That’s right, Wei Jingze called Wei Jingyan into the palace just for the tiger talisman.

Wei Jingze used the excuses that Wei Jingyan had to prepare for his wedding recently and that Wei Jingyan had been quarreling with Lan Ci for the past half month. Wei Jingze considerately gave Wei Jingyan a "holiday" to prepare for the wedding and let Wei Jingyan and Lan Ci develop feelings, in order to demonstrate his concern for his subjects and relatives as an emperor.

Wei Jingze asked Wei Jingyan to hand over the tiger talisman temporarily, and he would keep it personally. He would return it after Wei Jingyan got married and his relationship with Lan Ci was stable.

Wei Jingyan is not stupid. Once the tiger talisman is handed over, the military power will fall into Wei Jingze's hands, and it will be difficult to get it back.

But Wei Jingze was the emperor, and no matter how uncomfortable Wei Jingyan was, he couldn't say it openly, so he had to say that he would handle the matters with Lan Ci and the wedding.

Wei Jingyan wanted to pretend, but Wei Jingze didn't. The question "Does the emperor want to take the army for himself?" made Wei Jingyan break out in a cold sweat.

Wei Jingze had said so much, and as an openly loyal minister, Wei Jingyan naturally could not refuse Wei Jingze's request, let alone ask for the cancellation of the engagement without handing over the tiger talisman.

If he canceled the engagement, he would be disobeying the imperial order and would be despised by the people of the world. However, he did not want to hand over the tiger talisman so soon. For this reason, he made the excuse that the tiger talisman was not with him and he had to go back to get it. In fact, he just wanted to give himself some time to think of a solution.

Lan Yun worriedly asked, "If he doesn't want to hand over the military token, will he rebel directly?"

After all, Wei Jingyan had an army of 200,000, while they only had 30,000 imperial guards and less than 2,000 secret guards.

Wei Jingze affirmed: "He won't."

Lan Yun played with Wei Jingze's fingers and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Wei Jingze: "Firstly, I'm not poisoned and I'm not sick. If he rebels now, he will be known as a rebel in the eyes of the people. He always values ​​his image and won't do that."

"Secondly, although he's cooperating with the State of Zhao, I'm also worried that the State of Zhao will take advantage of the situation when both he and I are suffering. If that happens, let alone becoming emperor, he'd be lucky not to be a prisoner."

Wei Jingyan has an army of 200,000, but they are all stationed outside the city and in various places. Wei Jingze has 30,000 royal guards and secret guards, who are mainly responsible for defending the palace. Both sides are strong. If they really rebel, the Wei State will definitely be seriously damaged.

Wei Jingze and Wei Jingyan both understood this truth, and for this reason they had been in a stalemate, each deploying personnel within the other's forces.

Lan Yun thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. "But after the military power is taken back, the soldiers will definitely have opinions. After all, Prince Duan has a very high reputation in the army."

"I have my own way." Wei Jingze still had some confidence. "Another thing we need to worry about is that if Prince Duan hands over his military power, he will definitely create chaos in Zhao State and use the opportunity to take back the military power. Then..."

Lan Yun continued: "Doesn't this create an opportunity for me?"

Wei Jingze nodded seriously: "Yes, and there's me too. At worst, I can go to the front line myself."

Wei Jingze's martial arts skills are not bad, he just didn't have the opportunity to display them before. If the late emperor had let him go to the battlefield, he would not necessarily be worse than Wei Jingyan.

The two men discussed countermeasures and also asked the Royal Guards to make preparations secretly. It is always right to be prepared. It is better to be safe than sorry.

Shortly after Wei Jingyan returned that morning, he handed the military command to Wei Jingze, and went to the military camp with Wei Jingze and Lan Yun. In front of all the soldiers, he said that he would rest for a while, and then Wei Jingze himself or designated personnel would temporarily manage the army.

Wei Jingyan also specifically emphasized that it was "temporary", but even so, the soldiers were unhappy when they heard it.

In their hearts, it was Wei Jingyan who led them to the battlefield to kill the enemy and defend their country. Now he suddenly handed over the army to Wei Jingze temporarily in order to get married. No matter how they looked at it, it seemed that Wei Jingze was afraid of Wei Jingyan and that was why he took back the management rights of the army.

The more everyone thought about it, the more uncomfortable they felt, and Wei Jingyan's men among the soldiers began to protect their own people.

"Your Majesty, you will always be our God of War and our General."

"Yes, it was the prince who led us to achieve great things. Long live the prince."

"Your Majesty, the prince's loyalty to the Wei Dynasty and to Your Majesty is evident to all heaven and earth!"

The soldiers' loyalty made Wei Jingyan look at Wei Jingze with a hint of provocation.

Since the soldiers defended Wei Jingyan so much, Wei Jingyan must of course express his attitude at this time.

"Your Majesty, please don't blame them. It's just that I have been with them all these years, and they just find it difficult to accept it for the time being."

Wei Jingyan's voice was neither loud nor soft, just enough for the soldiers to hear.

The soldiers' faces were filled with emotion, reluctance to leave Wei Jingyan, and some dissatisfaction with Wei Jingze. Wei Jingze saw it all.

Wei Jingze didn't take it seriously. Instead, he asked, "If anyone has anything difficult to accept, please feel free to ask."

Wei Jingyan thought Wei Jingze would endure it, but he didn't expect him to ask directly.

After Wei Jingze asked this question, Lan Yun clearly saw these soldiers looking at each other, and then began to kneel down one after another.

Many soldiers did not want to kneel at first, but when they saw others kneeling, they followed suit.

Wei Jingze pretended to be confused and asked, "What are you doing?"

The deputy general kneeling in front was loyal to Wei Jingyan. Seeing everyone kneeling, he felt emboldened and boldly expressed his thoughts: "Your Majesty, it has been you who has led us through life and death over the years. We cannot bear to leave you."

Lan Yun couldn't help but secretly complain to 365: "If Zhiheng hadn't been here today, these soldiers probably wouldn't have been so restrained. They would have probably yelled for Wei Jingyan to continue to manage them."

365: [That’s right.]

Wei Jingze's eyes were indifferent. He used a little internal energy and his serious and solemn voice reached the ears of every soldier present: "I ask you, are you soldiers of the Great Wei?"

As soon as Wei Jingze said this, Wei Jingyan reacted immediately.

He was so happy that he forgot that if the soldiers protected him too much, Wei Jingze would think it was a threat to his position.

He has been pretending to be very good, so he can't let things go wrong at this time.

Wei Jingyan quickly knelt on one knee in front of Wei Jingze to express his loyalty: "Your Majesty, these soldiers are naturally soldiers of the Great Wei."

The soldiers also realized that their duty was to defend the country, and the person standing in front of them was the most powerful person in the country. They actually doubted his decision and committed a great crime of disrespect.

After the soldiers realized that something was wrong, they stopped talking and all looked respectful.

Seeing the soldiers all behaved, Wei Jingze said, "Prince Duan has toiled for so many years, and now he needs to rest. I am the monarch of the Great Wei, and I am in charge of the army. Do you have any objections?"

The soldiers bowed their heads in respect, demonstrating their sincerity through their actions.

Wei Jingyan clenched his fists. He had underestimated Wei Jingze.