Chapter 346 Wu Yunwan loses power

After hearing the words of Zhang Yuanbai, the imperial censor, all the ministers in the hall were shocked. No one expected that Zhang Yuanbai would jump out to impeach the princess at this time.

Although Zhang Yuanbai was the imperial censor, Da Wu had lost the battle after all, and Emperor Wu was still angry. Zhang Yuanbai jumped out at this time, fearing that Emperor Wu would have his head chopped off.

At this time, the ministers' eyes fell on Emperor Wu's face, wanting to see how Emperor Wu would react at this time.

At this time, Emperor Wu was not angry. He just said calmly: "Does the Zhang Qing family know what they are talking about?"

Zhang Yuanbai also began to sweat on his forehead at this time. He calmed down his emotions and then continued: "I know what I am talking about!"

"The failure of the army this time was all because we didn't understand the mysterious weapons possessed by the Northern Kingdom. The eldest princess, who controls Dawu's Intelligence Department, didn't even know about the mysterious weapons possessed by the Northern Kingdom, and she didn't even have any information at all."

"In addition, some of the spies under the eldest princess have recently begun to approach me. They submitted a lot of evidence to me that the eldest princess used her authority to eliminate dissidents and make money wantonly."

"I believe that the eldest princess is no longer suitable to be in charge of the Intelligence Department, and even her title should be removed!"

After hearing Zhang Yuanbai's words, officials from the Second Prince's faction immediately seized this opportunity, and other officials also stood up to support Zhang Yuanbai.

"I also impeach the eldest princess, the eldest princess..."

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Then more and more voices of impeachment appeared in the court. At this time, Zhang Yuanbai had been observing the changes in Emperor Wu's expression.

Seeing Emperor Wu's expression so calm, Zhang Yuanbai guessed that Emperor Wu also had feelings for Wu Yunwan. If it were normal times, Emperor Wu would have stopped people from talking anymore, but Emperor Wu didn't do anything today. No.

In fact, Emperor Wu was indeed shaken in his heart.

At this moment, Chai Jiliang couldn't stand it any longer, and he immediately said: "Master Zhang keeps saying that the eldest princess is not doing her job properly, taking human life seriously, and stealing authority. Where is the evidence?"

"Could it be that the evidence is all based on Mr. Zhang's mouth?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanbai sneered, and then said: "If I didn't have evidence, I wouldn't impeach the eldest princess."

Having said this, Zhang Yuanbai saluted Emperor Wu, and then said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to call the witnesses!"

After hearing this, Emperor Wu's expression finally changed slightly. He frowned slightly, and then said: "That's right!"

Seeing that Emperor Wu actually agreed to Zhang Yuanbai's request, Chai Jiliang and other officials from the eldest princess' faction suddenly felt cold.

If Emperor Wu still trusted the eldest princess in his heart, he would never let Zhang Yuanbai bring evidence or witnesses to the court. Emperor Wu agreed at this time, which proved that Emperor Wu also wanted to reduce the power of the eldest princess.

Zhang Yuanbai immediately asked people to bring Qian Xingchang and others to the court.

Seeing the Qian family actually appearing in the court, the faces of Chai Jiliang and the ministers from the eldest princess' faction turned ugly.

They knew very well that Wu Yunwan originally planned to use Qian's family as scapegoats. They had sent people to arrest Qian's family from the beginning. Why did Qian's family appear here?

The Qian family can also be regarded as the core force of the Intelligence Department. After all, the Qianhai Chamber of Commerce of the Qian family has provided a large amount of funds to the Intelligence Department, and there are also many spies who travel in the major dynasties in the name of the Qianhai Chamber of Commerce.

The Qian family holds a lot of evidence against the eldest princess!

This is trouble!

After Qian Xingchang came to the main hall, he immediately knelt down and said: "Qian Xingchang, a common man, has met your Majesty. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

Emperor Wu asked indifferently: "I remember that your Qian family and the Intelligence Department have always had some kind of cooperation."

Qian Xingchang replied: "Back to Your Majesty, yes, the eldest princess sent people to find us in order to build an intelligence network."

At this time, Emperor Wu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Do you know what will happen to those who betray their master?"

In this era, the hierarchical system was strict. Generally, domestic slaves who betrayed their masters would not have a good end. Even Dawu's law clearly stipulated that if a domestic slave betrayed his master, he would be beheaded.

