"Duke Du provided poison to murder Empress Fu'an, forcing Ayi to live among the people and suffer untold hardships. These crimes are truly heinous. For over twenty years, he allowed his subordinates to bully men and women, taking their lives... Each and every one of these crimes is punishable by death. I want you to personally sentence the Du family to their doom!"
Emperor Qianyuan remained silent with a sullen face. Dongfang Yinzhang continued, "Empress Dowager Du is the mastermind behind the murder of Rui'an. You must banish her to the cold palace. Her life or death depends entirely on Ayi's will!"
"Don't go too far!" Emperor Qianyuan looked at Dongfang Yinzhang with hatred, wishing he could peel off his skin and pull out his tendons.
Dongfang Yinzhang said solemnly, "Is this too much? Then hand Empress Dowager Du over to Shangguan Lan for her fate!"
"Don't even think about it! My mother is the Queen Mother of Beiyi. How can she tolerate such an insult? My father wouldn't allow it!"
Dongfang Yinzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. "Empress Dowager Du is the mastermind. She will definitely pay the price for her actions. Rui'an is Ayi's mother. How Ayi treats Empress Dowager Du is up to Ayi."
The Old Sage King said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of our Beiyi royal family's reputation, this is the only way to do it."
Emperor Qianyuan couldn't nod his head, as nodding would mean that he admitted that it was Shangguan Ruian who was murdered by him and his mother. With anger in his heart, he sat down and drank a cup of cold tea, looking at the Dongfang seal with a bad look.
There was no way Feng Yulin would give up on ascending to a high position just because of these two requests.
As expected, the Eastern Seal continued, "I want you to posthumously confer the title of Empress Dowager Beiyi Dexian Xiaoren, and bury her with my father!"
"Don't push your luck. Crown Princess Jingyi has already been posthumously named Empress Xiaocigao by our father." Emperor Qianyuan said that he would not agree to anything, not even joint burial!
The Eastern Seal didn't push too hard, Ayi would agree after he ascended the throne!
"Then tomorrow, after revealing my and Ayi's true identities in front of all the ministers and royal family, will you be prepared to abdicate and give the throne to Ayi?"
Emperor Qianyuan's tense heart relaxed, but then he felt unwilling. He was reluctant to give up his throne, but he also didn't want to give it to Su Xingyi.
Although he is his son, he is a hunter after all. How could he have the talent to govern a country?
The child in Xiao Lingyu's belly is the crown prince in his mind. If he grows up with the child, he can still sit firmly on the throne of Beiyi for another twelve or ten years.
But he was caught!
"Although Ayi is my eldest son, he grew up in the countryside and has limited experience, let alone the talent to govern a country. How can I hand over the Northern Yi Empire to him? The most suitable candidate for the crown prince is the child in Princess Xiao's belly. When he is born, I will make him the Crown Prince. I will personally teach him, and when he turns eighteen, I will abdicate to him!"
Seeing that he still wanted to continue being emperor, the old virtuous king tapped the Eastern Seal and said, "Yulin, your uncle must carry out the late emperor's will. You are the rightful heir. When you ascend the throne, you will marry a noblewoman from an aristocratic family and make her your queen. Next year, you will have a little prince!"
Dongfang Yinzhang nodded slightly and looked directly at Emperor Qianyuan. "Since you are greedy for imperial power and are reluctant to give up the throne, then this Highness will act according to the will. Uncle, please show the will to the emperor to prevent him from being dissatisfied and accusing me of plotting to usurp the throne!"
"Okay!" The old wise king quickly reached into his arms!
"Don't!" Emperor Qianyuan stood up, walked quickly to the old wise king and held his hand tightly.
The old virtuous king pushed him away vigorously, "Now Yulin wants to take back everything that belongs to him. The emperor entrusted us with this, so we have no choice but to help him get it back!"
"No!" Emperor Qianyuan pressed down the old virtuous king's hand again. "If my offspring is incompetent, only my uncle can carry out my father's will. Ayi is my eldest son, and I accidentally made him a king of a different surname. This is enough to prove that he is a capable person!"
