Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 316 Wu Yuan's Plan

Wende Hall.

In the enclosed space, there was a disgusting rotten smell.

It came from the corpses of the fifth and sixth princes who were killed by Wuyuan yesterday morning.

Although it was mid-August, the capital of Tianwu was still extremely hot during the day, and the two cold corpses quickly deteriorated in the ice-free Wende Hall.

Emperor Longde tore off a section of the hem of the dragon robe, covered his mouth and nose, barely blocking the unpleasant smell.

In just two days, the aloof Emperor Longde had been reduced to a miserable state.

His face, which had not had much rest for a day or two, was pale and decadent, and his eyes were cloudy and lifeless.Under the nose covered by the dragon robe, white flakes covered the lips, and black stubble appeared on the chin, as if it had been wiped with something dirty.

Except for the angry, vicious and palpitating light that flashed from time to time in those godless eyes, which showed his former majesty.At this time, Emperor Longde's image as an emperor has disappeared.

The door creaked open.

Emperor Longde closed his eyes, he didn't want to see the pity and ridicule in the eunuch's eyes.This made him more angry than smelling the rotting corpse of his own emperor.

"Father, my son has come to greet you." A gentle voice sounded in his ear.

It wasn't the eunuch who delivered the meal, but Wu Yuan.

Emperor Longde felt a pain in his palm, and his nails sank into his palm due to the force, but he still closed his eyes, showing no extra emotion on his face.

"The smell of the two younger brothers is really bad, it's hard for the father to stay here for a day and a night." Wu Yuan covered his nose with his sleeve, "I don't know what the father thinks?"

Emperor Longde still had his eyes closed, Quan Dang Wuyuan didn't exist at all.

Wu Yuan laughed softly, "Father can't hear the voice of his son, but should hear the voices of the seventh and eighth younger brothers. Bring them in!"

Two children less than ten years old were brought in by four officers and soldiers in armor. Although they were young, they knew what had happened. They knelt on the ground, crying loudly in fright.

Wu Yuan knelt down in front of the two, and said gently: "You two imperial brothers, whether you can live or not depends on your father's decision."

The older Seventh Prince cried: "Brother Dahuang, can you let me go? Brother Huang promises to listen to Brother Dahuang in the future!"

He knew very well that the person who wanted to kill him was Wuyuan, not Emperor Longde.

"Seventh Emperor Brother is really smart!" Wu Yuan stretched out his hand to touch his head, "It's a pity that the only person who can save you this time is Father Emperor, Brother Elder Emperor has no choice but to."

"Elder brother, wow..." The two little princes were sobbing. They couldn't figure out why the elder brother who had always been the best to them and often gave them gifts suddenly wanted to kill them!

Wu Yuan stood up and looked at Emperor Longde, who was seated above him. Emperor Longde's eyes were closed tightly, like an old monk in meditation, he could not be shaken by the turmoil of the outside world.

"Father is really cruel." Wu Yuan said, "Since this is the case, I have no choice but to follow Father's wish and take the lives of the two younger brothers."

"Ah!" Two shrill screams sounded one after the other, and the blood in the throat drew an arc in the air and splashed to the ground.

Emperor Longde seemed to be able to hear the sound of the sharp sword cutting his throat and blood splashing on the ground.His palms hurt even more, his hands and feet covered under the dragon robe trembled slightly, but he still didn't open his eyes.

It seems that as long as you don't open your eyes, everything that happens in front of you is just a dream.When he woke up, he was still Emperor Longde who was as high as a god and in charge of life and death.

"Father's complexion doesn't look very good. I think it's because he didn't rest well last night, so I will take my leave without disturbing Father's rest."

Wu Yuan performed all the courtesy respectfully, turned around and walked outside the hall.

Hearing the footsteps getting farther and farther away, Emperor Longde was about to open his eyes as soon as the palace door was closed.

However, the footsteps stopped at the entrance of the hall, and after a pause, they walked back into the hall.

