Chapter 1031 I’m a little obsessed with this feeling
Zhu Xuan looked at Wen Ye, who was pinned to the ground and still cursing non-stop. He suddenly drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at him: "Since you don't appreciate my kindness, today, I will kill you as a sacrifice!"
As he spoke, he walked over step by step.
The sword in his hand flashed with cold light and almost pierced Wen Ye's eyes.
However, Wen Ye showed no fear at all. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Zhu Xuan, do you think you can succeed by killing me? I tell you, you're dreaming!"
“…”
"A ruthless and unjust villain like you is destined to be defeated by the Emperor for the rest of your life!"
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"If you stop now, you can still have a good ending. Otherwise, you will definitely not die a good death!"
"you--!"
Hearing these words that sounded almost like a curse, Zhu Xuan's heart burned with rage. He suddenly raised his sword and slashed at his neck fiercely.
At this moment, a man suddenly came up and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, wait a minute!"
“……!”
The long sword stopped abruptly above Wen Ye's neck.
Everyone around broke out in cold sweat.
Looking back, he saw that the person who had just spoken was none other than Governor Zhao Gan who came with Wen Ye.
He also had a frightened look on his face. He walked over and said to Zhu Xuan with a smile, "Your Highness, why are you so angry?"
Zhu Xuan turned and looked at him: "Why, Lord Zhao, are you against my sending troops?"
“…”
"If that is true, then this king——"
As he spoke, he pointed the sword in his hand at him again.
At this point, he had already announced his thoughts and plans, and had forced himself and everyone here into a desperate situation.
Those who are willing to follow me will naturally survive.
Those who oppose must die!
Seeing his sword pointed at him, Zhao Gan frightened and stopped, waving his hands and saying, "No, no, no, Your Highness, calm down. How dare I oppose the prince? The prince has raised an army to fight against the unjust. This is the law of nature. Of course, I support the prince's righteous act."
"oh?"
Zhu Xuan raised his eyebrows.
On the other side, Wen Ye heard him say this and immediately turned pale with anger. He cursed loudly: "Zhao Gan, you despicable villain! As an official appointed by the court, you actually fawned on the powerful and attached yourself to such a rebellious villain!"
Zhao Gan chuckled and said, "Master Wen, as the saying goes, he who understands the current situation is a hero. Now that the prince has received the Mandate of Heaven, and His Majesty the Emperor has lost the hearts of the people, at this time, if you still stubbornly refuse to change, you will be violating the Mandate of Heaven."
“…”
"If you go against the will of heaven, you cannot live."
"Pooh!"
Wen Ye spat fiercely in his face and gritted his teeth, "Even if I die, I will never go along with you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gan shook his head and said, "Well, since Master Wen is so stubborn, then I have nothing more to say."
Zhu Xuan's face darkened and he said, "If that's the case, then I can't let you live."
After saying that, he raised the sword in his hand again.
At this time, Zhao Gan said again: "Wait a minute, Your Majesty."
Zhu Xuan frowned. "What for? Lord Zhao, are you still going to plead for this person?"
"Of course I dare not plead for mercy," Zhao Gan said with a smile, "but, Your Highness, do you think it's a pity to just kill him like this?"
"pity?"
Zhu Xuan's hand paused slightly, and he turned to look at him: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Gan smiled and said, "Your Highness, you should know that Wen Ye is a military commander personally trained by the current emperor. He followed the emperor to battle in the Prince of Yan's Mansion. Over the years, he has become the emperor's confidant."
"You don't need to tell me this."
"If people like this are against the emperor, what else can the people of the world say?"
Zhu Xuan frowned and said, "But he just made it very clear that he won't go with us."
Zhao Gan smiled and said, "Now, he is in the hands of the prince. Isn't it the prince who has the final say?"
“……!”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xuan's heart moved slightly.
Wen Ye, who was pinned to the ground, also understood what he meant. He was immediately furious and cursed, "Zhao Gan, you despicable villain, don't even think about using me!"
Zhao Gan chuckled twice, turned to look at Zhu Xuan, and said, "Your Highness, please issue a war declaration in your capacity as the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner. This way, while someone will take the lead, Your Highness won't have to immediately face those who are still in the dark and are trying to protect the Holy King. All resistance will be directed to him."
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"When the matter is accomplished, Your Majesty will kill him."
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"Wouldn't it be twice as effective with half the effort?"
Zhu Xuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He turned his head and looked at Shi Yiru. Shi Yiru's eyes flickered slightly and he nodded to him.
This is indeed a good strategy.
They could even issue a manifesto to attack the emperor in the name of Wen Ye, and then use the excuse of protecting the emperor to dispatch troops out of the city to "welcome" the emperor. After the matter was done, all those who should be killed were killed, and then Wen Ye would be killed in the name of punishing the rebels.
In that way, they would have the additional merit of destroying the rebels.
Shi Yiru said in a deep voice: "This plan is feasible."
After hearing this, Zhu Xuan sheathed his sword and raised his head to look at the people around him: "Take Wen Ye away and lock him up!"
"yes!"
Several generals immediately tied up Wen Ye and took him away.
Then, Zhu Xuan slowly turned around and looked at the stunned crowd around him.
Obviously, those who came to celebrate his birthday had never expected that such a shocking reversal would happen at the birthday party. Everyone was still a little dazed for a while.
Zhu Xuan said solemnly, "Now, who else wants to protect the emperor?"
As he spoke, he placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
At this time, who dares to say no?
Some people in the crowd had already knelt down: "We will follow your lead, Your Majesty."
"We will obey His Royal Highness Prince Ning's orders."
…
Some people took the lead, and the rest followed suit and knelt down.
A sinister smile slowly appeared on Zhu Xuan's face, especially when he saw the people around him kneeling in unison. He felt as if he was high above everyone else, looking at all the people kneeling at his feet, as if all living creatures on earth were also crawling at his feet.
It turns out that this is what it feels like to be an emperor, above everyone else.
That's great.
Although he has not yet truly ascended the throne, he is already somewhat obsessed with this feeling.
The next moment, he turned around and said to Zhao Gan and Shi Yiru, "Immediately follow the plan. Issue a conquest declaration in Wen Ye's name, mobilize troops, and march out of the city to welcome the emperor!"
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