These were not enough to anger Emperor Xuantong, nor would they hurt his foundation. The real lethal force was the late emperor's will.
"This is a lie to confuse the people. I have already ascended the throne. This 'last will' is a trick of the enemy."
"Lord Deng, I order you to thoroughly investigate the origin of this Xuan paper and expose the person behind it. I will exterminate his entire clan."
"The commander is responsible for suppressing the rebels from Suzaku Gate. Anyone who breaks into the palace will be treated as a rebel and killed without mercy."
"Chen Mingxu, Director of the Wude Temple, is investigating the harem. I suspect the rebels are colluding with the harem. They intend to cooperate internally and externally to seize the Sima family's throne."
Deng Weiping and Chen Mingxu quietly looked at the angry Emperor Xuantong. Even the commander of the imperial guards refused to obey his orders.
"you……"
"What do you colleagues think about the contents of the will?" Chu Chen Mingxu suddenly asked.
"Chen Mingxu, what do you mean? Do you want to rebel?" Emperor Xuantong rebuked harshly.
"Rebellion?" Chen Mingxu sneered. "The late emperor's will is here, merely to restore order and return the throne you stole to the Third Prince."
"How dare you!" Emperor Xuantong gritted his teeth in anger.
"Sima Chengqi is just the son of a lowly woman. I am the heir chosen by the late emperor. It is only fitting that I succeed him."
"Even if the late emperor abandoned me, I still have my second brother and the Five Emperors, both of whom are prominent relatives on my mother's side. No matter what, it will never be the turn of the lowly Sima Chengqi to control the country of Dai Viet."
"Besides, Sima Chengqi is just a corpse now. Are we going to let his ghost sit on the throne?"
"As the Director of the Military and Moral Department, you actually believed such a ridiculous scheme? I have reason to suspect that you are a spy of the rebels."
The commander sneered, and his laughter made Emperor Xuantong shudder.
"Sima Chengze, why are you so sure that I have turned into a corpse?"
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