Chu Li was buried on Qingyang Mountain outside the imperial capital.
This is a place with an excellent location. The terrain is elevated, and most of the imperial capital can be seen from here. Facing the sun that rises in the east and sets in the west, it is far away from the worldly decay and noise, while at the same time being able to watch the busyness and haste of the world.
From the time he returned to the capital to the time he was buried and the tombstone was erected, Chu Dichi never even took a look at it.
Returned to the imperial capital.
He stayed in his own Linhua Palace and sat there for several hours.
Chu Aotian was the happiest when the Regent returned to the capital:
"The Emperor's uncle is finally back!"
Very good!
Finally, he no longer has to bear the brunt of this huge mess.
He danced with joy and ran to Linhua Palace to do the handover work, but was stopped by Xiao Yexing halfway.
"Don't bother the Regent."
"Why?"
"It's easy to get beaten."
"ah?"
Chu Aotian didn’t quite understand.
What does this mean?
"Now that my uncle is back, I naturally have to return this mess to him. Doesn't he want to take care of it? Before my ninth brother left, he wrote a secret decree in his own handwriting, handing over the Great Chu to him."
Xiao Yexing sighed softly.
Fate plays tricks on us.
He took Prince Xian aside and spoke to him in private.
Chu Aotian's eyes suddenly widened, and two seconds later, they quickly filled with tears, "You mean, Ninth Brother..."
Everyone believed that Chu Li had died in the fire long ago, and they had no time to feel sad about the passing of time. They were all busy competing for power.
Now that the Regent has returned to the capital, they can't wait to start a fight before they even have time to warm up to him:
"How can the Regent hand over the 28 cities of the three states of Southern Xinjiang and Mohuai to the Southern Barbarians? This is unprecedented!"
"The Nanman are not as strong as us, yet you took the initiative to give up one-third of the territory of Da Chu!"
"Are you doing this to destroy the Great Chu?"
The third prince Chu Xiling questioned:
"I heard that the emperor's uncle gave up his territory for a woman. How dare we let you govern the country if such a beautiful woman brings disaster to the country?"
"good!"
"Your Highness, what you said makes sense!"
The Regent is so incompetent!
Letting him ascend the throne would be a tyrant who would bring ruin to the country!
The Sixth Prince was even more furious: "Uncle has disregarded the country, the people, and us. We do not recognize such a ruler!"
The Seventh Prince Chu Jinglin admonished:
"Please give up your seat!"
With everyone's combined efforts, they will definitely remove the regent from his position of power.
So what if the new emperor has the order?
The Regent has aroused public anger!
A person in power who cannot win the support of the people will not be able to hold on to his position!
All the princes, civil and military officials knelt down and said in unison: "Please ask the regent to abdicate and let the wise man take over!"
Chu Aotian pointed at them angrily:
“What are you doing!?”
He was the only representative of power who supported the Regent. "The new emperor has issued an order to let the Regent take power. The new emperor is the crown prince appointed by my father. Are you planning to gather together and rebel?"
Chu Jinglin said: "Eighth brother, we are also considering the overall situation."
Chu Aotian said: "The Regent used the territories of Southern Xinjiang and Mohuai in exchange for fifty years of peace with the Southern Barbarians."
"Our great Chu is rich and powerful. Only weak countries would cede territory and pay compensation in exchange for peace. The regent is clearly humiliating our country by doing this!"
"Please ask the regent to abdicate and let someone else take over!"
Chu Aotian jumped up: "You, you guys!"
How could he, with just one mouth, win over hundreds of mouths?
Each of them could drown him with just a spit.
Rebellion!
Forced to abdicate!
This is going to be a huge uproar!
When everyone gets angry, the building is about to collapse.
Inside the Dacheng Hall, everyone was arguing so loudly that the roof was about to fall off. Only Chu Dichi was sitting on the dragon throne in deathly silence, his pair of eyes like deep pools looking down with a cold gaze as if he was looking at a group of dead people.
Jingying was worried.
