Chapter 496, Conspiracy of Palace Coup
"This old minister has absolutely no connection with the Lord of Donglin. Your Majesty may believe it or not, but my father died to protect the late emperor. If Your Majesty wants to execute me with the reputation of being unfilial, I will have no complaints!"
Duke Yanguo spoke in a stiff tone, without any sign of fear.
With his father's merits, the emperor would never execute him.
Anyway, the relationship between the monarch and his minister had been broken, and he could not help but defend himself.
All of this was heard clearly by the people outside.
"Okay, are you threatening me?" the emperor gritted his teeth.
"I dare not!"
"What do you mean?" The emperor slapped his hand on the table, "Give me an explanation!" "
I have nothing else to say. I just received an invitation from the Lord of Donglin after I was released from prison. It did not involve Daxia. This is all I have to say. Please release my family!" Duke Yan said.
"Do you think I will believe it?"
The emperor asked with a dagger hidden in his smile.
"I have a clear conscience!"
"What a clear conscience, you are just relying on the kindness of Duke Yan to the late emperor, and you are sure that I dare not do anything to you, but your children, your wife, don't I have a way to deal with them?"
The emperor said.
Duke Yan's tone was a little flustered, "Your Majesty, they are innocent..."
"Someone, bring them up!" The emperor asked someone to escort the family of three in.
Yu and her two sons knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to raise their heads, and kept shouting for mercy.
The two timid ones cried and called Duke Yan, "Father, father, save us!"
The emperor smiled triumphantly, "Duke Yan, have you thought it through?"
Duke Yan was still hesitating.
The emperor raised his hand slightly, and the guard raised his knife and chopped off Yu's youngest son!
Blood splashed on the door of Yu's study.
People outside shuddered when they smelled the blood.
The same blood splashed on the faces of Duke Yan and Lady Yu, and the two had different expressions.
Lady Yu was shocked and surprised, and then she was heartbroken. She cried and scolded Duke Yan:
"Why, why didn't you save him? Don't you care about the father-son relationship you have had for so many years? Ah ah ah!"
Lady Yu wanted to beat Duke Yan like she did before. Ling Lu said,
but her hand was broken and she was held down by the guards, so she couldn't move at all.
Duke Yan's face was cold, as if the one who died was just a stranger!
"Are you going to tell me or not?" the emperor continued to ask.
Seeing the knife about to fall on his eldest son's neck, Duke Yan closed his eyes and said, "I confess, I confess, please let them go, please let my family go!"
Yu was stunned and stared at Duke Yan.
Duke Yan continued to cry and said, "The King of Donglin told me that he would ask Qilin to appear and recognize the master in two days. As long as Qilin recognizes the king's little prince as the master, then he will be able to unify the world. He wants me to understand the current affairs. Those who understand the current affairs are outstanding!"
These words did not cause any loss to the King of Donglin. If the spies of Donglin heard them, they would only think that Duke Yan said some irrelevant words in order to protect his family.
Duke Yan never said a word about the plan to send assassins.
Donglin's spies would think that Duke Yan was still on Donglin's side.
"What about you? You delayed for so long and kept it a secret from me. If I hadn't killed your son today, would you still be going with the King of Donglin? Huh?"
"No, I dare not!"
"That's all? Are you done?" the emperor asked.
"I guarantee with my life that I will not say a single word of falsehood!" said Duke Yan.
The emperor smiled coldly, "Okay, I can't take your life for the time being, I don't want to bear the reputation of being unfilial and unrighteous, but your wife, children and your eldest son..." The
emperor paused, his tone cold, "Kill them!"
"Yes!"
The guard raised his knife and blood splashed out of Yu's study.
Everyone outside Yu's study was stunned, including the spy that Lord Donglin had planted next to Duke Yan.
At this moment, they were also watching all this in disbelief.
The emperor of Daxia was too cruel.
Duke Yan wailed heartbreakingly, and finally spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted in grief.
"Come on, imprison Duke Yan in the Duke's Mansion, and no one is allowed to visit! If any spies sneak in, they will be killed without mercy!"
The emperor gave orders.
Soon, the guards dragged the fainted Duke Yan away.
After everyone left,
Eunuch Yu quickly called for someone to clean up the body and blood.
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Duke's Mansion.
Duke Yan slowly woke up under the treatment of the palace doctor. When he opened his eyes, he saw Donglin's spy standing in front of his bed.
His eyes turned red, and he begged Donglin's spy in grief, "Please, please let me meet the king!!"
"The emperor of Daxia is insane and killed my family. I want to die!"
The spy witnessed everything and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Duke Yan.
That night, he notified Donglin.
Donglin was worried that there was a spy in the Duke's Mansion, so he sent someone to take Duke Yan out of the Duke's Mansion through the tunnel and to the embassy.
King Donglin and Concubine Jing were in the hall, quietly looking at Duke Yan.
King Donglin elegantly skimmed the foam in the teacup and said with a nonchalant look, "Let me tell you, the emperor of the Xia family is not worthy of your Yan family's life. Your father was also stupid and lost his life and the lives of your family in vain."
The spy sent to monitor Duke Yan had already told him everything.
Although the Yu family was a spy of Donglin, the two sons were the blood of Duke Yan after all. After the Yan family was extinct, Duke Yan was stripped of his official position and power. How could he not hate the Emperor of Daxia!
"Yes, the Emperor of Daxia is cold-blooded and ruthless. Please show me a way!" Duke Yan said.
"It's not that I show you the way, but I will help you whatever you want to do!" The Lord of Donglin stood up and said.
He is the Lord of Donglin, so he naturally understands that he can't get fat in one breath.
Even if he unilaterally ascended the throne of Daxia, the people and court officials of Daxia would not recognize it.
The only way is to let Duke Yan sit on the throne, and then obey him and slowly cede the territory of Daxia to Donglin.
In this way, it is Duke Yan who will bear the bad name, while he will enjoy all the benefits, and then he will rule Daxia, using both kindness and force to win the hearts of the people.
Duke Yan looked vicious and said with gritted teeth,
"My lord, I want to plan ahead a little."
"Why not, on the day when the Qilin appears to give the little prince spiritual power, send out all the death squads and start a palace coup!"
"Kill the emperor and seize the throne!"