Chapter 426 The Emperor's Actions
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
"Why don't you guys talk? You're usually so capable, right? Why are you all so dumb now?"
The emperor's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at his ministers with a sinister look. He had lost Mingzhou and Jiaozhou one after another, and was about to lose Lizhou. He had to summon all the ministers to discuss countermeasures. But looking at his ministers, they were as quiet as quails, not to mention giving him advice, they were even reluctant to say a few words. At this time, he also felt a little regretful that he should not have suppressed the military generals so much that now there was not even a man who could really fight. However, he would not admit his mistake, and only hated that he had not been more ruthless at the beginning. If he had killed Wei Chengyi directly, things would not have turned out like this.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my presumptuous behavior. Is it really you who ordered the assassination of the old prince and his men?"
"presumptuous!"
"bump!"
One of the officials, about forty years old, stood up and bowed to ask. The emperor was immediately furious and slammed the dragon table with a slap. The official was so scared that he knelt on the ground, but for the sake of his life, he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Let me finish what I want to say. Wei Chengyi rebelled in the name of revenge for the old prince and his men. If we can prove that the old prince and his men's deaths had nothing to do with you, they will no longer be justified. Then we will send envoys to tell Wei Chengyi that you were deceived into sending troops to suppress them. To make amends to them, you will not only pardon them, but also restore their titles. If they still want to maintain their reputation, even if they will not retreat to Chenzhou, at least they will not continue to attack more prefectures."
The reason he'd previously questioned the Emperor about the assassination of the old prince and his men was to find out if Wei Chengyi and his men truly possessed solid evidence. Now, they were betting on his lack of evidence, and they valued their reputations. Ultimately, the Emperor had been responsible for this. If he hadn't suddenly dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion, how could Wei Chengyi have rebelled so suddenly? How could the Wei family's affairs have become so public? Rebels everywhere wouldn't have risen up in rebellion. Without the Emperor's visits to the people, they likely wouldn't have known about it. Now, his reputation, that of the imperial family, and indeed the entire court, was in tatters. If no action was taken, the entire dynasty would be doomed.
"You mean to ask me to admit my mistake to Wei Chengyi and the others?"
After a long silence, the emperor stared at him sinisterly. He was the emperor of Tianqi Kingdom, how could he admit his mistake to a traitor?
"No, Your Majesty, we are just temporarily appeasing Wei Chengyi..."
"Someone come!"
The official was stunned and tried to explain himself, but the emperor didn't give him another chance. He called out to the imperial guards waiting outside and said, "Drag him out and chop him off!"
"yes!"
"No, Your Majesty, this humble minister is doing this for you, for the entire Tianqi Kingdom, Your Majesty..."
The imperial guards bowed their heads and accepted the order, then carried him up without a word. After coming to his senses, the official struggled and screamed desperately, but all he got in return was the emperor's cold eyes and the indifference of the court officials.
When he was completely dragged out, his heart turned cold. If possible, he also wanted to point at his nose and curse the dog emperor like the common people did, but he couldn't, otherwise his family would be implicated. He could only sneer in his heart, this country is finished, he will be waiting for them in the underworld!
The imperial court still did not send reinforcements, and the Lizhou garrison was unable to stop the Wei family army led by Wei Chengyi and his men. In just half a month, they successfully captured the entire Lizhou. At the same time, Wei Chengyi received news from the imperial city. Not long ago, the emperor issued an edict, ordering Chu Liang to lead 100,000 Eastern Border troops to Hongzhou to stop them. The imperial edict was already on the way to Yuzhou.
When Shen Xiangwan found out, he just curled his lips. The dog emperor only knew how to play tricks like this. At this time, did he think his imperial edict would still be as useful as before?
In late October, Chu Liang received the emperor's edict, and the Eastern Border Army began to mobilize troops that day. The next day, Chu Liang personally led an army of 200,000 to capture Yuzhou at lightning speed, and then quickly conquered Pangzhou. When the news was passed back to the imperial city, the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood again. The ministers in the court had already vaguely realized that the Li royal family's kingdom might really be lost.
But when Shen Xiangwan and the others received the news, they laughed so hard that they fell over. The Dog Emperor had once again shot himself in the foot and wanted to see the brother and sister kill each other. They could only say that he was overthinking it.
After simply arranging Lizhou, in the dead of winter, the Wei family army advanced again and captured Hongzhou before the New Year. This year was not as cold as last year, but the people's lives were still not easy. Hongzhou had also suffered a great disaster in the past two years. In order to let the people have something to eat during the New Year, Shen Xiangwan took out a large amount of food from the space, which were all the harvests she had planted in the space one after another.
"Second Master, look who's here?"
The Chinese New Year was approaching. Shen Xiangwan and his wife were going to return to Hongzhou and check on the conditions in Mingzhou, Jiaozhou and Lizhou. They did not plan to go back to Chenzhou for the New Year. They were currently staying in the Hongzhou government office. On this day, Qingying came into the back office shouting. The couple, who had just finished feeding their children goat milk and were about to continue handling official business, looked in the direction of the voice and their eyes suddenly fixed.
“Woof woof woof!”
“Ahhh…”
"Aunt!"
The next second, before they could react, a wolf and a dog rushed over, followed by their cubs whooshed a lot bigger.
"Anger, why are you here?"
Coming back to his senses, Shen Xiangwan quickly squatted down to catch him, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Zhao Yuping's mother and daughter and Ji Shaohan's family of three who came behind.
"Aunt, I miss you so much!"
Hugging her neck, the little cub said excitedly, "Grandma and the others said that since you don't have time to go back for the New Year, we're here to spend the New Year with you. Are you happy?"
"Happy, so happy!"
Shen Xiangwan was excited for a moment, hugged the little cub and kissed him fiercely. Seeing a wolf and a dog coming to join in the fun, she freed her hands and rubbed their heads: "Stop making trouble, let me get up first."
“Woof woof woof!”
“Ahhh…”
The wolf and dog that were nearly lying on top of her obediently moved aside. Shen Xiangwan pulled down the child's hand and stood up: "Yuanyue, go get Ruyan back. Mother, Master, Master's wife, why didn't you tell us you were coming? We could have sent someone to pick you up."
Ever since following Shen Xiangwan and the others to the military camp, Yue Ruyan has taken over the logistics and other tasks, so she is also very busy.
"That's to give you a surprise."
Yuan Yue bowed and retreated. Zhao Yuping and Yun Mengyi stepped forward and said with a smile that they hadn't planned to come at first. Hadn't the Yan family and the generals' families been complaining yesterday that they wouldn't be going back for the New Year? After a brief discussion, they brought the children to Hongzhou. Fortunately, they now had an off-road vehicle, which was fast and not bumpy at all, and they arrived in just a few hours.
[End of this chapter]
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