"So you're planning to make your move?" Since the other party has said that, they must have already figured out how to do it.

Mu Zhuochen nodded: "How about making Yun a vassal state of our Great Chu? A complete and utter vassal state."

Yunguo frequently instigates wars between the two countries, and has been harassing the border for decades. Even if we grant them our wish now and achieve temporary peace, once they have recovered, we will likely face even fiercer warfare.

"Since you've made all the arrangements, then I have nothing to worry about."

"With me here, Your Majesty can rest assured, and Your Majesty can always remember that I am here."

…

Mu Zhuochen directly rejected the marriage proposal and instead led his troops to conquer Yun Kingdom within six months, catching Yun Kingdom completely off guard.

Besides, rumors about the imperial throne are rampant. It's not that Mu Zhuochen wants to become emperor, as before. Rather, it's that she's a reincarnation of a phoenix star, someone with the destiny of a phoenix, and is very likely to become empress.

There was no precedent for a woman to become emperor in history, and at first no one believed it. However, with more and more rumors and speculation, it seemed that the fact that a woman would become emperor had become a foregone conclusion.

Some ministers have suggested finding the source and eradicating it completely, but finding the source is too difficult, and there has been no news to this day.

Wan Ge realized that this was likely Mu Zhuochen paving the way for her, so when faced with the ministers' proposal, she outwardly agreed, but in fact, she not only didn't help, but also silently hindered them.

…

When Mu Zhuochen conquers Yun Kingdom and returns to court in triumph, it will be time for Wan Ge to revert to her female identity. I have discussed this with him, and I believe the most suitable time is when he returns to court in triumph.

When two things happen at the same time, most experts won't be able to react in time.

Standing on the high platform, Wan Ge looked at Mu Zhuochen who was walking aggressively towards her and raised her voice: "My beloved ministers, I have something to announce."

The other ministers exchanged glances, all wondering what Wan Ge would say.

When she noticed Wan Ge staring intently at Mu Zhuochen, she thought, "No way! Could His Majesty possibly have some improper thoughts about the refined and elegant Regent Prince?"

I'd heard before that the two of them had become very close because of political matters. I wonder if His Majesty will say something absurd now? Although there's no blood relation, he's been calling me Imperial Uncle for so long.

But what the emperor said was even more shocking: "My beloved ministers, what I really want to say today is that I am a woman. The royal bloodline is dwindling, and in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, my father declared me to the outside world as the little crown prince, but I have always been a woman."

The ministers were dumbfounded, never expecting such a development. So, their supposedly dissolute and incompetent emperor had been hiding his female identity for so long without anyone noticing.

Just as they were wondering how to react, Mu Zhuochen reacted first, kneeling on the ground and saying, "May Her Majesty the Empress live a long and prosperous life."

The other ministers, realizing what was happening, also knelt down and repeated what Mu Zhuochen had said: "May Her Majesty the Empress live a long and prosperous life."

…

Actually, many people are still dissatisfied, but there's nothing that can be done; no one can stop it, and no one dares to stop it.