Lord please be gentle

Chapter 167 Chapter 81

Autumn night, cool as water.

Xiao Mei didn't feel sleepy, hugging the sleeping baby, she was full of thoughts.

Tonight, Dugu Wan has already taken action, much earlier than the original plan, and this is all the result of Jun Moxin's planning.

During the whole process, Jun Moxin didn't hide anything from Xiao Mei, and completely told the truth.Because in case there is any change in the plan, he wants Xiao Mei to be fully prepared, instead of being confused and completely confused about the current situation.

However, Xiao Mei really did not expect that this day would be chosen on the day she just gave birth to her child, what a coincidence.

Fortunately, after their child was born.Otherwise, she would be very sad if Jun Moxin wasn't by her side when she gave birth.

From the day she returned to Bianjing, Xiao Mei knew that the road ahead of her and Jun Moxin was full of difficulties and obstacles.She has already been fully prepared, even though countless accidents happened, even when he left their mother and daughter on the first night when their daughter was just born, she was still able to face it calmly.

Xiao Mei, who never believed in gods and Buddhas, put her palms together and silently prayed sincerely: "Bodhisattva bless you, may the plans for tonight go well!"

She didn't pray for the safe return of the child's father, because she knew that no one in this world could hurt him!
I just hope that the plan can be carried out smoothly, which will affect the future and happiness of their family.

*
Ten thousand Dugu soldiers filed into the palace, and under the leadership of Duguchen, they went straight to Concubine Liang's bedroom.The order they got was to capture the assassin and protect the prince.

Sure enough, the palace was in chaos, and a terrible message was spreading everywhere—the emperor was assassinated!
Everything is going according to plan.The Dugu Army moved into Concubine Liang's bedroom, because the future prince of the Tiansheng Dynasty lived in this palace.

Yin Sisi was sitting in the main hall with her makeup on, holding Chujun Yang who was not yet full moon in her arms, and on the table was an imperial edict written by Situ Huang himself - canonized Chujun's edict!
Countless lights illuminated the palace as bright as day, Yin Sisi had been waiting for this moment for a long time.However, Sheng Zhuang still couldn't hide her pale and haggard face, and even her sitting posture was a little unsteady.

No one knew how much effort Yin Sisi put in to sit in front of people.In fact, she coughed up blood non-stop.At this time, he was sitting here, but he was on the verge of falling.

Although something was wrong in her heart, Yin Sisi had no choice.She deeply knew how important this moment was to her and her child, even if she couldn't do it, she could only hold on.

As for why she was so weak, she herself couldn't understand.Maybe it's because of the obsession technique that was used during the confinement period, which exhausted the energy and caused the root cause of the disease.

Soon, the Dugu army entered the bedroom, surrounded the bedroom, completely controlled it, and then the Dugu brothers walked in.

Firstly, the ceremony of meeting was performed, and then Duguwan ordered Duguchen to take Yin Sisi's letter and immediately headed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Order Wu Xudong, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, to cooperate with the Dugu Army to search for Jun Moxin, the assassin who assassinated the emperor!
Everything went smoothly according to the plan, and after the search was fruitless, Xuanwu Xudong came to Concubine Liang's bedroom to read Situ Huang's last edict, and crowned the crown prince to succeed him to the throne.

With the support of Wu Xudong, the commander of Dugu Army and Yulin Army, the prince who is not yet full moon can also ascend to the throne smoothly.

After finishing everything, Dugu Wan slumped weakly in a grand master's chair, took a few sips of the herbal tea brought by the guards, and used it to replenish her strength.

Now Duguwan is very prone to fatigue, even if he walks a few more steps, he will be out of breath and weak all over.

At this time, Yin Sisi's situation was not much better than his.While waiting for Wu Xudong, she also collapsed on the chair exhausted, and closed her eyes several times weakly, trying to fall asleep.

Dugu Wan felt that something was wrong, so she asked, "What's wrong, Ma'am?"

Yin Sisi pulled herself together and said, "Maybe it's because my mind was strained during confinement and I haven't recovered yet!"

"Your Majesty is in full bloom, she should be able to recover soon after a little recuperation." Duguwan comforted.

"Exactly..." Yin Sisi gasped again. She pressed her chest, gasping for breath, almost having difficulty speaking.

Jue Xiang hurriedly brought over a bowl of ginseng soup, and after feeding half the bowl, Fang slowly turned around.

After suffering so hard, after half an hour, I finally got an answer.

Wu Xudong led the brigade of Imperial Forest Army to Concubine Liang's bedroom, with a dignified and solemn face, he cupped his hands and saluted as he walked in: "My subordinates refer to Concubine Liang and General Dugu!"

