Chapter 280: Team Wipeout
At this moment, a subordinate came over and said, "Your Majesty, a letter has been delivered by carrier pigeon."
Li Wuyang took the letter, opened it, raised his eyebrows, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Let's go to the Yangxin Palace."
The Yangxin Palace was filled with a strong smell of medicine. The emperor was half leaning on the bed, looking very bad, and white hair appeared on his temples overnight.
Li Wuyang presented the evidence with both hands.
The emperor read every page very carefully.
"Are these palace servants who are causing trouble the former queen's men?"
Li Wuyang said calmly, "Yes."
The emperor's face sank. "Everyone is dead? Why don't you investigate further?"
The late queen is dead, so who can still order them around?
A figure flashed in his mind, and the emperor's face turned even paler.
Li Wuyang's expression was calm. "I think this matter should...end here."
The Emperor's eyes narrowed dangerously. "What do you mean?"
Li Wuyang sighed softly, "The Third Prince was seriously injured, the Sixth Prince is still young, and only the Fourth Prince is an adult and healthy."
That was all he said, nothing else.
He had no position, but the meaning of his words made the emperor furious.
"He dares to do this because he is sure that I can't do anything to him? Ha."
The emperor is a vengeful and petty creature. Can he really swallow the humiliation of being held in his hands?
He took a deep breath and said, "Pass on my order. Do everything possible to save the Third Prince."
The third prince must be alive!
The eunuch replied, "Yes."
The emperor continued to issue orders, "Expose the crimes of the Prince of Zhennan and the Marquis of Pingxi to the world. I want everyone in the world to know that it was not the Imperial Family of Daqi who betrayed them, but they who betrayed the Imperial Family of Daqi."
"They betrayed the oath they made back then."
They were unkind and unjust, so it was only natural for the royal family to punish them.
Occupy the high ground of public opinion first.
"Announce to the entire world that the Prince of Zhennan has committed treason, abandoned his people, faked his death, fled to the Kingdom of Nanyue, proclaimed himself king, and allied with Jiang Zhen in rebellion to lay siege to the Imperial City."
"Send a letter to Nanyue to hold it accountable. Ask Nanyue to give Daqi an explanation. Otherwise, expect war!"
The Emperor looked at Li Wuyang and said, "Tomorrow, Jiang Wenzhou and his brothers and all the other rebels will be brought to the Meridian Gate and executed by slow slicing as a warning to others."
Li Wuyang replied in a low voice, "Yes."
After the emperor finished dealing with these matters, he was exhausted and out of breath, as if all his energy had been drained away. He lay back on the bed powerlessly, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.
Seeing this, Li Wuyang suddenly said, "I just received some good news and want to tell you."
The emperor closed his eyes to rest. What good news could there be at this moment? "Speak."
Li Wuyang smiled slightly, "The envoys accompanying the eldest princess have completed their mission to assassinate the Nanyue royal family."
On the surface, it is a diplomatic mission, but in fact it is an assassination group, and they will kill as many people as possible.
Those people are professionally trained and experienced, plus they are spies who have infiltrated before.
This was a move he had carefully planned!
I didn't expect it to go so smoothly! This is God's will!
"All male members of the Nanyue royal family were killed, leaving only one princess."
The emperor opened his eyes suddenly, his face filled with joy. "Good, good, this is the best news I've ever heard. This is called a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood."
When Li Wuyang made this arrangement, the emperor disagreed and did not think he would succeed.
But I didn’t expect it to succeed!
"Royal brother, well done, I'll give you a credit."
"I remember you made a decapitation plan. Where's the Emperor of Nanyue? Why isn't he dead?"
Li Wuyang sighed helplessly, "He never leaves the palace and is extremely cautious. Wherever he goes, he is surrounded by experts. We can't find an opportunity to attack him."
Even if they were in the name of an diplomatic mission, it would be impossible for them to have unimpeded access to the imperial palace.
As for the royal males, they all attended a banquet outside the palace, and they found an opportunity to assassinate them.
The emperor sighed in disappointment, "Well, it's not that easy to assassinate an emperor."
"Where are Yongan and Ye Yizhen?"
Li Wuyang raised his lips and said, "Ye Yizhen is lucky. All the male members of the royal family died, leaving only Princess Jinluo as the only child. Rare things are valuable, so she was adopted by the Nanyue royal family and named Princess Yinshan."
"As for Yong'an, he was thrown into the Heavenly Prison and awaits punishment."
The emperor finally smiled, "It's good that you recognized me. This carefully planned chess piece is finally going to come into play."
The brothers looked at each other and smiled, saying everything without words.
Outside the palace, the Fourth Prince paced back and forth, looking anxious.
He didn't know what his uncle had found out or what he had said to his father in the palace.
It's so frustrating.
At this critical moment, nothing can go wrong.
He suddenly looked at the woman in the corner, "Princess Jinyun, is it time for father to take his medicine?"
Yun Zheng didn't even raise her head, staring curiously at the medicine stove in the yard where the ghost doctor was decocting medicine.
He has his own secret method of decocting medicine. Although decocting medicine may seem insignificant, in fact, the control of water volume, heat, and treatment of medicinal materials are all very particular.
A small mistake can lead to a big mistake.
"No hurry, no hurry."
She was not in a hurry, but the Fourth Prince was extremely anxious and wanted to rush in and interrupt immediately.
The Fourth Prince's wife noticed her husband's anxiety, pursed her lips, and took a few steps forward.
"Princess Jinyun, please inform me that I want to pay my respects to the Emperor."
Yun Zheng looked up at her. The Fourth Prince and his wife were not infected. What luck they had was incredible.
"The Emperor is discussing important matters with Prince Rui and will not see anyone else."
She had made it very clear, but the Fourth Prince's wife still insisted on seeing him.
"Please be flexible."
Yun Zheng just smiled and said nothing. They were anxious. If they wanted to see her, they could just pass the message. Why did they let her be the first to face the emperor's wrath?
A hint of annoyance flashed in the eyes of the Fourth Prince's wife. "You are responsible for taking care of the Emperor's food and daily life. You are in charge of all the major and minor matters in the Yangxin Palace. Whether he sees you or not is up to you."
Yun Zheng asked calmly, "Is paying respects to someone such a big deal? Can't you wait even a moment?"
The Fourth Prince's wife's eyes turned cold, "Princess Jinyun, we'll meet each other sooner or later, there's no need for you to be so ruthless."
She said meaningfully, "It's always right to leave yourself a way out."
This was not for the purpose of passing on the message, it was clearly an opportunity to control Yun Zheng and force her to take sides.
Yun Zheng had a very vague impression of the Fourth Prince's wife and had little contact with her.
All I remember is that she was the granddaughter of the dean of Qingyun Academy, Gu Danqing, who was arrogant and conceited because of her talent.
But, I didn't expect her to be so...unsympathetic.
"Why should I offend the emperor for you?"
The Fourth Prince's wife didn't expect Yun Zheng to be so ungrateful and immediately turned hostile. "I'm trying to negotiate with you in a nice and gentle manner, so what's with your attitude?"
Yun Zheng was very surprised. "I've always had this attitude. Don't you know?"
“It’s different now.”
"What's the difference?"
The Fourth Prince's wife could not hide her pride, "My husband is very lucky."
Yun Zheng's mind was as clear as a mirror. She casually glanced at the Fourth Prince and said, "I can't tell. You still look so gloomy."
She swore by her own surname that anyone who killed his brothers could not become emperor.
Fourth Prince: ...? This is a personal attack!
The Fourth Prince’s Consort: …! ! !
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