roccoschili Chapter 121 The Chaos Begins
Chapter 121 The Chaos Begins
Capital City, Yangxin Hall.
King Xie Chengyun of Qi strode towards the Yangxin Palace with anger on his face.
Seeing the King of Qi coming in aggressively, the guards at the door reached out their hands dutifully.
"King Qi, please wait a moment. Please come in after we have passed the message."
"roll."
Before the guard could say anything, Xie Chengyun kicked him away and walked straight inside.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Wang Yi, who was sitting on the chair, raised his head and saw that it was the King of Qi, and hurriedly stood up from his seat.
"It turns out to be the King of Qi. I wonder what the King of Qi is doing here this time?"
Xie Chengyun looked at the people above.
It is true that clothes make the man, and now he looks quite presentable.
It was nothing like when they first met, when she was wearing shabby clothes and had a flattering look on her face.
Invite him to follow him to compete for the world.
At that time, Wang Yi was just an insurgent leader with a few hundred civilians, but he was actually a well-known local scholar named Xie.
Things are impermanent.
"Your Majesty, are you really ignorant or just pretending not to know?"
"If the King of Qi doesn't tell me, how can I know the purpose of your visit?"
Looking at the person who pretended to know nothing, Xie Chengyun showed a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"Your Majesty should be aware of the rumors circulating in the market these days."
Hearing this, Wang Yi looked as if he had suddenly understood something, but in Xie Chengyun's eyes, it seemed very fake.
"Oh, so the King of Qi came for this matter. I will naturally not believe such rumors. I know you best. No one will rebel against you. I trust you."
"Your Majesty trusts me? Trusting me means suddenly summoning tens of thousands of troops back to the capital?"
Hearing his questioning tone, Wang Yi frowned in dissatisfaction.
But thinking that he was still needed at the moment, Wang Yi could only suppress his anger and put on a smile.
"Prince Qi, I am doing this just in case, not targeting you. You are aware that the situation is turbulent now, and all parties want to bring me down. I have to be cautious, so don't overthink it."
Xie Chengyun snorted in his heart, should he guard against other forces or against him.
He lowered his eyelids, hiding the thought in his heart that now was not the time to break off relations, lest other forces gain an advantage in vain.
He clenched and unclenched his hands at his sides, letting this idiot feel proud for a while.
"I have misunderstood Your Majesty. I will not delay Your Majesty from handling official business and will take my leave."
After saying that, Xie Chengyun turned and left.
Wang Yi looked at his back, his face gradually becoming gloomy.
The eunuch beside him glanced at him cautiously, "This Prince Qi is really becoming more and more arrogant. He doesn't even think about the fact that this position was given to him by Your Majesty."
Wang Yi clenched his fists and said, "Let him run wild for a few more days. I'll deal with him after I've dealt with those people."
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?
Now everyone is saying that he is a reckless man. If it weren't for Xie Chengyun, he would not have achieved anything great.
Huh, joke.
Even without him, he can still hold this position.
Xie Chengyun, who left the Yangxin Palace, was also thinking about his own plan in his mind.
He turned around and glanced at the Yangxin Palace which was no longer visible.
Wang Yi, I, Xie Chengyun, can help you get to this position, but I can also pull you down.
Then he left without looking back.
On the other side, Yun Zhi finally received a reply from Prince Ji Xun.
After opening the envelope, Yun Zhi took a casual look at it and put it aside.
He took out the jade pendant from the envelope and looked at it for a while.
The main purpose of writing to Crown Prince Ji Xun this time was to obtain a token proving his identity.
Prince Gong was suspicious and naturally would not believe it without any evidence.
Now that Ji Xun has obtained the jade pendant, it is time to write a letter to Prince Gong.
Yunzhi picked up the pen, thought for a while, and wrote on the letter paper.
Your Highness Prince Gong, I have long heard of your great reputation.
Prior to this, I received a letter from the fake Crown Prince Ji Xun, who attempted to make me submit to him.
Fearing his dissatisfaction, I had no choice but to agree and become his subordinate.