With the support of Zhi Xiang, Concubine Liang stood up, and asked worriedly: "Commander Wu, the emperor is well!"

Wu Xudong knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and choked up: "The emperor... was killed by an assassin... he has passed away!"

"Ah!" Concubine Liang seemed unable to bear the blow, she sat back powerlessly, tears welled up in her eyes, her lips trembled: "The emperor... passed away!"

"Now there is no owner in the harem, please let the empress take charge of the overall situation!" Wu Xudong asked for instructions.

Because the most favored concubine Tang and Nan Gongying in the harem were killed and deposed one after another, Concubine Liang is now the most favored concubine in the harem.Moreover, the emperor's heir Yang who was born to her was canonized as the crown prince, so naturally everything was up to her.

Concubine Liang tried to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, suppressing her grief, and said: "Now that the emperor has passed away and the prince is young, I am afraid that those restless courtiers in the court will take the opportunity to make trouble. It is better to let the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible. Commander Wu, hurry up Summon a few important officials into the palace to discuss the succession of the crown prince!"

Then, she named the names of several courtiers, most of whom were civil servants and military generals who tended to the Dugu family.

Wu Xudong hesitated for a moment, and said: "Can this subordinate take a look at the imperial pen written by the emperor himself... the imperial decree for the crown prince!"

Here, Wu Xudong used a few words that were very strange.First of all, Situ Huang has passed away, so he is no longer the emperor but the first emperor, and the imperial pen he wrote is no longer an imperial edict but a will.But he still uses words such as emperor and imperial decree to commensurate, maybe he has been used to it for many years, and he can't change it for a while.

Duguwan frowned slightly, as if feeling something was wrong.But it was nothing, so I had to look at Wu Xudong suspiciously.

Wu Xudong saluted Duguwan from the moment he came in, and then looked at him again.It can be seen that he doesn't like Dugu Wan.

Fortunately, Wu Xudong is loyal to the royal family and has no second thoughts.As long as there is no problem with the imperial decree to confer the crown prince, then he should not have any objections to Prince Yang's succession to the throne, and he will strongly support it.

Yin Sisi asked Zhixiang to hand over the imperial decree to Wu Xudong for review. He held it in both hands, read it carefully, and returned it after confirming that it was correct.

"I'm going to inform the civil servants and generals to discuss the succession of the prince to the throne!" Wu Xudong kowtowed.

Yin Sisi nodded slowly. "Hurry up and go back! The country cannot be without a king for a day, time is running out, and things should not be delayed, so as not to scatter the hearts of the people and cause turmoil in the court."

Wu Xudong got up and was about to leave when Dugu Wan said: "Wait a minute, Commander Wu!"

Duguwan suggested: "The emperor was murdered by an assassin, but have you found out the identity of the assassin?"

Wu Xudong shook his head and said, "There is no clue yet."

"Is there nothing suspicious left at the scene!" The doubts in Dugu Wan's eyes deepened. "How did the emperor die!"

He obviously asked someone to leave the token of Prince Jin's Mansion on the spot, how could the Imperial Forest Army not find out.

"Your Majesty..." Wu Xudong hesitated to speak, as if he was a bit embarrassed. "This matter is related to the dignity of the royal family, so I am sorry that my subordinates cannot speak out!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Xudong led the Imperial Forest Army to leave.

Duguwan's brows were furrowed all the time, and the feeling that something was wrong in her heart became more and more obvious.Moreover, Duguchen and Jingjun who rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation have not returned yet!
"Come here," Duguwan called out.

The deputy general in front of the seat immediately stepped forward to listen to the order: "What is the general's order?"

"Immediately go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to inquire about the news, join the Second Young Master and Deputy General Jing, and report the news at any time!"

Duguchen has been away for so long, and there has been no message back, which makes Duguwan smell something unusual.The speed and channels of the Dugu family's information transmission have always been ranked second, and no one dares to be the first.Why is there no news at such an important moment!

Did you forget?Still negligent!Or something unexpected happened.

Duguwan judged instinctively that the last possibility was more likely.

What will happen?Could it be that Jun Mo lost his mind?This possibility is even more remote.

As long as Jun Moxin makes a move, he will never miss it!What's more, I have been planning for tonight for a long time.

Looking at the palace of total martial law, even flies cannot fly in.But Dugu Wan's heart is still barren, and she always feels that danger is everywhere.

Time passed by every minute and every second, it was like suffering.Until those ministers were announced into Concubine Liang's bedroom, and when they learned that the emperor had been assassinated and passed away, they read out the will in public, immediately elected the crown prince to succeed him, and discussed the detailed steps for tomorrow's ascension to the throne, etc.

Everything was logical, but Duguwan couldn't sit still anymore.

