The Imperial Palace of the Great Ning Dynasty!
Emperor Li Anlan was reviewing memorials when he came across one from the north. He couldn't help but laugh and exclaimed, "What a shameless Heir of Northern Liang! He's even more shameless than I was back then!"
ah?
Wei Tong, standing to the side, was dumbfounded, as if he had heard something he shouldn't have. Would the Emperor kill him to silence him?
He quickly pretended to be half asleep, and we didn't hear or see anything.
However, he couldn't help but curse inwardly, "That Heir of Northern Liang is really troublesome. He's the one who offended the Emperor again. I must have had the worst luck ever!"
If I had known this would happen, I should have made an excuse to run away earlier. Staying here is just too miserable.
Snap!
A memorial landed on his head. When he looked up, he saw Li Anlan's cold gaze. Wei Tong felt a chill run down his spine and sensed that something terrible was about to happen.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Without saying a word, he immediately knelt down on the ground, prostrating himself completely.
"Forgive me?"
Li Anlan glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Look at the memorial in your hand, see what a real crime looks like. That Little Wang Lin Yi is trying to extort money from me!"
blackmail?
Wei Tong's pupils contracted, and he stared at Li Anlan in disbelief. How could anyone in this world dare to blackmail the Emperor? This was simply too arrogant.
He quickly picked up the memorial and began to read it. Halfway through, his face turned green. This scoundrel was actually blackmailing the Emperor! Although it was said to be aimed at the Prince of Beining Commandery, it was actually all directed at the Emperor.
Sending a thousand men to join the Prince of Beining Commandery in attacking Tuoba Yu is utter nonsense.
"This..." Wei Tong was speechless for a moment. This was the first time he had ever seen such an arrogant kid. This was even more outrageous than his father.
Looking at the emperor's inscrutable expression, he couldn't help but whisper, "Your Majesty, Lin Yi is so arrogant and domineering. Why not unleash your fury and strip him of his position as governor of Xiliang Commandery, and then punish him accordingly?"
This kid is too arrogant! Great Ning can't tolerate such an arrogant person!
"Snort!"
Li Anlan glared at him and laughed, "This kid only mentioned it verbally; he didn't mention it at all in the letter. Instead, he said he wanted to attack Tuoba Yu together with the Prince of Beining Commandery. How are you going to punish him?"
He sneered inwardly. This series of actions showed that this supposedly ignorant and incompetent Heir of Northern Liang was probably not simple at all.
Although he was incredibly audacious, he left no evidence whatsoever, so even if someone wanted to cause him trouble, it wouldn't be so easy.
Forehead!
Wei Tong instantly understood: it wasn't that the Emperor didn't want to deal with Lin Yi, but rather that he couldn't find a convincing excuse.
If it were anyone else, the Emperor could simply fabricate a charge and remove them from office. But Lin Yi is backed by Lin Rusong of the Northern Liang Guard. If Lin Yi were taken down so easily, the Prince of Northern Liang would surely rebel!
This is beyond doubt. The Prince of Northern Liang only has this one son, and anyone who touches him will be met with the Prince of Northern Liang's ruthless attacks, and the emperor is no exception.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but probe, "Your Majesty, we have received intelligence that Tuoba Yu has been somewhat restless lately, and it seems he intends to make a move."
" Tuoba Yu?"
Upon hearing this, Li Anlan instantly understood that Wei Tong wanted to use someone Tuoba Yu to kill Lin Yi!
He immediately became interested and asked, "Is this news reliable? If it's him targeting Xiliang Commandery, then that's quite interesting."
With 100,000 elite troops under his Tuoba Yu were to focus all his efforts on dealing with Xiliang Commandery, Lin Yi would likely be in grave danger. This would also allow Northern Liang and Northern Barbarians to weaken each other, which would be a great thing.
The Prince of Northern Liang will naturally not turn a blind eye to this, and a major war may even break out between the two sides, in which case I can reap the benefits.
If that's the case, then it would be absolutely wonderful for Great Ning.
Wei Tong nodded and said in a deep voice, "According to the news, because the Prince of Northern Liang had previously reinforced the eastern battlefield, Tuoba Yu had to go and provide support. However, Northern Liang is currently short of supplies, and the Prince of Northern Liang seems to have withdrawn his troops, which relieves Tuoba Yu of the pressure on the eastern battlefield."
According to the latest news, Tuoba Yu has begun to assemble his army and will likely arrive soon. However, whether this is solely aimed at Lin Yi remains to be seen!
kindness!
Li Anlan nodded slightly, not blaming Wei Tong, because he knew that it was not easy to obtain such information.
His Great Ning Guard had been infiltrating the Northern Region Barbarians, but unfortunately, the physical characteristics of the two groups were significantly different, making the Great Ning Guard's infiltration extremely difficult.
This information was likely obtained by some people hiding within the caravan.
However, this information is enough. Tuoba Yu is not stupid. Northern Liang and their Northern Region Barbarians are mortal enemies. If Lin Yi strengthens Xiliang Commandery, the Northern Region Barbarians will only become more passive.
You must know that Lin Yi's mother died at the hands of the Northern Region Barbarians, so this hatred is no ordinary matter.
Thinking of this, Li Anlan immediately had an idea and instructed, "Send someone to tell the Prince of Beining Commandery that he will handle this matter. However, since it concerns the safety of the northern gate of our Great Ning, we must be cautious and not break the alliance between the two sides!"
careful?
Upon hearing this, Wei Tong couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
What's with all this talk of caution? It's clearly a message that the Prince of Beining Commandery should ignore Xiliang Commandery and just watch from the sidelines.
The so-called alliance was the ceasefire agreement signed between the Great Ning Dynasty and the Northern Region Barbarians. Not breaking the alliance meant that both sides needed to refrain from aggression against each other. This was a plan to make Tuoba Yu fight Lin Yi's Xiliang Commandery!
After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but whisper a reminder: "Your Majesty, if Lin Yi exposes this, it may damage Your Majesty's reputation."
Ha ha ha ha!
Upon hearing this, Li Anlan suddenly burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down her face.
Bang!
He slammed his hand on the dragon throne, then stood up and sneered, "What reputation do I, an emperor who killed my brother and imprisoned my father to ascend the throne, need! Lin Yi's trickery with me only shows he misjudged me! If I really valued my reputation that much, why would I have rebelled and declared myself emperor!"
"Besides, even if I care about my reputation, so what? Lu Yafu has always had a problem with me, hasn't he? He thinks I'm indiscriminately killing innocent people, but doesn't he ever consider that if I didn't kill so many people, would my throne be secure?"
Forget about saving face; it's all just a matter of the victor taking all.
If my elder brother were to become emperor, no matter how much face I have, he probably wouldn't tolerate me.
In the struggle for imperial power, only one person can stand on the throne.
Lin Yi's attempt to use the people of the All Under Heaven to control him is wishful thinking. The opinions of All Under Heaven people have no influence on him whatsoever. As long as he controls several armies, the people of the All Under Heaven cannot stir up any trouble!