"Heh..." Dongfang Yinzhang scoffed. "Didn't you just say that Yi grew up in the countryside, had limited knowledge, and didn't have the talent to govern a country? What? Is he promising again?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old virtuous king hastened to agree. "Ayi is indeed a handsome boy, but he is all show and no use. He certainly doesn't have the talent to govern the country. The Northern Yi Kingdom must be handed over to Yulin! After all, Yulin is a legitimate descendant of the late emperor and looks very similar to him. He must be as wise a ruler as the late emperor!"
"Uncle, show it to the Emperor. I don't want to wait any longer, not until tomorrow. Arrange for the royal family to come to the palace and announce my identity now. Once my identity is published and recorded in the imperial book and I ascend to the throne, then you can announce Ayi's identity!"
How outrageous!
Emperor Qianyuan was both anxious and angry. He was the ruler of a country, yet he was forced to this point!
So angry!
If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't afford the consequences of Dongjun, Xirong, and Nankun joining forces to attack Beiyi!
Killing Feng Yulin was as easy as stepping on an ant!
Beiyi Jiangshan must not fall into the hands of Dongfang Seal!
"Okay! I agree to abdicate and give the throne to Yi!"
The old virtuous king paused as he took out the will. "Your Majesty, are you doing this willingly? Are you not unwilling?"
"Of course I am willing! Ayi is my eldest son. Now he is married to Princess Xiao and has four adopted sons and daughters from prominent families. He is the most suitable to be the emperor."
"But Aiyi grew up in a rural village and has little knowledge. He is not suitable to be an emperor." Dongfang Yinzhang ruthlessly poured a basin of cold water on him again.
Emperor Qianyuan narrowed his eyes. He thought Feng Yulin was so noble, but it turned out that he was just greedy for imperial power.
He agreed to abdicate, but Feng Yulin refused.
This is clearly false righteousness!
"You want to go back on your word?"
Dongfang Yinzhang chuckled. "I never break my promise. Ayi grew up in a rural village, relying on hunting for a living. A year ago, he was blind and disabled. He truly doesn't have the talent to govern a country. Are we really going to let Ayi rely on his hunting skills to govern the country?"
"I can personally teach him how to govern the country. Princess Xiao has been trained as the queen since she was young. Now she is Ayi's wife, so she is naturally Ayi's good wife. Ayi also has four adopted sons and daughters, and the emperor's uncle can also teach him. Ayi is surrounded by noble people, so governing a country is not difficult."
Dongfang Yinzhang asked, "Are you sure that Ayi can govern a country well and be a wise ruler?"
"I only want to say that as long as Ayi ascends the throne, the four countries will coexist peacefully and friendly for the next twenty to thirty years. If the ministers knew the identity of Ayi's adopted children, they would definitely support Ayi."
Dongfang Seal pretended to think for a moment and said, "It is indeed as you said."
Dongfang Yinzhang turned sideways and said to the old virtuous king, "Uncle, there is no need to take out this will. Just pretend that it doesn't exist."
Emperor Qianyuan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the Beiyi Kingdom was still in the hands of his bloodline.
The old virtuous king looked embarrassed. "Yulin, this is the late emperor's last wish. Uncle Emperor has no choice but to fulfill it. If you give up what you deserve to Ayi, the late emperor will not agree. He hopes that you can inherit the throne."
Emperor Qianyuan was in great anxiety. What should he do if Feng Yulin changed his mind after hearing what his uncle said?
Dongfang Yinzhang glanced at Emperor Qianyuan's expression and pursed his lips slightly. "I think my father will respect my opinion. Ayi is his good grandson. Not only is he good-looking, but he is also kind-hearted. That's why he has formed ties with the Nankun and Xirong royal families. Only when Ayi ascends the throne can the four countries coexist peacefully. If my father were still alive, he would also choose Ayi!"
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