The person sent to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to inquire about the news has disappeared, but Duguchen, Jing Jun and others are like kites with a broken string, and they have never been seen again.

This is not right!There is definitely a problem!
Duguwan frowned tightly, pacing around in place, restless like a trapped animal.What's wrong?What went wrong?
Looking up, he saw that the ministers in the dormitory were discussing some details of tomorrow's enthronement ceremony.There seemed to be flashes of light and flint in my mind, and my heart was like a mirror in an instant.

He didn't discuss with anyone, but quietly retreated while taking advantage of the noisy and chaotic situation.

*
After exiting the outer hall, Dugu Wan quickly asked someone to fetch a suit of eunuch's clothes and put on them, and then quietly ordered a group of confidant guards to follow him out of the palace.

They used the excuse that Concubine Liang wanted to eat some kind of fried cake outside the palace, and drove them out of the palace overnight to buy fried cakes.

Because of the token issued by Concubine Liang, there shouldn't be any hindrance in entering and leaving the palace gate.

However, when he walked to the west palace gate where he came, Dugu Wan smelled something unusual.

He stopped, hid in the dark, and sent half a team of guards to pass first.

Sure enough, a brigade of people rushed out of the originally deserted palace gate, armed with swords, bows and crossbows, surrounded the guards who were about to leave the palace, and ordered them to show their pass.

When the waiting guards took out the exit tokens specially given by Concubine Liang, they turned a blind eye and ordered someone to take them down.

Seeing this scene, Duguwan finally confirmed where the uneasiness in her heart came from—something really happened!

What exactly went wrong?He almost immediately thought of one person - Jun Moxin!

He regarded Jun Moxin as a chess piece, but he forgot that this chess piece might escape from his control at any time, and he could decide the next chess game by himself.

He asked Jun Moxin to assassinate Situ Huang, because after Situ Huang died, Jun Moxin could succeed to the throne because he had the late emperor's edict in his hand.But...if Situ Huang doesn't die...what good will that do for Jun Moxin...

By the time Duguwan figured out what Jun Moxin wanted to do, it was already too late!
The surrounding flames were blazing, and they were already surrounded by heavy siege.

Even, when Dugu Wanling led the trusted guards to sneak out of Concubine Liang's bedroom, although they did not attract the attention of the ministers and Concubine Liang, they were already noticed by those who were ambushing in the dark and followed them all the way. An ambush was set up here.

"I am the Dugu General appointed by the emperor, who dares to disrespect this general!" Dugu Wan said righteously, affirming his identity.

At this time, he saw the imperial forest army surrounded, and Wu Xudong appeared again.

"General Dugu, my subordinates have been waiting here for a long time!" Wu Xudong had a weird smile on his face, which was not on the inside. "The emperor is rushing to Concubine Liang's bedroom, why are you leaving in such a hurry, how about going to face the saint together!"

*
Concubine Liang's bedroom was extremely lively.

For tomorrow's enthronement ceremony, all the ministers actively spoke and discussed to show their favor to Concubine Liang.

Now that the emperor had been assassinated and passed away, and the new king was about to take the throne, they had to line up and take the opportunity to show their favor to the empress dowager, the representative of the new king.

Concubine Liang is not yet the Empress Dowager, but after her son Yang ascends the throne, she will transform from an ordinary concubine to the most honorable woman in the Tiansheng Dynasty—the Empress Dowager!

It's only a matter of time!
At the most exciting time, someone questioned: "It is said that the emperor was assassinated and died, who saw it?"

One stone stirred up waves, and all the officials began to discuss: "Vice General Dugu rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to rescue him, why there is still no news?"

This question undoubtedly requires Dugu Wan, the general of the Dugu Army, to answer.But when everyone searched around, they found that Duguwan had disappeared.

Although the Dugu army was still guarding Concubine Liang's bedroom, there was indeed no sign of Duguwan anywhere.

At this moment, the officials realized that the situation was not good, and they all panicked.The clever ones thought about leaving the palace as soon as possible to avoid right and wrong.

But before they could take any action, they heard a thin voice from the eunuch: "The emperor is here!"

In an instant, the whole world was silent.

Yin Sisi thought she heard it wrong, she opened her eyes wide in astonishment, looked at Situ Huang who appeared in the bedroom under the protection of the Imperial Forest Army, and even suspected that she was dreaming.

She had been looking forward to tonight for a long time.How could she be reconciled when she finally got what she wanted, and the sudden dream came to naught.

So she refused to wake up, unwilling to believe the cruel reality in front of her.

"Who is this?" Yin Sisi turned her head and asked Zhi Xiang beside her. "The emperor was assassinated and died, how could anyone dare to pretend to be the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)