Three days have passed since the night when fog shrouded Kyoto.
Dong Shulan and Yu Wenyun looked obviously haggard, while the seven senior brothers in the Taoist academy had guilt on their faces - they went to the Arrow House on the shore of Canghai Sea to hunt Bei Wangchuan, but they didn't expect that they didn't even see the shadow of Bei Wangchuan.
When they returned to the place at dawn, there were no corpses on the ground, only coagulated black blood - Ning Siyan said that he buried the corpses in the apricot forest on the back mountain.
They also learned about the fierce battle that took place in this place. Not only You Beidou was here, but even Bei Wangchuan was there. However, Fu Xiaoguan was still seriously injured and was taken to the palace by Princess Taiping.
Now, this matter has spread throughout Guanyun City, and there are many versions among the people. For example, the right prime minister Zhuo Yixing made a move on Fu Xiaoguan in order to let his grandson Zhuo Donglai win the first place in the literary competition.
For example, in order to avenge his son, the old factory owner, Eunuch Gao, sent many lackeys to attack Jinghu Villa.
For example, Princess Taiping was deeply in love with Fu Xiaoguan, but Empress Xiao did not allow it. In order to end this foreign love affair, Empress Xiao had to strangle Fu Xiaoguan's neck first.
etc.
But gradually one theory gained the upper hand among the people:
I heard that Fu Xiaoguan is your Majesty’s illegitimate son, the result of a wild night when he was studying in the Yu Dynasty!
This theory prevailed mainly because of two reasons: first, Emperor Wen was a playboy when he was young, and it was said that Xu Yunqing was the most beautiful woman in Jinling City at that time, so how could Emperor Wen let her go?
The second reason is that it is precisely because Fu Xiaoguan is your majesty's illegitimate son, and he happened to come to Guanyun City, and he happened to have a great chance of winning the literary championship, which is obviously a world of difference compared to the current crown prince. So your majesty has made up his mind to let Fu Xiaoguan return to his ancestral home, which threatens the status of the current crown prince, so Empress Xiao took action.
"So, Your Majesty is really amazing. The seed left behind in the Yu Dynasty seventeen years ago has now become the world's greatest talent!"
"That's right. You've read A Dream of the Red Chamber, right? Let me tell you, 'Says of the Young Man of the Wu Dynasty' was actually written by Fu Xiaoguan. 'Says of the Young Man of the Yu Dynasty', but Your Majesty didn't like it and thought it was written for the young man of the Wu Dynasty, so he changed it to 'Says of the Young Man of the Wu Dynasty'."
"Since he is a prince of the Wu Dynasty, his writings should of course praise or encourage the young people of the Wu Dynasty."
"So...if Fu Xiaoguan wins the first place in this literary gathering, it will be an honor for the Wu Dynasty?"
"Are you stupid? Since Fu Xiaoguan is the son of His Majesty, he is of course a member of the Wu Dynasty, and of course it is an honor for the Wu Dynasty!"
"Aren't you overthinking it? His Majesty didn't decree that Fu Xiaoguan is his son!"
"You're really stupid..." The man lowered his voice and knocked on the table. "I heard that Emperor Wen wants to take Fu Xiaoguan with him to the Heavenly Sacrifice this time!"
Several heads gathered together, and they all gasped and let out a "hiss..." sound, "Really?"
The man said smugly, "The Heaven Sacrifice Day is on the ninth day of the fourth lunar month, so it's only half a month away. You'll know then."
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Just like the surprise of ordinary people, Fan Tianning also took a deep breath when he got the news, and it took him a long time to recover.
This is just like a play!
Fu Xiaoguan, a small landlord in Linjiang, came to Guanyun City in Wuchao and suddenly became the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen... What the hell, why wasn't he his father's illegitimate son?
How great would it be if this Fu Xiaoguan was his brother?
Fan Tianning spent the entire morning digesting this news, and finally became convinced that Fu Xiaoguan was indeed Emperor Wen's illegitimate son!
Firstly, Emperor Wen withdrew the imperial edict because Wu Linger was Fu Xiaoguan's sister. If Fu Xiaoguan won the championship, it would be embarrassing.
Secondly, as the queen of a country, it would not be easy for her to be banished to the cold palace unless she touched the emperor's reverse scale. However, Empress Xiao was really stripped of her status as queen and banished to the cold palace.
Fu Xiaoguan grew up in Linjiang, Yu Dynasty. Emperor Wen obviously felt indebted to this illegitimate son, and because of Fu Xiaoguan's great reputation, Emperor Wen must have liked him even more.
But Empress Xiao mobilized so many experts and made so many arrangements to put Fu Xiaoguan to death - this was Emperor Wen's Achilles' heel. Emperor Wen clearly told Empress Xiao the true identity of Fu Xiaoguan, but Empress Xiao still did it. Of course, she should be banished to the cold palace.
“What a generous gesture!”
Fan Tianning shook his head. In order to save Fu Xiaoguan, two saints from the Wu Dynasty gathered together. Unfortunately, Bei Wangchuan arrived a little bit late, and Fu Xiaoguan was still seriously injured.
Yan Hanyu and Tuoba Yuan knew this news earlier than Fan Tianning.
The two of them couldn't believe it, but Chi Mu, the crazy knife from the desolate country, was definitely not a person who would lie.
Moreover, the Yi State's worship of Gongsun completely disappeared after that night.
Those were two Saint-level beings, Gongsun must be dead. It was incredible that Fu Xiaoguan could survive under the five flying knives of Gongsun Da Niang... This was unbelievable to Yan Hanyu and others.
"So, Bei Wangchuan, who originally wanted to assassinate Fu Xiaoguan in the border town, helped him this time?"
Yan Hanyu's face was gloomy. "This is a different time. Back then, Bei Wangchuan didn't know Fu Xiaoguan's true identity, so assassinating him was understandable. But now that Fu Xiaoguan's identity has been revealed, it makes sense for Bei Wangchuan to save him."
"Could it be that he is really the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen?" Tuoba Yuan thought this was absolutely ridiculous.
Fu Xiaoguan from Linjiang, who lived over 3,000 miles away from the Wu Dynasty, turned out to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen!
Wouldn't he have become a prince?
Now that Empress Xiao has fallen, the Crown Prince is isolated and helpless. If Fu Xiaoguan uses some tricks, he might even be able to enter the Eastern Palace and become the Crown Prince of this great Wu Dynasty!
From a small landlord, he rose to become the crown prince of a country. Tuoba Yuan suddenly laughed at himself, "No wonder Emperor Wen rescinded his decree. This literary gathering will be a foregone conclusion."
It was once thought that this literary gathering was to use Fu Xiaoguan's reputation to help Zhuo Donglai ascend to the throne, but now that Fu Xiaoguan has become a prince, there is no way Zhuo Donglai can step on the prince's head to ascend to the throne!
"What a pity, we didn't kill him in the end. From now on, there will be no chance." Tuoba Yuan sighed with regret, "If he really becomes the emperor of the Wu Dynasty, our two countries will be in endless trouble in the future."
Yan Hanyu was stunned and understood what Tuoba Yuan meant.
Yi State and Huang State were both enemy countries to the Yu Dynasty, and Fu Xiaoguan had lived in the Yu Dynasty for seventeen years, so of course he had feelings for them. One of his fiancées was the Ninth Princess of the Yu Dynasty.
The Wu Dynasty had the strongest military force among the four countries. If he had sent troops to assist the Yu Dynasty, the war would have been meaningless!
"So, he must die!" Tuoba Yuan said viciously.
But Yan Hanyu smiled in his heart, no, he must not die!
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