Chapter 196 Betrayal
All members of the Nanzhao royal family are not simple characters!
Wanli finally understood how he had walked into Nan Wu's trap step by step.
She also realized the meaning of Nanzhao's warning to her.
In other words, if Bei Chu attacked Yun Ju'an without scruples again, Nan Wu would probably overthrow Bei Chu directly.
The current Emperor of Northern Chu is no longer the Emperor of Northern Chu who was in his prime. He has begun to decline and is very suspicious. He is no longer suitable to be an emperor.
He had been in the high position for a long time and was unwilling to give up power, and his sons could no longer resist him.
Therefore, it is only a matter of time before Northern Chu breaks out in civil strife.
It may be more tragic than any other national succession.
Wanli finally withdrew.
After she left, Nan Wu suddenly couldn't hold on any longer and spat out a large mouthful of blood, which sprayed all over the ground.
She knew that Wanli came to warn her.
Wanli understood that she had to make a decision.
"Come here, announce the decree. The court will be suspended for three days. Wanqi Rang will be in charge of all matters!" Nan Wu called someone to write down the decree.
It was conveyed immediately.
After three days of suspension of court, it should be enough time for Wanqi to get things done.
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Northern Chu.
"Nanzhao has been my puppet for so many years, but now it seems a little dishonest!" The Emperor of Northern Chu took a look at the reports from the spies, all of which were written by the concubine of the Wan family.
He is also a person he trusts and is close to him.
Indeed, she has done a good job over the years, much better than her incompetent father.
If he were a man, he would be no worse than the princes.
It’s a pity that she didn’t end up in the belly of one of his concubines.
Over the years, it is thanks to Wanli that we have been able to gain so many benefits from Nanzhao.
It also enriched the treasury of Northern Chu.
It's just that none of his sons are ambitious and worry-free, and none of them are on good terms with him, which makes him feel uncomfortable.
There are more suspicions.
The Northern Marsh Grosbeak grew so fast that he was caught off guard.
Among his sons, Beimen Que, Beimen Qi, Beimen Yu and so on, are all good potentials. Maybe he can wait a little longer.
Although if Beimen Que succeeded to the throne, there would be no interference from foreign relatives in government affairs, Beimen Que has not yet found a suitable marriage contract. He has no help from his mother's family and no support from his wife's family.
It is difficult to fight against other princes.
It would be better to give up this idea at the beginning.
No matter how talented one is, without support, he will ultimately be useless. Forget it. Let's try to wait for other princes to grow up.
Since he is a subject, he should not have too much military power in his hands. When he comes back, I will take back the military power.
Beimen Qi was still waiting outside, waiting for reports on the government's performance over the past two years, as well as the situation of some people.
Even though the sun was shining brightly outside, he remained polite and did not disturb the conversation between the Emperor of Northern Chu and others until the Emperor of Northern Chu called him in.
He is indeed his beloved son, polite, sensible and has made outstanding achievements.
This is the good son of the Emperor of Northern Chu.
A few days ago, his mother casually mentioned that she should find a princess for him. Since she had been delaying the task, why not put this matter on the agenda?
At this time, the commander of Wujianwei suddenly came in:
"I have seen His Majesty!"
The Northern Chu Emperor glanced in the direction of Beimen Qi and said:
"Please ask Prince Qi to go to the side hall to rest for a while! Summon him back later. I have something to discuss with Wu Jianwei now."
The supervisor immediately did it:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Seeing the people leave, the commander knelt on the ground:
"Your Majesty, there are many talented people around Nan Qi. I have tried to conquer them again and again, but it is still difficult to complete the task!"
The Northern Chu Emperor's face immediately darkened:
"Nan Yao is so capable? Are you all good-for-nothings? You can't even control a little girl?"
The commander stammered and hesitated for a long time before replying:
"Your Majesty, she went to Wenshan Mohai one month after entering Nanzhao. Prince Yin had been there before and even took the great writer of Beichu as his teacher."
"That woman accompanied Bai Ye to visit many people. I'm afraid that many of them followed that princess because of Bai Ye's reputation!"
The Northern Chu Emperor stroked the ring on his hand and said slowly, his eyes seemed to be filled with venom:
"Don't worry, we still have the Queen of Nanzhao in our hands. We still have the initiative! How many people have been sacrificed?"
The commander said with cold sweat:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my carelessness and the sacrifice of half of the Wujian Guards!"
The Northern Chu Emperor frowned. "Ridiculous! The Grand Marshal and I have put all our efforts into training one person in the Wujian Guards, and you're just wasting a lot of manpower like this?"
As expected, the legendary Conglong Guard was no idler and must have been very ruthless, which is why he is in such a situation today.
It’s a pity that the Wujianwei he wanted to leave for Chu Jun might be exhausted in this matter!
"Don't take any action during this period. Just keep an eye on them. Report any unusual changes to me." The Northern Chu Emperor slowly ordered, "I don't have that many people to waste on you!"
Yun Zhuan, who had been dishonest in the Yuan Kingdom before, has now come to Nanzhao and has suddenly become the lost princess. He will definitely make a fuss about her identity.
Before Zong Longwei completely submits to her!
The Emperor of Northern Chu never imagined that Yun Zhuan would be so difficult to deal with. He sent assassins to encircle and suppress him several times, but he was lucky enough to survive and even instigated one of his pawns to rebel.
After lying in ambush for such a long time, they were turned against him just because of such a small matter.
In the heart of the Northern Chu Emperor, those chess pieces should not have their own feelings. He thinks Guan Sheng is ignorant, unable to see the greater good, and does not regard Northern Chu as his motherland. That is why he was instigated to rebel and was willing to be a stepping stone for Nan Zhu.
It is also possible that Guan Sheng wanted to take revenge on him.
He is the Emperor of Northern Chu. The death of one or two chess pieces will not have any effect on him at all. It will only slow down the process of devouring.
After he had slowly and logically devoured Nanzhao, he would then try to turn Nanzhao into his vassal state.
That's enough.
From now on, Nanzhao will not dare to cause trouble again!
"Alright, step back, that's it!" The Northern Chu Emperor waved his hand calmly, "You useless thing!"
I have to curse before leaving.
Not long after, Beimen Qi was invited over, and the Emperor of Northern Chu regained his amiable expression:
"Qier, how are your studies going recently?"
Beimen Qi bows nicely:
"Your Majesty, I have been studying with several seniors recently and have learned a lot. Thank you for giving me this opportunity!"
"Also, this is a memorial I wrote myself. Please take a look and see if there is anything missing."
After the Emperor of Northern Chu took it, it wrote in detail about people's livelihood issues, solutions, and a series of requests for Your Majesty, etc. It was very formal, and the handwriting was extremely beautiful.
The Northern Chu Emperor smiled and said:
"As expected of my son! Very well written!"
(End of this chapter)