News of Li Danqing's defeat soon spread to Wuyang City, and the people of Wuyang, who had high hopes for the Liao army, burst into tears at that time.
At this time, there was even more commotion in the Xiangfeng Hall of Shenyu Palace.
"An army of four hundred thousand!"
"Those are my elite in Wuyang, and overnight, there was no news about them!"
"I said at the beginning that Li Danqing was naughty and unfit for the big job, but the eldest princess had to use Li Danqing for her own personal reasons. The consequences today are all caused by the eldest princess! But I, tens of millions of people in Wuyang, are asked to come here
bear!"
In the main hall, Xiang Luowen said loudly with a heartbroken look on his face that he hated Li Danqing deeply, especially when Li Danqing recruited refugees into the army and millions of refugees were all supported by Longxiang Mansion.
He had to find a way to provide money to the four imperial guards.
That was a huge expense. Even as the master of Baiyi Mansion, he was somewhat stretched to manage such a large amount of money and food.
Now that Li Danqing has been defeated, except for a few soldiers who have fled back to Wuyang City, there is no news about the hundreds of thousands of troops including Li Danqing, and their life or death is uncertain.
How could Lu Chenji not take this opportunity and make a fuss?
Concubine Ji on the stage looked ugly. After hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at Lu Chenji, but she remained silent.
Concubine Ji almost fainted after receiving the news yesterday. This was because the defeat of the 400,000-strong army meant that Wu Yang's plan was in danger at this time, but at the same time, she was also worried about Li Danqing's life or death.
She stayed up all night, summoning many defeated soldiers who had fled and asked them personally what happened on the battlefield in Luwu County.
The answers obtained are mostly the same. They are simply that Li Danqing insisted on taking the initiative and went to Kuyue Mountain, but did not want to be ambushed by the Liao people. Then he went deep into the enemy's lines and was besieged by the Liao army. He did not know whether he was alive or dead.
These deserters who came back had heard some rumors about the eldest princess and Li Danqing. When telling this incident, they were very careful about the words they used. But from the other party's attitude, Master Ji could probably understand.
, the Liao people came in force, Li Danqing was besieged at all levels, and the army he led was already defeated. How could there be any chance of survival in such a situation?
These soldiers kept silent about this, and they also knew that according to Wuyang's laws, those of them who escaped from battle would be severely punished. If they angered Master Ji again, they might be waiting for their heads.
It's over.
Concubine Ji was furious, but she did not order the execution of the remnants who fled. It was not because she was merciful, but because she really had no intention to pay attention to it. Li Danqing's death had a great impact on her, and
What she understood better was the series of chain reactions that would follow Li Danqing's defeat.
The presence of Li Danqing could well check and balance Xiang Luewen and Lu Chenji.
Especially after Li Danqing took control of the 400,000-strong army, Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji became increasingly wary of him. The destruction of the 400,000-strong army would definitely give the resentful Xiang Luwen and Lu Chenji an opportunity to attack.
.
Xiang Luowen's reaction at this moment well confirmed Ji Shifei's inference.
She frowned and looked at the civil and military officials in the audience. They all looked at Concubine Ji, and the cold look between their brows almost had the word "forced into the palace" written on their faces.
Before she could say anything, Lu Chenji on the side also said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day. The eldest princess has been living in seclusion in Bailong Mountain for several years. She has little understanding of the affairs of the court and is gullible.
Li Danqing cannot blame the eldest princess alone. We veterans did not warn her in time and were also at fault. Now that Wuyang is in danger of laying eggs, I think it is better to make a decision about the new king as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will continue to be without a leader. If this happens,
If the evil and mediocre people find an opportunity to take advantage of it, Wuyang's century-old society will be really destroyed!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the court suddenly changed, and they were all very moved.
Concubine Ji was in charge of supervising the country, although it was due to Ji Qi's death, but more importantly, it was true that neither the prince's party nor the second prince Ji Fei's party had the confidence to win over the other party.
Maintaining a fragile balance is an expedient solution that both parties have come up with after repeated consideration.
But during this period, with Li Danqing's repeated attacks, both parties realized that the eldest princess Ji Shifei was not as easily controlled as they imagined. On the contrary, in the process, the power in their hands was
Continuously eroding and weakening, with Li Danqing's defeat and Concubine Ji's reputation among the people greatly reduced, both sides decided to
Take action now and seize the throne they dream of.
