Upon hearing this, the ministers immediately raised their heads and looked at Yelü Khan, wanting to know the truth about what happened more than ten years ago.
"The late emperor had eight sons, most of whom unfortunately died young. Only the three of us grew up. At that time, you were the most ambitious, and the late emperor was very aware of this."
To prevent fratricide, the late emperor never appointed a crown prince, but prepared a secret edict in case of unforeseen circumstances.
What the late emperor never expected was that you, in order to seize the throne and become emperor as soon as possible, would ruthlessly kill him.
The late emperor repeatedly warned me that brothers should never harm each other. In order to follow the late emperor's teachings, I was forced to flee.
I was thinking at the time, if you can manage the legacy left by our ancestors well, I would rather go into exile, live in seclusion in the mountains, and not concern myself with worldly affairs.
Surprisingly, during your reign, the foreign kingdom was utterly ruined by your governance.
For so many years, you have been militaristic and have started wars every year, plunging the people of the foreign lands into misery.
In recent years, the foreign kingdom has been on the verge of collapse. Don't you know that at all?
Your actions have become so egregious that even Heaven cannot tolerate them. This time, I have been forced to assume control of the court entirely in accordance with Heaven's will and the people's wishes.
After Yelü Khan said so much, Yelü Wu was speechless. He knew he was doomed today and wanted to find a way to save himself.
"Does Your Majesty think that seizing the throne will save the barbarian kingdom? The Great Northern Dynasty's army of 300,000 is already at the city gates. What will you use to repel them?"
"You don't need to worry about that. I have already sent a letter to Marshal Han and General Li Guang of the Great Northern Dynasty. They will immediately withdraw their troops after seeing my personal letter."
Upon hearing this, Yelü Wu found it unbelievable. Could it be that his imperial brother truly had divine assistance?
"You say you have the late emperor's edict, but I don't believe you. Show it to me."
"Yelü Wu, you have committed the heinous crime of killing your father and brother. You are no longer a descendant of the Yelü family and will not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall after your death."
The late emperor's edict will not be shown to you, his rebellious son.
Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter. All the ministers have seen the will, as long as they believe it.
Now tell me, how did you kill the late emperor?
"I didn't kill the late emperor, you're making false accusations." Yelü Wu was a little flustered.
"It seems you won't admit it, but someone witnessed it firsthand. You should remember that the late emperor was poisoned by someone you had ordered."
"Nonsense, it's completely untrue. Who said he saw it with his own eyes?" Yelü Wu began to speak incoherently.
"I saw it with my own eyes."
Just then, a voice rang out from inside the hall.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the speaker was none other than the Eighth Prince, Yelü Lang.
Upon seeing Yelü Lang, Yelü Wu was greatly surprised, as he had not expected Yelü Lang to appear in the main hall.
He understood everything. It turned out that Yelü Lang had been pretending to be crazy all these years, deceiving everyone.
"Fourth brother, you had someone poison the late emperor and killed him. You can't deny it, can you? Should we find the person who killed the late emperor and confront him?"
Upon hearing this, Yelü Wu began to lose his balance and collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, Yelü Lang's eyes were blazing with fury. He strode up to an old minister, grabbed him, and dragged him out of the crowd.
"Old thief, there were several people who killed the late emperor. I was young then, and I didn't know the others, but I knew you."
Before the Emperor and his officials, tell them how you murdered the late Emperor and who else was involved.
"This old minister deserves to die. This old minister will tell you everything, I only beg Your Majesty to spare my life."
Next, Yelü Khan personally interrogated the old minister, who began to confess and quickly revealed the names of all the ministers who had participated in the plot to murder the late emperor.
Yelü Khan was furious and ordered all those involved in the incident to be arrested and imprisoned so he could interrogate them personally.
For the next period of time, Yelü Khan focused on reforming the bureaucracy and reshuffling the court.
Subsequently, Yelü Khan formulated national policies, broadened channels for public opinion, focused on people's livelihood, and reduced taxes for the common people, thus bringing the era of Yelü Wu to an end.
On this day, Yelü Khan received news that the 100,000-strong Northern Dynasty army stationed near Khara-Khoto had withdrawn, which finally relieved the civil and military officials of the vassal state.
It seems that Yelü Khan is very capable; he was able to repel the enemy with just one letter. The ministers were amazed by this. With Yelü Khan in power, the vassal states will have no worries from now on.
Three days later, Ge Kaishan returned to Yanjing, and Yelü Khan immediately announced that Ge Kaishan had been appointed Grand Marshal of the Fan Kingdom's army, responsible for the management of the Fan Kingdom's troops and military security.
Yelü Khan's decision shocked the court and the public. In Yelü Khan's view, Ge Kaishan was not only loyal to him, but also a person sent by the gods to help him.
If Ge Kaishan hadn't gone to Mabushan to find him, he might have spent his whole life lying in that poor mountain valley, never to rise again, and his ancestors' empire would have been lost forever.
Ge Kaishan never expected that the emperor would appoint him as the Grand Marshal of the Army, thus giving him control of the military power of the foreign kingdom. This shows how much the emperor trusted him.
Thinking of this, Ge Kaishan quickly knelt down and accepted the imperial decree to express his gratitude.
Next, following Yelü Khan's orders, Ge Kaishan recalled the 100,000 troops stationed at Baxian Town. At the same time, in accordance with his agreement with Li Guang, he captured Xiao Yi and sent him to the border to be handed over to Li Guang.
Yelü Khan still felt a little regretful about this. Overall, Xiao Yi had not made any mistakes. He was talented and capable, and was indeed a rare talent.
Even if Li Guang didn't want Xiao Yi, Yelü Khan wouldn't give him an important position. This man was Yelü Wu's confidant, with malicious intentions, and almost pushed the Fan Kingdom to the brink of destruction. It would be better to hand him over to Li Guang to deal with.
During this period, Li Guang and his men stayed at the border, preparing to escort Xiao Yi back to the capital once the foreign state sent him there.
Li Guang calculated the days; there were still four or five days until Xiao Yi was delivered. Since there was no fighting at the border, everyone was very relaxed.
The weather is starting to warm up at this time. Although the temperature is not as high as in the Central Plains, it is already the season for planting crops.
For many years, the soldiers on the border guarded the territory of the Great Northern Dynasty while cultivating crops to alleviate the pressure on the court.
At this time, Li Guang's planting skills came in handy, and he began to guide the soldiers in planting crops.
Li Xue recalled the hunting trip she had taken to Mabushan some time ago, and still vividly remembered the scene of hunting down a large, fat sheep. On a whim, she dragged Zhao Xian along to go hunting.
Zhao Xian had no choice but to go with Li Xue to the nearby mountains.
"Brother Zhao, whether we succeed or not this time depends entirely on you," Li Xue said with a smile.
"Don't worry, just like last time, I'll be responsible for summoning the prey, and the princess can just hunt it down."
Since the princess is interested, let's play along and let her experience the joy of hunting.
Zhao Xian checked the system to see what other live animals were available for sale, which he could buy for the princess to hunt.
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