Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 117

Chapter 117 Decide to Leave the Capital
Prince Duan himself was not a power lover, After hearing what he said, “Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The reason why I agreed to Prince Shuo as the Regent Prince is because of my rights and interests. It’s just to protect our Fu Clan from falling into the hands of others. When Zihao reaches adulthood, if he really has the ability to shoulder the burden of the Great Wei Kingdom, I will naturally return it to him.”

This was Prince Duan’s sincere words. After all, not everyone wanted to be the supreme emperor, The greater the power, the greater the pressure. If one held the life and death of the world in their hands, they had to be cautious in everything. As long as one wasn’t careful, it was very likely that they would cause the people’s lives to deteriorate and leave behind an eternal stigma. The current Emperor was the best example. Just because he had doted on a wrong woman, he had brought himself and the entire country to such a state.

As long as Fu Zihao grew up and had the ability to support the country, he would immediately return to him and retire as soon as possible to enjoy the peace and prosperity of the Great Wei Empire, he would not be able to control the imperial power of the Great Wei Empire for a long period of time, as long as Fu Zihao had the ability to support the country as a whole.

“With Uncle Wang’s words, I can rest assured. After Zihao ascends to the throne, I plan to take the Empress and leave the capital to see the great rivers and mountains of our Great Wei Kingdom. After all, there are no two masters in the world. Once Zihao ascends to the throne, it would be inappropriate for me to stay in the capital. Therefore, Uncle Wang will have to worry about everything in the Great Wei Kingdom in the future.” When the Emperor heard that Duanwang Manor had no intention of taking the throne, he was relieved to take the Empress out of the capital and escape the shackles that had bound him for more than 30 years.

As a direct prince of the royal family, he had been trapped in the capital since he was born. For the sake of the stability and strength of the Great Wei Kingdom, he could not do whatever he wished. As long as it was something that was helpful to the Great Wei Kingdom, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to do it. However, no matter how much he yearned for it, he could not do anything that did not benefit the Great Wei Kingdom.

Sometimes, he was also thinking, if he didn’t have this shackle, how could he carry women into the manor one after another, how could Concubine Shu cause trouble, how could he let down the Empress’s feelings for many years? Fortunately, all of this was about to end, and he could finally be free.

After Prince Duan heard this, he also nodded and said, “That’s good. You are now in your prime. If you still stay in the capital after Zihao ascends the throne, your status will always be awkward. It’s good to leave for a while. You can go out to take a look and broaden your horizons.” Generally speaking, the emperor would either die and the crown prince would ascend to the throne, or the emperor would be old and descend to the crown prince. However, the emperor was currently in his prime and had to meditate on the crown prince. If he continued to stay in the capital, it would truly be embarrassing.

‘”Yes, Uncle Wang is right. This is also my idea. Uncle Wang has worked hard all the way. I have already prepared a banquet in the palace. Please bring all the generals with you into the palace. I will also reward the soldiers.” The Emperor also wanted to leave a thought for himself before he left.

When Prince Duan heard this, he raised his eyes to look at him and said, “Now that the treasury is empty, don’t waste any more. In my opinion, the banquet should be dispensed with. This Prince should bring them to settle down first. This Prince has been walking all the way to the time of employing people. This Prince has seen that there are plenty of grain everywhere, and it is almost time for the harvest.”

Although this Concubine Shu had committed many evils, However, it could be said that he had done a good deed for Great Wei. Luckily, she had someone cultivate a lot of food early in the morning, Now was the time to harvest, This king estimates that, This is also the reason why Mu Lingfeng has been hiding in Great Wei and refused to leave. Therefore, we must snatch all the food before him. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for Great Wei to survive this winter. Therefore, this king intends to let the soldiers rest for a while before starting to act. It is better for them to rest well now. ”

“Yes, Uncle Wang is right. I’m narrow-minded. Just follow Uncle Wang’s words. I just happened to go back to the palace to discuss with the Empress and pack up my luggage. As soon as Zihao’s ascension ceremony is over, I will leave with the Empress.” Prince Duan didn’t mention it, He almost forgot about it, Back then, Concubine Shu used tough methods to force the subjects of the Great Wei to cultivate large quantities of grain. Originally, he wanted to provide aid to the southern border, but he never thought that this batch of grain would become the hope of the Great Wei now. With this grain, the Great Wei would be able to survive this challenge. Because of this war, the Great Wei could no longer take out a single grain of grain.

At this time, the carriage also stopped at the gate of the capital. Prince Duan turned around and said to the Emperor, “Alright, let’s do this first. This King will go ahead. Please help yourself, Your Majesty.” As he spoke, Prince Duan turned around and dismounted from the dragon. He instructed the Tie Xiaojun army behind him, “All soldiers, listen to the order and immediately return to the Tie Xiaojun barracks. No one is allowed to disturb the people. Lieutenant generals and above will follow this prince to the Duanwang Palace to discuss matters.”

“Yes,” the soldiers replied. They left according to Prince Duan’s instructions. Prince Duan also brought the lieutenant general and above back to Prince Duan’s mansion. In the next few days, the Crown Prince became the foundation. The capital needed to defend. Soon after, it was the autumn harvest. They had to fight Mu Lingfeng for grain, so they needed to make preparations first.

The Emperor looked at the disciplined Iron Cutting Army and Prince Duan’s dignified aura. He had to admit that he was indeed inferior to Prince Duan. At the very least, he was unable to display such a dignified aura. This was the reason why he asked Concubine Shu what he could control for many years.

Then the Emperor said to the ministers, “You should all go back to your respective mansions. Prepare yourself well. The Crown Prince will ascend to the throne in three days.” After realizing the truth, the Emperor no longer lingered. The Great Wei Kingdom would only become even stronger in Prince Duan’s hands.

