Chapter 521 A messy situation
March 24, the 34th year of the Nan Kingdom.
It is a day of divine punishment and an unlucky day for the underworld, so everything goes wrong.
It just so happened that the world changed hands on this day, which seemed to have a sense of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new.
Huo Gannian led his troops to rescue the king at the critical moment of life and death, killed all the Black Scale Cavalry, and tried his best to protect the country of Nan. The only pity was that he failed to save Nan Lijun. The news spread quickly through the streets and alleys at the speed of an arrow.
As expected, the people had no pity for Nan Lijun's death and only applauded.
The prestige accumulated by Huo Gannian and Yun Chen over the years, as well as their sympathetic and extremely wronged past, finally reached its peak.
When the common people heard that the person who would ascend the throne and take charge of the situation was Huo Gannian, they were all moved to tears.
This is what the people want and what everyone hopes for.
The whole nation seemed to have one mouth, congratulating wholeheartedly:
"Long live our emperor!"
Inside the palace, after paying homage to the new emperor, all civil and military officials began to prepare for the coronation ceremony.
The Tianwei Army began to clean up the entire Kyoto city, bury the bodies of the Black Scale Cavalry, and clean the palace inside and out.
All the blood stains were washed away, as if nothing had happened.
The palace was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere, as preparations began for the new emperor to ascend the throne.
Only the Yong'an Hall was unusual. Not only was there no joy at all, but it was extremely chaotic and anxious.
Fu Lin sat in the side hall of Yong'an Palace with his arms folded, watching over Yun Chen who was sleeping on the couch, while listening worriedly to the movements in the main hall.
He didn't want to get involved in that annoying matter. He could choose not to ask, but he couldn't let it go and couldn't ignore it.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials have left, and the main hall is filled with our own people.
From the noise that was about to cause a big uproar, it seemed that Huo Gannian was so angry that he wanted to kill Zhuang Ji, so he took up his sword and went there himself.
In order to protect his sister, Zhuang Fengtian went forward and took the sword. He knelt down and begged Huo Gannian to forgive Zhuang Ji this time.
"Gan Nian, no, Your Majesty! Please consider my sister's unwavering service to you for eighteen years! She has worked tirelessly and without complaint, without fail! To remain discreetly close to Nan Lijun, she has remained unmarried to this day! She has endured to this age! Please consider all this and forgive her this time!"
"Zhuang Ji didn't let Yun Chen out of the palace on purpose, did she? The emperor said that even if the sky falls, he must lead the Black Sparrow Team to keep an eye on Yun Chen! Zhuang Ji, quickly explain why you disobeyed the emperor's orders. When the emperor sent people to inquire, you said everything was fine. Why did you lie? Do you have any difficulties?"
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself! The long white jade steps in front of the palace are incredibly hard. This is no joke. You fell so hard that you've got too many injuries on your body, including a broken wrist. Doctor Xu just bandaged it for you. Don't let it get too tight!"
"Your Majesty, Zhuang Ji probably doesn't dare to ask the Black Sparrows to fight Yun Chen! She's afraid of hurting Yun Chen! Or maybe she can't bear to see her own people killing each other! Why is that? Zhuang Ji! Speak!"
After a pause, Zhuang Ji's calm female voice said calmly:
"No reason. Ah Nian, it's been eighteen years, you should understand my heart."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell into shock and silence, and then became even noisier.
Those who need explanation should explain, those who need plead should plead, and those who need peace should make peace.
Fu Lin, sitting in the side hall, felt a headache just listening to this messy situation.
He didn't expect that a great victory would suddenly turn into such a mess, which really upset him.
What was even more unexpected was that Zhuang Ji actually loved Huo Gannian, so she deliberately let Yun Chen go, causing Huo Gannian and Yun Chen to turn against each other.
Yes, if it wasn't for her lover, how could a girl endure staying in the lady-in-waiting's house for so many years?
She has to please Nanlijun from above and deal with the female officials from below, and is suppressed by Songlan or Zhiluo.
