The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

The letter only read: My sister Zixuan, and your younger brother Jiang Guang pay their respects to you.

Because my younger brother, under the order of our father, joined the alliance of various vassal states in the past two years, he often went out of the country to participate in wars and had no fixed place to live.

Therefore, my brother has no time to contact his sister. Please understand.

There are two main points in writing this letter:

First, I am thinking of you very much, and I would like to express my regards to you through this letter.

The second point is that my younger brother was deposed from the position of crown prince by our father for no reason not long ago.

He appointed Gongzi Ya as the crown prince, and his younger brother has now been demoted to garrison in Jimo.

My younger brother is very worried now, fearing that the various vassal states will take advantage of my brother's dethronement as an opportunity to attack my father.

By then, our Great Qi will definitely be in danger. If our Great Qi is destroyed, Fugui City will also be in danger.

Therefore, the younger brother begged his sister to help Qi and his younger brother for the sake of their relationship.

My younger brother Jiang Guang kowtowed.

Zixuan was shocked after reading the letter. How could Jiang Guang be ruined out of nowhere? What was going on?

So she quickly summoned the ministers to discuss the matter. Everyone was shocked when they heard that the prince had been deposed.

The Left Prime Minister, Bo Qu, came out of the ranks and reported, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been deposed without cause and another has been enthroned. I am afraid this will cause political instability and public unrest in Qi."

Right Prime Minister Yi Ke also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the internal turmoil in Qi is a minor matter. If the other vassal states seize the opportunity to cause trouble, it will be detrimental to our Fugui City."

Zixuan nodded. She admired the thinking of these two prime ministers.

Bo Qu continued, "Your Majesty, the dethronement of Crown Prince Jiang Guang is also very detrimental to our city. If Jiang Guang inherits the title in the future, our Fugui City can still rest assured."

"Once Gongzi Ya inherits the throne, the future of Fugui City will be uncertain."

"In my opinion, we cannot stand idly by and watch the crown prince be deposed. We should find a way to help Jiang Guang regain the crown prince's position."

Right Prime Minister Yi Zhong also stepped out of the group and echoed, "Your Majesty, what the Left Prime Minister said is quite reasonable."

"How about letting me lead a million city defense troops to destroy the Qi State, establish the king as our leader, and restore our Dalai foundation?"

Zixuan glanced at Yi Zhong and shook her head. It wasn't that she didn't want to destroy the State of Qi, but she just didn't dare.

God, the heaven, had expressly forbade her from encroaching upon the lands beyond her fiefdom. How could she dare to go against the will of heaven?

So she waved her hand again and said, "Prime Minister, this is not possible. If I send troops to attack Qi, the other vassal states will surely take advantage of the opportunity to invade."

"By then, wars will break out everywhere, making life miserable for the people. This is not the best plan.

I think the Left Prime Minister's plan is sound, but we should think about how to help Jiang Guang regain the throne of Crown Prince."

Bo Qu nodded and continued, "Your Majesty, there is a saying that the best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, and the worst military operation is to attack the enemy's weapons."

"Even if we help Jiang Guang seize the crown prince's position, we can't do it openly."

"How about Your Majesty write a letter to the Crown Prince, asking him to contact his close ministers and publicly express his support."

"We will provide some assistance in secret. I wonder what the king thinks of this plan."

Zixuan nodded and turned his gaze to the other ministers: "What are your opinions? Let me hear them."

The ministers all shouted in unison: "We second the motion and agree with the Left Prime Minister's plan. We second the motion and agree with the Left Prime Minister's plan."

After the court was dismissed, Zixuan hurriedly wrote a letter and sent it to Jimo.

Just after Zixuan sent the letter to Jimo, Duke Ling of Qi officially appointed Prince Ya as the crown prince.

He also appointed Gao Hou as Taifu and Fengsha Wei as Shaofu to assist Crown Prince Ya.

Duke Ling of Qi deposed the crown prince for no reason, not to mention the impact on other princes.

The internal situation of Qi State was also undergoing drastic changes because of this incident, but it had not yet erupted.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. With Gao Hou and Fengshawei coming to power, Jiang Guang's supporters gradually lost their status.

The first one was the doctor Cui Zhu, because he was once a close minister of Jiang Guang. With the establishment of Crown Prince Ya's status, Gao Hou replaced him.

Therefore, Cui Zhu bore a grudge against Prince Ya of Qi Linggong and Gao Hou.

Both Gao Hou and Fengsha Wei were promoted to important positions by flattering Duke Ling of Qi, and Fengsha Wei was actually a eunuch.

This made other ministers of Qi unwilling to associate with them, resulting in the two of them having extremely bad popularity among the doctors.

When Duke Dao of Jin learned that Crown Prince Jiang Guang had been deposed by Duke Ling of Qi, he immediately summoned all the princes to discuss the matter.

He looked around at everyone and said, "My lords, you may have heard that Duke Ling of Qi deposed Crown Prince Jiang Guang without informing us."

"Not only has he broken the rules, but he also disregards the other princes. Furthermore, the Crown Prince Guang is honest, kind, and righteous, which is commendable."

"I would like to join you all in a military expedition to seek justice for Jiang Guang. Would you be willing to join me?"

After hearing this, all the princes were very excited and expressed their agreement.

First, Duke Gong of Qin bowed and said, "Duke Dao, it is imperative that we seek justice for Jiang Guang."

"In my opinion, we should take this opportunity to go east and capture Fugui City first."

"You all know that the wealth of Fugui City is unparalleled in the world."

"I heard that even the city gates and towers are made of gold. If we capture Fugui City, we can divide it among us. Wouldn't that be great?"

Duke Dao of Jin was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "This is a brilliant plan, Gong Gong. After we capture Fugui City, we will return and take over Qi as well. What do you think?"

"Okay, okay, we are willing to obey the orders of Duke Dao. We are willing to obey the orders of Duke Dao." Everyone bowed their hands in agreement.

Therefore, all the vassal states sent troops together to attack Duke Ling of Qi in the name of seeking justice for Prince Guang.

When Duke Ling of Qi learned that the princes were coming to attack him, he was shocked. He immediately became so angry that he trembled all over and his body felt like a sieve.

He trembled and shouted loudly: "You have bullied me too much. Deposing the crown prince is the business of our state. What does it have to do with you? I am really angry to death!"

After roaring, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing this, the eunuch quickly asked someone to carry him to the bed and summoned the imperial physician.

At this time, the princes of various countries had already reached the border of Qi.

They sent envoys to Linzi to ask Duke Ling of Qi to restore Jiang Guang's status as crown prince.

He also asked Qi State for permission to pass through the city so that they could attack Fugui City from within Qi State.

As Duke Ling of Qi was seriously ill and unable to attend court, Crown Prince Ya temporarily took over the government affairs, with Gao Hou and Fengsha Wei assisting in the administration.

When they summoned the envoys and heard these two requests, they were so frightened that they looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.

At this time, the doctor Yan Ying came out and said, "Your Highness, the princes are taking this opportunity to attack Qi with ill intentions. We must not lend our passage to you."

"Right now, Da Qi must send people to Fugui City to ask the city lord Zixuan for assistance. The best strategy is to jointly resist the foreign enemies."

Since Jiang Guang was deposed, Yan Ying also lost his power. In addition, his father Yan Ruo was no longer alive.

He was weak and his position as prime minister in the capital was taken away by someone else, so now he could only be a doctor.