Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

The third prince has been in high spirits these past few days, and is in the limelight, unmatched by anyone.

The Queen's words still spread throughout the palace that day, but no one dared to spread the word that Concubine Jing was like the Empress Dowager. They only said that Concubine Jing was uniquely favored by the Emperor, and the new queen would definitely be Concubine Jing.

The emperor has also intended to establish a prince, and Concubine Jing's son, the third prince, is the best candidate.

This is almost a sure thing. How can the third prince be so dissatisfied?

As expected, after the morning court tomorrow, the third prince will be the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom.

However, something unexpected happened that night. There was chaos in the Western Regions. After the death of the old King of the Western Regions, the General of the Western Regions suddenly became king and sent an army of [-] to attack the border of Dayan!
  When Murong Jiu learned the news, it was in the middle of the night. Jun Yuyan went out at some point. The bed was cold. She couldn't sleep and put on clothes. When she got to the study, Jun Yuyan didn't hide it from her. In front of other people, she couldn't sleep. In front of her confidant, she told her about the invasion of the Western Regions.

She frowned tightly and asked, "Is this the Fourth Prince's counterattack? He's really desperate."

But those people on the border are so innocent.

"It was the fourth child who supported the rise of the general of the Western Regions. He was so ambitious, but I didn't expect that the fourth child would do such a stupid trick."

Jun Yuyan's face turned slightly gloomy.

Isn't it just a stupid move?
  The General of the Western Regions is an old general who has always been a rebel in the Western Regions. He believes that becoming a vassal state of Dayan is a shame for the Western Regions. When the Western Regions and Dayan were at war, there was not a blade of grass growing in the place where this General of the Western Regions went.

The fourth prince reached an agreement with him, which meant that he was seeking skin from a tiger, and might even suffer a loss of [-] yuan.

But this was beyond the expectations of Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu. They all underestimated the fourth prince's cruelty and thought that he would put the overall interests of the country first.

Otherwise, it would be like jumping over the wall in a hurry.

However, as soon as the war breaks out, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in tomorrow's morning court. No matter what happens, the emperor will not announce that the third prince will be crowned prince at this time.

"Don't worry yet. The soldiers at the border are all excellent, and they are threatened by fire and thunder. The Western Region may not be able to break through the defense line."

Jun Yuyan comforted her.

"Fire Thunder..."

Murong Jiu frowned tightly, hoping that the fourth prince did not know the formula of Fire Thunder and did not give Fire Thunder, a large-scale destructive weapon, to the General of the Western Regions.

However, not long after, an eagle flew outside the study.

After reading the message, Jun Yuyan's face completely darkened.

"The Western Region Army used a fire and thunder offensive."

"What! The fourth prince is simply a beast!" Su Kai just came over and when he heard this, he was so angry that his teeth almost broke.

Murong Jiu was also extremely angry.

Sending fire thunder to the Western Regions will make the opponent more powerful, but it will harm Dayan's soldiers and people. If the Western Regions take the opportunity to develop the method of making fire thunder, then this war will only be more tragic, with greater casualties.

General Fu and his son also arrived soon. After knowing that it was the fourth prince who did it, they all wanted to kill him.

Jun Yuyan didn't want to kill him.

But the fourth prince cherished his life very much, and was surrounded by heavy protections. Unless the fourth prince left the capital, it would be difficult to take action, but the fourth prince rarely even left his palace.

Murong Jiu pondered: "With the suspicious character of the fourth prince, he should not give the fire thunder to the people in the Western Region. The people who use the fire thunder may be his own people. But the number of fire thunder may not be small, because the war will From now on, it will not be easy for him to quietly transport Huo Lei to the Western Region."

Jun Yuyan suddenly said: "There is Laosi's Chamber of Commerce in the Western Regions. Could his fire thunder be made in the Western Regions?"

As he spoke, he immediately asked someone to bring a map of the Western Region and pointed out the locations of several towns on it.

"If I remember correctly, the most important chambers of commerce in Laosi are located in these areas, so there may be workshops secretly making fire mines nearby."

The raw materials needed to make fire thunder appeared in Murong Jiu's mind. His eyes fell on the map and his mind was spinning rapidly. "here!"

Soon, her and Jun Yuyan's fingers landed on a place called Kazuo Bay at the same time.

There is a mine next to Kazuo Bay, which produces copper stone. The output is not large, but is there a possibility that it produces not copper stone, but iron stone?
  Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu looked at each other and said: "I will immediately send a letter to the people in the Western Regions and ask them to explore Kazuo Bay overnight. If it is really the place where fire thunder is made, I will tell them to do it no matter what. It’s ruined!”

As for other places, people have to be sent there, but this place is the most likely, so more people are sent.

Fortunately, he left a lot of manpower in the Western Region.

"I also sent people to the Western Regions. I sent a message and asked them to help the prince."

Fu Heng said suddenly.

"When did you send the people?" General Fu was surprised.

"I wanted to find out if Yafu has any other relatives who can attend our wedding, and kill a few people to avenge Yafu's family. I didn't expect that it would come in handy."

"Does Yafu have any other relatives?"

Murong Jiu asked.

Fu Heng shook his head.

Murong Jiu sighed in his heart.

But this is not the time to talk about this. What we have to do now is to do our best to reduce the casualties of Dayan soldiers.

When Jun Yuyan wrote the letter, his eyes flashed. As soon as he finished writing the letter, he was ready to ask General Fu and Su Kai to accompany him into the palace.

"Be careful on the road."

Murong Jiu knew that if he didn't take the initiative to enter the palace, the emperor would definitely declare him to enter the palace.

The news of fire and thunder in the Western Region will soon reach the emperor's ears.

Given the emperor's paranoia, would he not doubt his eldest son, Jun Yuyan?

The Fire Thunder was originally created by Prince Ling's Mansion. Later, the Emperor took over and ordered that no one should be allowed to touch the Fire Thunder.

The emperor would definitely not think that there was something wrong with the people under him who were in charge of Huolei, because they were all people he trusted, and the first person he would think of was Jun Yuyan.

Entering the palace in advance may not necessarily eliminate suspicion, but it can relieve the emperor's suspicion to a certain extent.

However, Murong Jiu felt like a storm was about to come.

She always felt that Jun Yuyan wanted to do other things!
  When Jun Yuyan and his father walked out, she hurriedly held his hand.

"My lord..."

"Ajiu, don't worry, nothing will happen to us." Jun Yuyan lowered his head and looked at her with a gentle tone.

Murong Jiu pursed her lips, "I know that the prince is very powerful, but the fourth prince is very scheming. He must think twice before taking any step."

She was not trying to increase others' prestige, but in her eyes, the fourth prince had reached the point where he would use any means, and she was afraid there might be other back-up plans.

Just like what happened with Huolei, it's hard to say that the fourth prince didn't frame Jun Yuyan deliberately.

I'm afraid that the fourth prince will present some forged evidence in front of the emperor, and accuse Jun Yuyan of treason and collaborating with the enemy!

This reminded her of the bloody tragedy in her dream.