"Look at Erchen's memory, I had something to tell my father, but I almost left without saying anything." Wu Yuan said, "Does my father want to know what it is?"

Emperor Longde was as motionless as a statue.

"It seems that the father doesn't want to know, but the minister has to say."

"Yuxi, I have found it."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, Emperor Longde suddenly opened his eyes, and Wuyuan in the palace was playing with the Chuanguo Yuxi, which was carved from blue field white jade, with a radius of four inches and coiled five dragons.

Emperor Longde could no longer hide his emotions, his eyes protruded, and he pointed at Wuyuan's fingertips trembling, "You...you..."

Looking at Wuyuan's smiling expression, Emperor Longde who was being teased became furious, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed on the chair with a golden face, unable to move.

If there was a sword in his hand, Emperor Longde might stab it without hesitation and die with Wu Yuan.

"I just forgot about it for a while," Wu Yuan shook his head regretfully, "otherwise the seventh and eighth brothers would not have to die."

It's shameless to pretend to be pity for someone who has murderous intentions early in the morning!
Emperor Longde trembled all over, not because of the innocent tragic death of the two princes, but because he was surprised that Wu Yuan had found the jade seal so quickly.

The night before yesterday, when Wuyuan led people into the palace, Emperor Longde called for a young eunuch.Instruct the little eunuch to hide the jade seal under the dragon seat in the Hall of Valor, and tell the little eunuch not to tell anyone.

He also promised that after this palace change, he would promote the little eunuch to the chief eunuch!

The little eunuch hid the jade seal according to his words and came to return his order. Emperor Longde praised him for doing a good job, and in a blink of an eye he drew his sword and killed the little eunuch himself!

Emperor Longde's previous promise was just to appease the little eunuch, telling the little eunuch not to tell others where the jade seal was hidden. Now that the goal has been achieved, there is naturally no need to leave any future troubles.

But Emperor Longde didn't expect that Wuyuan would have the courage to have someone check the dragon chair and find the jade seal.

Now that Wuyuan Yuxi is in hand, as long as a fake edict of abdication is stamped on the jade seal, then Tianwu will have nothing to do with him, Emperor Longde.

Emperor Longde was furious and panicked again. After the abdication edict was issued, he, the former emperor, could go down to meet his ancestors!
As expected, Wuyuan ordered someone to submit an abdication edict.Without asking Emperor Longde, he directly covered the jade seal in front of him.

"I made a plan when I found Yuxi this morning. Tomorrow, I will call all the ministers into the palace and read out the edict of abdication in person. Three days later, an auspicious day will be held for the enthronement ceremony." Wuyuan paused, "As for the whereabouts of the father..."

Emperor Longde felt a chill in his heart, as if he had already foreseen his own death.

"Father, don't worry too much." Wu Yuan looked at his despairing eyes, and said with a light smile, "My son's ascension to the throne is such a big event, my father needs to witness it personally. After that, my son will tell my father that everyone in the world will I don't know the secret, let the father go to rest in peace."

After knowing that secret, it will be Emperor Longde's death!
"Come here, clean up this place! My father is seriously ill and will die soon. Before that, I will definitely be filial to my father."

Wuyuan laughed and left Wende Hall.

With the edict of abdication and the jade seal, after four days, Tianwu will be his Wuyuan's world!

He went to Baihua Palace full of ambition.

"Come here, prepare wine. The prince is happy today, so I want to have a good drink!"

The palace people quickly brought two jugs of wine and several side dishes.

Wu Yuan waved to Xiao He who was hiding at the side, and said softly: "Xiao He, come and drink with me."

Xiao He lowered her head, "Xiao He doesn't know how to drink, Eldest Prince, do what you want."

"I will be the emperor in a few days, and you are the second person to know the news." Wuyuan said, "I want to celebrate this big happy event with you first. Don't spoil my fun, little drink." Just a glass."

Although his voice is gentle, it carries the coolness of winter.Xiao He's head drooped more and more, "I'm sorry, First Prince, Xiao He..."

