Princess Promotion

Seeing that he had missed the best opportunity to escape, Emperor Qi calmly sat back on the throne and looked at Yao Chuguang.

The father and daughter sat on the throne, one looking down, the other holding a sword and looking up.

Emperor Qi: "When did you start planning this?"

Yao Chuguang: "It started from the moment I returned to the imperial capital."

Emperor Qi: "Did you create and fabricate those rumors that discredit your innocence?"

Yao Chuguang: "Almost. I didn't spread the rumor, but I did fan the flames."

Emperor Qi: "So you used this as an excuse to make the concubines restless, to focus everyone's attention on you, and thus let my queen secretly control the guards of the imperial city."

Yao Chuguang: "Yes, without the Queen Mother, there's no way we can get in with just a few people like me."

Emperor Qi: "And today you deliberately caused a disturbance on the city wall, taking advantage of the guards' negligence to sneak in and completely control them."

This is exactly what the Emperor of Qi couldn't understand. Where did Yao Chuguang get the troops?

The Emperor of Qi has always kept a close eye on Duke Li. The Emperor of Qi doesn’t dare to say anything else, but it is definitely not Duke Li’s.

Moreover, he had his men in several nearby towns, so why was there no news of an army approaching the Emperor of Qi?

Emperor Qi: "How many soldiers and horses did you bring?"

Emperor Qi originally had no hope for this answer, because this was Yao Chuguang's trump card.

Yao Chuguang: "General Park brought 10,000 men, plus the Queen Mother's 3,000, a total of only 13,000 men."

Emperor Qi: "That's a bit too little. There are 100,000 imperial guards outside the city."

Yao Chuguang: "I have never thought about fighting against the 100,000 imperial troops."

Surrendering without fighting, isn't that seeking death?

Emperor Qi: "Then why are you here?"

Yao Chuguang: "I once heard something that made a lot of sense. If you want to put a window on the roof, everyone will definitely not allow it. But if I want to tear down the roof, you will come to compromise and be willing to put a skylight."

Yao Chuguang turned around and faced everyone: "So everyone, can my uncle send troops to attack the barbarians now?"

Everyone was shocked for a moment. The eldest princess was indeed crazy.

Yao Chuguang: "General Park, go tell the commander of the imperial guards to stay outside the city for half a month and wait for news of my uncle's victory. After half a month, I will not resist."

"If he chooses to lead his troops in, I will let all the civil and military officials in this hall be buried with me."

Emperor Qi: "You are ruthless. No matter what Commander Wu chooses, you can ensure that Duke Li can complete this war without any obstacles."

If Commander Wu chooses to wait, it will be up to Yao Chuguang's wishes. If he chooses to attack, Yao Chuguang will kill all the ministers and Emperor Qi, and the court will be in chaos. He will not be able to take care of Duke Li before the new emperor ascends the throne.

Now it’s a matter of betting whether Commander Wu will choose to wait, or whether Yao Chuguang will go on a killing spree.

Emperor Qi: "There's one last thing I haven't figured out. It seems your two options are just to get Duke Li to go on the expedition. What happens after he returns?"

Yao Chuguang: "As long as you are alive and in power, there is no way your uncle will escape unscathed. Rather than letting your uncle die in a dirty power struggle, it is better to fulfill his long-cherished wish of dedicating his life to his country and dying on the battlefield."

Emperor Qi: "I have to admit that you are my most outstanding child, bar none. The other children are like trash compared to you."

Yao Chuguang: "That's not the case. What I want to say is that most people are like trash compared to me."

No one had ever seen such shameless boasting.