Those who still wanted to put up a stubborn resistance were no match for Gu Mu's army.
Soon, his head fell to the ground, spilling the last drops of blood from his life.
He went to the Yellow Springs with the Empress Dowager.
Thus, the mutiny came to an end the moment Gu Mu revealed the tiger tally.
For several days in a row, the people stayed indoors and dared not go out.
They gazed from the courtyard at the blood-stained spire, their hearts still pounding.
They could not forget that the regent had been surrounded by an army of thousands, and the world thought he was doomed.
But atop the tallest tower in the capital, he declared to the world that now that he had become regent, he would forever be above everyone else!
In just a few days, the streets of Beijing have been cleaned up.
Peace was restored to the entire capital.
Only that vermilion spire bears witness to the history of this coup.
People also stepped out of the courtyard, and the former prosperity of the capital city could be seen.
Inside the palace.
The young emperor roared angrily at Gu Mu: "Give me back my mother! Give me back my mother!"
The powerless little emperor glared at Gu Mu with an expression of extreme hatred, wanting to pounce on him and scratch him.
However, they were stopped by Gu Mu's soldiers.
"Your Highness, should we kill him?" Eunuch Cheng asked the young emperor in a sarcastic tone.
Even the emperor cannot speak to His Highness like that!
"I can't let this little emperor live." Gu Mu leaned back in his rocking chair, while a vigorous maid fanned him from the side.
Gu Mu half-closed his eyes; the sunlight was perfect, and the breeze was cool.
He glanced at the young emperor sideways, completely disregarding him, and appeared quite lazy.
The young emperor was not related to him by blood; he was born to the Empress Dowager and another man.
Even if there were any, they would belong to the original owner and have nothing to do with Gu Mu, who came along halfway through his life.
He wants to seize power, and the young emperor cannot be allowed to remain.
Eunuch Cheng knew this too, so he bowed and scraped to Gu Mu, saying respectfully, "Your Highness is right, then I will take him away now."
It must be handled thoroughly.
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Eunuch Cheng's eyes.
"It's not time yet," Gu Mu said with a smile. "Let him live a little longer."
Gu Mu said that on purpose just now.
However, the system did not increase his villain value.
I wonder if they only add it after someone dies.
But the amount added is not much.
He was curious to see what kind of trouble this puppet emperor could cause.
After all, the coup d'état brought him dozens of points.
He is not in a hurry.
The young emperor's eyes were red, but at this moment, he could only rage helplessly, and he couldn't get even a fraction closer to Gu Mu.
Let alone hurt Gu Mu.
He's the emperor!
"You've all rebelled! Don't you know who the Emperor is?" the young emperor commanded his ministers.
But those ministers were all Gu Mu's ministers.
They stared at the young emperor expressionlessly.
If His Highness hadn't told him to live a little longer, he might have already been dragged to some unknown place by Eunuch Cheng and disposed of without anyone noticing.
When the time comes, we'll give everyone an excuse like "the little emperor drowned" or "the little emperor died of illness."
Who can say otherwise?
But with Eunuch Cheng's skills, he should have handled it much better; it's just that His Highness is unwilling.
Therefore, every extra second the young emperor lives is a gift from His Highness.
But he was completely oblivious, roaring at His Highness, thinking that this would hurt His Highness.
"It's noisy." Gu Mu finally got annoyed.
A piece of cloth was stuffed into the little emperor's mouth, silencing him.
Gu Mu recalled the story of "calling a deer a horse" recorded in his textbook.
Whether someone is an emperor or not is not important; what matters is who holds the power.
He chuckled softly.
Sunlight shone on his face.
The vigorous maidservant vigorously waved her fan.
The guards stood respectfully.
Eunuch Cheng stood to the side, bowing respectfully.
...
The next day,
In the imperial court.
Gu Mu read out his decree.
“……，……，……”
These were all expected results; those who remained loyal to Gu Mu were generally rewarded.
Those who originally belonged to the Empress Dowager's faction but later surrendered bowed their heads. It was all because they chose the wrong side. Once you choose the wrong side, you will almost never be given an important position for the rest of your life.
However, to their surprise, His Highness did not punish them despite this.
They originally thought they could save their lives, and they would be willing to retire from the military and return to civilian life.
But His Highness not only had no intention of killing them, but also had no intention of dismissing them from their posts.
This is His Highness giving them a chance!
Gu Mu continued reading: "..., ..., ..."
“Shen Ci, son of Prime Minister Shen, was awarded the title of Grand General for his meritorious service in protecting the emperor.”
In an instant, the court fell silent again.
They all thought that more than a month ago, His Highness punished the Prime Minister by confining him to his quarters because he feared the Prime Minister's high position and power and wanted to take action against him.
Unexpectedly, this directly led to the promotion of the prime minister's son, Shen Ci.
Although Shen Ci was meritorious for protecting the emperor, if he were not His Highness's confidant, how could he have known His Highness's plan and led troops to attack the city at the right time?
Shen Ci was the son of the Prime Minister.
Your Highness's promotion of Shen Ci is actually a disguised way of strengthening the Prime Minister's power!
They were all deceived. His Highness had no intention of turning against the Prime Minister. Instead, he was confident that he could bring down the Empress Dowager even without the Prime Minister's help.
Therefore, he deliberately confined the prime minister to his residence, which led the empress dowager to launch a coup.
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