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Chapter 160 Xie Chengyun Becomes Emperor
Anguo, inside the imperial palace.
Yun Zhi looked at the secret letter from the State of Wu thoughtfully. After thinking for a moment, her eyes fell on the female official waiting on the side.
"Pass on my decree, ordering Prime Minister Liu to come to the palace immediately for an audience."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The female official responded quickly, then turned and left.
An hour later, Liu Anruo hurried in from outside the palace.
After entering the palace, Liu Anruo hurriedly bowed to Yun Zhi, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Yun Zhi waved her hand to signal Liu Anruo to stand up, "No need to be polite, just stand up."
After Liu Anruo stood up, Yun Zhi picked up the secret letter on the table and handed it to her, "My dear Liu, take a look."
Liu Anruo took the secret letter, quickly read it, and his expression became solemn.
She raised her head and looked at Yun Zhi. They both understood the deep meaning behind the letter.
"Xie Chengyun took action. It looks like he's going to rebel."
Yun Zhi nodded. "The rumor couldn't be traced back to its source, yet it was so rampant. He was trying to use it to shake the morale of the army and legitimize his rebellion."
"The Emperor of Wu is truly useless. He was about to deal with a minister, but he was discovered right after he started."
Yun Zhi had thought about this result.
"The two have been at odds for a long time. It's impossible for Xie Chengyun to do nothing. It seems that he has planted a lot of people around Wang Yi and has found out their plans."
"So, Xie Chengyun also knows that we are involved in this matter."
At this point, Liu Anruo paused, "But it doesn't matter anymore. If he knew, at most he would remember our Anguo. Besides, this incident also gave him an opportunity."
"Your Majesty, we have to intervene. If Xie Chengyun wins, it will be disadvantageous to us."
The original plan was to have Wang Yi secretly deal with Xie Chengyun, but he didn't expect that he couldn't do it.
After all, Xie Chengyun is much smarter than Wang Yi. If he sits on the throne, it may be difficult to fight in the future.
"In the short term, no matter which of the two becomes the Emperor of Wu, the impact will not be significant."
"Although Wang Yi isn't as resourceful as Xie Chengyun, he does have his share of strategic advisors. It's just that when faced with an emergency, Xie Chengyun can immediately come up with a solution, while Wang Yi has to summon ministers to discuss matters."
Yun Zhi stood up and walked around the table towards Liu Anruo, "We can't let them end this internal strife easily. We should delay it as long as possible. No matter who wins later, they will have to clean up the mess they leave behind.
"Your Majesty is far-sighted. This way, no matter which of the two becomes emperor, the imperial court will be severely weakened and will have to deal with the subsequent civil unrest. I will immediately mobilize the people stationed in Wu."
At this time, Yun Zhi also walked in front of Liu Anruo.
"No, that would expose our people too easily. Let the other three kingdoms take action. Send a message to them, saying that I intend to intervene. I believe they would also be happy to see Wu in chaos."
I can't send troops now, but can't I make you more chaotic? I will send troops to attack you when the treasury is sufficient.
The Liao State may not intervene due to its distance, the Yu State may hesitate, but the Yue State will definitely take action.
After all, they were very close to the State of Wu.
Looking at Yun Zhi's smiling eyes, Liu Anruo had nothing to understand. This was to achieve the goal through the help of others.
"I understand."
Yun Zhi patted her shoulder and said, "Be careful."
"Yes."
At this time, in the State of Wu, when Wang Yi gave Xie Chengyun a reward and announced to the world that this was a rumor, Xie Chengyun was assassinated there, and all the evidence pointed to Wang Yi as the culprit.
For this reason, King Xie Chengyun of Qi was furious and claimed that if the king was not a king, then he, as a minister, would not be a minister either.
When Wang Yi learned about this, he was also confused. After all, if he wanted to take action, he would not do it at this time, so he hurriedly explained to Xie Chengyun that it was not him.
Of course it wasn't his doing. This was all a play directed and acted by Xie Chengyun himself.
Xie Chengyun took the opportunity to publicize Wang Yi's "crimes", claiming that he had to rise up in resistance in order to survive.
So he returned to the capital without receiving the imperial edict, and led the troops recruited by his confidants and the troops previously hidden outside the capital to attack the capital.
There was a sudden chaos in the capital city, and the people were panicked and fled in all directions.
Seeing that Xie Chengyun was coming with great momentum, Wang Yi hurriedly dispatched troops to resist.
It was at this time that Wang Yi discovered that Xie Chengyun had won over so many people, and that many spies had been planted in the palace.
Wang Yi was extremely angry. "Xie Chengyun, this traitor, must have been trying to usurp the throne a long time ago. If he is captured, I will tear him into pieces!
However, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for Wang Yi. Xie Chengyun's troops gradually gained the upper hand. If this continued, it would only take a few days to capture the palace.
So Wang Yi decided to put on armor and go into battle himself to boost morale.
When the soldiers saw the emperor personally taking to the battlefield, their morale was boosted and they were able to resist Xie Chengyun's attack for a while.
But only for a while.
Just when Xie Chengyun thought he had victory, a spy from the State of Yue hiding on his side revealed the battle strategy to Wang Yi.
For a moment, the situation on the battlefield took a turn.
Finally, after a month, Xie Chengyun's troops finally broke into the palace and successfully captured Wang Yi.
Looking at Wang Yi, who was pinned to the ground by the soldiers, Xie Chengyun walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, I will lead the Wu Kingdom to unification."
Wang Yi glared at him, "Xie Chengyun, you traitor, you will not have a good end!"
Xie Chengyun ignored his anger and waved his hand, "Lock him up."
It is always shameful for a minister to attempt to usurp the throne. If he kills Wang Yi, he will probably be criticized by the world.
After Xie Chengyun became emperor, he dealt with a group of spies he had discovered before.
The next step is to spend time dealing with the various issues left over from this civil unrest.
For a time, the situation in Wu State was slightly stabilized.