The Villain is Reborn! Princess Zhan goes on a killing spree in the capital

Chapter 243: The War King Takes Action and Demands 9 States

"But is this the most terrifying thing? You all know the state of Dong Chu."

Su Jixue's voice was no longer as arrogant and clear as before, but was earnest and mixed with sorrow: "The battle of Gu'an was full of difficulties. The War King exhausted all his efforts, but what did he get in return? Military supplies are extremely scarce, and the rations are poisonous."

"And this could have been avoided. Everyone knows that Prime Minister Zhuang's residence was surrounded, and so were many other officials. Why was this?"

Su Jixue turned her head and glanced at Zhan Wang. When she saw Zhan Wang's eyes, she knew that he asked her to take full charge.

Su Jixue looked at all the officials present and asked, "Do you know why the drum for hearing the news was struck today?"

There was no response to this statement.

Su Jian, who had just yelled at Su Jixue, had already disappeared into the crowd, looking back and forth between Su Jixue and Zhan Wang with some suspicion in his eyes.

In fact, Su Jian was really worried about what Su Jixue said just now.

But when the King of War came at this time, Su Jian had to suspect that the King of War himself had received the news and then surrounded Su Jixue to support him.

Moreover, seeing the tacit understanding between the two in the court further deepened his judgment of the relationship between King Zhan and Su Jixue.

The King of War did look at Su Jixue differently, in a very special way.

Even for such a big matter, they dared to let Su Jixue come forward. This was the Battle of Gu'an and the chaos in Dongchu caused by Zong Kui.

Moreover, Su Jixue knew too much, which was not something she should know.

Su Jian had never taught Su Jixue about family and national affairs at home, so these things could only have been taught by King Zhan.

To the extent that Su Jixue knew more than his father.

When she was at the Su family, it was actually obvious that Su Jixue's understanding of the entire situation in the capital was definitely not something a young lady could have.

This was something that Su Jixue had not possessed before. However, she had made such progress after living in Prince Zhan's Mansion for just a few days.

Even in Su Jian's opinion, Su Jixue's courage and insight surpassed Su Ce's.

At least, Su Ce would never dare to confront the Queen Mother like this.

Su Jian previously thought that he had given Su Jixue enough attention, but now it seems that it was not enough. Su Jixue is already worthy of Su Jian's careful cultivation.

Su Jixue recounted Gu Yuanzhou's story with great emotion: "Everyone, this is just the tip of the iceberg."

"I am the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. This matter is closely related to the Prime Minister's family. Even Ji Xue cannot escape responsibility. However, my father has come to the palace to apologize and request a thorough investigation of the relevant persons. He does not want to see Dong Chu suffer and be destroyed by its own people."

In just a moment, Su Jixue had decided to help Su Jian clear his name. Only by showing Su Jixue's trust in Su Jian and then betraying his trust could they separate.

"And Dongsu, one of Zongkui's four subordinates, is hiding in the home of Nanny Gui in Guijia Village, so we will eventually know what this matter has to do with the Su Mansion."

"As the Su family of the Eastern Chu Prime Minister's Mansion, even this is the case, let alone others."

"Even Madam Jiang, who is beside the Queen Mother, is in collusion with Zong Kui. The court of Dongchu is almost completely infiltrated by the people of Nanqing!"

"Shouldn't these Nanqing people pay the price?!"

"Are the people from Nanqing the only ones who can sneak into Dongchu and do whatever they want in Dongchu without paying any price?!"

"Now, should Dong Chu allow the Nan Qing delegation to take their regent away at will?!"

"No!" A loud voice followed directly, and the speaker was a military general.

"We must not let Dong Chu take away their regent so easily!"

Once there is one, there will be two. The ministers of Dongchu began to oppose it.

At this moment, everyone forgot what Queen Mother Xie had just said, and was provoked to defend Dong Chu.

How could their prince come to Dongchu to cause trouble whenever he wants, or take the person away whenever he wants?

"Miss Su is right. Even if it is a foreign delegation, it must abide by the rules of Dongchu when it comes to Dongchu." When Lord Qin, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, saw King Zhan coming, his originally uneasy heart suddenly became tough.

"Lord Beisu, if you want to welcome back your regent, I'm afraid the conditions will have to be discussed separately!"

Lord Qin seemed to finally realize his responsibility at this moment and began to stand up and face Bei Su.

Behind the beaded curtain, Empress Dowager Xie's face had turned dark.

Emperor Ming seemed to sense the murderous aura behind him, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly before retracting. In fact, when Su Jixue was confronting the Queen Mother with those words, Emperor Ming had already felt a little secretly happy.

After all, even those who supported Emperor Ming did not dare to confront the Queen Mother directly, but no one expected that Su Jixue would dare to stand on the moral high ground and criticize the Queen Mother.

And now, Su Jixue has single-handedly stirred up the indignation of all the court officials in the Golden Palace towards Nanqing.

Even the officials who had connections with Nanchu did not dare to say anything at this moment.

Even the usually smooth-talking Minister of the Ministry of Rites showed a sharp tone.

This Su Jixue is still something.

"Conditions?" Bei Su's face was extremely ugly. At this moment, he looked behind the bead curtain, but could not see any picture. Empress Dowager Xie was silent and motionless at this moment, as if she were dead.

"What conditions do you want to set?"

Bei Su knew that at this moment, it was not so easy to bring Zong Kui back, especially in the current situation. Even Empress Dowager Xie would find it difficult to intervene.

Now, it depends on Nan Qing to negotiate on his own.

Bei Su glanced at the people in the Dongchu court. He didn't expect that Su Jixue alone could stir up such a situation and make the Dongchu court officials, who were originally like quails, change their clothes.

A murderous look flashed across Beisu's eyes. This person cannot be kept.

Otherwise, if Su Jixue and the War King, one can command the troops and the other can inspire the passion of the people, they will be invincible if they work together.

After all, Zhan Wang is a man of few words, but Su Jixue can help him say what Zhan Wang cannot say, and she says it very well.

"Then this..." Lord Qin raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming did not say anything, but turned his head to look behind the pearl curtain, intending to see what Empress Dowager Xie meant.

"In that case, why don't we..." Empress Dowager Xie spoke slowly behind the bead curtain, seeming to be pondering over what conditions to offer.

She spoke slowly, but her pressure was immense. Before she could finish her words, the War King, who had been silent in front of Su Jixue, slowly spoke up: "Then why not exchange it for Yanbei Jiuzhou?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature around Empress Dowager Xie behind the pearl curtain suddenly dropped.

All the officials of Dong Chu opened their eyes wide. What? What did the War King just say?!

Even Emperor Ming looked surprised.

The Nine Provinces in the north of Yan were the territories of Dongchu that were lost at the hands of Emperor Cheng of Dongchu. That is to say, starting from Emperor Cheng, Dongchu went from being a powerful country to a declining power.

The Nine Provinces of Yanbei that were once lost have now been controlled by Nanqing for over a hundred years.

Now, is there a chance to return? !