Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 462 Subduing

Li Chengyue stopped talking to his father and Yuan Cuo and left with his men.

Since things are already in chaos, let's make the chaos even worse and seize the silver while things are in disarray!

Yuan Cuo was surprised by Li Shilang's firm stance, so he closed the door and discussed the matter with him in detail.

The two talked for two hours before Li Shilang left the Duke of Baoguo's residence.

He did not return home to inform Yuan Cuo of his attitude, but went directly to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and summoned the heads of the Six Ministries and the Left and Right Chancellors. "His attitude was to fight until the State of Chu was subdued."

Zuo Cheng: "..."

You Cheng: "..."

This is completely different from what they thought!

"Doesn't he know what situation the Great Qi is in right now? What are they going to fight with? Where will they get the money?"

"With the Meng and Yan states eyeing him covetously, does he really intend to fight all three alone?! That's utter nonsense!"

"Even though His Majesty has entrusted him with power, he cannot act recklessly as he pleases!"

"I disagree! I absolutely disagree!"

Li Shilang scoffed, "I've said what I needed to say. If you disagree, go and discuss it with the Duke of Baoguo."

"How can you be so irresponsible? We sent you there so that you could persuade him properly!" The Left Chancellor was still thinking about Qin Muyan's return to take over, and had even just sent the capital's decision to Qin Muyan by express courier.

No one expected that Emperor Qi Xiao would hand over power to Yuan Cuo and refuse to acknowledge him as his son. If Qin Muyan still harbors ambitions for the throne, then there is only one word: "rebellion."

But this matter must be done quickly; some time needs to be delayed so that Yuan Cuo can be caught off guard.

The Right Chancellor wavered again.

After all, Emperor Qi Xiao's move clearly showed that he had abandoned Qin Muyan.

Moreover, the deposed crown prince was not completely demoted; he was given the title of prince. The daughter of the Right Chancellor went from being the crown princess to a princess. Both publicly and privately, they were still members of the royal family, so there was no need for him to clash too fiercely with Emperor Qi Xiao.

"His Majesty has already entrusted the matter to the Duke of Baoguo, and who can persuade him otherwise? But going to war with Chu still requires careful consideration of countermeasures, and the attitudes of Yan and Meng still need to be taken into account." His words were ambiguous.

"Then please, Your Excellencies, go and see the Duke of Baoguo in person to discuss this with him? I am merely a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, a minor civil official, and I am far inferior to Your Excellencies in terms of foresight and ambition." Vice Minister Li belittled himself while also making sarcastic remarks.

Zuo Cheng wanted to roll his eyes at him so badly he could die. "You just don't want to take responsibility."

"Yes, I really don't want to," Minister Li admitted for the first time ever.

Left Chancellor: "..." He's really taking advantage of me. Vice Minister Li has never spoken to him like this before.

"Alright, alright, this matter shouldn't have been handled by Brother Li in the first place. Besides, he really doesn't understand military strategy. Your Left Chancellor's office produces generals and prime ministers, and everyone is talented. You should definitely go and discuss this with the Duke of Baoguo; at least you can have a proper conversation with him." The Right Chancellor won over Vice Minister Li, but in doing so, he betrayed the Left Chancellor.

The Left Chancellor was inwardly turmoil, cursing and swearing.

However, the other court officials around them also felt that this made sense. After all, the Jiang family was a powerful military clan. If they hadn't colluded with the Third Prince and angered Emperor Qi Xiao, their real power would have been secure.

“Going to war with Chu isn’t entirely out of the question; the key issues are Meng and Yan.” The Left Chancellor lobbied two tough nuts to crack. “If the Duke of Baoguo can get them to sign an agreement not to participate in the war, I will agree to go to war with Chu!”

His condition earned everyone's approval, but in reality, everyone was afraid of this matter, after all, it was a matter of life and death.

The Right Chancellor let out a hiss and looked at Vice Minister Li, "Brother Li, do you still need to make this trip?"

"Why should I run around? Just have the Ministry of War and the Court of State Ceremonial directly contact the special envoys of the Mongol and Yan kingdoms to inquire about this matter, wouldn't that solve it?" Vice Minister Li swept his sleeve, instantly eliminating a step in the process.

The Right Chancellor nodded instantly, "Brother Li is right!"

Left Chancellor: "..." What a load of rubbish!

But everyone agreed to go directly to Yuwen Chan and the King of Yan to inquire, and the Left Chancellor could no longer obstruct them, so he sent someone to deliver the message.

Yuwen Chan never actually left Daqi to return to Mengguo; he simply went to live with the Liu family in secret.

Upon hearing this news, he naturally stated that as long as Yuan Cuo was in charge of the state, he would naturally intervene in the affairs against the enemy state of Chu, but not to take advantage of others' misfortune, but to assist Yuan Cuo in waging war against Chu.

Although the ruler of Yan had already left, he had not yet entered Yan territory and was still on his way.

His answer was almost identical to Yuwen Chan's: there was only one condition for assisting the Great Qi in fighting against the Chu state: they would only cooperate with Yuan Cuo, and it would be impossible for them to cooperate with anyone else.

The courtiers of Daqi had expected the news to take a long time to arrive, but to their surprise, they received official letters from the two rulers that very evening.

Wei Tianxuan held the letter and tremblingly handed it to the Left and Right Chancellors, without needing to say a single word more.

After reading the two letters, the court officials finally understood why Emperor Qi Xiao had suddenly put Yuan Cuo in charge of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and appointed him as regent.

The matter needs no further explanation. The letter was sent to Yuan Cuo, who formally accepted Chu's declaration of war in court the next morning. He also announced in court that he would not accept Chu's punishment of Qi.

"The truth of the matter has not yet come to light, and Daqi does not admit to being rude and framed."

"If you're not happy, then fight."

"Whoever wins, we'll listen to them."

……

Upon receiving this news, Chu Lan could only swallow his anger. Even if he wasn't very bright, he knew that the Chu Kingdom simply didn't have the strength to fight against three opponents alone.

Moreover, his goal is the throne of Chu, so there's no need for him to fight to the death with Qi.

So Chu Lan stopped saying a word about it and simply ignored it, as if it had never happened.

He remained calm and composed, while Qin Muyan, far to the west, went mad again.

"Father would rather give the throne to that bastard Yuan Cuo than to me. What did I do wrong to make Father completely abandon me?"

"Contact Chu Lan for me. He has agreed to send troops to help me seize the throne. I absolutely cannot tolerate this. I will rebel!"

Qin Muyan was furious at the letter from the Left Chancellor. He had caused all this trouble just for the throne.

Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, Yuan Cuo beat them to it!

"Your Highness, don't forget, Consort Yu is still in the palace. Are you really going to abandon her?" Wei Gongming had already quietly returned to the west and to Qin Muyan's side.

Qin Muyan never expected him to say such a thing, and found it utterly ridiculous. "If it were someone else saying this about me, it would be one thing, but to say such a thing is actually coming from the mouth of someone who killed his own mother."

"Wei Gongming, since when did it become your place to tell me how to do things?"