"Do you want me to invite you here?" Wu Yuan's voice became cold, with an irresistible momentum.

Xiao He hesitated for a while, then walked over timidly, "Eldest Prince, Xiao He really doesn't know how to drink, how about Xiao He pour wine for you."

She picked up the jug on the table and poured a glass for Wu Yuan, "Prince, please."

"Sit down, sit beside me." Wuyuan said, "Either look up at me, or drink, you choose."

Xiao He sat beside her as she said, and looked up at Wu Yuan.

The love that was once as bright as stars in those eyes has disappeared, replaced by deep fear and resistance.

Wu Yuan felt bored for a while, but smiled lightly on his face, "That's good."

He held his cup and threw it up, "I will ascend the throne in three days, and I will become a concubine after standing up. What title do you like? Concubine Yu? Concubine He? Concubine Qing?"

Xiao He's hand carrying the pot trembled, she bit her lip and didn't make a sound.

"Don't you like it? Then think of one yourself." Wu Yuan said with a good temper, "I promise you any title you want."

After a while, Xiao He said softly: "Whatever Xiao He wants, will the First Prince agree?"

Wu Yuan's eyes flickered, and he drank the wine in the glass slowly, "Tell me about it."

Xiao He summoned up her courage, "Xiao He doesn't want to be a concubine, Xiao He wants to go home, can the eldest prince let Xiao He go back?"

"Bah!" The wine glass was thrown to the ground and shattered.

Xiao He was so startled that she almost jumped up, but the sudden addition of two fingers on her chin restricted her movements.

"Xiao He, my patience is limited! For the sake of your deep affection for me in the past, I have tolerated you until now." Wu Yuan's cold eyes locked her tightly, "Being a human being should know when enough is enough! Do you have to If I put the body of your little lover in front of you, can you be obedient?"

As soon as the words fell, Wu Yuan saw that the pair of bright and pure eyes in front of him slowly filled with tears, the tears were so transparent that the snow on the Tianshan Mountain melted, slipped from the corners of those beautiful eyes, and sank into the black hair.

Wuyuan's good mood suddenly disappeared completely, and the tears seemed to have magic power, which made his heart feel very uncomfortable.

But when he thought that those tears were shed for other men, the anger in his chest was enough to burn the entire palace.

Wu Yuan suppressed his anger by force and said, "Don't cry."

His words not only did not stop Xiao He from crying, but made her cry even harder.Because of crying, the cherry blossom-like lips trembled slightly, and they were more delicate than the new flowers on the branches in spring.

Wu Yuan's eyes were involuntarily drawn towards him, and as if losing control, he leaned over to kiss those pink lips.

Xiao He's face turned pale with shock, at the moment when Wu Yuan's lips were about to meet, she somehow got the strength to push hard.

Taking advantage of Wuyuan's unpreparedness to push him away, Xiao He quickly fled to the farthest place in the house from Wuyuan, looking at him vigilantly with tearful eyes.

The fingertips still had the greasy touch of the girl's round chin. Wu Yuan looked at the girl who once approached him proactively but now avoided him, and a cruel coldness gradually appeared in his eyes.

Feeling drunk, Wu Yuan's face was reddish, his eyes were stained with desire, and he smiled softly, "Now the whole palace is my territory, where can you escape to?"

He stood up, his steps were undisturbed, like a cheetah, he walked towards Xiao He with the momentum to win.

Xiao He screamed and ran away, but the room was so big, Wu Yuan grabbed her wrist and pulled her into her arms after a while.

The girl's soft body stimulated Wu Yuan more and more, he ignored Xiao He's crying and struggling, picked up Xiao He, and walked towards the bed.

"No! First Prince, please don't!"

After begging to no avail, Xiao He bit Wu Yuan's shoulder fiercely.

Wu Yuan let go of his hand in pain, Xiao He immediately ran to the table, picked up the broken wine glass that was on the ground just now, and put it against his neck.

