Chapter 504: Want to Capture the Mermaid Princess
"You are such a coward, yet you still want to start a war?"
A male voice sounded from above King Wudan's head.
Isn’t that Wei Qingyan’s voice?
King Wudan looked up carefully and saw someone who looked similar to Wei Qingyan. He instantly understood that this was Wei Qingyan's younger brother, the eldest prince Shi Xinglan.
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Wei Qingyan.
He said that Wei Qingyan had returned to Wei for help, and logically she should have stayed in Wei to give birth since she was pregnant, so why did she end up here?
"I was forced to do this."
He tried to argue, "They forced me to attack Wei. Otherwise, once they conquered Wei, they would destroy Wudan and kill the people of Wudan. I would have no way to stop them."
Hearing that the emperor's eldest son was a secret guard, I thought Wei Qingyan would be difficult to deal with.
"There's nothing I can do. I've witnessed with my own eyes the Udan army burning, killing, and looting innocent civilians. Along the way, I've seen not only your brutality and cruelty, but also your blatant ambitions."
Now she actually wanted to fool him like a three-year-old child. Abu sneered, "Sister, do you still want to keep this person?"
"Hold him to trial. If he can reveal some useful information, he will suffer less and die with more dignity."
Wei Qingyan said, "People who are afraid of death will usually think of a way out before committing evil. I'll go and see if there's any other way out."
This voice exploded above King Wudan's head. He turned around suddenly and found Wei Qingyan standing behind him. He hurriedly said, "Princess, please show mercy. I will tell you whatever you want to ask."
"Then tell me first, where is the secret escape route from the Imperial Court? And who was sent out?"
King Wudan was afraid of death and didn't even have the courage to take poison, but he stayed here waiting for them. Wei Qingyan had a hunch that he was stalling for time.
But he also prepared poison, which shows that he was afraid of torture.
Seeing King Wudan hesitate, Wei Qingyan walked away and said, "Let him experience everything the Wudan army did to persecute the people of Wei. Don't let him die a bad death."
Hearing this, King Wudan shuddered, "My Lady, please give me a quick death, I will tell you."
Sarcasm spilled from Abu's lips. "Then it depends on whether what you say can satisfy my sister."
As he fought his way here, he saw many civilians affected by the war, and he felt a little resentful towards his father.
That year, my elder sister submitted a memorial to the emperor, requesting that the Wudan Kingdom be abolished directly and the people of Wudan be merged into the Great Wei.
It was the Prince's Party and the Xie family who strongly opposed it, arguing that their different customs and governance would cause chaos if they were to merge them suddenly. It would be better to choose a timid person from the Wudan royal family.
My father always wanted stability at that time, so he agreed to their advice and helped this person to take the throne, but eventually chaos arose.
But his elder sister and he died on the way back to Beijing after leaving Wudan. Abu thought, if his elder sister had not been in trouble, Wudan would have disappeared four years ago, and today's incident would not have happened.
Wei Qingyan entered the Wudan Imperial Court for the second time, and he felt mixed emotions.
This time, Abu led the army to counterattack, and although it was a great victory, Wei also lost many soldiers. Perhaps she should have wiped out the enemy completely back then.
Therefore, she will not be merciful this time.
The general who was ordered to escape with the prince did not expect that he would be blocked by Wei Qingyan as soon as he came out of the secret passage.
He couldn't even figure out how Wei Qingyan knew the exit of the secret passage and arrived in time. He felt a pain in his neck and seemed to see his body falling down, but that body was missing a head.
"Sister, King Wudan has said that there is also the matter of the Xie family involved."
After the interrogation, Abu returned to Wei Qingyan.
"The Xie family is very secretive. Father has secretly investigated them but has not found any strong evidence. I didn't expect that when you went to attack Wudan many years ago, they had a woman from the family fake her death and leave the capital. She then disguised herself as the daughter of a wealthy businessman and married the current King of Wudan.
When Wudan was defeated, the Xie family fanned the flames and made their son-in-law the king of Wudan. Now they are even encouraging Wudan to send troops.
However, the Xie family was cautious and did not contact King Wudan directly. It was Princess Wudan who failed to keep the truth secret and informed King Wudan privately.
Abu's face was grim. "I'm afraid they're secretly contacting more than just the Wudan side. They might be casting a wide net, just waiting for one side to succeed."
During the previous dynasty, the Xie family was loyal to the court on the surface, but secretly cooperated with Shi Dehou, and sought honor and favor after Shi Dehou founded the country.
Wei Qingyan pondered, "You are right. King Wudan is a coward by nature. He would even sell out his own son to save his life.
