Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

In the palace, Concubine Xian takes care of Emperor Qian in Longyin Palace. Although she hates him in her heart, she appears to be deeply in love with him.

But she did not go easy on him at all. The imperial physician prescribed the medicine, and she gave it to him without any mercy.

She was sent to the palace to pave the way for the princess. It was impossible for her to fall in love with Emperor Qian, who could be her father. She had been pretending to be considerate for so many years, and it was tiring.

Although Emperor Qian doted on her, he treated her as a plaything. When he had something to do, he would think of her, a beautiful woman, and when he had nothing to do, he would go find more beautiful concubines in the palace. What was the use of such a heartless and ungrateful man?

You actually let the prince go to die without caring whether the princess is a widow or not. Then you might as well die too.

Emperor Qian would never have thought that he would die at the hands of a palace concubine.

Emperor Qian finished drinking the medicine and lay down, and Concubine Xian left.

Midnight,

Emperor Qian passed away alone in his bedroom!

Dang Dang Dang Dang!

The death knell rang in the palace.

Soon, the sound of funeral bells spread outside the palace, and continued. The entire capital was awakened by the sound of funeral bells. The cries of the people came from somewhere.

Daqian, April of the twelfth year of Jiaqing.

The emperor dies!

He was forty-two years old!

It can be said that he was in his prime and could have reigned for more than ten years without any problem, but he was the earliest emperor to die.

But who made him such a failure as a human being?

This time, Emperor Qian died without giving a chance to explain the power of the Anguo Mansion.

Maybe Emperor Qian felt that the Anguo Mansion had already fallen into decline and there was no need to remind him!

He also didn't get to see his son, concubines and others, and his death was very clean and neat.

At daybreak, everyone in the palace was dressed in mourning, and everything was white.

When the emperor passes away, the body must be kept for 49 days.

All officials above the sixth rank in the capital entered the palace to kneel and pay homage.

The concubines in the harem and the female relatives with imperial titles above the third rank cried in a side hall of Fengyi Palace.

No matter how much the Queen hated Emperor Qian, death is like the extinguishing of a light, and they were still husband and wife. The Queen was so sad that she fainted from crying.

When Lu Zhanyan received the news, Xuzhou and Qi were at war.

This time, the Qi State's national teacher did not show up, but instead sent an army of 300,000 to counterattack.

We must recapture the city and Wumen Pass.

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

On the battlefield, shouts of killing shook the sky, flames of war raged, drums thundered, and smoke rose everywhere.

The battle was particularly fierce with both armies full of murderous intent and corpses strewn all over the ground...

Although General Zhenbei only had one arm left, the spear in his hand reaped the lives of the enemy one after another.

The general's strength boosted the morale of the surrounding soldiers, who rushed towards the enemy shouting wildly.

Lu Zhanxing and Lu Zhanyan stood on the city wall together, looking at the battle situation in the distance.

Because General Zhenbei broke through Qi's Wumen Pass, the battlefield was moved outside Wumen Pass, and it was quiet on their side of Wangmen Pass.

But the sound of fighting could still be heard.

"Brother, Emperor Qian is gone! The Second Prince is about to ascend the throne!"

Lu Zhanxing broke the silence by playing with the paper fan in his hand.

"He can't sit firmly on the throne!"

He asked Concubine Xian to spread the rumor. How could an emperor who killed his father win the hearts of the people?

Lu Zhanxing smiled wickedly: "Perhaps, he is the most troubled emperor since he ascended the throne!"

Hearing this, Lu Zhanyan turned his gaze away from the battlefield and looked at his brother Xing beside him, smiling: "I hope he can bear it!"

"Report——"

A soldier came to report: "Your Excellency, the 300,000 reinforcements from the capital have arrived in Xuzhou, and General Weiyong wants to see you."

Lu Zhanyan curled his lips and smiled: "Okay!"

"Brother Xing, come with me to see Qin Ren."

"Qin Ren?"

"He is the deputy commander of the North Camp and a subordinate of Mo Longling. I originally wanted to let him continue to hide in the capital, but who knew he would be sent to support. This is good. With these 300,000 troops, the chances of victory are even greater."

