Chapter 713: Continue Northward
Wan Xingmo came out of the imperial study and left the city with great fanfare. At the same time, the emperor issued two imperial edicts. One was that Wan Quan would lead 150,000 troops to support Cangzhou Prefecture, and the other was that Wan Xingmo would lead 150,000 troops to Qingzhou Prefecture to block the enemy's retreat.
At this time, it was a house located in the imperial city.
"Master, the emperor was fooled. As soon as he heard about the unusual movement in Cangzhou, he sent out the newly appointed Wan Quan and Wan Xingmo. Our feint to the east and attack in the west really worked."
"Don't be careless. Wan Xingmo is so young and yet he has achieved the position of Marquis of Zhenbei. He has extraordinary intelligence. Send spies to investigate the situation immediately. Be careful of any fraud."
King Li is extremely cunning and difficult to deal with.
"As you command."
On the other side, Wan Xingmo, who had already arrived outside the city, gave orders to Yuwensong.
"Yuwen Song, lead 10,000 soldiers to Qingzhou. Just dig pits on the way. The number of pits must be the same as that of 150,000 troops. Don't let the spies find your tracks."
Yuwen Song instantly understood Wan Xingmo's intention, which was to confuse the other party.
"Understood. Don't worry, I will definitely not let the other party find any clues."
After Yuwensong led 10,000 troops away, Wan Xingmo instructed Ji Wenyu, Wan Yirou's husband and Wan Xingmo's brother-in-law.
"Wenyu, I will give you two thousand black armored guards. You will sneak into the palace secretly. The emperor's safety is in your hands."
"Yes, Lord, rest assured, the Emperor's safety is in my hands."
Wan Xingmo handed a black token to Ji Wenyu.
Only this black token can summon the Black Armor Guards.
For the remaining 140,000 troops, Wan Xingmo arranged 30,000 of them to enter the inner city of the imperial city from different city gates, all disguised as ordinary people. He also sent 50,000 troops to the outer city through the secret passage and scattered throughout the imperial city. The remaining 60,000 troops were on standby outside the gate of the imperial city.
Inside the palace.
"Your Majesty, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards wishes to see you."
The Emperor waved his hand, "Let him in."
In the imperial study, the deputy commander of the imperial guards walked in with a letter in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I discovered that the commander was colluding with the thieves, and now the commander has disappeared."
The emperor was furious and directly flipped the memorials on the desk and scattered them all over the floor.
"How dare you! Hand over the letter. I trusted him so much, but he actually dared to betray me. I will kill all his clans."
Liu Zhicheng quickly knelt down and said, "The emperor is happy or angry."
After reading the letter, the emperor handed it to Liu Zhicheng.
Liu Zhicheng took a few glances and found something wrong. This was not the commander's handwriting. He had seen the commander's handwriting before, and their Liu family had a long tradition of poetry and literature, and they had profound attainments in calligraphy. This letter... there was something wrong.
But Liu Zhicheng didn't know whether this letter was a test of the emperor or a real frame-up.
If it was a test of the emperor, then this fake would definitely be exposed. If it was a real frame-up, the method was too low-level and the content of the letter could not stand up to scrutiny.
Liu Zhicheng was thinking in his mind while reading the letter, and a layer of fine sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
But the fake emperor would definitely not be able to see the problem. After all, no matter how similar his appearance and movements were, he was still fake inside. Otherwise, why would he be asked to assist?
Liu Zhicheng was unable to remind the fake emperor of the other party's conspiracy, and his eyes fell on the eunuch standing beside him.
Liu Zhicheng came up with a plan.
He immediately handed the letter to his father-in-law.
"Your Majesty, this letter doesn't mean anything. Prince Li is making unusual moves in Cangzhou. Although it is far away from the palace, if someone frames the commander and deliberately lets the deputy commander find this letter, then if Your Majesty punishes the commander at this time, the Imperial Guards will be leaderless. Your Majesty's safety..."
After Liu Zhiping finished speaking, he secretly winked at his father-in-law.
The eunuch had been in the palace for so many years that he had become a shrewd person. As soon as he heard what Liu Zhicheng said, he knew that there must be something wrong with the letter, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a moment. But one thing he was clear about was that the emperor in front of him was a fake. Lord Liu's suggestion must have been sending a signal that there was something wrong with the deputy commander and the emperor could not reveal his tracks.
The eunuch slowly placed the letter on the imperial desk, then quickly picked up a cup of tea from the side and carefully placed it on the desk.
"Your Majesty, this is your favorite Junshan Yinhao. Please calm down first."
