Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

“However, he is the emperor after all. He can die, but he can’t die now. At least, he has to wait until he issues an edict and helps Zhao Zhe ascend the throne. It won’t be too late to die then.

Regicide is a capital crime of treason. No matter how much Zhao Pan deserves to die, he cannot die at the hands of a fellow Taoist. This is not allowed by the Destiny Compass.

As for how he died later, don't worry, I will handle it."

"Alright!"

Song Xuan didn't dwell on this matter anymore. The matter was settled, so he didn't waste any more time. After clasping his fists and bowing, he handed Zhao Pan's head to the other party, then turned around and left the ancestral temple world.

After they left, several figures slowly emerged from the clouds.

One of the tall and thin men whispered, "Old Ancestor, is this man so powerful that you need to negotiate in person?"

Dao Song Patriarch sighed, "I don't know how strong he is, I can't fathom his strength!

Just because I wanted to figure out his sister's background, I was punished by the will of heaven. As for him, as her brother, I don't even dare to think about it!

Fortunately, this person has no interest in the throne. As long as this position is still occupied by the descendants of my Zhao family, there is no need to turn against each other!

Besides, even if he wants to turn against me, I am not sure I can do anything to him without using the Fortune Compass.

Putting aside the Qiyun Compass, the fighting strength between this old man and that Great Luo Patriarch is about 60:40. Even the Great Luo Patriarch is dead, so I don’t think I’m much better off!

As soon as he said this, the other figures fell silent.

They did not persuade the ancestor to use the power of the Fortune Compass. How could such a national treasure be used easily?

Even if the ancestor wants to activate it once, it will cost a huge price. It is not worth it no matter how you look at it, to turn against an existence that is suspected to be at the taboo level just for Zhao Pan!

After a short silence, the tall and thin man sighed, "Half a month ago, Zhao Pan came to see me, and I told him at the time that if he failed, he should just abdicate and go into seclusion in the ancestral temple. At least his life would be safe.

He readily agreed at the time, but who would have thought that today he would take the initiative and challenge Song Xuan's bottom line... I can only say that this disaster is inevitable! "

Another blurry figure said with regret, "It's okay that he died, but it's a pity that it cost our dynasty thousands of years of luck to allow him to break through to the Mahayana stage. All the resources we've used over the years have been wasted!"

"What a pity!"

Patriarch Dao Song snorted coldly, "The death of a useless descendant can be exchanged for the friendship of a forbidden being. I wish this could happen more often."

He waved his hand, "Alright, everyone disperse, I have something to explain to Zhao Pan!"

Several figures looked at each other, sighed and left.

After the few people disappeared, Patriarch Dao Song unsealed Zhao Pan and activated his magic power to reshape his body.

"Ancestor!"

As soon as Zhao Pan opened his eyes, he felt the joy of his body being reshaped. He asked in surprise, "Ancestor, have you dealt with that traitor Song Xuan?"

The old ancestor shook his head, "You are really good at choosing your opponents. There are countless powerful people in the Dao Song territory, but you chose a taboo existence!

Although the ancestor is strong, he can't do anything to him!"

Zhao Pan's face turned pale. "Old Ancestor, you hold the national treasure, but you can't do anything to him?"

At this moment, he seemed to understand a little bit why Song Xuan could act so unscrupulously even though he was the emperor.

Being so powerful, he can kill anyone he wants. If he were Song Xuan, based on what he has done over the years, he would have stormed into the palace long ago!

Dao Song Patriarch waved his hand, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!

In short, I have already reached an agreement with him. You have two things to do at the court meeting tomorrow.

The first was to abolish the crown prince and appoint Zhao Zhe as the regent crown prince.

The second was to depose the queen and enthrone Zhao Zhe's biological mother as queen.

After you finish these two things, you can come to the ancestral temple to retreat. I promise that Song Xuan will not come to kill you again! "

Chapter 829: Zhao Gou, you are the prince, be decent and don’t lose face!

When Zhao Pan heard that he would not be killed, he was happy at first, but then his expression turned very ugly.

Because the ancestor only talked about him, and did not mention his queen or prince at all.

Obviously, this means that the others have been abandoned by the ancestor as bargaining chips in negotiations with Song Xuan.

