cultivated the remnants of the previous dynasty. A drop of spit can drown him and ruin his reputation!

He is finished.

Unless they rise up in rebellion.

But, is he really ready?

So far, there has been no news about the Empress's mysterious team.

Prince Xia Jinzhong is his only bargaining chip to seize power and usurp the throne!

And since Qin Zheng dared to force him to this point, he must have a powerful killing move waiting for him.

This is his understanding of Qin Zheng since he met him.

Qin Zheng never fights a battle without confidence!

Any one of these three conditions would be fatal to him!

Xia Bitu was silent, feeling anxious. Time waits for no one!

Suddenly, Xia Bitu said, "Monkey boy, if it were you, what would you choose?"

He had made his choice, but needed someone to strengthen his faith.

It is ridiculous to let the enemy strengthen his confidence.

But this is his only choice!

Qin Zheng really thought about it seriously before saying, "Give up the imperial capital!"

Xia Bitu smiled bitterly: "I don't have any friends anymore!"

Qin Zheng said calmly: "Having me as your half friend is enough. As a person, you can't be greedy!" Xia Bitu: "..."

Very speechless.

Qin Zheng said, "Besides, they are not your friends. They are just using each other! If you reveal a flaw, they will not miss the opportunity to stab you in the back."

Xia Bi Tu: "Isn't it between us?"

Qin Zheng said seriously, "At least, am I half a friend? I could have completely chosen not to talk to you, because just because some people mobilized and assembled the palace soldiers without authorization tonight, it is a capital crime!"

Xia Bitu's face changed drastically and he was sweating profusely.

Qin Zheng continued, "Uncle, do you believe this? As long as I give them time, the Four Borders Army will be nothing. Even if they rise up now, I have a way to wipe them out."

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng in surprise: "If I didn't know you well, I would think you were bragging!"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Uncle, it's actually very simple. Capture the thief and capture the king. As long as the Four Realm Kings and their followers are all dead, the Four Realm Army will still belong to the court!"

Xia Bitu shuddered and his face turned pale.

This is indeed the weakness of the Four Realms Army!

And it’s not just the weakness of the Four Realms Army, it’s also the weakness of all groups!

Qin Zheng said again: "Uncle, I will take a step back. I will do the work and you can just watch. How about that?"

Xia Bitu was silent, knowing that Qin Zheng was really helping him.

An enemy who has pushed you into a desperate situation can help you out of the predicament. What a great favor it is!

But this is also a huge shame!

After a long, long time, Xia Bitu finally said, "Thank you, Master. I'll do it!"

He knew very well that if Qin Zheng came to do this, he would not turn against the Four Realms King. At most, he would not help the Four Realms King's people and he could have many reasons to explain it.

However, once he let Qin Zheng do it, he could only be considered to have grasped half of the opportunity Qin Zheng gave him.

This is because once those people from the Four Realms Kings are imprisoned, they will inevitably implicate the Minister of War Qu Zhengzhuo and some of his disciples in the court.

At that time, if he wanted to keep these people, he would have to pay a greater price.

Even, it cannot be kept.

Therefore, he must do it to be foolproof!

This is a dead end!

He and Qin Zheng are enemies. Qin Zheng can't tell him everything, nor can he clean up his mess.

You have to figure this out yourself!

If he can't figure it out, Qin Zheng won't and there's no need to give him another chance.

Because they are enemies!

As an enemy, Qin Zheng has already done his best!

Qin Zheng stood up: "Happy cooperation!"

After that, he left.

Xia Bitu slumped in his chair again.

It was only at this moment that he realized that this was Qin Zheng’s real purpose.

But what can I do even if I knew it earlier?

Just because Qu Zhengzhuo and his disciples mobilized the palace troops without authorization and secretly marched to the palace tonight, they would be guilty of a capital crime.

He had warned them at the beginning that this matter could not be concealed, but there are always people who are self-righteous!

In order to protect his disciples and avoid being implicated, he had no choice but to let Qin Zheng lead him by the nose again.

At this moment, Xia Bitu felt powerless all over, and his previous ambitions were almost gone.

He now longs to retire and return to his hometown, and misses the Sunset Mansion at No. 9 Heping Street, Hongtong County very much.

But, he still can't...

"Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?" Qu Zhengzhuo walked over and asked with concern.

He was very surprised. What did Qin Zheng talk about with the Prime Minister that made the Prime Minister look like this? He seemed to have aged several years or had a serious illness!

In fact, many people are paying attention and are also puzzled and shocked.

Xia Bitu said weakly: "Zhengzhuo, do as I say..."

After hearing this, Qu Zhengzhuo was horrified and looked at Xia Bitu in disbelief...