Princess Promotion

After the morning court session, Yu Zhijian walked back quietly alone. Even though the sun was shining brightly, he could not feel the temperature.

I walked to the dungeon unknowingly, and as expected, I saw Yao Chuguang sitting in the cell.

Yu Zhijian took a deep breath, knelt down through the prison door, and said, "Princess, while there's still room for maneuver, please return to the palace immediately and pretend... pretend you've never left the palace."

Yao Chuguang: "Yu Zhijian, how long are you going to continue deceiving yourself and others?"

At this moment, the bloody truth was finally ruthlessly revealed.

Ever since the news from the border reached the imperial capital, Yu Zhijian has been collecting various relevant information intentionally or unintentionally.

I often spend the whole night thinking about who will be the biggest beneficiary of this.

There is a person that Yu Zhijian has never thought about and dared not think about.

Even though all the evidence pointed to that person, Yu Zhijian never thought of doubting that person.

All this continued until today's morning court session. Yu Zhijian tried his best to remain calm and said, "Everything went normally at this morning's court session."

At this moment, Yao Chuguang's eyes no longer had the charm of the past, and he looked a little dazed.

Thousands of words seem pale and powerless at this moment.

A flash of water light flashed in Yao Chuguang's eyes, so fast that Yu Zhijian even felt a little confused and wondered if he had just seen it wrong.

Yao Chuguang: "Yu Zhijian, do you know that people can't cry when they are extremely disappointed?"

In the early years of the previous emperor, Emperor Qi was mediocre among the princes in the harem, both in terms of maternal family and talent. He was neither outstanding enough to attract attention, nor to the point of being on the verge of being invisible.

Normally, the late emperor had many children. First, there was the legitimate son born to the queen, then there were the princes born to the favored concubines from aristocratic families, and there was also the prince who was crowned as a child prodigy and was so smart at a young age that contemporary scholars said he would become a legendary prince in the future.

It would be impossible for Emperor Qi to ascend the throne with so many competitors. However, because there were too many competitors for the throne, they killed each other in the end, leaving only Emperor Qi, a prince who was ignored by everyone.

At that time, the Duke, who was still a small general, was affected by the factional struggle, and basically all the court officials with a little reputation or achievements were forced to take sides.

At that time, the Duke, who had no backing, did not want to take the risk of choosing sides, so he chose Emperor Qi. Although he could not become rich, at least he could save his life.

Later in the fight, even the late emperor could not control the situation, and the princes were either killed or disabled.

Unexpectedly, the Duke who defected to the Emperor of Qi was able to escape from the party struggles, and was promoted step by step by making outstanding achievements at the border.

In the end, the Emperor of Qi took advantage of the opportunity and secured the throne with the help of the Duke who held military power.

During these years, the princes gradually grew up, while the Emperor of Qi was in his prime.

Yu Zhijian didn't believe that Emperor Qi didn't want to take back the Duke's military power. In recent years, Emperor Qi had been promoting new generals openly and secretly.

However, there has been no major action. One reason is that the prestige that the Duke has accumulated over the years cannot be easily shaken.

Secondly, the Duke could have assisted the Emperor of Qi to ascend the throne, and if pressed, he could have assisted his prince to ascend the throne.

In fact, many things do not need to be done by the superiors themselves. As long as the ideas are revealed, the people below will naturally find ways to complete the task and exchange it for the greatest benefits from the superiors.

Even a marginal figure like Yu Zhijian, who was far away from the center of the court struggle, could guess that the Emperor of Qi had the idea of seizing military power. How could those old hands who had been in the officialdom for decades not see it?

Yu Zhijian speculated that some court officials took a risky move and took advantage of the opportunity to divide the military power in the hands of the Duke and rise to power overnight.

Even if he loses, as long as the Emperor of Qi wants to take back the Duke's military power, the punishment will not be too severe.

If the Emperor of Qi punishes severely, other court officials will not dare to take action against the Duke for at least a few years. Only if the punishment is light, the court officials will continue to take action against the Duke's Mansion without the Emperor of Qi taking action.

This was a test by the court officials to the Emperor of Qi, to test the extent to which the Emperor of Qi was wary of the Duke's Mansion.