The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 421 Don't you know how unlucky you are?

The wind rustled.

Vines quietly climbed the wall on the right, creating a lush green scene.

The map was laid out, with cities and passes outlined in vermilion, revealing the important layout of the capital.

Ying Fuyan: "What do you want to do?"

Wei Zhao said in a calm voice, "Besides the Imperial Guards who are dispatched by the emperor, there is also a Shadow Guard left to him by the late emperor for secret protection, which is unknown to others."

"The number of them is unknown, and no one knows the origin of those shadow guards. No one has ever seen them except for the dog emperor."

Wei Zhao: "Those people only appear when the emperor is in danger."

"It's the dog emperor's trump card."

Ying Fuyan murmured, "No wonder."

His throat tightened slightly: "When he ascended the throne, before the late emperor was even buried, he already had the idea of ​​destroying the Prince of Yan's mansion. However, he did not carry it out. Although my father was slow to realize something was wrong, it was too late."

A barrage of accusations fell upon the Prince of Yan.

"Before my father was imprisoned, he sent his most skilled and trusted men to investigate, intending to clear his name, but... none of them survived."

This is something the Imperial Guards could never have done.

Ying Fuyan: "Have you ever clashed with them?"

Wei Zhao: "No, he was most wary of me. But my uncle once mentioned to my father that those people's kung fu was unfathomable."

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

All that could be heard was the strange cawing of blue crows.

Old Ge thought it was too noisy, so he covered its mouth and took it away.

Wei Zhao lightly traced a line with his fingertip and tapped it on the stone table, speaking casually.

"The Third Prince of Liang Yue has entered the capital. He came secretly and did not reveal his whereabouts."

Ying Fuyan had clearly not received the news yet, and his face showed surprise.

"The Great Jin and Liang Yue have been irreconcilable enemies for years, how dare he come here?"

Indeed, Wei Zhao 'died' once in the battle against Liang Yue.

The people of the Great Jin Dynasty were grieving as if they had lost their parents, but the people of Liang Yue were celebrating as if it were New Year's Day. They were just waiting to regroup before continuing their attack.

Without Wei's army, the chances of winning would be much greater.

Ying Fuyan: "Is this a deliberate attempt... to test your strength?"

Wei Zhao: "Why couldn't they be here to visit me?"

Ying Fuyan: ...

You killed their general and even presented his head to the Liangyue Emperor as a gift. Years ago, you broke into the enemy camp and did so many things that would have enraged them, yet they still came to visit you.
Don't you know what's going on?

Every time Wei's army fought them, they always had a backup plan and never wiped them out in one fell swoop, giving them a chance to make a comeback.

It was like teasing a dog. He never eliminated potential threats, ensuring that Emperor Yingqian needed Wei Zhao so that the Duke of Shun's mansion could remain unscathed.

When Liang Yue was in despair and didn't want to fight anymore, Wei Zhao ran over to give him advice, saying that their battle plan was wrong, and encouraged them to keep fighting and not be discouraged.

How could the Liang Yue emperor not know Wei Zhao's intentions?

So she developed the idea of ​​digging him out.

But they never succeeded, and Wei Zhaoming even managed to take advantage of them quite a bit.

So! Don't you know how unlucky you are with Liang Yue?
Wei Zhao: "He came at just the right time."

Upon hearing this, Ying Fuyan understood his intention.

"Then we should treat them well."

Ying Fuyan: "The Emperor was furious about what happened at Minister Yang's residence. The palace has not received any other news, but Baopu has been summoned to the palace."

But Baopu was no fake Taoist priest. He could calculate what was embroidered on the emperor's underwear, and with Gu Fuju secretly manipulating things, even the Imperial Observatory had to admit defeat.

If he were to say anything, it would inevitably sow a seed of doubt and skepticism in Emperor Yingqian's mind.

Just watch.

These alarmist words could keep Emperor Yingqian awake at night.

