After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Chapter 149 Prince Chu appears

The group dismounted in front of the gate of Prince Qi's mansion.

You read that right, it’s Prince Qi’s Mansion!

There is also a Prince Qi's Palace in Andu City.

Even though Qi Wushuang has ascended the throne as emperor, the plaque of this mansion is still "Prince Qi's Mansion".

In front of the gate of Prince Qi's mansion, there were two rows of men and women standing. The woman in the lead saw Qi Wushuang and stepped forward to salute:

"I have met His Majesty."

Qi Wushuang showed the woman a rare smile in recent days: "No need to be polite, cousin. I have troubled you with the affairs of the mansion in the past few years."

This woman is none other than Chu Yuhua, the daughter of Qi Wushuang's second uncle and wife of Nie Youren.

When Qi Wushuang was ordered by the former emperor to go to Chamdo, he handed over the Qi Wang Mansion in Andu to Chu Yuhua to manage.

Chu Yuhua smiled and said, "Didn't His Majesty also give me a reward? I haven't even thanked His Majesty yet."

A few days ago, Qi Wushuang's rewards to the Chu family members arrived in Andu, and Chu Yuhua was conferred the title of fourth-rank county lady.

Chu Yuhua was not only happy about being conferred the title of fourth-rank county lady, but also because Nie Youren was now a second-rank county marquis, and she would be conferred the title sooner or later.

Chu Yuhua was happy that she got the title of princess not because of Nie Youren, but because she was a member of the Chu family.

Also because her rank was higher than Chu Yuyan, who was granted the title of fifth-rank county lady.

Everyone in the Chu family knew that Prince Chu had written a letter to Chu Yuyan requesting the title of Second Rank County Lady. Although no one said anything on the surface, they inevitably had some thoughts in their hearts.

Especially women.

They would have no objection if Chu Taian was conferred the title of second-rank county lady, firstly because she was the legitimate daughter, and secondly because she had military merits.

But Chu Yuyan was just a concubine's daughter born to a prostitute, and her biological mother was the criminal who murdered the mistress of the house. She herself had no achievements.

If Chu Yuyan was conferred the title of County Lady and they were asked to pay their respects to her, they would all vomit to death.

Fortunately, Your Majesty did not lose his mind with the Prince of Chu.

How could Chu Yuhua not "respect" such a wise Majesty?

After Chu Yuhua and Qi Wushuang exchanged greetings, the man and woman following behind her also stepped forward to salute Qi Wushuang.

The woman and the man are Chu Yuyao, the daughter of Qi Wushuang's third uncle, and her husband, General Yuchi's youngest son.

Chu Yuhua smiled and explained, "Prince Qi's Mansion is too big. Yuyao has helped me a lot in the past three years."

Qi Wushuang also smiled at Chu Yuyao: "Thank you, cousin."

Afterwards, Chu Yuhua and others greeted Chu Taian, Qi Wu and others.

After entering the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, Qi Wushuang sat down in the main seat. General Yuchi led everyone in kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times to Qi Wushuang as a formal ceremony between the monarch and his subjects.

After the ceremony, Qi Wushuang, General Yuchi and others discussed business.

"General Yuchi, what is the current situation of the Ati people?"

"According to the news sent by General Zhang yesterday:

The 100,000-strong northern army, led by the Great Prince, has already left the Northern Capital and was three hundred miles south of the desert when the news arrived.

Qi Wushuang calculated in his mind:

If nothing unexpected happens, Ye Wuwei should have almost reached the Northern Royal City by now. I think he should have heard the news that the eldest prince led his troops south.

I just don't know whether he will continue to stay in the Northern Royal City to steal the letter after hearing the news, or go south to find the eldest prince.

Based on Qi Wushuang's understanding of the eldest prince:

The eldest prince should carry the letter with him and disclose Qi Wushuang's "crimes" when he thinks it is appropriate.

It was probably this letter that gave the eldest prince confidence, making him think that he could use this letter to control Qi Wushuang or force Qi Wushuang to step down, so he would take a gamble and go south at this time.

