Chapter 335 I am the Emperor!
Yun Zhao was taken to the capital, and Chen Kang even prepared a carriage for her so that she could take the wild animals he raised with her.
Yun Zhao, however, only kept Xiao Hua by his side.
"Didn't you keep a lot of wild animals?"
Chen Kang asked.
"How many I raise is none of your business."
Yun Zhao stroked Xiao Hua's head, smiling nonchalantly.
She was clearly only a six or seven-year-old child, but the mocking smile on her face made Chen Kang feel as if his chest was blocked.
"I hope that when we return to the capital, the princess can behave like this in front of His Majesty."
After saying that, he turned and left.
late at night.
Yun Zhao took out paper and pen from his spatial storage and wrote a letter.
Xiao Ying fluttered her wings and landed in front of Yun Zhao's window.
"Thank you for your trouble. Please go to Fengyun City."
Yun Zhao fed Xiao Ying a fruit. After Xiao Ying finished pecking at the fruit, she rubbed her palm against Yun Zhao's hand before flying away.
Yunxuan and the others took a detour to Fengyun City.
Fearing their whereabouts would be exposed, all the wild animals, except for Scarface, hid in the mountains.
The Li family gambling house hid them in a carriage and used it as a means of transporting supplies into the Fengyun City Beast Garden.
Last year, Yun Zhao visited the animal park, bringing some small animals and adopting some wild animals.
Hujiabao had cleared a large hillside to imprison wild animals, which Yun Zhao then transformed into a wildlife paradise.
They can run freely here, climb trees or go inside when they are tired, and have access to mountain streams when they are thirsty.
Yun Zhao used maritime trade to pretend that the spatial fruit trees were brought from foreign lands.
On the other side of the animal park, space fruit trees were planted and occasionally fed to the wild animals.
This also makes them more intelligent and more humane than ordinary wild animals.
The Li family gambling den transported supplies to the animal park, and Yunxuan and the others followed the supplies and safely entered the animal park.
When Xiao Ying delivered the letter, they had just settled down in Fengyun City.
Li Meng hurriedly took the letter up the mountain and handed it to Yunxuan.
"Master Yun, something has happened to the young master!"
"What?"
Yunxuan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly took the letter.
"What's wrong with Zhao Zhao?"
Seeing his brother-in-law's solemn expression, Xu Yinan quickly asked.
"The emperor has taken Zhaozhao to the capital, and she has already passed through Jiangnan."
Xu Yinan suddenly stood up, his face turning extremely ugly.
"What is the Emperor trying to do? Is he not even going to spare such a young child as Zhaozhao? Or is he trying to use Zhaozhao to threaten you?"
Yunxuan shook his head.
"The emperor probably wants to use Zhaozhao's ability to control beasts; something big has probably happened in the capital."
"He wanted to use the Yue King case to kill two birds with one stone, but he didn't expect the Empress to leak the news. But what can Zhaozhao do to help him?"
Wei Mingde thought for a long time, and the only possibility was that it was something related to animals.
For example, finding someone.
In some ways, wild animals find people more easily than humans.
Moreover, the other party could not have guessed that someone could use the scent of wild animals to find people.
When hiding, one cannot wash, and the body odor will be even stronger.
"Could it be that General Zhenyuan has run away?"
General Zhenyuan is cautious in his actions. If he suspects something is wrong, he might pretend something has happened and hide it.
They either wait for definite news to arrive, or pretend nothing has happened and start making a move, or they rebel directly.
The emperor naturally wouldn't let him hide it like that.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhenbang became furious.
"Yan Bei has always been cunning. If he does this, what if Yan Bei breaks off relations?"
What should we do if we attack the Great Zhou? Also, why doesn't Your Majesty take this opportunity to seize control of the northern border?
“The Northern Army is different from the Southwestern Army. Without a capable general, it may not be able to control the Northern Army.”
Although Yunxuan was not a military general, he was very knowledgeable about the officials in the imperial court.
