Chapter 925: A Toast to This Peerless Tenderness

Liu Zheng looked quietly at Queen Inhyeon.

Queen Inhyeon took a deep breath and smiled, "Vice Minister Liu should know that Hancheng today is a den of lions and tigers; if Vice Minister Liu insists on returning this time, I fear..."

Having said this much, it was actually enough.

It was very simple.

Now, the people of the Li Dynasty, especially those at the level of Li Hang and Zhang Xuan, had likely already guessed that the events of these past few days were all related to Liu Zheng.

It was all orchestrated by him!

Then

In a situation where Li Tun had not yet purged all these bigwigs, if he were to head to Hancheng again, it would certainly be extremely dangerous!

Since the Southern Faction failed in this power shift, the next target for their spearhead would naturally be the one who orchestrated it all: Vice Minister Liu, Liu Zheng!

Furthermore, there was the Westerner Party.

Would people like Jin Wanji really be willing to see Liu Zheng return?

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Not only that.

How could Li Tun not know about these things Liu Zheng had orchestrated? As the King of Joseon, would he allow a ticking time bomb like Liu Zheng to remain in Hancheng?

All sorts of assassinations!

It could be said that Hancheng, as it stood now, was absolutely a den of lions and tigers for Liu Zheng!

No, they also did not want to see someone who could turn the clouds and rain with a flip of his hand appear in Hancheng and disrupt their favorable situation.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides!

Liu Zheng laughed heartily and said, "It is precisely because I know the current situation of the Li Dynasty that I, Liu Zheng, must return to Hancheng!"

"Why is that?"

Liu Zheng smiled faintly, took a sip of the tea Queen Inhyeon had brewed for him, and said with a smile, "Is the Queen afraid that I will die in Hancheng?"

Queen Inhyeon looked serious, "Vice Minister Liu is a smart man; you should know the current situation of the Li Dynasty."

"You"

Every word of Liu Zheng made Queen Inhyeon's eyes flicker and her delicate body tremble.

Queen Inhyeon's delicate body trembled, and she looked over in disbelief.

Liu Zheng looked into Queen Inhyeon's beautiful eyes, and the image of Li Xuanya's naive and charming appearance surfaced in his mind; he chuckled, "Because Liu Zheng promised Xuanya that one day, the soldiers of the Li Dynasty will tread across the mountains and rivers of Wa, the Li Dynasty's great army will trample the Imperial Palace of Wa, and the Li Dynasty will thoroughly trample Wa under its feet!"

"Today, this cup of tea is a toast to these mountains and rivers like water, a toast to this peerless tenderness, until death do us part!"

Queen Inhyeon stood up abruptly.

Liu Zheng rose to his full height and left with a loud laugh, "Thank you, Queen, for this cup of tea, but retreating in the face of danger is not Liu Zheng's character."

"Queen, do not worry; with Vice Minister Liu here, I will surely keep Xuanya safe."

Along the way, he had always been so humble and easygoing, yet at this moment, he was so young and frivolous, and yet it seemed as if everything was under his control.

Suddenly.

Watching Liu Zheng leave so dashingly, she couldn't help but feel her heart tremble.

She seemed to finally understand why her daughter was so infatuated with such a young man.

How many such men could there be in this world?

Such a man.

Queen Inhyeon felt a complex mix of emotions.

Such a man.

The Li Dynasty was about to become interesting again.

How many women in this world could resist him?

At this moment.

That eunuch, seeing that Zhang Yuzhen had fallen so quickly, took the initiative to confess the matter.

Upon learning of this, Li Tun was thunderously angry and immediately threw Zhang Xizai into prison.

Zhang Xizai had been investigated.

He had bribed a eunuch by Cui Xishan's side to put poison in her food to poison her.

After Zhang Yuzhen entered the Middle Palace, Zhang Xizai was promoted to a high-ranking minister of the court, holding a pivotal position. This time, however, no one could stop him from being imprisoned.

Another great general lost!

This incident was another major blow to the Southern Faction.

It made their already passive situation go from bad to worse.

"This Vice Minister Liu must die!"

"Right! I heard he didn't even go to the battlefield but instead returned to Hancheng with Queen Inhyeon; this is absolutely our best opportunity!"

"I'm so angry, I'm so angry!"

Li Hang was already so angry he started throwing things.

Li Hang took a deep breath, "Kill him!"

The same order, in fact, did not just come from the Southerners.

"This Cui Xishan must have been arranged by him too!"

A group of people shared a common hatred.

At the same time.

Including Li Tun.

Including the Westerner Party, which had returned to power.

They are all a bunch of trash!

Mizuno Masashige was actually quite unwilling in his heart.

The army of Mizuno Masashige finally arrived in the vicinity of Qinghe Town.

Trash!

"General, the Third Column is currently gathering; it is expected to arrive in three days!"

"General, our army's provisions are somewhat insufficient, but we are doing our utmost to scavenge!"

But the fact that Qinghe Town had not yet fallen had directly disrupted his plans.

"General! The Longyan Army has already set out!"

Mizuno Masashige's face was cold.

In reality, the three hundred thousand-strong army he led this time had already plundered quite a lot of things in the Li Dynasty; those riches were enough for him to return home and claim credit for rewards.

"General."

The army was still marching, and military reports flew in one after another like snowflakes.

He knew that the interior of Wa was currently equally weak and decrepit.

The social atmosphere of the Edo Period in Wa was too soft!

However.

Mizuno Masashige was a very ambitious man.

He wanted to prove to those women back home that militarism was the direction Wa should take!

He wanted to take the entire Gyeongsang Province of Joseon and completely incorporate Gyeongsang Province into the territory of their Wa!

Weak!

He believed that they, the Wa people, were the most heroic and battle-hardened race in this world!

Treat life and death with indifference; if you don't submit, just fight.

In fact, this tactic of Mizuno Masashige's was truly effective. This time, the war against the Li Dynasty originally had few supporters within Wa. But as he drove straight in and large amounts of wealth were hauled back to the country, those who opposed him all shut their mouths. Not only that, a fanatical war atmosphere had been stirred up within Wa.

War.

Only through war did the Wa people have a way out; only through war could the strength of Wa be proven; only through war could the messy contradictions and deceit currently within the country be resolved!

Expand outward!

Joseon was territory they absolutely had to take!

They believed that the tradition of Shenggong Huanghou from back then could not be lost!

Expansion!

He just wanted to drive all the Joseon people out of Gyeongsang Province; what he wanted was this piece of territory! He wanted to occupy it completely, and he wanted to enslave the people here!

"Vice Minister Liu, is it finally time to meet on the battlefield?"

More and more people began to support Mizuno Masashige's strategy, which to a certain extent invigorated the Wa of the current, listless Edo Period.

As for Chungcheong Province, Mizuno Masashige had no intention of plotting for it at all.

At this moment, a military report arrived.

"Report, General, news has come from the Li Dynasty: Vice Minister Liu of Longyan has not come to the battlefield, but has turned back to Hancheng!"

Mizuno Masashige was ambitious at this time.

However.

Went back to Hancheng?

He naturally did not think that this was because Liu Zheng feared him.

"What?"

Upon hearing this news, Mizuno Masashige's face turned black instantly.

But rather.

Did he not even qualify to be worth a move from him in his eyes!

Bang!

Mizuno Masashige gritted his teeth in anger: "Liu Zheng, I will make you die—no, I will make you wish you were dead!"