“I will obey the decree.” After the ministers agreed, they dispersed. To be honest, they also looked forward to Prince Duanwang leading Great Wei Duo to become stronger and stronger. After all, only with a strong country as a backing, could they, as officials, raise their heads and stand tall.

After seeing all the officials disperse, the Emperor drove back to the palace together. When he returned to the palace, he told the Empress his thoughts. After the Empress heard this, she readily agreed to leave the capital. However, she had always dreamed that only by leaving the capital of Great Wei would her body and mind be truly free.

So three days later, The capital of the Great Wei Kingdom was under martial law, Not even the will fly can get away with it, Within the palace, Crown Prince Fu Zihao, supported by all the officials, said, Step by step, he walked towards the highest seat in the hall. Once he sat in that seat, he would become the emperor who held the fate of the world in his hands. At the same time, he was destined to live for the interests of the Great Wei Kingdom. All of this was inevitable for him. His identity had long been destined for all of this. Therefore, he could only walk towards the dragon chair step by step.

And one step away from the dragon chair, There was also a chair with dragon marks engraved on it. The prince walked to Fu Zihao’s left and followed him to the highest seat in the hall step by step. When they finally sat down on the chair, the officials of civil and military affairs all knelt down and shouted, “Long live our Emperor, long live the Regent King.”

Afterwards, Fu Zihao was worth it. With his tender voice, he said, “The qing flat body, I ascend to that throne today, All thanks to Prince Duan, The Fu Clan’s ancestor blessed, That is why I have decided, Emperor Fu Tianqi is the Grand Dowager, Empress Dowager Chen is the Empress Dowager, and all the princes under the Grand Dowager are crowned as kings. Each of them has their own titles, giving them the title of fief. In addition, Emperor Granduncle Duanwang is also the Regent. Because I am young, I am unable to handle the government affairs. Therefore, before I come of age, everything in the Great Wei Kingdom will be handled by the Regent King. I hope that all the ministers will assist me at that time.

In addition, from today onwards, right Prime Minister Zhang Heng was named Prime Minister. From now on, there will only be one Prime Minister position in the Great Wei Kingdom, and there will no longer be any distinction between left and right. ” Prime Minister Zhang Heng only had one woman. He married Prince Ling as his imperial concubine. In this battle with Ye Lan, Prince Ling had unfortunately lost his life. As the saying goes, a son-in-law with half a son-in-law would be given to a black-haired man by a white-haired man. Who would be able to understand the pain in his heart? Now that the Imperial Court had given him such a privilege, it could be considered a little comfort to him.

As soon as the new emperor finished speaking, the prime minister, Zhang Heng, stood out and walked to the front. He kowtowed to the emperor and the regent and said, “I, Zhang Heng, thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.”

“En, I hope that the Prime Minister will worry more about the Great Wei Kingdom in the future. Everyone, please stand up as well.” Although the Emperor was young, he had been following the Empress for the past two years. Because the Empress had not been favored for the past two years, he was accustomed to seeing all sorts of cold eyes. Therefore, he was more sensible. In addition to his status as the Crown Prince, the Empress had always been educating him according to the standards of an emperor. Therefore, he did not need to be taught such trivial matters.

‘”I’ll follow the decree.” Everyone stood up and waited for the Regent to lecture. Everyone was used to it. The so-called new officials would take up three fires, but they didn’t know where to start first. However, everyone waited for a long time before the Regent turned around and bowed to the new emperor. “Thank you, Lord Long’en.” Although according to seniority, the new emperor still had to call him Emperor Granduncle for life, there were always differences between monarchs and subjects, and there was an order of superiority and inferiority. There should still be some etiquette.

When the new emperor, Fu Zihao, saw him say this, he immediately said, “Imperial granduncle, there is no need to be too polite. In the future, this Great Wei Kingdom will have to trouble Imperial granduncle to worry more.” Then he looked at the people in the hall and turned to the regent. “I wonder if the royal granduncle has anything else to say? If there’s nothing else, why don’t we retreat?” He said to the regent.

When the regent heard the new emperor ask, Only then did he raise his eyes to look at the crowd. Then, he said unhurriedly, “this prince is appoint regent today, “Taking over the heavy burden of the Great Wei Kingdom is also a matter of form. I hope that everyone will work together with this king in the future to do their utmost for the country. And the most important thing now is to immediately send people to the Ye Lan barracks to inform the Crown Prince of Ye Lan that our Great Wei Kingdom has already done as he requested. I hope that he can withdraw his troops as agreed.”

The reason he didn’t say anything was because he wanted to test how Fu Zihao would react and whether it was worth his help. Fortunately, the result was very ideal. Fu Zihao was indeed much stronger than his father. As long as he cultivated properly over time, he would definitely be able to shoulder the burden of the Great Wei Kingdom.

Second, it was also to intimidate the officials. Sometimes, when facing an unaware opponent, they would win silently, making it impossible for the opponent to guess their thoughts. This way, they would be able to intimidate the opponent without revealing their thoughts.

After hearing the Regent King’s words, the Prime Minister felt very relieved. He immediately stood up and said, “The Regent King is wise. I will immediately arrange for the envoys to go to the Ye Lan camp and convey the Regent King’s words to His Highness the Crown Prince of Ye Lan.” With that, he bowed to the Regent and the new emperor and left the hall.

Actually, this was what the subjects of the Great Wei were most worried about. Originally, they had been thinking that once this prince regent, he would completely turn this Great Wei into a subordinate country of Ye Lan. After all, that Ye Lan Crown Prince Huyan Mingshuo was his direct son-in-law, and according to the news from Ye Lan, he was the one who had the final say in Ye Lan.