However, Qian Xingchang was not frightened by Emperor Wu's words. He said at this time: "The people know that the Intelligence Department is directly under the management of His Majesty. Your Majesty is the master of the people. The people have never betrayed Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Emperor Wu couldn't help but sneered.

Then Emperor Wu continued: "Tell me, what did the eldest princess ask you to do."

Qian Xingchang glanced at Zhang Yuanbai at this time, and Zhang Yuanbai immediately said: "Qian Xingchang, don't be afraid. Whatever you say, His Majesty will make the decision for you."

Then Qian Xingchang knelt on the ground and shook out all the things Wu Yunwan had done before, one by one.

After all, Wu Yunwan was a woman obsessed with power, so she had people do many shady things. In fact, most of the things were known to others, but they had not been revealed before, and even Emperor Wu himself knew many things. .

After Qian Xingchang revealed all the things Wu Yunwan had done, all the ministers' eyes fell on Emperor Wu's face, waiting for him to speak.

However, at this moment, an official from the eldest prince's faction suddenly knelt down and said, "As the eldest princess conferred by your majesty, the eldest princess has been neglecting her duties all day long, indulged in business affairs, and even abused her power, which has led to the intelligence department's extremely high level of intelligence on the Northern Kingdom." Lack of supplies caused the failure of the Northern Expedition. I sincerely request your Majesty to revoke the title of the eldest princess!"

Now was the best opportunity to overthrow the eldest princess. The other ministers of the prince's faction finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they immediately had a tacit understanding.

No matter which prince they belong to, they need to kick that woman out first. That woman is too strong. With her around, it will be difficult for the prince they support to get ahead.

As the sound of revoking the title came out, more ministers immediately stood up.

"I beg your Majesty to revoke the title of the eldest princess!"

"I beg your Majesty to revoke the eldest princess..."

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Then a large area of ​​people knelt down in the hall.

Seeing this scene, Chai Jiliang realized the seriousness of the problem. He originally wanted to say something more, but at this time Emperor Wu spoke.

"The eldest princess abused her power and caused the failure of the Northern Expedition. From now on, the title of the eldest princess will be revoked and she will be banned from the Qingyun Palace. She is not allowed to go out without my order."

In Dawu, "eldest princess" represents the prince's eldest daughter. The eldest daughter has no right to interfere in politics. However, the title of "eldest princess" needs to be canonized and has real power. As long as the "eldest princess" is sealed, she can intervene. affairs of the DPRK.

As soon as Emperor Wu said these words, the prince faction in the court and those ministers who did not want to see women involved in politics were extremely excited. They did not expect that this defeat would actually remove the dark cloud above their heads.

The ministers also saw that Emperor Wu was treating the eldest princess, oh no, she is the eldest princess now. Emperor Wu was completely disappointed with the eldest princess.

I'm afraid it won't be that easy for this woman to interfere in the affairs of the DPRK in the future.

It didn't take long.

Wu Yunwan, who was in Qingyun Palace, heard the news from the court.

At first she couldn't believe it, but when the imperial decree came, she realized that her father had completely abandoned her.

This time Dawu's 300,000 troops were wiped out, and it is even possible that Dawu's main force will suffer a defeat in the end, and someone must be found to take the blame.

Although her father started this war, it is impossible for the emperor to bear responsibility, and the emperor cannot be at fault. The only ones who are at fault are others.

So Emperor Wu planned to let her bear the blame.

When the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Wu Yunwan immediately collapsed on the beauty's couch, her whole body weak and her eyes wandering.

After a while, Wu Yunwan turned around and said loudly: "Go and find Prime Minister Chai immediately!"

As soon as Wu Yunwan finished speaking, the female guard at the door said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has sent people to seal off the Qingyun Palace. No outsiders are allowed to come in now."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan was slightly stunned. She was under house arrest.

She never thought that such a day would come to her.

It took a long time for Wu Yunwan to react, and she immediately said to the female guards in the hall: "Go and call Mr. Pei!"

Pei Hong is her protector. If Pei Hong, a great master, speaks for her, she should be able to temporarily stabilize her father.

