Frost for a Thousand Years

Chapter 247 Little Wei Reads the Letter
In the past few days, Wei Wusheng has put away all the rewards given to him by His Majesty.

This includes the crown, royal robes, and sword.

And the official seal of the Left General.

He decided to confront the emperor head-on.

Because he was already fully aware that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

The emperor intended to use Song Shi'an as his weapon, and generally speaking, it was impossible for him to give him up. However, he did not expect his body to age so quickly, so he decided to discard this weapon before passing the throne to the Prince of Wu.

Meanwhile, Minister Sun, Duke Li, and others reached a tacit understanding with His Majesty.

Each of them can become a knife.

The only difference between him and Song Shi'an is that this knife will not cut himself.

In the short term, this can indeed solve the current problem and increase military food supplies, but in the long run...

Only God knows.

What kind of mess was the King of Wu facing, that the emperor was about to let go of?

Perhaps a new Song Shi'an will emerge.

Perhaps, after being betrayed, Song Shi'an will never again find someone like him, willing to be the sharpest sword of the Great Yu.

"It doesn't matter, take them all."

Wei Wusheng doesn't want it anymore.

Even though he knew that the emperor wouldn't be reluctant to relinquish power, and that even if he really quit, the emperor would only be happier and hand over the power of 'peace' to the King of Wu.

Anyway, he was just an insignificant nobody who no one cared about.

Just as he was about to leave the palace, a eunuch at the gate came to report: "Your Highness, Zuo Ziliang of the Embroidered Uniform Guard requests an audience."

"Zuo Ziliang?" Wei Wusheng was dumbfounded. "Isn't this person in the Yan state?"

"Your Highness, you are unaware of this, but he entered Sheng'an this morning," the eunuch said.

"He came to see me?" Upon realizing what was happening, Wei Wusheng immediately said, "Please come in, please come in quickly."

"Yes."

The eunuch went to deliver the message.

Wei Wusheng remained where he was, deep in thought about the matter.

Could it be that Song Shi'an has something to entrust to him?
But those were the Embroidered Uniform Guards, even more loyal hounds than his son!

As is his duty, he must first report to the emperor. And without the emperor's permission, would he even come to him at this time?

impossible.

That is, the emperor summoned him to see him.

At the very least, allow him to come.

Could it be that there is room for maneuver in the matter of Northern Yan?

Or perhaps, the emperor is trying to cover his mouth?
In the end what happened!
With a nervous heart, he walked quickly forward. Soon, he came face to face with Zuo Ziliang, who was entering.

Seeing the bandage on the other man's head, Wei Wusheng asked with concern, "What's that on Lord Zuo's head?"

"I fell off my horse on the way back," Zuo Ziliang said with a smile, then got straight to the point, "Your Highness, I came on His Majesty's orders, but I have nothing for the Emperor to tell me."

"Please come in and talk," Wei Wusheng invited.

"No need, Your Highness, I have other important matters to attend to." Zuo Ziliang took out a letter from his sleeve. "This is a letter written by Lord Song in Northern Yan, which he asked me to give to Your Highness."

"..." Upon seeing the letter, Wei Wusheng's pupils dilated. Then, his right hand trembled as he reached out. The instant he took the letter, he even felt a weight far exceeding the weight of the paper itself. "Is he... alright?"

"Your Highness, please rest assured," Zuo Ziliang said. "The Prince of Yan invited him to the palace, and we were initially afraid that he would be placed under house arrest. But after the Yue Envoy entered the palace under the guise of his wife, we learned that his situation was actually very safe, and he can be considered to have taken a temporary rest... This letter was brought out by the Yue Envoy."

“They became husband and wife in Yan,” Wei Wusheng laughed. “That’s too much. They didn’t even offer me a toast from afar.”

With Xin Yue by his side in Northern Yan, even if he were to stay there, he wouldn't be too lonely.

"Furthermore," Zuo Ziliang said, "As a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I am only responsible to His Majesty. So I took this letter back to the palace and presented it to His Majesty. However, His Majesty did not read it, but simply instructed me to deliver it directly to Your Highness."

"understood."

Wei Wusheng remained remarkably calm.

I did not see?

That's something you can only fool a child with.

This emperor wanted to know everything that happened in the world, and he wanted to control the entire world.

If you are so enlightened and benevolent, why did you establish the Embroidered Uniform Guard?
Let's just pretend he didn't see it.

However, given Song Shi'an's abilities, he wouldn't leave any incriminating evidence; he must have planned for this letter to be seen by many people. In other words, this would be a letter that anyone could read.

"Your Highness, I cannot say more," Zuo Ziliang said, taking his leave. "I shall return to the palace now."

"Please take care, Lord Zuo. Thank you."

Wei Wusheng nodded slightly and watched the other person leave.

Clutching the letter, he returned to his room without stopping for a moment and closed the door.

I couldn't wait to open the letter.

However, just before he saw it, he paused briefly, closed his eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little 'fear'.

After all, these were words that had traveled thousands of miles, and even he felt a sense of weight just believing them, let alone the power within them.

But we must face it eventually.

He opened his eyes.

