Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Luzi led his men back to the palace to report.

At that time, Ye Shuo was thinking about the war, how to arrange and deploy, and who to listen to. After seeing Xiao Luzi, he casually asked, “How is He Xiang’s condition?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Luzi naturally reported the truth: “Your Majesty, Lord He seems to have been somewhat shocked, but his mental state is still okay.”

Ye Shuo let out a long sigh: “It’s okay.”

Ye Shuo also knew that this incident was too shocking for He Xiang and the others, but there was no other solution. Seeing that the expedition was imminent, no matter what the future held, at least the rear must be stabilized.

Ye Shuo can accept failure due to unknown reasons, but he cannot accept failure without preparation.

“It’s normal for Prime Minister He to feel hit. After all, he has been the Prime Minister for his entire life.”

When saying this, Xiao Luzi could feel that the emperor was sincere. Over the past few years, he could clearly see that the emperor had become different from before.

Sometimes the emperor is even more cruel than Emperor Taicheng, but sometimes he is exceptionally kind.

When Xiao Luzi was given to the Ninth Prince, he never imagined that this day would come.

“By the way, I heard that you just adopted a godson recently?” When walking from the Qinzheng Hall to the Chengming Hall, Ye Shuo seemed to have thought of something and asked.

The godson was yesterday’s story. He was a very clever little eunuch, very much like him back then, so Xiao Luzi couldn’t help himself and…

Xiaoluzi had never told anyone about this, so how could His Majesty——

Xiao Luzi was shocked and said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, this is what happened. I felt sorry for the child, so I–“

“No need to explain, I don’t mean anything else.” Ye Shuo waved his hand.

“I was just thinking, if you really decide to have him worship you in the future, when he is trained, you can transfer him to the imperial court, and then assign him to the queen, or a few princesses.”

Xiao Luzi was stunned by the good news.

“To reply to Your Majesty, if Your Majesty really likes it, it will naturally be a blessing for that boy.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Luzi has reached the age to be adopted as a godson. Xiao Luzi has been with him for so many years, so Ye Shuo naturally has to give him some respect.

“If your godson really takes after your personality, I would like him.”

“Oh, by the way, after I go on this expedition, I’m afraid I won’t be back for a long time. The Queen will still be the regent at that time. You must help the Queen and take care of everything in the palace. Don’t make it difficult for the Queen.”

Naturally, I will do whatever it takes to get a small advantage.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Yao Zhi came back from strolling in the imperial garden with the infant Yongning, and saw the young man standing in front of the mirror, looking at something.

Yao Zhi waved to the senior palace maid beside her, signaling her to take the others down. When most of them had left, Yao Zhi spoke up, “What are you looking at, gesticulating over there?”

The mirror in Chengming Hall is naturally a mercury mirror that is hard to come by these days. Looking at the extremely clear reflection on it, Ye Shuo was silent for a moment and said, “I didn’t see anything, but I just felt that the person in the mirror was a little strange.”

The face was still the same, but everything else was different. Sometimes, even though Ye Shuo had such a good memory, he couldn’t remember what he looked like when he was still a prince.

Yao Zhi immediately understood what he meant.

But this kind of thing cannot be avoided.

Yao Zhi didn’t say anything like “It’s not your fault”, but just said: “If you really think you are the only one who is right, then find a way to prove it to He Xiang and the others.”

“…I think you’re right.”

Ye Shuo took a deep breath and said, “Wait until I find a way to defeat the State of Chen, and then we’ll see what they can say!”

At this moment, Ye Shuo was also feeling a lot of energy in his heart.

After waking up, he noticed that Yongning seemed to have fallen asleep. Ye Shuo was making the bed skillfully while muttering something non-stop: “I told you not to let me be the emperor, but everyone pushed the burden onto me. I think they just can’t see others doing well. Now, no matter what I do, all I can think about is profit, profit, profit.”

Being an emperor is much more stressful than being a boss in his previous life. If a boss fails to do his job well, the worst that can happen is that his employees will lose their jobs. But if an emperor fails to do his job well, the lives of the people under him may be in jeopardy.

“Also, now no matter who talks to me, I can’t help but go over it in my mind, wondering what this person means, why he says that, and whether he has other purposes.” Ye Shuo knew that this was not good, but he really… couldn’t control it.

“Now I finally understand where my father and Xiao Ming’s suspicion comes from.”

Yao Zhi had no better solution and could only give him a hug from behind.

After a while, the young man’s slightly tired voice was heard.

“Fortunately, I still have you, my mother, Jianjian, Dingning and the others…”

Whether it is Yao Zhi’s character, personality, or feelings for him, she is very trustworthy.

Thinking about it this way, Ye Shuo felt that he was still lucky in this regard.

About an hour later, Dingning and Anning came back from the study together.

