Chapter 540 On the eve of the war
Chapter 540 On the eve of the war
"I also saw the corpse when the prince asked to open the coffin. If I'm not mistaken, the person must have been dead for a day before being burned by kerosene. He wasn't burned to death directly."
Yuan Jiuan pondered and nodded slightly, "So that's it."
"I don't know if I am overthinking it. I think that corpse is not the Crown Prince's at all. It is a corpse that Queen Mother Yuan found at random to impersonate."
"It's not my conspiracy theory, but if the crown prince dies, Queen Mother Yuan will be able to appoint a new crown prince, and the Chu royal family will be completely replaced by the new emperor and controlled by the Yuan family and the aristocratic families."
"For Empress Dowager Yuan and the people of the five great families, there are only benefits and no harm."
Having said that, he looked at the hair again.
"I have heard from others before that some doctors with excellent medical skills can determine the identity of a person by looking at any part of the body."
"Princess Ye is the most skilled doctor I have ever seen. I wonder if you can tell whether the man is the crown prince by looking at this hair?"
Ji Yuntang raised his eyebrows and chuckled.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to bother. I can tell you with absolute certainty that the one who died was not the prince of Western Shu."
Yuan Jiuan's heart flashed with doubt, and he asked: "Oh? How did Princess Ye know?"
Ji Yuntang did not answer his question, but said: "There are two other friends who came to Dingxianglou with me today. They are outside the door now. Your Highness will understand everything after meeting them."
Although Yuan Jiuan didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, he still listened to Ji Yuntang and asked Zhufeng to call the two in.
The moment he saw Hua Feixue's appearance, he was a little shocked.
"Like, really like Emperor Chu, I wonder what this young master's name is, and what his identity is?"
Yuan Jiuan did not associate Hua Feixue with the prince. He thought that he was also the son of Emperor Chu who was stranded outside and was not discovered by Empress Dowager Yuan, so he survived unexpectedly.
As luck would have it, the other party met Ji Yuntang again.
Hua Feixue clasped her hands together and bowed respectfully to Yuan Jiuan.
"Crown Prince Chu Yi of Western Shu greets Uncle Wang."
Yuan Jiuan: "..."
Yuan Jiuan: "!!!"
He thought he had heard it wrong and asked again.
"Who did you say you were?"
Hua Feixue's expression was restrained, and her attitude was respectful and patient.
"Uncle Wang, I am the Crown Prince Chu Yi, and the only bloodline of Emperor Chu left in the world."
"Thank you Uncle Wang for stopping Queen Mother Yuan today. She didn't send people to dig up my mother's tomb and bury the fake prince in it."
"Uncle Wang has saved my mother's reputation and dignity. This prince is grateful to Uncle Wang."
Yuan Jiuan looked at Hua Feixue with a deep gaze, and it would be a lie to say he was not shocked.
He never dreamed that just as he had a hint of doubt in his heart, the real prince was already standing in front of him.
So, Chu Yi is not dead.
And Empress Dowager Yuan really did as he wished, she wanted to change the dynasty and appoint a new crown prince.
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have known the Crown Prince for some time. He was forced into a desperate situation by Queen Mother Yuan and had no choice but to come to our Dongchen Country to make a living."
"This time my brother and I followed the Crown Prince to the Western Shu Kingdom to help him seek revenge on Queen Mother Yuan, rescue the imprisoned Emperor Chu, and take back everything of the Chu royal family."
After Ji Yuntang finished speaking, he presented a lot of evidence of the affair between Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master, and told him that the other party was going to make her son the crown prince tomorrow.
After hearing this, Yuan Jiuan was furious. He slammed the table with his hand.
"The late emperor chose her as his consort. Not only did she poison the late emperor to death, she also committed adultery with her own cousin and gave birth to a bastard, raising him to seize the throne."
"Empress Dowager Yuan is truly vicious and cruel!"
Xie Liuzheng interrupted, "Who said it wasn't true? I have never seen a woman as vicious as Empress Dowager Yuan in my life."
"She will eventually be retaliated against for treating human life as worthless. The Chu ancestors' spirits in heaven will definitely not forgive her."
Yuan Jiuan looked at him in agreement and said, "Xie Shizi is right. It's not that I won't take revenge, it's just that the time has not come yet."
"But now that I know about this matter, I will definitely not sit idly by."
"It just so happened that when I came here this time, I noticed that there might be a big turmoil in the royal family. I was afraid that Queen Mother Yuan would harm me, so I brought 100,000 troops with me. According to the estimated time, they should arrive in the capital at noon tomorrow."
When Ji Yuntang heard the news, he was instantly delighted, "It would be great if the prince could help!"
"Your Highness's 100,000 troops plus General Shen's 150,000 troops, plus my secret weapon, against the 500,000 troops under the command of the Empress Dowager Shangyuan, we may not have no chance of winning this battle."
Several people sat down and began to discuss the details.
Ji Yuntang said: "The Empress Dowager Yuan is anxious to appoint a crown prince, she is just afraid that the night will be long and dreams will be many, and she wants to control the entire government openly and openly as soon as possible."
"Although Yuan Chao was chosen by her as the crown prince, he did not have the ability to govern the country. Therefore, whether it was reviewing memorials or attending court, the decision-making power on major matters was still in the hands of Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master."
"So if we want to destroy Empress Dowager Yuan, we have to start with the Yuan Dynasty. It would be best if we let the people of the four great families fight each other. When they have fought enough, we can take action and reap the benefits."
"Of course, there is also a prerequisite here, which is that we have to find a way to rescue Emperor Chu as soon as possible."
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really fights with Empress Dowager Yuan's people tomorrow, Emperor Chu will most likely be used as a hostage by Empress Dowager Yuan to threaten him. We will be in a very passive position then."
When Yuan Jiuan heard this, he took the initiative to say: "It's not difficult to save people. I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning to help you hold back Queen Mother Yuan and the Imperial Master, and then you can take the opportunity to go to the basement to save Emperor Chu."
"After rescuing the people, you can find a way to give this king a signal."
Ji Yuntang smiled slightly, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty!"
By the time they had finished discussing the details, it was almost late at night.
Ji Yuntang returned to the General’s Mansion and took a nap.
In her opinion, only by getting enough rest can one have enough energy to deal with tomorrow's affairs.
And Xie Liuzheng also went back and fell into a deep sleep.
Only Hua Feixue tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
He got up from the bed, opened the door, and went for a walk in the yard.
The early spring night was still a little chilly. As Hua Feixue walked, she found herself outside Shen Shiran's yard.
It was already the morning of Mao, but the candles in the other room were still lit.
Hua Feixue originally wanted to watch for a while and then leave, but she didn't expect to be stopped by Shen Shiran when she heard footsteps.
"Brother Chu Yi."
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