The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Song Wan was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately kowtowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

The ministers looked at each other and dared not speak, but they were cursing in their hearts.

The position of one of the Nine Ministers was occupied by Ji Song, so they had no concern about it.

So, after the court meeting, everyone gathered at Prime Minister Zizhi's residence to discuss countermeasures.

Doctor Bi Yi said angrily: "Prime Minister! This Ji Kuan is increasingly disregarding us ministers!"

"He actually killed whoever he wanted without any scruples in the court!"

"Maybe tomorrow it'll be your turn, mine, and his! If this continues, it's going to be disastrous. You better think of a solution!"

The ministers were also filled with righteous indignation and shouted: "Yes, Prime Minister! You must think of a solution quickly!"

"If this continues, our lives will be in danger..."

Zizhi stroked his beard and looked at everyone with a deep gaze: "My Lords, I have made up my mind! Now I will tell you!"

When the ministers saw that the prime minister had an idea, they all stopped talking and listened quietly.

Zizhi glanced at the crowd again and said, "I have decided to establish Prince Qian as the new king in three days! And to expel Ji Kuan from the State of Yan!"

Everyone immediately became excited after hearing this: "Great! The Prime Minister's plan is brilliant! It should have been done long ago..."

Bi Yi bowed and said, "Prime Minister, why did you exile Ji Kuan instead of killing him?"

Zizhi stroked his beard again and said, "My lords, if we kill Ji Kuan, we will be accused of being tyrants."

"Since ancient times, those who love the emperor have never had a good end. Let's not talk about the distant past, let's just talk about the past two years."

"Whatever the reason, Cui Zhu, the minister of Qi, killed Duke Zhuang, Jiang Guang, and it left a dishonorable mark in the history books."

"Besides, he didn't have a good ending after killing Duke Zhuang. Wasn't his entire family wiped out by Qing Feng?"

"After Ji Kuan was expelled from the country, he had no troops and no power. How much trouble could he stir up?"

The doctor Su Dai bowed and asked, "Prime Minister, Ji Kuan has Gongzi Ri as his protector. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to expel him!"

Everyone nodded and looked at Zizhi.

Zizhi also hummed in agreement: "Master Su is right, Young Master Ri is indeed a big trouble."

"Not only does he control half of the military power of Yan State, he is also the son of Zixuan, the lord of Fugui City."

"Young Master, we can't afford to offend you. You probably haven't forgotten how Zixuan led his troops to save Yancheng from danger a few years ago."

"Zixuan ostensibly came to Yancheng on behalf of Qi to relieve the crisis, but in reality he was there to save his son, Gongzi Ri."

"If we offend Young Master Ri this time, Fugui City will definitely not agree."

When everyone heard this, they all asked guiltily: "Prime Minister, what should we do..."

Zizhi took a sip of tea and said, "I have already thought of a countermeasure."

"Three days later, at dawn, I will send soldiers to surround Gongzi Ri's villa and prevent him from leaving the palace to attend court meetings."

"After we have dealt with the affairs of the court, we will discuss this with him in a friendly manner."

"If he still wishes to remain in Yan State and serve as a general, we will grant his wish."

"If the young master doesn't want to, then let him do what he wants, but there is one thing everyone must remember!"

"Don't get into any conflict with him, and don't hurt him even a hair! Anyone who disobeys will be killed immediately!"

After hearing this, everyone trembled with fear and hurriedly bowed and replied, "As you command!"

Zizhi nodded and said, "I will arrange for the trusted guards in the palace for the next two days."

"Three days later, they will be assigned duties outside the palace, and then we will secretly arrange for a group of people to enter the palace to prevent any accidents!"

After hearing this, everyone cheered: "Excellent! Excellent! The Prime Minister is very far-sighted. We admire him..."

Three days later, in the early morning, Zi Ri was still asleep when he heard a loud noise outside the yard.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out of the room. At the same time, two guards ran over in a panic.

As soon as he saw Zi Ri, he hurriedly shouted, "General! Something terrible has happened! The general's residence has been surrounded by government troops!"

"Huh? What?" Zi Ri was horrified. Who surrounded the mansion?

"My king? No, he can't even be coaxed now, so why would he come to arrest me?"

Then he thought, he had never offended anyone in the court, so who wanted to arrest him?

At this time, Yuan Ke and Peng Ruo also hurried out after hearing the noise.

"Ri'er! What happened?" Yuan Ke asked Zi Ri while combing his hair.

Zi Ri replied in confusion, "Father! I don't know what's going on either. I just heard from the servants that the general's mansion is surrounded!"

He called over a guard and asked, "Did they say why they surrounded the mansion?"

The guard shook his head and said, "General! I asked, but he refused to tell me."

"Just tell everyone not to go out, and then ignore it!"

After hearing this, Zi Ri was even more confused. They wouldn't let him out? And they weren't coming in to arrest him. What did this mean?

At this time, Peng Ruo pulled his sleeve and said, "Ziri, could there be a palace coup?"

"They're afraid we'll go protect the king, so they've trapped us in the palace and won't let us out!"

Zi Ri suddenly understood what Peng Ruo said. He slapped his forehead and said, "Right, right, right! Ruo'er is still smart!"

"Why didn't I think of this? There must be a coup! The king must be in danger. No! I have to save him!"

After saying that, he ran towards the gate quickly. As soon as he opened the gate, he saw that the door was blocked tightly by three layers of soldiers inside and outside.

Just as he was about to rush out, an officer came over, clasped his hands together and said with a chuckle, "General!"

"There's an order from above that no one in the mansion is allowed to leave."

"I am also following orders. Please forgive me, General, and don't make things difficult for my brothers!"

When Zi Ri saw this scene, he knew he would not be able to go out today.

He shook his head helplessly: "General, I won't embarrass you. Can you tell me what happened?"

The officer clasped his fists and said, "General! I don't know anything. I only received orders to besiege the general's mansion!"

Seeing that the officer refused to speak, Zi Ri had no choice but to close the door and return to the house in disappointment.

Duke Jian of Yan got up on time as usual, washed up and went to work on time.

After he sat down, he looked down and saw that only a dozen ministers appointed by him were paying him respects.

The rest of the ministers all stood there with their heads held high and chests puffed out, not moving.

Doctor Song Wan shouted angrily, "Why don't you bow before the emperor?"

The doctor looked at him with contempt and said arrogantly, "The one on the throne is no longer the king! Why should we bow down to him?"

Song Wan pointed at Bi Yi's nose and cursed, "Bullshit!"

"The one sitting on the high throne is clearly the king! How can you say he's not the king?"

Snap! Suddenly, a loud slap landed on Song Wan's face.

He covered half of his face and looked up, and it turned out to be Prime Minister Zizhi.

He immediately asked angrily, "Prime Minister! Why did you hit me?"

Zizhi ignored him and turned to look at Ji Kuan and said, "Your Majesty! I will finally address you as Your Majesty."

"At today's court meeting, the Ji clan and ministers unanimously agreed to depose you."

"Because you are so dissolute and immoral, and stay away from ministers and get close to male favorites, in the long run you will bring disaster to the government!"

"Because you are cruel and immoral, and have a penchant for killing important officials in the court for no reason, you have made every official feel insecure and unable to govern!"

"I hereby depose you from your position as Marquis of Yan, and appoint Gongzi Qian as the new ruler!"