Chapter 426 The Emperor's Outrageous Actions
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

"Why don't you talk? Are you usually so capable? Why are you all dumb now?"

The emperor's eyes were bloodshot and he stared at his ministers with sinister eyes. He had lost Mingzhou and Jiaozhou one after another, and seeing that Lizhou was also going to be lost, he had to summon all the ministers to discuss countermeasures. But looking at his ministers, they were as quiet as quails, not to mention giving him advice, they were even reluctant to say a few words. At this time, he also felt a little regretful that he should not have suppressed the military generals like that, so that now there was not even a real man who could fight. However, he would not admit his mistake, and only hated that he had not been more ruthless at the beginning. If he had killed Wei Chengyi directly, things would not have turned out like this now.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my presumptuous behavior. Is it really you who had someone murder the old prince and his men?"

"presumptuous!"

"bump!"

One of the officials, who was about forty years old, stood up and bowed to ask. The emperor was immediately furious and slapped the dragon table hard. The official was so scared that he knelt on the ground, but in order to save his life, he still raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. Let me finish my words. Wei Chengyi rebelled in the name of revenge for the old prince and others. If we can prove that the death of the old prince and others has nothing to do with you, they will not be justified. Then we will send envoys to tell Wei Chengyi that you were deceived and sent troops to suppress them. In order to make up for them, you will not only pardon them, but also restore their titles. If they still want a reputation, even if they will not retreat to Chenzhou, at least they will not continue to occupy more prefectures."

The reason why he asked the emperor whether he really assassinated the old prince was to find out whether Wei Chengyi and his men had solid evidence. Now they were betting that he had no evidence and they valued their reputation. After all, it was the emperor who did it. If he hadn't suddenly sent troops to suppress it, how could Wei Chengyi rebel? How could the Wei family's affairs be known to everyone? The rebels in various places would not have risen up in rebellion. The emperor probably didn't know about it until he went to the people. Now he, the royal family, and the entire court have a bad reputation. If they don't take certain measures, the huge dynasty will really come to an end.

"You mean to ask me to admit my mistake to Wei Chengyi and the others?"

After a long silence, the emperor stared at him sinisterly. He was the emperor of Tianqi, how could he admit his mistake to a traitor?
"No, Your Majesty, we are just trying to appease Wei Chengyi temporarily..."

"Somebody come!"

The official was stunned and tried to explain himself, but the emperor did not give him a chance and called the imperial guards waiting outside: "Drag him out and chop him off."

"Yes!"

"No, Your Majesty, I am doing this for you and for the entire Tianqi Kingdom, Your Majesty..."

The imperial guards bowed and accepted the order, and carried him up without saying a word. After coming to his senses, the official struggled and screamed desperately, but what he got in return was still the emperor's cold eyes and the indifference of the court officials.

When he was completely dragged out, his heart turned cold. If possible, he would have liked to point at his nose and curse the dog emperor like the common people did, but he couldn't, otherwise his family would be implicated. He could only sneer in his heart, this country was finished, he would be waiting for them in the underworld!

The imperial court still did not send reinforcements, and the Lizhou garrison was simply unable to stop the Wei family army led by Wei Chengyi and his men. In just half a month, they successfully captured the entire Lizhou. At the same time, Wei Chengyi received news from the imperial city that the emperor had issued an edict not long ago, ordering Chu Liang to lead 100,000 East Border troops to Hongzhou to stop them, and the imperial edict was already on the way to Yuzhou.

When Shen Xiangwan found out about this, he just curled his lips. The dog emperor could only play tricks like this. At this point, did he think his imperial edict would still be as useful as before?
In late October, Chu Liang received the emperor's edict, and the East Border Army began to mobilize troops that day. The next day, Chu Liang personally led an army of 200,000 to capture Yuzhou at lightning speed, and then quickly conquered Pangzhou. When the news was passed back to the imperial city, the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood again. The ministers in the court had already vaguely realized that the Li royal family's kingdom might really be lost.

But when Shen Xiangwan and the others received the news, they laughed so hard that they fell over. The Dog Emperor had once again shot himself in the foot and wanted to see the brother and sister kill each other. They could only say that he was overthinking it.

After simply arranging Lizhou, in the dead of winter, the Wei army advanced again and captured Hongzhou before the New Year. This year was not as cold as last year, but the people's lives were still not easy. Hongzhou had also suffered a great disaster in the past two years. In order to let the people have something to eat during the New Year, Shen Xiangwan took out a large amount of food from the space, all of which were the harvest of her continuous planting in the space.

"Second Master, look who's here?" The New Year was coming soon. Shen Xiangwan and his wife were going to return to Hongzhou and check on the situations in Mingzhou, Jiaozhou and Lizhou. They did not plan to return to Chenzhou for the New Year. They were currently staying in the Hongzhou government office. On this day, Qingying came into the back office shouting. The couple, who had just finished feeding their children goat milk and were about to continue handling official business, looked in the direction of the voice and their eyes suddenly fixed.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

“Ahh…”

"Auntie!"

The next second, before they could react, a wolf and a dog rushed over, followed by their cubs who had grown a lot.

"Angel, why are you here?"

Coming back to his senses, Shen Xiangwan quickly squatted down to catch him, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Zhao Yuping's mother and daughter and Ji Shaohan's family of three who had arrived behind.

"Aunt, I missed you so much!"

Hugging her neck, the little cub said excitedly: "Grandma and the others said that you don't have time to go back for the New Year, so we are here to spend the New Year with you. Are you happy?"

"Happy, so happy!"

Shen Xiangwan was so excited that she hugged the little cub and gave it a big kiss. Seeing a wolf and a dog coming over to join in the fun, she freed her hands and rubbed their heads: "Stop making trouble, let me get up first."

"Wang Wang Wang!"

“Ahh…”

The wolf and the dog that were almost lying on her moved aside obediently. Shen Xiangwan pulled down the child's hand and stood up: "Yuanyue, go call Ruyan back. Mother, Master, Master's wife, why didn't you tell us you were coming? We can send someone to pick you up."

Ever since following Shen Xiangwan and the others to the military camp, Yue Ruyan has taken over the logistics and other tasks, so she is also very busy.

"It's just to give you a surprise."

Yuan Yue bowed and left. Zhao Yuping and Yun Mengyi came forward and said with a smile that they had not planned to come at first. Didn't the Yan family and the generals' families say yesterday that they would not go back for the New Year? After a little discussion, they brought their children to Hongzhou. Fortunately, they now have an off-road vehicle, which is fast and not bumpy at all. They arrived in just a few hours.

【End of this chapter】