Chapter 501 - Chapter 501: Defeated

Chapter 501: Defeated

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The emperor in the high seat stared at him and said word by word, “On account of the fact that he had also contributed a lot to the Imperial Court, he will be stripped of his title as the second-grade Marquis of Ningyuan, his meritorious deeds will be taken back, and he will be demoted to the third-grade if Earl Ningyuan.”

The hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop!

Hiding the military intelligence was a huge crime, but the emperor had only demoted him moderately. That was because even though Earl of Ningyuan had committed a heinous crime, he had never directly harmed the emperor’s interests.

Earl of Ningyuan’s face was ashen as he bowed down to thank the emperor.

“This subject thanks the emperor for his kindness. Long live the emperor.”

The Emperor said in a low voice, “At ease!”

Earl of Ningyuan trembled as he stood up, but he couldn’t help but take a glance at Yin Huaixi, who was sitting in front of the hall. Fear suddenly rose in his heart!

Ye Hanyuan angrily knocked on the drum and did not mention anything about him.

As soon as Yin Huaixi entered the imperial court, he immediately turned against the Marquis of Changxing, as if everything that had happened back then had nothing to do with him.

Earl of Ningyuan was well aware that if he were to target Yin Huaixi, it would be targeting the emperor’s interest. The emperor would never give him up, so he didn’t place Yin Huaixi in his eyes.

To him, it was indeed a pity to abandon the Marquis of Changing. However, the Marquis of Changing was not good enough. He could not defend You Prefecture, nor could he control the 100,000 soldiers there. He even caused trouble. In order to avoid being implicated, he gave up.

If the emperor wanted to protect him, even if Yin Huaixi defeated the Marquis of Changxing, he wouldn’t be able to defeat Earl of Ningyuan.

But after that, Li Qiguang started a rebellion, causing him to panic.

He had refused to fight because of the current dynasty and had angered the emperor. However, he had made a mistake and every step he took was wrong.

Yin Huaixi’s request to fight with his crippled body was even more unexpected.

After Yin Huaixi went to Shandong, everything was out of his control. The Cabinet of Ministers used him to resist the war, causing the emperor to be displeased. They used the case of King of You to wantonly eliminate his henchmen in the imperial court.

After that, Shandong achieved a great victory, and the world was filled with gossip!

Before he knew it, Yin Huaixi’s blade was already at his neck.

By the time he realized it, he was already too powerless to resist.

Only then did Earl of Ningyuan realize that Yin Huaixi’s knife wasn’t aimed at him.

Yin Huaixi merely lent the knife in his hand to the cabinet.

Using the Cabinet to weaken his power step by step.

He had also manipulated the emperor and made the emperor lose his trust in him step by step. He made the emperor feel that he was useless and had lost his value in front of the emperor.

Who was the one who said that the heart of a ruler was unpredictable?

From the first-grade Marquis of Weining to the second-grade Marquis of Ningyuan, and then to the third-grade Earl of Ningyuan.

Yin Huaixi had forced him into a corner step by step. From the beginning to the end, Yin Huaixi had been manipulating the emperor!

Yin Huaixi didn’t do anything to him personally, merely lending the blade to the emperor.

The person who stabbed him was also the current emperor!

After the court session, Earl of Ningyuan returned to his residence limply. He arrived at the residence right after the imperial edict.

The residence was filled with gloom.

Earl of Ningyuan personally brought Eunuch Zhu to the ancestral hall.

Eunuch Zhu did not go in. “Earl of Ningyuan, I’m waiting outside. Hurry up and take out the imperial title and hand it to me so that I can return to the palace to report to the emperor.” At this point, he stared at Earl of Ningyuan with a faint smile and said in a neutral tone, “The emperor is still waiting.” Earl of Ningyuan hated the sharp-tongued face of this eunuch Zhu.

Thinking back to the past, when Concubine Lan was still Imperial Concubine Lu and he was still the powerful Marquis of Weining, which of these eunuchs did not bow to him when they saw him?!