"When will we do it?"

Wei Zhao: "That day at the night market."

Ying Fuyan raised an eyebrow.

"Why not go out for a stroll with your younger siblings? Why waste such a precious day on that dog emperor?"

Wei Zhao said listlessly, "There's still time."

Understood.

He wants to grab everything at once.

Wei Zhao returned to the Duke of Shun's mansion, looking tired and weary.

Instead of returning to Lan Garden immediately, he went to Ning Suchan's place first.

He came out carrying a long, rectangular box. The box looked quite old, with a layer of mud on it, indicating it had just been dug out of the ground.

Although it had been wiped clean, it was still very dirty.

Wei Zhao didn't seem to mind and went straight to the study.

As the sun set in the west, dusk descended, and the sky darkened.

Knowing that he hadn't eaten, Yu Tingwan brought him some food.

The girl was strong and didn't feel tired at all while carrying it. She didn't stop to rest or catch her breath the whole way.

She was allowed to enter the study.

When Yu Tingwan arrived, Shunzi helped open the study door.

She stepped inside and saw Wei Zhao flipping through a few sheets of paper. Her gaze was quickly drawn to the box on the desk.

Stacks of letters requiring Wei Zhao's reply were laid out in front, along with writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, but now only the boxes remained; everything else had been pushed aside.

This demonstrates its importance.

"what is this?"

Wei Zhao turned the pages one by one, and soon picked up the memorials he had scavenged from Wei Fengxing and Wei Fengyuan's study, which had been submitted to the late emperor concerning various aspects of government affairs, people's livelihood, and military affairs.

It has the late emperor's approval and decision-making in red ink.

After being returned to their subjects, they must carry out the orders.

Besides these, he also collected many documents bearing the late emperor's handwriting.

Wei Zhao: "It was dug out from under my mother's bed."

It was buried very deep.

There are also quite a few government agencies.

The kind that ordinary people can't dig up.

Why don't you open it and take a look?

Then Yu Tingwan will not stand on ceremony.

She put down the food container, her fingers nimbly moving, and with a click, she used the key beside her to insert it into the lock cylinder and gently turn it.

Inside was bright yellow rolled-up paper.

It looks expensive.

Yu Tingwan immediately had a guess in her mind.

She wiped her already clean hands, afraid of leaving any stains.

Only after doing all this can you lift your hand to take it out, carefully avoiding the mud on the outside of the box.

Unroll it little by little.

The paper is specially made, not the common Xuan paper.

The edges are decorated with exquisite dragon patterns, embroidered with gold and silver threads, making them both magnificent and solemn.

This is an imperial edict.

An empty imperial edict.

In an instant, Yu Tingwan realized Wei Zhao's intention.

She held her breath for a moment.

At this moment, Wei Zhao also put down what he was doing, casually tossed the box aside, and wiped away the stains on the table.

Yu Tingwan, with perfect understanding, placed the imperial edict on the table after he wiped the water stains off with a cotton cloth.

"You want to imitate the late emperor's handwriting?"

"Back then, the late emperor tricked the Wei family with an empty imperial edict, so he was allowed to scheme and plot?"

Although the throne was clearly to be passed to Emperor Yingqian, they deliberately made three copies to make everyone think that it should be passed to the Prince of Yan.

The Duke of Shun, who received the imperial edict, ended up in this predicament as an 'insider'.

"When the dog emperor ascended the throne, many people suspected that he had forged the imperial edict, but dared not speak out."

Wei Zhao smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Then let that which is real become completely fake."

Yu Tingwan knew that the fact that he could say that meant he was adept at imitating handwriting.

Can……

"The imperial edict bears the seal of the emperor, this..."

Yu Tingwan: "Are you planning to carve one?"

Wei Zhao: "This is too troublesome."

Yu Tingwan: ?

Wei Zhao: "The palace will be in chaos in a few days. I'll just go over and use it to press a button."

Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?