Most of the officials present were from both parties. After hearing these words, they naturally felt as if they had heard the clarion call for charge. They were all gearing up and getting ready to go.
"Master Lu is right. A country cannot live without a king for a day. It is indeed necessary to establish a new group as early as possible. The prince was appointed by the late emperor during his lifetime. He has a legitimate name and should inherit the throne!" Xiang Luowen took over the conversation at this time.
, said so.
"Zhu Zijia once said at the beginning that when the late emperor left, he said that the prince was no longer useful and the new emperor would have to find another candidate. What? I think the palace master wanted to disobey the late emperor?" Faced with Xiang Luowen's words, Lu Chenji did not agree.
He was panicked, but he continued talking leisurely.
Both of them actually understood that in this Xiangfeng Palace, even if they argued until their mouths went dry, it would actually have no effect on the establishment of the new king.
Based on the current situation in Wuyang, whether it is Ji Fei or Ji Quan, if they want to ascend the throne, it will inevitably be a war. Only after a life-and-death battle, the winner will have a chance to ascend the throne.
This quarrel was actually for the civil and military officials in the court to see, to let them understand that the battle for the right to inherit the throne has come to an end, and it is time for the team...
As for Concubine Ji on the throne, they didn't care.
After all, without Li Danqing, Princess Ji’s only foundation in the court no longer exists. Even if the eldest princess is extremely talented and is very likely to open up a holy mountain for the Wuyang Dynasty, after all, that has not happened yet. Now
In their eyes, Master Ji's concubine was still out of place.
The two of them were quarreling back and forth, and officials were constantly joining in, quoting scriptures to cheer for each side. This court, which was supposed to determine the country of the people, was now in a noisy atmosphere amid the echoing quarrels.
Just like a market.
What's even more ridiculous is that no one cares about the defeat of the four counties in the west, and no one thinks about how many people will be killed if the Liao cavalry continues to advance eastward after the defeat of the Liao army. Instead, they just attack each other.
, arguing about the fate of the throne.
Follow the merits of the dragon and support the ministers of the dragon.
Such great achievements are enough to make them rich and worry-free throughout their lives.
As for the land of the four counties and the Liao army, the worst case scenario would be to move the capital, or the worst case scenario would be to lose the land.
And they just changed places to continue to dominate...
Master Ji's face turned completely cold. It was hard for her to imagine that the group of well-dressed guys standing in front of her in the Xiangfeng Hall, quarreling red-faced, were her ministers of Wu Yang...
She clenched her hands tightly on the throne, and there were faint veins popping out on the back of her hands. Just when she was almost unable to suppress the anger in her heart, a voice suddenly came.
"Many cultural relics of the dynasty, beautiful clothes."
"Eat the king's salary alive, and bury him in the land of the king."
"Now that the country is facing a crisis, you are all obsessed with your own personal agenda. How dare you act like this and talk about the country and the country?"
"A hundred years later, under the underworld, how can you have the face to meet the late emperors of Wuyang!?"
The voice was soft and tender, with a bit of childishness, but the words he spat out were like a wake-up call, which made everyone in the civil and military circles stunned. At this moment, they all turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice.
But after seeing the owner of the voice clearly, everyone couldn't help but look weird.
The person who spoke out at this moment was none other than the often-forgotten third prince of the Wuyang Dynasty—Ji Yuzhi!
The twelve-year-old boy's face turned red because of the angry roar just now. Facing the glances from everyone, he seemed a little embarrassed, but despite this, he still straightened his waist and faced everyone.
The eyes he cast were unavoidable.
"The prince is young and has something to say. We, the old ministers, will just treat it as a child's talk and will not take it to heart. However, the affairs of the country and the country are not something that the young prince can participate in or understand. The young prince should go back more often.
Read some books and come back." Lu Chenji looked at Ji Yuzhi at this time and said.
His expression was arrogant, and his tone contained a bit of contempt and a bit of threat. As he spoke these words, several soldiers walked in outside the Prime Minister's Palace. They came straight to Ji Yuzhi's side. Among them
The leading soldier saluted Ji Yuzhi at that time, and then said in an arrogant manner: "Prince Yuzhi, I will escort you back to Yanhuan Palace by my humble duty."
He said this respectfully, but it was clear that he was threatening the other party.
This is actually a very scary thing when you think about it carefully. In the palace of Wuyang Dynasty, Lu Chenji, a foreign minister, could mobilize the people of the palace in front of Master Ji with just one sentence.