A few days ago, the false crown prince ordered me to send troops to join them in an unexpected attack on the eastern part of your territory.
I really do not want to become a pawn of the fake prince, so I have risked my life to come here to tell you. I hope Your Highness can make plans as soon as possible.
This world should have belonged to the prince. I am willing to be the prince's insider and help you achieve your grand ambitions as soon as possible.
Here is the token that the fake prince gave to me in the past. I implore Your Highness to believe it.
After finishing the last word, Yun Zhi looked at the words which were 99% similar to those of Marquis Anding and nodded with satisfaction.
After stamping the official seal of Marquis Anding on the letter paper, Yun Zhi carefully folded the letter paper and put it into the envelope, and also put in the jade pendant of Prince Jixun.
"Come here, quickly deliver this letter to Prince Gong's residence."
"Yes, my lord."
Shortly after sending this letter, Yun Zhi immediately wrote another one to Crown Prince Ji Xun.
The general content was that Prince Gong was preparing to attack his territory and asked him to be prepared.
After finishing these, she sat in the chair and tapped her fingers lightly on the table.
Now, just wait for the show to begin.
A few days later, at Prince Gong’s Mansion.
Prince Gong looked at the letter and jade pendant in his hands, his expression changing from gloomy to bright.
"Zhu Yuanhe, come and take a look."
Zhu Yuanhe, who was standing aside, raised his eyebrows, took the letter and began to read it.
"Written by Marquis Anding? Your Highness, do you think what he said is true or false?"
Ji Lingyan held the jade pendant in his hand and rubbed it. He could clearly feel the word "Xun" engraved on the bottom.
"This jade pendant is indeed Ji Xun's. He always likes to have his words engraved on the bottom of the jade pendants he wears."
Zhu Yuanhe looked at the jade pendant in Ji Lingyan's hand and found that there were indeed words engraved on it.
"Even so, we can't conclude that what's said in this letter is true. Perhaps someone deliberately set up a trap to provoke a fight between the prince and Ji Xun, hoping to reap the benefits."
Ji Lingyan snorted coldly and threw the jade pendant aside.
"If this is true, my good nephew is quite courageous. He came to provoke me before I even approached him. If it's false..."
At this point, Ji Lingyan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "If you dare to make fun of me, this Marquis of Anding will never live."
Zhu Yuanhe crossed his arms and thought for a moment before saying, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, we still need to be on guard. Why don't we send someone to the east to check and see if there are any traces of the enemy there?"
Ji Lingyan nodded and said, "I'll do as you say."
On the other side, Prince Ji Xun also fell into deep thought after receiving Yun Zhi's letter.
"This news came so suddenly, I don't know whether it's true or not."
The counselor beside him bowed and said, "It's better to believe it than not. Why don't we send someone to take a look over there?"
Ji Xun stood up and paced back and forth, "Send someone to investigate."
A few days later, the people Ji Xun sent to the east to check came back.
"Your Highness, we did find some suspicious people there, but they are not numerous and appear to be investigating."
Hearing this, Ji Xun clenched his hands tightly on the chair, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
"It seems that my good uncle is eager to kill me. I haven't even asked him to settle the previous assassination, and now he has come to my door."
The Marquis of Pingyang, who was sitting below, looked at him and said, "Your Highness, we must make plans early. We can't let him attack us."
Ji Xun stood up. He was not a pushover who would allow Ji Lingyan to provoke him again and again.
"Pass on my order to dispatch troops to the east to meet the enemy. Don't let Prince Gong take advantage of the opportunity."
At the same time, the people sent by Prince Gong to investigate in the east also returned to report.
"Your Highness, we haven't spotted any large-scale enemy forces in the east, but there are some suspected spies of the Crown Prince active."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanhe tilted his head and looked at Ji Lingyan, "This matter is becoming increasingly suspicious. Perhaps it's a test from the Crown Prince."
Ji Lingyan pondered for a moment, "No matter what, strengthen the defense in the east and prepare for the attack."
Five days later, Prince Gong and the former crown prince officially clashed at the border between their two places.
Yun Zhi, who was pretending to be Marquis Anding, was perfectly invisible.