The Transmigrated Life of a Salty Fish Family

Chapter 886 Watching the Replay of the Grand Court Assembly

Every time Jiuxiao returns, the time he watches the replay shows the happy times Li Xuemei and Yan Yu shared.

Li Xuemei closed the doors and windows and drew the curtains.

Yan Yu used a pole to support it, hung a white cloth on it, and propped it up at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed).

I'm stuck with my old job, lying outside guarding the gate.

Jiuxiao's eyes shone brightly as he projected his image onto the screen.

"Fast forward, one day later, double speed, fast forward, half a day later..." Yan Yu gave the orders skillfully.

Li Xuemei found the roasted chestnuts and calmly peeled them.

They will also take in the scenery along the way, and today they are looking at it especially carefully. They are about to set off, and they need to pay attention to and remember the weather changes along the way.

Soon, the scene playing was about Yan Lao Er accompanying the Prince of Ying to the palace to welcome the county princess home.

Yan Yu frowned and called out, "Pause."

"Go back two minutes."

In the scene, Yan Lao Er is muttering, "...I heard from Lao Ye that the King of Wu and the King of Han are both strong contenders for the throne, and they're up to no good. It's only because our King doesn't go out that he has nowhere to vent his anger on us..."

"Go back two minutes," Yan Yu repeated the order.

Jiuxiao carried it out again.

Li Xuemei also sensed something was wrong.

She also spoke up, "Jiuxiao, pause."

The image freezes on Yan Lao Er's face, which shows slight embarrassment as he tries to cover up his mistake.

"When the Prince enters the capital with his merits, the ones who feel the most threatened are the princes in the capital. It would be unusual for the Prince of Wu and the Prince of Han not to take any action. However, because the old emperor is claiming illness and not attending court, the Prince cannot leave his residence. All the social interactions in the capital are handled by my godfather."

Yan Yu seemed to be thinking for a moment, and continued, "Father once said that he received a lot of rewards when he went out on business with his godfather. The prince also treats father well, allowing him to go in and out of the palace to visit the county princess. Outsiders would definitely think that father is highly valued and is a close confidant of the prince."

"Since they can't do anything to the prince, they're looking for trouble with his confidants. My father is a military officer, unlike civil officials. Civil officials are mostly all talk, but military officers always have to prove their skills with their hands. My father isn't one of those."

She herself did just that, relying on her abilities and virtue to win people over in the Dingguo Army and gain a foothold.

This allowed the Duke of Dingguo to quickly accept Yan's army as a new force.

Her father, a fish from the river, has just entered the sea; people are bound to weigh him carefully.

Yan Yu's chubby face was all scrunched up, clearly showing her unhappiness.

"That was such an abrupt change of topic," Yan Yu said decisively. "Dad must have been bullied!"

A hint of worry flashed across Li Xuemei's eyes.

This was a situation they had not anticipated.

"Let's look at the future first," Li Xuemei said.

The image quickly shifted to a very strange angle.

Yan Yu's eyes widened, and Li Xuemei was also very surprised.

A bird's-eye view of the ultra-wide-angle lens.

"Is this the court assembly? There are so many people!" Yan Yu exclaimed, unconsciously counting the number of people standing on both sides.

"Wow! The prince and the old emperor look only a little alike. Well, if you look at them together, you can still tell they are father and son."

"Those standing below the princes must be the other princes, right? I've met the Prince of Wu before, but I don't know which one the Prince of Han is."

"I must say, it's actually quite bright looking down from the top of the main hall, but all these ministers are bowing their heads, so I can't see their faces clearly," Yan Yu said with some regret.

"Did Jiuxiao just remove the roof tiles? Was it that easy? Just one layer? It'll leak easily if it rains heavily! Legend has it that the imperial palace uses glazed tiles. I wonder what glazed tiles look like? This must have been my dad's idea. Dad is a genius! He really figured out how to see the world with an eagle's eye!"

Li Xuemei ignored Yan Yu's chatter and listened intently to what this so-called court assembly would say.

Yan Yu quickly fell silent as well.

This grand assembly finally got to the point. And it started off very excitingly.

First, someone stepped forward to report on the King of England's merits and requested His Majesty to reward him handsomely.

