Chapter 529: Reactions from Various Families
Gang leader Ma said cruelly: "Of course he will be killed."
Originally, he wanted to disrupt the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince so that Murong Li would not be able to become the crown prince.
Then he set about dealing with the royal family and the four great families. Those were all hindrances and had to be eliminated first.
As for the civil and military officials, they were all fence-sitters who would do anything for whoever fed them. They didn't care who was the emperor. As long as they could get a job and make money, they would be loyal to whoever they wanted.
But now the situation has changed. Murong Li wants to ascend the throne and become emperor directly, but how can that be possible? That position belongs to his Niu family.
In order to gain the throne, he even killed all the surviving descendants of the Niu family.
Including the descendants of the deposed prince of Yunwu Village.
So he simply killed Murong Li at the ceremony.
Presumably, this news would not only reach him, but also the royal family and the four major families, and they would certainly arrange assassins for the ceremony.
Then he added more fuel to the fire, which burned even more fiercely and killed all those people.
So Gang Leader Ma immediately issued an order to transfer all his men to the capital. He wanted to catch all these people in one fell swoop and eliminate the trouble forever.
Since it is a big event to ascend the throne, all preparations are complete and he can ascend the throne directly.
Hahaha……
When Gang Leader Ma thought of that scene, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
God really seems to be helping him. Whenever he feels sleepy, someone brings him a pillow.
When that person left, another subordinate asked, "Boss, what about those two women on Feiying Mountain?"
The subordinate did not know Su Yue and did not know that she was Princess Li, otherwise he would have suggested to Gang Leader Ma to kill her.
Gang leader Ma calmed down his expression and said with lowered eyes, "Don't worry about it. They are just two women. How can they catch up with us?"
It is impossible for Gang Leader Ma to focus on two women. They have lived there for so long and only came now, which means that Murong Li could not imagine that they were a family.
The two women would never have thought of it.
He had seen how capable Su Yue was in the palace, and he didn't know what kind of woman she was. What kind of ability did the woman who Murong Li protected have?
Besides, they don't need that place now, so it doesn't matter whether they are discovered or not.
Moreover, after ten days or so, when he reaches that position, Feiying Mountain and the entire Xifeng Kingdom will be his.
Seeing that Gang Leader Ma did not take Su Yue and the others seriously, the subordinate wanted to persuade them but stopped talking.
He knew the character of Gang Leader Ma very well. He didn't like anyone to disobey him or talk behind his back.
But he was not as reassured as Gang Leader Ma. The two women came to Feiying Mountain like this. They were not simple women at all.
Before going to bed, Su Yue asked Yueying to send a message to Murong Li immediately, explaining that Gang Leader Ma might have been in Feiying Mountain and asked him to be on guard. Only then did she sleep peacefully.
After a good rest, she will go into the mountains to look for people tomorrow.
At the same time, the four major families and royal relatives received the news that the emperor was going to abdicate, and it was not as simple as appointing a crown prince. They were all unable to sit still, and the four major families held a meeting overnight.
They knew that if Murong Li came to power, he would definitely target their four major families.
The power of the four major families was simply too great, posing a serious threat to the imperial power.
Led by the head of the Zhao family, a series of plans were formulated.
After finishing, the Zhao family head said: "Everyone go back and think about it while there is still some time. If the plan succeeds, who will take the position? If it fails, how will we escape unscathed?"
The head of the Lin family has been in a coma until now. Tonight, Fourth Master Lin came to attend the party. He was knocked unconscious by Su Yue and took several days to recover after returning home.
Therefore, he was particularly excited about killing Murong Li and his wife.
But who will be the emperor after the success is something to consider. The Lin family had previously taken refuge with King Huai'an, but he used them and then dumped them, which made him have no good feelings towards the royal family. But Concubine Lin is pregnant again at this time, so he has a say in who will be the emperor.
So he said: "After Murong Li's death, the emperor can still hold on for half a year. After half a year, my sister will give birth. If the baby is a prince, my Lin family will definitely support him.
If it's a princess, how about we consider who will be the emperor?"
In fact, what he wanted to say was that if the baby was a princess, the Lin family would still support the princess to become the queen, and the Lin family would be the regent.
But there has never been a queen since ancient times, and now the strength of the Lin family has been greatly reduced, so he changed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
After hearing his words, everyone remembered that there was a Concubine Lin in the Lin family, so everyone kept silent. In theory, what Fourth Master Lin said made sense.
Then everyone left in a bad mood.
After the head of the Zhao family returned, he sat in the study for a long time. His original intention was that after Murong Li died and the royal family was resolved, his Zhao family would become the emperor.
The Zhao family is the first of the four great families and deserves to sit in that position.
Now a pregnant Concubine Lin has appeared to cause trouble, so she can no longer be kept.
The head of the Zhao family immediately summoned the secret guards and ordered them to make sure to get rid of the child in Concubine Lin's belly.
Only then did he feel more at ease.
After Fourth Master Lin returned to the Lin family, he thought that if he told everyone about Concubine Lin's pregnancy today, the three families would definitely try to get rid of the baby in her belly.
But so what? As early as when Concubine Lin was pregnant, people from the Lin family entered the palace to prevent anyone from doing anything bad.
Mr. Lin Si didn't sleep and went straight to the old lady.
Everyone knows that the most powerful person in the Lin family is the old lady, and it was the old lady's idea to let the four major families know that Concubine Lin was pregnant.
The fact that Concubine Lin was pregnant could not be hidden from outsiders for long, so she simply told it out to test the attitudes of the three major families.
Fourth Master Lin told the old lady about the plans of the four major families today.
The old lady: "Then what do they think about your sister's pregnancy?"
Fourth Master Lin: "They were silent."
The old lady nodded. "That's exactly what I suspected. If they haven't expressed their stance, it means they've also set their sights on that location. We need to act in advance."
Fourth Master Lin looked at the old lady who was strategizing and asked in surprise, "Mother, do you mean to start with the Zhao, Li, and Zhang families?"
The old lady nodded, then threw a token to Mr. Lin Si: "Take this token and go outside the city..."
Mr. Lin Si was shocked after hearing this. He never thought that the Lin family had such a backup plan. No wonder his mother was not in a hurry even when his eldest brother was in a coma.
He said cruelly, "Mother, I will take action tomorrow."
Let’s start with the Zhao family, and King Huai’an cannot be let off this time. He can’t take advantage of the Lin family and stay out of it.
The royal family also decided to assassinate Murong Li during the ceremony, or before that, but they could not let Murong Li ascend the throne.
The direct lineage has held the imperial power for too long, and the collateral lines have been suppressed. After being suppressed for too long, they will rebel and want to hold the imperial power themselves.
So a storm began.
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