Chapter 1004.
“I, Shangguan Wuji, pay my respects to Your Highness!”
Within the main hall of Ming Yu Palace, Shangguan Wuji, the Commander of the Hanhai Army, bowed to Princess Qing Yun in a big salute in a regular manner.
“General Shangguan, forgive me, give me a seat.”
Princess Qing Yun had already been informed of the cause of the matter, and in the face of this Great General of Zhenxi, who held 50,000 Hanhai Army in his hands, this teenage girl forcefully pressed down her inner fear and apprehension, and showed the proper demeanor of a royal family.
Of course, Wang Dust, who was standing next to her, gave her the greatest courage!
“Many thanks, Your Highness.”
Shangguan Wuji sat down on the chair, then said in a deep voice, “Your Highness, I led the army to surround Ming Yu Palace, not to plot against it, but by the Empress Dowager’s will, please forgive me if I have offended you.”
Empress Dowager!
This great general’s words immediately set off shock waves in the hall.
No one could figure out why the current Empress Dowager would do such a thing.
Even if Princess Qing Yun was not born to the Empress Dowager, but she was married off to Great Yan for the sake of the alliance between the two countries, and for the Empress Dowager to suddenly intervene and order the border troops to besiege the peace procession was just a bit unimaginable!
Wang Chen’s gaze flickered, “General Shangguan, just tell us straight, what exactly happened over in Daye?”
If there hadn’t been a major change in the Imperial Capital, such a thing would have never happened.
Intuition told Wang Chen that in all likelihood, something had happened to Emperor Shao Wu as well!
Shangguan Wuji glanced at Wang Duan and then back to the stunned Princess Qing Yun, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes, “Ten days ago, the palace change in Daye, the Empress Dowager returned to the curtain and has already abolished the Holy Lord and re-established His Royal Highness King Jing as the Emperor!”
“Three days later, His Highness King Jing will officially ascend the throne!”
Princess Qing Yun’s eyes immediately went black and she fainted on the spot, fortunately being assisted by her maids.
This news was too exciting, so much so that her already tense spirit completely collapsed, no longer able to withstand it.
“You guys help Her Highness go down to rest.”
Wang Chen said in a deep voice, “Have the imperial physician come over to diagnose and treat her without fail!”
When the maids of honor took Princess Qing Yun away, Wang Duan again ordered the guards present to leave the hall, leaving only Sun Zhengheng behind.
Although Shangguan Wu Ji had brought his close-guard knights with him, this great general relied on his bravery and entered the great hall alone, so now only he, Wang Duan, and Sun Zheng Heng were left.
Wang Dust said indifferently, “Great General Shangguan, what does the Empress Dowager mean?”
The words were asked without any respect, causing Shangguan Wu Ji’s corner of his eye to twitch, a hint of shock and suspicion coming from his eyes.
Since Hanhai County was located in the borderlands of Da Liang, thousands of miles away from Da Ye, the usual exchange of news was not easy, relying on flying eagles and fast riders to transmit the news, and the efficiency was always very low.
Therefore, Shangguan Wu Ji had some understanding of Wang Chen, who was the wedding ambassador, but it was very limited.
As a teenager, Wang Dust’s old-fashioned skill and composure made Shangguan Wu Ji feel surprised.
What made him even more secretly surprised was that he couldn’t actually see through Wang Dust!
One must know that Shangguan Wuji was one of the few Sixth Order Martial Exalts in Great Liang.
This made this Great General of Zhenxi have an extra trace of fear.
After thinking about it, Shangguan Wuji said, “The Empress Dowager’s meaning is actually His Highness King Jing’s meaning, Princess Qing Yun can no longer travel to Great Yan, she will marry the King of Southern Barbarians!”
Barbarian King!
Wang Chen’s heart was truly racing with ten thousand horses.
Southern barbarians refers to the barbarians in the south of Great Liang, the southern barbarians consist of large and small tribes, the most powerful tribe is the leader and self-proclaimed barbarian king, barely a country.
