bestfiction Chapter 825 Guiyue will take its place
Chapter 825 Guiyue will take its place
Chapter 825 Guiyue will take its place
Lian's husband was shocked. "You mean, he wants Northern Qi? Nonsense!" He was so angry that he threw his sleeves. "Even though Guiyue's territory is not less than Northern Qi's, and its population is not less than Northern Qi's, I still never think that Guiyue can fight against Northern Qi. I have led the army for so many years and I know that there is still a gap between Guiyue and Northern Qi. Otherwise, it would not be possible for him to never get any benefit from the Northern Qi people for so many years, and the emperor should not have obediently sent all the compensation that Northern Qi wanted."
Lian's husband became angrier and angrier as he spoke. "Where does he get the confidence to fight against Northern Qi? How big of an appetite does he have to swallow Northern Qi? Just because he was a hostage in Northern Qi? Just because he knows Northern Qi well? Humph, after all, this matter is probably related to the regent of Northern Qi. This is what I'm afraid of. Once he joins hands with the regent, it will be bad for Northern Qi. Madam, believe it or not, in the end, no matter whether the current emperor of Northern Qi wins or the regent wins, our Emperor Guiyue will not get the reward he wants."
The princess knew this truth. "The so-called alliance is just a nice thing to say when forming an alliance. Once it really involves one's own interests, who is willing to make concessions? In fact, it is not difficult to guess the emperor's mind. Now he is willing to imprison us to get the military token, which shows that he is going to do something big. You and I are like this, let alone the other generals. We don't know what's going on in the outside world, but I estimate that more than 60% of Guiyue's military power has been taken back by him."
She looked at Lian Fu Ma, not hiding her worry: "If we don't hand over the military power, we will most likely be accused of being traitors. I always feel that the emperor's patience is running out..."
Emperor Guiyue's patience was indeed running out. As early as when he first ascended the throne, a fortune teller had predicted that the emperor of Northern Qi would encounter a catastrophe in the next one to three years, a catastrophe of life and death. If he could not survive this catastrophe, Northern Qi's dominant position would immediately collapse, and Guiyue would take its place.
Just because of this sentence "The returning moon will take its place" he couldn't sleep all night.
On this continent, there is no country that does not covet Northern Qi's land resources. Whether it is the land area or the mineral resources within the country, they are all things that other countries cannot possess.
Because Northern Qi had an emperor, the emperors of successive dynasties kept expanding their territory and took everything they wanted into their own hands, including the three cities of Guiyue more than two hundred years ago.
Every emperor of Guiyue had the same dream, which was to take back the three cities and at the same time pull down Northern Qi from its dominant position. In this way, they could divide up Northern Qi's resources and let them have a share of the spoils. Even if they only took the iron mine in the west, it would allow Guiyue's soldiers to use better weapons.
So he believed what the fortune teller said, even though it was about a few years later, he was still willing to prepare for this matter.
Sending Feng Zhaolian to marry Northern Qi was just to plant a spy there. Although Feng Zhaolian was not easy to control, as long as Guiyue controlled her parents, he would not be afraid that Feng Zhaolian would not listen to him. Later, Feng Zhaolian was sent to Su Yuan, thinking that if the second prince could successfully become the king, Feng Zhaolian would be the queen. By then, Su Yuan and Guiyue would naturally become a family. With the help of Suyuan's witch doctor and high priest, Guiyue would be even more powerful. Once Northern Qi is conquered, if Suyuan knows what's good for him, he will give them a city, otherwise he will destroy them.
He believed that with the strength of a big country like Guiyue, it would be able to suppress a small Su Yuan.
Emperor Guiyue Feng Chenyang was very happy these days because he heard a piece of news about the Emperor of Northern Qi.
According to rumors, Emperor Zun went to the Shoreless Sea when it snowed heavily last summer. He seemed to have a conflict with something there, and in order to suppress that thing, he sank to the bottom of the Shoreless Sea.
This fulfilled the fortune teller's words that the Emperor would encounter a great calamity within one to three years, and he thought this was the calamity he was referring to.
This news had not yet spread to everyone, so this was the best opportunity God had given him. As long as he could get the military token from Lian Yan, he would have the final say over the remaining 40% of Guiyue's troops.
At that time, he would attack Northern Qi and pull down the young emperor of Northern Qi before he could even take the throne. As for the regent, he would not let his private soldiers help the young emperor, and he could even take the opportunity to attack the young emperor. At that time, there would be internal friction between the young emperor and the regent, and Guiyue would be able to reap the benefits.
Feng Chenyang's idea was quite good, and he almost applauded himself. So in the court today, he scolded Beiqi for losing Princess Guiyue, and also said that the current Prince Consort Lian didn't even have the intention to avenge his only daughter, which really disappointed him.
After the morning court was over, someone from the palace went to Prince Lian's mansion and said in front of Prince Lian and the eldest princess, "The emperor said that he will give you three more days to consider it. If you don't hand over the military token, don't blame him for being rude."
Lian Fu Ma was furious: "What does he mean by that?"
The man said, "Of course I can't be rude to you, but Princess Zhaolian..."
"Where is my Lian'er?" The princess was anxious. "Where did he take my Lian'er?"
The man took a step back. "I am just here to pass on a message. I know nothing. But I advise you two that the emperor is the emperor after all. Since ancient times, those who oppose the emperor have never had a good end. Unless the prince wants to... hehe, I am overthinking. The prince is devoted to the country, how could he have the idea of treason. But if you are not treasoning, then why do you still hold the military power? After all, the soldiers are the soldiers of the country. If you hold the power for too long, they will become the soldiers of the Lian family, and their nature will be different."
The man left as soon as he finished speaking, without staying for a moment.
Even the prince consort and the eldest princess looked at each other and felt that the military token might not be able to be kept.
But compared to the military order, they cared more about Feng Zhaolian's whereabouts.
What about disappearance in Northern Qi? It was clearly the work of Emperor Guiyue, but they were still not sure whether Feng Zhaolian was in Guiyue or Northern Qi. If she was in Guiyue, they would have to make a choice. If she was in Northern Qi, they might be able to hold on a little longer.
The eldest princess held her husband's hand tightly. Her daughter's affairs exhausted her and she had aged a lot in the past year.
Lian Fu Ma looked at the white hair on his wife's head, and felt indescribably uncomfortable. After a while, he sighed and said, "Forget it, give him the military power. I just want my Lian'er to be safe. I won't be a prince anymore. I will take Lian'er to find a good place to live. As long as the family can be together, it is better than anything else."
The eldest princess nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Ye Wenyan walked and stopped along the way, and finally reached the last city in the west of Northern Qi, Tianshui City.