bookrandom Chapter 180 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (3)
Chapter 180 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (3)
Therefore, Wen Songzhi and Ruan Ruan reached a consensus on the matter of sending their empress to the throne.
The first thing to do is to bring all available resources to the Empress's side.
Ruan Ruan, her eyes calm, said in a composed tone, "To change dynasties, the most essential thing is military power."
"Right now, there are 100,000 Zhenbei Army soldiers who can join the Empress's command."
Ruan Ruan looked at Le Yan, who had a kind heart and couldn't bear to hide the truth from Princess Anning, and a hint of warmth appeared in her eyes. "Although Your Majesty didn't want the Princess to be kept in the dark, which is why you went to tell her the truth anonymously, we can still plan behind the scenes to get the Princess to stand on Your Majesty's side and hand over the Zhenbei Army with both hands."
He was, after all, a man well-versed in history, but lacked practical experience while possessing an abundance of theoretical knowledge.
In just a few words, Ruan Ruan explained what she wanted to do. Wen Songzhi, who had come up with Li Yanxiu to fight for the throne, was experienced in both theory and practice. As soon as he heard her, he immediately imagined what he would do next.
The 100,000-strong Zhenbei Army must become a sharp sword in the Empress's hand.
He nodded: "I know what to do."
But first, he had to tell the Empress about it.
If the Empress does not agree, then he cannot act on his own initiative.
Wen Songzhi glared at Ruan Ruan and warned in a cold voice, "The Empress is the master. Even if you are doing this for the Empress's own good, you cannot act on her behalf. This is the first time I'm warning you. If there's a next time, you won't be able to stay by the Empress's side."
Having been warned, Ruan Ruan pursed her lips, her expression somewhat displeased.
But a sense of unease lingered in her heart. With trembling eyelids, she glanced at Le Yan, who seemed oblivious to their presence, and remained silent.
She did indeed overstep the Empress's authority and make her own decision; she hadn't even confirmed whether the Empress was willing to do such a treasonous thing.
Awakened by Wen Songzhi's words, Ruan Ruan curled her fingers, her heartbeat seemingly audible.
Compared to her, a time-traveling woman who grew up under the red flag, it's uncertain whether the Empress, a native-born noblewoman from ancient times, would accept becoming an empress.
Ruan Ruan sighed, but she wasn't discouraged. She just thought that no matter what, she would have plenty of time to instill her ideas in the Empress.
Since she had already told the Empress that she was a transmigrator, she just needed to extend some credit to the system and have the procreation system show the Empress the things from her world. She was sure that the Empress would rebel.
If men can be emperors, women can be too!
Ruan clenched her fist, her face resolute.
When Leyan walked over, she saw two people who seemed to have set some grand goal.
She raised her eyebrows, looking at Wen Songzhi and Ruan Ruan with some confusion, and asked, "What's wrong with you two? Why do you look so serious?"
Le Yan swore that she was just asking a simple question.
Unexpectedly, she overheard the two men's determination to put her on the throne.
To be fair, although she was an empress in her previous life, and was taught and guided by Emperor Xiao Qi, Grand Secretary Wen Yingchen, and the ambitious Liu Chutang, she had some experience in handling important court affairs and governing the country. However, she never intended to directly ascend to the throne as empress in this life.
—Even now that things have developed to this point, there are still some small ideas that need to be considered.
Putting aside her own speculations, just considering Ruan Ruan and Wen Songzhi, Le Yan really didn't expect these two to be so ruthless, directly wanting to change the dynasty and push her to the throne.
They've even made plans.
Ruan Ruan said, "Your Majesty, look at this excellent situation. Princess Anning dotes on you, has a grudge against Li Yanxiu, and commands 100,000 Zhenbei troops. If we can take her and the Zhenbei troops down, we will have military power in our hands. Who else are we afraid of?"
At that time, the evil deeds committed by the emperors of the Li family for generations will be thoroughly exposed. Then, Yingyi will issue an edict of self-reproach, abdicate and hand over the throne to the Empress. With 100,000 troops in command, even if civil and military officials oppose and protest, they will have to consider whether they can defeat 100,000 Zhenbei troops.
Ruan Ruan's eyes were firm, as if she was about to push Le Yan onto the dragon throne at any moment.
This made Le Yan chuckle. She sat down gracefully, poured herself a cup of tea, and then said with a smile, "Things aren't that simple."
If rebellion and dynastic change were that simple, so many people in history wouldn't have failed.
Leaving aside whether the 100,000 Zhenbei Army could be placed under her command, the entire army of Li Kingdom, excluding the Zhenbei Army, still numbered nearly 300,000. Moreover, the barbarians surrounding Li Kingdom were also eyeing it covetously. If Li Kingdom fell into chaos and the barbarians took advantage of the situation, it would be another disaster.
Wen Songzhi listened in silence, and after Le Yan finished speaking, he said in a deep voice, "As long as we control the other 300,000 troops, the rest will be simple."
With complete military control, as for the others, we'll deal with them as soon as we can defeat them.
"Your Majesty, do not worry. As long as you wish, we will take care of everything."
Looking at Yingyi who had returned, Wen Songzhi spoke calmly.
Yingyi nodded vigorously, "Your Majesty, rest assured!"
Although he had just returned and did not know what the Empress and Wen Songzhi had said, it did not matter. He only needed to nod to let the Empress know that he would certainly serve her.
Looking at the three people in front of her, Le Yan smiled without saying a word.
Empress...
The rising steam from the tea obscured the expression in Le Yan's eyes.
*
The following day, after the court assembly ended, Ninth Prince Li Yanming and Tenth Prince Li Yanli entered the palace gates.
Yingyi received the two of them at the Qianqing Palace.
Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and Li Yanming and Li Yanli forced themselves to suppress their anger.
They both kept their heads down, avoiding looking at Yingyi, for fear that if they looked up, they would reveal the hatred in their eyes.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. I hope Your Majesty is in good health."
Bah! Why don't you just die already!
The two brothers said nice things to each other, but they were cursing each other in their hearts.
Yingyi was aware of the turmoil in their hearts, but he didn't care, since they weren't the ones being scolded.
He looked at his two younger brothers with feigned friendliness and gentleness, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Ninth brother, tenth brother, get up."
"It's been so many years, you've all grown up."
Ying Yi looked on with a sigh, which made Li Yanming want to rush up and beat him up.
Hypocritical pretentious man, ptooey!