Qi Wushuang then asked General Yuchi, "What is the current deployment of troops in the north?"

"General Chen and General Zhang are stationed at the southern part of the desert with 50,000 troops, and Andu and Yingdu each have 20,000 troops."

The combined strength of Qi Wushuang's direct line and the Chu family was 120,000 troops, of which 50,000 were stationed in Mo Nan and 30,000 were in Chamdo. Only 40,000 troops remained in Andu and Yingdu.

"Andu City is strong and the security within the city is good. You can mobilize another 10,000 troops to follow me to Mo Nan."

As soon as Qi Wushuang finished speaking, a voice rang out: "I have also brought 10,000 troops."

Qi Wushuang stood up: "Uncle."

The person who came was Qi Wushuang's uncle, Prince Chu, who was also the father of Chu Fuchi, Chu Taian and Chu Yuyan.

General Yuchi, Chu Taian and others also stood up.

The Prince of Chu is fifty-six years old this year, but he looks older than his actual age.

The Prince of Chu knelt on the ground.

Qi Wushuang hurried to help him: "Uncle, you can't."

Prince Chu pushed Qi Wushuang away and said, "Just this once, we will perform the etiquette between the ruler and his subject. From now on, we will only perform the etiquette between family members."

After hearing what Prince Chu said, Qi Wu and his party finally let go.

The Prince of Chu knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to perform the great ceremony between a monarch and his subjects.

After the ceremony, Qi Wushuang quickly helped him up and said, "Don't ever do this again."

Prince Chu laughed and said, "I am old now. Even if you ask me to perform such a grand ceremony in the future, I won't have the strength to do it."

Although he knew that Prince Chu was joking, Qi Wushuang still felt sad when he saw the white hair on Prince Chu's temples.

"What are you talking about, uncle? You are still in good health."

"I know my own body, so don't try to coax me with sweet words."

"Wushuang, I heard that the Ati people are invading. I have brought 10,000 soldiers guarding Yingdu here. You lead them to Mo Nan."

"But there are only 10,000 soldiers left in Yingdu."

"The original purpose of stationing troops in Yingdu was to prevent the Ati from moving south. Now that the Ati have already moved south, it would be better to let them go directly to the south of the desert to fight the Ati instead of leaving so many soldiers in Yingdu.

But I don’t have the strength to go to the battlefield.”

Qi Wushuang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I will hand over the 10,000 troops in Yingdu to Tai'an to command."

Prince Chu then turned his gaze to Chu Taian who was standing beside him:

"Since the army has been handed over to you, you have the final say on how to deploy it."

After discussing the important matters, Qi Wushuang asked Prince Chu to stay alone to talk.

"Uncle, regarding Yu Yan's title..."

Prince Chu interrupted Qi Wushuang:

"This is not your fault, it's my selfishness.

In fact, I knew it was inappropriate when I submitted the letter requesting the seal to you.

But Yuyan is just an ordinary girl. She is not as capable as Taian. Now she can live a happy life because of my protection. Once I am not around, no one will protect her.

That’s why I wanted to ask for a high rank for her, so that even if she gets married, she can gain a foothold in her husband’s family.”

Qi Wushuang knew that what Prince Chu said was not groundless.

Chu Fu Chi and Chu Yuyan were separated by the hatred of their mother's murder. It was already magnanimous of Chu Fu Chi that he did not attack Chu Yuyan. It was impossible for Chu Fu Chi to protect Chu Yuyan in the future.

The Chu clan members are now more tolerant of Chu Yuyan for the sake of Prince Chu. Once Prince Chu is not around, no one will go out of their way to stand up for Chu Yuyan and make Chu Fuchi unhappy.

The affairs of the elders had no direct relationship with Qi Wushuang, so he had no right to comment on who was right or wrong, but it was true that Prince Chu had done him a favor.

Since Prince Chu was so worried about Chu Yuyan, it was not impossible for him to fulfill Prince Chu's wish.