Chapter 395 I, Chen Jie, will purge the court of corrupt officials.
Chen Jie knew it was too late to stop them now, so he could only ask the servant again, "Are the people from Nanli Kingdom among you?"
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty has already contacted the spies who are lurking in the palace of the Southern Li Kingdom."
The servant whispered, "They will control the Emperor and the harem in the palace. And today they also summoned the Princess of Langya to the palace."
"At that time, as long as we control the Princess of Langya, we can control the Prince of Langya."
Chen Jie's heart sank. It had come to this point, and this was the only thing he could do.
Chen Jie picked up Yan Chenyu, and the two successfully completed their wedding ceremony.
Almost all the guests from the imperial court were present at the wedding banquet.
"Lord Chen, you, the groom, shouldn't you have a good drink with us?" someone said with a smile, raising their glass.
Another person tugged at his sleeve, "Behave yourself, have you forgotten about Lord Zheng?"
Everyone knows how Lord Zheng died; everyone says it was Princess Nanli who did it. But this Lord Chen, he thinks, is no simple man either.
"Oh dear, I'm not that stupid. I genuinely want to congratulate Lord Chen."
"A wedding banquet should be lively and festive, shouldn't it?"
The crowd joined in the commotion. Chen Jie, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, smiled faintly at the sight and picked up a wine glass from the table beside him. "In that case," he said.
"Then I will treat you all as I would my lords."
"I hope that in the future, all of you will act accordingly and protect yourselves wisely."
"Don't risk your life through impulsiveness."
After saying these words, Chen Jie downed his wine glass in one gulp, and everyone fell silent. Chen Jie's words had a hidden meaning.
After finishing his wine, Chen Jie threw the wine cup on the ground, took off his wedding clothes, and the guards beside him brought him armor to change into.
Chen Jie said, “Gentlemen, the current emperor listens to the slander of treacherous ministers, which has led to the people suffering.”
Who do you all think this treacherous minister should be?
"Chen Jie, aren't you talking about yourself?" a minister said angrily. "You are plotting a rebellion. No matter what, it is not up to a villain like you to decide who will rule the country.
Chen Jie didn't speak, but glanced in the direction of the conversation. The guard beside him understood and stepped forward to chop off the official's head with a single stroke.
"Today, I, Chen Jie, am going to purge the court of corrupt officials. Does anyone have any objections? Please raise them."
Seeing the head rolling on the ground, the blood still steaming on the ground, the officials were too frightened to speak.
"I have also sent men to protect your wives and daughters. You can just stay here in peace," Chen Jie threatened.
Seeing that no one was resisting, Chen Jie was very satisfied; this first step had been completed smoothly.
"Bring your men and come with me to the palace," Chen Jie ordered.
"yes!"
Chen Jie arrived at the palace with a large entourage, where Yan Chenyu was in charge.
Only then did everyone realize that Chen Jie had planned this all along and had been cooperating with the Southern Li Kingdom for some time.
Tuoba Wenjing also received a letter from Song Zhuran, who offered two cities in exchange for his troops attacking Dongling today. In return, she promised to help him kill Shen Ruzhi afterward.
Eliminate the Lingxiao faction and ascend the throne.
It was just a harassment, not a real battle, to prevent these border soldiers from returning in time. For such a great benefit, Tuoba Wenjing was naturally willing.
Inside the palace,
When Xiao Yu received the message, Song Zhuran was sitting next to him.
"What did you say?"
The Imperial Guard leader repeated, "Lord Chen, under the guise of 'purging the court of corrupt officials,' led his troops into the palace, and there are his men among the Imperial Guards."
"I'm afraid we'll be able to reach the Imperial Study in less than a quarter of an hour."
Xiao Yu slammed his fist on the dragon table, "Chen Jie, it's actually Chen Jie, how dare he?"
"Your Majesty, do not panic. This Minister Chen has chosen today, claiming to be 'purging the court of corrupt officials.' So he is not targeting Your Majesty, but rather the Prince of Langya."
"As long as Your Majesty hands over the Prince of Langya, everything will be fine."
With the death of the Prince of Langya, Chen Jie took control of the entire court. What difference was there between that and killing himself?
Xiao Yu understood this point.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Her Majesty the Empress is suddenly experiencing abdominal pain, as if she is about to give birth!" Wu Panpan rushed in.
"She's given birth?" Xiao Yu exclaimed, his head aching. "She's only seven months pregnant! How could she be giving birth already?"
"It seems, it seems like she's been traumatized," Wu Panpan said. "Her Majesty the Empress has learned about the massacre of the Song family."
Emperor Xiao Yu looked at Song Zhuran beside him, who looked innocent and said, "Sister is really easily frightened."
"But she wasn't frightened; I gave her a labor-inducing drug."
She had it delivered before she arrived.
"What do you mean by that, my beloved concubine?"
"What do you mean?" Song Zhuran's lips curled into a cold smile. "What does Your Majesty think it means?"
Xiao Yu exclaimed in shock, "It was you! You and Chen Jie were working together from the inside, weren't you?"
As Xiao Yu spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Song Zhuran hard across the face. Song Zhuran reached out and grabbed Xiao Yu's wrist. "Your Majesty, with your current health, you should save your strength."
"How could you be so stupid? There's no such thing as an elixir of immortality in the world."
"If such a thing existed, then previous emperors would have already created it."
Song Zhuran mercilessly mocked Xiao Yu, "Your health is getting worse and worse, don't you know that yourself?"
"Fool, it would be better to have someone else sit on this throne."
“My master is so powerful, why can’t he sit on the throne?” Song Zhuran said.
Xiao Yu clutched his chest, and Wu Panpan quickly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Only then did Xiao Yu remember Pei Yanchuan, "Where is the Prince of Langya? Quickly, summon the Prince of Langya..."
"Your Majesty, the messenger I sent has returned with news that the Prince left the palace early yesterday morning and has not yet returned."
"They said they went to find something for the princess."
Xiao Yu looked at Song Zhuran, who was clearly aware of the matter.
"Your Majesty, I advise you not to struggle anymore, just obediently stamp this imperial edict."
Song Zhuran raised her hand, and a palace maid beside her took out the imperial edict that had been prepared in advance.
When Xiao Yu opened the imperial edict, he saw that it appointed Chen Jie as regent and oversee the country, and the handwriting was also his own.
Song Zhuran smiled and said, "I specially learned Your Majesty's handwriting to write this, so there's no need for Your Majesty to do it personally. Does Your Majesty think my humble servant is alright?"
"Your Majesty only needs to take out the Imperial Seal and stamp this edict."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not kill you. We agreed to purge the court of corrupt officials, and the one we are going to kill is the Prince of Langya."
"You want to kill the Prince of Langya, seize all the military power in his hands, and make me a puppet emperor."
Xiao Yu said coldly, "The day the child in the Empress's womb is born will be the day I die."
Song Zhuran laughed and said, "Sometimes, people shouldn't be too smart."
"However, Your Majesty, you are not smart when you should be, but you understand everything when you shouldn't be."
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