The eldest son is fierce

Zhuge Yunjue subconsciously protected the eldest princess behind him.

They both looked up and saw Wei Yuan walking in from outside with his hands behind his back. The guards of the princess's mansion all drew their swords and surrounded him, but no one dared to make the first move.

Seeing this, the eldest princess waved her hand and said, "Everyone, go down! Don't stop him, let him in."

"Yes."

The guard immediately took the order and retreated.

Wei Yuan walked straight into the study and sat down across from the eldest princess with a familiar air. Seeing only tea and no wine on the table, he chuckled and said, "Girl, do you have any wine?"

When the eldest princess heard this title, she was obviously stunned.

Then, a smile spread across her lips, and she said to Qingyi, who was standing in front of the door, "Go, bring me the fine wines I have collected. Bring them all... here."

Qingyi nodded and turned to leave.

After a while, she came back with a dozen maids carrying a tray with a pot of fine wine on it.

After all the fine wines were placed on the table, Wei Yuan picked up a pot of fine wine and took a sip. He closed his eyes and savored it for a moment before saying with a smile, "It's quite mellow, but it's still a little less delicious than Tang Yi's Shaodaozi."

Zhuge Yunjue snorted softly, staring at Wei Yuan and said, "Master Wei, you're not coming here to taste wine at this time, are you?"

Wei Yuan ignored him.

He simply looked at the princess and smiled, "I'm going to the Southern Territory, um, to die. Consider this wine as a farewell drink, Your Highness. Of course, you can also call it a farewell drink."

Hearing this, the eldest princess's fingertips trembled. "So, Mr. Zhuge's suspicions are correct. Were you really placed by my brother the Emperor? And you, from the beginning to the end, have always been loyal to my brother the Emperor?"

"It's narrow-minded, isn't it..."

Wei Yuan leaned back in his chair, poured a sip of wine into his mouth, tapped the ground lightly, and said, "I am loyal to this land under my feet."

"Of course, it's true that I am His Majesty's man, and I have indeed done many things with the help of His Majesty."

Hearing this, the eldest princess' pupils suddenly shrank, and Zhuge Yunjue was instantly furious. "You are a traitor, how can you speak so confidently?"

"Wei Yuan, you are so outrageous!"

"Are you worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess? She's been so sincere to you all these years, and this is how you repay her?"

Wei Yuan ignored Zhuge Yunjue's roar. He just looked up at the princess and said, "The emperor is a public tool, not a private tool. If the emperor regards the world as his priority, it is a blessing for the country. If the emperor takes the world as his pleasure, it is a disadvantage for the country."

"You want to open a new river in the world and set an example for women. Such ambitions deserve praise and encouragement, but they are not worthy of admiration. Do you know why?"

The eldest princess stared at Wei Yuan without saying a word.

Zhuge Yunjue was furious and couldn't help but open his mouth to fight back, but she stopped him with her hand.

"Because men and women think differently, of course, not all of them."

Wei Yuan, holding the wine jug, looked at the princess and said, "When men are in power, facing foreign invasion, most people will choose to fight back desperately. But with the words of our ancestors above us, they dare to charge forward without hesitation."

"But when women are in power, faced with the same situation, they often fight back if they can, but if they can't, they cede land and pay compensation."

Hearing this, the eldest princess's mouth curled up with a thick layer of sarcasm. She said, "Is Mr. Wei talking about me? Why do I feel that Mr. Wei is talking about those good-for-nothings in the court?"

Wei Yuan thought about it and laughed. "If you say so, it seems that you are not wrong, but my Great Yan is not short of real men. However, I am not talking about the Great Yan Dynasty, but the entire history."

He nodded at the princess with the hand holding the wine jug and said, "Putting aside other things, I think your collusion with the Prince of Zhennan is fine, and it's still a family matter. But you're colluding with Beidi, Dongyu, and even Nanjing, trying to use external forces to help you succeed. That's like inviting a wolf into your house."

"Of course, if you bring them in and can drive them out, that's fine, but if you want to cede land, that won't work."

Wei Yuan put down the wine jug, put his hands behind his back and walked out with a smile: "Girl, if you turn back, I will protect you from death. If you insist on doing it again, even if I die, you will not succeed."

"Dayan's future will not depend on a woman like you."

Upon hearing this, the princess was immediately enraged and gnashed her teeth, "Why does Elder Wei think that being the emperor would definitely make me inferior to my brother?"

Wei Yuan did not stop, only an indifferent voice was heard.

"He never bows to the noble families, civil and military officials, can you?"

"He can judge people and make good use of them, giving them enough trust and support. Can you?"

"He is determined to make Dayan prosperous and strong, and to make the people of Dayan live more like human beings. Can you do that?"

"Girl, you want that position just to vent your personal anger. If you sit in that position, it will be a disaster for the world."

Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "Even if you insist on sitting down, you'll be kicked off..."

The princess took two steps forward and said coldly, "Southern Territory, do you really have to go? You will die."

Wei Yuan turned around to look at the princess and said with a smile, "Huangfu Zong has drawn his sword. Someone in Dayan has to take the fight, right? Between waiting to die and dying in battle, I choose to die fighting!"

With that, Wei Yuan lightly stepped out of the Princess's Mansion. Before heading to Nanjing, he chose to chat with the Princess as a token of gratitude for her shelter over the years.

The eldest princess looked at the empty yard, her hands clenched into fists, her face extremely cold.

Wei Yuan’s words made her extremely uneasy.

She waved her sleeves and shouted coldly, "Zhuge Yunjue, all the power of the Southern Territory is yours. Tang Yi... must die."

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, I will make sure Tang Yi dies in the south."

Zhuge Yunjue clasped his fists tightly and swore solemnly.

……

After Tang Yi left the palace, he sent someone to the Dayan Military Academy to pass on the message, and he immediately rushed to Tianxiang Tower without stopping.

What he was most worried about now was not Huangfu Zong, but Wei Yuan. Originally, he had judged that whether it was Beidi, Nanjing, or the covetous Dongyu, they would wait until Wei Yuan was dead before launching a large-scale attack on Dayan.

Unexpectedly, there was still a deviation in the judgment, and Nan Jing actually took the initiative to take action.

"Nan Jing, I'll go first."

When he arrived at Tianxiang Tower, Wei Yuan had just returned from the Princess's Mansion.

He knew what Tang Yi wanted to say and said, "Don't show off your little tricks with Sun Youdao in front of me."

"I must go to the Southern Territory. If Huangfu Zong dares to draw his sword at this time, he is coming for me."

"If I don't go, more people will die in the South. If I go, I can buy you more time."

Tang Yi wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't utter a word.

Wei Yuan stared at him and said, "It's just death, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"If Huangfu Zong breaks through to the Grandmaster level, even if I return to the peak, I won't be able to kill him within an incense stick due to my physical condition."

"But it's enough to hurt him. The rest is up to you."