Chapter 619 - Chapter 619: Chapter 619 Grand Finale (4): So Thats How It Is_1 (1/2)
chapter 619: chapter 619 grand finale (4): so that’s how it is_1
chu lan then turned to wei jinyi and asked, “how long can the imperial army hold up against the siege from the five troop commanders?”
“are you sure it’s five?” wei jinyi asked.
chu lan’s eyes darkened at the question.
old master lu then said, “commander yu dongshan of the western city is an old trainee of mine. before i entered the palace, i saw him and he agreed to support the rightful heir once he learned of the authenticity of the edict. he will not help a tyrant.”
after finishing his words, old master lu subconsciously glanced at wei jinyi.
seeking out yu dongshan was a suggestion from rui prince. it seemed that rui prince had long foreseen everything would come to this.
with one fewer city involved out of the five, the remaining four stand.
in this scenario, chu lan’s chances of winning appear even more promising.
at this moment, tan ruyuan, a young man with a slender figure, stepped forward from the crowd, “my tan family is willing to serve rui prince, as a way to repay queen rui’s lifesaving favor on our family head.”
the speaker was tan ruyuan, the elder cousin to the south city troop commander, tan rufeng. both men were among the tan family members who were rewarded by the emperor three years ago as thanks for a loan given to the court.
his words, it seemed, also stood for tan rufeng.
what everyone didn’t know was when interactions between queen rui and the rarely seen head of the tan family happened.
chu lan looked at wei ruo. he had expected her to be a hindrance.
however, what he didn’t expect was that a woman from the inner palace would have such an impact on the army of the previous dynasty.
two out of the five troop commanders now supported rui prince, with the imperial army also under his control.
the situation now had two sides with almost equal military power. but with the advantage of being the garrison inside the imperial city, the imperial army had the geographical advantage.
upon calculation, it seemed that rui prince’s chances of winning were even slightly higher.
inside qianqing hall, the expressions on the minister’s faces varied.
from outside, the sound of intermittent shouts and fighting could be heard, making it hard to tell which side was gaining the upper hand.
for a while, everyone was hesitant about who to side with, afraid to make any wrong decisions that would cost them their prospects and life.
at this moment, minister fan shuyi unexpectedly spoke, “the fan family has always been loyal to the emperor. we initially thought king jing was the chosen one, hence, we complied with his orders. now that we know the truth, we can no longer stand with him. i believe that once we explain this fake edict and king jing’s usurping ambitions to commander fan xiu of the northern city, he would not continue to aid in king jing’s tyranny!”
fan shuyi spoke passionately, declaring his own position while explaining the reason for the fan family’s support of king jing.
fan shuyi’s words undoubtedly were the last straw that overwhelmed chu lan.
if the commander of the northern city flipped sides, the scales of victory would tip in favor of rui prince.
this old fox fan shuyi, as expected…
always opportunistic, steering himself according to the wind.
chu lan knew from the beginning that fan shuyi was this kind of person. he had assumed that the fan family would have no opportunity to betray him since he had all the power. unexpectedly, his situation deteriorated so quickly.
wei jinyi seemed to have already anticipated that the fan family would flip sides, he said, “in that case, i’ll have to trouble minister fan to make a trip to the commander of the northern city.”
zhang yi and fan chengxu walked in from outside the hall to stand before fan shuyi. they had been waiting for a while for fan shuyi to declare his position.
“my uncle, please, the horses are ready, and the path to leave the palace has been cleared.” fan chengxu said to fan shuyi.