A month passed quickly. The 88th emperor of the Chinese Federation officially conferred Liu Lihua the title of Princess Huaqing! At the same time, in order to share the joy with the people, the emperor also ordered that all the living materials of the Federation citizens would be replenished by 30% this month. This caused the entire country to celebrate and cheer. In the end, the emperor announced that a banquet would be held in Hanyuan Palace tonight. All the officials would drink with the emperor and congratulate him on having another heir!
Just as the entire Chinese Federation was celebrating and blessing the little princess who had just turned one month old. In the distant Chizhou Continent, the European Union and Britain were already locked in a fierce battle in Cape Town. After a fierce battle, both sides were badly injured and had many casualties. After all, the European Union was a veteran world power. Although the European Union's carelessness and various failures before the war had caused many unnecessary losses, they finally showed the strength and foundation of a world power after reacting.
After successfully resisting the initial attack of the British, the European Union quickly formed three more armies, intending to use their absolute advantage to take down the British army. Just as the European Union was rushing their troops to the battlefield, the British follow-up force, a heavy armored army, had already landed at the Cape of Good Hope. There were nearly a thousand new main battle tanks and a large number of various types of armored vehicles lined up on the beach. They were ready to set off for the front line at any time. This armored army was the trump card of the British expeditionary force. They would be the attack arrows of the army. With excellent mobility, they would launch a fatal blow from the flank of the European Union at the critical moment.
For this war, Britain had started to prepare for it very early on, but it also saw the shortcomings of this new country. In this battle, as a vital transportation force, it was only after the war that Britain discovered the serious shortage of large transport ships. After all, this was their first expedition across the ocean, and the target was another big country. This was different from the experience they had gained from bullying those small South American countries. After encountering a real tough opponent, it was obviously not enough! There was no other way. In order not to turn the weapons in the hands of the frontline soldiers into fire sticks, the British logistics department had to recruit civilian ships and hire foreign fleets at a high price.
Using all their strength, they managed to barely maintain the logistics line and avoid the danger of the frontline troops running out of food. At this time, Britain was secretly glad that they did not choose to attack the Chinese Federation. Everyone knew that the Continental Army doctrine of the Federation was unparalleled in the world. They had only fought with the weaker European Union, and their logistics supply line had almost collapsed. If they had chosen the Chinese Federation in a moment of rashness, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
However, although the European Union had always been a funny country to outsiders, when its important gold-producing area was seriously threatened, the strength it displayed surprised Britain. The first two armies could not quickly occupy Cape Town as planned, and then rely on the city to deal with the other side's reinforcements. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The desperate resistance of the local defenders completely ruined the British's intention to end the battle quickly. When the reinforcements from the European Union arrived, the battle became a meaningless battle. This was obviously the last thing the logistician-strapped Britain wanted to see.
Fortunately, the combat power of the European Union's army was not too much beyond expectations. After a round of competition, the British commander had an idea. Indeed, the strength of the European Union is not something that the previous opponents could compare to. However, this time, we have put in a lot of effort into the expedition, and we were actually able to fight to a draw with the other party with a disadvantage in strength. This European Union was only so-so.
The commander of the British army did not allow the troops to continue wasting their energy. He decisively ordered the withdrawal of the city that had been reduced to ruins. He reorganized his troops hundreds of kilometers outside the city and defended the place, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. Seeing that the enemy had retreated, the European Union heaved a sigh of relief. They were also shocked by the battle of the British army, and they wanted to take a breather and wait for their strength to accumulate before launching another attack.
Just like that, both sides held the same goal and confronted each other, preparing for the next battle.
Compared to the European Union and Britain, which were fighting to the death, the Chinese Federation was enjoying a peaceful scene. The entire Zhujin City was busy making all kinds of preparations for the banquet at night. The eunuchs, who had already fired their arrows without turning back, also began to make the final arrangements for their plan.
Gao Hai looked at Zhao Hao nervously and asked,""How is it? Did they poison His Majesty's food?”
Zhao Hao's fat face was covered in sweat as he hurriedly replied,""The news has come that they have already put the poison in according to Duke Gao's instructions. Should we give His Majesty that bottle of drug now to draw out the poison?”
"There's no hurry. We can't let His Majesty be poisoned in front of everyone in Hanyuan Palace! Otherwise, with the Grand Commandant and the Great General present, we won't have any chance. We'll wait until the banquet is over and His Majesty returns to Weiyang Palace before taking action.”Gao Hai shook his head.
Zhao Hao nodded and said,"I understand. I'll go and instruct the people below!"”
"Mm, that's good!" Gao Hai said with satisfaction, then turned to Xia Wang and said,"Eunuch Xia, is the army under our control ready? Don't screw us up at this critical moment.”