Guard, to intimidate a prince. When Ji Qi was in power, this could be regarded as a serious crime of deceiving the emperor, enough to implicate nine clans. But now, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, even Xiang Luowen, who is extremely difficult to deal with Lu Chenji
Facing this scene, I just looked at my nose with my eyes, and my nose with my heart, without any intention of blocking it.
After experiencing Li Danqing's methods, the two sides have probably reached a tacit understanding. They will never allow a third party to intervene in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
Concubine Ji on the throne looked livid. Lu Chenji's behavior was simply a provocation to the royal family.
But with Li Danqing leaving, Concubine Ji could not find anyone trustworthy in the court. Even if she tried to stop her, she could not change the fact that the other party would take advantage of it to make trouble.
"I am the prince of Wuyang, and Shenyu Palace is my home. Wherever I go and where I don't go, when will it be your turn to teach me?" But what is unexpected is that compared to Master Ji's helplessness,
, Ji Yuzhi, who was only twelve years old, acted extremely calmly. He looked at the soldier in front of him with cold eyes and heard in a cold voice.
The leading soldier was stunned for a moment, probably a little surprised by Ji Yuzhi's performance, but he quickly came to his senses and said at that time: "Then please forgive me for the offense."
The soldier said this and stretched out one hand. It seemed that he was preparing to take Ji Yuzhi away by force.
Such behavior is already suspected of being arrogant. Even Master Ji, who was frustrated and unwilling to take part in the disputes in the court, frowned and almost couldn't help but take action.
But at this moment, a small hand stretched out from behind Ji Yuzhi.
The small hand that seemed to be less than half the size of the soldier's hand, the moment he grabbed the soldier's hand, the soldier's expression suddenly changed and he looked strange.
"Don't touch my brother."
"What a nuisance!"
Then a soft voice sounded, and everyone saw clearly that the person who took action was Ji Yuzhi's sister, Ji Yao.
The twelve-year-old girl pouted, puffed out her cheeks, and her face was full of unhappiness. However, her seemingly small body suddenly exerted force at this moment, and then the tall soldier's body
At this moment, like an arrow from a string, it was thrown out of the gate of Xiangfeng Hall and fell heavily to the ground outside the gate...
A large piece of stone slab on the ground was smashed into pieces, and he let out bursts of pain.
After doing all this, Ji Yao didn't feel anything strange at all. She just lowered her head again, took out a few oranges from her arms, and started eating again...
The Xiangfeng Palace fell into deathly silence at this time. After a period of silence, Lu Chenji, whose face was purple, finally opened his mouth again and said: "I have long heard that Princess Ji Yao is mentally retarded. As Princess Ji Yao's younger brother, the prince lives with her day and night.
She should be taught well, but today she was allowed to do such a malicious thing. If this spreads, the people will think that the Wuyang royal family is a cruel person."
"You know, the emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty! But since the princess is young, this matter can be forgotten. But if the prince continues to indulge, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Lu Chenji's face looked ugly at the moment, and the words he spoke no longer contained the calmness he had before, but instead were filled with rage.
It's not that he cares about face, but with Li Danqing's death in the battle, the battle for the right to inherit the throne between the two parties represented by him and Xiang Luewen has reached the point where it is about to be desperate. If those who want a team are allowed to
When the officials saw that they were unable to deal with two princes who had no foundation at all, it would definitely boost Xiang Luowen's arrogance, so due to emotion and reason, he would not swallow this bitter pill like this today.
But after hearing this, Ji Yuzhi still didn't show any panic. He stared at Lu Chenji and asked: "He is just a palace guard. His duty is to protect my safety, but he dares to take action against me. My sister protects me."
He was eager to punish him and did not take his life. It was magnanimous. The Lu family wants to seek justice for such a rebellious minister and traitor? What is his intention? "
Ji Yuzhi's eloquence greatly exceeded Lu Chenji's expectations. The head of the Guiyu Mansion frowned at that time, but he did not suppress his anger after all. He immediately said: "National affairs are complicated, and there are pros and cons.
, how can it be solved with one or two empty words?"
"The prince doesn't understand the meaning of this. It is disrespectful to insult my important ministers."
"I see that the prince is young and I don't want to care about it, but the prince allows the mentally retarded princess to commit crimes. How can this behavior be worthy of my status as the Wuyang royal family? Today, I will ask for my life for all the people, so I can take your position as the prince."
, and then cure the crime of the concubine-in-waiting’s inability to educate her children!”