After traveling through time, I thrived in ancient times

Chapter 299 Attack

This statement couldn't be clearer. He wanted Song Shixu to betray Shen Chenli, either secretly or by breaking up directly. He just wanted Song Shixu to be used by him.

Although Marquis Ruyang was a little anxious because of the torture of the medicine, his mind was not confused.

He knew very well how his son would be treated if he really returned to the capital.

Then, he bowed slightly and spoke to the emperor gratefully:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. You may not know that ever since my son followed you and the rebels to the border, I have been very upset. I was afraid that he would really do something unforgivable with the rebels. Now that I have been pardoned by Your Majesty, I am very grateful!"

After saying this, Marquis Ruyang waited for the emperor's next words.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not respond, but just looked at him quietly.

Marquis Ruyang raised his head and glanced at the emperor secretly. Seeing him staring at him expressionlessly, his heart skipped a beat.

While his thoughts were in a mess, Marquis Ruyang hurriedly continued:

"Your Majesty, shall I go home and write a letter to my son asking him to come back?"

As he spoke, Marquis Ruyang glanced at the pills on the emperor's desk, thinking that no one had noticed.

After a moment of silence, a smile suddenly appeared on the emperor's face, and there was a strange look in his eyes when he looked at him.

"I am very pleased that you have such awareness. You are not young anymore, and it is better for your son to be by your side, isn't it?"

Marquis Ruyang nodded repeatedly without daring to look up.

He knew in his heart that this meant that his son had to come back quickly!

Then the emperor waved his hand, signaling him to take the medicine.

"My dear, please take it as soon as possible. This is the latest medicine developed by the master. The effect is much better than the previous ones!"

These words made Marquis Ruyang feel depressed, but he did not dare to show it on his face.

Not only that, he looked at the emperor and the master with gratitude, and put the medicine into his mouth without hesitation.

In an instant, Marquis Ruyang felt how 'better' this 'much better' was!

Marquis Ruyang walked out of the hall, straightened his slightly messy court robes, and walked out of the palace.

Ruyang Marquis Mansion.

When the doorman saw their master coming back, he quickly opened the door to welcome him without daring to say a word.

The entire capital has become very strange recently, even their Lordship has become like this, making these little people like them tremble in fear when doing anything.

"Master Hou is back?"

The wife of Marquis Ruyang had been sitting in the hall waiting for Marquis Ruyang. Seeing that he had just returned at this time, she was still worried.

After walking up and taking a closer look at Marquis Ruyang, the marquis's wife felt a pang in her heart. She took a few steps forward and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Marquis Ruyang.

"If you are alright, Madam, I will go and rest first."

Looking at Marquis Ruyang's expression, his wife nodded slightly and walked to the back with Marquis Ruyang.

"Well, I'll accompany you to rest for a while. I didn't sleep well last night."

Marquis Ruyang said nothing, and the two of them went straight back to their bedrooms.

Only after he had washed up, dismissed the maid and closed the door did the wife of Marquis Ruyang look at him with a worried expression.

"My Lord, are you okay?"

At this time, Ruyang Hou also showed a trace of fatigue between his eyebrows and waved his hand at her:

"I'm fine, let's not talk about this for now." Then he looked at the Marquis's wife and lowered his voice and said seriously:

"Madam, you have worked hard during this period. Please rest in the house for a while. I will be back soon."

The marquis's wife nodded repeatedly. She naturally knew what he was going to do. She watched him disappear into the house and sat by the bed, waiting anxiously.

She could clearly feel that the Marquis could no longer hold on!

Meanwhile, Marquis Ruyang breathed a sigh of relief after entering his own secret passage.

After a long time, he walked forward again with a candle.

When he reached the end, there was a wall. He knocked on it a few times and paused for a moment. The wall then moved and a narrower passage appeared.

After Marquis Ruyang walked in, the wall quickly returned to normal.

After walking for a while, Marquis Ruyang finally arrived at the place.

This is a small room with only a table and a few chairs, and there are already two people sitting in the room!

"Duke, Princess!"

When Marquis Ruyang saw the two men, he hurried forward to greet them.

The people sitting in the room were the Duke of Fuguo and the eldest princess. When they saw the Marquis of Ruyang coming, they stood up quickly.

The two sides greeted each other and sat down together. Then the old Duke looked at him anxiously and worriedly.

"Is the Marquis all right?"

Marquis Ruyang sighed softly, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The dosage is even higher. Today I clearly felt my body drifting and sinking. For a moment I almost couldn't hold on!"

The Duke of Fuguo and the Princess felt their hearts sinking at the same time, realizing that they couldn't delay any longer!

At this time, the Marquis of Ruyang said:

"Duke, Your Highness, we must hurry up and contact the border. Today, the emperor suddenly asked about Ah Jing. The general meaning is that either Ah Jing comes back, or he becomes his accomplice at the border. Moreover, most of the court officials have been deceived by him... We really can't delay any longer. We must get the prince back to take charge of the situation as soon as possible!"

The Duke of Fuguo looked at him solemnly and said with assurance:

"Don't worry, we have already arranged for people to go to the border. Now we just have to see when they can come back. I know the prince, he will definitely not just leave it alone! You must hold on!"

Nowadays, they can't receive any news from the border.

However, this is also a good thing to a certain extent. It is very likely that the emperor is not receiving any news either.

And for them, no news is the best news.

What worries them is that the entire court is now in chaos because of the emperor. It would be fine if the prince was not capable enough, but now that he holds great power, his true self is gradually revealed.

He was not as receptive to advice as he had shown before, and instead did a lot of frightening things.

The inexplicable deaths of ministers who opposed him had made the entire court afraid to speak anymore.

If Prince Chen doesn't come back, Da Sheng might really be doomed!

Several people were silent, and Ruyang Hou suddenly said:

"How is the military force distribution in Dasheng now? If the prince comes back, will everything go smoothly?"

Hearing this, the old Duke sighed, looked at him helplessly and said:

"Your Highness holds half of Dasheng's military power, and my son has 200,000 soldiers. I was surprised when the emperor suddenly sent out 300,000 troops. I recently learned that the emperor had already started recruiting soldiers. Now, in addition to theirs and those sent by the emperor, there are nearly 600,000 soldiers in the court!"

"And you have to know that even if the prince comes back, he can't bring back all the troops!"

The other four countries are eyeing them covetously, and at most they can bring back 300,000 soldiers, which is half of the number in the Da Sheng Dynasty!

After the old Duke finished his analysis, everyone was silent for a while.

They were all worried whether Shen Chenli could come back safely. Dasheng really couldn't hold on for much longer!