She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

The two came to the study in the outer courtyard.

"Father, let's go to the secret room." Shangguan Ziqi suggested quietly.

The prince raised an eyebrow.

The secret room is rarely visited, as it contains the most important things in the palace.

Moreover, only the princes of each generation know how to open the door of the secret room.

Even Shangguan Ziqi doesn't know.

But he knew that there was a secret room in the palace because his grandfather had taken him in there once before.

Although the iron box is also the most important thing in the palace, it is always kept outside because the password needs to be changed frequently.

Where the iron box is located, there are the most secret guards.

Seeing that his father didn't move, he mouthed three words: Open it.

The prince's eyes lit up and he suppressed his excitement.

Walk to the north wall of the study, which is a stone wall with a portrait of an ancestor hanging on it.

The prince uncovered the portrait and found a few slightly raised points, which he pressed in a certain pattern.

Then the wall slowly moves from the center to the right.

When stopped, two people can walk in side by side.

The father and son carried a candlestick and walked into the door, and then the door closed automatically.

A small stone staircase leads down.

It's a basement, dug right under the study.

If this wasn't the case with the head of the palace, it would be really hard for outsiders to discover it.

The four walls of the basement are made of stone slabs.

There are many treasure boxes on the wall, which contain various boxes. There are also several swords on one wall.

There are several large boxes under the wall.

There is a small table and four stools in the middle.

Shangguan Ziqi just glanced casually at the entire secret room, sat down on the stool, and took out the ten gold leaves from his arms.

"Father, look." Shangguan Ziqi smiled mysteriously.

The prince took it and read each piece by candlelight.

"Is this what was taken out of the iron box?" The prince didn't understand.

"Yes." Shangguan Ziqi smiled and looked at his father's slightly disappointed expression.

Then he took out a few pieces of paper and pushed them in front of the prince.

The prince picked it up and took a look. The more he looked at it, the brighter his eyes became.

Finally, he burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, with this, my Great Wei will definitely blow through Canglan. Do you recognize the words on it?" The prince asked this after he was happy.

"My son doesn't know her, but my wife does. She is the most precious treasure of our Shangguan family."

Shangguan Ziqi took the opportunity to indirectly ask for benefits on behalf of his wife in front of his father.

"Well, you've married a good wife. Once you defeat Canglan, I will reward you handsomely. I'm sure the Emperor will reward you as well. Don't worry, your father will remember this."

"Father, what are the arrangements for next?"

"What are your plans?" The prince wanted to hear his opinion.

"Father, Canglan has declared war on our Great Wei again. I want to lead the troops, but I'm afraid General Chen won't be able to handle it. So, I'll let you make the bomb. Is that feasible?"

Shangguan Ziqi has long wanted to go to the battlefield.

Now that the iron box has been opened, he has nothing to worry about and can launch a counterattack.

"Okay, that's settled."

"Father, should we put the iron box away in the secret room?"

Shangguan Ziqi was afraid that after he left, the iron box would be in his wife's hands and would bring disaster. He was worried that spies from Canglan Kingdom would come to steal it again, and if they failed to steal it, they would rob it by force.

“No, just put it in your room to paralyze the enemy.

Alas, we are in the light and the enemy is in the dark, it is really hard to guard against.

Now that it has been opened, the guards can relax a little and give the enemy a chance to steal again.

This time, I will definitely clear out the spies' dens in the capital."

The prince wanted to use the iron box as a lure to eliminate the enemy at one stroke.

"But Madam and the children..." Shangguan Ziqi was worried about their safety.

"Don't worry, the secret guards are mainly responsible for protecting your wife and children. If the spies try to rob, they will be protected first. If they try to steal, they will not hurt anyone." The prince analyzed.

"Row."

Shangguan Ziqi would have to explain things to the secret guards and also explain things to his wife so that she would be more vigilant.

At the same time, the iron box should not be placed in the outer room, but in the main hall, which makes it easy for the enemy to steal it.

The father and son discussed for a while, including how to deal with the enemy on the battlefield and their strengths and weaknesses.

Finally, the prince locked the ten gold leaves in a secret compartment in the secret room.

