Chapter 124: Born to be a General

After King Wu entered the palace, he first went to pay his respects in front of the emperor's spirit.

As a result, not only did this plane not show any sadness, it even knocked on the coffin lid with its knuckles.

He said quietly, "This coffin lid is quite sturdy."

Everyone: “…”

King Wu did not seem to think there was anything wrong with his behavior.

After he paid his respects to the emperor, he slapped Yan Shixu on the head.

"Boy, take some time to fight with me. I will see if you have improved over the years."

Yan Shixu's forehead was buzzing and he looked at him helplessly.

After so many years, Uncle Wu is still so... rude.

When he was learning martial arts from Uncle Wu, he was beaten many times.

Yan Shixu respectfully bowed to him as a junior.

"Uncle Wu, I'm afraid I won't be able to wield a sword or a spear while I'm in mourning for my father. Once the mourning period is over, I'll be there to accompany you."

King Wu waved his hand with some regret, "Alright, alright, we'll talk about it after you finish your mourning period."

At this time, Prince Yu came to Taiji Palace with a gentle smile on his face.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for many years. I hope you are doing well."

Prince Wu turned around, looked Prince Yu up and down, and said with a grin, "Third brother, you look quite impressive as the acting governor."

The smile on Prince Yu's face did not change at all.

"Second brother, you're joking. It's just that the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince trust me and asked me to take over temporarily for a few days."

King Wu snorted and laughed, "You stopped me outside the city, so now you're acting as the governor and you're already showing off?"

Prince Yu hurriedly explained, "Second brother, you misunderstood. The current martial law in the capital is to ensure safety, not to target you."

King Wu laughed, as if he was too lazy to expose his hypocrisy.

Seeing his smile, for some reason, Prince Yu felt an extremely strong bad premonition in his heart.

But he quickly calmed himself down, paid homage to the emperor, and then left on the pretext that he still had to deal with state affairs.

King Wu looked at his departing back, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Yan Shixu whispered a reminder: "Uncle Wu, now that our father has just passed away, it is best to maintain peace."

King Wu snorted, pulled Yan Shixu to a side hall, and asked several of his trusted confidants to guard outside. Then he asked Yan Shixu softly.

"What are you going to do, kid? Considering that I'm half your master, I have to remind you that this hypocrite has been making quite a move in Xizhou."

Yan Shixu was surprised that Uncle Wu, who was far away in the northwestern border area, could know what was going on in Xizhou?

I saw that this usually arrogant face was full of worry about me.

Yan Shixu felt a warm feeling in his heart and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Uncle Wu, I know what's going on. This time, letting Prince Yu take charge of government affairs is just a temporary measure."

Prince Wu frowned. "I know you don't want to disobey the Queen Mother, but in this case, you still have to disobey when necessary. It won't be easy to take back the power you've handed over to Prince Yu. If he takes advantage of the opportunity to recruit those with ulterior motives, you won't be able to defend yourself..."

Yan Shixu said nothing, just looked at him with a smile.

King Wu raised his eyebrows and took a while to understand his intention.

He rubbed his chin, somewhat puzzled. "Is it really that troublesome? Why not just put him in a sack and take him away at night? Wouldn't that be more straightforward?"

The corners of Yan Shixu's mouth twitched slightly and he shook his head.

"Uncle Wu, you can't. Prince Yu's appointment as acting governor was a decision made by the Empress Dowager and me. If we act rashly against him, it would be difficult for the Empress Dowager to explain. Furthermore, you and Prince Yu have always been at odds. If anything were to happen to him, the Empress Dowager and the civil and military officials would think of you first. If they all join in the attack, it would be disastrous. It would be better to wait and see what Prince Yu does next before making any plans."

King Wu scratched his head. Is it so obvious?

"Alright, although you may not be my martial arts match, you are smarter than me. But you have to be careful, that hypocrite is very cunning and might resort to some ruthless means. If you need my help, just let me know. I will not let a treacherous villain take away the kingdom left by your royal grandfather!"

Yan Shixu was slightly moved by his determined gaze, and felt a little relieved.

The emperor's grandfather was right in choosing the right person.

If it is said that the Empress Dowager's favorite child is Prince Yu, then the Empress Dowager's favorite child is definitely Prince Wu, and the degree of his love for him is outrageous.

Before his grandfather passed away, he not only left King Wu ten golden medals of immunity from death, but also issued an imperial decree.

As long as King Wu did not plot to usurp the throne, did not kill his brother or his mother, and did not endanger the country and the people, all other crimes could be forgiven.

What to use to offset it?

Naturally, it was King Wu’s own achievement.

When King Wu was twelve years old, he shot the assassin's head with an arrow and saved the late emperor from the sword.

When King Wu was fourteen years old, he single-handedly broke into Xiyu and rescued the late emperor who had been captured during the imperial expedition.

When King Wu was sixteen years old, he led 200,000 soldiers and defeated the 500,000-strong coalition force of Dongchen and Nanmo, and defended the territory of Dayan to the death.

When King Wu was eighteen years old, the Northern Rong massacred a village on the border of Dayan. King Wu led three thousand elite soldiers and massacred the Northern Rong Dynasty.

…

There are countless such achievements.

King Wu's fearless character is very similar to that of the previous emperor.

Unfortunately, although he was born a military talent, his talents and strategies used in other areas were quite disappointing.

In addition, he was a bastard's son and had no intention of taking the throne.

Therefore, it is destined that you will never reach that position.

The Queen Mother knew this very well, so she was very nice to King Wu.

The late emperor set King Wu's fiefdom in an important place in the northwest and gave him military power. The empress dowager nodded in approval.

That is... it would be better if King Wu could change his bad habit of beating her son from time to time.

Cining Palace.

When the Queen Mother learned that Prince Yu and Prince Wu had met in Taiji Palace, she was shocked and asked Nanny Zhong anxiously.

"Zhong Yun, did that monkey beat up my son?"

Zhong Yun laughed.

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has just passed away. Even if Prince Wu is a troublemaker, he will not attack Prince Yu in Taiji Palace. And with the Crown Prince here, you can rest assured."

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

She looked outside and wondered, "Why hasn't that monkey come to see me yet? I've been waiting for him all morning."

"Your Majesty, the whole ritual will take quite some time. Plus, the Taiji Palace is quite far away."

As Nanny Zhong spoke, she also glanced at the sky outside and guessed, "It should be almost here."

As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful voice came from outside.

"Mother, I am back to see you!"

The empress dowager's face lit up with joy, but then turned stern again and she scolded the man who swaggered in.

"How dare you yell in the palace! Have you learned all these palace rules and etiquette?"

King Wu grinned nonchalantly, strode up to the Queen Mother, knelt down and bowed deeply.

"Mother, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm so excited."

The Queen Mother glared at him and said, "After so many years, you seem to be acting less and less like a prince."

King Wu chuckled and sat down on the chair next to him.