However, just when Wu Yunwan was thinking this, a female guard suddenly entered the hall, knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, Mr. Pei just asked the slave to bring you a message. From today on, he is no longer yours." As a protector, he hopes that the princess can practice peacefully in Qingyun Palace and break through to the realm of a grandmaster as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan was like a bolt from the blue. She did not expect that even Pei Hong, the protector of the Tao, would stay away from her.

Thinking about it, Pei Hong is the person her mother arranged to be by her side since she was a child. Her mother has passed away for so many years. Pei Hong may not have any loyalty to her long ago. In addition, this time she was rejected by everyone. , Pei Hong probably also saw that there was no future for him, so he simply took refuge with other princes.

Once the balance of power is broken, it will easily become one-sided. Pei Hong was Wu Yunwan's mother, so Pei Hong naturally sided with Wu Yunwan and became Wu Yunwan's protector.

Wu Yunwan's mother passed away, but Pei Hong did not betray her immediately. After all, Wu Yunwan's mother was the queen and she had gathered a large number of forces while she was alive.

And Pei Hong, the great master, aroused the fear of Emperor Wu. Considering that there was a great master supporting Wu Yunwan behind Wu Yunwan, and in addition, Emperor Wu really needed a force to support him and strengthen his power in the court. power, so Emperor Wu made Wu Yunwan the eldest princess.

At the same time, because Emperor Wu made Wu Yunwan the eldest princess, Pei Hong would gain more rights by staying by Wu Yunwan's side, so Pei Hong always stayed by Wu Yunwan's side.

In fact, Emperor Wu had long felt that his daughter's power was too great, completely suppressing the development of other princes, but there was no way. He did not dare to easily abolish the eldest princess Wu Yunwan, because he was not sure about Pei How loyal is Hong to Wu Yunwan?

But this time it was different. This time the crusade against the Northern Kingdom failed. Due to the lack of intelligence, Dawu lost hundreds of thousands of troops. It was justified for Emperor Wu to temporarily remove Wu Junwan's identity as the eldest princess at this time, and the eldest princess's faction Nothing can be said.

Wu Yunwan has lost his power, so there is no need for Pei Hong, the great master, to stay by Wu Yunwan's side. He can completely seek refuge with others. For a great master like him, there will be people who want to join any party.

Wu Yunwan's loss of her position as the eldest princess caused a chain reaction. Pei Hong left Wu Yunwan. Those who had taken refuge in the eldest princess's power because Pei Hong was the grand master would inevitably have defected to others. Wu Yunwan's Soon there was no one around.

Wu Yunwan is not a fool. She also knows what will happen after the power in her hands is lost. Soon, the power of the entire court will be re-divided, and she has been completely kicked out.

Wu Yunwan felt extremely regretful in her heart. She regretted that she should not have underestimated her brothers.

It was precisely because she didn't take her brothers seriously that she didn't notice their actions in advance, which led to her loss of power today.

At this time, Wu Yunwan still didn't realize who was behind all this.

at dusk.

Qian family.

After Qian Xingchang returned to Qian's house, he immediately went to the backyard and jumped directly into the well in the backyard.

Before the servants of the Qian family could react, another fire broke out in the Qian family, and the entire Qian family was covered in fire.

Late at night, Emperor Wu had not rested in the imperial study room. At this time, a soldier entered the imperial study room and reported the situation of the Qian family.

Although Qian Xingchang said that his master was the emperor, Emperor Wu did not recognize him as his subordinate. People like Qian Xingchang who betrayed their master would definitely die.

And this doesn't even require Emperor Wu to do it himself. Naturally, someone will want to deal with the Qian family.

But Emperor Wu didn't know that the Qian family was not dead at this time. As the sun set, the shadow of a caravan grew long in the red light.

Qian Xingchang, who originally jumped into the well, was on the carriage at this time. He looked in the direction of the North Kingdom and said calmly: "My mission has been completed. I can finally go to the North Country to see the king."

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At this moment, the Great Xia Dynasty.

In Emperor Xia's palace, Emperor Xia was meditating. At this moment, a shadow suddenly appeared in the room.

Emperor Xia immediately opened his eyes.

"What's up?"

Shadow said: "Dawu's 300,000-strong army was defeated. Ying Feiyu wanted to lead his soldiers back to Lingyun City to defend, but Lingyun City was captured by the Northern Army at night. The Northern Kingdom destroyed Dawu's 300,000-strong army in one day."

