Yu Manqing entered the palace at the end of last year.
After Yu Chong died, she knew that she could not keep her marriage to the prince, so she wrote a letter to cancel the engagement.
Unexpectedly, something happened in the palace just after the marriage was called off, so she took it out.
Later, King Duan came to power and expanded the harem. I don’t know what she thought, so she got in through some connections.
She shouldn't have been selected because of her past grudges, but the false emperor chose her.
Later, as the war became more intense, Yucai became favored more and more. She was promoted to Jieyu, then to Zhaoyi, and now she is the first person below the imperial concubine.
The false emperor did grant some concubines, but as the previous dynasty killed and demoted them, the daughters of these high-ranking officials were also dead and crippled, but Yu Manqing remained standing.
In fact, the false emperor rarely favored her, and their relationship was not an ordinary emperor and his beloved concubine.
For the pseudo-emperor, Yu Manqing was more like an object of emotional dumping. From Yu Chong's death, seizing the title and being imprisoned, to the palace coup, and the grievances between him and Xu Yin Yanling, Yu Manqing was fully aware of the inside story.
People are so used to being listeners when they are angry.
Yu Manqing had been a qualified listener before. Every time King Duan came to her to vent his anger, she listened quietly. No matter if he scolded her or even attacked her, she just let it go and accepted it.
But today, she became the guest.
"Revenge..." the false emperor murmured and repeated her words.
"Yes, revenge." Yu Manqing leaned against his chest gently, like a loving lover, "Do you still remember what His Majesty said to me in prison? You said that you were not the one who harmed my father. I have believed it for a long time.
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The false emperor laughed miserably: "It's a pity that you still believed it too late."
"Yes, now that I think about it, I was so stupid at the time. My father's heart was pierced by thousands of arrows, and I don't know which one was shot by Xu San himself. The enemies were right in front of me, but I was deceived by them, so that today I am dead.
In such a situation, my father, who is knowledgeable, will definitely blame me for being too stupid, right?"
Listening to her analysis of her painful thoughts, the false emperor felt the same and said: "These two are so good at pretending. It took me a long time to find out who was plotting against me."
Yu Manqing leaned on him and raised the corner of his mouth: "Now one of them holds an army and points his sword at the capital, and the other is unifying the land and is high-spirited, while the two of us are hiding in the deep palace, watching the army advancing step by step.
Your Majesty, are you willing to end like this?"
The false emperor gritted his teeth, with hatred in his eyes.
Of course he was not willing to give in! He had been planning for so many years and was able to hide everything from the late emperor. As long as he was given a little more time to pull Yu Chong into his camp, and then find a way to make something happen to the father and son, he could
He entered the palace openly and ascended to the throne in good faith!
It was those two people who caused him to be exposed in advance, so that now he has obtained the throne, but will soon lose the world.
"I am not willing to give in!"
After getting a satisfactory answer, Yu Manqing let go of him and looked him in the face: "Then let's take revenge. Your Majesty, others cannot be relied on. The only one we can rely on is ourselves."
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A few days later, Xu Yin received news of Yuzhou's attack.
"It's faster than expected!" she said softly.
"What did the third lady say?"
Miss Qi came in just at this time. After the Xingtong Army was reorganized, she returned to Xu Yin's seat. She had a delicate mind and learned things quickly. After half a year, she had become Xu Yin's right-hand assistant.
"Cao Quan's army was defeated." Xu Yin pushed the battle report, "I still want to leave before winter, but now it seems that it will be earlier."
Miss Qi read it in twos and twos, then smiled and said: "Congratulations, Third Miss, the day to reunite with the Second Young Master Yan is approaching."
Xu Yin pursed his lips and smiled. Although he didn't say anything, his face became more joyful.
So the two began to discuss business matters. After accepting Ze'an, she had 80,000 troops under her command. How many people would stay behind, how many people would go out with her, who would lead the troops, and how the logistics would be arranged... These things had to be arranged in detail.
After finally finishing the discussion, there were rapid footsteps outside.
"Third Miss! Third Miss!" But it was Wei Jun who came in person.
He is now in charge of military affairs with Du Ming. He is extremely busy every day and his time with Xu Yin has also been greatly reduced.
"What's the matter?" Xu Yin asked.
Wei Jun stopped to take a breath and handed over the information: "Urgent report, the false emperor has issued an edict, and the emperor will personally conquer it."
Xu Yin was stunned for a moment, and then asked again: "Is the imperial commander going to fight in person?"
"yes."
After two breaths of silence, Xu Yin stood up and walked out: "Go to the meeting hall and summon the generals to join the army. We will set off in three days!"
This information was also sent to Yan Ling. Because he was close, he got the news a little earlier than Xu Yin.
Yan Ling immediately went to the handsome tent.
"Father!"
The Duke of Zhao was having a meal and was busy with military affairs. It was already dark before he found time to fill his stomach.
He swallowed the food in his mouth and then said, "I see you are so worried. What happened?"
Yan Ling asked bluntly: "Did you know that the false emperor wants to conquer the country himself?"
"I know." Duke Zhaoguo replied, "Let's talk about it after eating."
Yan Ling had to wait patiently. Fortunately, soldiers were quick to eat. After a while, Duke Zhao put down his chopsticks and asked people to take away the dishes.
"This is not unusual. Once Cao Quan died, he had no one available for him. The imperial commander's personal expedition was nothing more than a desperate struggle." Zhao Guogong said calmly.
This is true, but Yan Ling's brows did not relax: "Do you really think that's the case?"
Duke Zhao Guo raised his eyebrows: "Do you have other opinions?"
Yan Ling said: "I have stayed in the capital for more than half a year, and I know him somewhat. Father, the puppet emperor is not a blindly confident person, and he does not understand military affairs. What is the use of a personal expedition? This is not for everyone.
Did Lu Yijun set up a target?"
Duke Zhao Guo thought for a moment along this line of thought and said, "Could it be that he is using himself as a bait and wants us to kill each other?"
When the situation reached this point, whoever captured the false emperor first would have the upper hand. Everyone who raised troops was not really loyal to the Zhou Dynasty. To be honest, they didn't want that position, so they naturally refused to give in.
"That's one." Yan Ling said, "Second, it's possible that he wanted to run away and deliberately set up this formation to confuse us."
Duke Zhao Guo thought for a moment and nodded: "You're right, we have to be careful. It's already this time, and we can't let others take advantage."
The opinion was adopted. Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief and suggested to him: "Father, I have a few people who are good at inquiring about information. Let's send them out to find out the true whereabouts of the false emperor. If he really has the intention to escape, I will take him with him."
Take your personal guards to arrest the person."
Duke Zhao Guo had no objection: "Okay, you can make arrangements."
Yan Ling resigned from the commander's tent and returned to the camp while ordering Yan Ji: "Immediately send a message to Ze'an and ask Miss Xu San to divide the army into two groups. The army will be led by her general, and she will come first to join me.
meet."
"Yes." Yanji responded.
Yan Ling stopped and looked in the direction of the capital.
Although he didn't know why, he could feel that Xu Yin had a special hatred for the false emperor. She must not have wanted to let the false emperor die in the hands of others.