Zhu Lingyun felt that the emperor had been bewitched by this mother and son.

The emperor was wise all his life, but when he got old he did such an incredible thing.

Zhu Lingyun was puzzled in his study. Logically, the emperor would not do such a foolish thing for such a small favor.

This led to the ministers advising on this matter many times but to no avail.

䀴Just then, Zhu Lingyun's chief eunuch hurried in.

"Your Highness, the Emperor summons you to the palace."

Prince Zhu calmed down and entered the palace with two guards and came to the imperial study.

As a result, as soon as he entered, he saw the mother and son, who had recently enjoyed the most honor in front of the emperor, kneeling on the ground.

“Your Majesty, my mother and I have devoted our whole lives to working hard for Canglan in the Wei Dynasty.

We succeeded twice from the year of Dong to this year. It was because the people you sent to Dong were incompetent that we fell into the hands of the Wei people again.

This time, Zheer tried his best to bring the iron box back. Even if there is no credit, it is still hard work.

No one expected that Da Wei would keep the news secret so tightly, and Zhe'er had no idea that they had opened it.

Before I left, they hadn't opened yet. Otherwise, Canglan wouldn't have been able to capture four cities so easily."

Zhu Jingshu (the third old lady) looked at her younger brother, whom she had missed for decades, with tears in her eyes.

"Zhe'er, do you really not know that they have already opened it?" Emperor Canglan asked with a gloomy face.

"Uncle, Hongzhe really doesn't know. Please understand. If Hongzhe is lying, I am willing to be struck by lightning." Zhu Hongzhe (Shangguan Hongzhe) knelt respectfully and swore.

"That's enough, you guys go back home first." The two royal parents Canglan waved their hands.

The two of them immediately left the imperial study.

"Greetings to the Emperor." The prince then stepped forward to pay his respects.

He was shocked after hearing these words.

What did he hear? The iron box from Dawei was brought back to Canglan by this "cousin".

How many years have they been together in Wei?

The most important thing is that Da Wei actually opened the iron box.

The prince had just paid his respects when several ministers from the court also arrived.

The prime minister, three cabinet ministers, several other princes, and the ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

"My dear ministers, please take a look at the battle report we just received."

Emperor Canglan was so angry because he received the battle report sent back from the front line that he went to question his imperial sister.

Since the Prince of Rong's palace took over the battlefield, the Great Wei won two battles in a row and even recaptured a city. The weapons they used were the unique bombs of the Great Wei recorded in history books.

What does this mean?

This means that Da Wei opened the iron box, made the bomb, and used it on the battlefield.

But the iron box is now in his imperial study.

My nephew brought it back personally a few days ago.

These past few days, he fiddled with it whenever he had free time, trying to see if it could open, but there was no response at all.

He had no choice but to hide and find another way.

The ministers read the battle report together in groups of three or five.

"Your Majesty, does the Wei Dynasty have such powerful weapons?" The Prime Minister couldn't believe it.

"General Hong said that thing is extremely powerful and one explosion can kill or injure several people." Lord Wu from the Cabinet said this.

"emperor?"

"My dear ministers, the Wei Dynasty has opened the iron box and created a bomb that no one can stop. We have been preparing for so many years, but we may fail in one fell swoop."

Emperor Canglan suddenly looked ten years older and decadent.

When he took over the throne, Emperor Xu repeatedly warned him to avenge Canglan's ancestors. Their deaths were too worthless and it was a shame for Canglan. The ancestors' wishes must never be abandoned.

Canglan was a great country that could have competed for supremacy in the world. However, because Wei had weapons like that, Canglan's dream was shattered. Two cities were lost, and the emperor and empress died.

What a shame.

He worked hard for this, and was about to succeed. He had already captured four cities of the Wei Dynasty and was getting closer and closer to their capital.

As a result, at this moment, Da Wei actually opened the iron box.

How embarrassing for him.

Emperor Canglan felt an extremely heavy feeling in his chest.

"Your Majesty, can we steal one of that thing and bring it back? Study it, make it, and then attack them with their own strength?" The Minister of War proposed an idea.

"Steal? Are you going to steal it then?" Emperor Canglan looked at him as if he were an idiot. How could the Wei Dynasty not keep such an important thing?

“Your Majesty, I don’t think Great Wei has made much of that.

We can attack quickly and fiercely, and they can't kill all my hundreds of thousands of troops.

Our Canglan soldiers are so brave, as long as we are quick, accurate and ruthless, we will definitely win." Another minister expressed his opinion.

.....

Each minister expressed his or her opinions, but none of them satisfied Emperor Canglan.

As Prince Zhu listened to everyone's words, a better idea came to his mind.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan that will surely cause the Wei Kingdom to fall into disarray." Prince Zhu spoke only after everyone had finished speaking.

"Oh, tell me about it." Emperor Canglan was quite satisfied with his crown prince. He was smart, but a little cruel and intolerant.

But he has good ability to do things. Canglan needs such people to stabilize the country and have the ambition to take over Wei.

Then Prince Zhu told everyone about his idea, which was unanimously praised by everyone.

——

Southern Shu Kingdom.

The news that Wei had launched a counterattack and used bombs was quickly transmitted back to the capital of Southern Shu.

Prince Liu was the first to receive the news.

Ever since the Emperor of Nan Shu was harmed by the Second Prince last time, he has become more concerned about his health.

He just took a sauna from time to time and didn't really take care of things, leaving most of the matters to the crown prince.

Sometimes he didn't even attend the morning court, and let the crown prince do it for him.

He thinks about how to keep his body healthy every day. He wants to live longer, so he doesn't want to work hard.

Overwork is more likely to lead to early death.

This point of view was told to him by Yu Yuanzheng. He didn't remember the other words, but he remembered this sentence particularly clearly.

Liu Dekun came to Yiyang Palace and showed the news he had just received to Emperor Zhi of Shu.

"Your Majesty, this is the news sent back from the Wei Dynasty. Please review it."

After reading it, Emperor Zhi of Shu frowned.

"My son, the Great Wei has opened the iron box and defeated Canglan. Will it do something to Southern Shu?" The Shu Zhi Emperor was more worried about this.

Why did Chennian send Prince Chen to steal the iron box? Wasn't it because he was afraid that the war would spread to Southern Shu?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Nan Shu and Wei have signed a friendly agreement. Even if Wei destroys the entire Canglan, it will not attack Nan Shu."

"Are you so sure?" Emperor Zhi of Shu raised his eyebrows.

Is there any emperor in this world who doesn't want to unify the world?

The emperor of Wei was only in his forties. If he could unify the country during his lifetime, he would be an emperor of all ages in history.

Could he let go of such a great opportunity?

"Your Majesty, I don't think the Great Wei will destroy Canglan."

"Why?"

"Canglan is located in the north, with many mountains and deserts. There is not much edible food growing in those places. If it is included in the territory, it will be a burden.

Da Wei would not be stupid enough to add more burden to itself.

Why did Canglan want to conquer Wei a hundred years ago? Wasn't it because Wei was rich in resources and they wanted to occupy it and support the Canglan people?"

Liu Dekun's analysis is very thorough.

"What you said makes sense." Emperor Zhi of Shu agreed with this point of view.

"Your Majesty, I have an idea and would like to hear your opinion." Liu Dekun then stated the purpose of his visit.

"you say."

"I want to send troops."

"What?" Emperor Zhi of Shu was surprised.