Seeing that he had now lost his power, they treated him differently.

It was really hateful.

Earl of Ningyuan hated him in his heart, but he still maintained a polite expression. “Thank you for waiting, Eunuch.”

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Earl of Ningyuan felt that he was too ashamed to face his ancestors. He first burned three incense sticks for his ancestors in the ancestral hall. After confessing his sins, he took out the imperial title in the ancestral hall. He looked at it with a complicated expression for a long time before carrying it out of the room.

He handed the document to Eunuch Zhu.

Eunuch Zhu did not delay for a moment and brought his men back to the palace to report.

The edict to confer the title of Earl of Ning Yuan would only be issued on a certain day. At that time, they would have to choose an auspicious day and wash the entire family. After paying respects to their ancestors, they would then consecrate them in the ancestral hall.

This cannot be done carelessly at all.

After sending Eunuch Zhu off, Earl of Ningyuan felt as if his spine had been pulled by someone. His body immediately became defeated.

With a complicated expression, he instructed his wife, “Send someone to keep an eye on the palace. Let me know as soon as there’s any news.”

After waiting anxiously for an entire day, there was still no news from the palace, which was good news. Earl of Ningyuan finally heaved a sigh of relief.

The Emperor did not vent his anger on Concubine Lan in the palace, so it was not irreversible.

Concubine Lan had served the emperor for many years, and this was the best solution to the emperors temper. As long as Concubine Lan did not fall from

power in the palace, Earl of Ningyuan’s residence would one day rise again.

At the same time!

The truth of the Di army’s wanton invasion of the Northern Territory four years ago was also revealed to the world.

Prince Yin Huaixi, with 3,000 troops, defeated 8,000 elite troops led by the leader of the Di army, Ha , annihilating more than 7,000 enemies and chasing Ha Meng 500 miles outside the narrow Yu Pass.

Under the emperor’s instructions, news of this battle spread throughout the capital.

In a few days, it would also spread throughout the world.

It was this battle that dealt a blow to Ha Mengs prestige in Di army, causing Di army’s morale to be unstable.

It laid the foundation for King of Zhouli and Yin Huaixi to recover the lost lands in the north.

At that time, Marquis of Weining and Marquis of Changxing, who were in charge of the battle, hid the military information and stole the battle achievements of Yin Huaixi, the heir of King of Zhouli.

It was simply hateful.

At this point, everyone finally understood why Yin Huaixi had invited himself to Shandong to quell the rebellion.

There were even literati who borrowed the Tang Dynasty’s Louren’s “The Undercut Song” to mock Harmon and praise Yin Huaixi. “…The moon’s black geese flew high in the sky and fled alone in the night. They wanted to chase away the light cavalry, and bows and swords filled the heavy snow.”

In just a few lines, Ha Meng was forced to flee. Prince Yin used “light cavalry” to chase after him, and the scene of Ha Meng being beaten up was vividly portrayed.

“In the past, I thought that it was already very powerful for Prince Yin to quell the rebellion in Shandong. Now, I know that Li Qiguang is nothing. He’s not worthy!’”

“In the past, I thought that Prince Yin had defeated a mob of people. How powerful was he? Now, I know that I’m nothing. I’m not worthy!”

“In the past, I thought that Prince Yin just won a battle. He was just bragging.

Now, I know that it’s nothing. It’s not worthy!”

This winter seemed to be exceptionally cold.

Ever since they entered November, the sky had been gloomy and there was no sun.

Under the abnormal weather, after the emperor issued a decree for King of Zhouli, many scholars and calligraphers blatantly wrote many eulogy poems and eulogies for King of Zhouli.

His death caused the sun and moon to lose their light, the mountains and rivers to lose their color, and the heavens and the earth to grieve.

The entire court was also preparing for the funeral of King of Zhouli.

King of Zhouli had been conferred the highest title, standing shoulder to shoulder with the emperor. The funerals were all organized according to the rules of state funerals. Everyone in the court and the countryside was thrown into chaos..