"The secret guards I sent to escort Yue Lengxin back to Northern Frontier reported that they discovered something in Northern Frontier. When Northern Frontier was in turmoil, Emperor Qing also intervened. Zhang Xuanlin's father was the emperor's spy in Northern Frontier. When the incident happened, the emperor made a wrong decision, which led to Zhang Xuanlin's father being exposed and his family was confiscated by the King of Northern Frontier."
Under Chu Xuan's surprised gaze, Lu Yanluo asked meaningfully: "Do you think Zhang Xuanlin knows nothing about this?"
Will it? Of course not. For so many years, Zhang Xuanlin hated Beijiang to the core, and he must have investigated everything thoroughly. He had been holding back before, probably just waiting for the right time.
"You mean, he wants to pull the emperor down from the throne by himself?" Chu Xuan was a little bit incredulous.
"Why not? Nowadays, loyal ministers are being killed, treacherous ministers are in power, and the people are suffering. These are all caused by the emperor's suspicion. Is an emperor who doesn't care about the people still worthy of being an emperor?"
Chu Xuan was silent for a while, and finally sighed. The people are innocent...
The emperor became more and more suspicious. When he heard that a highly respected traveling sorcerer had come to the capital, he personally issued an order to invite the sorcerer to the palace to tell fortunes for him.
The wandering sorcerer had a serious face as he read fortunes for the emperor in the Taiji Hall. He finally said in a profound and mysterious way, "The Emperor's Star is dimming, and the Big Dipper has shifted. Your Majesty will probably not stay on the throne for long. Soon someone will take the throne away from you."
This was the emperor's inner demon in recent days. Hearing this, he immediately became angry and asked, "Can you figure out who this person is?"
The wandering sorcerer shook his head: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed. The opportunity has not yet arrived, so I cannot make a conclusion rashly. I can only say that this person is already in the capital."
Already in the capital? Who else but Chu Xuan who is already in the capital has the ability to usurp the throne!
The emperor was furious. He had always been afraid of Chu Xuan, and now he was even more certain that it would be Chu Xuan who would snatch the throne from him in the future.
At the morning court on the second day, the emperor had a gloomy face and was in a restless mood. He opposed Chu Xuan at every turn. Finally, he found an excuse to confine Chu Xuan to house arrest for half a month.
Upon seeing this, the ministers in the court began to feel frightened and started to be cautious in their words and actions.
Even the great Night King could not escape the emperor's wrath, so how could these small ministers have the ability to resist?
Soon, the atmosphere in the capital underwent a subtle change, caused by the return of King Chu Tan of Qi.
Prince Qi, a prince who was even more obscure than the Sixth Prince Chu Han. He was born to the emperor and a maid when the emperor was still in his palace. He was the emperor's first son.
However, Chu Tan, who was supposed to be the eldest son, was ignored by everyone because his mother was a servant.
Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, he sent this unpopular son to his fiefdom and never summoned him again. Gradually, everyone forgot that there was actually an older prince.
When the eldest prince suddenly returned to the capital this time, everyone had different thoughts.
The emperor was old and no longer cared about the relationship between the monarch and his subjects. Many court officials had to fight for themselves. They thought that they should take this opportunity to support King Chu Tan of Qi to ascend the throne.
What surprised everyone was that Chu Tan had no one to teach him since he was a child and he went to his fiefdom very early. When he was in his fiefdom, he spent his days in luxury and debauchery. His mansion was full of beauties collected for him from all over the place by his subordinates.
Although he was not favored by the emperor, he thought he was living a good life in his fiefdom and was reluctant to leave. If the emperor had not suddenly ordered him to return to Beijing, he would probably never set foot in the capital in his life.
On the third day after the King of Qi came to Beijing, he was dragged out of the courtesan's room in Wanhua Tower. For a while, the news that he expected to stay overnight in the brothel spread throughout the capital.
The ministers who originally supported the King of Qi could not help but sigh in regret and secretly curse Chu Tan for being a useless person who was always thinking about women all day long.
When the news reached the palace, the emperor was furious. He summoned the King of Qi into the palace, scolded him, and finally put him under house arrest.
The King of Qi accepted the punishment indifferently. House confinement was a good idea. There were two new beauties in the palace. It was just right for him to go back and close the door, so he could spend a few days with the two lonely girls, to prevent others from looking for him.
Soon, the emperor heard the news that the King of Qi had been enjoying himself with his beauties all day long while being punished. The emperor got so angry that he spat out blood on the desk and fainted.
The emperor was ill, and it was said that the king of Qi made him ill. The ministers treated the matter as a joke and talked about it privately. The emperor was ill and did not have the energy to cause trouble for everyone.
On the Luanfeng Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing, Chu Xuan, dressed in tight clothes, looked at the Cheng family army in front of them with Lu Yanluo and Cheng Ruoxue.
These are the private soldiers secretly trained by Chu Xuan. On the basis of the original Cheng family army, he secretly recruited nearly 20,000 people and settled them in Luanfengshuo for training. Now they have begun to take shape.
The emperor suddenly summoned Prince Qi back to the capital. Chu Xuan probably knew what was going on. There was turmoil in the court and the emperor could no longer sit still, so he summoned his son back to protect him.
"Your Majesty, this group of soldiers has been trained almost to the point where they can be taken away soon."
Chu Xuan nodded. The soldiers trained here would be secretly inserted into the city defense army and the imperial guards by Chu Xuan to conceal his tracks.
"Who is it!" Shen He shouted softly behind the few people, and then a figure flashed by. It seemed that the person was trying to escape, so Shen He quickly chased after him.
There's someone! Chu Xuan came here secretly and didn't realize that there was someone following him. The private training must not be spread to others, so Shen He took the initiative and caught the person back.
Chu Xuan had a blank expression on his face and asked, "Who sent you here? Is there anyone else nearby?"
The man in black raised his head and looked at Chu Xuan, angrily saying: "The Night King is indeed restless, actually training his troops in private here, are you planning a rebellion!"
Chu Xuan sneered, raised his hand and swung his knife. The black-clothed man, who was originally kneeling, fell down with a bang, and his neck was cut directly.
"Go check and see if there are any other people around and execute them on the spot."
Shen He took the order and went to surround Luanfeng Mountain, but he didn't see a single person.
But at this moment, a secret letter was received in front of the emperor's desk, which directly pointed out that Ye Wang Chu Xuan had a rebellious heart, secretly stationed troops in Luanfeng Mountain, and would soon launch a rebellion.
The emperor was extremely angry and sent people to Luanfeng Mountain to investigate the matter. If this was true, he would definitely take this opportunity to deal with Chu Xuan.
The people sent to investigate came back with no news, and they didn't come back either. The emperor felt that something was wrong.
At this moment, people who went to Luanfeng Mountain were circling around the foot of the mountain. They were lost and could not find the way up the mountain at all.
After the man was silenced that day, Lu Yanluo felt a little worried, so she used medicinal powder and mist to create a "ghost wall" in the mountains, trapping all those who came to Luanfeng Mountain at the foot of the mountain.