Chapter 497, Almost became the emperor

"Oh?" The king was aroused by what he said.

He also wanted to kill the emperor of Daxia as soon as possible, and then snatch the ingots.

Then punish the people and officials of Daxia who laughed at him, so as to vent his anger.

"What do you want to do?" the king asked.

Duke Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "On the day when Qilin appears, please send out some assassins to delay the Ninth Prince, and then I will lead some people to kill into the palace and control the emperor."

"But the emperor was also on the scene on the day when Qilin appeared. How could he be in the palace?" the king asked.

"This old minister has plenty of ways to keep him in the palace."

"Oh?" King Donglin was slightly surprised. Could it be that Duke Yan had some cards that he didn't know about?

"Lin Jun, the former guard commander, is my man. I helped his family in the early years, and his family is still in my hands."

Duke Yan raised his lips and smiled slightly.

The Lord of Donglin thought in his heart, no wonder Duke Yan was so sure that he could control the palace coup, it turned out that the former guard commander was his man.

Tsk, old fox.

He asked slowly, "Even if the former commander of the guards is your man, how can you let the emperor stay in the palace?"

"The emperor's daily food, housing and transportation are carefully checked by someone, but they will not check on me. Yesterday, our meeting was exposed. When the emperor summoned me to the palace, I was more cautious and poisoned myself. As long as you smell the odor, you will be paralyzed in two days. Fortunately, I took the antidote in advance. The emperor will not be able to travel in two days."

"You are really an old fox. Why should I trust you?" The King of Donglin thought of how he had sent people to assassinate his wife and children, and controlled him for Donglin's use. He was vaguely wary of Duke Yan.

"First, my daughter is in your hands. Second, the emperor killed my two sons. Third, I will not sit on the throne after the palace coup!"

said Duke Yan.

"If you don't sit on the throne, who will?"

Duke Yan: "Xia Siheng!"

"Why?"

"Xia Siheng is your nephew. He has half the blood of your Donglin royal family. If he sits on the throne, half of Daxia will belong to Donglin. You can take it anytime you want in the future. As for me, I am just seeking revenge. My father died because of the previous emperor, and my son died because of the emperor's suspicion. No matter what, I will not let go of the royal family!"

Duke Yan's eyes were still bloodshot. He guessed the mind of the King of Donglin, who definitely wanted Xia Siheng to ascend the throne.

Then he would go with the flow and use this reason to gain his trust.

Sure enough.

The Lord of Donglin State let down his guard a little.

It didn't matter why Duke Yan did all this, as long as Xia Siheng became the emperor in the end, his goal would be achieved.

Even if Duke Yan regretted it in the end and killed the emperor and took the throne, it would be unjustifiable.

It would be easy for him, the Donglin State, to directly help Xia Siheng take back the throne.

Thinking of this, he nodded slowly and said, "I plan to send assassins to assassinate Xia Siheng's family on the day when Qilin appears." When

Duke Yang heard this, he was incredulous, "Why?"

"He and I don't have a very deep relationship. I need a chance to save his life and make him grateful to me. Then he will understand that his uncle is the only person in the world who can treat him well!"

The assassins went to assassinate Xia Siheng's family, but they certainly couldn't kill Xia Siheng.

But Xia Siheng's princess and daughter, two unarmed women and children, the assassins could easily take them.

At the critical moment when Xia Siheng's wife and daughter were about to be stabbed to death, he stepped forward and blocked the knife with his body.

How would Xia Siheng thank him?

No matter which one of the three of them he saves, he can bring them closer as uncle and nephew.

With this relationship, wouldn't it be easy to take over Daxia?

"Let's talk about the specific plan in detail today." King Donglin said with a smile.

"Okay, but..."

Duke Yan looked at Concubine Jing with an embarrassed look.

Concubine Jing was puzzled, "I am the king's person, what do you want to say?"

Does it mean that she can't stay?

"This old minister has no such intention, but the rabbit in the arms of Concubine Gui..." Duke Yan wanted Concubine Jing to take the rabbit away.

Concubine Jing Gui frowned, "It's just a rabbit, you are too suspicious. What can a rabbit do? Can it understand human language? And then pass our news to the emperor of Daxia?" It

's just a rabbit.

Concubine Jing Gui already likes small animals. This is the first time she has seen such a cute pet since she came to Daxia. She wants to hold it even when she sleeps with him.

The king is not opposed to it.

After all, it's just an animal, not a spy.

Is it necessary to be so cautious?

Duke Yan lowered his head silently and said nothing.

King Donglin said, "It's just a rabbit, there is no need to be cautious."

To him, the one who should be more cautious than the rabbit is Duke Yan.

What can a rabbit do?

It can't speak human language and can't understand human language. If my beloved concubine likes it, just hold it.

Could it be possible that this rabbit could turn into a human and send the plan they discussed to the palace for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to know?

This is too far-fetched.

After all, Duke Yan was too suspicious. Duke

Yan replied, "The King is right."

Then, they sat together to discuss the plan for the day when the Qilin appeared.

The Emperor, the Empress Dowager and Xia Siheng were far away in the palace's study.

After seeing the images sent back by the rabbit, the three of them were silent.

Master You Zheng was translating the rabbit's chattering sentence by sentence.

The three of them were even more silent.

The empress dowager pointed at the bronze mirror and laughed, "These people are not smart enough."

The emperor: "It was a close call, we were almost discovered."

Xia Siheng: "It's terrible, they are discussing how to make me the emperor, listen to me, my brother, is this reasonable?"

The emperor frowned, touched his sharp jawline, and said,

"Oh, these people are sick, they think it is so easy to be an emperor? You are not as handsome as me, nor as diligent and caring for the people as I am. What makes you think you can be the emperor?"

The emperor glanced at Xia Siheng, and then his tone became less confident.

Xia Siheng suppressed his mouth, "That's nonsense, if I was more handsome than you, I would have ascended the throne. It's because I'm not as handsome as you, not as good as you, and not as loving as you that I lost to you."

The emperor raised his head unconsciously. He snatched the small bronze mirror from the empress dowager's hand and put it in front of his face to admire it.

"Are you speaking from your heart?"

"Of course, let alone me, even that damn Donglin King is not as handsome as you, and the Duke of Yang is even worse than you. What are they relying on to covet your throne? I don't accept it. I'll help you beat them!"

As he said that, Xia Siheng was about to stand up and beat them up.

The emperor quickly stopped him, "Ninth brother, don't be impulsive. I know you are on my side. Don't let your impulse ruin things."

"Oh my God, brother, you are so right. You are truly a wise ruler of all ages and extremely intelligent!" Xia Siheng suppressed the smile on his lips. The

flattery made the emperor extremely confident.

Seeing the emperor's proud and arrogant look, with his head raised and his lips pouted, Xia Siheng finally let go of his worries.

If their rebellion succeeds, wouldn't he be the emperor?

Damn, he almost became the emperor.

It's terrible.