This time, Lu Lan was very surprised.
Originally, after hearing those rumors, he thought that the current emperor's illness was so serious that the situation between Huo Wuxuan and Huo Wuliang in the fight for the throne became increasingly severe.
Unexpectedly, Huo Wuxuan didn't even think about seizing the throne, but instead wanted his father to continue sitting in that position?
Seeing the surprised expression on Lu Lan's face, Huo Wuxuan also knew what he was thinking, so he asked with a smile:
"What do you think? Do you not believe what I said?"
No one would believe what Huo Wuxuan said just now.
After all, there have been cases in history where fathers and sons killed each other in order to fight for the throne.
"Of course I believe what Your Highness says."
Lu Lan said, "However, Your Highness, can you tell me the reason?"
"The reason is simple."
Huo Wuxuan said calmly:
"There's something wrong with my fifth brother..."
Huo Wuliang?
Lu Lan's heart trembled.
It seemed that he would soon be exposed to some of the royal family's darkest secrets.
When this matter was mentioned, Huo Wuxuan's expression began to become serious:
"Originally, my fifth brother didn't have much desire to fight for imperial power."
"His greatest wish is to one day wear armor and personally command the army on the battlefield."
"But ever since he went to Evil Flame Mountain seven years ago, he has completely changed since he came back."
Evil Flame Mountain?
Lu Lan narrowed his eyes slightly.
"It sounds like this is the territory of the Evil Flame Sect?"
"Yes, this place is really weird."
Huo Wuxuan nodded and said:
"I wonder if Mr. Lu has heard that many years ago, the Great Wu Kingdom actually only had three major sects."
"They are Bailian Tianfu, Xuanyang Pavilion, and Yunhan Sect."
"But later, I heard that the founder of the Evil Flame Sect went to the Evil Flame Mountain and got some kind of opportunity, which led to the establishment of the Evil Flame Sect."
"Afterwards, the Evil Flame Sect suddenly began to grow stronger, developing at a terrifying speed until it surpassed the three major sects and became the number one sect in the Great Wu Nation."
"In just a hundred years or so, they surpassed the three great sects with a thousand-year history..."
Huo Wuxuan took a sip of tea and narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Master Lu must also feel that there's something strange about the Evil Flame Sect, right?"
After listening to Huo Wuxuan's story, Lu Lan also took a sip of tea, thought for a moment, and nodded.
However, his experience at Juku Mountain and the "God" of the Hehuan Sect made him think more.
Is there also a so-called "God" on the Evil Flame Mountain?
If this is true, then it would be a bit troublesome.
"Initially, in order to eliminate the existence of any forces that threaten the status of the Dawu royal family, we must suppress their development."
Huo Wuxuan said without any hesitation:
"But because the Evil Flame Sect is developing too rapidly, using force to deter is not a good option."
"So we pretended to be friendly with the Evil Flame Sect while secretly sending people to Evil Flame Mountain to investigate."
"But no matter who is sent, there is no return."
Having said that, Huo Wuxuan sighed:
"This also further confirms our suspicions about the Evil Flame Sect."
"But we still can't do anything to the Evil Flame Sect."
"If a conflict really breaks out, both sides will suffer."
"Later, my fifth brother volunteered to lead dozens of elite soldiers to secretly ascend Evil Flame Mountain."
"If he finds anything strange about Evil Flame Mountain, he will destroy it without hesitation."
"Afterwards, he came back alive, but he was a completely changed person."
Huo Wuxuan sighed heavily again.
The rest of the story is relatively simple.
Those elite soldiers did not come back with Huo Wuliang... According to Huo Wuliang, they died in Xieyan Mountain, and he broke through and survived.
It hadn't been a few months since he came back.
Their father suddenly fell seriously ill, and the three imperial doctors were helpless.
In desperation, their father had to give up the imperial power and let Huo Wuxuan start to handle any major affairs in the palace for him, and gradually take over some important powers.
But it was then.
Huo Wuliang suddenly jumped out, won over a group of forces in the Imperial Palace, and began to compete with Huo Wuxuan for the imperial power.
At that time, Huo Wuxuan noticed that every time he acted, there seemed to be the shadow of the Evil Flame Sect behind him.
In order to fight against the Evil Flame Sect, Huo Wuxuan also won over Bailian Tianfu and Xuanyang Pavilion.
He had tried to win over the Yunhan Sect several times, but failed every time.
This situation has continued to this day.
After listening to the rest of the story, Lu Lan thought for a moment and asked:
"Then, Your Highness, if you ask me to treat the Emperor, will this solve the current situation?"
Huo Wuxuan shook his head and said:
"I can't say it can be solved, but at least the people who defected to my fifth brother in the Imperial Palace should be able to return to our father's side."
"Although I have briefly controlled them, they are still very dissatisfied with me. Only when my father recovers can I order them to return to my loyalty."
Hearing this, Lu Lan nodded.
For those people, only when the current emperor recovers completely can they be allowed to return to the Dawu royal family.
In this way, the Dawu royal family, with the support of Bailian Tianfu and Xuanyang Pavilion, no longer has to worry about any huge losses caused to them after launching a general attack on the Xieyan Sect.
"Then could Your Highness please inform me of the Emperor's specific health condition?"
Huo Wuxuan told Lu Lan about the emperor's recent health condition.
Then he added:
"But I hope Mr. Lu would go and see it in person."
Huo Wuxuan naturally didn't think that Lu Lan could fully understand this strange disease just by retelling it, as the three imperial doctors couldn't cure it personally.
At this time, Lu Lan suddenly remembered the imperial physician Li, and told Huo Wuxuan that he had followed Huo Wuliang to Yunhan Sect to try to "cure" Luo Manhan.
"Huh? There's actually such a thing?!"
A sharp light suddenly flashed in Huo Wuxuan's eyes.
Apparently, even he didn't know about this.
"Perhaps the Emperor has suddenly become seriously ill, and Imperial Physician Li may know the reason."
Lu Lan smiled and said, "Your Highness, you can try to interrogate Imperial Physician Li when you return."
"Hahaha, great! Master Lu, this news really comes at the right time!"
Huo Wuxuan raised the teacup in his hand and clinked it with Lu Lan's:
"I will use tea instead of wine to toast Master Lu!"
After drinking a cup of tea, Huo Wuxuan suddenly spoke again:
"But apart from this matter, this king needs to get rid of another thing from Master Lu."
"Your Highness, please speak." Lu Lan said.
"Although our Dawu Imperial Family is the organizer of the Hundred Sects Ranking Tournament, we have long since decided not to give the first-place prize to the Evil Flame Sect."
"Therefore, this king hopes... that you can take first place in this Hundred Sects Ranking Tournament and defeat them!"
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