Chapter 804 "Ming Ke" Reappears
What happened in the palace today finally frightened these pampered clan members. When they heard that King Hui was planning to continue making trouble, they all spoke out to dissuade him.
King Hui never expected that they would retreat so easily, and his face turned pale after hearing what they said.
"You are members of the royal family. Are you afraid of the Demon Queen? She is just relying on her magic words to deceive us. As long as we stick together, will she dare to kill us all?"
Someone whispered, "What if she really dares?"
"you!"
King Hui turned his head and glared at the man who had spoken. Seeing his evasive and fearful expression, he couldn't help but curse: "Spineless, useless thing!!"
The scolded Prince Cheng was also a little annoyed. He stiffened his neck and said, "You are quite capable. But when the Queen ordered the King of Ying to be caned in the palace, why didn't you say a word to defend him? I don't think you are that stubborn..."
"Bang--"
"Damn it!!!"
King Hui was furious. He slammed the table and stood up, wanting to beat Prince Cheng who was speaking.
Prince Cheng quickly stepped back and dodged. "Don't be angry, I just don't want to offend the Queen. Even Uncle Ji has fled, claiming illness, and the King of Ying is half dead."
"Few of those old foxes in the court dare to confront the Queen. With His Majesty's previous tactics, we don't know what other tricks he has in store before leaving the capital. If we really dare to cause trouble, I'm afraid we won't end well."
"Prince Cheng's Mansion has never been involved in government affairs, and His Majesty and the Queen have never treated me harshly. From now on, whoever wants to be the first to step forward can do so. I won't join my uncle in making trouble."
After Prince Cheng finished speaking, he saw that Prince Hui's face was red with anger and he looked like he was about to rush over and attack him.
He quickly bowed and said, "I'm leaving first," then turned around and left.
The other people in the room watched Prince Cheng leave, and their expressions kept changing.
They all felt that what Prince Cheng said made sense. Not to mention that Xiao Yan was a very cunning fellow. He dared to secretly leave the capital and lead his troops to Southern Qi, so there was no guarantee that he had no backup plan. Besides, even if he didn't, he would always come back to the capital. They had made trouble with others today. Unless Xiao Yan died in Southern Qi, he would not let them off easily after he returned to the capital in the future.
What's more, the Queen is not easy to deal with. If she dares to punish the King of England with a stick in public and end his life, who knows if she will be so cruel as to kill them directly.
By then, the queen will only lose some reputation, and add a bit of bad reputation to her reputation of betraying her clan, killing her loved ones, and instigating the emperor. But these people will lose their lives.
Who dares to gamble with his life?
"Uncle Hui Wang, I have some things to do in my mansion, so I'll take my leave now."
"Ah, I also remembered that I had an appointment yesterday and couldn't get out of it. I'll talk about the palace matters later."
"My wife's brother from her family is here, and I have to go back to see him."
The people in the room started to leave, each with their own excuses.
King Hui tried to persuade them to stay but failed, and could only watch them leave one by one. The people left and the house was left in a mess.
King Hui saw everyone running away, and angrily kicked the table leg beside him. After a loud "bang", the flesh on his face trembled. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Prepare the carriage, I want to leave the palace."
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In a quiet courtyard in the capital, in the dim night, two figures stood in front of a lotus pond and talked in low voices.
"The Emperor of Wei actually dared to leave the capital and lead his troops to Southern Qi."
"Is the news confirmed?"
"Yes, I've personally seen the battle report sent back to the capital from Southern Qi. Yin Bao led his troops to capture several cities in a row. The Southern Qi Emperor has already shown signs of surrender. Not only did Southern Qi proactively withdraw its troops, but they also sent the Third Prince of Southern Qi to negotiate peace. If the Emperor of Wei hadn't come in person, Southern Qi wouldn't have been defeated so quickly."
The man paused and said, "Also, along with the Southern Qi battle report, there was a secret letter from the spies at Munan Pass. It said that the Third Prince of Southern Qi had indeed appeared in the Wei camp and was treated very courteously by the Wei people."
The other man was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his throat was hoarse with anger:
"I was wondering why the situation in the northwest was so strange. With the strength of the Zhen'an Army and the Dragon Court Guard, and the fact that the Emperor of Wei had already begun preparing for a war with Beiling before he ascended the throne, even if the Imperial Master and his men launched a sudden attack, the Great Wei should not be completely defenseless."
"Yet they've suffered repeated defeats recently, with key generals being killed in battle one after another. Yet they're stubbornly defending Luoyan Pass and several border towns. They're clearly stalling the war, hoping to use small-scale defeats in the north as cover-up, waiting for the Wei Emperor to lead his troops north from Southern Qi."
"We must send a message to the Imperial Master immediately. We must capture Luoyan Pass at all costs. Otherwise, we will be in big trouble when the Emperor of Wei returns to support us."
The person who had spoken earlier said, "The Imperial Master needs to send a message, and the Wei Dynasty needs to find a way to make them cause chaos on their own."
"You mean?"
"Those aristocratic families of the Wei Dynasty."
The voice of the person who spoke was cold. "Emperor Wei had already had grudges against those aristocratic families before he seized the throne. After ascending the throne, he did his utmost to suppress them. Those aristocratic families had to sacrifice their lives to barely preserve their family property. However, most of them were also forced to leave the court by the Emperor of Wei. I don't believe they truly don't hate them."
The aristocratic families of the Wei Dynasty have been operating for a hundred years, and their struggles with imperial power have had their ups and downs. Either the imperial power has suppressed the aristocratic families, or the aristocratic families have suppressed the imperial power. What's even worse is that the two sides each hold half of the power in the court. But no matter when, the aristocratic families have never been suppressed to the point of being almost unable to breathe as they are now during the reign of the Emperor of Wei.
People from aristocratic families were so arrogant, but now they are forced to lower their heads and "make a living" under the Emperor of Wei, and they have to be on guard against being liquidated by the Emperor of Wei at all times.
He just didn't believe that those people didn't have any thoughts in their minds.
When the Emperor of Wei was in the capital, he was so domineering that the court officials from the aristocratic families dared not move, and they did not dare to take risks easily. But now that the Emperor of Wei is not in the capital, he even handed over important state affairs to the young queen who is only sixteen or seventeen years old. How could those people from the aristocratic families tolerate it?
If they had really behaved themselves, there wouldn't have been the incident of "forcing the emperor to abdicate" on the Dragon Terrace today.
The other person was a little moved when he heard this, but...
"Ming Ke, you are the most important hidden chess piece that the Imperial Master has left in the Great Wei. If you approach those people from the aristocratic families, I'm afraid your identity will be exposed."
Ming Ke laughed upon hearing this: "Don't worry, I've had some contact with those aristocratic families in the Great Wei Dynasty before, and I'm also familiar with the people in their mansions. Moreover..." He took a half step back, raised his eyes and raised his lips: "Do you think anyone can guess my identity?"
He had been hiding for many years, and even though the Wei Emperor's black-armored guards searched the entire capital, they could never find any trace of him.
The man next to him glanced at Mingke and couldn't help but laugh: "That's right, I was worrying too much."
This is the deepest trump card left by the national teacher in the Wei Dynasty, a spy that has been hidden for more than ten years.
Even if he stood openly in front of everyone, he would not arouse suspicion.
The man relaxed and said, "You proceed with the affairs of the noble family. I will help you secretly."
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