amaotonovel Chapter 1815: Proclaiming Oneself Emperor
Chapter 1815: Proclaiming Oneself Emperor
"Yan Wutong is nothing to be feared, because the person behind him is Prince Rong." The Ninth Prince hit the nail on the head.
The Eighth Prince laughed particularly sarcastically: "When he chose to cooperate with Prince Rong, he was destined to be a scapegoat."
"You can't be so absolute." The prince didn't want to look down on others. "Yan Wutong had hatred in his heart, and the identity he replaced was just right. When you were attacked because of your identity, he exposed his true identity, so he is very flexible."
"Prince Rong has some abilities, but he relies more on Liu Yaoyao. I suspect that Liu Yaoyao is supported by the remnants of the previous dynasty, which makes Prince Rong look so advantageous."
"Tu Yuanzhou obviously knows about this, otherwise why would he deal with the other rebels first instead of dealing with him?"
As soon as the prince said this, the two princes frowned instantly.
They looked at each other, as if they had something to say. At this time, Wan Shufang rushed in and said anxiously, "Chen Changli sent a message that Tu Yuanzhou has proclaimed himself emperor in Qingzhou."
As she spoke, she handed a letter to the prince.
"How dare he?" The Eighth Prince slammed the table in anger.
The Crown Prince read the letter, handed it to him and the Ninth Prince to circulate, and said calmly: "The current situation appears to be a four-way confrontation, but in fact it is a three-way confrontation."
"Tu Yuanzhou has been preparing for so many years, and he has Wen Baicao as a businessman to provide him with a lot of money, so his advantage is the greatest among us. I find it strange that he is proclaiming himself emperor at this time."
The Eighth Prince was stunned and seemed to want to refute.
Wan Shufang agreed: "Most people claim to be kings, no one claims to be emperor at this time, because once the war started, and with the Quanrong and Hehe coming to mess up the situation, the people no longer trust anyone."
"They just want to wait until the final victory is decided before deciding which emperor they want to worship. Now Tu Yuanzhou has declared himself emperor. Either he thinks he is going to lose and wants to satisfy his desire to be an emperor before he dies, or he thinks he is sure to win and that we are nothing to be afraid of."
When Wan Shufang said this, her eyes brightened slightly, as if there was fire burning in them.
"Do you think he might be forcing Prince Rong to completely break up with Liu Yaoyao?"
"Although Prince Rong is well prepared and ambitious, he is somewhat indecisive. Without a ruthless woman like Liu Yaoyao to give him advice, he will definitely be defeated."
When the Ninth Prince heard this, his tone was extremely solemn: "Tu Yuanzhou might want to defeat him first, and then deal with the Crown Prince."
"That's a possibility." The prince was silent for a moment and said, "We will fully support Chen Changli."
Tu Yuanzhou poses the greatest threat, so the prince decides to deal with him first.
Wan Shufang actually had the same idea. Now that she saw that the prince had the same idea as her, she took the initiative to volunteer: "Tu Yuanzhou has some poison masters under his command. I decided to go to the battlefield with Yanran to deal with these poison masters."
"You don't have to go." Before the prince made a decision, Ye Xuan walked in from outside, "Prince Rong has proclaimed himself emperor, which means that in order to stabilize the situation, Tu Yuanzhou will let Chen Changli come back to guard Yongzhou City."
"What do you mean?" Wan Shufang was confused. How could Prince Rong become emperor?
"You mean they have joined forces." The prince suddenly laughed, "What about Yan Wutong? What's his reaction?"
Ye Xuan shook his head: "My people received news that Yan Wutong also wanted to become emperor, but Quanzhou suddenly became chaotic."
Upon hearing this, Wan Shufang affirmed: "Tu Yuanzhou and Prince Rong will join forces to deal with Yan Wutong first, and then they will turn their attention to the crown prince."
The Ninth Prince sneered: "The two of them regard the Crown Prince as their final imaginary enemy."
The prince's eyes were as deep as the abyss: "This is all so weird, it feels as if I haven't done anything, but they think I'm the biggest threat."
After the food problem was solved, the prince did recruit soldiers and then captured cities, but his targets were all cities close to Yongzhou.
Therefore, after a year, he only captured ten cities and was the weakest among the many rebel forces. The area where Yongzhou City is located is full of mountains and hills. If the people continued to come to Yongzhou City, there would not be enough arable land.
So the prince couldn't understand why they were all against him? Did they think he wanted to reap the benefits?
"How about this, we will officially be crowned emperors." The prince suppressed his uneasiness and smiled. "If a three-kingdoms situation occurs among us, I think some monsters will surely jump out and make the three of us perish together."
The prince's words were meaningful, and everyone present understood them. They looked at each other, and seeing the solemnity and anger in each other's eyes, they quickly retracted their gazes and agreed with the prince's words.
Wan Shufang asked curiously: "What should we name the new dynasty we establish?"
"Yong." The prince looked at her, his eyes were extremely bright, like black gems washed out of a clear spring, making people full of hope for the future.
Wan Shufang's heart skipped a beat when she saw this, then she smiled brightly and said, "This is a good name. From now on, we will be people of Dayong."
"Your Highness, are you going to hold a coronation ceremony?" Ye Xuan had an excited look on his face. It was obvious that he had been thinking about this for a long time, but did not bring it up due to the situation.
"We haven't really conquered the world yet, so how can we hold a coronation ceremony? We can just simply announce it to the world." The prince made arrangements and finally left Wan Shufang behind. "Are you worried that something might happen to Chen Changli, so you want to take Yanran to find him?"
"After learning the news that Tu Yuanzhou had proclaimed himself emperor, I was indeed worried, but when I sensed a conspiracy, I felt that Chen Changli would be fine. Besides, he is immune to all poisons, so why would he need my help?" Wan Shufang looked calm.
"Haha, don't worry, I will use this incident to make him return it." The prince said and went to write a letter.
Wan Shufang was a little worried: "But the war isn't over yet."
"Tu Yuanzhou is not a fool. Once he sees that we have all declared ourselves emperors, he will certainly have doubts like me." The prince explained as he wrote, "In order to preserve his strength, he will definitely withdraw his troops."
The prince and Tu Yuanzhou had only met a few times in the Western Regions, but he knew what kind of person Tu Yuanzhou was.
He was sure that Tu Yuanzhou would use the issue of proclaiming himself emperor to start a war in order to avoid being caught in someone else's trap.
Wan Shufang felt a little relieved when she heard his confidence.
A month later, Chen Changli received a letter from the prince. He did not arrange for his men to evacuate, but instead took advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy and continued to attack Tu Yuanzhou, driving his men out.
"Are you crazy?" The general on the opposite side shouted as he fled, "My king is willing to negotiate with you, why don't you accept it?"
Chen Changli said coldly: "When you cooperate with the enemy, you are no different from the enemy. And now the opportunity is good. If I don't seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, won't the shame brought by Da Rong reappear again?"