In recent years, corruption has become rampant, and His Majesty has been intentionally suppressing military officers, resulting in a severe shortage of capable and trustworthy military officers in the court.
Unless, the General of the State is transferred back to the northern border.
Otherwise, at this critical juncture, it would be difficult for anyone to successfully take over the Northern Army while General Zhenyuan is missing.
If things go wrong, it might push the other side too far and lead to a rebellion, which would be a huge loss.
Yun Qi coveted power, but he also genuinely wanted to be a good emperor.
Unfortunately, I had the will but not the ability.
Thinking of this, Yunxuan and Wei Mingde subconsciously looked at Xu Zhenbang.
"I tried to send a letter to my mentor to see if it could be received in the capital."
The capital city.
Yan Shuqin was present at the residence.
"The Empress has been ill for nearly half a month, yet the Qi family shows no concern whatsoever. Has something happened?"
The retainer was somewhat worried.
Before Yan Shuqin could say anything, someone rushed in from outside.
"Sir, urgent news from Lingnan!"
Upon receiving the two letters, Yan Shuqin's heart sank.
After reading the letter, Yan Shuqin's temples throbbed.
The case of the King of Loulan actually involves Prince Qi, His Majesty, and the Qi family?
"Quickly send someone to investigate where Chen Kang, the commander of the Imperial Guards, has been lately, and where he is now!"
Yan Shuqin burned the letter and immediately gave the order.
Just then, an arrow struck the door of the Yan residence!
A letter was attached to the arrow.
[Chen Kangzheng is heading to Qingbeiguan.]
"Just as Yunxuan guessed, the Imperial Guards took Yun Zhao directly to the Northern Border."
Yan Shuqin's expression darkened slightly as he made his decision.
"Write a letter to people near Qingbeiguan and ask them to keep an eye out for Yun Zhao and find a way to contact her. Make sure she is safe!"
After saying that, he packed his things, changed into his court robes, and went inside.
The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, Grand Tutor Yan requests an audience."
Yun Qi paused in his work of correcting the memorials, without even looking up.
"Announce."
Yun Qi came in from outside. Looking at the mountain of memorials piled up by Yun Qi, he lowered his gaze.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty."
"Why has Grand Tutor Yan come to my residence?"
"I have come here today because I am concerned about the situation in the north. I wonder if Your Majesty has made a decision?"
Previously, Yan Shuqin had proposed transferring Xu Zhenbang to the northern border to take over the northern army.
Yunqi was just worried, feeling that Xu Zhenbang was out of control.
Now that General Zhenyuan has disappeared, Xu Zhenbang is probably the only capable and prestigious general left in the court.
"We'll discuss this later..."
"Your Majesty! Yanbei is eyeing Qingbei Pass covetously. If something really happens, it will be too late to recall General Xu!"
"Your Majesty, General Xu is simply straightforward and only knows how to lead troops into battle."
But he was utterly loyal to our dynasty, with no disloyalty whatsoever, and besides, he was already quite old.
"If I could help His Majesty recover and train the Northern Army before retiring to my hometown, why wouldn't I do it?"
To put it bluntly, veteran officials like Xu Zhenbang are more than capable of retraining soldiers in the northern border.
But if he wants to establish his own power and rebel in the north, at his age, he probably won't be able to fight the court for more than a few years before his body can't take it anymore.
Yun Qi remained silent for a moment, then looked up at Yan Shuqin in front of him.
His concerns extended beyond Xu Zhenbang.
Xu Zhenbang is Yunxuan's father-in-law.
If his identity is exposed, Xu Zhenbang will definitely help Yunxuan usurp the throne.
He can't let that happen!
"Grand Tutor Yan, you may step down. I need to consider this matter further. Remember, I am the Emperor, and I have my own considerations. Do you understand?"
Yan Shuqin frowned slightly, but ultimately withdrew.
Upon returning to the Yan residence, Yan Shuqin immediately issued an order.
"Go and check if Prince Qi had any descendants!"
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