Chapter 1018: It’s time for someone else to sit on the throne!

Qiao Ran and Mo Beihan looked at each other, and Qiao Ran replied:

"Uncle, the old prince is fine, and the Dingbei Army is also fine. They are already on the way and will arrive in about ten days. Uncle, what is the situation in the palace? Is the emperor okay?"

Qiao Ran didn't care about the safety of the Dog Emperor and other royal family members. The only thing that concerned her was the retired emperor who gave her the dragon-shaped jade pendant and granted her the right not to kneel to anyone. She didn't want anything to happen to such a good old man.

General Zheng took a sip of tea and sighed:

"Prince Ping has arrested all the royal descendants in the capital and placed them under house arrest. He has poisoned the emperor and he is bedridden. The emperor emeritus has also been placed under house arrest. However, Prince Ping does not dare to attack the emperor emeritus, otherwise he will be despised by the world even if he becomes emperor in the future. In addition, he is also concerned about the old prince's Dingbei Army and is afraid that the old prince will be angry and will not stop him."

"That's good!"

Hearing that the emperor was fine, Qiao Ran and Mo Beihan were relieved.

With him around, I believe that even if other princes succeed in their rebellion, he will be able to intimidate the new emperor to some extent and prevent him from doing anything too extreme.

Qiao Ran asked again:

"Uncle, what are you going to do? Help Prince Ping deal with the other princes? I'm afraid the troops in the city are not enough to fight against the combined forces of the princes. If they launch an attack within ten days and the Dingbei Army hasn't arrived yet, the capital will be breached and the people will suffer."

General Zheng said seriously:

"Ran Ran, your uncle can only follow the imperial edict. Prince Ping arranged for me and the leader of the Imperial Guard to live in the palace because he was afraid that we would have ulterior motives and secretly contact people outside to help the princes rebel."

"Uncle is not helping King Ping, but Dai Viet! It is true that King Ping is plotting to usurp the throne, and the other princes have the same idea. However, King Ping is now holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. The emperor and the imperial seal are in his hands. When he presents the imperial edict, uncle has to obey, otherwise he will become a traitor who disobeys the emperor's order."

"As for the other princes, they have no reason to start a war. Once they start a war, the people of Dai Viet will suffer terribly. Moreover, the character of those princes is not much better than that of King Ping. They are just as bad as each other."

"If those ambitious princes were allowed to sit on the throne, the people of Dai Viet would also live in dire straits. Therefore, uncle, for both public and private reasons, must fight against those princes and not let them attack the imperial city."

"Relatively speaking, Prince Ping's own private soldiers are not as good as those princes. If those princes are driven out of Zhongzhou, Prince Ping will not be able to become emperor as long as the emperor or the emperor emeritus does not give in."

"Ran Ran, since you have the ability to sneak into the palace, can you find a way to rescue the emperor and the emperor emeritus? As long as they are not held hostage by Prince Ping, with their imperial decree, my uncle can legitimately take Prince Ping down and restore peace to Great Yue!"

Qiao Ran and Mo Beihan looked at each other again.

Qiao Ran lowered her voice and said something earth-shattering:

"Uncle, Prince Ping and the other princes are not fit to be emperors, and the emperor's health has also deteriorated. The emperor emeritus is old, so it's time for someone else to sit on the throne!"

General Zheng was shocked and looked around hurriedly.

Qiao Ran and the other person came in wearing the uniforms of the guards of Prince Ping's mansion. The royal guards who were recruited by Prince Ping and were guarding outside the door did not follow them in as if they were used to it. There were no outsiders in this side hall.

"Ran Ran, you...what are you doing..."

How could you say such outrageous words?

Qiao Ran chuckled:

"Uncle, I believe you have heard of it, right? When the Emperor Emeritus and the old prince conquered the world together, they agreed that the throne would be passed on in turns. But when the Emperor Emeritus abdicated due to illness, the old prince was still guarding the border, fighting hard with the Northern Desert people, and Prince Mo was still young, so he could only pass the throne to the current Emperor."

"Now, the fight for the throne by the lineage of the retired emperor has caused chaos in the world. Those princes and nobles are not fit to succeed to the throne. It is time for the lineage of the Dingbei Palace to take over."

"The old prince conquered the world with the emperor, and he has been guarding the bitter cold land of the northern border for more than ten years. He has suffered many injuries. Fortunately, I helped him to recover."

"But this time, the old prince was poisoned by a traitor as soon as he returned to the Northern Frontier. I suspect that the traitor was instigated by the emperor or Prince Ping. If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the old prince would never wake up again."

"Not only did the Dingbei Army generals who fought together to conquer the world not get the rewards they deserve, they also suffered a lot in the Northern Frontier with the old prince. The current emperor also often withheld food and weapons. If it weren't for the bravery and unity of the Dingbei Army, I'm afraid the Northern Frontier would have been lost long ago!"

"If the old prince becomes the emperor, the Dingbei Army will also be promoted to higher positions to comfort them for their contributions to the people of Dai Viet over the years. Moreover, the old prince is kind and righteous, and the Dingbei Army is also a righteous army. Only by allowing the old prince to ascend the throne will it be most beneficial to Dai Viet and the people of Dai Viet."

"I believe that under the old prince's diligence and love for the people, Dai Viet's national strength will surely become stronger and stronger, and the people of Dai Viet will live a better and better life. Dai Viet will become a country so powerful that foreign enemies will not dare to covet it easily!"

"Just think about it, how prosperous would Dai Viet be at that time? Don't you want to see such a prosperous Dai Viet? Do you want Dai Viet to continue to be in constant internal turmoil and be watched covetously by foreign enemies, with the people living in dire straits and unable to even live a stable life?"

It was the first time that he heard his niece talk so much to him. Every word was like a thunder bomb, which made General Zheng dumbfounded.

He looked at the calm Mo Shizi beside him and asked uncertainly:

"Is this... what the old prince meant?"

Qiao Ran nodded:

"Uncle, you don't know what a hard life the Dingbei Army has to live in the northern border. It's freezing cold three times a year, and crops can't be grown. The court also often withholds food, fodder, weapons, and military pay."

"They have been living in poverty, starvation and cold, and are often provoked by the Northern Desert. Their weapons are inferior to theirs, so they often have to risk their bodies and their lives to fight back."

"Year after year, after so many years of such days, the old prince has become increasingly disappointed with the emperor and the court. However, the nobles in the capital are living a life of luxury, never thinking about whether they can live such a luxurious life so comfortably if the border cannot be defended."

"Rather than letting this court continue to rot, it is better to replace it with a wise ruler and bring peace to the country!"

Qiao Ran's last sentence was so sonorous and powerful that it deeply shocked General Zheng's heart and made him excited for a moment.

The old prince's character is obvious to all. If he becomes the emperor, the beautiful vision of the future of Dai Viet that Ranran described will definitely come true!

Not knowing what he was thinking of, he glanced at Mo Beihan again and asked in a low voice:

"Uncle, there is one thing I don't understand. Why is it that the old prince is allowed to ascend the throne instead of Prince Mo? Prince Mo is about to come of age. He is the youngest and most energetic. He should be the most suitable person to be the emperor!"