"Don't worry!" Xia Wang replied. I've already instructed Wang Songyue. When the emperor dies from the poison, we'll use the excuse of protecting the emperor to bring the army into Weiyang Palace. At that time, the situation will definitely be chaotic. We can take the opportunity to control Jiaofang Hall and control the empress and the little princess!”
"Alright, then let's quickly carry out the plan. Seeing that the great event is about to succeed, when everything is settled, we will hold a celebratory banquet in Hanyuan Palace!”Gao Hai looked at the crowd and said excitedly.
Everyone felt hot all over, as if a ball of fire was burning in their bodies. After hearing Gao Hai's words, they couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts anymore and cheered.
As he watched the others go down to arrange their tasks, Gao Hai sat on the chair alone and closed his eyes to meditate. The closer he got to the end, the more he didn't dare to relax. Throughout history, there were too many examples of failure at the last moment. Thus, Gao Hai recalled the entire plan once again, afraid that he might have missed out on some details.
Was it in terms of martial strength? It was true that they could only control a small division of the Imperial Guard Army at the moment. There were only a few tens of thousands of people, and they did not have any heavy weapons. However, it was fine. After all, they only planned to take advantage of the Emperor's sudden death and the chaos in Weiyang Palace to enter Weiyang Palace in the name of protecting the emperor. Even with such a small number of soldiers, most of them had no idea that they were actually obeying the orders of the eunuchs. Whether they could be coaxed or relied on the officers they had secretly planted in the army, Gao Hai had never thought of using them to fight a tough battle.
As for politics and fishing vessels, there was even less to worry about. The entire court of the Federation was now under the control of the chief eunuch. Even the Prime Minister and the cabinet obeyed their orders, so what was there to worry about? As for the fishing boats, would they be worried that the fishing boats would not side with them after taking control of the political situation?
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After thinking about it, the only question was whether the emperor would drink the poisoned soup as planned, and whether they could control the empress and the two majesties in the end!
There won't be any accidents. The entire plan was carefully planned by our family. There won't be any problems! Just as Gao Hai was silently cheering himself on, fate played a joke on him, but it was a fatal one.
The crown prince, who was supposed to accompany the emperor to attend the banquet, had caught a cold yesterday, causing him to sneeze non-stop today. It was obvious that he could not attend the banquet again. When Tong Lun brought this unexpected news to Gao Hai, he was so frightened that he thought that the Emperor had seen through their plan.
"No, this is just an accident!”Gao Hai forcefully suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and muttered. Looking at Tong Lun's equally flustered face, he immediately berated loudly,""What are you panicking for? It's just a small accident. Even if we can't capture the Crown Prince on his way back to the palace after the banquet ends, it won't affect our final plan. Also, remember not to use your mobile phone. Be careful not to be eavesdropped.”
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It was late at night. In the magnificent Hanyuan Palace, the banquet ended with the elegant music of " Qingping Music." After everyone had their fill, they stood up and bowed to the emperor. After everyone left, Liu Hong also returned to Weiyang Palace.
At this moment, a conspiracy had begun to unfold around the emperor. In the imperial kitchen of Weiyang Palace, a few palace maids were busy pouring a red porcelain bottle of medicinal liquid into a bowl of hangover soup prepared for the emperor. A royal chef at the side looked at them with a struggling expression, but he did not stop them. At first glance, these palace maids did not seem to be any different from other palace maids, but if one looked carefully, one would find that the joints of their fingers were obviously thicker than those of ordinary women!
These people had just covered the bowls and put away the porcelain bottles when the door was opened from the outside. An older palace maid led a few palace maids in. She was the Empress 'personal maid. Seeing that someone had entered, the imperial chef took the initiative to welcome him. He forced a smile and said,"Miss, are you here to get the soup?"
The leading palace maid nodded and replied,"Yes, His Majesty is already on the way back to the palace. The Empress asked me to get the hangover soup.”After saying that, she gestured for the others to bring the hangover soup and turned to leave. However, she didn't notice the expression of the imperial chef who wanted to say something but hesitated. He had been caught by the chief eunuch and could now watch helplessly as the bowl of fatal tea was delivered to the emperor.
In the Jiaofang Palace, Tian Zi did not have the usual majesty of an emperor. He was like an ordinary father teasing his daughter. The empress watched this scene blissfully from the side, reminding him of the time when the crown prince was still a baby. At that time, the emperor was just like today. Little Lihua giggled and kept patting Tian Zi's face.
Just as the emperor's family was enjoying themselves, a pair of palace maids walked in and bowed to the emperor and empress. "Your Majesty, you must have drunk a lot of wine at the banquet just now!" The Empress smiled at the Emperor. Chenqie specially asked the imperial chef to prepare hangover soup. Hurry up and drink it while it's hot!”
Reluctantly handing the little princess to the nanny, the emperor took the porcelain bowl from the palace maid and smiled at the empress,""Then I thank Wan 'er for your concern!”With that, he raised his head and drank the deadly soup.
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