fake prince

Chapter 616 Set things right

Ying Guo

In the middle of the night, the moon hangs high in the sky, and the stars are dotted with each other.

This city is a small frontier country with a large wasteland and mountains. One of the cities is a little closer to Dazheng. The suspension bridge fell gently under the night, and a dozen riders entered the city almost silently.

Because it was only a small group of cavalry, still wrapped in cotton, the sound of horseshoes did not even disturb the residents near the city gate.

After walking on a street for less than half a stick of incense, these people entered a high gate compound, and after entering, they all got off their horses.

Cao Yiyan was recalling what he had seen and heard along the way, when he saw an elderly man walking quickly towards him, with a short stature, a black red face, and a third-rank military officer dressed in a big Wei. , directly knelt down on the ground, and said in his mouth: "Minister Cao Pingfang, pay homage to His Royal Highness—we have been waiting for many years, and you are finally here!"

Ying Guo of the former Great Wei, because he did not act in the name of Great Wei, has not been noticed by Da Zheng in the past 30 years.

But this force has never forgotten Wei, and every year they send people to search for the descendants of the royal family in the present Dazheng, but the people they find are not suitable, and only recently did they connect with Cao Yiyan.

"General Cao please rise."

Knowing that the general who is now entrenched in this small frontier country is actually Cao Pingfang, who was promoted by the Imperial Army back then, Cao Yiyan also has a lot of expectations for this visit.

This General Cao was born as a low-ranking officer. Because of his loyalty and bravery, he was promoted exceptionally by the last emperor of the Wei Dynasty at that time. He was given a surname and became a general.

To be fair, the last emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty was not fatuous, but the building had collapsed and he was powerless to recover, but he also made a lot of efforts.

Cao Pingfang, who came from a humble background, was given the surname Cao. Even the name was chosen by the last emperor. The little prince also died on the road, and the people he brought were hunted down many times, but none of them surrendered to Da Zheng, and ended up dormant.

Now General Cao Pingfang is over 70 years old with gray hair. Although he looks tough, the appearance of kneeling in front of him and bowing down with tears makes Cao Yiyan feel sour.

"This is one of the only surviving generals of the Great Wei, and there are even fewer of them who are as loyal as Cao Pingfang and wholeheartedly want to restore the country for the Great Wei."

"God blesses me, Dazheng is full of energy."

Cao Yiyan secretly rejoiced that he had been observing for a long time before he dared to return to Yingguo. For 30 years, there was no deployment or dark hand to rely on.

Now there are still people loyal to Da Zheng, it can only be said that it is God's will.

"It's just that now a small border country, it's called a country, but it's actually some counties, with a lot of wasteland, and some tribes and villages are scattered. Except for the mountains, in the wasteland, in the past 30 years, a lot of fields have been reclaimed and some food has been cultivated. Management also left a spark for Da Wei."

"There are ten counties in area and three counties in population, which is not too small."

Cao Yiyan was moved, these thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, he leaned forward, stretched out his hand, and helped the old general in front of him.

"General Cao, back then you insisted on avoiding fertile land and came to the wilderness. This is how you preserved your foundation. It's really a blessing to me, Great Wei."

"The people you are bringing with you now seem to be elite soldiers and powerful generals, and they are all the elites of my Great Wei!"

"You have worked hard all these years."

Cao Yiyan's words made the old general almost shed tears again, he hurriedly wiped away his tears, and choked up: "Your Highness, what did you say? It was the minister's dereliction of duty that he failed to keep the Great Wei, and now he is just lingering in the frontier fortress." 30 years, how can it be called hard work?"

Naturally, Cao Yiyan couldn't accept these words: "The old general is too humble. If it weren't for your actions, how could we meet again today? You just had the foresight to leave the foundation for the Great Wei."

Hearing this, Cao Pingfang thought of something, his face darkened, and he said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, now someone is going to destroy the foundation of Great Wei."

"The Li family, which was entrusted with political affairs by His Majesty's grace back then, already has a heart of disobedience. Not only that, but also the Chi family and the Kang family are ready to move. They are really traitors."

"It's just that we old ministers still have old bones, so we can barely suppress it and have to guard against it."

Lee's?Chi family, Kang family?

Cao Yiyan wouldn't believe it if he said it lightly, but after more than half a year of investigation, he had a general understanding of the situation in the corresponding country. After hearing this, a look of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said, "I already know about this, the general doesn't need to worry. Even if the Li family wants to replace them, it depends on whether they have the ability."

"Let me meet the old minister first. The late emperor left an imperial edict."

This decree was obtained from the secret treasury of the Great Wei, but it was an imperial decree to confer the crown prince, but the name was left blank.

Now naturally fill in your own name.

This is of course waste paper to those who don't recognize it, and it is somewhat righteous to those who recognize it.

As Cao Yiyan said, she took out a purple silk imperial decree from the bag she was carrying.

"The ministers respectfully invite Shengan."

While talking, three old men with the same gray hair appeared in the courtyard, all wearing the official robes of the Great Wei, but they were only civil officials, or because civil servants had to understand martial arts in order to survive in troubled times, even though they wore civil robes, the three of them killed him The three of them didn't come here before, either to observe, or to leave room for Cao Pingfang and Cao Yiyan to talk alone, and when they came out now, they also kowtowed to the prince.

"Follow the sky, the emperor's edict said!"

This is the official imperial edict for conferring the crown prince, using the highest-level "edict" instead of imperial edict, imperial edict, imperial edict, and edict, just listening to Cao Yiyan's loud voice.

"Chu Er's most important thing is that his style is solid and his ancestors are strong. One has Yuanliang, and he is chaste to all nations. His heir, Cao Yiyan, has a high quality and a beautiful talent. To respect the rule of thousands of years, to tie the heart of the world, I admire this!"

After 30 years, the four old men couldn't help but choked up when they heard the imperial decree of the Great Wei: "The ministers and others lead the decree, long live, long live, long live."

Cao Yiyan wanted to comfort her, but saw Cao Pingfang get up, and an old man came over with a stack of papers half a foot thick, and said, "Prince, this is the situation of the ten counties of Yingguo and the royal court."

"There is also the situation of the Li family, the Chi family, and the Kang family. I have polished and transcribed it. Please read it to the prince."

Cao Yiyan looked carefully, and saw that there were 19 households, roughly 98 people, and [-] soldiers, of which [-] were controlled by Cao Pingfang.

The rest are scattered in various counties, and the Li family was originally a civil servant, but in the past 30 years, there have been [-] people who have controlled infiltration.

As for civil servants, most of them are under their control, almost two-thirds.

"If I come a few years later, I'm afraid the situation will get out of hand." Cao Yiyan thought to himself, although this country is small, it has millions of soldiers and civilians, and it is a king's business.

After winning this country, the mission imposed on him can be fulfilled. Excitement, excitement, joy, and even a trace of melancholy hit his heart, so he listened to Cao Pingfang ask: "I don't know how the prince will set things right?"

"It should not be too late, and chaos will arise if it is too late. General Cao and everyone must have been stared to death. I have [-] soldiers and arrived as a caravan, but I am afraid that I will find out in a few days. Therefore, it is better than Thunder One strike, tomorrow morning, what do you think?"

The prince made such a decision, the four ministers were both surprised and happy, and kowtowed: "The ministers wait for orders."

(End of this chapter)