Before the old emperor could speak, three people in succession, one after another, began to report on the rebellious activities of the border troops in Guanzhou, each charge more serious than the last.

What kind of people only know the King of England and not His Majesty? They are barbarians from the frontier, disrespectful of the Emperor's grace...

It is said that the King of England regarded Guanzhou as his private property and often opened the treasury to reward it privately.

If the Guanzhou army was able to quell the Northern Rong, why were the border cities harassed for years? Was there some ulterior motive?
The wealth of Xizhou is known throughout the land. Where is the wealth that the Guanzhou army plundered from Xizhou Prefecture? When will it be transported to the capital? I've heard that the Guanzhou army has been repeatedly rewarding its troops; where did the money and provisions come from? Has it been misappropriated?

With the rebel king dead, why is the Western Prefecture still not at peace? The three remaining sons of the rebel king's lineage are all incompetent illegitimate children. The King of Ying was able to kill the Northern Rong and destroy the rebel king, so why are these three sons still causing trouble? Perhaps they are keeping a bandit to maintain their own power!

These three individuals acted as a fuse, their sharp and incisive words quickly igniting a firestorm in the imperial court.

The officials in the hall were engaged in lively discussion, even more so than at a bustling market in the early morning.

"quiet--"

The mother and daughter finally heard a genuine eunuch's voice.

It's the elongated kind.

The whole place was silent.

thump.

The King of England knelt down.

He knelt down decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

"Your Majesty, although the Guanzhou border army won the battle against the Northern Rong, it suffered heavy losses and had not yet been replenished when the rebel king plotted a rebellion. The 100,000 troops of Xizhou surrounded our Huju City, and the Western Rong army was also on the side. The Guanzhou army only won by a narrow margin! If it weren't for the Duke of Dingguo leading the army to support us, Huju City would have fallen that very day!"
The border troops of Guanzhou, having fought several battles, were truly unable to pursue the fleeing soldiers. Fortunately, the Duke of Dingguo's army was strong and well-equipped, a truly formidable force defending the capital. The three young men of Xizhou dared not fight them, their fear shattered at the mere mention of their name, and they fled in terror.

The King was getting into it; these were all books that Mr. Yan had made him memorize. Before the grand assembly, he took them out again to review them, and to his surprise, one of them came in handy.

The eunuch who had just shouted "Silence!" grunted, just loud enough for the King of England to hear.

In the palace, there are countless eunuchs. Some of them are like ants, their lives worth less than dogs, but there are also a very few who even the princes have to give some face to.

The eunuchs in the palace were like willows; the highest branch they climbed determined their status.

Clearly, the eunuchs around the emperor stood at the very top of this pyramid.

The King of England glanced at it quickly, decisively cut off the middle section, and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to grant me more time. With the Duke of Dingguo's bravery, he will surely be able to quell the chaos and recover Xizhou."

The officials in the court were in a state of turmoil, their expressions filled with conflicting emotions.

The King of England really managed to shift the blame quickly and effectively.

As for the reports made by the three men, the officials present all knew who was behind them.

The struggle for the throne is like an undercurrent, surging beneath the surface.

However, the arrival of the King of England in the capital disrupted the existing order.

If His Majesty is interested in the King of England, then he is feigning illness and refusing to attend court, leaving the King of England hanging there.

However, if His Majesty had no intention of inviting the Prince of Ying to the capital, then he would never have summoned him.

All the officials in the court understood this clearly.

This is His Majesty's test.

This applies to the King of England, and also to the other princes.

At this critical moment, we must not hold back and must exert all our strength!

It's obvious they're playing their cards openly.

That's why the three of them today are so brazenly smearing the King of England, who has come to the capital with his merits.

The struggle for the throne has become blatantly obvious in today's court.

Haha~ Seeing the world through an eagle's eyes, isn't that interesting?
Yan Lao Er wasn't qualified to attend the court assembly, and he couldn't ask the King of England to relay the message. Besides, a relayed message couldn't compare to a video recording. This was basically a replay of the live stream from the Nine Heavens, hehe~
I need to think carefully about this period of staying at home~
The next chapter will be updated on the 1st~ Don't wait up tonight~