"Your Majesty, I thought you would never accept your fate!"
Shen Yuyao interrupted him and said seriously, "If the Crown Prince were still alive in the Great Xia Dynasty, the country would be strong and the people would be prosperous. There is no doubt about that! But now, the Crown Prince has suddenly passed away..."
Xia Yu handed Shen Yuyao a cup of hot tea and said, "Although the Crown Prince has passed away, my father will definitely appoint a new heir to the throne. I only hope that our Ning Wangfu family can be reunited and live in peace and happiness."
"Even if...even if I really have to become the 'Lonely King'!"
Shen Yuyao pursed her lips gently. "Then, according to Your Highness, who is the new crown prince that Father has in mind? The Prince of Qin? Or the Prince of Jin?"
"How can this king presume to guess the will of the Holy One?"
Xia Yu's expression changed slightly when he heard this. Seeing Shen Yuyao's serious expression, he consoled her, "It's just these brothers anyway."
"Your Highness, do you really want to watch Father hand over the throne to the Prince of Qin or the Prince of Jin?"
Xia Yu and Shen Yuyao both knew very well how the King of Qin and the King of Jin treated the people in their vassal states.
"Whether it's the Prince of Qin or the Prince of Jin, Yuyao, don't worry. I will definitely protect Prince Ning's mansion."
Xia Yu's voice became deeper and deeper.
"Your Highness, I know that you care about the world. Living in peace in a corner is definitely not your intention." Shen Yuyao raised her eyes and looked at Xia Yu firmly: "If one day, Your Highness is willing to disobey for the sake of the people of the world, I will follow you at the cost of my life."
Xia Yu looked at her quietly.
Shen Yuyao is no longer the love-brained girl who was reckless at the end of the world. Now, she is the one who cares about the people!
Xia Yu felt relieved, but also a little distressed.
"Yuyao, have you ever thought that if you fail, that would be the road of no return that your ex-husband pointed out?"
"Of course I know..."
Shen Yuyao talked a lot, about Xia Xiaoxian, about Xu Yunxuan, about the East Factory...
"Yuyao, we can't rush this matter. We have to find the right time." Xia Yu frowned. "I'm afraid my father won't be in a hurry to choose the heir to the throne. Let's wait and see."
Shen Yuyao wanted to say something else, but when she turned around and saw Xu Yunxuan winking at her, she was slightly stunned before she came to her senses.
Xia Yu has not been forced into a desperate situation at this time, and his thoughts and ideas are still not keeping up!
Shen Yuyao didn't say anything else out of the ordinary, but just chatted with Xia Yu about some family matters in Prince Ning's Mansion, the growth of the children, etc.
When the sky began to turn slightly white, Xia Yu went out.
Since he was the "lonely king" that the emperor had already designated, he had to rush to the foreign land of Yanjing without stopping after attending the funeral of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
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Midsummer, Ning Wang Mansion in Kyoto.
Early in the morning, Shen Yuyao's right eyelid started twitching.
Sure enough, when Xia Xiaoxian came in with the secret report from the East Factory, her face was serious.
"Mother, the Great Xia Dynasty's greatest injustice, the Lan Yu case, has occurred!"
Shen Yuyao's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Blue Rain?
That is Sister Chang’s maternal uncle, who made great contributions to the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty and swept across the former Yuan Dynasty, the "God of War" General Lan Yu!
Xia Xiaoxian walked up to Shen Yuyao, handed her the secret letter from the East Factory, and said, "Mother, the Emperor has begun to remove the obstacles."
Shen Yuyao's hands trembled slightly as she took out a thick stack of secret reports.
The secret report was written by Tang Wei himself.
The secret report stated that there was a craftsman named Zhang Rensun in the residence of General Lan Yu. For some unknown reason, he suddenly ran to the Dali Temple to complain and accused General Lan Yu of attempting a rebellion.
The craftsman in Lan Yu's mansion confessed that Lan Yu had ordered him to organize the creation of various military weapons so that he could use them for future rebellion.
Then, after a secret investigation by the guards of the East Factory, it was discovered that the craftsman's true identity was actually just a dyer in Lan Yu Mansion, and he had no skills in making weapons at all.
How could Lan Yu entrust such a person with the task of rebellion?
It's unbelievable.
Moreover, the guards of the East Factory also reported that the entire Lan Yu case was handled in secret.
Under the emperor's order, the person in charge of handling this case was the Minister of Personnel Zhan Hui.
When Zhan Hui was ordered to personally interrogate Lan Yu to find out if there were any accomplices, Lan Yu not only refused to plead guilty, but also said that if there was any accomplice, it must be Zhan Hui.
What was even more unexpected was that after hearing this, the emperor actually ordered the execution of Zhan Hui on the spot for treason.
You must know that the Minister of Personnel, as the head of the six ministries, has a very important position.
Then, such an important official in the court was easily executed without the emperor having any real evidence at all.
This made Shen Yuyao, who knew the emperor's temperament well, gasp.
It was obvious that the emperor was indeed going to start clearing away obstacles as Xia Xiaoxian had said.
If the position of the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty is to be secure, General Lan Yu must die!
Shen Yuyao knew that, first of all, from the perspective of General Lan Yu himself, although he had outstanding military achievements, he was also known as the true "God of War" of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, he also made two serious mistakes. One was that he saw the beauty of the former Yuan princess and openly broke into her tent at night. He ignored the princess's resistance and forcibly raped her, causing her to commit suicide out of shame and anger.
The emperor originally planned to use soft tactics to win over and persuade the remaining Yuan Dynasty forces to surrender, but Lan Yu's move further intensified the new and old hatreds between the two sides.
The emperor was furious.
And just after making the first mistake, Blue Rain made the second fatal mistake.
When Lan Yu was returning to the capital, he passed through Jiayu Pass. The defending general did not open the city gate immediately according to military orders, but asked for an inspection according to military regulations.
As a result, General Lan Yu actually ordered the army to use its artillery to directly bombard the city gate of the Great Xia Dynasty.
After the city gate was blasted open, Lan Yu led his troops into the city in a swaggering manner.
However, Blue Rain had acted so recklessly before, but it did not lead to any fatal disaster.
After the crown prince passed away, Lan Yu, the general originally reserved by the emperor for the crown prince, suddenly became a stumbling block on the road to the future new crown prince's ascension to the throne.
It also became the most destabilizing factor for the future of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Therefore, Lan Yu must die!
And he must die before the new crown prince is determined.
The emperor must clear away obstacles for the new crown prince, but he cannot bring hatred upon the new crown prince.
These were all within Shen Yuyao's expectations.
To her surprise, the Emperor actually issued an edict stating that the Lan Yu case was initially reported by the Black Dragon Guards to an official in Lan Yu's mansion, alleging that he intended to rebel. This was then followed by a massive investigation and trial by the Black Dragon Guards.
At this time, the Black Dragon Guards had already arrested tens of thousands of people!
It is indeed the best use of "the lonely king".
It is also equivalent to the emperor directly announcing to all civil and military officials that the position of the new crown prince will definitely not belong to Prince Ning!
General Lan Yu's rebellion case can be said to kill three birds with one stone!
At this time, it was less than three months since Xia Yu left Kyoto City.
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