Her hair was messy and her face was full of tears, "If the First Prince wants to force Xiao He, Xiao He would rather die!"

That hand obviously trembled like a lotus in a strong wind, but it firmly showed that she was not joking with him.

Wu Yuan's eyes gradually cleared up, he walked to the edge of the bed and sat down with his legs wide open, sliding his big hands on the silky quilt.

It was covered by Xiao He once, and her unique girly fragrance still remains on it.

Wu Yuan closed his eyes, looking intoxicated, as if he was stroking Xiao He's soft lips.

After a while, he opened his eyes, "I was a little anxious just now, I apologize to you. But your attitude makes me very dissatisfied. If you are still like this after three days, then don't blame me for taking your leftovers." Little Half-Life's little lover will have a knife!"

The current Wuyuan is no longer the original Wuyuan, he is the emperor who is about to enthroned, the emperor whose destiny belongs to the whole world, every inch of Tianwu's land belongs to him, and all the people of Tianwu belong to him!
No, it's just to regain a woman's heart, he's not in a hurry!He didn't believe that he, as an emperor, would be no match for a little boy!

After Wu Yuan left, Xiao He squatted on the ground, hugged herself tightly and began to cry softly.

Little monkey, miss, where are you, come and take Xiaohe away!woo woo~
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Not long after Wuyuan walked out of Baihua Palace, an aide came over with a letter, "Eldest Prince, King Rui has sent you a letter!"

"What did the letter say?" Wu Yuan asked.

The staff said: "King Rui said that he will arrive in the capital tonight, because it is getting late, he will not come to visit the eldest prince, and he will enter the palace directly tomorrow morning."

"Very good!" A smile appeared on Wu Yuan's lips, "Are you ready?"

"Back to First Prince, get ready!"

"Tomorrow, only success is not allowed, you know?"

"Yes, First Prince!"

"Let someone pass the order down. The second prince Dao has been punished. Tomorrow, civil and military officials will go to court normally. Father has something to announce!"

"Yes, First Prince! This subordinate will do it now!"

In the afternoon, all the officials in Beijing received the news from Wu Yuan under the guise of Emperor Longde.

If the soldiers outside the mansion withdrew, many people might believe that it was Emperor Longde's will, but those soldiers surrounded their mansion like iron barrels just like two days ago, clearly trying to force them to It looks like he has to go to court tomorrow.

After the various governments closed their doors to discuss, the final conclusion is that the situation is stronger than the people, no matter what, go to the morning court tomorrow to see the situation first.

So in the early morning of the next day, the Hall of Valor was flooded with people, usually not one or the other who asked for leave, but today they were all here.

Except for those people who were attached to Wuyuan, the rest of the court officials looked at me and you, trying to get some information from each other's eyes.

However, everyone has been locked up for more than three days, and they are at a loss as to what the situation is now.

Out of a cautious mind, there was almost no one talking in the hall, and everyone was anxiously waiting for those who came to the morning court.

"The eldest prince is here!"

Following the eunuch's loud shout, Wu Yuan, dressed as a noble prince, slowly walked into the hall from the entrance of the Hall of Valor.

Different from the mild and refined style of the past, today's Wuyuan exudes an inviolable and supreme aura of a king.

All the officials in the palace could not help but divide into two teams, and let a path in the middle.

The people from the First Prince's faction took the initiative to say hello, "Hello, First Prince!" "Meet the First Prince!"

What else is there for the rest of us to understand?
But it is impossible to recognize Wuyuan's status so quickly.

Wu Yuan walked under the Dragon Throne and stood proudly, "Ministers, Father is not feeling well today, and I entrust this prince to preside over today's morning court."

As soon as the words fell, everyone below looked at each other in blank dismay, doubts in their hearts, but no one asked questions.

Wu Yuandao: "I think you all know about the rebellion of the second prince three days ago. This prince lived up to his father's entrustment and succeeded in annihilating the second prince and his henchmen yesterday, but it is a pity that his father was seriously injured. So yesterday After sending an order to all the adults, write down the edict of abdication! Eunuch Liu, please read it out in public!”