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Xia was stunned.

one day! ! !

He also knew Ying Feiyu. When there was a conflict between Dawu and Daxia, it was Ying Feiyu who led the army to attack Daxia. However, Daxia's army was defeated steadily and eventually lost two counties. Later, they defeated Daxia's main force.

The result is that such an experienced veteran fought against the Northern Army, but was defeated in one day?

How can this be?

Has the military strength of the Northern Kingdom reached this level?

etc……

Emperor Xia suddenly thought of something, and then asked: "Did the Northern Kingdom send a great master?"

To be able to defeat a battle-hardened army so quickly, it was only possible that a great master had been sent.

But at this time, Shadow said: "According to the report from the spies, the North Kingdom did not send the Grand Master to Yong'an County."

"The reason why Dawu's army was defeated so quickly was because the Northern Kingdom used a mysterious weapon. This weapon was like an iron ball. Once it exploded, it was like a master who exploded his Dantian. It is said that Dawu's military formation was in the Northern Kingdom. I didn’t even last a quarter of an hour in front of this mysterious weapon.”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Xia frowned and his face darkened instantly.

What weapon is so terrifying?

The power of an iron ball is comparable to that of a master who explodes his Dantian?

Emperor Xia continued to ask: "How many such mysterious weapons are there in the Northern Kingdom?"

Shadow said: "I don't know. It is said that the Northern Kingdom used at least thousands of these iron balls on the battlefield in Yong'an County. Even the walls of Lingyun City were blown down by these iron balls. The warriors below the Grandmaster and below are not at all. As long as the opponent's body is blown up, he will be blown into several pieces."

After Shadow finished speaking, Emperor Xia fell silent.

If the news is true, then the military strength of the Northern Kingdom may far exceed that of other major dynasties.

How come there are such terrifying weapons in the North?

With such a weapon, how could other dynasties be the rivals of the Northern Kingdom? How would he solve the chaos in the Northern Kingdom?

After Emperor Xia came to his senses, he immediately said: "Check! Check for me! We must find out where this mysterious weapon comes from, and whether the Northern Kingdom can manufacture such a weapon!"

At this time, Emperor Xia was a little worried. If the Northern Kingdom used such weapons to attack Daxia southward, whether Daxia's army would be like Dawu and could not hold out for even a day.

When he thought of this, Emperor Xia felt extremely panicked.

no! He must break through to the heavenly realm as soon as possible!

But to break through to the heavenly realm, his traitorous son must die!

Emperor Xia finally came up with the idea of ​​sending someone to kill Lu Chen directly. In the past, he had left Lu Chen to fend for himself. Although he hoped that Lu Chen would die soon, he did not take the initiative to send someone to assassinate Lu Chen.

But things are different now. After Lu Chen arrived in the Northern Kingdom, the military strength of the Northern Kingdom suddenly became so terrifying that it seriously threatened him as the emperor. Moreover, if Lu Chen did not die, he would probably not be able to break through to the Heavenly Realm.

Thinking of this, Emperor Xia immediately said to Shadow: "Go find Taoist Hengyou and the leader of the Tongshen Cult."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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the next day.

Dayue Dynasty.

In the court, the ministers were discussing the war between Beiguo and Dawu. The ministers naturally hoped that Dawu could directly eliminate the threat of Beiguo, but they always felt that their Majesty did not think so.

Emperor Yue was wearing a red phoenix robe, sitting on a phoenix chair, scanning the ministers in the hall, and then said lightly: "My dear friends, are you so sure that Dawu can destroy the Northern Kingdom?"

Hearing Emperor Yue's words, the ministers were stunned for a moment. At this time, a military general stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Dawu army is powerful. In order to destroy the Northern Kingdom, 600,000 elites and two grand masters were dispatched..."

Before the military commander finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Yue, but Emperor Yue also understood what he meant. In the eyes of the ministers, although the Northern Kingdom was ambitious and a great threat, it was only a feudal state after all. How could it possibly be a great military commander? The rival of this dynasty.

"My dear friends, you still don't understand the Northern Kingdom."

As soon as Emperor Yue finished speaking, a female guard wearing armor entered the hall from outside the hall, then walked from the side of the hall to the Fengtai and handed a piece of information to Emperor Yue.