The Xie family is a century-old family, and there are many shrewd and calculating people in it. They must have seen that King Wudan would have a hard time accomplishing anything. I guess the Xie family is really supporting someone else.
Wudan is a decoy and a pawn to stir up trouble. Abu, I'll leave Wudan to you and your brother-in-law to deal with the aftermath."
She had to go back to the capital in person and completely eradicate this old tree that had taken root in the Wei Dynasty before the Xie family could react.
Abu guessed what she was going to do, "Are you going to take Princess Udan back with you?"
Wei Qingyan nodded and said that the witness must be brought along.
During the evening rest, she talked about this matter with Shi Yu and asked Shi Yu to help Abu deal with Wudan.
Shi Yuzi did not refuse and said thoughtfully, "I suspect that the Xie family really supports Cao Yizhao.
I've checked and found that after Marquis Enhua died, many of his subordinates defected to the two princes, but those two princes' power is not as great as Wudan's."
Wei Qingyan nodded, "Do you still remember that when Shi Dehou was rescued, it was the Xie family's housekeeper who helped him contact Lin Wanzhi?
Now we know that Lin Wanzhi's affairs in Wei were basically handed over to Cao Yizhao, which means that the person the Xie family's housekeeper actually contacted was Cao Yizhao.
At that time, the Xie family took the initiative to hand over the housekeeper and cleared themselves of all charges. Now that I think about it, the Xie family must have contacted Cao Yizhao a long time ago, and they were afraid that the emperor would find out about Cao Yizhao, so they sacrificed the pawn to save the king.
I won't show up when I get back, and I'll investigate this clue as well. So, you and Abu have to be more vigilant.
The Xie family must have a secret agent in Wudan. If Wudan is defeated, the secret agent might send a letter to the Xie family..."
Shi Yu responded to all of them, and finally reminded them, "After you finish your work, you should take a few days to rest. I'll be here, and I can go to Chi Lie a few days later."
"Okay, take care of yourself too."
The couple was chatting, but they didn't know that there was also a conversation going on in the study of the Xie family in the capital of Wei.
"Father, I just received news that the eldest prince has led his troops to the Wudan Imperial City. I'm afraid Wudan can no longer be defended. Once Wudan is broken, if the eldest prince leads his troops to eliminate the two rebellious princes, there is no guarantee that the two princes will not betray us.
Also, will Princess Wudan reveal that we are secretly supporting Wudan? We should make plans early."
After the emperor ascended the throne, the Xie family's position in the court was no longer as important as when Ji Dehou was in power. After Wei Qingyan came back from the dead, the Xie family was even worse than before.
How could they tolerate this?
Since the royal family has gone back on their word and violated the promise of sharing honor between the Xie and Shi families, then his Xie family will change the court.
He firmly believed that the imperial court might change, but the Xie family would remain forever.
Lin Wanzhi is the oriole behind Shi Dehou, and Cao Yizhao has been pretending to be stupid for many years in Wei Dynasty, so that no one can see the clues, and he has his own plans without telling Lin Wanzhi.
In addition, the emperor wanted to hand over the Wei Dynasty to Wei Qingyan, and Wei Qingyan had a feud with the Xie family. As long as Wei Qingyan ascended the throne, he would definitely not tolerate the Xie family.
Therefore, when Cao Yizhao intended to invite them to work together to conquer the world, they agreed and helped to carefully plan this chaos.
It was originally thought that when Chi Lie launched an attack on Feng Zhao, the various rebel forces such as Beiling, Wudan and even Enhua Hou would attack Wei together and would definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to Wei.
Unexpectedly, the expected heavy blow did not materialize. Instead, Cao Yizhao died early, and Marquis Enhua was easily beheaded, completely interrupting his well-planned plan.
Now Wudan is on the verge of defeat, Du Xueyi is guarding the border tightly, and there is no progress in Beiling.
The Xie family can no longer sit idly by.
Xie Shoufu looked at his son and said in a deep voice, "You are still so impatient. Not to mention that it hasn't come to that time yet, what will happen if it really comes to that time?
Those who plan things may succeed or fail, and besides, we are not without a way out."
"What does father mean?" Xie Shen asked anxiously.
"My Xie family has deep roots and influence has spread far and wide over the years. If Wei Qingyan can think of the granary in Pu State, how could my Xie family not think of it?
Our people arrived in Pu State early and waited for the opportunity, and didn’t they make an unexpected discovery?
As long as we have the Fish Princess in our hands, why should we worry that the Emperor and Empress of Pu State won't find a place for our Xie family?"
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