"Ancestor, is there really no other way?"

Zhao Pan was still somewhat unwilling to accept this. As the emperor of the Qiyun Dynasty, he couldn't even protect his wife and children in the end. This kind of frustration was almost driving him crazy.

Dao Song Patriarch glanced at him coldly, "I am not discussing with you, but giving orders!"

He flicked his sleeves and sent Zhao Pan out of the ancestral temple. His cold voice echoed in the mind of the abandoned emperor.

"Do what you should do, otherwise, without Song Xuan doing anything, the ancestor will be the first to destroy you!"

Zhao Pan's face was pale, and he dragged his decadent body around the palace like a ghost. He didn't know how long he had been walking. Dawn was already approaching, and the grand court meeting was not far away.

Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes, and he walked towards Kunning Palace where the queen was.

As soon as he entered the palace, the queen came to greet him.

"Your Majesty, has the matter been settled? What is Song Xuan's attitude? Has the ancestor responded?"

Zhao Pan didn't say anything, just stood there, quietly looking at this dignified and beautiful woman.

In the entire harem, she was not the most beautiful, nor the one who could please him the most, but there was no doubt that she was the only woman that Zhao Pan had ever loved in his life.

Back then, he was just an inconspicuous prince with no possibility of ascending the throne. It was the woman in front of him who resolutely chose him and even won the support of the Daluo Sect for him.

In this way, he gained the favor of the ancestors in the ancestral temple and finally sat on the throne he had always dreamed of.

This sitting lasted for two thousand years.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

The queen shouted several times in succession. Seeing that the emperor looked dazed, she began to have a bad premonition in her heart.

"Yao'er!"

Zhao Pan called out the Queen's childhood nickname, not daring to look her in the eye. He whispered, "Song Xuan is very strong, stronger than I expected. He has met with the ancestor, and even the ancestor had no choice but to negotiate with him!"

The queen was a very insightful person, and she almost understood what Zhao Pan said.

"So, the ancestor compromised, and the bargaining chip for compromise is to give up you, or in other words, give up us?"

Zhao Pan nodded, "The grand court meeting will begin in one hour. At the grand court meeting today, I will issue an edict to depose the queen and appoint Consort Shu as the queen. At the same time, I will reinstate Zhao Zhe as the regent prince!"

The Queen seemed to have anticipated this outcome. She was well aware of the various changes in the palace over the past half month.

When she heard Zhao Pan's conclusion with her own ears, she smiled with relief.

"Without the protection of the sect, I am nothing but a rootless duckweed. This day will come sooner or later."

As she spoke, a dagger emitting a deep black sheen appeared in her hand. She smiled sadly, "Your Majesty, you came here to see me die, right?"

Zhao Pan closed his eyes, not daring to look at her, and slowly turned around and walked towards the door, "I, Zhao Pan, can only have a dead queen, not a deposed queen!

Even if he deposed you, Song Xuan would not let you go. Instead of that, it would be better to end your life in a dignified manner as the Queen!"

"Zhao Pan!"

Inside the room, the Queen's slightly shrill voice rang out, "Before we part, I have one last question for you!"

Without waiting for her to ask, Zhao Pan spoke directly, "Don't ask, I've loved you before! It's never changed!"

There was no talking in the room, as if they were satisfied with the answer. Zhao Pan stood outside the door and waited for a while. After a while, Eunuch Tong walked up to him and sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has passed away!"

Zhao Pan didn't dare to turn around and look, his eyes were red and his cheeks were trembling as he said, "I know, let's go to the East Palace!"

On the way to the Eastern Palace, Zhao Pan recalled a lot. The reason why he ended up in this situation and all these troubles started with Zhao Gou, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.

If I could do it again...

Zhao Pan shook his head. If he did it all over again, his ending wouldn't be much better.

This is a dead end. He and Daluo Sect are bound together by interests that cannot be separated at all. This also means that even if he has the chance to do it all over again, he can only support the prince born to him and the queen to the end.

As long as Song Xuan supports Zhao Zhe, the two sides will inevitably become opponents, and there is simply no solution!

During this period of time, he had actually deduced many times, and every time, no matter what conspiracy or calculation he used, he was defeated miserably in the face of Song Xuan.

