Chapter 496 Red Devil Flame
Just as the four approached the palace wall and were about to jump out, they heard a man shouting, and then a huge net came into view, as if it had fallen from the sky.
Then, there was another round of screams.
The screams came from Zhu Ling and his group, who were covered by the net.
Everyone was shocked by this sudden scene, and it took a long time for them to recover.
Only then did they realize that it was the imperial guards guarding the wall who had already set up a huge net for capture.
Looking down the wall, Zhu Ling and his group were covered by the net, barely standing up, struggling desperately.
Several imperial guards jumped in from outside the wall and stood beside them, each holding a steel knife, shocking them.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Yue Haoyun ordered: "Take Queen Mother Zhu and Han Lie to the Meridian Gate and tie them to the flagpole. Tomorrow morning, I will announce their crimes to the people at the Meridian Gate and chop off their heads in public. Yue Haoming and the other two will be thrown into the Heavenly Prison!"
The imperial guards found the ropes and went forward to tie them up.
At this time, the team of eunuchs who had just rushed from the east of Jinghu Lake and brought Liang Zhirou had already come to Xia Miaoyuan, the second prince and others.
Xia Miaoyuan was just curious about how the second prince and others had sent Liang Zhirou from Daxia in just a few days.
Seeing them coming, she immediately looked at them carefully.
The man in the lead was none other than the captain of the secret guards named Wang Meng.
In other words, those people wearing eunuch uniforms were all disguised members of the Great Xia Secret Guards.
She looked at Liang Zhirou again, and when she saw the face of "Liang Zhirou", she suddenly understood.
There was no Liang Zhirou here, that girl turned out to be the Dan Niang who was rescued before.
Dan Niang and Liang Zhirou were about the same age and stature, and from a distance, they really looked alike.
Wang Meng walked up to the second prince and bowed to him. The second prince pressed his hand, indicating that he didn't have to.
"Well done! This is a great idea, I'll reward you well later!" The second prince said in a low voice.
Wang Meng, however, pointed to a little eunuch behind him, put his mouth close to the second prince, and whispered: "This time, it's all thanks to the Queen Mother. It was her idea."
The second prince and Xia Miaoyuan followed his gaze and saw that the thin eunuch standing behind him was actually Xiao Ruoyu in disguise.
"Ah, mother..." Xia Miaoyuan's eyes turned red, and she couldn't help but call for her mother. The second prince quickly covered her mouth.
The queen stretched out a finger and made a gesture of silence.
The second prince, Xia Miaoyuan, and Sang Qi and others who were equally excited, all suppressed their emotions.
At this time, a burst of ethereal shouts were suddenly heard, as if coming from a very far place, but very clear.
"Stop!"
Immediately afterwards, a blue light flashed, as if a group of people flew in from outside.
Everyone looked closely and saw that the leader was an old man dressed strangely.
The old man had gray hair and a long beard. He looked very old, but he was in good spirits.
He was wearing a strange-style robe and holding something that looked like a magic weapon.
Behind him were more than 20 young people dressed in the same strange way, including girls and boys.
"Grandfather, you are here!" The tied-up Zhu Ling looked up and saw the old man and said happily.
What? Queen Mother Zhu Ling's grandfather? !
For a moment, everyone present was shocked!
Wu Maiden and Mei'er were also tied up, and several imperial guards were holding them and were about to leave. They looked at the old man and said respectfully: "We are not doing our job well, please punish us, the great wizard!"
What? The great wizard?
When Wu Maiden and Mei'er said this, everyone was even more confused.
The old man who was called the Great Wizard said coldly: "Useless things! You can't even protect people! I will teach you a lesson later!"
[Great Wizard?] Xia Miaoyuan bit his lip and tried to recall.
[It seems that there is such a person in the original book, but it was only mentioned briefly.]
At this time, the Great Wizard waved the magic weapon in his hand, and the imperial guards who were holding Zhu Ling and others screamed and fell to the ground.
The followers brought by the Great Wizard immediately ran over, took Zhu Ling and others behind the Great Wizard, and untied the rope.
"You are the Great Wizard of the Chi Tribe back then?! Are you still alive?" Lin Xiang's voice rang out.
The Great Wizard laughed exaggeratedly, and when the laughter stopped, he said coldly: "Why? I am still alive, are you disappointed?"
Lin Xiang couldn't help but stagnate.
The great wizard continued in a cold and ethereal voice, "Not only is he alive, but my granddaughter, the little princess of the Chi tribe, has become the empress and queen mother of your Dai Viet, playing with your emperor in the palm of her hand!"
Lin Xiang clenched his fists tightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
In the crowd, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Some older ministers stared at the great wizard in disbelief.
"Oh my God! He is still alive?"
"Chi Moyan, is it really you?!" A white-haired Yu Shi in the crowd exclaimed.
The great wizard looked at the crowd with contempt and said nonchalantly: "Don't you remember my face?"
At this time, some young ministers whispered: "Who is he? What is the matter with the Chi tribe?"
"Didn't they say that the Chi tribe has been destroyed?"
In the crowd, the white-haired Yu Shi whispered to the young ministers: "In the past, the late emperor repeatedly taught the Chi tribe, but the Chi tribe not only refused, but also became more arrogant. In the end, the late emperor had no choice but to burn down the forest where they lived."
"Alas, there was no news of the Chi tribe afterwards."
Lin Xiang narrowed his eyes, carefully looked at the face of the great wizard, and said solemnly: "Chi Moyan, it is really you! I didn't expect that you are so lucky."
The great wizard's originally contemptuous expression suddenly became fierce, "You, the Great Yue court, killed my people and destroyed my homeland. I am alive to avenge you one day!"
Prime Minister Lin frowned, "So, you set up such a big conspiracy, sending your granddaughter into the palace to give birth to a new emperor of Dai Viet, and then let your granddaughter rule Dai Viet and make Dai Viet the world of your evil tribe?!"
The great wizard laughed loudly, "Lin Feng, your brain works quite quickly!"
"What do you think of this idea? It was my idea."
"It took me quite a lot of trouble to plan this."
"Train my most beautiful granddaughter into a charming woman, so that your stupid emperor will fall into her gentleness and can't extricate himself."
"Hahahaha!" The great wizard laughed crazily.
"Even if your Emperor Wude was a man of great talent, bravery and wisdom, what's the point? He was still fascinated by my granddaughter. He didn't use his eldest son who was both virtuous and talented, but made his youngest son the crown prince!" When
the officials of Da Yue heard this, they were all furious.
Back then, everyone thought that Zhu Ling was an orphan who had no relatives.
Therefore, even though Emperor Wude favored her, the civil and military officials of the court were not too worried about it.
Later, Emperor Wude favored Zhu Ling and the prince she gave birth to, and made him the crown prince.
Although everyone knew that Yue Haoyun was more suitable to be the crown prince than Yue Haoming, because Emperor Wude was still in his prime at that time, everyone naturally believed that Emperor Wude would have to reign for many more years. After Emperor Wude died a hundred years later, Yue Haoming would have grown up and there would still be plenty of time.
Therefore, everyone opposed the decision to make Yue Haoming the crown prince, and no one tried to dissuade him.
Prime Minister Lin suppressed his emotions and asked in a calm tone: "There is one thing I don't understand. Since you have killed the previous emperor and successfully seized the throne of Dai Yue, why didn't you come out and sit on the throne yourself, so that the entire Dai Yue would directly change its surname to Chi Mo?"