Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

In the martial arts world of Wei, there were originally only four or five second-rank masters.

From then on, the Four Great Vajras stirred up a bloody storm in the martial arts world.

Taishu Wei was stunned.

"How could they possibly agree to such a crazy idea of ​​yours?"

These four assassins never act without a profit motive, and assassinating the Empress is an extremely dangerous undertaking.

Although ordinary soldiers are no match for a second-rank military officer, if thousands of soldiers attack together, they can wear him down to death.

After all, people can become exhausted, and the size of an army is enormous.

This is why the martial arts world can never truly become a major force.

Wenren Xu gave the most straightforward answer.

"Because I gave them enough money."

At the same time, they also wanted to make a name for themselves in one battle, and we were immediately on the same page.

"You—you acted first and reported later!"

"I've heard that there's a top-tier expert in the Chu Kingdom's palace. I'd like to see if it's true."

"Hmph! You're just Wenren Youli." Taishu Wei angrily turned and left.

Wenren Xu was unaware that the future developments would be far more terrifying than he imagined.

Chapter 34 The Man in Black

Miaoyin Tower.

Su Wanwan looked at herself in the mirror with a sorrowful expression.

She understood everything Li Yunsheng said.

In this chaotic world, she was nothing more than a pawn to be manipulated. What could she possibly do?

The clearer you understand it, the more pain you feel inside.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door of the bedroom. Su Wanwan put away her worried expression and immediately put on a faint smile.

"Come in."

A maid entered the hall and whispered something to her.

"Everything has been arranged."

"understood."

After the maid left the palace, Su Wanwan closed the bronze mirror in front of her.

Four second-rank masters—that's quite a show of respect for the emperor.

If it weren't for the rise of these four demons in Weiguo, they would have had a real difficulty in gathering so many second-rank experts.

"The State of Chu is about to descend into chaos."

……

Hunting grounds.

Jiang Qingying, clad in full armor, exuded heroic spirit.

There were only three people inside the hall at this time.

"Everything is arranged?"

Shangguan Xuanran bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, everything has been arranged."

Two second-rank experts were assigned to different tasks: one to restrain Wei Xiang, and the other to assassinate Li Yunsheng.

Are these two people reliable?

"Your Majesty, rest assured, it is absolutely reliable."

Jiang Qingying nodded and then looked at Lin Ling.

"General Lin, do you understand what we should do tomorrow?"

Lin Ling was the Grand General of the Imperial Guards and one of the people she trusted.

She knew that Li Yunsheng dared not openly rebel because he feared the power of the Imperial Guards.

She now commands half of the military force in the capital, namely the Imperial Guards.

The other half is in Li Yunsheng's hands, namely the Sixteen Guards.

Lin Ling clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"My primary duty is to protect Your Majesty's safety."

He didn't say the second half of his sentence.

The primary duty is to protect His Majesty's safety; as for the other ministers, they can only hope for the best.

"However, with over a thousand Imperial Guards present, even two second-rank experts might find it difficult to succeed in a short time. I fear there may be unforeseen circumstances."

The emperor's assassination attempt on the prime minister was a secret, and he certainly couldn't tell his subordinates about it openly.

Tomorrow, he can use the pretext of protecting His Majesty to refrain from intervening in the assassin's attack.

However, if an assassin were to appear, the Imperial Guards would certainly capture the thief.

He couldn't very well order the Imperial Guards not to act either, and just stand by and watch the assassin kill Li Yunsheng.

"Tomorrow I will find a way to lure Li Yunsheng deep into the hunting grounds. You will only take a small squad of imperial guards to escort me, and the rest of you will stay behind under the pretext of protecting the officials."

"Your subject understands."

Jiang Qingying stood up. "The extermination of the traitors will begin tomorrow!"

……

into the night.

The lights were still on in Li Yunsheng's room.

At this moment, he did not continue cultivating the Tongxuan Scripture, but instead looked at information about the officials of the State of Wei.

The State of Wei had spies in the State of Chu, and the State of Chu also had spies in the State of Wei.

Information about the officials of Wei was obtained through intelligence reports from the Great Chu.

Things were progressing even more smoothly than he had anticipated, and he was now beginning to consider how to deal with the country after Wei's submission.

In his eyes, the officials of Wei were already subjects of the Great Chu.

If he is a capable minister who can govern a peaceful era, then he should naturally be kept.

If someone has no skills whatsoever, then there's no need to keep them around and waste food.

The first name that catches the eye is naturally that of Taishu Wei, the prime minister of the State of Wei.

Unlike the Three Departments and Six Ministries system of the Great Chu, the State of Wei did not have the Secretariat, Chancellery, and Department of State Affairs.

The Ministry of Rites also managed the six ministries: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works.

The State of Wei operated under a prime minister system, with Taishu Wei wielding immense power.

Even Li Yunsheng was a little envious when it came to this.

Taishu Wei's power far exceeded that of the prime minister; the prime minister's power was the sum of the power of the three provinces plus the censorate.

The difference between "宰相" (Prime Minister) and "丞相" (Chancellor) is only one character, but they are vastly different.

Look at other countries, their rulers and ministers are of one mind, and their generals and ministers live in harmony.

Then look at the Empress; she simply doesn't trust this loyal regent.

He was only able to barely match the power of Taishu Wei because he was a regent minister and had no significant political enemies in the court.

However, the Grand Secretary of the Great Chu was also a seasoned veteran, and on the surface, he was not competing with him.

But Li Yunsheng knew that this man was a staunch royalist.

It was only because Fei Su's conflict with him was too obvious, while this old guy had always remained neutral, that it didn't attract much attention.

The Empress thought Fei Su could rival him, but little did she know that the Grand Secretary, a veteran official who had served three dynasties, was the only person she could rely on.

With this thought in mind, Li Yunsheng suddenly remembered Prime Minister Cao.

This Minister Cao, in order to unify the world and prevent others from hindering him.

First, he abolished the Three Dukes system and restored the Prime Minister system, becoming Prime Minister Cao himself.

This forced the emperor to issue an edict that officials could not be named when paying homage and could enter the palace with swords and shoes.

He was later granted the Nine Bestowments, established the State of Wei, set its capital at Ye City, and appointed officials such as Chancellor, Grand Commandant, and General-in-Chief.

Then, he became the King of Wei, ranking above all the other feudal lords.

One may present memorials to the emperor without addressing him as a subject, and receive imperial edicts without bowing.

All treatment, including travel arrangements, was the same as that of the Han Dynasty.

All princes were enfeoffed as marquises.

Although Prime Minister Cao was not the emperor at this time, he already had the power of one.

Li Yunsheng let out a breath. If the Empress didn't behave herself, he would become the second Prime Minister Cao.

If he wanted to rebel, it wasn't impossible for him to do so.

However, if he rebels, the Great Chu will be thrown into chaos, and the Liang, Western Zhou, and Northern Qi will certainly take the opportunity to invade.

Nobody knows what the outcome will be.

Moreover, the Empress is, after all, her female lead, and also someone bound to the system.