The nanny scolded in a low voice: "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the ancestral hall? Get out now or..."
The shadow guard's voice was neither sad nor happy: "I have come to deliver an imperial edict to the princess. You will understand after you read it. I will leave after the princess has read it."
"Bring it here."
The old lady opened the imperial edict and read it. She couldn't help but smile sarcastically, "Father really always favors my brother. Haha, I lost five sons for the Li family, and my husband also died on the battlefield."
"I didn't expect that my father would leave behind a will. If I don't persuade the Jiang family to send troops to pledge allegiance to the Li family, will you kill me? This is indeed something my royal brother would do."
The shadow guard lowered his head and said, "If the princess is unwilling to persuade us, then the shadow guards left by the late emperor must be returned. The crown prince's throne is unstable now, and he needs the help of these shadow guards."
The old lady sneered: "Really? I'm afraid they won't go back even if we ask them to."
"...What does the Princess mean?"
She had already handed over the shadow guards to San'er. With San'er's ability, most of the shadow guards would have become venerables now, possessing the ability to control their freedom. How could they be willing to be shadow guards anymore?
"It's meaningless. I must make my position clear. I don't care what happens between the Li and Jiang families, and I will no longer persuade the Jiang family to swear allegiance to death, because my brother... is not worthy!"
"As for the Shadow Guards, I will not return them. If you have the guts, ask my brother to summon them back himself. Otherwise, let's forget about it. Lastly, if you want to kill me, you'll have to see if you have the ability to do so."
A hint of murderous intent flashed in the shadow guard's eyes, and he rushed forward with a flash of silver light, but hit an invisible barrier and was bounced back.
Feeling the invisible barrier, a look of disbelief flashed across the shadow guard's face: "What is this? How is this possible?"
A round-faced girl came out, smiling brightly. "Hello, old lady. I was sent by the eldest young master to protect you. As long as I am here, no one can hurt you."
"This servant's ability is a barrier. No matter how strong the attack is, it will bounce back. Although I don't have offensive ability, I do have defensive ability."
"Well, the little girl is really good-looking."
The shadow guard's pupils shrank when he saw this, and he realized that he might return empty-handed today. He could still pass the news back if he left. Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and disappeared in a flash.
The little girl was surprised and said, "He ran away, you should chase him."
The old lady waved her hand and said calmly, "Let him go back. If he doesn't go back, how can we spread the news and make the new emperor wary?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Madam."
Three days later, the new emperor Li Yuan heard the news from his shadow guard. He was shocked as if struck by lightning and looked at him in disbelief: "How is this possible? A little maidservant is a venerable one."
The shadow guard knelt on the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty, I think the reason why the Jiang family can go against the imperial court in this way may not only be because of the large number of soldiers and food."
"It could also be that they have quite a few venerables under their command. Otherwise, they wouldn't stand a chance of winning against the Donglin people."
"...If that's the case, then that's bad."
Li Yuan paced in the hall. The stronger the Northern Wilderness became, the weaker the imperial court became. If this continued, the imperial court would be swallowed up by the Northern Wilderness within three years.
No, he must find out the truth about this matter.
"Come here, call General Zhenwei."
In early May, the imperial court sent 30,000 soldiers to attack Beihuang. Not only did they not cause any casualties, but the entire army was wiped out within three days, and even the generals who led the troops were taken prisoner.
As soon as the news reached the court, the officials were in an uproar. Emperor Gan's skinny body was shaky and he was coughing while covering his mouth.
How could this happen? Even if we can't defeat the Jiang family, there shouldn't be no impact at all.
The late emperor, who had been forcing himself to attend the morning court, could no longer bear the shock and was carried out. The court officials were terrified when they saw this.
If the Li family's empire is over, where else can they go? If they go to the Northern Wilderness, they have targeted the Jiang family before, so even if they go there, they will probably have no way to survive.
As for the old tutors, they looked at each other and exchanged glances, and it was time to make a decision.
The court was in turmoil, and many old ministers resigned to return to their hometowns to enjoy their retirement. This sounded like an excuse, and Li Yuan could never agree to it. But it didn't matter if he disagreed, so the old ministers simply didn't go to the morning court.
There was no one to handle government affairs and the court was in chaos.
Huo Ying'an in southern Xinjiang was eagerly waiting for rescue, but not only did no rescue come, but they also began to run out of food and supplies. If this continued, they would not be able to fight, and they would probably starve to death.
Forced into a corner, Huo Ying'an asked people to search the village. The people could not survive after handing over their food, so they could only find ways to escape to the north.
After the news spread, the Huo family was almost cursed to death by the people. Their reputation was ruined for a long time, and they were pelted with rotten eggs whenever they went out.
If you don't have food, you can ask the court for it, but robbing the people of their food is no different from killing your own people. The people have no way to survive, so why would they care about you so much?
Just curse!
After Emperor Gan woke up, he said weakly, "Second brother, father is leaving. We can't force the Jiang family. Find a way to make peace with them, otherwise Da Gan will be destroyed."
"It's just about establishing yourself as the king. The crisis will come later. If you don't solve it now, you won't be able to sustain the big effort now."
Li Yuan looked at the person on the bed with tears in his eyes and whispered, "It's Father. Don't worry, I know how to deal with it. Southern Xinjiang can't wait any longer. If we waste any more time, it will be broken."
Once the southern border is broken, the people from the east will rush straight to the capital, and Da Gan will be destroyed.
"Okay, okay, Lao Er will do it... I'll leave it to you. And the pills, don't ever take the pills, they're poisonous, very poisonous!"
Li Yuan looked at the haggard man. His father was only fifty years old. If it weren't for the poison from the elixir, he could have held on for a few more years. He would succeed to the throne when southern Xinjiang was stable.
Now the situation is a mess and he has no way to clean it up. All the court officials want to run away. What should he do? He can't kill them all.
If we kill them all, there will be chaos if anyone is left to run things.
Emperor Gan raised his hand and touched his face. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He sighed deeply and his hand fell down weakly.
His breath became weaker and weaker, and his body gradually became colder.
A tear rolled down Li Yuan's eye. He stood up and slowly exhaled, "Ring... the death knell! Father is gone!"
Jinzhong's legs went weak and he fell to the ground. Soon the funeral bell rang. Everyone in the capital heard the nine tolls. These were the nine tolls that came when an emperor passed away.
The streets were filled with kneeling people, with anxiety in their eyes, and they could not see the future of the new emperor's succession to the throne.
The ministers put on their official uniforms and rushed towards the palace.
Outside the hall, court officials knelt down.
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