The emperor looked at Ning Guojiu, a former traitor of the prince's party, who openly appeared in the palace hall and the people around him could no longer be ordered around. His first reaction was that they were trying to force him to abdicate.
I was instantly enraged. I am not dead yet, and I still hold power? How dare you force me to abdicate?
"Where are the Royal Guards?"
Commander Meng Tao immediately rushed in with the Imperial Guards and stood guard in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am here."
The moment the emperor saw Meng Tao, his fear and trepidation instantly subsided. As long as the imperial guards were still there, he was not afraid of them causing trouble: "Capture all these traitors."
Meng Tao looked back at Uncle Ning and the Prime Minister and the others, hesitating and not taking action. Instead, he cupped his hands and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, why don't you listen to what they have to say first?"
"What's the point of listening to a bunch of traitors?" The emperor knew what they wanted to do without even listening.
What else could Uncle Ning Guo suddenly show up for? Of course, he came to seek revenge on me for what happened to Nangong Qiuming.
"Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister Ning Xi, kowtow to you." Uncle Ning, however, was not as resentful as the emperor imagined. Instead, he knelt down politely to pay his respects to him.
This caught the emperor by surprise. He didn't know how to react for a moment and just looked at him in shock.
Ning Xi was not in a hurry. After kneeling, he presented the petition of the people with both hands: "The guilty minister Ning Xi, on behalf of more than 10,000 people who were wrongly accused by the former crown prince, I implore Your Majesty to re-investigate this case and give justice to all the heroes."
"Re-investigate?" The emperor's face was uncertain. He just wanted to re-investigate? Not force the emperor to abdicate?
But he quickly realized that reinvestigating the case would be tantamount to announcing to the world that I killed my father and brother, and that my access to the throne was not legitimate.
"This case is settled, there is no need to investigate. What these criminals did is known to everyone in the world, so don't make trouble here."
The emperor couldn't re-investigate the case. Re-investigating the case would be investigating himself. He was not a fool. "I consider that you are not the mastermind, and it has been many years since the incident. I will not pursue your guilt any more. Leave quickly."
But Ning Xi didn't leave, nor did she even stand up, holding up the petition stubbornly.
The emperor was about to order Meng Tao to kick him out when the former crown prince's orphan daughter and Tuoba Xiong knelt down and begged the emperor to reinvestigate the case.
When the emperor heard the identity of the former prince's orphan daughter, his face turned pale. Nangong Qiuming actually has descendants?
How could this be? He immediately wanted to kill her: "Meng Tao, kill her."
Meng Tao was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
Seeing that he didn't move, the emperor went crazy: "What are you standing there for? Didn't you hear what I said? Kill her, kill..."
The emperor yelled at Meng Tao and even pushed him.
Meng Tao didn't dare to fight back and could only let the emperor push him.
Seeing that he still did not move, the emperor completely lost his mind, pulled out the sword from Meng Tao, pushed him away, and rushed towards the former prince's orphan daughter: "Traitor, I will kill you."
Just as he rushed over, the Prime Minister suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of the former crown prince's orphan girl: "Your Majesty, what they are asking for is just justice and innocence, why don't you agree?"
The tip of the emperor's sword stopped at the prime minister's chest, and he looked up at him in astonishment: "Ye Chengfeng, after so many years, you are still a loyal minister of Nangong Qiuming."
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The prime minister was calm, holding his head high, not afraid of the emperor's sword: "Your Majesty, I am not a loyal minister to anyone else. I am a loyal minister to Dayu. I promised the late emperor that as long as I live, I will be loyal to Dayu."
"Okay, okay, you are a loyal subject of Dayu, right?" The emperor was so angry that he laughed: "Then go to the underworld and ask your father if you are a loyal subject of our Dayu."
As he spoke, he pushed the sword back and then stabbed forward.
But soon the sword was grabbed by someone and could not move forward even a little bit.
King Xiang grasped the sword blade with one hand, his palm was cut and blood immediately flowed, but he did not let go: "Father."
The emperor stared at him in disbelief: "Fusang, even you want to betray father? You are father's biological son."
He finally managed to regain some father-son affection with Fuso. Unexpectedly, in the end, his own son still stood against him.
"Father, I will never betray you. Even if I die, I am your biological son." King Xiang knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes. "I just want to untie your knot. Only when this case is thoroughly settled can you have a clear conscience and stand firm between heaven and earth."
The emperor would not listen any more, so he steeled his heart and pulled the sword back, making a deep cut on the king's palm. If it had gone in a little deeper, his hand would have been broken.
"Traitors, all of you are traitors, I will kill you all." The emperor threatened to kill Feng Mo, kicked Prince Xiang away, pushed aside the prime minister, and went straight to the orphan daughter of the former crown prince.
"His Majesty……"
At this moment, a sound as loud as a bronze bell came from outside the hall.
When everyone turned around, they saw an octogenarian in white clothes, with long white hair and beard, standing outside the hall with a kind face. He had an sage-like demeanor and if you didn't look closely, you would really think he was a fairy who had descended to earth.
Beside him was a state teacher with a handsome face and wearing a Taoist robe.
When Liu Sheng saw him, he quickly walked over, knelt down respectfully, and kowtowed: "Disciple greets Master."
The old man looked at him and raised his hand peacefully: "Sheng'er, get up quickly."
Liu Sheng stood up, walked to his side, and stood slightly back.
The old man was still talking and laughing, not affected by the bloody and tense atmosphere in the hall. He walked in slowly, and when he saw the emperor, he just nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still as elegant as ever."
The emperor was stunned for a long time when he saw him. It was not until he spoke that he recognized him: "Old Imperial Master?"
The old imperial teacher is still alive? He must be 130 years old, right?
Except for the graying hair and beard, nothing seemed to have changed.
When he retired, he was already known as a half-immortal. He was the master of the two capitals and the imperial teacher of the four empires. He helped Dayu to avoid disaster and bring good luck, and ensured that the people had good weather.
"It is the old man."
When the emperor saw him, he was like seeing a bodhisattva. He dropped the sword in his hand, rushed over and grabbed his hand: "Old Imperial Master, you came at the right time. This group of traitors wants to force the emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne. Old Imperial Master, please save me..."
The old imperial teacher held his hand affectionately and said, "Your Majesty, don't panic. Let me tell your fortune first."
As he spoke, he took the emperor's hand and walked slowly towards the throne.
The emperor believed in ghosts and gods the most, and the old imperial teacher was also the imperial teacher of the Four Emperors. It could be said that the emperor trusted him more than himself.
So he pulled himself to sit on the throne, and then the eunuchs brought a table and chairs, and the old imperial teacher sat opposite the emperor and gave him a fortune.
It has been several decades since the old national master started to divine.
At that time, the current emperor was not yet an emperor. He traveled across mountains and rivers to ask him to tell his fortune. The divination indicated that the emperor had the potential to be an emperor, but he would fight against his own people and would not have a good end.
At that time, the emperor took the emperor's image to heart, but as for fighting within the family and not having a good end, he didn't hear a single word of it.
Seeing the old national teacher tell the divination again now reminded him of the divination from decades ago.
Fighting against one another, not having a good ending...
Isn't it today?