mtl008 Chapter 458 Battle
Chapter 458 Battle
After a while, the emperor finally managed to stop coughing.
"General Chen, you must understand the current situation of Great Wei. I will give you one day to consider it. Give me your reply when you have made your decision!"
The emperor waved his hand at Chen Weiyang, his patience already gone.
"Well...then this humble subject will take his leave!"
Seeing the emperor's face growing increasingly pale, Chen Weiyang sighed inwardly, took his leave, and went out.
Chen Weiyang had barely left the palace when the Empress, having heard the news, arrived.
"I have met the emperor."
"Ahem, Your Majesty, what brings you here?"
The Empress came over and helped Eunuch Wei lift the Emperor up.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that General Anxi has refused to attack Lu Hanting. If that is the case, I would like to recommend someone to you..."
Emperor Mingcheng looked at the Empress.
Even Chen Weiyang didn't dare to confront Lu Hanting head-on in this battle, so who else in the imperial court would dare to show their face?
"Who?"
"Your Majesty, the person I wish to recommend is General Lu..."
Upon hearing this person's name, the emperor's droopy eyelids immediately narrowed into creases.
"He can't!"
Seeing that the emperor had rejected her, the empress sneered inwardly.
"Your Majesty, are you still bothered by what happened back then?"
"Hmph, now that you know this, how dare the Empress bring it up in front of me?"
Lu Mingcheng was one of the participants in the massacre at the city gate back then.
Lu Mingcheng was a fierce general under the rule of the third prince.
If it weren't for his instigation, his sons probably wouldn't have started the trouble back then.
Fortunately, the eldest princess later realized her mistake and led a large army to rescue the emperor; otherwise, the person sitting on the throne now would probably not be Li Mingchen.
"Your Majesty, no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes."
Although General Lu was involved in that incident, he was, after all, a veteran general with great achievements.
"Let alone the Great Wei, perhaps the only one in the entire world who can truly intimidate Lu Hanting is him?"
Since Chen Weiyang is too afraid to fight, then let someone who is brave enough to fight come.
Since it concerns his son's throne, even though he knows Lu Mingcheng is ambitious, the most important thing right now is to get rid of Lu Hanting, this threat.
Seeing the emperor hesitate, the empress's eyes flashed.
"Your Majesty, are you perhaps waiting for General Anxi's reply?"
As far as I know, Chen Weiyang's daughter, Chen Furong, has a close relationship with Lu Hanting.
If Your Majesty truly intends to use him, then I fear…
Upon hearing the Empress's words, the Emperor frowned.
Thinking about how Chen Weiyang had just refused him, and considering the consequences if he really colluded with Lu Hanting...
After a moment's thought, the emperor finally relented.
"Fine, I'll do as you say, Your Majesty!"
After speaking, Emperor Mingcheng looked at Eunuch Wei.
"Eunuch Wei, summon General Lu to the palace for an audience immediately!"
Upon hearing the emperor's concession, Eunuch Wei's lowered eyes flickered.
In contrast, the Empress's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
As they left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Empress's attendant, Granny Gao, said worriedly, "Your Majesty, General Lu is extremely ambitious. Your recommendation of him to the Emperor might......"
Granny Gao wondered if it might backfire, but she was also worried that the Empress would be displeased if she heard it.
"Granny Gao, with Lu Hanting about to attack the city and my son's empire in danger, are you still thinking about Lu Mingcheng's ambitions?"
The Empress gave her nanny a cold look.
"My brother finally managed to persuade him to come out and help us attack that traitor Lu Hanting. Now you want me to turn against him?"
Then what authority do I, as Empress, have left?
There's a saying that goes, "If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them."
Since we've already used him, we should trust him for now.
As for the future, we'll talk about it after he takes down Lu Hanting, that traitor.
After she finished speaking, the Empress glanced at the little palace maid beside her, who then hurriedly left and walked out of the palace.
"My lord, there's news from Xiliang!"
"Oh?"
Wu Weiwei looked up.
"Our people are said to have obtained the Blood Vine and are on their way back."
"really?"
"Ah."
"Great!"
Wu Weiwei rarely showed a smile, one that hadn't been seen in a long time.
Seven days have passed since Gongsun Yuan treated Qingzhu. Wu Weiwei had been worried that the trip would not go smoothly, but she did not expect it to be so fast.
Wu Weiwei finally felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I heard Yan Mei say that the reason you obtained the Blood Heart Vine so easily is all thanks to the Crown Prince of Xiliang..."
"Shao Zhan?"
"Hmm, this Blood Heart Vine is no ordinary poison; it's a pet carefully raised by the Grand Preceptor of Xiliang..."
Qin Yanmei was discovered when she went to the Imperial Preceptor's residence to steal the Blood Heart Vine.
If it weren't for Prince Shao's occasional visit to the Imperial Preceptor's residence that day, and his intervention after learning that the poison was what Wu Weiwei wanted, Qin Yanmei would likely have paid a heavy price to escape the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
Upon hearing Chunxiao's words, Wu Weiwei's brows furrowed slightly.
In this way, she owed Shao Zhan a huge favor.
After leaving the Great Wei, Wu Weiwei lost contact with Shao Zhan.
I thought he had forgotten their deal, but I didn't expect him to still remember it.
If that's the case, then she can't forget what she promised Shao Zhan.
Wu Weiwei looked at Wanqiu beside her.
"Any news from the Great Wei?"
Since leaving Dawei, Wu Weiwei has maintained contact with Lin Fan.
"Your Majesty, not yet..."
Wu Weiwei frowned when she heard there was no news.
Half a month has already passed, which shouldn't be the case!
Just then, there was a knock on the study door.
"Enter!"
"Your Majesty, someone from the capital has arrived!"
main hall.
Looking at the disheveled state of the group in front of her, Wu Weiwei felt a sense of doubt.
In her last letter, she suggested to Lin Fan that Little Stone lead the Jade Deer people to Qingwu Kingdom.
I thought things would go smoothly, but what's going on now?
"Xiaoyuan, tell me, what exactly happened in the capital?"
Xiaoyuan is Xiaoshi's capable subordinate.
He wiped his disheveled face and said, "Master, our men encountered the prince and his men fighting against the imperial court on their way to the ferry."
They intended to pass them silently, but they were discovered just as the boat was about to leave. "My brother..."
"What's wrong with Little Stone?"
Although Wu Weiwei appeared calm, she was secretly uneasy inside.
Little Stone has been with me for so long, and he's always been clever, so he should be fine!
"Brother, he was hit by a hail of enemy arrows and fell into the water. By the time we found him, it was too late to save him..."
Obara cried loudly.
"So, does that mean Little Stone might already be..."
Lingfu looked on in disbelief.
Wanqiu looked at her master and saw that Wu Weiwei's face was dark.
The atmosphere inside the room suddenly became tense.
After a while, she said, "Chunxiao, go and investigate immediately! I need to know who shot the arrow at Little Stone!"