The next day, just after dawn, a horseman galloped into the city gate.

"Eight hundred miles, urgent delivery, eight hundred miles." A post station soldier appeared immediately.

There is a flag on the back.

Running and shouting.

The soldiers guarding the city gate knew at a glance that it was the front line delivering battle reports to the capital, so they quickly made way for the horses to pass smoothly and enter the palace.

At this time, the ministers who were attending court had just entered the palace.

They all saw the horses being reined in after being exhausted from running.

The palace guards carried the soldier and ran inside quickly.

The court officials also hurried to the Golden Palace.

The emperor knew that the journey was urgent and he did not waste any time. He quickly dressed and went straight to the throne room.

There is a war going on on the front line, and he pays close attention to it every day.

"The emperor has arrived." The chief steward shouted.

The court officials bowed three times and then stood up.

"Hurry and bring the post soldiers in." The emperor didn't want to talk about anything else and wanted to read the battle report first.

"Your Majesty, the situation on the front line is tense and we have lost a city." The postman held the battle report high above his head.

As soon as these post soldiers received the battle report from the previous station, they would not waste a moment, but would get on their horses and run away until they reached the next post station, where they would do the same thing again.

The battle report traveled nearly two thousand miles from the front line to the capital, but it took only two days and two nights to reach the capital, changing twenty post stations.

The chief steward, Eunuch Hai, immediately walked down the steps to take the battle report, opened it, and then handed it to the emperor.

The emperor read it quickly and then asked Eunuch Hai to read it.

"Your Majesty:

Recently, the enemy army advanced with unstoppable force, reaching the gates of Lin'an City. On March 10th, they launched a powerful assault on our city. However, due to the disparity in strength between the enemy and us, and the dilapidated state of some of the city walls, they were unable to withstand the enemy's fierce attack. Unfortunately, Lin'an City fell on March 20th. Although our army fought bravely in this battle, we suffered heavy casualties, with over 8,000 soldiers killed. This is truly heartbreaking. We have now retreated to Luo'an City.

Eunuch Hai did not read the entire poem, but only picked out the key points.

Now that Wei has lost two cities, the situation is pressing.

"My dear ministers, do you have any ideas?" The emperor glanced at his ministers and asked.

As a result, everyone looked at Prince Rong who was standing in the front.

At this time, of course Prince Rong would be the first to step forward.

But Prince Rong is already over forty years old.

In the past, Prince Rong of this age usually did not go to war, and it was usually the Crown Prince who went to war.

Prince Rong must pass on the throne when he is fifty years old and the throne will be inherited by the Crown Prince.

Although Shangguan Ziqi took over the seal of the crown prince, in the eyes of some people, he had just woken up from a coma and his legs had only just recovered, so it was unknown whether he could go to the battlefield.

Shangguan Zishu was the crown prince before. He was already on the front line, but he was unable to stop the enemy's fierce attack.

Everyone had a gloomy look on their faces.

"Your Majesty, I am ready and can go to support you at any time." Shangguan Ziqi stepped out and knelt on one knee.

"Okay. I order you to lead a hundred thousand soldiers and drive the enemy Canglan out of our Great Wei, and ensure the peace of our people."

"I accept the decree."

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Finance."

"I'm here." The Minister of Revenue stepped out.

"If the city falls, the rioters will inevitably flock to the inner city. Notice to all prefectures and counties to resettle the rioters locally. The Ministry of Revenue will arrange relief for the victims based on the local conditions."

"I accept the decree."

"Minister of War."

"I'm here." The Minister of War stepped out.

"Have the backup supplies been prepared? I issued an order on this matter last year."

"Your Majesty, we have relatively few iron mines in the Great Wei, so we are slightly short of weapons, but we have enough arrow feathers." The Minister of War answered truthfully.

"The weapons in the hands of the garrisons in various places can be sent to the front line first, and the garrisons can replace them with sticks. The battle comes first."

"The minister obeys the order."

At this time, the eldest prince turned his wheelchair and walked out.

"Father, I request your permission to go to war with Prince Rong."

The eldest prince's request caused an uproar among the court officials.