Chapter 509: Preparation in Order
Li Hong Yuan tapped the map in front, “Time to reel in the net.”
“Ah Yuan, this is preparing to end the war in advance?” Jing Wan said.
The so called advance was naturally relative to his past life. There was still a several months difference.
“However, to be able to end early, it naturally is also a good thing. War isn’t anything good to begin with, wasting manpower and resources, the people in distress. If not necessary, to be able to end a day early, presumably no one would want to drag out another day.” Jing Wan looked to the map that was clearly marked into two sections, “Even if able to end in advance, it probably won’t be able to end in just a day or two.”
“Wanting to ‘immediately’ end the war isn’t impossible, just, the difficulty is a bit high, and also not what this husband wishes for.”
Jing Wan slightly contemplated, understood, just need for one side to surrender. Then, the war will just immediately stop. However, letting Qi Yuan surrender was impossible, and West Xiongnu’s Daxian Wang clearly won’t easily do this kind of thing either————Even if water momentarily entered his brains, believe that Jin Qinwang can still have his head split open and have the water let out.
“After this matter is over, will his Majesty faint in anger?” Jing Wan was a bit ‘concerned’.
Li Hong Yuan mockingly sneered, “Never mind fainting in anger, even if directly getting angered to death, it all won’t matter, even can spare me from doing it myself.”
Jing Wan fell silent. In his past life, he personally chopped up his father. In the eyes of the people of the world, that was absolutely devoid of human nature, intolerable by the heavens, less than an animal. For him to have become a tyrant, these bloody and cruel means prior to ascending the throne didn’t necessarily not play a factor.
“Judging from your current plans, the Northwest Army certainly won’t lose over two hundred thousand people in vain, and I’m also perfectly fine.” That’s why, even if that man was very very detestable, just seize the throne, and for better or worse, spare his life.
Jing Wan knew he didn’t care about his reputation, but Jing Wan ultimately didn’t wish for him to leave behind a bad reputation for thousands of years. At present, there was an emphasis on governing the world with filial piety, paying particular attention to filial piety. Children, that was just equal to the parents’ private property. As the saying goes, ‘there are no wrong parents’. That’s why, regardless of what they do to their children, even if very overboard, it was nothing more than getting said a few words by others. But in contrast, if the situation was reversed, then one will just get criticized as being greatly unfilial. Even the spit can all have a person drowned to death. For ordinary people, it was all like this, let alone for an emperor. An emperor, that was someone able to openly and justifiably kill their own son, and no one would dare to say anything.
Even if a wise ruler, once tainted with a stain, one will still get denounced by the later generations generation after generation.
TN: All
How could Li Hong Yuan not understand Jing Wan’s meaning. In reality, when first returning back in time, for someone that was already used to being willful in the past life, it was very difficult to suppress the desire to kill inside. But, after all these years, his desire to kill also just diluted. At least, on the surface, he is able to calmly face that so called imperial father. However, in the end, exactly how to deal with him, Li Hong Yuan really never thought over before, probably just planning on deciding when time nears. And when time comes, perhaps it’ll just completely depend on his mood. However, there was one thing that was certain, and that was he has never thought of nicely providing for him with good food and drinks, but merely just sparing his life, it’s not like he can’t consider.
Li Hong Yuan reached out to caress Jing Wan’s cheeks, “Don’t worry, I have propriety. Truthfully speaking, just that body of his, even if leaving him, how many years can he still live for?”
Jing Wan grasped Li Hong Yuan’s hand, “That’s why, I don’t wish for you to follow the same path as before. Moreover, once a person dies, it’s just the end. If alive, perhaps can even atone for one’s past mistakes.”
“Count on someone like him to atone? Wan Wan, this is becoming stupid again? Moreover, how do you plan on letting him atone?”
Jing Wan was at a loss for words. Leaving him, that was just the Retired Emperor in name. What are you going to let him do?
“Silly, there are many ways to kill someone, don’t necessarily need to end in one stroke. To want to let him die quicker, just let him die quicker, and to want to let him die slower, just let him die slower, or perhaps more painfully. Even if there isn’t a hundred different ways, there’s still at least eighty. That’s why, these silly questions, no need to consider. Already not that smart to begin with, really becoming more silly the more you think.”
It wasn’t the first time getting called stupid, so hearing now, Jing Wan more or less was already immune, just rolling her eyes at him. However, since that’s the case, there was indeed no need to continue discussing this matter. And it really was quite boring.
Because the plan was advancing step by step, Jing Wan also began to feel anxious, no longer questioning the matters over at the ‘injured soldier camp’, starting to look over those secret letters together with Li Hong Yuan.
The weapons and armor that Li Hong Yuan secretly forged in the beginning were all divided into batches, systematically transporting to the northwest. Some were disguised, some not even covered up at all. The reason why it was this blatant, can only say, the entire northwest at present was already completely in their grasp. At the same time, it once again showed, towards his own matters, Li Hong Yuan increasingly didn’t care whether or not it will be exposed.
And at the same time, West Xiongnu’s Daxian Wang was also badly burned in the head. Speaking of which, although he was addressed as Daxian Wang, he was actually nothing more than just one of the two Xian Wangs under the West Xiongnu King. Speaking of which, he was also just the West Xiongnu King’s brother. The other Xian Wang however was their elder. Furthermore, there was also the Xiongnu King’s sons. While Daxian Wang’s reputation was increasingly resounding, like the high sun at noon, how could others not guard against. Even the West Xiongnu King who once trusted him greatly, under the various slander and attack by people on all sides, was also increasingly wavering. Right now, what he wanted was nothing more than an opportunity.
And this opportunity, Li Hong Yuan will very quickly deliver to his hand.
And on Le Cheng Emperor’s side, they undoubtedly will have to give some ‘benefit’. Only if Li Hong Yuan ‘cooperates’ can Li Su Yan completely his mission, no?
Everything was in order, just waiting for Jin Qinwang’s command.
“Wangye, you previously had let us pay attention to Su Ming Zhang’s whereabout. Right now, it has already been confirmed.”
T/N: I was considering whether I should change the translation for Daxian Wang to Great Xian Wang, but I would also have to go back and change the translations for s too…..so I left it. He’s not going to appear again after this arc anyways.
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