In the Continent of Ten Thousand Spirits, strength is the real factor that determines everything.

If you don't have enough strength, no matter how you take advantage of others or how you scheme, it will be useless!

Outside the Eastern Palace, the area was already tightly surrounded by royal guards. Not only that, there were even soldiers from the Imperial City Administration at the outermost area.

When Zhao Pan arrived, the soldiers of the Imperial City directly blocked the almighty Emperor and did not let him pass.

It was not until a captain of the Imperial City Division, as if he had received the notice, waved his hand and everyone dispersed, making way for Zhao Pan.

Zhao Pan suppressed the anger in his heart and quickly entered the East Palace.

Soon, the prince's wailing and crying were heard from the palace.

"Father, I don't want to die. I really don't want to die!"

"Save me, Father, save me, I don't want to die!"

During this time, Zhao Panna's angry growl could be heard faintly, "You are the crown prince. Even if you die, you must be spirited and don't lose the crown prince's face!"

"Waste! Your mother and I are both geniuses, how could we give birth to a loser like you!"

"Since you don't want to be decent, then I will help you be decent!"

The ground shook. A moment later, Zhao Pan walked out of the East Palace with a gloomy expression. With a flick of his sleeves, he said in a deep voice, "I hereby declare that the Empress and the Crown Prince became possessed during their cultivation and passed away last night!"

He looked at Eunuch Tong and said, "My dear companion, you and I have been together since childhood. Before I abdicate, I have no other requests but that you take care of their funeral affairs according to the royal etiquette!"

Eunuch Tong looked at the emperor, who once had the final say, with a complicated look, and nodded slowly.

"Your Majesty, please go to court peacefully. This old servant will escort the Empress and the Crown Prince on their final journey!"

Zhao Pan forced a smile and said, "I have actually regretted it these days.

If I had listened more to your advice and let go earlier, although I wouldn't have kept my power, I might have been able to keep my wife and children safe and live a leisurely and wealthy life, which seems not bad.

What a pity, there are no ifs in this world! "

As he spoke, he took one last deep look at the huge palace.

He knew very well that after today, this place would no longer belong to him, and the entire Daosong Dynasty was about to change!

Chapter 830 Song Xuan: In my opinion, let the new emperor ascend the throne today!

Song Xuan did not attend the grand court meeting.

Because he had already learned the news of the death of the queen and the prince.

I have to say that Zhao Pan is a ruthless character.

In order to save some face before abdicating, he would rather let his wife and children die early than issue an order to depose the empress and the crown prince.

Song Xuan chuckled, but he didn't know how Patriarch Song would react after hearing the news.

He did not go to court, but sent his secretary Sun Muxue to experience the feeling of a grand court meeting.

After coming back, Sun Muxue was extremely excited.

"My lord, you don't know that in the court, Zhao Pan said that the queen and the crown prince had died due to insanity, and that they needed to be reappointed as queen and crown prince, and asked all officials to discuss it.

The entire court hall was crowded with people, but there was complete silence. After Zhao Pan finished speaking, almost all the civil and military officials in the court looked at me.

I've never seen such a grand scene in my life. It felt like the entire dynasty was carrying the weight of my country on my shoulders. It almost crushed me!"

Song Xuan sat at the desk, looking at the case file in his hand. He chuckled when he heard this, "Dao Song weightlifting champion Sun Muxue, single-handedly carries the entire country on his shoulders. I give you a thumbs up!"

Sun Muxue was stunned. Although he didn't quite understand what the adult meant, he could understand that the adult was teasing him. It was obvious that the adult was in a good mood.

"Your Excellency is too kind. By the way, as the court meeting was drawing to a close, Zhao Pan announced his abdication, leaving the new Crown Prince Zhao Zhe as regent while he went to the ancestral temple for seclusion.

As for when the prince will ascend the throne, both the left and right prime ministers asked for my opinion and hoped that I would give an answer.

I'm just a secretary, how could I dare to make such a big decision? I sneaked back before the meeting was over.

My Lord, you have to make the decision on this matter. The civil and military officials are all waiting for your decision."

Song Xuan smiled indifferently and picked up a thick book from the desk.