Only then did Qiu Jing remember the purpose of his trip, and he immediately took out the imperial edict from his arms with a serious face, raised it high above his head, and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "The Empress has an edict, and Su Che, the King of Southern Xinjiang, will accept it!"
I thought Su Che would get off immediately
The horse accepted the order, but unexpectedly Su Che was still sitting high on the horse.
Qiu Jing was immediately embarrassed. Su Che did not dismount, let alone kneel down. What did this mean, was he contemptuous of the empress?
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has a decree, you..."
"Read it, I am listening!" Su Che said calmly.
As a modern person, Su Che would naturally not be willing to ask Su Che to kneel in front of the imperial edict, let alone a mere empress, Su Che didn't take it seriously yet.
Although there was no open rebellion in Southern Xinjiang and Su Che was still the king of Southern Xinjiang in Tianqiong, it did not mean that Su Che would obey her empress's orders.
"Ah, this..." Qiu Jing suddenly lost his mind. After being a eunuch for so many years, this was the first time he encountered such a situation.
However, Qiu Jing is not stupid. Su Che's refusal to dismount is obviously because he is dissatisfied with the empress, but Su Che asking him to read the imperial edict means that Su Che has no plans to rebel for the time being.
In addition, Su Che's father Su Hao died in southern Xinjiang, so it is impossible for Su Che to cooperate with the anti-thief Suppressing Tiger King, which is tantamount to siding with the imperial court.
Thinking of this, Qiu Jing was relieved. The etiquette and impoliteness were no longer important. As long as he coaxed this man and asked him to send troops for the court, what could he do even if he didn't kneel down?
Qiu Jing opened the imperial edict and read loudly: "The Emperor of Tianqiong has issued an edict: The king of Southern Xinjiang, Su Hao, died for the country. I am very heartbroken. His son Su Che Tianhui is intelligent, talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is allowed to succeed to the title of king of Southern Xinjiang and lead the country." In southern Xinjiang, I hope that he will work hard to govern and be loyal to the country. Today, the rebels are rampant and the war ahead is tense. I order him to lead the Xuanjia Army, 150,000, to go north to fight against the rebels. I appreciate this!"
After Qiu Jing finished reading, he looked at Su Che expectantly.
"No more?" Su Che frowned.
"Back to your lord, no more." Qiu Jing was a little confused. Wasn't the imperial edict clear enough?
Su Che didn't say a word, then rode off to leave.
What kind of bullshit empress is she? She's just kidding. She won the throne with real swords and guns. Does she need to be canonized?
With just one word, he would lead 150,000 Xuanjia troops to the north to fight against the thieves. How could such a good thing happen in the world? Do you really think that you are as stupid and loyal as your father Su Hao?
The imperial court has already tricked Southern Xinjiang once, and wants to trick it a second time?
Although Su Che also wanted to kill King Zhenhu to avenge his father, southern Xinjiang was thousands of miles away from Qumu Prefecture, and the battle line was too long, spanning several states in the middle.
Now that the world is in chaos, there is no guarantee that the owners of these states will not have any rebellious intentions. If these people cut off Su Che's escape route, then Su Che may end up like Su Hao!
What's more, only 150,000 Xuanjia troops can't defeat King Zhenhu!
As for the imperial army, Su Che didn't trust them!
King Zhenhu will fight sooner or later, but Su Che wants to destroy him on his own, and there is no way he will cooperate with the court!
Su Che's idea was to let the imperial court and King Zhenhu fight to the death to buy time for the development of southern Xinjiang.
Although King Zhenhu was very powerful, it would still take one or two years to defeat the imperial court. One or two years would be enough time for Su Che to develop his own power.
After the imperial court and King Zhenhu decided the winner, Su Che sent his army northward to eliminate King Zhenhu in one fell swoop!
When Qiu Jing saw Su Che leaving, he quickly chased after him.
"Your Majesty, please wait! Now the rebels have raised 450,000 troops and have occupied the five northern states of Yang, Sui, Zhang, Qu, and Xian. Almost the entire north has fallen into their hands. Your Majesty, as Tianqiong Your lord, shouldn’t you put down the rebellion for Tianqiong?”
Su Che glanced at Qiu Jing, "Good guy, are you kidnapping me morally?"
"Eunuch Qiu, I think you have misunderstood. I fought for my throne, not you canonized it. I am the king of Southern Xinjiang, not Tianqiong. Besides, 80,000 sons of our Southern Xinjiang have died in the war. "Come on, Qu Mu, we in Southern Xinjiang have done enough for your court!" Su Che said coldly.
Qiu Jing was stunned. Was Su Che angry about Li Yicheng?
Indeed, when Li Yicheng rebelled, the imperial court had just experienced a major defeat and had no time to take care of the affairs of Southern Xinjiang. It was tantamount to abandoning Southern Xinjiang and his Su family!
If Li Yicheng had succeeded in his rebellion, Su Che would be a dead man by now, and it is reasonable to be angry.
Suddenly, Qiu Jing knelt in front of Su Che's horse with a plop, and said with tears: "Your Majesty, I know that the court is sorry for you, but I beg you, please help Your Majesty, she is really unhappy. Easy, now there are less than 300,000 imperial troops left, and it will be difficult to hold on to the city. If you don’t send troops, the imperial court will be in danger!"
"My lord, as long as you are willing to send troops, I will definitely repay you by working as a cow or a horse in my next life!"
Su Che smiled slightly and did not answer Qiu Jing, but asked: "Eunuch Qiu hasn't eaten yet, has he?"
Qiu Jing was slightly startled, then nodded.
"Come here, bring two baked potatoes to Eunuch Qiu."
Just because Su Che didn't plan to send troops didn't mean that Su Che was impersonal.
Qiu Jing was able to travel thousands of miles to move reinforcements, and even though he was put in this situation, he did not complain at all. He even knelt down to beg Su Che, which showed Qiu Jing's loyalty to the empress.
Loyal people deserve respect wherever they go!
Jiang Wei immediately took out two potatoes from his arms and handed them to Qiu Jing.
Qiu Jing looked at the roasted black potatoes in his hands and was at a loss for a moment. What kind of thing is this? Can the black ones be eaten?
With doubts, Qiu Jing still took a bite of the potato in his hand, and his eyes widened in the next second. Although this stuff was dark, it was very fragrant!
He was indeed hungry, so he ate the potatoes immediately. Jiang Wei was afraid that he would choke, so he gave him a pot of water.
After eating and drinking, Qiu Jing looked at Su Che pitifully: "Your Majesty, I beg you, help your majesty. By the way, the general Pei Yingyan who commanded the battle before has been beheaded by your majesty. The current commander is The official is your father-in-law, Tianyuehou Yu Tianyun!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Su Che's eyes widened. He was not even married. When did he have a father-in-law?
"What are you talking about? I'm not married yet, so where can I find my father-in-law?"
"Ah? My lord, don't you know that your father Su Hao and Tianyuehou Yu Tianyun are comrades-in-arms, and they love each other like brothers. When you were born, your father made a promise to marry you, and it was Tianyuehou's eldest daughter Yu Tianyun. Yinghui." Qiu Jing said truthfully.
"What the hell? Is there such a thing?" Su Che was stunned. He had never heard his father say it before.
At least Su Che couldn't find any information about this matter from the original owner's memory.
But Qiu Jing didn't look like he was lying. Su Che believed that Qiu Jing didn't have the guts to lie to him.
Could it be that Dad burped before he could tell himself?