The master hasn't said a word since returning to the capital from southern Xinjiang. Could something big be going to happen?
"Chongfeng, you said..."
Chong Feng raised his hand, signaling for silence.
Don't talk.
The master has his own decision.
Bai Jinyi stood with Xiao Yexing. He had been practicing medicine for many years. From the paleness in Chu Dichi's eyes, he could tell that he was at the end of his strength and was trying hard to hold on. He might collapse at any time.
Chu Li is dead.
He endured the same pain twice.
They had witnessed with their own eyes how miserable and crazy he was when he was burned to death. This time...
Everyone was arguing fiercely, glaring at each other with threatening expressions, and demanding that the regent abdicate immediately.
abdicate!
Finally, Chu Dichi stood up from the table, the blood in his bones bursting out with murderous intent, like an invisible rain of arrows, about to destroy everything, and a hand suddenly pressed on his shoulder.
"This is her home."
Xiao Yexing stopped him, "It's her kingdom too."
Chu Dichi's eyes flickered slightly, and a bit of rationality overflowed from the surging murderous intent.
Her home...
Only then did I remember what she had told me before she left.
She felt at ease leaving everything to him; if he destroyed it all, it would be against her wishes.
But, Xiaojiu, you just let go and left him, leaving him sitting alone in this cold position, looking at the cold country and facing all this chaos.
How cruel.
He slowly loosened his hands, his murderous intent dissipated, and he looked at the huge crowd of people and spoke in a calm voice:
"I can abdicate."
"However, according to the rules, for the sake of the stability of the country, I must abdicate to the new emperor after he is chosen."
"Which prince do you think is qualified for the job?"
The arguing among the crowd gradually stopped.
I thought it would take a lot of effort to get the regent to abdicate, but I didn't expect him to agree so readily.
Now comes the real challenge:
There is only one throne, but there are three contenders: the third prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince.
They looked at each other, invisible sparks filled the Dacheng Hall, and there were strange undercurrents.
Of course we should support the third prince!
Among the many princes, the third prince is the oldest, smart, steady, and has the talent to govern the country, making him the best candidate.
Some officials believe that:
We should support the Sixth Prince!
The Sixth Prince and the First Prince are brothers. They have learned how to govern a country since childhood and have a sense of the overall situation. They are the best candidates!
Another group of officials fully supported the seventh prince.
The seventh prince's mother's family is wealthy, and with the assistance of Concubine Jing and the Fang family, he can manage the State of Chu well!
They looked at each other, and a fierce argument was about to break out...
However, that has nothing to do with Chu Dichi.
Once slandered, two peaches will kill three men.
Let them fight each other.
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Chu Aotian withdrew himself from the fierce dispute, immediately sent people to prepare horses, left the palace, and rushed to Qingyang Mountain as quickly as possible to see the newly built tomb.
I felt dizzy and almost fainted.
"Ninth brother..."
He had already felt heartbroken once when he died in the fire.
Now, my heart is being torn out once again.
He rushed over with tears in his eyes. Qin Muyu and Qin Muchue were already burning paper there, and both of them had red eyes.
Qin Muxue knelt down, her voice hoarse and calm: "After Brother Ali passes the seventh day, I will go to Jiangnan. Uncle Lin Qi is in Jiangnan, and I will go to him to become my disciple and formally practice martial arts."
Qin Muyu looked at her with red and swollen eyes:
"Mu Xue, I need to join the army. I am not able to be filial to my mother. I am unfilial. You can't leave me anymore."
"Brother, filial piety is not always the same. Wait for me for two years. After two years, when I have completed my training, I will go to the battlefield with you to avenge Brother Ahri."
She has made up her mind.
"Muxue, I told you the news of Ahri's death because you can..."
"Ninth brother!"
The brother and sister were suddenly pushed apart.
A figure rushed over, holding the tombstone with both hands, clamping the tombstone with his feet, and jumped onto it crying:
"Ninth brother! Uwaa——How did you kill your ninth brother again!?"
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