Chapter 498 The Only Bloodline of the Previous Dynasty
Imperial Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation
Su Xiao knelt beside the bed with his head down, not daring to move. The emperor half leaned on the soft pillow, his face pale and gloomy.
His big hands tightly grasped the brocade quilt embroidered with a soaring dragon. He hadn't taken the two meals of pills or soups. Now his body suddenly became weak and he coughed violently, causing veins in his neck to bulge.
On the dragon throne not far away, Xu Shujian was wearing a red-gold robe that was completely different from his usual plain clothes.
Bensheng had a noble and elegant face with a bit of bookish air. He usually tried to lower his presence and be humble and polite. Now, with his legs crossed and his elbows casually resting on the armrests, he looked at the emperor on the dragon bed with contempt, and he had a bit of the oppressive aura that was common among people in high positions.
"I know that you are Qiao Rushi's favorite student, but I never thought that the remnants of the previous dynasty that I have always wanted to find and eradicate are hiding under my nose!"
The emperor's face turned red when he said this. It was unclear whether it was because he was angry or because his body had not recovered and was still weak and frail.
"Qiao Rushi harboured evil intentions and colluded with you, I should have killed all nine of his clans! No, I should have killed all ten of his clans!"
Xu Shujian said indifferently, "Qiao Rushi, as my teacher, you would never use me, so I was promoted to the first rank but only became an insignificant official. This is what I hoped for and my goal."
He continued slowly, "I am well educated and my family background is not high. If Qiao Rushi knew this, he would definitely like me. The most dangerous place is the safest place. I am sure you will never suspect that I have any connection with the remnants of the previous dynasty."
The emperor frowned and tried to avoid the main point, but after hearing these words, did Qiao Ru not know about it?
Xu Shujian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. "If you write a confession of guilt, I can keep you alive. I can wait for a long time, but whether your body can hold on depends on whether God can give you a miracle."
"Traitor! You scoundrel! I will never let a despicable person like you succeed! I am the Son of Heaven, I am the Emperor, how can I let the heavens protect me and let you succeed?!"
Xu Shujian looked at his blushing face without feeling angry at all, "Karma will always pay back. Decades ago, you were also sitting here and looking at my father like this, right?"
"Your father? Your father was just born into a good family. He is cruel and inhumane. I will kill him to get rid of harm to the people!"
Xu Shujian said calmly: "Everyone says so, and the history books also say so. But when I become the new emperor in the future, in a few decades everyone will scold you as a cruel person just like you do."
He has no memory of his father.
When he was still a baby, he was taken away by his mother's personal guards and escaped from the palace through a secret passage. He was a complete stranger to his father and mother.
I don’t know what they look like, I don’t know their personalities, I only know that I am the descendant of the previous dynasty, and I have the last trace of the previous dynasty’s blood left in my body.
Sometimes he also thinks that bloodline is really interesting.
Just relying on the blood flowing in his body, he could make countless guards obey him unconditionally. With one call, hundreds of people responded, keeping the morale high and inspiring.
Even if the throne changes hands, as long as you are still there, you are the orthodox one.
Ever since I can remember, the people around me have protected me without hesitation, cared for me and taught me with respect and humility, and I will definitely take back my country and kill all the enemies in the future.
But is all this for the purpose of upholding bloodline orthodoxy, or for the sake of following the dragon?
The emperor was silent for a moment. He wanted to scold but his chest suddenly hurt and he started coughing violently. After a long pause, he spoke in a weak voice.
"The Crown Prince is thirty miles away from the capital, but he must have known about the rebellion. You are trapped in the capital, and you will die sooner or later. You surrounded the palace? There are thousands of imperial guards outside the palace waiting to take your head. Not to mention, there are 70,000 troops in the military camp."
Xu Shujian looked calm and composed. He stood up and slowly walked to the window, looking at the sea of corpses and blood outside.
"I have been preparing for more than ten years. How can I fight a war without preparation? Ninety percent of the officials and their families in the capital are detained in the palace. The court officials dare not act rashly.
There are only a dozen people left in the Imperial Guards, so they are not to be feared. The commander of the Imperial Guards is my man. Over the years, the personnel have changed, and most of them are my personal guards who are loyal to me."
He paused after finishing his words, "The Royal Guards Tianshu Battalion? They are all outside the palace now, but they are all dead."
"You have no hope inside the palace. Outside the palace, the imperial guards have sealed off the city. Without a large army of hundreds of thousands to force their way in, you still have no hope. But if a large army were to force its way in, you would surely die."
Xu Shujian turned around and looked at him, a mocking smile on his face, "The prince is a filial son, how could he force his way in and put your life in danger? He is so suspicious, cold and heartless, your offspring is nothing."
"Even if you die, they'll have a better reason to attack."
The birthday banquet for the wife of the Imperial College's chief academic officer was supposed to be held seven days ago, and all the ladies in the capital should have been invited to the banquet.
But he used some tricks to make the wife of the chief priest develop red spots on her face, so the birthday banquet was postponed for a few days.
I worked in the Imperial College, and the chief academician admired me very much, so I often visited him at his home.
Ninety percent of the officials and their wives in the capital would attend a birthday banquet. It would be the easiest thing to take them into the palace as hostages.
The imperial city is already in his hands, now he just needs to get He Zhizui's confession.
As for the Grand Council, they won't be able to achieve anything in a short period of time.
The poison in the water source would not kill them all, but it would cause them a lot of casualties. In addition, with the raging fire, it would be impossible for them to attack in a short time without reinforcements.
Or maybe, even if He Zhiyu could attack, he would not attack easily.
He Zhizui sent Qiao Wanyan to Xiling to marry and forced Minister Qiao to take action. This was forcing Minister Qiao and also severing the last bit of blood relationship between He Zhizui and He Zhiyu.
"To be an emperor to such an extent as you is unprecedented and will never be repeated. You even treated your own son as a chess piece and calculated him mercilessly. Did you ever think that this day would come?"
The emperor angrily rebuked: "They are my children. Without me, they would not have the chance to be born into this world! I gave them life, so they should serve selflessly! The prince has two hearts, but King Jing will soon return from Zhenyang Pass!"
"You traitor, you will be trapped here forever. A confession of guilt? I would rather die than write it!"
Xu Shujian turned around and looked at him. "Prince Jing? I think he is probably the first prince to know that his father doesn't love him, right? Are you expecting him to come and save you?"
After Xu Shujian finished speaking, he couldn't help but sneer, his smile was full of undisguised mockery.
Why did He Yanli commit suicide back then?
He was afraid that his mother was indirectly killed by the Queen, the death of his uncle's family, and his father's false fatherly love hurt him so much that he couldn't bear it. In addition, her abandonment became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The emperor, whose mother was killed by the empress, did not thoroughly investigate and punish the empress. Instead, soon the empress's legitimate son was named crown prince.
Not long after the death of the mother, the uncle's family was killed or exiled. The emperor clearly wanted to destroy Hui Guifei's mother's family. This was the end of her because she was too powerful but had no foundation.
What emperor's true love?
It's a joke.
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