The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Before Ji Kuan could say anything, Song Wan yelled again, "Zizhi, you traitor!"

Do you know what you are doing? This is forcing the emperor to abdicate! This is treason! This is rebellion! Your Majesty! Kill him immediately!

At this time, Ji Kuan was so angry that he couldn't speak.

After holding it in for a long time, he raised his trembling hand, pointed at Zizhi and shouted, "Zizhi! You! How dare you!"

"How dare you plot treason! Come! Capture him for me!"

But after shouting for a long time, no one came in from outside the hall, so he thought the guards didn't hear him.

He continued to shout, "Come here! Take Zizhi down!"

Zizhi looked at him with contempt and sneered, "Stop shouting! Those outside the palace are all my people, they won't come in!"

Seeing that no one came in from outside the hall, Song Wan immediately rushed to Zizhi and grabbed his neck: "Traitor! I'll strangle you to death!"

Zizhi was caught off guard and rolled his eyes when Song Wan pinched him.

Seeing this, Bi Yi quickly took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it hard into Song Wan's back.

Song Wan screamed, vomited blood, and fell to the ground and died.

Ji Kuan was horrified when she saw this. She quickly stood up and ran towards the harem.

After running to the bedroom, he immediately ordered his personal guards to call Madam Yao over.

He also ordered his men to pack their clothes and money quickly, as he planned to take his aunt with him and escape.

Madam Yao walked into the bedroom trembling: "Kuan'er, what happened?"

Ji Kuan grabbed her and said, "Auntie! Don't ask any more questions! Come with me!"

After saying this, he ordered his men to lift up his bed and then pressed it in a hidden place.

Immediately, a tunnel exit appeared, and he hurriedly pulled his aunt down.

He turned back and said to the eunuchs, "If you want to follow me, follow me!"

When the eunuchs heard that the king wanted them to follow him, they quickly jumped down the tunnel and followed the king.

When several palace maids saw that the king had left, they hurriedly restored the bed to its original position.

In the main hall, the ministers saw Ji Kuan running away and were about to chase him, but Zizhi waved his hand and said, "No need to chase! We don't want his life either."

"Just guard the palace gates tightly. I don't think he'll be able to escape anywhere!"

After saying that, he ordered the guards to arrest all of Ji Kuan's close ministers.

Afterwards, he invited Prince Qian to ascend to a high position and inherit the title. From then on, the era of Duke Dao of Yan began.

After dealing with the affairs in the palace, Zizhi went straight to Ziri's villa.

He ordered someone to knock on the door and walked in. When Zi Ri saw that it was Prime Minister Zi Zhi, he already understood about 70% of what was going on.

Zizhi walked up to him, bowed deeply, and said, "General Zi, I'm sorry to be frightened."

"There is no other reason for besieging the General's Mansion today, it's just because something unexpected happened in the palace."

"I was afraid that someone would take advantage of this opportunity to harm General Zi, so I ordered people to protect you."

"Because this happened suddenly, I didn't inform you in advance. Please forgive me, General!"

Zi Ri showed a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth, and thought to himself, Zi Zhi, you are really good at pretending, and you can perform the high-sounding words so realistically.

You said you surrounded the General's Mansion to protect me, but I'm afraid you have ulterior motives!

He was about to open his mouth to speak when Peng Ruo pulled his sleeve.

He bowed to Zi Zhifu and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for protecting my family!"

After he finished speaking, he winked at Zi Ri, who understood and bowed: "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Zizhi saw that Gongzi Ri was unhappy, but ignored it.

He then continued, "Duke Jian of Yansui was deposed by the Ji clan because he favored a male concubine who was immoral."

"Now that the new king has ascended the throne, I, by order of the King, invite you to continue your duties as General. You may attend court tomorrow as usual."

Huh? Zi Ri was secretly shocked. As expected, there was a huge change in the palace. Something happened to the king.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Prime Minister, since this happened suddenly, I will discuss this with my family before giving you a reply. What do you think?"

Zizhi smiled and nodded: "Okay, General, please do as you please."

Zi Ri bowed again and asked, "Excuse me, Prime Minister, where is the king now? You won't kill him, will you?"

Zizhi quickly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, no, Duke Jian of Sui was frightened away when he saw that he was deposed!"

"Understood! Prime Minister, please go back! I will inform you after discussing it with my family!"

Very good! Zizhi bowed deeply again, then led the army away.

Zi Ri and his family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the soldiers withdraw.

He looked at his father and Peng Ruo and asked, "Father, Ruo'er, what do you think we should do?"

After the two of them pondered for a long time, Yuan Ke said, "Ri'er, the only option now is to resign and return home."

"Yan State has a new master now. A new ruler means new ministers."

"The reason they didn't attack us during this coup was entirely out of concern for your mother's dignity in Fugui City."

"Even if you continue to serve as a general, I'm afraid you won't have a good time in the future."

"They will slowly weaken your military power, leaving you in name only."

"Instead of this, we might as well go home and live our happy life."

Peng Ruo also nodded: "Ziri, father is right."

"We have no support in Yan State. General Zhao is gone, and the King of Yan has been deposed and his life or death is uncertain."

"If there's no point in staying in Yan State any longer, let's just listen to our father and return to Fugui City."

But... Zi Ri looked at Peng Ruo hesitantly, meaning, Ruoer, you understand.

Peng Ruo certainly understood and knew that Zi Ri was worried that his father would harm him again.

But if I don't go back, life in Yan State will not be easy. After returning to Fugui City, I will find my father and beg him for advice.

I believe that her father will consider her and no longer have any bad intentions towards Zi Ri.

Thinking of this, she nodded to Ziri: "Ziri, just go back without worry, I will take care of everything."

Yuan Ke looked at the two of them in confusion, not knowing what they were talking about.

When Zi Ri heard what Peng Ruo said, he had no other good ideas and could only nod in agreement.

At this time, a servant came to report that Zhao Xun wanted to see him, and he quickly ordered someone to invite him in.

As soon as Zhao Yan entered the room, he asked with concern: "Brother! Are you okay?"

Zi Ri smiled slightly: "Brother Zhao, I'm fine. Why did you come here so early in the morning?"

Zhao Xun sighed and said, "Alas! I heard early this morning that the General's Mansion was under siege, so I hurried over to ask what was going on."

"But since my father is gone, no one believes in me and they just chased me away!"

"I could only watch from a distance and only rushed over after the soldiers had withdrawn!"

"By the way, brother, I heard something unexpected happened in the palace and Duke Sui Jian has been deposed. I wonder what your plans are next?"

Zi Ri also sighed and said, "Alas! I wanted to achieve something in Yan State, but things are beyond my control!"

"Sui Gong is no longer in power, so why should I protect others?"

"I have just discussed it with my family and plan to resign and return home."

"Oh? Brother, are you going back to Fugui City? I have a request, could you agree?"

Zi Ri waved his hand: "Brother, you don't have to be polite, but you can say whatever you want!"

"Well! Brother, I also want to go to Fugui City with you to settle down. Is that feasible?"