Mo's father collected all the letters he received, waiting to deal with those people later.
Seeing that Mo's father didn't move, they moved.
The remaining three parties formed an alliance and headed towards the capital.
The emperor ignored this and sent Mo Fu to stop the two sides.
The remaining side led their men to besiege the capital.
Wang Ze and Mo Yan stood together on the city wall, looking at the people opposite them.
"Sister, what do you think they're trying to do? They keep talking about purging the emperor from corrupt officials, yet they're committing treason. Aren't they afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
"Do you know why they bombed? It's because your father wanted to reduce their power. They were originally local tyrants who could do whatever they wanted in their own fiefdoms."
But things are different now. Their power has been taken away; they are no longer local tyrants. Naturally, they want to find a way to change everything. Unable to find a reason, they claim there are wicked concubines who bring ruin to the country. It's clearly their greed, yet they try to find a high-sounding excuse, just to deceive themselves. It's quite laughable.
They know perfectly well what kind of people they are, but they need a reason to deceive the world.
"Even if your father didn't have that concubine, they would still find other reasons."
The people are suffering too much these days. The land belongs to others, and taxes are levied layer upon layer. They don't care about the lives of the people; all they want is money, and they claim it's the emperor's order.
"Fifteenth Prince, do you know why I insist on holding a martial arts contest to choose a husband?"
Wang Ze looked into the distance, towards the direction of Yuncheng, "My sister wants everyone to see what Yuncheng looks like now!"
Yuncheng used to be no different from other places, but now it's different. The people there live in peace and prosperity, and because of the sister's martial arts contest to find a husband, everyone is living a better life.
Now the land belongs to the people, and they work hard and have opened up trade with other countries, making it the richest border city.
My sister wants the whole world to see what Yuncheng looks like!
Wang Ze saw a different version of himself in his sister Wang Xin's letter, a version he had always longed for.
He hoped that other cities could be like this, and that he could become a wise ruler in the future, allowing the people to live in peace and prosperity. "Sister, Father didn't actually do anything wrong. It's just that those princes were unwilling to let go of their scheming, and those aristocratic families had enjoyed their power for too long and were unwilling to give it up."
To achieve all this, the only way is to act decisively and swiftly, which may cause some damage, but only in this way can everything be completely changed.
"So, Yuncheng became the precedent, and that's how I came here."
Wang Ze hopes that you will truly become a wise ruler in the future, and I will become the next young general to protect Yun City. Let's work together to build the nation we envision, what do you say?
Wang Ze nodded solemnly, "Okay!"
"Sis, do you have someone you love?" Wang Ze suddenly asked, a little curious, worried that his sister might also be love-struck.
"Yes, the country behind me is the place my heart loves."
"I am the same."
...
The princes on the other side stormed into the capital, only to find that everyone in the capital had vanished.
Although they were a little confused, they needed to get into the palace as soon as possible.
When they went inside, they found that the Imperial Guards were also gone.
Mo Yan was holding a long spear and waiting for them.
Behind Mo Yan was a female army.
On the city wall, the Imperial Guards held swords.
The person who arrived was Prince Ning. Upon seeing Mo Yan, he burst into laughter, "It seems the emperor really has no one left, otherwise why would he send a woman?"
At this moment, the second prince ran out and went to Prince Ning's side.
It turns out that the reason Prince Ning was able to enter was because of the Second Prince.
The emperor came out with a dark face, and was furious at the sight of the second prince.
"You're really something, helping outsiders come to the palace."
The emperor didn't know whether to laugh or not. Was he really that negligent as a father?
He seemed nice to them on the surface, didn't he? Back then, when they bullied Wang Ze to toughen him up, he didn't do anything about it, did he?
How could they do such a despicable thing now?
“Father, you only have that vixen in your heart. I can’t bear to watch you continue to be so absurd.”
"Your Majesty, I am doing this for the sake of the nation and its people!"
People say that her actions were entirely righteous; everything she did was for the people, not for selfish gain.
"Really? What will happen if you do this? Will you become emperor? Are you trying to kill your father?"
Have you ever considered that they're just using you as a tool, and would never actually let you get this position?
The second prince clearly didn't believe it. He had an agreement with Prince Ning. He looked at Prince Ning and said, "Uncle, tell Father about our agreement."
The next second, Prince Ning stabbed him in the body with his sword. "Second Prince, your father was right. You are really too stupid."
The second prince stared wide-eyed, dying with his eyes wide open.
The sword in Prince Ning's hand was still dripping blood. He smiled and looked at the emperor, "Brother, what do you think? Should you abdicate, or what?"
"Are you trying to become a traitor? Do you think the court officials will agree to that?"
"Of course they'll agree. If they don't, I'll just take them down one by one with this sword. In the end, they'll agree, won't they?"
His meaning was clear: if they disagreed, they had no choice but to die.
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