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The Northern Wei imperial palace.

Chen Nan and his entourage stood outside the palace gate.

Upon seeing Chen Nan and his group arrive, the guards at the palace gate calmly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, there will be no court today. Please return home!"

Chen Nan took out a token from his pocket: "I am the Prince of Zhennan, and I have urgent business to report to the Empress Dowager."

As he spoke, he was about to pass the two guards.

Unexpectedly, the two guards simultaneously drew their swords and roared, "Your Highness, please have some self-respect! We will not hold court today! If Your Highness dares to take a step forward, don't blame us for our merciless swords!"

This scene left not only Chen Nan stunned.

Even Mo Bai and the other person behind him stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their eyes.

Neither of them could have imagined that Chen Nan, the Prince of Zhennan, would be stopped outside the palace by just two guards.

They didn't understand, but Chen Nan knew perfectly well.

Throughout history, every kingdom or dynasty.

Those who can serve in the palace have only two words on their minds—loyalty.

The two of them naturally followed the instructions given above.

Chen Nan didn't blame them for this.

Instead, he seemed to appreciate it: "I have important matters to report. If you two can't make up your minds about this, summon the general on duty."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.

One of the guards sheathed his sword, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Excuse me, Your Highness, please wait a moment."

After that, he turned and left.

Chen Nan wasn't in a hurry and waited at the palace gate.

Soon after, two figures appeared in the distance.

The newcomer, dressed in black armor, with a square face and an air of innate authority, approached Chen Nan, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "This humble general, Tian Wei, pays his respects to the Prince of Zhennan!"

Chen Nan nodded and replied slowly, "General Tian, ​​I have important matters to report to the Empress Dowager. Please inform her."

Upon hearing this, Tian Wei nodded: "Please wait a moment, Your Highness."

After saying that, he gave a few instructions to the guards beside him.

The guard turned and ran away.

……

It was a quarter of an hour later when the guards returned to the palace gates.

The guard did not return alone.

He was followed by a man who looked like an eunuch.

After the two returned to the palace gate, the eunuch shouted in a shrill voice, "Reveal the Empress Dowager's edict!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone at the palace gate knelt down.

Chen Nan also bowed slightly to show his respect.

Given such great power and prestige by others, he will naturally do his best to fulfill his duties.

The old man gave Chen Nan a kind look before continuing his story.

"The Empress Dowager decrees: Whenever the Prince of Zhennan personally enters the court, he may do so at any time; whenever the Prince of Zhennan enters the court with his token, he may wait directly outside the palace!"

Hearing this, the people kneeling on the ground were completely dumbfounded.

They all looked at Chen Nan with envious eyes.

They never imagined that it was just a guard who went in and reported something.

They actually summoned an imperial decree.

Immediately, Tian Wei's gaze towards Chen Nan was filled not only with envy but also with deep apprehension.

However, Chen Nan did not see his gaze.

"Your Highness, the imperial decree has been delivered. We request that Your Highness accompany us to meet the Empress Dowager."

The father-in-law's face was gentle, and his voice softened.

However, the voices mixed in made Chen Nan feel somewhat uncomfortable, and he followed behind his father-in-law with disdain: "Please lead the way, Father-in-law."

Along the way, Chen Nan learned that this person's surname was Liu, and that he had been in charge of the court since the reign of the first emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

After the Empress Dowager assumed power, she felt that he was honest enough, which is why she did not replace him.

"Your Highness, the back garden is just ahead, and the Empress Dowager is inside."

Eunuch Liu pointed to the back garden in front of the two of them.

Chen Nan remembered this place; it was here that he met the Empress Dowager when he first came to Northern Wei.

After nodding to Eunuch Liu, she went inside following the route she remembered.

However, he didn't see the gloomy look in Eunuch Liu's eyes before he turned away.

Entering the back garden, Chen Nan followed the route to the depths.

He saw the Empress Dowager with her back to him, admiring the flowers in a pavilion.

He said respectfully, "Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing the sound, the Empress Dowager turned her head and a smile appeared on her face when she saw Chen Nan.

"The Prince of Zhennan has arrived. Does he have any important matters to report?"

Chen Nan paused, gathering his thoughts: "Your Majesty, the situation in Northern Wei is currently extremely dire."

"A mere acting prefect of Weidu dared to instigate his subordinates to forcibly seize land."

"Not only that, they also dared to openly sell land to gentry and powerful families."

"Among them are officials protecting each other, and officials not serving the people..."

In one breath, Chen Nan listed a lot of problems.

However, he noticed that the Empress Dowager always had a smile on her face while he was speaking.

After he finished speaking, the Empress Dowager asked with a smile, "Prince Zhennan, have you finished speaking?"

Chen Nan nodded unconsciously: "It's over."

"Alas." The Empress Dowager sighed, "Does the Prince of Zhennan think I don't want to change this situation?"

"They are all subjects of my Northern Wei."

"The late emperor has passed away, and the young emperor is still an infant."

"The Daqian dynasty launched wars against the Northern Wei dynasty for many years."

On the surface, the Northern Wei Dynasty still appeared powerful.

"But in reality, even a small, isolated country like Western Shu dared to cut off supplies."

At this point, the Empress Dowager stared at Chen Nan: "If it weren't for that woman Wu Fengluan who was able to release you, and my great admiration for the Prince of Zhennan's talent..."

"I'm afraid the Northern Wei Dynasty must have perished long ago."

Chen Nan was taken aback; he finally understood.

This woman brought herself to Northern Wei to clean up the mess.

During the Great Qian Dynasty, the country was powerful and had no need for economic support from Western Shu.

At the same time, it can also launch a major war against the Northern Wei.

After I left the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Daqian dynasty managed to survive for a while, but the already crippled Northern Wei dynasty began its decline.

Western Shu dared to ally with Daqian precisely because it saw the decline of Northern Wei.

However, neither side expected that Chen Nan of the Great Qian Dynasty would transform into the Prince of Zhennan of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The status of the three countries was completely muddied by Chen Nan alone.

Chen Nan said awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I am merely a prince in the Great Qian Dynasty..."

He was interrupted halfway through his sentence: "Prince Zhennan, your affairs in Daqian are now history."

"Since you entered the court of my Northern Wei, those ministers have rarely bothered me."

"Moreover, with your help, the Northern Wei can annihilate an army of 400,000 with only 200,000 men."

"Your abilities are beyond question."

"You were able to spot the problems of my Northern Wei Dynasty immediately."

"The Prince of Zhennan is truly a rare talent."

As the Empress Dowager spoke, she interlaced her fingers and huddled them against her chest, her eyes tightly closed: "Your Majesty, Northern Wei is also about to become powerful."

"I have kept my promise."

"From now on, we're even!"

As she spoke, two lines of clear tears streamed down her face.

For a moment, Chen Nan looked at the still charming Empress Dowager in front of him and felt a slight flutter of excitement.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly rang out outside.

The ground trembled slightly in response.

Chen Nan ran to the Empress Dowager as fast as he could and picked her up in his arms.

With a leap, he landed steadily on the top of the wall.