Considering Zhuang Ji's cautious, thoughtful and versatile character over the years, I'm afraid that now it's not only her who wants Huo Gannian, but also the Zhuang family's ambition to covet the position of queen.
So, power brings desire...
Huo Gannian hadn't even sat on the throne yet, but the conspiracy to fight for the enormous power and glory attached to the imperial power had already begun.
So what should we do next?
If he didn't kill Zhuang Ji, how could Huo Gannian calm down his anger?
If he kills Zhuang Ji, he will inevitably lose the support of Zhuang Fengtian and Duke Zhuang's family. If the truth of his plot over the years is revealed, how can Huo Gannian ascend the throne smoothly?
The more Fu Lin thought about it, the more headache he got. He was so worried about Huo Gannian that he didn't know what to do. He was so focused that he didn't even notice when Yun Chen woke up.
By the time he noticed, Yun Chen had already slowly sat up from the couch, his face shrouded in darkness that the candlelight could not illuminate. He sat there quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"You're awake," Fu Lin said. "You fainted and fell down the long steps of the main hall. He carried you down dozens of steps. Your ankle is broken, but otherwise you're fine. Doctor Xu has bandaged you. Don't move."
Yun Chen didn't say anything and just sat there motionless.
Fu Lin sighed:
"I understand how you feel, Yun Chen. You've lost so much, and so many innocent people have been harmed by war... But you can't trust everything Yan Shijiu says. While what he says is true, that's just his perspective, based on conspiracy and lust for power. It's not the whole truth."
Seeing that Yun Chen had no intention of refuting and seemed to be listening quietly, Fu Lin perked up slightly, sat up straight, and began to speak carefully:
"Let me start with the two simplest questions. Who started this chaos? Didn't he try to dissuade Nan Lijun from the beginning? Yun Chen, you are reasonable. You know everything. After the late emperor passed away, Yan Shijiu instigated the three kingdoms to attack Nan in order to seize the throne of Nan, and he almost massacred the Huo Gang in the dense forests on the border.
You, a few thousand men, swore to defend Guying City to the death, fought battle after battle, risked your lives time and time again, but what about Nanli-jun? All she could think about was killing Ni Kun and taking the throne, and that was a waste of money and effort for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
No matter how earnestly he tried to persuade her, explaining the situation of the Three Kingdoms to her in detail, repeatedly telling her that Yan Shijiu was the mastermind behind the incident, Nan Lijun refused to listen! He even kept Yan Shijiu as his male concubine, and even engaged in a debate on loyalty and treachery on Mount Li, treating the loyalty of the officials as a joke.
Do you think Gan Nian is the only one who's heartbroken? Hundreds of officials, civil and military, are all disappointed! Every one of them has their own pain to share! But even so, Gan Nian simply wants to give up, not seize power. He wants to leave Kyoto, this place of trouble, with you, and fly away to be together forever.
But would Yan Shijiu let him go? Could Nan Lijun let him go? On the one hand, he was forced to fight and risk his life, yet he was still suspicious of him. On the other hand, he wouldn't let him resign and let go, insisting on killing you all! From the day Nan Lijun hypocritically said he would grant you a marriage, Gan Nian knew he had no choice but to resist.
Yan Shijiu and Nan Lijun will never allow you to leave a peaceful end. It's either you die or I live. If the world falls into Yan Shijiu's hands and the Nan Kingdom is destroyed, what will happen to the people of Nan Kingdom? If it prospers, the people will suffer. If it perishes, the people will suffer. In addition to fighting for this country and its people, you also have to fight for yourselves! He has no other choice! They forced Gan Nian to play this chess game of life and death to plot against the world.
After Fu Lin said this, he wanted to look at Yun Chen's expression, explain step by step, and convince her with facts.
After all, she had experienced all these things personally, and her feelings should be much more real than Fu Lin's.
Unfortunately, Yun Chen was sitting in the shadow of the bed curtains, and could not see anything except darkness.
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