Su Qingli wanted to rush forward and say something, but was held back by Prime Minister Mu.
The green hills left were not afraid of running out of firewood. If they rushed to oppose them now, they would probably die. Everything would be settled after King Che came back. They still needed to deal with matters in the court.
Since Li Jingxing fell ill, Minister of the Ministry of Industry had been very nervous and anxious. The reason was that the emperor was about to die before the mausoleum was capped.
So he had to hurriedly ask for 30,000 yuan from You Zhicheng, and finally sealed the deal in a hurry, but it was just a rough idea.
Unexpectedly, before the emperor was buried, Concubine Wei would come out with the Western Prince to seize the throne. Now no one would probably hold him accountable.
In order to better control the situation of the court, Concubine Wei even specially invited all the female relatives of the second-rank officials in the court to live in the harem.
Prince Che's Mansion was stared at like an iron barrel by the imperial guards.
Man Qiu walked out of the gate of Prince Che's Mansion and glanced secretly at the street market opposite. Several vendors in disguise were guarding there, monitoring every move of Prince Che's Mansion.
The carriages stopped at the door of dozens of shops in the capital one after another, and she didn't return home until evening.
That afternoon and the next morning, many traders who came to the capital from other places left after purchasing goods.
After leaving the city, many groups of people rushed to Linyue Kingdom, Nancheng and Yuebei City respectively. They wanted to tell Li Junche and Wen Jinhe what happened in the court as soon as possible.
At the same time, except for the necessary manpower left in each shop to open and operate, all workshops have stopped working and are on holiday, and everyone has gone home.
This is wartime, and the inventory in the warehouse can last half a year.
If King Che does not return to the court after receiving the imperial edict, Concubine Wei and Yan Ming will definitely attack Prince Che's palace.
What's more serious is that if King Che turns around and attacks the capital, everyone in the city who is related to Prince Che's palace will not end well.
The current plan was to evacuate everyone. Even the food that Wen Jinhe left for Li Junche was sold by Man Qiu as quickly as possible. Anyway, the prince would be able to get it back soon and wouldn't need so much food.
The Imperial Master's Mansion in the capital city.
Su Qingli stood in the study room with her hands behind her back, fidgeting.
The letter, I sent someone to deliver it yesterday, and it didn't say anything about the collusion between Concubine Wei and Yan Ming.
If King Che came back for the funeral alone, wouldn't he be in danger?
Prime Minister Mu looked at his gray-haired teacher, "Teacher, there is no need to worry about this matter. Yan Ming only has 50,000 imperial guards, while King Che has 200,000, and the general Zhenguo also has nearly 200,000. Once the two groups fight, Come back, the palace is no match at all.”
Not to mention the courtiers, even the people in the capital are discussing this imperial edict. They think that the late emperor was probably too ill and was unconscious, which is why he left such a ridiculous edict.
Su Qingli frowned, "But ascending the throne like this will definitely leave a stigma to future generations. Besides, why Yan Ming still obeys Concubine Wei when he knows it is a dead end."
It would be fine if King Che was a foolish and filial man, but he is not. For the sake of the throne, he will definitely raise his troops to attack the city.
In the Imperial Palace of Linyue Kingdom, Kyoto.
A woman's painful cry came out from Wen Mingting's bedroom. The maids standing outside were all trembling, fearing that this kind of experience would happen to them.
Two hours later, when no more cries came from the dormitory, the eunuch waiting outside opened the door and walked in.
Two women, naked and covered in blood, were carried out. If you look closely, you can see that there are many teeth marks and strangulation marks on their necks.
Wen Mingting sat on the dragon bed half-clothed, with scarlet lips, "Let Zhongshu Ling and Marquis Xuanwu come in."
"Yes." The waiter bowed his upper body and left.
Half an hour later, Zhongshu Ling Jian Churen and Xuanwu Marquis Lu Yanxu, dressed in court uniform, hurriedly came outside the palace.
After the chamberlain's announcement, the door to the dormitory was opened and then closed.
"Where is Li Junche?" Wen Mingting asked, looking at the two of them.
Zhongshu Ling Jian Churen replied: "There are still five cities, and we can reach Kyoto in fifteen days at the earliest."
A stern look flashed in Wen Mingting's eyes, fifteen days is enough, "Lu Yanxu, I order you to rush to Wenning City immediately."
Marquis Xuanwu took over the military talisman and said, "I obey the order."
After Concubine Wei took complete control of the capital, Zhao Fangliang, a strict subordinate, led ten thousand imperial guardsmen to attack Nancheng.
In the early morning court, Su Qingli and Prime Minister Mu didn't need to speak, the Minister of War stood up and asked: "There is no war in Nancheng, why are we sending troops to Nancheng?"
Concubine Wei, who was sitting next to the dragon chair, said with a smile: "Prince Che supports his troops and respects himself. I am also worried that he will not follow the late emperor's will and have the intention to rebel. Concubine Che has been building the cross-river dam for a long time, so it is time to return to the capital."
Everyone present wanted to curse at this moment, not only Concubine Wei and Yan Ming, but also Li Jingxing and the late emperor.
Since the founding of the Beidi Kingdom, the imperial guards guarding the palace and city have only obeyed the emperor's strict rule. Now it seems that Jane is getting in the way.
An imperial edict that is not known to be true or false can make them obey the orders of Concubine Wei. This is a great misfortune for the Beidi Kingdom.
However, the fact is that an imperial edict alone is simply not enough.
Long ago, Wen Mingting began to place his own people among the generals at all levels of the Royal Forest Army.
All dissidents were eliminated, just like Bao Minghe.
Wen Mingting's plan at that time was to unite with the Snow Kingdom to attack the Beidi Kingdom. The Imperial Forest Army took advantage of Li Junche's absence in the capital and used Concubine Wei's child to take control of the capital.
Li Junche was left at the border without any backup, and his supplies were even cut off.
After destroying Li Junche and gathering the armies of the two countries to take over the Snow Kingdom, the world will be his.
But he never expected that Li Junche had gunpowder in his hands, and that Xueguo had plotted against him.
Ning Xing'an was unable to kill Li Junche, but was retreating steadily, and was about to reach Kyoto.
So he had to change his plan, let Li Jingxing die faster, and use Beidi Kingdom's imperial army to attack Nancheng, capture Wen Jinhe alive, and get the method of making gunpowder.
If Li Junche does not follow the false imperial edict and returns to the court, he will be stigmatized as a rebel.
At this moment, in the Xueyuan Glacier, the army led by Wen Jinhe will arrive outside Guse City soon.
Wen Jinhe opened the curtain to signal the army to stop, and frowned as he looked at the unobstructed white snow outside.
Zhao Bi tightened the reins, lowered his head and said, "Princess."
The expression on Wen Jinhe's face was a little serious, "I seem to have met a lot fewer people from the Snow Country along the way."
Zhao Bi raised his head and looked around Western Zhou, "There are a lot less people. There are almost no people in sight."
As the royal capital of the Snow Country, Guse City should have more people living here than anywhere else.
Even if they knew they were going to attack the city and were busy running for their lives, they shouldn't miss anyone. Wen Jinhe opened his mouth and gave instructions: "Set up camp on the spot and invite General Wei."
Zhao Bi nodded and immediately rode forward.
