0p0 Chapter 180 Long Admiration
Chapter 180 Long Admiration
It was unknown how long he chatted with the Queen Mother before he gradually calmed her down. Then Lu Yan slowly told her about Xu Mumu's situation. Now, the Queen Mother had been depressed for a whole year, and finally there was something worth her joy. She no longer had to immerse herself in that gloomy situation.
The next day, many ministers came with the excuse of visiting His Royal Highness Prince Jing, and the entire Prince Jing's mansion was surrounded by people. Everyone was shocked and surprised at His Royal Highness Prince Jing's current situation.
It's like struggling forward in the desert for a long time, thinking that there is no water and ready to die, but then you find that the oasis in front is not a mirage, but real hope.
The entire Prince Jing's Mansion was even more lively than when Lu Zhou brought them to court. No one knew how happy they were.
In fact, even the Queen Mother knew that Prince Jing's awakening would be a fatal blow to them, because before he woke up, if it wasn't for Xu Luohan who caused him to break out of prison, all the ministers in the court would have supported him. Lu Wei had done too many evil things, and Lu Zhou was exposed for forming a clique for personal gain, and she was also suspected of murdering the Queen Mother, but Lu Qian was not convicted at the time.
But it was because she had caught Xu Luohan's handle that Lu Yan fell into her trap. If not, she didn't know how she would live in the future.
Even when he first ascended the throne, due to the instability of the government, the ministers were very dissatisfied with them, so Lu Zhou had to push his younger brother out to take the blame, establish a reputation of being selfless, and shut up those old ministers and slaves.
Now that Lu Yan is back, everything they have painstakingly built is about to collapse.
The next day at court, the empress dowager did not make any apparent moves, but between the lines one could sense her desire to move the nobles from the Western Regions into the capital as soon as possible.
Now, thanks to Lu Yan, all the ministers in the court have the confidence to speak. In the past, no one had ever refuted the Queen Mother, but now different voices are heard everywhere in the court.
"Empress Dowager, please reconsider. Even if the Western Regions have a good relationship with you, they are not part of Yunjin. If all the nobles of the Western Regions were to move to our precious land of the Central Plains, how would we, the people of Yunjin, cope?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please reconsider... We in Yunjin are already suffering. If we allow the huge crowd from the Western Regions to come here, won't our situation in Yunjin be even worse?"
…………
Predictions of opposition were heard everywhere. Even though the Queen Mother was a little afraid of Lu Yan at first, she became angry when she heard that these ministers had defected so quickly.
"Hello everyone, I've been raising this issue for almost a year now and you didn't have a single objection, but now you're all contradicting me? What were you doing earlier?"
The people below didn't say a word, but they were not afraid at all.
Of course, everyone knew it in their hearts. Now that Lu Yan was back, everything had been turned upside down.
Because Lu Qian has always been obsessed with beauty, the entire Yunjin does not even have a regular army. Even after the Queen Mother came to power, she wanted to build her own army, but unfortunately she has never been able to train her own actual army, not to mention that the entire Yunjin has been suffering.
Therefore, the Zhenbei Army was the only regular army in Yunjin. However, even though Lu Yan was already unconscious, General Xiao Li and the Zhenbei Army did not give up, swearing to die rather than obey the Queen Mother.
Even if the Queen Mother hated them to the point of gnashing her teeth, she couldn't kill them. Firstly, the border invasion was entirely thanks to General Xiao Li. Without General Xiao Li and the Zhenbei Army, I'm afraid the entire Yunjin would be turned upside down.
Second, even if the Empress Dowager wanted to kill him, she couldn't. After all, the Zhenbei Army was so powerful now, and she didn't even have an army that could defeat it.
Throughout this year, under the leadership of General Xiao Li, the entire Zhenbei Army's organization became more complete, and its number increased to a full 60,000.
But no one in the Zhenbei Army was disloyal. They knew full well that if it weren't for Lu Yan, none of them would survive.
So as long as His Royal Highness Prince Jing is alive, they will wait.
Now, the leaders of the capable Zhenbei Army all obey Lu Yan, and these ministers had already defected to Lu Yan in the past. Now that their master has finally woken up, how can they not be arrogant?
Lu Yan clearly didn't say anything, and was even sitting here because of his bad leg, but the atmosphere in the entire court had changed drastically.
The Queen Mother's anger was like a piece of water thrown into the water. Although it caused some splashes, it eventually died down silently.
She knew very well that the current political situation was no longer under her control. The only way was to wait for her own people from the Western Regions to come and provide her with some assistance.
"However, now that it has come to this, what can you do if you disagree? The people from the Western Regions have already arrived and are probably already at the edge of the Imperial City!"
Hearing the Empress Dowager say this, Xu Qingyin closed her eyes in pain.
In fact, she also knew that there was no way to save the situation now. She would not blame Lu Yan for coming back too late, she would only blame herself for not working hard enough.
But unexpectedly, Lu Yan just patted her shoulder and whispered:
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
After the court was dismissed, the ministers rushed to tell Lu Yan:
"Your Highness, Prince Jing, what should we do? We've already opened the door to the Western Regions. It won't be long before they reach the capital! If we wait for them to come in, we... the consequences will be unimaginable..."
Indeed, the Empress Dowager has been so arrogant recently. If the nobles from the Western Regions come here with great fanfare, they will certainly be equally arrogant.
But they had no choice, because although the Queen Mother was absurd, she attached great importance to retaining power, and none of them had the qualifications to organize everything to happen.
But Lu Yan smiled faintly, with an ambiguous meaning:
"No, you're all wrong. She is arrogant, but this is the arrogance we've been looking for along the way."
Yes, if they come and are arrogant enough, Lu Yan will be able to fight back hard.
He still understands the principle that the higher you climb, the harder it is to fall.
But the ministers around him were somewhat puzzled:
"What do you mean?"
Lu Yan said nothing and lived peacefully with these ministers for another three days under the arrogance of the Empress Dowager.
Sure enough, three days later, those people from the Western Regions arrived with great fanfare, and their arrogance was just like that of the people here, who were all their slaves.
Li Ji Suolang is the son of the Imperial Concubine's younger brother. Although he lives far away in the Western Regions, he has never stopped communicating with the Empress Dowager. He is also the newly crowned King of the Western Regions.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, I've long heard of your great name."
In the court, he raised an eyebrow and looked at Lu Yan.