Chu Fan nodded slightly after listening to what Eunuch Li said. After understanding the composition of the palace maids and eunuchs in the Wei Palace, Chu Fan couldn't help but sigh that the power of the Wei Palace was really strong.
However, at this moment, Chu Fan was filled with complex emotions. He finally understood why, when the Xiongnu army invaded Wei, the ministers in the court not only did not organize an army to resist, but instead were busy fighting for power in the court. The reason behind this behavior made him feel very sad.
It turned out that their lack of haste in resisting was partly due to their royal family. When he first crossed over, these people would rather argue in the court than think of ways to fight the Huns. It turned out that this was because the eunuchs and maids in the Wei palace were almost all highly skilled warriors, and most of the royal family members also possessed unique skills.
With such a powerful force, it would be a pipe dream for the Xiongnu army to capture Kaifeng. Therefore, they stayed in Kaifeng without worrying about the threat of foreign enemies. If the Xiongnu wanted to capture the capital of Wei, they would naturally have the royal family to resist, and they would not be able to withstand any threats.
After Chu Fan became a rank-1 warrior, Mu Xi and the other women revealed to him the secret rules of the world regarding warriors. However, this did not mean that warriors would just sit back and wait for death when faced with attacks from ordinary people.
Therefore, when the Huns invaded, they did not really intend to destroy the State of Wei. In fact, they just wanted to plunder the territory of Wei and seize some wealth and resources.
Now that Chu Fan understood the reasons behind this, he realized even more profoundly the despicable actions of those who had betrayed Wei. They only cared about their own selfish interests and had no regard for the welfare of the people. Fortunately, due to the events of Hedong Jiuzhou, a group of nobles and wealthy merchants who had been disloyal to Wei were eliminated.
As for why the nobles and wealthy merchants in Kaifeng City betrayed Wei and fled to other countries when the Hedong Kyushu region was devastated, the reason was simple. They feared that the imperial family and the court would force them to contribute their family's grain and silver to disaster relief. This fear led them to abandon their country and their responsibilities.
Furthermore, if someone started a rebellion at that time, it would not be safe even within the territory of Wei. After all, the royal family of Wei did not regard the throne as too important. As long as no one threatened their interests, they would rather maintain an aloof attitude and not interfere too much.
However, for those nobles and wealthy businessmen, they did not have enough power to protect their wealth and food, which put them in a state of extreme anxiety.
This is exactly why those who had betrayed Wei in Kaifeng were not afraid of foreign invasion, but were extremely worried about the possible unrest within Wei. They were not afraid of foreign enemies, but the chaos that might be caused by their own people, which could directly threaten their own interests and security.
Chu Fan continued to question Eunuch Li with great interest, "Little Li, can you explain to me in detail the origin of the Wei Kingdom? I found that the royal family members of the Wei Kingdom, as well as the eunuchs and maids in the palace, seemed to be different from what I knew in the past.
After all, I've never heard of a country where palace maids and eunuchs are allowed to learn martial arts. You know, eunuchs and palace maids are close ministers to the emperor. If they wanted to assassinate the emperor, they would have a very high chance of success."
Eunuch Li nodded slightly and began to explain in detail, "Your Majesty, perhaps because you lack a talent for martial arts, you haven't paid much attention to this matter before. In fact, hundreds of years ago, our Wei Kingdom was a sect with far-reaching influence in the martial arts world.
At that time, the country was still known as the Wu Kingdom. Unfortunately, the then-emperor of Wu became interested in a female disciple from our sect who had come out to train. He forcibly took her into his harem, regardless of her wishes. Not long after, she mysteriously died in the palace.
In order to avenge her, and because warriors above the fifth rank were not allowed to interfere in the kingdoms of ordinary people, the then-head of the sect, now the ancestor of the Chu family, decided to disband the sect. He then established a resistance force within the Wu Kingdom.
Due to the tyranny of the Wu Kingdom, the people responded one after another and eventually succeeded in overthrowing the Wu Kingdom and establishing a new country - the Wei Kingdom. The initial court ministers of the Wei Kingdom were the disciples of the sect who followed the Chu family in the uprising.
From that time on, the Wei royal family established the country through military force, and eunuchs and palace maids also learned martial arts to protect the imperial power. This tradition continues to this day.
After hearing this news, Chu Fan's heart suddenly became bright. He finally understood why he still couldn't find any trace of the Wu State after looking through countless maps. It turned out that this country had been destroyed.
This is indeed a regrettable thing, because if the Wu Kingdom still existed, then a wonderful battle could have broken out between the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu.
After Eunuch Li's explanation, Chu Fan gained a deeper understanding of Wei's history. He was also thankful for the new quest completion conditions that appeared on the system on his first anniversary. If the quest completion conditions had remained unchanged, no one in Wei would dare to rebel against him, and his return to Blue Star would have been hopeless.
Just as Chu Fan was lying in bed, chatting with Qiu Ya and other friends, racking his brains to think of how to protect the people of Wei from the stigma of invaders while successfully destroying the Wa Kingdom, a eunuch suddenly reported outside the palace gate: "Your Majesty, the Empress of the Canglan Empire is now outside the palace requesting an audience."
Chu Fan was momentarily confused. He hadn't expected a queen from another country to come visit him. He remembered that when Wei suffered a severe flood in the Hedong Kyushu region, no other country, except Shu, offered aid.
Chu Fan had always believed that Wei was an object of disdain and rejection by all nations. However, now that the Empress had come to visit him personally, he couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity and anticipation. Chu Fan was also eager to see what kind of person the Empress of other nations was like and what kind of news she would bring.
Chu Fan gestured to Eunuch Li, who immediately said, "Come in and answer."
Chu Fan spoke with a slightly curious tone, inquiring at the eunuch standing before him, "You said that a female emperor came to visit me? Can you tell me which female emperor it was? Is her name Liu Ruyan? And what is she doing in Wei?"
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