"I, Shangguan Wuji, would like to pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
In the main hall of Mingyu's palace, Shangguan Wuji, the commander of the Han navy, bowed to Princess Qingyun in a formal manner.
"General Shangguan will grant you a seat without any courtesy."
Princess Qingyun has learned the origin of the matter. Facing the General Zhenxi who holds 50,000 ships of the navy, the teenage girl suppressed the fear and anxiety in her heart and showed a
The magnanimity that a royal family should have.
Of course, Wang Chen standing next to her gave her the greatest courage!
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Shangguan Wuji sat down on the chair, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I led the army to surround Mingyu's palace, not with any evil intentions, but with the order of the Queen Mother. Please forgive me if I have offended you."
Queen Mother!
The general's words immediately caused a storm in the hall.
No one can understand why the current Queen Mother would do such a thing.
Even though Princess Qingyun was not born to the Queen Mother, she married Dayan for the alliance between the two countries. It is really unbelievable that the Queen Mother suddenly intervened and ordered the border troops to surround the marriage team!
Wang Chen's eyes flashed: "General Shangguan, just tell me directly, what happened over there in Daye?"
If there hadn't been a major change in the imperial capital, it would have been absolutely impossible for such a thing to happen.
Wang Chen's intuition told him that something was very likely to happen to Emperor Shaowu!
Shangguan Wuji glanced at Wang Chen, and then looked at the astonished Princess Qingyun again, with a trace of pity flashing in his eyes: "Ten days ago, there was an incident in the Daye Palace, and the Queen Mother came back to listen to the government behind the curtain. She has been deposed.
Make His Royal Highness King Jing the emperor!"
"Three days later, His Royal Highness Prince Jing will officially ascend the throne!"
Princess Qingyun's eyes suddenly darkened and she fainted on the spot. Fortunately, she was supported by the maid.
This news was so exciting that her already tense spirit completely collapsed and she could no longer bear it.
"Please help Her Royal Highness go down to rest."
Wang Chen said in a deep voice: "Let the imperial doctor come over for diagnosis and treatment, and there must be no mistakes!"
After the maids took Princess Qingyun away, Wang Chen ordered the guards present to leave the hall, leaving only Sun Zhengheng.
Although Shangguan Wuji brought the knights with him as a guard, the general relied on his bravery and entered the hall alone, so now only he, Wang Chen, and Sun Zhengheng were left.
Wang Chen said calmly: "General Shangguan, what does the Queen Mother mean?"
This question was asked with no respect, and the corners of Shangguan Wuji's eyes twitched, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Since Hanhai County is located on the border of Daliang, thousands of miles away from Daye, the daily exchange of news is not easy. It relies entirely on flying eagles and fast riders to communicate, and the efficiency has always been very low.
Therefore, Shangguan Wuji had some understanding of Wang Chen, who was the marriage envoy, but his understanding was very limited.
As a teenager, Wang Chen's sophistication and calmness surprised even Shangguan Wuji.
What surprised him even more was that he couldn't see Wang Chen's true identity!
You must know that Shangguan Wuji is one of the few sixth-level martial masters in Daliang.
This made the General of Zhenxi feel a little more wary.
After thinking about it, Shangguan Wuji said: "What the Queen Mother means is actually what His Highness King Jing means. Princess Qingyun can no longer go to Dayan. The one she wants to marry is the King of the Southern Barbarians!"
Barbarian King!
Wang Chen's heart was really racing.
Nanman refers to the barbarians in the south of Daliang. Nanman is composed of large and small tribes. The most powerful tribe is the leader and proclaims itself the barbarian king. It can barely be regarded as a country.
But compared to countries such as Daliang, Dayan and Daqi, the barbarians are very backward, equivalent to the difference between feudal dynasties and primitive tribes. In the latter, there is still the custom of drinking blood from the flesh.
But the barbarians were born warriors, brave, aggressive, and fearless of death, and often harassed the southern border counties of Daliang.
It is also one of the main foreign troubles in Daliang.
Daliang also tried to completely solve this scourge, but the southern barbarian tribes lived in the mountains and forests, occupying an absolute geographical advantage, and the barbarian wizards were good at using poison. Several encirclement and suppression campaigns ended with Liang's army losing troops and generals.
The barbarians were rough and cruel, many of them inhumane, and the barbarian kings were famous for their bloodthirsty cruelty.
The Queen Mother and King Jing actually wanted to marry Princess Qingyun to King Man, which was equivalent to pushing her into a pit of fire. How vicious their intentions were!
Wang Chen finally understood why Shangguan Wuji wanted to surround Mingyu's palace.
I'm just afraid that Princess Qingyun will get the news and refuse to obey her will!
After all, the three thousand elite Yulin escorting the team are Princess Qingyun's personal guards. Once they take action, the situation will be difficult to control, and casualties are inevitable.
Shangguan Wuji obviously wanted to defeat the enemy without a fight!
"The poisoning was probably the Sheriff's idea."
Shangguan Wuji obviously saw Wang Chen's thoughts and said, "I don't think it's real poison?"
Wang Chen was unconvinced.
He didn't want to talk about this topic because it was meaningless now. What was important was: "General Shangguan, aren't the Queen Mother and King Jing afraid that Dayan will fall out by doing this?"
Shangguan Wuji was silent for a moment, and then replied: "His Royal Highness King Jing is probably planning to join forces with Qi to destroy Yan. He is waiting for Da Yan to turn against him and come to attack, and then he and Da Qi will send troops at the same time."
Wang Chen was speechless.
The fat King Jing appeared in his mind.
I didn’t expect the other party to hide it so deeply!
Wang Chen also made a mistake at that time.
Wang Chen has not forgotten that King Jing joined the most elite Huben Army in Daliang when he was thirteen years old. He has been serving in the army, fighting at the forefront of Tong Daqi, and made great achievements.
Therefore, in the minds of many people, Liang Shijie is the most suitable prince to inherit the throne.
However, when Emperor Shaowu came to the throne later, in order to consolidate his throne, the Queen Mother specially recalled King Jing to Daye to offer him as a memorial, in order to prevent the latter from becoming powerful in the army and threatening Emperor Shaowu.
Now King Jing actually wants to join forces to destroy Yan. The water here is too deep!
"You may not know that His Royal Highness Prince Jing's mother is the niece of the Queen Mother!"
Shangguan Wuji said: "The Queen Mother's natal family was originally an exiled noble from Daqi, but the Holy Emperor insisted on fighting to the death with Daqi. Over the years, countless manpower and material resources were wasted, and the beam was almost unable to support it."
Wang Chen immediately understood why the Queen Mother had to change her ways and establish a new emperor!
He sneered: "Then what can Da Qi get?"
Daliang and Daqi have had a blood feud for generations, and King Jing had fought many battles with Daqi. Even if there was a connection with the Queen Mother's family, why would Daqi become an ally with Daliang?
Shangguan Wuji was silent for another moment before replying: "King Jing will probably cede the three northern counties to Da Qi."
Wang Chen really laughed this time: "This is seeking skin from a tiger!"
"You know it's poison, but you still want to taste it."
There was a trace of helplessness in Shangguan Wuji's voice: "Otherwise, we in Daliang will probably be destroyed by Da Qi and Dayan together."
He looked at Wang Chen: "Wang Taibao, now that the matter is over, what are your plans?"