Lu Zhanxing was filled with surprise when he learned that these 300,000 troops were his own people.

As expected, the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion is so strong, how could they lose?

If the Fourth Prince in the book did not have the power of the Molong Order, he might not have been able to defeat the eldest brother.

The two brothers went to where the supporting army was stationed and met the new and brave general Qin Ren in the main camp.

"I greet you, sir!"

"General, there is no need to be so polite. The situation in Xuzhou is slightly better now. You don't need to go there to support us. Please disperse your forces and secretly go to Yanzhou in batches to guard against us."

Now that Qi and Xuzhou are at war and Emperor Qian has passed away, they are afraid that Dayan will tear up the peace treaty and attack Dayan.

Although Lu Zhanyan is well prepared, it will be more secure if these 300,000 troops are added.

"The last general takes command!"

Qin Ren didn't waste any words. After receiving the order, he began to arrange people to go to Yanzhou.

Yanzhou now has a stronger military force, and Lu Zhanyan also breathed a sigh of relief and began to focus on the war in Qi.

And in the capital, the prince ascended the throne as emperor with full legitimacy.

However, with the death of the previous emperor and the internal and external troubles, even the coronation ceremony was very simple, and most of the court officials were very dissatisfied with the new emperor.

Because the previous emperor was forced to death by the new emperor.

The prince was once said to be so calm and honest, but now it seems so ironic.

But no matter how dissatisfied they were, they had no choice but to acknowledge the new emperor.

The new emperor changed the reign title to the first year of Jiaxing.

Tell the world!

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he dismissed many officials who were members of the Fifth Prince's faction and appointed his own people to important positions.

But before he could feel proud for long, he received an express letter from Qinzhou, which was eight hundred miles away.

When the new emperor heard about the urgent message of 800 miles, his eyelids twitched. He wondered why he was so miserable as an emperor.

There is an uprising in Qinzhou, and the situation in Qi State is also unsettling. It's really frustrating.

The rebels in Qinzhou have occupied several cities. Marquis Zhongyi was injured by a sharp arrow. His deputy general was defending the last city in Qinzhou. If Licheng was also breached, the entire Qinzhou would be completely lost.

"Waste!" Emperor Jiaxing threw the memorial to the ground in anger. The rebels had already attacked towards the capital.

If no one has been able to quell the rebellion until now, then their capital may not be safe.

After Emperor Jiaxing ascended the throne, Yang Jingchen was assigned to the Ministry of Personnel as a vice minister.

Seeing His Majesty angry, he quickly spoke to appease him: "Your Majesty, we are facing internal and external troubles. Since the rebels are so strong, why don't we send someone to negotiate peace?

These people from the lower classes came here just to have enough food and clothing. If we promise to give them official titles and rewards, I think we can solve the problem."

"Once the external threat is dealt with, it won't be too late to deal with these people. For now, we should focus on appeasing them."

Hearing this, Emperor Jiaxing calmed down and said, "Then I'll leave the matter of imperial peace to you. I'll appoint you as an imperial envoy. Don't let me down."

If Yang Jingchen is not even useful for this, then there is no need for him to stay around.

"Yes, I will do my best." Yang Jingchen responded loudly.

Isn’t it just Zhao’an?

As long as you promise them some benefits, I don't believe they will rebel.

Even if the amnesty fails, I will find a way to get rid of the rebel leaders. To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. The rebels are leaderless, so what is there to be afraid of?

Yang Jingchen took several officials with him to Qinzhou for negotiations, and also secretly brought a number of secret guards trained by the Duke of Qing's Mansion.

Before Emperor Jiaxing could even catch his breath, another urgent message came from Xuzhou, which was eight hundred miles away. General Zhenbei was bitten to death by the poisonous insect of Qi State's national teacher. The army was defeated and suffered heavy losses, and requested support.

Defeated?

Emperor Jiaxing was so furious that his body was shaking slightly.

"What does Lu Zhanyan do for a living?"

Didn’t we hand over Xuzhou to him?