World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 916 - 428: The death of Turing Tuo! Severing Zhi Li!_2

Chapter 916: 428: The death of Turing Tuo! Severing Zhi Li!_2

Earl Chu Ye entered Fenglei Castle and immediately knelt down on both knees, saying, "Your humble officer pays his respects to Princess and Lord Suo Lun!"

Suo Lun said with a smile, "Congratulations, Chu Ye, for defeating Turing Tuo."

Chu Ye immediately felt extremely ashamed and said, "It was Lord Suo Lun’s awe-inspiring power that defeated Turing Tuo’s army of eighty thousand. I, your humble servant, did not contribute even the slightest effort and am truly filled with shame!"

"No," Suo Lun said, "Even though the real battle had not yet begun, Turing Tuo’s army of eighty thousand had already surrendered. However, you were the supreme commander for the battle of Baiyun City, so the victory belongs to you."

Chu Ye prostrated himself to the ground and said, "Your humble servant is ashamed!"

Suo Lun said, "The Dragon Guard Legion is the kingdom’s premier force, a total army of four hundred thousand, now only a little over a hundred thousand remain. The reconstruction of the Dragon Guard Legion will now be handed over to you, and you shall assume the position of the new Commander of the Dragon Guard Legion."

Upon hearing these words, Chu Ye could hardly believe his own ears.

Defeating Turing Tuo really seemed to have nothing to do with him at all. With Suo Lun’s cannons’ roar and the explosion of gunpowder, the eighty thousand defenders inside Baiyun County had surrendered.

Even if Chu Ye had the thickest skin, he wouldn’t dare to claim this merit for himself. Oh, that’s not right!

He had such shamelessness, but this was Suo Lun’s achievement, and even with the courage of a bear and a leopard, he would not dare to vie with Suo Lun for the credit.

Now that Suo Lun was appointing him as the Commander of the Dragon Guard Legion, he was so excited that he could not utter a single word.

Suo Lun continued, "Next, the Dragon Guard Legion must be expanded back to four hundred thousand. This task will be yours to undertake. Once you have completed the rebuilding of the Dragon Guard Legion, you will join the Commander-in-chief’s Office as the First Marshal."

In an instant, Chu Ye’s heart felt as if it were about to leap out.

Suo Lun had promised him that if he were to defeat Turing Tuo, he would let him take over. He had always thought that Suo Lun was setting him up, intending to let him and Turing Tuo both suffer losses, and then Suo Lun would benefit as the opportunist.

Unexpectedly, Suo Lun was truly going to fulfill his promise. And besides, it wasn’t him who had actually defeated Turing Tuo.

"However, harsh words first," Suo Lun said, "the First Marshal of the Commander-in-chief’s Office shall not hold the position of Commander of the Dragon Guard Legion at the same time. Do you understand?"

"This old servant understands, the army must be nationalized, and should no longer serve as any individual’s private force," said Chu Ye.

"Did Gui Xingfu teach you this?" Suo Lun said with a smile.

Chu Ye nodded embarrassingly. He was different from Turing Tuo; what he wanted was wealth and glory and did not have too great ambitions. Before, he tightly held onto the military power because Rage Wave Kingdom was abnormal, and having control over the army was the foundation of wealth and glory. Now that Suo Lun was about to set things right, he certainly wouldn’t be so foolish as to become a stumbling block for Suo Lun.

Moreover, Suo Lun had laid incredible wealth and honor before him, what more could he hesitate over?

Suo Lun said, "Elder Yan Yan is the Commander of the Silver Wolf Legion. I plan to have him replace you as the Commander of the Northern Legion. Do you have any objections?"

"That’s excellent," said Chu Ye, "I have only met Elder Yan Yan once, yet his impressive demeanor on the battlefield won me over instantly. For over a decade I have been hearing about the renowned Wolf King Yan Yan continuously, having him take over the Northern Legion will undoubtedly outshine me a hundredfold!"

Suo Lun said with a smile, "You’ve really come to your senses."

Earl Chu Ye said, "Before, I was naive because I did not understand the sovereign’s deep intentions. Now, having understood your painstaking efforts, if I still remain obstinate, then I am beyond help."

Suo Lun turned to Zhi Yan and said, "The rank of Earl Chu Ye’s title is still too low, it needs to be raised in the future."

Princess Zhi Yan said, "If my husband says to raise it, then we will raise it."

Chu Ye was even more excited. He had not expected that after this great battle, he would emerge as one of the biggest winners.

Suddenly, he couldn’t help but feel gratitude towards Jian Ze, that fool. If not for his stupidity, how could Chu Ye have received so many benefits?

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Duke Turing Tuo returned to his residence in Baiyun County in a daze.

Then he noticed that the manor seemed a bit emptier, many familiar faces were nowhere to be seen.

