Princess Promotion

Yu Zhijian couldn't believe in his dreams that the Emperor of Qi could be so cruel as to use his own daughter as a pawn, just to let the court officials know that he was determined to eliminate the Duke's Mansion and get himself out of the way at the same time.

If the mutiny at the border goes according to plan, the Duke's Mansion will be the first to suffer if the border is lost, and the military power can be seized in one fell swoop.

If they fail, Yao Chuguang is a princess, not a prince, and has no right of inheritance. She will not be a threat to Emperor Qi, but will be a help.

The Duke would not suspect anyone that the Emperor of Qi was the mastermind, and no matter which minister in the court the Duke identified as the mastermind, the Emperor of Qi could sit back and relax.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhijian felt a chill spreading from under his feet.

If God wants to destroy someone, he will first make him crazy.

Therefore, no matter what outrageous things the eldest princess did during this period, the Emperor of Qi would pretend that the eldest princess had been wronged at the border and it was not easy to restrain or blame her.

All the suppressed dissatisfaction will not disappear but will only be transferred. As long as the Duke's Mansion exists, the eldest princess will be the most honorable eldest princess of Da Qi.

Before the morning court today, Yu Zhijian took the written memorial and made up his mind to wait for the news of the battle at the border to come out. After discussion among the ministers, he would inform the Emperor of Qi of the news in the dungeon regardless of whether to send troops or not.

However, the morning court was the same as usual, with no battle reports coming in, so naturally there was no discussion on sending troops.

Yu Zhijian knew clearly that Yao Chuguang was neither a madman nor a fool, and it was impossible for him to take such a big risk to fabricate false news.

If the war was real, then there is only one possibility: the battle reports were concealed.

The only one in the entire empire who could do this was Emperor Qi. It was estimated that Emperor Qi did not expect that Yao Chuguang would be so decisive as to directly kidnap the family members of important officials and allow them to leave the city smoothly once the transfer order was issued.

The Duke's Mansion has made an unprecedented contribution. Even if Yao Chuguang pokes a hole in the sky, the Duke can still protect the honor of the eldest princess.

It was clearly a dead end, but Yao Chuguang managed to carve out a bloody path.

No one could have imagined that the most difficult person to deal with in the Duke's Mansion would be the eldest princess. As long as the eldest princess was in the Duke's Mansion, the Mansion would not fall. Similarly, as long as the Duke's Mansion did not fall, the eldest princess's position would be as solid as a rock.

But the plan still failed at the last moment. Without the battle report, the Duke's Mansion would not send troops, and without military achievements, there would be no way to protect Yao Chuguang who had caused such a disaster.

The eldest princess risked everything to get everyone's attention on herself, just to get everyone to investigate and find the person.

As long as the princess is investigated, the Duke cannot be avoided, and the battle report sent back by the Duke will definitely be seen.

If the Duke's Mansion sends troops, it would be arbitrarily deploying troops and disobeying orders, which is also a capital crime.

Yu Zhijian: "Princess, you still have a chance to stop now. If you continue like this, there will be no other option but to sacrifice yourself."

You can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep.

Although those court officials were threatened by you, a beloved child is really insignificant compared to the life and future of the entire family.

So everyone in the court today knew about the border war, but they all chose to turn a deaf ear and dumb.

Yao Chuguang: "Have you ever thought about what would happen to the people at the border if I retreated? What would happen to the generals and soldiers who risked their lives to protect the people?"

Yao Chuguang shook his head: "Yu Zhijian, you can't understand why the court officials would want to stop this war when it benefits the country and the people."

"I told them it's because they don't care. They have no family or loved ones, and they are stationed in that bitter cold land. No one has ever seen the wind and snow outside the Great Wall, and no one has lost a loved one in the war."

"No! None at all. They only fear being too successful and threatening their master. They only care about profit and power."

Yu Zhijian wanted to speak several times but his throat felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. He wanted to deny it but sadly, everything the princess said was true.

How ridiculous and sad it is! Yu Zhijian's last bit of fantasy was finally shattered.

Yao Chuguang: "Actually, I knew the outcome of this matter from the very beginning. My uncle would have sent troops regardless of the transfer order or not."

Yu Zhijian looked up in shock, and then remembered Li Yinhan who had disappeared since this morning.

"Where is General Li?"