Chapter 793 Clash - The Prelude Begins
The group kowtowed to receive the imperial decree. The one who came to deliver the decree was a young eunuch. Knowing that Marquis Yi'an and his wife were the new emperor's adoptive parents, he quickly had someone help the two up.
"His Majesty says that the Marquis and his wife do not need to kneel to receive the decree."
Upon hearing the eunuch's words, Lady Ji's eyes involuntarily reddened.
Her son was a good son, but how did he become the emperor? Thinking that she would hardly be able to see him in the future, Ji Shi couldn't help but shed tears.
The new emperor's first imperial edict surprised everyone; it was issued to Meng Wei, and without consulting the ministers, he directly bestowed upon her the title of empress.
Meng Wei was stunned for a moment, then moved. She understood very well what Gu Renjie would face by doing this, but Gu Renjie still did it.
After the eunuch finished reading the first imperial edict, the second one was for Gu Jin and Ji Shi. Although the edict did not specify any rewards, it stipulated that the two of them did not need to kneel or pay their respects to anyone.
This could be considered as granting the two elders a privilege equivalent to that of the retired emperor and empress dowager. Ji was very happy to receive the imperial decree, but Gu Jin was secretly worried.
It's not tomorrow yet, but he can almost foresee how Gu Renjie will be attacked by the ministers on his first day of court.
After receiving the imperial decree from the Gu family, another imperial decree slowly arrived at the Meng family.
Although Gu Renjie didn't like the old lady of the Meng family, they were still Meng Wei's maternal family. Gu Renjie directly granted his father-in-law the hereditary title of Marquis Anping, a complete upgrade from the previous demoted title.
Upon receiving the imperial edict, the entire Meng family was in a state of extreme excitement. The patriarch of the Meng family immediately went to offer incense to the ancestral tablets after receiving the edict.
"My lord, there is something I am not sure if I should ask."
The old steward, who had been by his side for decades, glanced at the old master. Upon hearing this, the old master placed the incense stick in his hand into the incense burner and replied, "Ask whatever you want to ask!"
Upon hearing this, the old steward slowly said, "Did the Marquis foresee this day all along, which is why he was willing to marry the eldest daughter into the Marquis's mansion?"
"Do you think I could have predicted that the young Gu family member would become emperor today?"
The old master's question left the old butler speechless, but looking at the smile on the old master's face that he hadn't seen in many years, he felt that the old master had actually foreseen all of this.
Back then, both the master and mistress opposed the eldest daughter's marriage. If it weren't for the old patriarch stepping in to make the final decision, the Meng family would never have achieved its current glory.
Just as the old butler understood the old master, the old master also understood the old butler. However, there were some things he could never say, at least not to anyone until his death.
With a new emperor in power, Yun Yichen, as the chief minister, should theoretically protect and assist the new emperor in securing his throne.
Upon returning home that day, Yun Yichen bid farewell to Gu Shuyan and, together with Xu Yunzhi, hurried to the frontier.
Gu Shuyan knew that the real battle awaiting them had only just begun. Thinking of the enemy's strength, she wanted to accompany Yun Yichen to meet that old man, but their child was still so young, so Gu Shuyan had no choice but to stay behind.
When the capital city changed hands, a letter was sent out from the Yun residence well in advance.
At the border of the three kingdoms, the soldiers of all three kingdoms secretly began to prepare for battle.
As soon as the news of Wei Huang and the Crown Prince's deaths spread, the eldest prince, without waiting for the soldiers to deliver the heads, issued an imperial edict to the border in accordance with the previous agreement.
In the Jin army camp, a letter from Yunfu was delivered to the commander-in-chief as quickly as possible.
The commander-in-chief did not dare to open it, but instead handed it to the man who made him feel afraid.
The old man quickly opened the envelope, and seeing the handwriting belonging to the fourth prince, he immediately felt relieved.
The letter stated that while everyone was shocked by the death of the eldest prince, the fourth prince forced the emperor to write an edict of abdication and used a Gu worm to control the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Upon receiving confirmation, the old man turned to the commander-in-chief: "Is it confirmed in Wei? Are the Wei Emperor and the Wei Crown Prince truly dead?"
The commander-in-chief thought of the news from Wei. Although the eldest prince of Wei had not yet seen the heads of the two men, since an imperial decree had been issued, it must have been confirmed.
"My lord, it is confirmed that he is dead."
After a moment's thought, the head coach gave the old man a positive answer.
Upon hearing this, the old man turned around, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Assemble the army, and when Wei and Zhou are at war, we will cross the blockade and march straight to the capital."
The Jin state has a small military force, and if it were to engage in a direct confrontation with the Ji family's army, it would inevitably suffer losses.
We can use Wei's troops to tie down the forces of Da Zhou, and then he can attack the capital from the flank. With Lu Changqing's help, taking over Da Zhou is only a matter of time.
The most important part of the whole plan is that if Wei and Zhou fight each other, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses. When Wei becomes the master of Zhou and gathers the remaining forces of Zhou, how can it not take down Wei?
An ambitious plan belonging to the old man was about to unfold, while the Wei Emperor and the Crown Prince, who were staying in Xu Yunzhi's courtyard, were quite content.
"His Highness the Crown Prince is quite leisurely; it seems he has completely forgotten about the State of Wei."
As soon as Ji Wenxuan entered, he saw Bai Moqin sitting under a tree, chatting happily with Ruoxue.
Seeing this, Ruoxue knew that Ji Wenxuan had something to say to Bai Moqin, so she immediately stood up and bowed to the two of them, saying, "I'll go see if the kitchen has prepared the meal."
Ruoxue retreated after speaking, and only after her figure disappeared from sight did Ji Wenxuan look at Bai Moqin and say, "Wei Kingdom has sent a message."
Bai Moqin's previously smiling face immediately turned serious as she led Ji Wenxuan and the other man side by side into the small courtyard where the emperor lived.
Upon seeing Emperor Wei Ji Wenxuan hand him the letter that General Song had sent out, Emperor Wei read the contents and slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"I have never imagined that I would give birth to such a stupid and foolish child."
The letter, sent by the eldest prince, instructed General Song to assemble his troops and wage war against the Great Zhou.
As is well known, the Wei emperor launched a war more than a decade ago, and both the Wei state and the Zhou state suffered severe losses at that time.
But now the eldest prince has been instigated by others and is preparing to risk the lives of Wei's soldiers again, which makes the Wei emperor furious.
"It seems that the eldest brother's collusion with the traitors has not been a recent development. Perhaps they promised him that if he conquered the Great Zhou, he would share the spoils with them."
If it weren't for the sake of the Great Zhou's territory, Bai Moqin couldn't think of anything that would be worth the Crown Prince doing this for.
After all, the entire Wei Kingdom now belongs to him; he has everything he wants, so why would he need to start a war?
"That's why I said he was stupid, trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin, and even thought he could win, but the other party just used him as a scapegoat."
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