But compared to the countries of Da Liang, Da Yan and Da Qi, the barbarians are very backward, equivalent to the difference between the feudal dynasty and the primitive tribes, the latter still exist in the custom of drinking blood.
However, the barbarians are natural warriors, brave and fierce, often attacking the southern border counties of Da Liang.
It is also one of the major external problems of Da Liang.
Great Liang also once tried to completely solve this scourge, but the southern barbarian tribes in the mountains and forests, occupying an absolute geographical advantage, and barbarian sorcerers are good at using parasites, a few sieges ended with the loss of Liang troops and loss of generals.
The barbarians are rough and vicious, many of them are inhuman, and the barbarian king is famous for his bloodthirsty brutality.
The Empress Dowager and King Jing want to marry Princess Qing Yun to the barbarian king, which is like pushing her into the fire pit, and their intentions are so vicious!
Wang Chen finally understood why Shangguan Wu Ji had surrounded Ming Yu Palace.
He was afraid that Princess Qing Yun would get the news and then refuse to follow his will!
After all, the 3,000 elite feathered forests escorting the peace procession belonged to Princess Qing Yun’s personal guards, and once they started fighting, the scene would be difficult to control, and casualties would be inevitable.
Shangguan Wu Ji obviously wanted to give up without a fight!
“Poisoning should be the county guard’s idea.”
Shangguan Wuji obviously saw Wang Duan’s thoughts and said, “I don’t think it will be a real poison, right?”
Wang Dust was noncommittal.
He didn’t want to talk about this topic because it was meaningless now, what was important was, “Great General Shangguan, aren’t the Empress Dowager and King Jing afraid that Great Yan will turn their backs on them if they do this?”
Shangguan Wuji was silent for a moment, then replied, “His Highness King Jing most likely intends to unite Qi to destroy Yan, just waiting for Great Yan to flip out and hit the door, then send troops at the same time as Great Qi.”
Wang Dust was speechless.
That King Jing, who was as fat as a mountain of meat, surfaced in his mind.
He didn’t expect the other party to hide so deeply!
At that time, Wang Dust had also looked away.
Wang Dust hadn’t forgotten that this King Jing had joined Da Liang’s most elite Huben Army when he was thirteen years old, and had been serving in the army, fighting at the forefront of the same Da Qi, and had made great achievements.
Therefore, in the minds of many people, Liang Shijie was the most suitable prince to inherit the throne.
It was only later that Emperor Shao Wu took the throne, and in order to consolidate his throne, the Empress Dowager deliberately recalled King Jing to Daye to provide for him, in order to prevent the latter from growing in power in the army and threatening Emperor Shao Wu.
Now King Jing actually wanted to unite Qi to destroy Yan, the water here was too deep!
“You may not know that His Highness King Jing’s mother is the niece of the Empress Dowager!”
Shangguan Wuji said, “And the Empress Dowager’s mother’s family was originally an exiled noble from Da Qi, but His Holiness insisted on fighting Da Qi to the end, and with the loss of countless manpower and material resources over the years, Da Liang is on the verge of not being able to support itself.”
Wang Chen immediately understood why the Empress Dowager wanted to change course and re-establish a new emperor!
He laughed coldly, “Then what can Da Qi get?”
Da Liang and Da Qi have had a blood feud for generations, and King Jing has fought many battles with Da Qi, so even if there is a connection to the Empress Dowager’s family, why would Da Qi want to be allies with Da Liang?
Shangguan Wuji was silent for a bit more before answering, “King Jing will most likely want to cede the three northern counties to Da Qi.”
Wang Duan really laughed this time, “This is seeking skin with a tiger!”
“Knowing that it is poison, you still have to taste it.”
Shangguan Wuji’s voice had a hint of helplessness in it, “Otherwise, we, Da Liang, will most likely have to be annihilated by Da Qi and Da Yan joining forces.”
He looked at Wang Duan, “Taipo Wang, things have come to this, what are your plans?”