Ji Mohan stood at the palace gate, coldly glancing at the people hiding in the shadows. It seemed that his father knew he was coming. In that case, everything would have to come to an end.
He raised his hand to stop the eunuch who was about to announce his arrival, then gestured towards the shadows before strode in with a flourish.
A figure in the shadows vanished quickly after Ji Mohan entered, as if it had never been there at all.
Before Ji Mohan had taken more than a few steps, the chief eunuch beside the retired emperor greeted him with a smile from a short distance away, "Your Majesty, you have arrived. The retired emperor requests that you come to Longyin Palace to see him."
Ji Mohan didn't speak, but stared coldly at Steward Li. Steward Li, who had just been smiling, was about to lose his composure, and his body began to tremble slightly involuntarily. The moment the other party fixed his gaze on him, he felt as if he had been locked onto by a ferocious beast.
Chief Steward Li said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Mohan interrupted him, "Lead the way."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, this way please." Chief Steward Li paused for a few seconds, then reacted and hurriedly said respectfully.
Steward Li led the way, while Ji Mohan subtly surveyed his surroundings. He sensed that many people were lurking in the shadows, and he sneered, thinking that his father was determined not to let him return alive.
But, as the saying goes, "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," Father, how can you be so sure that you will be the ultimate winner?
Soon, they arrived at the Dragon Roar Palace mentioned by Steward Li. Steward Li stopped and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment while this old servant goes to inform them."
Ji Mohan did not respond, but instead rejected Steward Li's suggestion with his actions. He stepped forward, kicked open the door of the Dragon Roar Palace, and went inside.
A message? Now that he is the emperor, it seems some people still haven't figured out their place and always want to replace him as the ruler of the world.
Suddenly, a teapot flew straight towards Ji Mohan's front door. Ji Mohan gently reached out and caught the flying teapot, saying, "Father, you're so angry, you should drink more tea. Why did you throw the teapot?"
"You unfilial son, you came in without being announced. Do you even respect your father?" The old emperor's angry voice rang out from the head of the palace.
Ji Mohan looked up at his father, who was quite angry with him, and chuckled, saying, "Father, you have misunderstood me. If I truly disregarded you, it wouldn't be as simple as just refusing to let you pass." Ji Mohan walked step by step closer to the old emperor. Just as the old emperor was about to reprimand him, Ji Mohan was already standing in front of him, looking down at him and saying, "I would remove you from this position."
"You!" The old emperor's finger trembled with rage as he pointed at Ji Mohan. He quickly composed himself and said, "If I had known you were such a scoundrel, I should have made you and your traitorous mother die together back then."
Ji Mohan clenched his fists, trying his best to control his emotions. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Father, isn't it a bit too late to regret it today? After all, I am now the emperor of the entire Yin Kingdom." As he spoke, Ji Mohan walked to the chair below and sat down, his wide sleeves covering his clenched fists.
The old emperor was too lazy to argue with him and directly ordered Chief Eunuch Li, who was standing to the side, "Bring her up."
"Yes." Steward Li walked out and gently closed the door behind him.
Now only Ji Mofeng (the old emperor) and his son Ji Mohan remained in the entire hall. Ji Mofeng spoke up: "You've been a monster since you were a child. Your mother didn't like you, she even hated you. I don't like you either. Han'er, you're really pitiful, aren't you?"
Ji Mofeng ruthlessly rubbed salt into Ji Mohan's wounds. The veins on Ji Mohan's hands and arms, hidden in his sleeves, bulged, but he remained calm and composed on the surface, saying, "Father, your words may have been useful to me when I was a child. Now, I don't care about those things. Love or hate, to me, they are just embellishments."
After Ji Mohan finished speaking, he seemed to feel that the stimulation was not enough, and continued, "Father, do you know why I was able to ascend the throne so quickly and why the Yin Kingdom has prospered under my rule for the past two years? It is because Father is incompetent and tyrannical, unable to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and the ministers and the people yearn for a wise and virtuous ruler. Although I have no intention of vying for the throne, I know the suffering of the people, and I have no choice but to accept the mandate in this time of crisis and follow the will of the people!"
The old emperor's chest heaved with rage. He was furious at the other party's shameless words. How dare he call himself a wise ruler? The ministers recommended him to be emperor because he was virtuous?
What a shameless bastard! He forced me to write the abdication edict. Originally, the most suitable person for him to become emperor was Sheng'er. Unexpectedly, he forced me to write the abdication edict. Also, did those ministers truly support you becoming emperor? It was because the ministers who disagreed were either killed or exiled by him. The remaining ministers were afraid of death and dared not oppose him, so they could only support him to become emperor.
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