Annu bows his head and prostrates himself in reverence.

I was born a wanderer of the brothels, lacking any ambition for lofty positions. I indulged in the pleasures of brothels, dying drunk on the pleasures of life...

Every single word contains such rich emotions.

It was as if that handsome young man, that vibrant young man, was right in front of me, choking back tears and trembling as he confessed his love.

It turns out that he already knew he might not be coming back when he wrote this letter.

He even guessed that the situation would only arise when he was coerced by the officials in the imperial court.

Everyone will do everything in their power to keep Song Shi'an in Northern Yan.

Even so, he didn't utter a single complaint in this letter. No, he certainly had complaints and anger, but those were directed at the emperor.

As for himself
Prince Du Nian.

"Now that I am about to depart, tears stream down my face as I write this, and I know not what to say..."

Wei Wusheng, whose eyes had been red the whole time, finally broke down in tears after reading the last sentence.

A tear rolled down her cheek and fell onto the paper.

At that moment, he thought of Song Shi'an, who wrote the letter, and tears fell onto the paper.

For a moment, I felt so heartbroken that I could hardly breathe.

She was just one gentle push away from bursting into tears.

But he forced himself to hold back.

This letter made him realize that Song Shi'an had not given him any instructions or taught him how to do things.

Because he knew in his heart that this matter was about to be settled.

No one but him would put their heart into this matter.

Therefore, if he doesn't do his best...

Then Song Shi'an would not be able to come back.

He put the letter into the mailbox and placed it in the compartment under the desk.

Raise the back of your hand to wipe away the tears from your eyes.

Wei Wusheng, enter the palace!

.........

King Wu, seated on his royal throne, was filled with trepidation.

The emperor never speaks his mind completely; he wants to test himself and make him guess, believing that this is how he grows.

This time, however, the emperor did not let him guess.

They were so eager that they started teaching him how to do it step by step.

The King of Wu was not a fool; on the contrary, he was smarter than many others.

The fact that the emperor made him kneel in front of the palace gates for a night meant that he had decided to bring Song Shi'an back, didn't it?
Therefore, he made himself the good guy, so that Wei Wusheng and Song Shi'an would be grateful for his kindness, at least in name only.

But he didn't understand how His Majesty could change so quickly.

Could it be related to Zuo Ziliang's visit to Sheng'an during the day?
What on earth happened in the North?!

Could it be that just a Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) returning with a message could so easily change something that could alter the fate of the nation?
If you knew this would happen, why did you have to do that?

Is Song Shi'an an idiot?
Is Wei Wusheng an idiot?
Dad! You've betrayed me!

The King of Wu is really annoyed right now.

When the king arrived at the palace gate, he got out of his carriage.

"Greetings, Your Highness, King of Wu."

As he approached, the soldiers on both sides immediately saluted.

But his expression didn't change at all. He just kept walking and walking. When he was about to reach the palace gate, the guards at the gate, who had not received the order to summon the King of Wu to the palace, were about to ask him something.

At that moment, the King of Wu suddenly knelt down towards the palace.

Instantly, all the guards were dumbfounded.

Then one after another, they knelt down, one hand holding a halberd and the other kneeling.

Who the hell is so stupid as to accept the King of Wu's kneeling?

"Your Highness, what is it?" the kneeling officer asked in a low voice.

"Wei Yiyun, I beg Your Majesty to grant Song Shi'an permission to return to Yu!"

After saying that, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground.

Instantly, everyone else lowered their heads even further, almost touching the ground.

Upon seeing this, a eunuch at the palace gate quickly got up and went to report the matter to the palace.

After a while, the eunuch returned. Because he carried an imperial edict, he was not required to pay homage to the King of Wu. However, he still spoke with great respect: "Your Highness, there is an imperial edict from His Majesty."

The King of Wu raised his head.

Then, the eunuch said with a stiff upper lip, "No, you shall go home and stop doing such shameful things."

"Your Majesty, I implore you to refuse the Prince of Yan's request!"

King Wu bows again.

The eunuch had no choice but to return to the palace.

However, this time, he didn't return quickly.

It's probably because he received the emperor's message: let him kneel if he wants.

A political show that no soldier or eunuch could understand was being staged here.

As evening approached, a rider stopped in front of the barricades, and Wei Wusheng, dressed in ordinary clothes, dismounted and headed towards the palace gate.

Then, at the main gate, I witnessed this spectacular sight.

King of Wu?

He quickly stepped forward and went to the King of Wu's side. Then, he knelt down beside him and looked at him, asking, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing Wei Wusheng's voice, the King of Wu looked at him and said quite confidently, "Fourth Brother said he would find a way, so he won't lie."

"Then what is this?" Wei Wusheng asked, puzzled.

"Please, Your Majesty, let Song Shi'an return!" said the King of Wu. "If Your Majesty does not agree, I will kneel until he agrees!"

These words were spoken with great passion and fervor.

This moved Wei Wusheng deeply.

But he quickly came to his senses.

Once he came to his senses, the first thing he did was to catch up with the emotion he had just felt and say with extreme remorse, "Fourth Brother, I'm sorry, I wronged you!"

(End of this chapter)