The Rise of a Family: Starting as a Grandpa
Chapter 401

The Court Struggle

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On the morning of May twentieth, Yang Zhengshan led his troops out on campaign, entering Qinghua Prefecture territory directly from Tenglong Guard, his sword pointing at Qinghua Prefectural City.

Prince Qing received the news the First Time, but he did not panic because of it. After all, this was something they had anticipated.

On May twenty-first, the Tenglong Guard army arrived beneath the walls of Qinghua Prefectural City.

At the same time, news that Prince Qing and Ji Feiyu had colluded in treason also reached the Capital.

The news had been reported by the Secret Martial Guard. Yang Zhengshan had also submitted a memorial, but he could not use an eight-hundred-li urgent dispatch, so his memorial was one step slower than the Secret Martial Guard's.

That afternoon, inside Taiji Hall in the Imperial City, the Crown Prince, Prince Cheng, Prince Gong, and the important ministers of the court Gathered Together.

The Crown Prince, Prince Cheng, and Prince Gong sat below the imperial throne, while the ministers stood within the hall.

At this moment, the Crown Prince's face was full of fatigue he could not hide. He had not expected the situation to become what it was now.

He had only just begun supervising the state, yet the Wuliang army had invaded Liaoxi, and Prince Qing had colluded with Ji Feiyu in rebellion. At this moment, he felt a heavy pressure.

He had always yearned to obtain the imperial throne, and now was the moment he was closest to it. At the same time, he also felt the immense pressure coming from that throne.

"What proposals do you lords have regarding the situation in Liaodong and Chongshan Town?" the Crown Prince asked in a Deep Voice.

Prince Cheng and Prince Gong sat on either side, looking at the ministers in the

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