Chapter 542 Your weakness is your fault
Meanwhile, in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Xie Shang and Jiang Jinyan rode swiftly to the border between the Great Zhou and the Southern Kingdom. Without a moment's delay, they had City Lord Yuan take them directly to the military camp.
Xie Shang stared at the sand table used to command the battle. "If the vassal states want to enter the Great Zhou, the most time-saving and labor-saving way is through the Southern Kingdom. It is of utmost urgency to guard the border of the Southern Kingdom. I am even more worried that the current internal strife in the Southern Kingdom will affect the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Lord Yuan said, "There is currently no evidence to prove that the vassal state directed the pirates to harass the Southern Kingdom. The information I have received is that there may be a division in the Southern Kingdom's court because the Southern King is getting old, and the Southern King's preferred successor is the sixth prince."
However, the struggle between the eldest and fourth princes is also quite intense, and now pirates are attacking indiscriminately. We have little control over the internal affairs of the Southern Kingdom, and if there are vassal states supporting this event, it will become even more complicated.
Lord Yuan wanted to protect the country's borders, so he had naturally planted spies within the Southern Kingdom long ago. That's why he was able to find out the actual situation in the Southern Kingdom several months ago and ask Shengjing for help.
Lord Yuan had not expected that the Emperor would come in person.
Jiang Jinyan said, "The Great Zhou and the Southern Kingdom have always had close trade relations. The two countries have been trading with each other for a hundred years. It would be easy for us to enter the Southern Kingdom. We can just disguise ourselves as merchants."
Xie Shang thought: In fact, even if the Southern Kingdom did not ask the Great Zhou for help, the Great Zhou would definitely help the Southern Kingdom drive out the pirates. Once the Southern Dynasty was occupied by pirates, the Great Zhou would definitely be the country most affected. This is also the reason why the Great Zhou and the Southern Kingdom have always been on good terms.
During the reign of Emperor Shengzu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Southern Kingdom could have been recovered and brought under the control of the Great Zhou. At that time, the leader of the Southern Kingdom was just a tribal chief. Considering that the Great Zhou emperor was too far away to reach, he made a friendly alliance with the Southern Kingdom and became allies. The relationship has continued to this day.
The war in the northern frontier prevented the Great Zhou from reigniting the flames of war in the short term.
Xie Shang's eyes were cold as he said in a deep voice, "Lord Yuan, Lin Feng, you take your men to make contact with the officials of the Southern Kingdom. Jin Yan and I will disguise ourselves as merchants and enter the Southern Kingdom."
Jiang Jinyan had already arranged for people to enter the Southern Kingdom in advance. The Southern Kingdom was in great chaos. He had guessed where Lin Yu would take Jiang Fenghua. He only hoped that they would protect themselves and wait for them to find them.
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When Meng Yao arrived at the Yun Prince's Mansion and saw the devastation, he was stunned. Overnight, the Yun Prince's Mansion had been reduced to ruins. The Yun Princess had been murdered, and the Yun Prince had fallen ill upon returning and seeing the scene. He vowed to capture Yang Guaizi and his accomplices.
After leaving the palace, he gathered his soldiers and searched everywhere for the bandits.
The thieves stole the exhibits from the jade shop and quickly left. The streets were still filled with fear, but the thieves seemed to have vanished into thin air. There was no news from customs that the thieves had crossed the border.
What appears to be a simple robbery actually conceals a conspiracy unknown to him. He has people he suspects, but he lacks evidence to prove them.
At this moment, Meng Yao was also completely confused.
Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu also returned to the Yunwang Mansion with Shen Bingxuan. Shen Bingxuan was heartbroken and couldn't understand who wanted to harm the Shen family.
Jiang Fenghua had warned him to check the guards and soldiers stationed outside the jade shop, but they disappeared in an instant.
Jiang Fenghua asked again, "It was clearly a premeditated arson, murder, and robbery. Did the Sixth Prince never suspect who wanted to harm you?"
Shen Bingxuan's eyes were swollen from crying. "Yes, this is clearly someone deliberately targeting our Shen family. Who wants to wipe out the Shen family?"
Meng Yao voiced his doubts and explained, "Actually, I've always been called Shen Yao outside the palace all these years. Although I am my father's son, I prefer the free and unrestrained life outside. If it was my eldest brother and fourth brother who did this, why would they do it? I have already told my eldest brother and fourth brother that I will not compete with them for the throne, so what else do they have to worry about?"
Jiang Fenghua interrupted him and cut straight to the point, "If you don't compete with others, they will compete with you. You may think you've done nothing wrong, but the weaker you are, the more others will think you're easy to bully, and your weakness will be your fault."
Your birth necessitates your assertiveness, for your very existence is destined to be the greatest threat to others. The Yun Prince's Mansion is the Sixth Prince's greatest support; removing this shield would clear obstacles for many.
Hearing this, Meng Yao was stunned. Not fighting or grabbing was wrong, and being weaker was also wrong.
Jiang Fenghua didn't know why she unconsciously said those things. In fact, the affairs of the Southern Kingdom were none of their business. They could just take a look and then return to a safe place.
The South is in chaos; they can return to the Great Zhou Kingdom.
Seeing the Shen family's miserable state, she suddenly felt a sense of empathy, as if she herself had been bullied severely in the past, simply because she was too weak and had no ability to fight back.
She said, "Giving in won't bring peace; only by fighting and becoming bigger and stronger can you achieve fairness."
Meng Yao thought to himself: If he became the Prince of the South, would he be able to protect his uncle's family? Even if he didn't like life in the palace, he would force himself to like it, otherwise he would be powerless to fight back like he is today.
Lin Yu said, "We're going back to China."
Meng Yao said, "Are you leaving? I promised to take you..." He was too embarrassed to finish his sentence. The exhibition hall had been completely looted, and he had wanted to take them to Taobao. Now they didn't even have a home.
Just then, someone from the palace came looking for him, "Sixth Prince..."
"Shunzi? Why are you dressed like that?" Shunzi was the Prince of Nan's eunuch. He appeared in front of Meng Yao dressed as a palace maid. "Sixth Prince, hurry up! Something terrible has happened in the palace."
Meng Yao said, "What happened? Explain yourself!"
"Consort Chen was murdered in the palace, and the King suddenly fell seriously ill. Now the eldest prince and the fourth prince are in charge of the palace. This servant only managed to escape to find the prince with great difficulty."
Meng Yao's eyes reddened when he heard that his mother had been murdered. "When I came out, my father was fine. How could he suddenly fall seriously ill? How could my mother be murdered?" He couldn't believe it. Just a moment ago, everything was fine, but now it felt like the sky had fallen.
As he spoke, he prepared to return to the palace.
Shunzi said, "You can't go back to the palace. Something has happened there. If you go back, you will definitely be killed by the eldest prince and the fourth prince."
Upon hearing of the disturbance in the palace, Prince Yun disregarded his grief and asked, "What happened?"
Shunzi then repeated what she had overheard: "It was the eldest prince and the fourth prince who conspired to harm the king."
He then presented the sixth prince with a decree personally written by the Southern King, saying, "Please, Your Highness, take good care of your life."
Meng Yao opened the decree, "Imperial Edict of Succession."
"Yes, this was personally handed to this servant by His Majesty. Prince, please go quickly!"
Just then, another group of bandits dressed as pirates approached from around the Yunwang Mansion. Yang Guaizi reappeared in front of them and arrogantly said, "I told you not to let me escape, or I'll make you pay."
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