All the ministers and people saw this scene clearly.
Emperor Wenxuan collapsed, and the eunuchs and guards hurriedly carried him away.
The people below were in an uproar.
"Emperor Wenxuan was punished by heaven."
"He is not a wise ruler. Even God cannot bear to see this."
"He really is the mastermind behind this."
"He is a tyrant."
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In just one day, the news that Emperor Wenxuan was being punished by heaven spread like wildfire throughout the Southern Tang Empire. At the same time, the events of the sacrificial ceremony were compiled into stories and spread widely.
The families of those missing children all cursed Emperor Wenxuan at home.
The reputation of Emperor Wenxuan as a wise ruler no longer exists.
At this time, Emperor Wenxuan was carried into the palace. All the princes realized that something was wrong. When they heard that Emperor Wenxuan was powerless to save the situation, they no longer maintained superficial peace and began to take action one by one.
While they were operating, only the Third Prince was guarding Emperor Wenxuan's bedside.
When Emperor Wenxuan woke up, he saw Gu Hanyu alone there, and he knew clearly where the others had gone.
Seeing him wake up, Gu Hanyu said, "Father, will you pass the throne to your son?"
When Emperor Wenxuan heard this, he was furious. He wanted to curse, but his weak body prevented him from even opening his mouth to speak.
"Father, look at them all, all vying for the throne. No one cares if you live or die." Gu Hanyu said slowly, "I am the only one who stays by your side."
Emperor Wenxuan's eyes were full of sarcasm, and his meaning was clearly saying that you are also after the throne.
Seeing that he had no intention of passing the throne to him at this time, Gu Hanyu sneered.
"Father, oh father, at this time, you are still thinking about your eighth brother. It's a pity that he can't take the throne."
Gu Hanyu took out an imperial edict. When Emperor Wenxuan saw it clearly, his eyes widened. It was the edict of succession that he had prepared long ago.
Gu Hanyu held the imperial edict in his hand and threw it into the brazier in front of him. The flames instantly engulfed it.
Emperor Wenxuan's body was trembling at a distance.
He then took out another edict and said, "This is the edict issued by my father. Father, do you think I am right?"
"You, you..." Emperor Wenxuan uttered two words with difficulty.
"Father, don't worry. I will protect the Southern Tang Kingdom. As for you, you have offended someone you shouldn't have offended, and your fate has already been determined." Gu Hanyu said with a smile.
He seemed to see through Emperor Wenxuan's confusion and kindly explained, "In fact, you've long been terminally ill. Those so-called elixirs are all fatal poisons."
Just one sentence revealed the man's identity.
Emperor Wenxuan's eyes widened to the size of copper bells.
Gu Hanyu leaned over and whispered in his ear.
"Everything that happened today was planned by Huang'er and her."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenxuan stared and held his breath.
Gu Hanyu stood up and said to the eunuch in charge of the outer chambers, "My father has passed away."
When the chief eunuch entered, he immediately cried out, "Your Majesty."
Gu Hanyu said to the man, "It's been taken care of."
The chief eunuch understood and walked forward, trying to close Emperor Wenxuan's eyes, but found that he couldn't close his eyes no matter what he did. Finally, he exerted all his strength and finally closed his eyes.
A moment later, the dragon funeral bell rang in the palace.
The forces belonging to several princes began to fight each other, except the third prince who stayed out of it.
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