The emperor suddenly looked up at his eunuch, then quickly turned his gaze to the teacup.
"Junshan Yinhao" is a secret code. Wan Xingmo reminded everyone before he left. If the situation is urgent, a secret code must be left.
So the fake emperor understood as soon as he heard it that this was a trap.
He calmed down a lot and picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Deputy Commander, where is the Commander now?"
The deputy commander was a little panicked, but he quickly calmed down.
"Your Majesty, the commander is on duty."
"Capture the commander and put him in jail. Regardless of whether the letter is true or false, it is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go."
When Liu Zhicheng heard the fake emperor say this, he immediately pleaded, "Your Majesty, no, this letter clearly shows that someone wants to frame the commander in order to control the Imperial Guards."
"I have made up my mind. Don't say any more. Deputy Commander, go quickly. Don't let anyone escape."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Only after the deputy commander stepped down did Liu Zhicheng get up from the ground.
"Lord Liu, now it's up to you."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. We have arranged for someone to pick us up in the prison. Once the deputy commander brings the commander to the prison, he will be controlled by our people. We have already figured out the inside story of the Imperial Guards, and all the deputy commander's people will be disbanded one by one."
A small courtyard in the city.
"Master, all our men have entered the city and are lying in ambush outside the inner city. We are just waiting for your order to take action."
"Ten days later."
"clear."
Ten days later, both Wan Quan and Wan Xingmo had already led their troops far away, and it was too late to return for help.
Eight days later, the spies returned with their report.
"Master, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the General of the Cavalry did lead the army out of the capital. I followed them all the way and found that the tents and stoves they set up were all the number of 150,000 troops. There is no mistake."
"Okay, it seems that Wan Xing Mo is just so-so. Notify everyone to start the action at Chou time in two days."
"Yes, Master."
Ten days was more than enough time for Wan Xingmo. He secretly searched the capital city and finally found the lair of King Li.
At the hour of Chou on the tenth day, the imperial city was ablaze with flames and filled with shouts of fighting and killing, but it was silent in less than a quarter of an hour.
This was probably the fastest rebellion ended in the history of Da Qi.
The rebellion was over before the people even realized what was happening.
Even King Li was captured alive by Wan Xingmo and brought into the palace.
At this time, the palace was brightly lit. In the court, although the ministers who had been trapped for ten days looked a little sloppy, they were still in high spirits.
However, at this time, there were more than a dozen people kneeling in the middle of the hall. These were King Li's subordinates.
On the dragon throne sits the true supreme ruler.
"Uncle Wang, I didn't expect that you would have this day."
Although King Li was kneeling on the ground, his back was straight. He snorted coldly: "If you succeed, you will be the king. If you fail, you will be the bandit. I have nothing to say. You can kill me or chop me up, whatever you want."
"My dear uncle, how could I kill you? I want to show you how prosperous the world is under my leadership. You can live out your retirement in the clan residence. I am a wise ruler and will not kill you."
The emperor's words won praise from many civil officials. From now on, history books will surely have more highlights on the emperor of Da Qi.
However, Prince Li went mad after only a few months in the clan house and jumped into the lake to die. When the tragic news came out, the people cheered loudly.
A year later, news of unusual movements came from the Kingdom of Yue, and Wan Xingmo wrote a letter to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Wan Hao is the princess of Yue. I ask Your Majesty to make Wan Hao a princess and make Yue her fiefdom. The people of Yue only believe in Princess Wan Hao. Princess Wan Hao is the faith of the people of Yue. If Your Majesty spreads this news to Yue, I believe that Yue will never make any changes again."
The emperor actually knew Fubao's life experience a long time ago, but he didn't believe that there was such a thing as good fortune in the world.
However, he secretly sent people to the State of Yue to investigate, and found that the people of Yue were indeed very convinced of Fu Bao.
After the emperor pondered for a moment, he ordered someone to draft an edict, conferring the title of Princess Fuyun on Fubao and granting her the Kingdom of Yue. However, the emperor also appointed a husband for Fubao. The purpose was self-evident. Although Fubao's fief was the Kingdom of Yue, she had to stay in the capital.
Tong Yan and Wan Ersao almost fainted when they received the imperial edict.
This husband turned out to be the Marquis of Zhenbei. The two were sixteen years apart. Now Wan Xingmo was twenty-six years old, and Fubao was only ten. In another five years, when Fubao reached the age of marriage, Wan Xingmo would be thirty-one. This...
Tong Yan had a new idea. Should she ask her sister to replace the emperor of Da Qi?
