I really became a king.

Chapter 428: Fully Fledged
After hearing the report from outside, the court immediately became quiet, and the few figures who had originally gone shirtless to refute Yishan also quietly retreated.

Jiang Zhenyi didn't expect Jiang Yi to submit a petition at this time, but his face remained gloomy and he snorted coldly: "I want to see what he has to say. Submit the petition!"

Upon hearing this, Pang Xuan hurriedly bowed his head slightly and walked out of the court quickly. When he came back in, he was holding an unopened memorial in his hands, and handed it to Jiang Zhenyi with both hands.

Jiang Zhenyi opened it and started reading it. His face remained gloomy, without any emotion. But in the whole court, everyone was holding their breath, even able to control their breathing, and they were all curious about what was said in this petition.

Prince Yi Jiang Mo, old military leader Ning Donglai and other people who were inclined towards Jiang Yi all looked a little worried, fearing that this memorial might contain some "treasonous" words, which would then really leave no room for maneuver.

The confused prince Jiang Huan and other old men who vaguely knew the secret of the inheritance were somewhat worried. What if the Prince Yi who was far away in the Western Frontier knew about his life experience and revealed it in his memorials? The Dali Dynasty would probably really have to go through a bloody storm.

As for those who were inclined to Queen Ye's faction, they were also anxious, especially the senior officials who participated in urging the Ye family of Bailing to take control of Western Xinjiang, who were even more confused and uncertain.

Because according to their plan, it was already treasonous behavior.

It would be fine if they succeeded, as they had countless excuses to confuse right and wrong, and even put all the blame for the loss of the Western Demon Realm Pass on Jiang Yi. But the Ye brothers, who they had placed high hopes on, failed, and ended up with their heads and bodies separated. Prince Yi Jiang Yi might have some evidence against them, and once it was revealed in the memorial, all of them would be implicated.

"In the final analysis, the Ye brothers are too useless!" Several high-ranking officials in the court looked at each other secretly, their eyes full of helplessness.

The two brothers Ye Xiangtian and Ye Dingtian are definitely outstanding in the entire Manghuang Continent, but why do they suddenly become dim when they meet Prince Yi?

Not only the Ye brothers, there were also several other geniuses who also fell at the hands of Prince Yi at their most brilliant moments and became stepping stones for his rise.

Before, those in the imperial court could still look down on others with a condescending attitude, because Jiang Yi at that time was not qualified to be their opponent at all.

But now, they have to reconsider, because the Prince Yi who is far away in the Western Frontier has grown stronger and holds great power, becoming a veritable king of the vassal state.

In terms of power, he even far surpassed those high-ranking officials in the court.

This is also the thought in the minds of all the senior officials in the court, but this is only on the surface. It depends on how the current emperor responds. If he gets furious and raises a large army to suppress the rebellion, Prince Yi will probably find it difficult to resist, and the only way out is to abandon the pass and escape.

And that petition was the key, so when the Dali Emperor Jiang Zhenyi read the petition, the entire court was silent, and everyone was secretly paying attention to the changes in Jiang Zhenyi's facial expression.

Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed. Jiang Zhenyi remained gloomy and showed no emotional fluctuations.

After a while, Jiang Zhenyi finished reading the memorial, closed it with a "snap", and did not hand it to Queen Ye who had been waiting beside him. Instead, he handed it to Pang Xuan and uttered a word:

"Read!"

Queen Ye Xinmei's face immediately became even uglier, and she was also confused and surprised, wondering what was written in this memorial that could make her husband change his mind.

As a man who had been sleeping beside her for decades, she knew her husband well. When he first heard that Jiang Yi had established himself as an independent ruler in the Western Frontier, the Emperor of Dali had already been determined to kill him. She could even sense a hint of joy in her husband's heart, because he had finally found evidence to kill the troublemaker he had always been worried about.

As long as Jiang Yi died, the Fourteenth Master's lineage would be completely wiped out, the dispute over the legitimacy of the throne would no longer exist, and there would be no more talk of "Da Li returning power".

But after reading this petition, he suddenly felt much gloomier, but he hid it very well, and only she, his bedmate for many years, could notice it.

As for Pang Xuan, after receiving the memorial, even though he was extremely reluctant, he did not dare to refuse. He could only slowly open it under the dissatisfied look of Queen Ye Xinmei and read it out loud:
"My grandson Jiang Yi is in Kongtong Mountain in the western border area, reporting to my grandfather from afar...

Now, Ye Xiangtian and Ye Dingtian have evil ambitions. They have joined forces with the scum of the secular sects and colluded with the foreign tribes outside the Great Wall, trying to lead the foreign army into the Great Wall and subvert our Great Li Western Frontier...

There are turmoil inside, wolves outside are watching, and millions of troops from Xifan and Baiyue are eyeing the city covetously. The Western Frontier is in danger...

Once the Western Frontier is lost, the foreign armies outside the Great Wall will surely march in, and Dali will be in danger, and China will be in danger...

In order to stabilize the Nine Borders, my grandson had no choice but to exercise the power of the Dali King's Banner and dispatched his troops to kill the two Ye family members and all the scum of the secular sects at the foot of Kongtong Mountain...

God bless our Dali. The millions of foreign troops outside the Great Wall are in trouble. The Korhan cavalry reappears the blood of their ancestors and turns against them on the spot. Only one tenth of the millions of troops of the Xifan and Baiyue dynasties survive...

Now, Heishui Pass and Niangzi Pass have all fallen into the hands of Dali. From now on, Dali has three passes, with the Korhan cavalry as the vanguard, suppressing the Baiyue in the south, hunting in the western border in the west, and hunting dogs in the north...

I am willing to serve as a garrison commander in the Western Frontier for Dali, and to manage the nine frontiers. However, my abilities are limited, and I am unable to do so. I beg my grandfather to send a capable general to lead a million strong troops to station at the Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass...

My grandson wishes to lead his troops straight into the prairie, let his horses drink water by the Black Water Lake, and never turn back...

...I, your grandson, am eagerly waiting in the Western Frontier, and wish you the best of health from afar!"

Pang Xuan took a whole stick of incense to read a long memorial, but he did not feel dry in the mouth at all. Instead, he felt a sense of unsatisfied and had a sense of great satisfaction.

With the three passes in hand, Dali Bingfeng points directly to the prairie. They can attack or defend. This is the first grand event in thousands of years!
But no matter how excited he was, Pang Xuan did not show it at all. After reading it, he placed the memorial on Jiang Zhenyi's desk with both hands, bowed and retreated.

The entire court was still silent at this time. Even the Emperor of Dali, Jiang Zhenyi, remained silent.

Ye Xinmei finally understood the fundamental reason why her husband suddenly restrained his murderous intent. It was not because of the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, nor because he really believed Prince Yi's words about raising troops to quell the rebellion, but because of Heishui Pass, Niangzi Pass, and the Korhan cavalry who restored the ancestral bloodline!
In the final analysis, the Prince Yi who is far away in the Western Frontier now controls three passes, has many brave generals and strong men under his command, and has the Korhan cavalry serving him. He has grown into a fully-fledged vassal state.

Unless Emperor Dali wants to start a thorough civil war within the royal family, he can only accept the current situation in Western Xinjiang and wait for the right opportunity.

(End of this chapter)