Eunuch Liu was the eunuch who wrote the pen of Emperor Longde, and was bought by Wuyuan long ago.

"Yes, Eldest Prince!" Eunuch Liu said with a sharp voice: "Follow the heavens, the emperor ordered that..."

After an eloquent article, the final conclusion is that Emperor Longde admitted that the poison of the former empress had not been cured, his body was seriously injured, and he had no energy to deal with the government. He specially passed on the throne to the eldest prince Wuyuan who had made great contributions to saving him, and held the enthronement ceremony three days later.

There was an uproar in the audience, let alone the matter of Emperor Longde's abdication, just saying that the enthronement ceremony was held in three days was unprecedented.

The preparation time for Emperor Tianwu's succession ranged from a month to half a year. Emperor Longde ascended the throne in a hurry, but he also prepared for half a month.

Three days, this time alone is enough to make people feel that there is something hidden in the middle.

Wu Yuan looked at the officials who were muttering in disbelief, but didn't say anything, and waved someone to bring in more than thirty corpses.

"This is the corpse of the Second Emperor's family and his cronies. There is no other meaning, just to let the adults see the fate of the rebellion."

Those corpses seemed to have been iced with ice, their faces were bruised, and when they arrived in the hall, water began to flow from their faces and hair.

Baiguan looked at the large and small corpses, and at the same time felt sick, and feared Wuyuan's cruelty in his heart.

Those corpses included not only Wu Zhe, but also the second concubine and three side concubines, as well as two little grandchildren.

Wu Yuan said that there was no other meaning, but the purpose of bringing out these corpses was to frighten them?

The hearts of some of these ministers have already begun to waver.

"I also want to tell you a sad thing. When the second emperor entered the palace the night before yesterday, he ordered people to kill all the seven emperors from the fifth to the eleventh emperor. Only the twelve emperors were rescued by the nurse. He hid and escaped. As for the third emperor brother, he is nowhere to be found, but this prince speculates that with the second emperor brother's cruelty, the third emperor brother has probably already suffered a tragic accident."

What?The unshakable ministers were all dumbfounded.

If they heard correctly, according to Wu Yuan, only he and another infant prince are left in the direct branch of the Tianwu imperial family.

If this is the case, what else can be done besides letting Wu Yuan succeed to the throne?

Another small group of ministers wavered.

Wu Yuan calmly looked at the ministers whose expressions kept changing.

At this time, a eunuch shouted: "King Rui is here!"

King Rui?King Rui has come to Beijing?The ministers could hardly believe their ears.

Compared with the current Xiao Yichen, King Rui when he was young was even worse, handsome in appearance, bold in temperament, generous in righteousness and mad, and proficient in everything.

All the women in the capital fell in love with him, and all the men in the capital were subdued by him.

Not only did the first emperor prefer King Rui to succeed to the throne, at least half of the ministers in the court supported King Rui.

It's a pity that King Rui has no intention of being emperor, and he wholeheartedly supports his elder brother, the current Emperor Longde, which makes many people feel sorry for him.

If King Rui returns, all the variables are still unknown.

The hearts of some shaken ministers calmed down again.

The tall and mighty Wu Rui came striding forward from the entrance of the Hall of Valor, his robes on his body fluttering in motion.Although his face no longer had the fair and handsome appearance of his youth, it exuded a more deadly aura of a mature man.

Not only that, his sharp eyes like a knife, and his tall body like a mountain made him permeate with a kind of indestructible power that makes people feel trance.

King Rui!Really Rui Wang!Many people are excited!
"I've met the emperor." Wuyuan greeted him with cupped fists, "Welcome the emperor to return to Beijing."

Wu Rui's eyes lightly swept over the corpses of Wu Zhe's family on the ground, a cold light flashed in his deep pool-like eyes, and soon returned to normal.

"Where are the king's people?" He asked directly.

