Wen Hu walked into Jianning Palace alone, ignoring the battle outside. He was calm and composed, as if what was happening around him had nothing to do with him, but he was the mastermind behind this incident.
Before he could break free from the encirclement, Wu Hua had been harassed by Dian Chen. Wen Hu knocked him away with a single palm strike, which inadvertently helped him.
He endured the pain inflicted by Wen Hu's palm strike and ran wildly away, disregarding everything else.
Yuan Zhang and his son were still in Jianning Palace, and hundreds of his brothers were still outside Jianning Palace. Compared to the physical pain, the emotional pain made removing the black cloak more painful.
But he had no choice.
He had to spread the news. He couldn't save Yuan Zhang and his son's lives, but he had to do his best to protect their reputation.
He knew this was the only thing he could do for Yuan Zhang.
Dian Chen's pursuit was urgent. Tuo Tie Wu Hua did not linger in the fight. He ran out of Jing Palace and into the street. Finally, just as Dian Chen was about to close in, everything went black and he fainted.
After fainting, Wu Hua was pulled into a shop. A man dressed as a shopkeeper looked at him, glanced at the people around him, and said, "Wu Hua has been infiltrating Jingguo for ten years. If we use the entire Jinran network in Changsui City to help him, we can definitely get him to leave Changsui."
Another person immediately said, "Is it worth exposing so many people for him alone?"
The leader said, "It's worth it; he's from the Secret Sect."
When Dian Chen caught up with the shop, Tuo Tiewuhua was nowhere to be seen. He searched several more streets and finally stopped in the middle of a bustling street, scanning the crowd with his eyes.
A group of guards hurriedly followed, and the leader said, "We didn't see anyone."
Dian Chen said, "He was seriously injured, so he shouldn't have been able to get very far. It seems that Marquis Sha was right; he is a spy for Jin Ran. In that case... he probably has accomplices waiting for him in Changsui City."
The subordinate said, "Then shall we notify the Imperial Prison and ask them to provide information on Jin Ran's intelligence network?"
"No."
Dian Chen said with a serious expression, "This matter is confidential and should not be known by too many people."
The Imperial Prison was a secret service agency, and its operations were very clandestine. The official was unwilling to let the Imperial Prison join, but he was worried that Dong Xiao would report the matter to Yuan Xiu.
Although he and Wei You had ways to stop Dong Xiao, Dong Xiao had been in charge of the treacherous Imperial Prison for many years, and there was no guarantee that he wouldn't find another way to see Yuan Xiu.
Dian Chen said, "Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. We'll dig out the Jin Ran trail ourselves, and we absolutely cannot let Tuo Tie Wu Hua escape from Chang Sui!"
...
Jianning Palace.
The fighting had stopped, and the palace had become quiet.
Yuan Zhang sat with his back against a pillar, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his chest heaving violently.
The spear had fallen not far away, and Yuan Qi was also lying on the ground nearby. His condition was worse than Yuan Zhang's; his hair was disheveled, his face was pale, and he had completely lost his fighting ability.
Only Wen Pojun remained standing intact.
Yuan Zhang took a few deep breaths, looked up at Wen Pojun and said, "To die by your gun is a kind of summary of my life. It doesn't seem like I died because of the struggle in the court, but more like I died in the martial world."
Wen Pojun said, "I probably can't help you."
Yuan Zhang asked doubtfully, "What does this mean? Didn't you want to fight to the death?"
Wen Pojun shook his head and said, "I don't want to kill you."
The palace gates opened, and Wen Hu slowly walked in, saying, "Wen Pojun, you didn't even fulfill the Champion King's last request. That's really unfair!"
Wen Pojun insisted, "Killing him would do me no good."
The moment Yuan Zhang saw Wen Hu, his eyes cleared, and a hint of joy even appeared on his brow.
"So that's how it is. It was you all along."
