allonlinenovel Chapter 137 The Queen Mother's Plan
Chapter 137 The Queen Mother's Plan
Wang Ziyan's emotions gradually stabilized. She motioned to Zishang to get up, and the latter helped her sit on the mahogany chair.
"But we have to deal with Huang Chan's case, otherwise the people will say that the court is protecting treacherous officials and villains. We must not do anything that loses the support of the people!"
"Yes! Should we write an imperial edict to banish Huang Chan and his followers from the capital?" Zishang asked in a low voice.
Wang Ziyin suddenly frowned. She stretched out her slender fingers to hook Zishang's chin and whispered, "Zishang...what's wrong with you today? This is a bit inconsistent with your usual intelligence."
"You, are you hiding something from me?" Wang Ziyi's eyes became increasingly cold.
However, Zi Shang's expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, "Zi Yin, I am not familiar with the affairs of state. I am not capable enough to come up with a perfect solution."
"You gave me this life, how dare I hide anything from you? If you don't believe me, then dig out my heart."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Ziyin put her hand on his chest and said, "Don't say that. I believe you."
"Well, you are still far behind my brother in this regard. My idea is that since Ying Xuanze wants to attack the capital in the name of clearing the court of evil officials, then we should do the opposite!"
"Dismiss Huang Chan and his followers from their posts and expel them from the capital! But we will not take back their military power."
"Ying Xuanze killed Huang Chan's only son. Huang Chan must seek revenge. With military power in his hands, he will definitely take the initiative to seek revenge and will definitely kill Ying Xuanze."
"There will definitely be a big fight between the two of them, and we will sit back and watch from the capital, for the purpose you just mentioned."
Wang Ziyin laughed out loud: "If Huang Chan wins, it will be considered as solving a problem that bothers me."
"If Huang Chan is defeated, Huang Chan will also weaken his strength. If Ying Xuanze still wants to come to the capital, then it can be confirmed that he is planning a mutiny!"
"He has no right to speak, no support from the people. I will see how he rebels. Then I will have a reason to kill him."
Zi Shang nodded and said, "Zi Yin, that's a good idea!"
"But Ziyin, if Huang Chan and others are driven out of the capital, the people in the Yandong region will have no intention of sending troops to retake them."
After hearing Zishang's words, Wang Ziyin suddenly felt a headache. She covered her forehead and sighed twice.
"What happened this year? After Ying Xuanze went to Xiliang, he became restless and even rebelled. Meanwhile, Chao State is also ready to make a move and has even taken over the Yandong region."
"If we want to deal with Ying Xuanze, I really don't have the means to retake the Yandong area. It's really a headache, it's simply a hot potato!"
Zishang looked up and saw Wang Ziyan's delicate face full of sorrow. He hesitated for a moment and then said something in a trembling voice.
"If Ziyin is willing, I am willing to become a death warrior and kill Ying Xuanze in secret! As long as I can relieve your worries."
Wang Ziyan quickly shook her head and hurriedly hugged Zishang and held him in her arms.
"No, no, no! You belong to me. How can I let you go and die?"
"Forget it. Although the Yandong region is vast, it is essentially a poor and remote place. Just let the country take it away."
"Anyway, the people there feel that they are Chinese anyway, so I will help them do that."
"After Ying Xuanze's matter is dealt with, it won't be too late to send troops to the Yandong region. Although Chaoguo is good at making iron, the number of its troops is not as large as ours."
"Yes, Chaoguo just wants the Yandong area after all, and now it is just as they wish." Zishang nodded.
"Right now, our most important task is to deal with Ying Xuanze. As the saying goes, you can't do two things at once. Just as you said, Ziyin, it's not a bad idea to give up the Yandong area first."
"Since Chaoguo has taken over the Yandong region, there won't be any other moves for a while, so we can focus on dealing with Ying Xuanze, right?"
Wang Ziyin narrowed her eyes slightly, covered her mouth and chuckled, "This is the Zishang I know. You really touched my heart."
"In my eyes, how can a mere Yandong be as important as you, Zishang? Those evil people have been causing troubles repeatedly. Even if the Yandong region had not been taken away by the Chao Kingdom, sooner or later these people would open the city gates and let the Chao people in!"
"It's just right. After I get rid of Ying Xuanze, I will send troops to conquer Chao State and kill those rebellious people in the Yandong area! Let's see if the remaining wavering people dare to turn to Chao State!"
Zi Shang smiled faintly and said, "Kill those who don't behave, but Zi Yin, we still need to send a large army to guard the pass, and don't let them take advantage of the chaos to go south."
Wang Ziyin thought what he said made sense, so she nodded and said softly, "You're right, then let Wang Guocheng go. He is the most talented military officer in my Wang family."
"With General Wang here, the Northeast will be safe. Ziyin, just deal with Ying Xuanze."
Wang Ziyan let out a long sigh. Now that she had a plan, she could finally put her mind at ease temporarily.
"The news of the purge of the emperor's entourage has probably reached the ears of all the ministers. Tomorrow in the court, the former emperor's old ministers, led by Li Yong, will surely advise me."
"They have been wanting to get rid of Huang Chan and his followers for a long time. Now that they have this great opportunity, these old-fashioned guys will definitely not give up!"
When Wang Ziyin was halfway through her speech, she pointed at the writing brush and ink on the ground and said to Zishang, "Go and pick up the table. There are also paper, pen and ink. I want to write an imperial edict and ask you to deliver it to the general's mansion."
Zishang immediately went to lift the table, then bent down to pick up the paper, pen, ink and inkstone. After grinding the ink, he handed the pen to Wang Ziyi.
Wang Ziyan wrote quickly on the rice paper. After writing the content, she took out the empress dowager's seal from the cabinet behind her and stamped it on the rice paper.
"You should leave immediately while it is still light. Be careful when you leave the palace so as not to be seen by your brother's spies."
"Yes."
After saying that, Zishang took the imperial edict and left the imperial study. Not long after he left, he saw some movement coming from the corridor in front.
His face changed slightly and he immediately moved, climbing onto the eaves of a house with extremely agile movements. He looked like a weak scholar, but he actually had such great martial arts skills?
Zi Shang poked his head out slightly and saw Grand Marshal Wang Yi heading quickly towards the imperial study, followed by several figures.
These people were all carrying long swords, and they must be Wang Yi's close guards. However, when Wang Yi was about to arrive at the imperial study, the guards stopped and stood still.
Upon seeing this, Zishang immediately left quietly from another direction. A moment later, he jumped down from the eaves again with a light-hearted skill, and then disappeared into the corridor...
At the same time, Wang Yi came to the imperial study. Although Zishang picked up the paper, pen, and inkstone, there were still memorials scattered on the floor.
Wang Yi, who was familiar with his sister's personality, smiled and said, "Why? Are you so angry about Ying Xuanze's plan to purge the emperor's entourage?"