After Ji Yuan sent Qin Chulin back home, thinking about Wanwan's safety, he did not dare to rest for a moment and rushed into the palace to report.
Now she must finish what Wanwan asked her to do as soon as possible before she can come back from the Gu family.
After entering the palace, he was led into the imperial study by palace servants, where he saw the emperor with a gloomy face reading memorials.
Ji Yuan knelt down respectfully, and just as he finished the ceremony, the emperor angrily threw the memorial in his hand in front of him.
"Ji Qing returned to Lin'an with Ji Yunze. It was not easy to keep a close eye on them. How could he have the time to submit a memorial to impeach Prince Yongning?" The emperor said with dissatisfaction.
Ji Yuan picked up the memorial and took a look. It was the one that had just been submitted to the palace.
"Prince Yongning is colluding with Duke Rong?" Ji Yuan sighed, "How is this possible? Everyone knows that the Gu family and the Prince Yongning's Mansion are old enemies. How could they collude?"
"It seems both you and I have misjudged him." The emperor sighed with regret. "I heard that the northern invaders have sent 700,000 troops south. If the court cannot unite to resist the enemy at this critical juncture, I am afraid that Daye's empire will be destroyed in my hands."
"I do have a plan." Ji Yuan knew that this was the perfect time to persuade the emperor, so he immediately said, "Why not discuss with the Empress Dowager and have the Mu family army retreat to Xiling Pass to garrison and cultivate land? This would also give them room to ease tensions with the Yongning Palace."
Thinking of the Mu family army, the emperor sighed helplessly: "I really want to protect this army, but the Queen Mother has long regarded them as a thorn in her side. I am afraid that the Queen Mother will not agree."
"The current situation is critical. If we cannot persuade the Queen Mother and the Yongning Palace to make peace, Lin'an will surely face a catastrophe of collapse."
Ji Yuan pondered for a moment, then said with a stiff upper lip, "This old minister has another plan. I ask Your Majesty to abdicate and welcome the Queen Mother as Emperor. This way, the whole court will be united."
"Ji Yuan, what nonsense are you talking about?" The emperor said angrily, "You want me to hand over the empire that the Fu family has built to a woman. How can I face my ancestors?"
Walking up to Ji Yuan with a sullen face, the emperor fiercely kicked him to the ground and said, "Is this the Prime Minister whom I personally fostered?"
"Your Majesty, I, this old minister, have resorted to this unwise strategy precisely for the sake of the everlasting stability of the Great Ye Dynasty."
Ji Yuan said earnestly, "As long as Your Majesty is willing to abdicate and then make peace with the northern bandits, you can stabilize the situation first. Then Your Majesty will still have a chance to return to power. It's not a bad thing for Your Majesty to give in now. If you wait until the Gu family's relatives force Your Majesty to abdicate, I'm afraid it will be too late to save the situation."
The emperor's eyes were filled with resentment as he staggered and paced slowly, "Things have come to this point. Inviting Prince Yongning to Lin'an will only make the Gu family more jealous of me."
As the emperor pondered the issue of marriage alliance, a thought suddenly occurred to him: "A marriage alliance could indeed temporarily ease the conflict with the northern invaders, but Prince Yan was demoted, and Prince Qi's two older daughters were both executed. Where are the royal family daughters of the right age?"
Ji Yuan kowtowed and said, "This old minister is willing to share your majesty's worries. Your eldest daughter has been canonized by your majesty and is deeply loved by your majesty. This old minister is willing to send Princess Tongyang to the northern border for marriage."
"Are you talking about your daughter Wanwan?" The emperor sighed, "You old man are truly cruel. After all, she is your eldest daughter. How could you be willing to send her to the northern border?"
"Your Majesty, I was forced to act this way because I wanted to keep my daughter by my side." Looking up at the emperor, Ji Yuan answered truthfully, "I dare not lie to your Majesty. It was my daughter who volunteered to go to the northern border."
The emperor immediately became interested, helped him up, and asked with great interest: "Ji Qing, what are you up to? Tell me the truth quickly."
Ji Yuan smiled and said, "I know Your Majesty is determined to reclaim the northern border. If our Great Ye Dynasty is united, we can fight against the northern invaders. However, the time is not yet ripe. If we can implement the policy of marriage and actively show weakness to the northern invaders, we can buy some time. Once the internal troubles are resolved, Your Majesty can then devote all his strength to the northern expedition."
Thinking of his daughter's plan, he continued, "Your Majesty, think carefully. If you can voluntarily abdicate and protect yourself, there will be people in Lin'an City who will prevent the Queen Mother from attending court. If a mutiny is provoked, Your Majesty can issue an imperial decree to order Prince Yongning to come to the capital to defend the king. In this way, when Your Majesty returns to court, you will be able to completely take control of the government."
"Prince Yongning is coming to the capital to support the emperor?" The emperor fell silent immediately.
Although he was still being held hostage, compared to that, he would rather let Fu Mingchi take control of Lin'an.
With this man's talent and skills, he will surely be able to realize his lifelong dream and consolidate the Fu family's empire again.
After pondering for a moment, the emperor bit his finger, wrote a blood edict and handed it to Ji Yuan.
"I am willing to follow Mr. Ji's advice and abdicate." The emperor said with a firm look, "I hope Mr. Ji will deliver this blood edict to Prince Yongning."
After saying this, he led his personal eunuch straight to the Cining Palace.
Watching the emperor walk out of the imperial study, Ji Yuan was already in tears holding the blood edict.
"Your Majesty, I will live up to your trust and will help Your Majesty clear the world as soon as possible."
After putting away the blood edict, Ji Yuan walked out of the imperial study, looked at the azure sky, and said secretly, "Wanwan, you must wait for father to take you back home."
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Inside the Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Gu leaned against the couch, staring blankly at a secret letter in her hand with a lazy look on her face.
After a moment, she suddenly looked up at Zhou Fuhai and asked in confusion, "Zhou Fuhai, tell me what Princess Qining's intentions are. Why would she advise Princess Tongyang to go to the northern border for marriage?"
Zhou Fuhai smiled faintly, "It's not hard to guess what Princess Qining is thinking. I've heard she has an only daughter who deeply admires Prince Yongning. How could she allow the cousin from the Duke of Rong's mansion to usurp their throne?"
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