Ma Ping then said, "Princess, the people have been hoping for your return so that you can lead them to overthrow Lanming and live the peaceful life we had before."
Upon hearing this, Lanzhi turned her head hesitantly to look at Zhang Xiu beside her.
Zhang Xiu smiled and nodded at her, his eyes full of encouragement and affirmation.
Lan Zhi felt relieved and then looked at Ma Ping: "Lan Ming is wicked, murdering his father and brother. He is truly unworthy of the throne. I beg the Left Prime Minister to help me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command!" Ma Ping also resolutely pledged his loyalty to Lan Zhi.
Then, Ma Ping took out a piece of brocade with writing on it from his bosom and respectfully handed it to Lan Zhi.
“Princess, this was given to me by the old king before his death. He knew that Lanming harbored ill intentions and would definitely commit treason, so he wrote this decree, designating the princess as the heir to the throne!”
Lanzhi took the edict and saw that the handwriting was indeed that of the old king, and it also bore the old king's personal seal.
Lan Zhi then said, "In that case, I ask the Left Prime Minister to contact the people of the country and make preparations so that we can act immediately when the time is right!"
"promise!!"
Ma Ping responded loudly, then withdrew.
That night, Ma Ping hosted a banquet in his mansion, inviting officials and nobles from the capital to attend.
Of course, Ma Ping also deployed a large number of spies from the Investigation Bureau around the mansion to lay in ambush.
During the banquet, Ma Ping also took out the old king's edict in front of everyone.
"Gentlemen, now that Princess Lanzhi has returned and has the edict left by the old king in her possession, we should obey the old king's edict and honor the princess as queen. What do you all think?"
Afterwards, Ma Ping also told everyone about Lanzhi's adoption of Liu Yu as her father and her marriage to Zhang Xiu.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. No one expected that a princess who had disappeared for nine years would suddenly return and become the daughter of the Han imperial family and the wife of a general.
Faced with this situation, the officials and nobles had nothing to say. With the support of the Han Dynasty, it was no longer up to them to decide who would become king.
Early the next morning, a group of officials from Gaochang rushed into the palace, ousted Lanming from the throne after he lost his military power, and then went to the guesthouse to welcome Lanzhi as the new queen.
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