Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 169 The war breaks out

A grand coup that started suddenly and ended quickly.

By the time Jinyang received the news from the capital, all power in the capital was already in the hands of the seventh prince Zhao Yu. She seemed to have anticipated the current situation and was not too surprised.

He picked up his pen and wrote a secret letter, which was immediately sent to the capital.

A few days later, while the Seventh Prince's power was not yet consolidated, many mansions in the capital suddenly became empty overnight.

By the time the Seventh Prince learned the news, the group of people had already left the city and disappeared without a trace.

"Is Lord Xiao's mansion also empty?" The seventh prince, Zhao Yu, was wearing a black and gold python robe with rich golden threads, looking extremely noble and elegant. However, his expression was not very good.

He had been planning and lying dormant for many years, and now he had succeeded in one fell swoop. The crown prince was now a prisoner, and his father was in a coma. If he had not been unable to fully control the situation in the court at this time, and had to keep his father alive to buy time so that he could sit firmly in his current position, he would have successfully ascended the throne long ago.

His position as regent was not legitimate, and there were many people in the court who had objections to him. He believed that if he was given some time, he could make those people shut up.

After another year or two, when his father dies of illness, he will naturally become the new emperor.

However, he did not expect that when he was too busy with state affairs to spare any time, he did not notice that many people in the capital took advantage of the chaos to escape from the city.

If they were an ordinary family, Zhao Yu would not pay any attention to them at all, but the name of one of them made him pay attention.

"Yes, Your Highness. When I went to check, the mansion was empty. Many valuable items were still in their original places. It seemed that they left in a hurry."

After all, if it is an ordinary move, all valuables will be taken away.

Zhao Yu's expression froze, he put the brush aside, and sneered, "My sister must be behind this. I haven't had time to settle accounts with her yet, but she reacted quickly."

He had planned to wait until the end of the year, and then, on the pretext that his father was seriously ill and needed care, summon the kings and princesses who were enfeoffed outside the capital to return to the capital. By then, once they entered the capital, he would have the final say over them.

The reason that the emperor is seriously ill does not allow anyone to refuse. Even if Jinyang has many excuses at that time, he can do nothing. The Great Yan Dynasty has been governing the world with benevolence and filial piety. If he disobeys the order, it would be unfilial.

Even if he didn't do anything, scholars all over the world would criticize her and would not let her go.

Whatever she planned, it all went to waste.

"Then your highness, is there anything I can do for you?"

Unfortunately, fate did not favor him.

Just as Zhao Yu was frowning in deep thought, considering whether to announce the decree on behalf of her father to allow her to come to the capital to take care of his illness, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the door.

He could not help but feel annoyed, and just as he was about to lose his temper, a soldier in armor stumbled into the hall, his armor was covered in dirt and dust. The soldier looked pale and anxious.

When he saw the person sitting in the upper seat, he didn't even have time to see clearly who was sitting there, but he recognized the black and gold dragon robe that the Seventh Prince was wearing. It was a robe that only the Crown Prince was qualified to wear.

"Report! Urgent report from the border!" The soldier had been sleeping in the open and riding at full speed, and was already exhausted. Now he only had time to shout out these few words before falling to the ground.

When Zhao Yu heard the voice, his heart tightened. He immediately stood up and walked down quickly. His expression was solemn as if covered with ink, and his eyes revealed a hint of worry and tension.

When he saw the soldier lying on the ground, he hurried forward and asked anxiously, "What happened? Tell me clearly!"

The soldier gasped and said with difficulty: "Qin... suddenly attacked..." But before he finished his words, he fainted.

Zhao Yu frowned even more tightly, and immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He immediately summoned all civil and military officials to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss the matter.

The State of Qin was located in the north of Dayan and adjacent to Jiaozhou of Dayan.

The Yan Zhenbei Army had 200,000 soldiers and horses, which were invincible in every battle and were the most elite troops of the Yan State. They guarded Jiaozhou all year round to deter the Qin State, and as a result, the fierce and wolfish Qin State did not dare to act rashly for a long time.

The most noteworthy thing is that the former Zhenbei Army was named Xiao. Lord Xiao, who disappeared from the capital overnight, was once the Zhenbei General. Unfortunately, the Xiao family was powerful and influential. Even though a daughter of the Xiao family married into the imperial city and became the queen, she was still feared by the current Mingde Emperor Zhao Ruojin.

However, in the past few years, the Zhenbei Army has experienced several large-scale disarmaments, and its number of personnel is only 120,000. However, they are still brave and good at fighting, and are still the leading lions in Dayan.

Later, Lord Xiao, who was then General Zhenbei Xiao Ruofeng, guessed the emperor's fear and suspicion, and withdrew from the battlefield on the pretext of an old injury, and became Lord Xiao who turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the capital.

Even so, Emperor Mingde still felt uneasy about the Zhenbei Army. In recent years, the military rations shipped to Jiaozhou were either delayed or insufficient.

The shortage of military rations and outdated equipment led to the declining combat effectiveness of the once brave and battle-hardened Zhenbei Army.

When Zhao Yu thought of this, his temples throbbed and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart. He naturally remembered the series of measures his father had taken against the Zhenbei Army, and he even secretly applauded them at the time.

Now that Jinyang is being suppressed, he is so afraid of her. If she has the Zhenbei Army as her backing, who can be her opponent?

But he never expected that Qin had such evil ambitions that it took advantage of the unstable internal situation in Dayan to launch a sudden attack, and the offensive was swift and fierce, breaking two cities in succession. If he failed to deal with it well, the good situation he had established would be gone.

Even...his current position is no longer stable.

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Just when Zhao Yu was at a loss and was preparing to dispatch troops to reinforce the Zhenbei Army, Jinyang had already summoned his men to discuss state affairs in the conference room.

In fact, she had already noticed that the Qin State was secretly making moves, so she made preparations early on to be able to deal with any possible situation.

When she learned that Qin sent troops to attack Jiaozhou, she got the news even earlier than Zhao Yu.

At this moment, even Qin Ke knew that the war had broken out on the border of Dayan. He couldn't help but look up at everyone and found that everyone's faces looked a little solemn.

"Your Highness, the Zhenbei Army is in a critical situation. Should we take action?"

The first person to speak was Xiao Anyi, who was dressed in military uniform. After all, she was from the Zhenbei Army. Now that she heard that the Zhenbei Army was in danger, she was naturally worried.

Jinyang raised his hand and pressed it, motioning her to sit down.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

Although her mother's family was from the Zhenbei Army, she was much calmer at the moment. She looked down at the expressions of everyone and did not directly reject Xiao Anyi's proposal. Instead, she asked for their opinions.

Lu Youqing raised his eyes to look at Xiao Anyi who was tightly gripping the hilt of the knife with his right hand, and slowly stood up.