Kong Chenyang was telling the truth, and the emperor was powerless to refute him. After ascending the throne, why did he want to disband the army in the world and why did he hate war? The root cause was because he felt guilty towards Luochuan and the innocent people of Jingjing who died in vain.

But people are like this. Those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. If he could do it again, he would still make the same choice, because in this world, only the voice of the superior can be heard, and all he has to do is to climb to the highest point and look down on the world.

"It has come to this. Saying more will only add to the sorrow and resentment." The emperor sighed and looked at Kong Chenyang: "I already know that you and Nanyue conspired together, and I also know that you secretly sent food and grass to Tatuo. Originally, I should have dealt with you and Nanyue early, but as long as the battle of Tatuo does not see the light of day, the changes in the palace will not stop."

"Now that the outcome of the battle at Tianque Pass has been decided, your role has come to an end. Ah Hongshan, although I feel guilty towards Luochuan, this is not a reason for me to allow you to destroy Tianji."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a eunuch walked in from outside the hall, holding a tray with a dagger and a pot of wine on it.

"You make your own choice. You have been in Tianji for many years. Although you are not well-known, I can protect your son for you out of consideration for the little affection we had in the past, so that your family line will not be cut off. As for you, I will also bury you in the name of Kong Chenyang, leaving a clear name for you after your death, as my last token of my love for you."

Kong Chenyang silently looked at the dagger and poisoned wine in the eunuch's hand, then laughed loudly. He stopped for a long while and said regretfully, "I was careless. I should have listened to Nanyue and killed you directly. I supported the Seventh Prince to ascend the throne. I was very shrewd, but I didn't expect that you would escape in the end."

"Let me guess, who saved you? Princess Ye Lu Yanluo, right? She must have met you before she left the capital that day, and told you everything. You also started planning how to deal with me and that stupid woman Nanyue from that moment on, right? I made all kinds of calculations, but I missed Lu Yanluo."

The emperor sighed lightly and agreed with Kong Chenyang's words. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. The current situation should have been anticipated from the moment Ah Hongshan became Kong Chenyang.

The palace was silent. Kong Chenyang walked forward slowly, picked up the poisoned wine, lowered his eyes and smiled: "I lost this round, but so what? Emperor Tianji, you are already dying. Although the poison was temporarily suppressed by Lu Yanluo in some unknown way, it can only be temporary. It has already invaded your bone marrow. You are beyond help."

Kong Chenyang raised his hand and drank the poisoned wine in one gulp. Then he looked at the emperor with resentment. His tone was gentle, but every word he spoke was powerful.

"In the underworld, I have you as my scapegoat. My trip here is not in vain. Millions of people from Luochuan and Jingjing are waiting for me in the underworld. Your Majesty, please do not keep them waiting for too long."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Chenyang spat out a mouthful of blood and fell straight to the ground on his back.

His vision gradually turned black and white, leaving only the dazzling red dress dancing in front of him.

A satisfied smile slowly emerged from the corner of Kong Chenyang's mouth, and he raised his hand to try to touch the red.

"Luochuan, my princess, I'm here to find you. We must never be separated again in the next life..."

Kong Chenyang lived a free and easy life as Ah Hongshan, with his beloved woman by his side. That was the happiest time of his life. Later, Jingjing was destroyed, his family and country were ruined, and his beloved woman died in front of him. In great grief and driven by hatred, he left his hometown and became Kong Chenyang, starting his sad life.

At this moment, he could finally return to the hometown that made him linger and embrace the woman he loved.

The emperor's gaze slowly moved away from Kong Chenyang and looked at the person in the painting spread out on the desk.

The woman in red in the painting seemed to smile at him, just like the smile she showed him when he was lying on the mountain path covered in blood and she suddenly appeared and found that he was still alive. It was engraved in his heart forever.

The emperor seemed to be exhausted. He suddenly leaned back in his chair and coughed violently.

Seeing this, the young eunuch hurried over and brought tea to the emperor to moisten his throat.

The emperor paused, looked at the already dead Kong Chenyang again, and said in a hoarse voice: "Collect his body and bury it together with the painting on the desk next to the tomb in Zhuque Mountain."

The young eunuch bowed his head and responded, then called the guards to carry Kong Chenyang's body away.

The tomb on Mount Suzaku has stood there since the day the emperor ascended the throne. No one knows who is buried in it. Over the years, the emperor has never visited it. He just sent a few people to guard it all year round to offer sacrifices and clean the tomb.

Now it seems that the person buried there should be the Princess Luochuan who died unjustly.

There has been a lot of unrest in the capital recently. First, a queen drowned in the palace, and the cause of death has not been determined yet. Then it was heard that the queen and the cabinet minister Kong Chenyang forged an imperial edict and privately forged an imperial decree to confer the title of queen.

Just when everyone was still unsure whether the rumor was true or not, a white sail was hoisted at the Kong Mansion early in the morning, and Lord Kong Chenyang died suddenly of illness.

All this is too much of a coincidence. The Queen case had just happened and Kong Chenyang, one of the protagonists, died. One cannot help but wonder if someone is manipulating all this behind the scenes.

After all, the emperor is seriously ill and there is no leader in the capital. It is possible that some people with ulterior motives will take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters.

Just when people were getting excited and rumors were spreading, good news finally came from the palace: the emperor had woken up.

The emperor, who had just recovered from a serious illness, took drastic measures to reorganize the cabinet and the harem, but did not mention a word about the death of the queen and Kong Chenyang.

Nan Yue, who died from drowning, was not buried with the rites for a queen, but was hastily buried, and there was no further news of her after that.

The emperor then issued an edict, asking Imperial Noble Consort Lu and Noble Consort Hui to assist in managing the affairs of the six palaces again. Everything returned to normal, as if Nan Yue's title of empress had never happened.

However, the only thing worth mentioning is that Concubine Xian was suddenly demoted from a concubine to a concubine, and was given the name Concubine Shen.

Be cautious, be careful with what you say and do, the warning in this title was very obvious and it immediately became a joke that everyone in the harem enjoyed talking about.

In Yilan Palace, Mrs. Lu and Qin Xuelin sat opposite each other and finally breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty had woken up, and Mrs. Lu finally had a backbone.

"If His Majesty had not been afraid of Prince Liang, he might have killed Concubine Xian directly this time."

Qin Xuelin sneered. Who said it wasn't true? The appearance of Nan Yue in Southern Xinjiang was enough to make the emperor wary. It was really not easy to keep the virtuous concubine.