Yes, An Ning, who was only three years old, had already gone to the Shangshufang to study with her school bag on her back. The reason was that she saw her elder sister being praised by her father, the emperor, the empress, and the empress dowager, and she was not convinced, so she clamoured to go to school, so she became like this.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but wonder in his heart, thinking that he was not so studious in the past.

How come the two daughters seem to have had a genetic mutation?

The sky outside was getting darker. The family had dinner together and went to the Imperial Garden hand in hand to digest the food. As they were walking, Dingning, who was already five years old, suddenly said something.

“Dad, is there going to be a war?”  

Ye Shuo was stunned. How did Ding Ning know this? It seemed like he had never specifically told her about this.

Ye Shuo looked at Yao Zhi standing beside him, and sure enough, Yao Zhi also shook her head.

“I didn’t say that either.”

It seems that either Lord Cen said it, or it was said by other royal family members in the Shangshufang.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but squat down and asked, “Since Xiao Dingning already knows, can Xiao Dingning tell Daddy? Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?”

Dingning didn’t expect that her father would ask for her opinion. She had heard a lot of things these days, all kinds of things. Dingning didn’t know who to believe, so she could only rack her brains and give her own answer to the best of her ability.

“If you win, it’s a good thing, but if you lose, it’s not.”

The little princess thought relatively simply: since there were right and wrong, she could just decide based on wins and losses.

“…Yes, the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits. It has always been like this.”

Ye Shuo touched his eldest daughter’s head and said nothing more.

Dingning is five years old now, and An Ning is three years old if rounded up. Dingning had already started laying the foundation more than a year ago. She had learned horse stance and some common boxing and sword techniques, all of which were taught by Yao Zhi herself. Her every move and gesture really looked like the real thing. As for An Ning, Yao Zhi didn’t teach her formally because she was afraid that she would hurt herself if she started practising too early. Now, she watched her sister wielding a peach wood sword with great power, and then looked at her own turtle fist, and she was so angry that she screamed.

Ye Shuo in the room was holding Yongning and watching, and couldn’t help laughing out loud.

Peaceful days are always short. In the blink of an eye, a month has passed and it is almost time to set out.

“Thank you for your hard work again.”

“It doesn’t have to be like this between you and me.”

In the end, Yao Zhi took Dingning and Anning to see Ye Shuo off.

Originally, Jianjian also wanted to go with them, as she had visited the State of Chen many times when she was travelling abroad. However, as soon as she said it, Ye Shuo rejected her.

Ye Shuo was not afraid that she would be in danger, but he still needed her Inspectorate to help watch over Shangjing.

Even though Jianjian had the intention, she had no choice but to agree.

“Next time, you must take me with you next time!”

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this: “This time is already a big deal, is there going to be a next time?”

Then he saw that the sharp eyes suddenly turned into contempt.

“Brother, you don’t think I’m a fool, do you?”

“Even if you didn’t tell me anything, can’t I guess it?”

“…You are smarter than before.”

Without waiting for Jian Jian’s response, Ye Shuo hurriedly said, “Okay, I won’t talk to you anymore. It’s almost time. I have to go.”

My goodness, he is mocking herself for being stupid in the past!

Jian Jian subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words came to her lips, they became: “Royal brother, be careful on your journey!”

Please don’t let anything happen…

As if sensing something, Ye Shuo, who had turned his head away, waved his hand.

After a whole month, the troops from all over the country were reorganised and marched towards the border in a mighty manner.

Watching from afar, Dingning and Anning widened their eyes at the same time.

Prince Ding didn’t know whether he was intentionally joining in the fun or for some other reason. Although he didn’t know much about the State of Chen, he still followed.

“You’re not in a hurry this time.”

Prince Ding still remembered how anxious he was last time and couldn’t wait to confront the people of Beiting the next moment.

“Isn’t the situation different this time?” Since an earthquake occurred in the State of Chen, the State of Chen must find a way to provide disaster relief. If this task is done well, it will consume the food and grass of the State of Chen, and the food and grass distributed to the soldiers will not be so abundant. If this task is not done well, that would be even better. If the State of Chen is unwilling to distribute food, then he can distribute food on behalf of the State of Chen.

The State of Chen did not feel sorry for its subjects, but he felt sorry for the State of Chen. As long as the State of Chen did not regret it at that time, it would be fine.

This is the truth, but Prince Ding always felt that it sounded strange.

There were many people on the march this time, so the pace was slow, but with Prince Ding by their side to chat and talk, it wasn’t boring at all.

What Ye Shuo didn’t know was that on the day of the expedition, He Xiang and his men were also there, but they didn’t go up to the city wall, and there were too many people, so Ye Shuo didn’t know about it.

Since Lu Mu and others praised him to the sky, He Xiang and others wanted to see how powerful this so-called god-like figure was.

“snort.”

He Xiang couldn’t help but snorted coldly.

The old tutor at the side looked on, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably twice.