Chapter 697: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 144
Ji Yunhuan gave birth to another son.
Her children are all very smart. The crown prince has a photographic memory since he was a child, the second princess likes to wield swords and guns, and the third prince is proficient in both civil and military affairs and has a calm temperament since childhood.
The prince studied with teachers in the palace for several years, but studying alone could no longer satisfy his curiosity, so he hid his identity and was admitted to Lushan Academy at a young age.
Among a group of students who were much older than him, the prince still managed to thrive. He saw more people and things, and also saw the sufferings and various aspects of the world.
The second princess is determined to carry forward Jianxiao Villa, and her biggest dream is to venture into the world after she reaches the age of 15! She is still too young, and her father and mother won't let her go out, so she can only pester Grandpa Wu to tell her stories, and she never gets tired of listening to them.
The third prince knew that he would inherit the Duke's Mansion. This was his mother's wish, and he was happy about it.
The three children were all very hardworking and motivated, so Ji Yunhuan was particularly worry-free. She quickly used up the last Qianjin Pill and gave birth to the fourth princess.
The fourth princess has been lazy since she was a child. She would never sit if she could lie down, and would never stand if she could sit. She found practicing martial arts tiring and studying boring, so she just liked to play. The more bizarre and strange things were, the more she liked them.
When the fourth princess acted coquettishly, everyone surrendered. The great-grandmother and the two grandmothers called her their darlings and were reluctant to say a harsh word.
Yuwen Yi was eager to collect all the toys in the world for the Fourth Princess. He put one room in it for wooden toys, another room for iron toys, another room for sea swimming, and another room for running on the land. The entire palace was filled with the Fourth Princess' toys.
Seeing that the Fourth Princess was developing into a dandy, Ji Yunhuan had no choice but to play the villain. He grabbed the Fourth Princess's ears and lifted her up from the bed, saying with a stern face:
"The sun is shining on your butt, and you're still sleeping! Have you finished your homework yesterday? Do you believe I'll spank you? I gave birth to all of them. I never had to supervise the first three, but you're not a three-year-old anymore. You can't do anything. What future can you have?"
Yu Wen Yue yawned and said with tears in his eyes, "It hurts! Mother, please spare me. I just dreamed of an iron bird flying in the sky. How interesting."
Even though he knew Yu Wen Yue was acting, Ji Yunhuan still let go.
Yu Wen Yue touched his ear and said confidently: "Dad is the emperor, mother is the Grand Marshal, eldest brother is the prince, second sister will be the owner of the manor, and third brother will be the Duke. You are all so promising, so can't you let me be a waste?"
"My eldest brother promised to support me for the rest of my life, my second sister also promised to take me around the world, and my third brother promised to buy me toys for the rest of my life. If the sky falls, they will hold it up. I will just be content to be a useless little thing."
Ji Yunhuan was speechless. Everyone has their own destiny. Although her children were all destined to be children, Yue'er might be born to enjoy a good life. It didn't mean that the child of destiny must achieve something great in his career.
Many years later, the world has changed, all achievements have returned to dust, leaving only a few brief records in history books.
Historians of later generations called Princess Yue a great inventor who was ahead of her time. She improved the loom, created a seismometer, and sharpened a telescope, and recorded the astrology for later generations.
The manuscripts left by Princess Yue became important materials for research by later generations, like a guiding star in the dark night. Those fantastic ideas gradually became reality. It is hard to imagine that someone could conceive of such a sophisticated instrument thousands of years ago.
In the 18th year of Guangxi, King Yaliji of Wujin died and there was civil strife in the country. The voices in favor of war still existed in Wujin. In order to increase his chances of seizing the throne and gain more support from the nobles, the third prince attacked Yueze City at night, burned, killed and looted, and finally deployed his troops outside Jiayuguan.
When the news reached the capital, the entire court was shocked. After so many years of peace, everyone had long been accustomed to the status quo, and the court officials advocated continuing peace talks.
"The Wujin people cannot break into Jiayu Pass. They will be exhausted after a few days of siege. In the end, they will have to submit a letter to negotiate peace. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Yuwen Yi, however, tried his best to fight!
"There are wailings everywhere in Yueze, and countless people have died and been injured. Are they not the people of Chen? Did the soldiers stationed in Yueze die in vain? Since there are no natural defenses in the area, we should continue to fight northwards and go deep into the heart of Wujin. This time, I will not give them the opportunity to covet Chen!"
The people of Yueze account for 70% of the Chen people and 30% of the Wujin people. Most of them are slaves from Wujin. They settled in Yueze because they had no other choice. This time, the third prince attacked Yueze City and treated everyone equally. Whenever he encountered resistance, he would kill and burn them.
This move has already lost the support of the people.
The Chen State had a rich treasury and a strong army. Ji Yunhuan was appointed commander-in-chief of the army and immediately led his troops to war.
Yuwen Yi also wanted to lead the army in person, and no one could stop him.
"The Crown Prince is not young anymore, it's time for him to learn how to govern the country. Huan'er, once we win this battle, my wish for many years will be fulfilled. The country will be stable, and I will only be with you from now on."
The second princess and the third prince accompanied them, as they also wanted to see the scenery of the northern border.
The fourth princess refused to move. She didn't want to go to the north to eat sand.
The army arrived at Jiayuguan, together with the garrison in the north, a total of 300,000 troops. People from all walks of life also gathered at Jiayuguan and came to help spontaneously.
Tianji Pavilion sent a batch of siege vehicles, which were more sturdy than those built by the Ministry of War. The flints that came out could cause a series of explosions, making them a powerful weapon for siege.
Liu Xuer finally saw Ji Yunhuan and started crying with blinking eyes. She is now the head of one of the twelve halls of Tianji Pavilion and her husband is also from Tianji Pavilion. She has seen Ji Yunhuan only a few times in these years and she missed him very much.
The battle lasted for three months and the main force of the Wujin Kingdom was destroyed. All the confiscated property was returned to the people of Yueze. Unfortunately, the dead could never come back.
The army returned victoriously, and the crown prince led all the civil and military officials to welcome the emperor and empress back to the palace.
The emperor and empress wore armor and rode their horses through the long street, accepting the kneeling worship of the people and officials, and finally entered the palace through the Zi Yang Gate.
The palace gates closed, and the prince's pretended respect and joy disappeared without a trace. He stared at the man and woman in front of him, gritting his teeth and said:
"Aunt Liu, Uncle Kun, you two can't hide it from me! Where are my father and mother? Where did they go? We agreed that they would only be regents for three months, and they would be back after three months. Where are they?"
Liu Xuer took off the human skin mask and touched her nose awkwardly, "That... well... I have no choice. My master keeps talking about the queen every day, saying that he will not be able to close his eyes even if he dies without seeing his goddaughter again."
"The Queen is going to the Tianji Pavilion, and the Emperor will naturally follow her. They left a letter for you, asking you to remain as regent for another three months."
The prince took several pieces of letter paper, some of which were from the second princess and the third prince.
"It's okay for my younger sister. I don't expect her to help me. Traveling around the world is her dream. But what about my third brother? He was not satisfied after playing around in the border area. He even dared to go to Jiangnan to play! Why didn't my parents stop him?"
"This is intolerable. I will issue an imperial decree to confer the title of Duke on the Third Prince and have him return to court immediately!"
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