"But I also really want to go find my mother and uncle. I miss my mother very much."
Gu Qingyan was sobbing uncontrollably when suddenly a letter was handed to him. "Here, it's for you."
The crying stopped instantly. When Gu Qingyan saw the letter, half of the grievances in his heart had dissipated.
He was afraid that his father would leave without saying goodbye, but with this letter, his heart was instantly at ease.
"Ayan, the internal troubles of Da Ning have been completely resolved. You can take over Da Ning when the time is right. Remember, make them beg you to take over Da Ning."
"I will continue to look for your mother and will come back to see you every now and then. Don't make things difficult for yourself."
With just two simple sentences, Gu Qingyan broke into a smile.
Jiang He watched as Gu Qingyan's mood brightened, and became even more curious about the contents of the letter. "What did your father write that made you feel better so quickly?"
Gu Qingyan smiled and handed the letter to Jiang He, "Uncle, he didn't abandon me."
Jiang He looked at the two sentences over and over again. Really? Gu Lin calmed the child down with just two sentences?
Wasn't his tense and fearful demeanor just now quite... ugly?
“Your father is indeed cunning,” Jiang He said resentfully. “He could come up with such a dirty trick to make them beg you to take over Da Ning. It’s good that Da Ning knows that we’re not the ones who are eager to take over their territory.”
"Didn't you just say you also wanted to go see the Empress?"
Seeing that Gu Qingyan didn't blame Gu Lin, Jiang He couldn't help but ask quietly from the side.
Unexpectedly, Gu Qingyan neatly folded Gu Lin's letter and placed it on his chest. "I really want to go find my mother, but she fell off the cliff for the sake of Daqing, so I can't let her get hurt in vain."
"Mother will definitely come back. When she does, I will show her a me who has never let her down."
This is also why he desperately suppressed the urge to go find his mother.
He needs to become stronger to protect his mother.
......
The following day in court, Gu Qingyan produced the abdication edict left by Gu Lin.
What are your opinions, gentlemen?
The court officials were clearly aware of the abdication edict beforehand, and so they spoke one after another, all supporting Gu Qingyan in accepting the abdication edict.
After all, the King of Da Ning killed more than half of the court officials before leaving, which is an excellent opportunity for unification. At that time, both the stability of the court and the consolidation of the people's hearts will be of great benefit to the emperor.
“But I don’t think so.”
Gu Qingyan's words brought a moment of silence to the court.
“Back then, Da Ning was eager to attack my Da Qing. If it weren’t for my father’s efforts to stop it, the two countries would have been at war by now.”
Gu Qingyan's tense expression made everyone a little apprehensive. "Also, I'm not unaware of the discussions inside and outside Da Ning after my father's true identity was revealed!"
"We'll discuss this later."
After saying this, Gu Qingyan left the court, leaving the officials looking at each other in bewilderment. Only Jiang He, who knew the inside story, couldn't help but cover his smile with his hand.
This father and son are truly two of a kind—utterly ruthless.
"Uncle, I did a good job just now, didn't I?"
With Jiang He by his side, Gu Qingyan's mood was much better than before.
Seeing Gu Qingyan's slightly smug look, Jiang He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and placed it on the plate in front of Gu Qingyan, "Now we should watch Da Ning get anxious."
Gu Qingyan ate heartily, then suddenly had an idea. "Yingzhi, send someone to call your aunt back to the capital. Also, tell Wei Ruo to return to the capital as soon as possible."
Jiang He paused, chopsticks in hand. Gu Qingyan chuckled a few times. "Now that there is no more war, it is time to let my aunt come back. As for Wei Ruo, I find some of his methods quite useful, so I have asked him to come back and give me some advice."
The troops that were supposed to be stationed there also returned to the capital. Da Ning could only think that he really didn't want to accept the abdication edict.
"That old fox Zhuo Yi should be able to see through it; it just depends on whether he's willing to cooperate with us."
Jiang He's noticeably upturned lips revealed his good mood, which made Gu Qingyan's smile widen as well.
"I will make them beg me."
......
When the news reached Da Ning, Zhuo Yi's lips twitched. With the young prince's way of doing things, those people in the court would probably have a lot of trouble to deal with in the future.
But Zhuo Yi still deliberately kept a straight face and cleared his throat, "Now that His Highness is unwilling to accept this abdication edict, everyone, what should we do?"
As soon as Zhuo Yi finished speaking, Ling Hai, who had not appeared until now, emerged from the shadows with a sword at his waist. Ling Ku also stood beside Ling Hai.
The court officials trembled involuntarily at the sight, fearing that if any of them harbored any other thoughts, the swords of the Lingxiao Pavilion would be at their necks.
The king has left them with a huge problem.
"What solutions does the Prime Minister have?"
Everyone was in a panic. A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Da Ning can maintain the status quo now, but what about later?
If Daqing waits until Da Ning's power weakens, it's not impossible that Da Qing will choose to directly conquer Da Ning.
It would be better if the two countries merged now, since the king only has this one child anyway.
"The only solution now is to try to persuade them again."
They said it was persuasion, but the underlying meaning was that they should try to beg again.
"I'll go!"
Zhong Yi's words immediately drew everyone's attention: "When His Highness was a hostage, he stayed at my residence for a period of time, so it is most appropriate for me to go."
"Then I'll leave it to Marquis Yongyi."
Everyone chimed in, saying that Marquis Yongyi represented the military generals of their Great Ning, and that it was most appropriate for him to go.
At this moment, everyone was focused on how to quickly persuade Gu Qingyan to take over Da Ning.
That very night, Zhong Yi drove to Daqing.
When passing through Hengxian, they saw Bai Qian and Chang Qing, who had been waiting there for a long time.
"We received the Emperor's decree to return to the capital, and by chance we ran into Marquis Yongyi here."
Zhong Yi's eyelids trembled almost imperceptibly a few times. "In that case, let's go together."
It's already October, and Bai Qian is almost three months pregnant. She looks a bit softer than before.
"Very well, Chang Qing, instruct the army to prepare to return to the capital."
Along the way, Zhong Yi observed the army of Daqing and the prefectures and counties he passed through, and his thoughts became clearer and clearer: even if he had to beg, he would definitely beg the young prince to accept the imperial edict.
Daqing's booming momentum was too obvious. At this time, the merger of the two countries would be a powerful alliance, and even a hundred years later, it would be a beautiful story.
We absolutely cannot wait for Da Ning to be annexed and conquered by Da Qing, resulting in the humiliation and destruction of our nation.
Bai Qian would occasionally look down at her still-flat stomach, and the closer they got to the capital, the brighter the light in her eyes became.
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