[1] After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

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Chapter 173: Enough of this

Xiao Hanzheng knew a lot about the royal families.

"Therefore, before he passed away, he conferred the current emperor born to the empress as the crown prince. He didn't want that beloved prince to take revenge on the crown prince after he ascended the throne, so our previous emperor also gave this beloved prince a piece of land close to the border after conferring our current emperor as the crown prince. Before he passed away, he sent someone to bring that prince to that piece of land as an additional layer of protection to the crown prince."

He paused for a moment before saying, "That prince has always been unconvinced and always felt that he should be the heir to the throne. He is very ambitious and has always been planning to usurp the throne. After the late emperor passed away, he did not enter the capital to attend his funeral. Instead, he gathered troops on his land and showed no respect to the emperor."

Shi Qingluo smacked her lips. "It seems like Daliang is facing both internal and external problems!"

Although the commoners had more or less settled down, most of them were still living in poverty due to the war that ended not too long ago.

It was very easy for them to be incited and manipulated by others.

Their neighbouring country was eyeing them like a tiger watching its prey.

There was even a prince within their country who gathered troops and was ready to rebel at any moment.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded. "That's right, there are problems within and out of the palace. Thankfully, the emperor today strives to rule diligently. He is capable and also ambitious in his plans. His forbearance is also very strong."

In his previous life, he had taken the initiative to become the emperor's man, so he still knew many things that most courtiers did not know.

At the same time, he had studied the emperor more carefully.

He understood the emperor well enough and knew his style of doing things.

Shi Qingluo asked curiously, "In the future, did the emperor destroy that prince and take back his land?"

Xiao Hanzheng smiled bitterly. "Five years later, that prince rebelled by using his troops to proclaim himself as the emperor of that land. The imperial court was fully prepared, but when they fought, many were injured. It lasted for several years, and also caused some unrest. It also gave the enemy a chance to strike an attack. Daliang lost two cities in a row, and those in these cities were massacred. And Tao Liu was the mastermind behind it."

Xiao Hanzheng knew that his wife had guessed that he had reincarnated, so he did not hide it.

He told her whatever she wanted to know.

Shi Qingluo was extremely surprised. "Ah, what does this have to do with Tao Liu?"

Xiao Hanzheng had told her about how that woman had given Tao Liu to her scumbag father's opponent and caused that general to miss the optimal time to attack in the battlefield.

Shi Qingluo frowned. "That woman is really not a good person. For her own selfish desires, she didn't even spare a thought for her country."

Xiao Hanzheng said, "That's right. After that general was beheaded, my scumbag father secretly took over the operation for a while before the emperor ordered him to prepare for the next battle."

Shi Qingluo asked, "Did your scumbag father win?"

Xiao Hanzheng shook his head. "No. Before the emperor issued the decree, he, that woman, and the old Xiao family's troublemakers had all died."