Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Collapse! (Please Continue Reading)
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Capital.
Peaceful Mind Studio.
Old Zhang got up early to prepare the stuffing, busying himself until the break of dawn, when the streets gradually filled with people.
At that moment, Little Zhang was still stacking steaming baskets in the kitchen when he saw the old man suddenly walk out of the shop. He looked outside and understood what was going on.
It turned out that Liang Sheng had returned.
Old Zhang was quite surprised at this moment. He thought that Liang Sheng wouldn’t return to the capital for at least three to five years after taking it so seriously.
Unexpectedly, he returned only a few months later, and for a short while, Old Zhang was naturally somewhat pleasantly surprised.
“Old Liang, when did you get back?”
Liang Sheng smiled and said, “I entered the capital last night, but because it was too late, I didn’t tell you guys. Tonight, I’ll treat you to a drink.”
“Alright.”
Instead of going back to his bun shop, Old Zhang simply took out a teapot and tea leaves by the bookshelf, as if he were on familiar ground.
“Old Zhang, aren’t you going to go back and look after your shop?”
Seeing this, Liang Sheng found it a bit strange. At this time, Old Zhang heard this sentence and directly cursed.
“Look at what? Times are getting harder every day, and you can hardly see a few ghosts coming in all day long. If it wasn’t for this being an ancestral business, 1 would have wanted to rest directly.”
At this point, he whispered: “Our Majesty has personally led the troops to battle, but there has been no news so far, it seems to have run into trouble.
Otherwise, with his love for achievements, how could the capital be so quiet? And the imperial merchants in the north of our city have been frequently going in and out of the household department lately; you know what that means.”
Old Zhang gave Liang Sheng a knowing look, and just as Liang Sheng was about to laugh and say a few words, he suddenly stopped talking.
Someone came into the bookstore.
“Boss Liang, Boss Zhang, you are both here. I just happen to have some fruits that I just picked at home, so I specially brought them here for you to taste.”
The visitor was Manager Yang from the pawnshop next door, holding a basket of fruits in his hand. Liang Sheng and Old Zhang looked at each other as they saw this.
After a few awkward chats, Manager Yang seemed to realize the awkward atmosphere and excused himself to leave. Liang Sheng gave Old Zhang a meaningful look: since when did the usually stingy Manager Yang suddenly become so generous?
Old Zhang couldn’t help but shake his head, not knowing what was going on. But Manager Yang had interrupted their conversation about Emperor Kaiping’s personal expedition, so Old Zhang got up and went back to his bun shop.
For the next few days, Manager Yang would occasionally send over some snacks, gaining the favor of Old Zhang and the nearby merchants.
Could it be that this iron rooster had changed his temper as he got older?
It was not until Manager Yang personally went door to door delivering wedding invitations that they suddenly realized the reason.
They had eaten his treats for the past few days, so naturally, they had to return the favor. They were heartbroken to think that they’d eaten some cheap fruits and now had to spend a lot of money on gifts.
After all, according to the customs of the capital, at least ten taels of silver should be given as a gift in order not to lose face. Old Zhang and Liang Sheng could only shake their heads at this.
They had been careless!
However, Liang Sheng didn’t care too much about it. In fact, he had been keeping an eye on the situation in the capital during this time. Old Zhang didn’t know much about Emperor Kaiping’s personal expedition to the southwest, but Liang Sheng did.
After all, with his current cultivation level, apart from the Mysterious Little Sword, even the innate experts posed no threat to him. He had already visited every department of the court, and no one had noticed.
Emperor Kaiping’s days were not going well, as he had become trapped in the quagmire of the Southwest and could not extricate himself.
Chen Ping, the great general who had kept the borderlands stable for twenty years, was not as skilled as Li Hong, but his military prowess was beyond doubt.
If it had not been for the elite Dayan forces led by Emperor Kaiping, they might have already suffered a defeat. However, the situation remained extremely tense, and if it dragged on, things would not bode well.
Dayan faced its biggest crisis in the past twenty years, but Liang Sheng was happy to see this situation. Only when the national fortune of Dayan was overturned after Mount Kunwu, could he seize an opportunity from the crisis.
As for the suffering of the people and the living hardships of the ordinary folks, it was not Liang Sheng’s cause and effect but the consequence of Emperor Kaiping’s twenty years of sins.
Thus, from the Southwest rebellion after the summer to the deep autumn, Emperor Kaiping was still entangled with the Southwest rebel forces, and the situation in the Capital became tense.
The Capital even began to control the materials, limiting the amount of supplies purchased by the people. At this time, Liang Sheng looked in the direction of the Imperial Palace in the Capital and couldn’t help but smile faintly at the corner of his mouth.
It was almost time.
The national fortune of the Dayan Dynasty had finally begun to waver, revealing signs of impending doom. However, just when everything was developing according to Liang Sheng’s wishes, there was an unexpected change.
The fortune of Dayan was indeed declining, but the grand scheme of feng shui still revolved around the Ye Family. Liang Sheng immediately thought of the reason.
It seemed that the Lifeless Sect had finally made its move.
This rebellious sect, which was almost born alongside the Dayan Dynasty, had started to openly capture territories of Dayan.
Did the enemy plan to completely abandon Emperor Kaiping?
With the help of the Lifeless Sect, the Southwest rebels gained more momentum, making the situation that Emperor Kaiping was barely maintaining even worse.
Leading the army in the Southwest battlefield, Emperor Kaiping retreated at every turn; even the Capital, which was trying to conceal the news, could no longer suppress it.
For a short while, both the court and the secular people became frightened, and the nobles began to prepare with two hands.
Liang Sheng, who knew about Ye Family’s ancestor’s arrangement, remained as steady as Mount Tai at this moment. Since the Lifeless Sect had already taken action to solve this troublesome rebellion, he feared that there would be a change in the Southwest battlefield.
Sure enough, not long after, the news of victory came from the Southwest battlefield. Rebel Chen Ping was found by Emperor Kaiping, and Qin Gang personally killed him on the spot.
Not only did Chen Ping die, but the Bald Master, who had previously tried to assassinate Emperor Kaiping during the Heaven Sacrifice, also died under Qin Gang’s sword.
It turned out that Hongzhi had gone south to join the rebels in order to take revenge and met up with Chen Ping. Thus, Chen Ping’s safety was guaranteed for a while, and his whereabouts were unknown to others.
However, the failure all started when there were problems within the fortress the result was actually doomed when the Southwest rebel forces cooperated with the Lifeless Sect.
But Emperor Kaiping did not win in the end. Twenty years of indulgence had already emptied his body.
After receiving the news of Chen Ping’s death, Emperor Kaiping was overcome by a mix of joy and grief. His breath gave out, and he finally couldn’t hold on and collapsed that day.
Despite the treatment of famous doctors afterward, Emperor Kaiping’s illness had reached an incurable point. The Southwest uprising was not yet fully subdued, and with Emperor Kaiping’s life hanging in the balance, the army had no choice but to return to the court.
During the journey back to the Capital, Emperor Kaiping ultimately couldn’t hold on and died halfway. Afterward, rebellions broke out one after another across the nation.
The Lifeless Sect showed unparalleled strength among the various rebel forces, sweeping across the entire Dayan Dynasty like a wildfire.
In this situation, chaos also began to spread in the Capital. Fortunately, the Crown Prince made a decisive move and broke into the Five Armies Commander’s Mansion with thunderous momentum, calming the hearts of the people.
After gaining control of the Imperial Army and the Five Armies Commander’s Mansion, the Capital’s Shenji Camp also guarded the Imperial Palace, and the situation was finally under control.
The Crown Prince took charge of the government!