Wan Wen, who had already passed the imperial examination and become the top scholar, felt mixed emotions when he heard that the emperor had arranged for Fu Bao to marry Wan Xingmo.
This is the emperor's open conspiracy. Only Wan Xingmo can suppress Fubao, no one else can.
The strange thing was that Wan Xingmo didn't object, and neither did Fu Bao.
Now the Wan family controls half of the medicinal materials and 70% of the cotton in the entire Da Qi. The emperor is afraid.
In addition, the Tong family can provide money to support an army of 300,000 to attack the Kingdom of Yue. The Tong family is also Fubao's maternal family. The emperor feels that the dragon throne under his butt is trembling and may change hands at any time. However, he only trusts Wan Xingmo. With his many years of friendship with Wan Xingmo, he knows that only by arranging Fubao in marriage to Wan Xingmo can he continue to sit on the dragon throne.
It must be said that although the emperor's move was risky, it was the right one.
Although Fubao does not have any romantic feelings for Wan Xingmo for the time being, she feels that Brother Mo will definitely not bully her, and will obey her in everything and support her in going out in public and practicing medicine.
In fact, the one who could not accept it the most was Zhao. She had finally waited for the emperor to grant her marriage, but the other party turned out to be a ten-year-old girl. She had to wait another five years, or maybe even longer. What if the other party was unwilling to get married so early, wouldn't she have to wait another seven or eight years?
In Fubao's princess's mansion.
"Sir, I heard that the land in the north is fertile. How about we go there for a few years?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Yanbing just smiled and said nothing.
Tong Yan has a lot of black lines on his head.
Wan Ersao looked at Fubao with some confusion.
Wan Lao Er and Wan Lao Tai didn't quite understand. They already had so much land, so why did they have to go to the north? Would the emperor agree?
"Sister, you didn't go there because you heard that Brother Mo was sent by the Emperor to guard the border in the north, did you?"
Wan Wen cleared up the Wan family’s doubts with just one sentence.
Fubao nodded generously.
"Yes, Brother Mo will be my husband in the future, is there a problem? And I did go to the north to farm. I heard that it is more suitable for growing medicinal herbs and there are many rare species there. Sir, are you only going to take care of the people in our western border and not the people in the north? I heard that the people in the north have it even harder."
Jia Yanbing knew that Fubao was trying to persuade him to take the lead, so he smiled helplessly.
"What Fubao said makes sense. Let's set off for the north. However, the old lady is already old, so it's better for her to stay in the capital and enjoy her life."
But Mrs. Wan disagreed.
"No, I have to go wherever my granddaughter goes. Our family has to be together wherever we go."
As Old Mrs. Wan spoke, she had already gone back to her room to pack her things.
Just then, Tong Rui walked in with a boy.
"Fubao, take your brother with you. He can help."
Fubao ran over with a smile on his face, and looking at the little boy who looked like an adult in front of him, he couldn't help but pinch his pretty face.
"Cousin, smile a little. It will be hard for you to find a wife if you continue like this."
"childish."
The boy rolled his eyes at Fubao, then looked up at Tongrui.
"Mother, I don't want to go with my cousin. I can help her manage the fiefdom."
Tong Rui was about to retort, but Fu Bao said happily: "That's great, thank you very much, cousin. I will give you 20% of the tax revenue in the future."
"Hmph, I don't care. I just like to kill time with this. Besides, it's just a fiefdom, not even one tenth of our business. It's boring."
Fubao hit the boy hard on the forehead.
"Be careful, you'll age quickly, like a little old man."
The boy just rubbed his forehead and walked away expressionlessly.
The next day, Fubao and his family set out on the journey north.
Although the weather is hot, it is nothing compared to the time of exile ten years ago. Those bitter memories have now become the history of the Wan family's rise to wealth.
"Fubao, it seems that the person in front is the Marquis of Zhenbei."
Wan Ersao saw a man standing not far ahead, standing out like a god, instantly taking away all the light between heaven and earth.
"It's been ten years, why does Mo'er still look the same? It's as if I just saw him ten years ago."
Tong Yan couldn't help but take a look.
I saw Wan Xingmo's face, his skin was as white as cold jade, and he showed his innate nobility.
"Humph, what's the point of having a young face? He's already in his twenties. This dog emperor is really calculating."
It was the first time that Tong Yan cursed someone, and his handsome face turned red with anger.
Fubao had already stuck his head out and waved at Wan Xingmo.
"Brother Mo!"
The Wan family members all covered their faces.
When Wan Xingmo saw Fubao's beautiful smile, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips. In an instant, the world lost its color, and the only thing in his eyes was the little girl who had been raised in his arms since childhood.
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