Wu Yuan smiled slightly, he didn't care about Wu Rui's directness, and didn't care what other people were thinking, "If the emperor supports the emperor's decision, the emperor's nephew will let the emperor meet the person you want to see."

Wu Rui did not back down, "See people first! If you are safe and sound, this king will be the first to support you on your ascension!"

The ministers who originally thought that there was going to be a reversal all gasped in their hearts.

It turned out that the eldest prince used someone whom King Rui valued very much to force King Rui to support him.

If King Rui supports the eldest prince's ascension to the throne, even if the third prince survives and Xiao Yichen returns safely, the eldest prince will definitely be able to sit firmly on the throne!

While shaking their heads in their hearts, the ministers couldn't help wondering who the eldest prince was using to blackmail King Rui.

Many people speculated that it was the queen mother.

King Rui had no wife, no son, no concubine, and was alone. The only thing he could worry about in Beijing was his biological mother, the Empress Dowager, besides Emperor Longde.

"Since the emperor's uncle insists, then the emperor's nephew should obey his orders instead of being respectful!"

Wu Yuan clapped his hands, and saw a woman slowly walking out from the side hall next to her.

The woman had a slender figure and was wearing a blue veiled cap. She couldn't see her real face clearly, but she could only vaguely see the outline of the facial features that were not young but still beautiful.

She was wearing a blue skirt with special embroidery on the hem, and she didn't know many people.

But Wu Rui recognized that it was a cactus flower, a flower that bloomed in the desert of Beizhou.

She embroidered it with her own hands, and she was wearing this dress on the day she left the palace.

"Xiaoru~" Wu Rui whispered in a trance.

Then all the ministers saw with their own eyes that Wu Rui, who was as indestructible as steel in their hearts, immediately turned into soft fingers when they saw the woman, with an incredible gentle expression on their faces.

After the woman appeared, Wu Rui couldn't see anyone else, and couldn't hear any other voices.

"Xiao Ru, come to me." He stretched out his hand and dreamily said.

The woman walked towards him, her walking posture was exactly the same as her, and the face under the veil was clearly her appearance.

When approaching him, the woman stretched out her hand, her ten fingers were slender, slender and beautiful.

Wu Rui couldn't wait to grab her hand, like grabbing his life.

Before everyone recovered from the sudden tenderness on Wu Rui's face, the next second they heard Wu Rui groan and took two steps back.

A dagger was stuck in his waist, and his clothes were stained red with blood.

The veiled cap on the woman's head was overturned, revealing a beautiful face.

not her!It looks like it, but it's not!

Wu Rui covered his waist with one hand, thinking happily in his heart.He completely ignored that he was surrounded by people Wuyuan had arranged for him.

The people brought by Wu Rui were all waiting outside the palace. When he entered the Hall of Valor, he could only enter the Hall of Valor except his sword.

In other words, at this time Wu Rui is already a fish on Wuyuan's chopping board.

The ministers were horrified. They never expected that the hope in their hearts would be shattered at such an incredible speed.

Wu Rui was controlled by Wuyuan, and the Beizhou army had to support Wuyuan's ascension to the throne if they didn't support it.

It turns out that this is Wuyuan's real purpose of using Lin Ruyue to lure Wu Rui to the capital!

Because if Wu Yuan ascended the throne, Wu Rui would be dissatisfied or suspicious in his heart, and then join forces with the government of Zhenguo, then even if Wu Yuan would not be pulled down immediately, he would still be sitting on pins and needles, and would be in constant fear.

"Uncle Emperor, I'm sorry." Wuyuan said gently.

Then he raised his head and looked at the ministers on the field with a stern expression, "Who has any objections!?"

Ministers, you look at me and I look at you.

No one dared to object.

Eunuch Liu shouted from the side, "If you have no objection, please pay your respects to the new emperor!"

The ministers all knelt down and were about to shout.

"I have objections!"

A clear sound like bagpipes under the moon passed through the palace walls and resounded outside the Hall of Valor.

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