Wen Hu asked coldly, "Why couldn't this have been done by the Emperor? Why couldn't it have been done by Prince Xin? Just because your surname is Yuan?"
After asking three questions, Wen Hu said sternly, "If the Yuan brothers, Yuan Xiu and Yuan Li, had any principles, they wouldn't have targeted the Left Prime Minister's residence, much less forced Zhao Huan to his death. The surname Yuan is nothing special. If I didn't do this, they would have done it sooner or later."
Yuan Zhang said, "What a rebellious and treacherous son!"
Wen Hu said, "Right now, all you can do is vent your anger. You won't be able to see what the future of Da Jing will be like."
As he spoke, Wen Hu slowly drew the golden knife from his waist.
Yuan Zhang said calmly, "Let's do it."
Wen Hu raised his butcher's knife, but instead of attacking Yuan Zhang, he walked up to Yuan Qi and slashed him down.
Blood splattered everywhere.
Yuan Zhang's lips trembled as he closed his eyes.
Wen Hu walked towards Yuan Zhang again and slashed down with his sword.
Seemingly unable to bear watching any longer, Wen Pojun turned around and slowly walked towards the palace gate.
The battle outside the palace was not over yet, but the rain was falling even harder.
This occurred on a certain day in August of the twelfth year of the reign of Emperor Dajing. Later historical records refer to this day as the "Jianning Incident".
The 'Jianning Incident' marked Wen Hu's complete challenge to the imperial family of Da Jing.
The heavy rain lasted for three days and three nights, but it still couldn't wash away the stench of blood in front of Jianning Palace. Yuan Zhang and his son, along with five hundred Northern Guards, were all killed.
Wen Hu led Luo Ying and Wen Pojun into the Yuxin Hall, where they saw Yuan Li, who had been standing there for a long time, in front of Yuan Xiu's bedroom.
Wen Hu smiled and said, "Why doesn't Your Highness go inside?"
Yuan Lichao, who was guarding the palace gate, glanced at the guard and said, "The guard said that the Marquis of Sha County is coming, so I will wait here and go in together."
Although Wen Hu knew that Yuan Li was lying against her will, she said it so beautifully that he didn't call her out on it.
It wasn't that Yuan Li was really waiting for Wen Hu; it was clearly that Dian Chen was blocking his way, and Yuan Li couldn't get in at all.
Yuan Li secretly glanced at Luo Ying and Wen Pojun behind Wen Hu, and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.
The three people in front of me are all grandmasters.
Looking at the different attitudes Dian Chen had towards him and Wen Hu, Yuan Li had come to realize that although he was still the chief minister of the Central Secretariat, Wen Hu had taken control of the real power, and more and more people were gathering around Wen Hu.
This ferocious beast that tore apart its own uncle to seize power has now become an invincible behemoth.
Wen Hu gestured and smiled, "I'm sorry to have kept Your Highness waiting. Please, Your Highness."
Just as Yuan Li was about to step into the palace, Wen Hu immediately went in first, showing none of his previous humility.
Inside the palace, Yuan Xiu lay half-reclined on a soft chair, while Wei You fanned him from the side.
It was raining outside, but the room was very hot. Yuan Xiu looked languid, with dark circles under his eyes and a blank stare as if he had no interest in anything.
After paying his respects, Wen Hu said, "Your Majesty, the Champion King is gone."
Yuan Xiu turned his head blankly, his gaze falling on Wen Hu's face, and asked in confusion, "My royal uncle... what happened?"
Wen Hu said, "When the King of Champion learned that the Empress had given birth to a prince, he was overjoyed. Seeing that Southern Zhou had made peace with Da Jing and the border was peaceful, he brought the Assistant General back to Chang Sui to congratulate His Majesty. However, he did not expect that the King of Champion and his son would encounter Yang Taozhi in the palace, who had come to seek revenge on His Majesty. In order to protect His Majesty, the father and son fought a bloody battle with Yang Taozhi and were killed by her!"
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