After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Prime Minister Yuwen's Mansion

It was almost midnight, but the lights in Prime Minister Yuwen's mansion were still brightly lit.

In the conference room, in addition to Prime Minister Yuwen and the third prince Qi Yuchang, there were more than a dozen people sitting there, all of whom were from various small and medium-sized families affiliated with the Yuwen family and Prime Minister Yuwen's staff.

Last night, Qi Wushuang launched an uprising and the emperor passed away. Such major events happened suddenly, and everyone gathered here with Prime Minister Yuwen without any prior arrangement.

Qi Yuchang's current appearance is completely different from what he usually shows in front of others. He is only vicious and cold, without any unruly appearance.

The head of a middle-class family was the first to ask Prime Minister Yuwen:

"Prime Minister, are we really going to agree to Prince Qi ascending the throne?"

Prime Minister Yuwen's expression was very unhappy: "Then what can you do?"

"When we join forces with Master Zhuang and the others, we have an army of over 100,000. Can't we fight against Prince Qi?"

"Didn't you see the collapsed city gates and buildings today? And the soldiers wounded by unknown weapons?

How can we fight him? Are we going to get killed?"

The head of the family fell silent.

At this time, a man in his fifties spoke up:

"Duke, I heard that what destroyed the city gate last night was called a bomb, and what blew people down was called a grenade. Both the bomb and the grenade were made by Ye Wuwei.

This Ye Wuwei came to Chamdo at the end of last year.

As soon as he arrived in Chamdo, Prince Qi told his subordinates that the iron weapons in Prince Qi's army were developed by Ye Wuwei, and he appointed him as deputy commander on the spot.

But I can’t find out the origins of Ye Wuwei.”

This person is Zhang Muliao, the number one confidant of Prime Minister Yuwen.

One person said:

"If Ye Wuwei also developed the iron weapon, that means he has served King Qi for many years. Is it really impossible to find out his origins?"

Qi Yuchang: "Wait, Zhang Muliao, how old is this Ye Wuwei you're talking about? What does he look like?"

Zhang Muliao: "That's what's strange. I heard Ye Wuwei is only twenty years old."

Qi Yuchang turned to Prime Minister Yuwen and said:

"Uncle, do you still remember the young man who attended the palace banquet with Qi Wushuang at the end of last year?

He said at the time that he was the one who invented the wrought iron weapons.”

"Why don't you remember? He was with Qi Wushuang the whole time last night, and Qi Wushuang trusts him very much."

"Then he is Ye Wuwei?"

Prime Minister Yuwen thought for a moment:

"Except for him, we all know everyone else around Qi Wushuang, so I think it must be him.

If he is Ye Wuwei, the possibility of bribing him is unlikely."

When Prime Minister Yuwen heard Ye Wuwei say that he had developed the iron weapons, he didn't take it too seriously, because even if the iron weapons were sharper and tougher than ordinary weapons, they were still not impossible to deal with.

But bombs and grenades...

Prime Minister Yuwen asked Zhang Muzuo: "Besides Ye Wuwei, who else can make bombs and grenades?"

"Prince Qi's ordnance workshop only manufactures the shells of grenades; it's the gunpowder inside that makes the grenades explode.

But the gunpowder was prepared by Ye Wuyi alone."

What Prime Minister Yuwen fears most now are bombs and grenades.

If there were no bombs and grenades, Prime Minister Yuwen would still dare to unite with the Zhuang family to fight Qi Wushuang head-on, but now...

Thinking about the blown-up city gates and buildings... Prime Minister Yuwen's scalp tingled.

Knowing that there was no chance of winning, Prime Minister Yuwen would certainly not sacrifice himself in vain.

"Mr. Zhang, go check on Ye Wuwei again to see if he has any relatives? Or if he has any weaknesses?"

Qi Yuchang didn't care:

"Why go to all this trouble? Just tie him up and force him to give up the gunpowder formula.

I don't believe how strong his bones can be after being tortured."

Prime Minister Yuwen glanced at Qi Yuchang and did not object, because he also thought this method was feasible.

Zhang Muliao was a little worried. He always felt that Ye Wuwei was not so easy to deal with. However, he glanced at Prime Minister Yuwen and Qi Yuchang and did not express his concerns.

Afterwards, everyone discussed the next countermeasures.

……

In addition to Prime Minister Yuwen's residence, people also gathered at the residences of Grand Tutor Zhuang and Grand Marshal Qi.

The content discussed at Grand Tutor Zhuang's residence was similar to that at Prime Minister Yuwen's residence, but was slightly different at Grand Marshal Qi's residence.

Sitting in the residence of General Qi were members of the Qi family and those who were affiliated with the Qi family. Most of these people were previously the emperor's "confidants."

Qi Guangren, the son of General Qi, glanced at the people sitting in the meeting room and asked what they wanted to ask:

"Father, the Emperor's death?"

General Qi sighed:

"Today I specifically asked the court physician to treat the emperor's body. He said that there were no wounds on the emperor's body, nor any signs of poisoning."

"Did he really die of convulsions?"

"Do you think, given the Emperor's temperament, that he would be frightened into a convulsion and die by an assassin?"

No one said anything.

The emperor is far more ruthless than anyone else, how could he be scared to death?

All we can say is that the assassin's methods were so sophisticated that no one could detect him.

Hu Zhiwei, an official who was also summoned to the Taiji Hall by Qi Wushuang tonight, said:

"I used to think Prince Qi was only good at leading troops in battle, but I didn't expect him to be so capable..."

He didn't say the rest, but everyone present understood what he meant.

I didn’t expect Qi Wushuang also understands strategy, understands people’s hearts, and is good at calculating!

Not someone you can easily fool!

General Qi sighed again:

“It’s come to this point, there’s no point in overthinking it.

Fortunately, Prince Qi has no intention of settling accounts with us. Although we may not be given the same important positions in the court as before, at least our lives are safe."

Someone suddenly said, "I don't think so."

Everyone looked at this person.

This person is Qi Guangren’s brother-in-law Chen Shusheng.

Chen Shusheng said:

“I visited Andu a few years ago and it was a completely different scene from Qamdo.

Changdu looks bustling and prosperous, but in reality it is just a frivolous scene created by the aristocratic families, but Andu is not like that."

Chen Shusheng slowly described what he had seen and heard in Andu:

"Andu is very lively, though not as orderly as Chamdo, and even a bit noisy, but it gives people a sense of peace.

Common people would sell cucumbers, peppers, grapes, etc. grown in their own homes everywhere without worrying about offending any nobles.

More than half of the shop assistants are women. They do business just like men and are very excited.

They treat all customers warmly and attentively. They don't bow and scrape just because you are a noble, nor do they sneer at you just because you are a poor commoner.

There is no bullying or humiliation of the people on the streets..."

An official interrupted Chen Shusheng and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Chen Shusheng looked directly at the official and said, "Prince Qi will surely accomplish great things upon ascending the throne, perhaps even overturning the current world order."

Qi Guangren knew that his brother-in-law loved traveling, had been to many places, and had more knowledge than ordinary people, so what he said was not just to attract attention.

"what do you mean?"