Yan Wu smiled faintly, "Whether you believe it or not, you won't be able to see it anyway."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kang of Liang trembled slightly, and he could feel the pain in his abdomen gradually becoming clearer.
After Yan Wu finished writing the imperial edict, he picked up the jade seal, a symbol of imperial power, and stamped it on the edict. Having done this, he looked up and met Emperor Liang Kang's sinister gaze.
For a moment, no one spoke, and their eyes met with cold indifference.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the palace door.
Yan Wu smiled insincerely, "Your good prince has arrived."
Yan Wu stepped forward and opened the palace door. Outside, several guards were holding Yan Huainan, who was struggling and had something stuffed in his mouth. Yan Huainan had been dressed in the same silver-white armor as Yan Wu.
They have the same face, but now you can clearly tell the difference: one is thin and has a haggard face, while the other has a cold, jade-like face and a tall, upright figure.
"Master, the person has been brought."
"Throw him in, and you can leave."
The group threw Yan Huainan into the hall. The head guard thought for a moment and decided to tell them the truth about the little incident that had just happened.
“When I went to bring him over just now, I discovered that he had escaped to the Crown Princess’s courtyard through a secret passage. I’m not sure if he met the Crown Princess, so I brought him over first to save time.”
Yan Wu frowned. "I understand. You may leave."
The palace doors closed again.
Yan Huainan fell to the ground, feeling so much pain that his bones felt like they were about to fall apart. After regaining his senses, he quickly pulled the smelly sock out of his mouth, got up, and pointed at Yan Wu, cursing loudly.
"Yan Wu, you really dare to rebel! You have this guts because you rely on my father-in-law! I'll let the Prince of Zhenbei know you're a fake! I'll have him execute you on the spot!"
He strode out, but Yan Wu kicked him back. He looked at Yan Huainan with a cold expression, as if he were looking at a dead man.
Yan Huainan couldn't help but shudder. From childhood to adulthood, he had been used to Yan Wu's submissive attitude. In the past ten months, Yan Wu had delivered a meal almost every day and left without even glancing at him. Yan Huainan had never seen such a terrifying look in his eyes.
"you……"
"Instead of wasting your breath cursing me here, you should say goodbye to your father and ask him to slow down on his journey to the underworld. Maybe you two can even travel together."
Only then did Yan Huainan notice Emperor Liang Kang lying on the ground, clutching his stomach and vomiting blood. He rushed over, crying, "Father! Father, what's wrong?"
Emperor Liang Kang said haltingly, "The thing I regret most in my life is... that I was too soft-hearted and didn't strangle you..."
Yan Wu said, "Don't worry, your son will definitely erect a beautiful and grand tombstone for you to thank you for sparing my life back then."
Emperor Kang of Liang was so angry that he vomited even more blood.
"Yan Wu! How dare you murder your father!" Yan Huainan roared angrily, his eyes red.
Yan Wu smiled. He wasn't a good person and couldn't repay evil with kindness. Over the years, he had shielded Yan Huainan from arrows and assassination attempts several times and helped him earn merits on the battlefield. Without him, Yan Huainan, with his brains, would have died countless times over.
He saved their chosen son from death several times, which could not repay even the greatest debt of gratitude for his life.
He's just trying to get something for himself, what's wrong with that?
Yan Wu found a seat and sat down, waiting quietly.
Yan Huainan didn't know what he was waiting for. The area outside was full of Yan Wu's men, and if he ran out, Yan Wu would kick him back.
He could only watch helplessly as Emperor Liang Kang lay on the ground, lifeless. He checked his breath in disbelief, and after confirming that Emperor Liang Kang had died with his eyes wide open, Yan Huainan was filled with both anger and fear.
He no longer dared to curse people with a straight face; he had completely cowered.
"I know you just want the throne, don't you? I won't fight you for it. If you spare my life, I'll let you take my place for life!"
Yan Wu coldly glanced at Emperor Liang Kang's corpse on the ground, saying indifferently, "You can keep your identity as a traitor yourself!"
"What do you mean?"
Yan Wu remained silent, waiting quietly.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the noise outside the hall resumed, quickly spreading from the palace gate to the outside of the main hall of the Qianming Hall.
Ji Suizhou led seven thousand soldiers in from outside, surrounding the light cavalry guards who had just lowered their guard inside the palace, catching them completely off guard.
The light cavalry had suffered some losses in the palace coup earlier, and now they were facing 7,000 cavalry. They were unable to fight for long and soon began to retreat, forced to the open ground outside the Qianming Hall.
Ji Baichuan's booming voice pierced through the palace gates and echoed throughout the entire Qianming Hall, "Crown Prince Yan Huainan is a traitor who conspired with the Prince of Zhenbei to usurp the throne. Now that His Highness the Second Prince has returned to court and led troops to quell the rebellion, he will surely execute the traitor Yan Huainan and the Prince of Zhenbei, Yang Xiong!"
"Execute the traitor Yang Xiong!"
"Execute the traitor Yan Huainan!"
"Execute the traitor Yan Huainan!"
The soldiers below echoed loudly in response, their voices resounding through the sky!
Yan Huainan stared wide-eyed in disbelief!
What a clever scheme! Yan Wu wants him to die bearing the title of traitor, while he, the real traitor, becomes the good guy who pacifies the palace!
Yan Wu didn't waste any more words with him, got up and ended his life with a single sword strike.
He then opened the door, strode out, and proclaimed loudly, "The traitor Yan Huainan has been executed! We arrived too late; the Emperor has been poisoned and has already passed away!"
The Prince of Zhenbei, standing outside the gate, was still in shock, having already lost his battle with Ji Baichuan. As the palace doors opened and a man in silver armor strode out, an unbelievable thought surfaced in his mind.
It was no secret that the Empress gave birth to twins, and it was always publicly stated that the Second Prince was born weak and died young.
Could it be that this second prince was not born and died young, but was secretly raised, biding his time and waiting for the right opportunity?
No wonder, no wonder the mediocre crown prince suddenly proposed forcing the emperor to abdicate early. It turns out that he has been cooperating with this second prince all this time!
The Prince of Zhenbei immediately realized he had been tricked. This Second Prince was extremely cunning; on the surface, he had relied on him to storm the palace and obtain the edict of succession, but in the end, he treated him as a traitor!
Okay, okay, okay!
The Prince of Zhenbei bypassed Ji Baichuan and charged straight at Yan Wu. Yan Wu drew his sword to block, and the two quickly clashed.
Yan Wu was trained as a secret guard from a young age. He was not at a disadvantage against the older Prince Zhenbei. On the contrary, he was always able to control the situation and always had the upper hand.
In the end, the Prince of Zhenbei was no match for Yan Wu and had his throat slit.
With Yan Huainan and the Prince of Zhenbei dead, the light cavalry guards brought by the Prince of Zhenbei lost their morale and were controlled by the soldiers brought by Ji Suizhou, who then surrendered one after another.
At this point, the situation had completely stabilized.
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"
Yan Wu gave the order, "Summon all civil and military officials to the palace."
The ministers of various families all heard the commotion to some extent and were awakened in the middle of the night. They were all uneasy and guessed that something had happened in the palace. They all got up and sent people to find out the news.
Therefore, when Yan Wuxuan and his group entered the palace, everyone arrived very quickly.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
