Chapter 492
In the future, Dayan will send troops to Beili, and Hezhou will be at the front line. Therefore, Yue Fuguang decided that this time when it rained in Hezhou, she must add some extra "spices", which was considered as stockpiling food in advance.
"Could it be that you just want to go for fun!"
Having been guessed correctly by Yue Fuguang, the system was not annoyed. Instead, it continued to encourage her. [My master, don't you want to see the real - life version of the fight for the imperial throne?]
Of course, Yue Fuguang wanted to see it. In Dayan, with her around, she couldn't watch such a wonderful drama.
But if she could go to Nanyue to watch a drama, it was indeed a good idea.
Yue Fuguang gave a hard hug to the little fox with snow - white and smooth fur. "Alright, after I'm done with the things in Hezhou and Jizhou, we'll fly there to watch the show."
[My master, trust Little Zhu. This trip will definitely be worth your while.]
Yue Fuguang was intrigued by its words. Years of understanding between them made her follow the system's words and continue the topic without much thought.
"Little Zhu, is there something else going on here? Come on, what is there that I, your master, can't know?"
[My master, don't you think it's a bit strange that Prince Cheng, being just a prince, can live well under a man like Gan Sheng? It would be good enough for him to have a little job, but how could he be in command of a large army?]
Yue Fuguang nodded. "It's really suspicious. With Gan Sheng's character and ambition, instead of being on high alert and restricting his power like he did with Gan Tang, he even let him command an army of eight or ninety thousand. There must be something fishy going on."
[I had my suspicions, so I just checked it out, and I really found some clues.]
If it weren't for the fact that this was related to their next mission, even if the system was extremely curious, it would have to hold back to avoid wasting its abilities.
However, just when it invited Yue Fuguang to "visit" Nanyue, a new mission was triggered, and that's how it got the current data.
[My master, I previously said that Gan Chengjiang was able to successfully push his favorite son onto the imperial throne and secretly get rid of the former crown prince and the queen. There was the shadow of Panshan behind all this.]
"So? Their carefully - supported candidate is about to die. Isn't the Panshan organization going to do anything? Instead of trying to save Gan Sheng, they should have already found a new candidate, right? Is it the crown prince?"
[My master, the poison that Gan Sheng was poisoned with was originally incurable except by you. Naturally, the people of Panshan have already given up on him.
What I want to say is that Panshan did choose a successor as you said, the son of Consort Shu. But this is only the idea of a part of the people behind Panshan.
Another part of them supports Prince Cheng.]
"Prince Cheng? So there are two factions within Panshan?" It seemed that Panshan was not as united as it seemed. This was really good news!
[There are at least two factions, maybe even more. The people who support Prince Cheng started after the death of the former crown prince. Although the majority support Gan Sheng, there are always those who like to take the less - traveled path in every era.
Although there aren't many of them, they can still ensure Prince Cheng's safe survival and give him a certain amount of power.]
"So, in a few days, what seems to be a fight between Gan Sheng and Prince Cheng, his uncle and nephew, is actually a fight between two factions within Panshan?"
[Yes, so we can't miss it!]
"You're right. We really can't miss it. It's a pity that the influence of Panshan spreads across six countries. We can't wipe them out all at once!"
It would be good if they could destroy their lair and the main leaders. Otherwise, after Dayan unified the world, Panshan would still be a threat. Eliminating Panshan was also an important side mission for her.
Of course, as long as Dayan unified the world and it didn't affect the completion of her main mission, this side mission wasn't mandatory. But Panshan was so well - hidden and so destructive. Yue Fuguang was really afraid that one day the Heavenly Dao of this world would "ask for after - sales service" from her!
[My master, this trip to Nanyue might bring some unexpected rewards!]
Yue Fuguang raised her eyebrows. "Oh? Then tell me. What kind of unexpected rewards could there be?"
[Gan Sheng's early demise has disrupted Panshan's plan for Nanyue. The successor they supported is too young and might not be able to hold the throne firmly.
Moreover, there's the unexpected situation of Prince Cheng suddenly returning to the capital and trying to seize power by force. So the people sent by Panshan this time should be quite important figures.
If we just catch one of them and search their soul, won't we know where their lair is?]
Yue Fuguang gave the system a thumbs - up and thought the system's idea was very feasible.
While Yue Fuguang was having an animated conversation with the system, she didn't know that the rumor about the upcoming floods in Nanzhao and Nanyue, despite the two countries' courts' efforts to suppress it and even shift the blame to her, was now causing an uncontrollable wave of public resistance as the date of the heavy rain she predicted was approaching.
"Empress Dowager, please come up with a plan as soon as possible." In the Nanyue Palace, several officials led by Prime Minister Li were now in the side hall next to the emperor's bedroom.
Sitting in front of them was Gan Sheng's mother, the current Empress Dowager Jiang. Below her sat the Queen, Chen Yuli. Since Gan Sheng was critically ill, the administration of the court had been handed over to several important officials, but the final decision - making power was still in the hands of Empress Dowager Jiang.
"Didn't I tell you to guide public opinion and shift all the blame to that young girl from Dayan?" Since her son fell seriously ill, Empress Dowager Jiang, whose face was originally well - maintained, had been hit by a series of bad news in recent days and suddenly looked ten years older.
Wrinkles quietly crept up on the corners of her eyes and lips. The empress dowager, who cared very much about her appearance, didn't want to look in the mirror in recent days.
Several expensive mirrors bought from Dayan in the empress dowager's palace had been smashed by her one after another.
Prime Minister Li also looked unhappy. When he thought of the news his servants had gathered from Fengcheng, an inexplicable chill ran down his spine. "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, your humble servants have tried our best to guide public opinion, but... but there are countless people in our country who believe in the Goddess.
More people only believe in the Goddess's warning. As for the flood in Nanyue, the rumor in the streets is that..."
The empress dowager was twirling a string of emerald green Buddhist beads in her hand. When she didn't hear the rest of Prime Minister Li's words, she stopped her hand, raised her eyelids unhappily, pursed her lips, and said, "What is it? Prime Minister Li, just say it. I forgive you for any offense!"
"People in the streets say that it's because His Majesty is immoral that God has sent down punishment! They also say... they say that His Majesty's current serious illness is the retribution for killing the former crown prince!"
Prime Minister Li really didn't want to say these things, especially in front of the empress dowager. But if he didn't say it today and the empress dowager kept delaying the approval of their memorials, Nanyue would be in chaos before Dayan's troops even invaded.
Now it seemed that the common people's storming of the palace yesterday was just a minor matter. The immediate crises were not only the common people fleeing but also Prince Cheng, who was still on his way.
"Ridiculous! Simply ridiculous!"
With a bang and a crash,
"Who is spreading these heart - wrenching words? Dai Ping'an, tell Dai Ping'an to arrest people for me. I want to execute his entire family!"
As soon as Prime Minister Li finished speaking, a teacup shattered at his feet, and the empress dowager's angry scolding seemed to lift the roof off.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty, Empress Dowager!" Prime Minister Li looked extremely frightened on the surface and quickly knelt down to plead for forgiveness, but actually, he wasn't that scared in his heart.