"Where are those family samurai?" Turing Tuo asked.

Turing Chen said, "They ran away; seeing the Turing Clan’s might falter, most of them fled."

Duke Turing Tuo painfully closed his eyes. Indeed, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter!

The Turing Clan’s foundation is still too shallow, too much like nouveau riche. These family samurais only pledged their allegiance to the Turing Clan halfway through. At the critical moment, they all ran away.

Look at Luan Yang City again, look at Tian Shui City the Suo Family, even at the very last moment, these family samurais stayed loyal. Because they have been loyal to their lord generation after generation.

Then, Turing Tuo noticed something off about Turing Chen’s complexion, a hardly concealable excitement.

"Father, let’s go inside to talk," suggested Turing Chen.

Subsequently, the two entered the secret study of the City Lord’s mansion.

"Father, what does Suo Lun say?" asked Turing Chen.

Duke Turing Tuo said, "He wants me to take my own life. The Turing Clan will be stripped of all power, reduced to an Earl and no longer hereditarily succeed the title."

"Outrageous!" Turing Chen raged, "Suo Lun is excessive to the extreme, he’s actually trying to turn our Turing Clan from top-tier nobility into a fallen house in one fell swoop!"

"We are the fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of the knife!" Duke Turing Tuo sighed, "What can we do?"

Turing Chen said, "Even a cornered rabbit will bite; what more us? We might not have had a way to deal with Suo Lun before, but now it’s different. This is a secret letter from the Commander-in-chief’s Office of the royal city!"

Turing Chen, with mysterious and excited eyes, handed a secret letter to Turing Tuo.

Upon reading it, Duke Turing Tuo’s complexion drastically changed with shock!

The secret letter was written on behalf of Prime Minister Yan Wujie, yet it was in Zhi Li’s handwriting.

In the letter, Yan Wujie said that the King had already passed away, but the death was kept secret. Last night, Suo Lun created a false scenario of the King being assassinated and pinned the crime on Zhi Li His Highness. Yan Wujie and other civilian and military officials in the royal city were outraged, denouncing Suo Lun’s despicable actions. Claiming that a country cannot be without a ruler for a single day, Yan Wujie led the civilian officials to respectfully invite Zhi Li His Highness back to the royal city to ascend the throne as the new King!

At the end of the secret letter, Prime Minister Yan Wujie warmly invited Duke Turing Tuo to return to the royal city as soon as possible to persuade Zhi Li His Highness to ascend the throne. In the future, Turing Tuo and Yan Wujie, one in military and the other in civil, would assist the new King, becoming the pillars of support for the Rage Wave Kingdom!

Next, Turing Chen took out another secret letter from the Commander-in-chief’s Office, which was written by Turing Duo.

The content of this letter was much simpler. It stated that Suo Lun’s son was in Zhi Li’s hands, and no matter what Zhi Li did, Suo Lun didn’t dare to act rashly. The King was dead, and Zhi Li His Highness was about to take the throne; Turing Tuo invited his father, Duke Turing Tuo, to return to the royal city as soon as possible to join this grand event and ensure that the Turing Clan’s prosperity would be everlasting!

From this secret letter, Duke Turing Tuo instantly discerned that Zhi Li, in a desperate situation, had actually gone mad enough to assassinate the King, and was determined to seize the throne by force!

Turing Chen sneered, "We elevated Suo Lun, willing to negotiate with him. But he refused our good will, rejecting our gracious overture. Now, we’ll support Zhi Li His Highness to the throne and continue to confront Suo Lun to the end. We’ll see who the ultimate winner is, and he’ll surely regret it!"

Duke Turing Tuo said, "You want to return to the royal city? To take part in Zhi Li’s coronation?"

"Of course!" Turing Chen said, "Suo Lun is far too short-sighted, pushing us into a corner with no way out!"

Duke Turing Tuo said, "When Heaven wants to destroy someone, it first makes them mad! Zhi Li and Turing Duo have become a pair of utter madmen. Now you want to join forces with a pair of madmen? Do you want to leave the entire Turing Clan without a place to be buried?"

"Father..." Turing Chen’s voice hoarsely said, "But with Suo Lun, we already have no way out. Why not take a gamble? Why not take a chance?"

Duke Turing Tuo said, "At least, you are all still alive, and there’s even a title left. As long as you’re alive, there’s always hope! Turing Chen, I hope you remember, to completely distance yourself from those two madmen, Zhi Li and Turing Duo, to utterly sever ties, otherwise I will die with my eyes open!"

With those words, a tremor ran through Turing Chen’s body.

That very night, Duke Turing Tuo committed suicide by poisoning himself!

A great hero thus fell!

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yan Wujie rode a griffin to the southern border city, requesting Zhi Li to return to the royal city to take the throne as king!

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