In the Daming Empire,
Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa.
"Your Highness, Jin Jiuling is dead!"
A black-robed man suddenly appeared in the secret chamber and spoke to the seated Zhu Buduan.
"Understood!"
Zhu Bujue's face turned even more ashen.
Recently,
It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but many of the spies he had set up inside and outside the court had fallen into the net.
Although the commander of the Brocade Guards, Xuanwu, was accused of colluding with Prince Ning to rebel, and Jin Jiuling was accused of being an embroidery thief, his many years of experience as an official made Zhu Bujue instinctively uneasy.
"Could this Demon Empress from the Great Tang have sensed something?”
Even Zhu Bujue couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw Wu Zhao's sharp phoenix eyes every time he attended court.
As the regent's time grew, many of the Ming court officials were surprised to find that the Empress, who was initially disdained by everyone, was actually quite reasonable in her handling of court affairs, so much so that even these old officials could not find much fault with her.
In addition, a few troublemakers who had openly opposed him had been ousted or even executed by Wu Zhao. In addition, the royal court had already tacitly acknowledged the existence of this strange empress.
In any case, it's your Zhu family's throne. Emperor Ming is very happy about it. As officials, we don't have to provoke the empress's bottom line.
If one was lucky, it was indeed possible to gain the reputation of a loyal minister.
If they were unlucky, their entire family would be executed, and they would also be labeled as traitors.
Even if there was a chance for the crime to be cleared in the future, what was the use of a good reputation when the race was cut off?
Those who were still able to stand in the Imperial Court were no longer greenhorns. They naturally understood which choice was more beneficial to them.
There were even a few courtiers who used to flatter Zhu Bujue, but they had disappeared recently. Perhaps one day, they would jump to Wu Zhao's side and help the Empress purge Zhu Bujue's direct descendants.
In addition to his poor performance in the battle between the Sword Saint and Sword God, some officials had already proposed to hold this Iron-guts God-Marquis accountable.
"Zhu Houzhao!"
"Since you're so aggressive, then don't blame this king for being ruthless!”
"Who asked you to be so useless that you don't even have an heir!”
"As for Wu Zhao, without Zhu Houzhao, what can a mere Empress Dowager do to me?”
Zhu Budian stood up and paced back and forth in the secret chamber for a long time before he finally made up his mind.
"Your Highness, according to the tradition of the Great Ming Dynasty, if the previous emperor died early and had no descendants, it is indeed possible to choose a new emperor from the side branches. However, with the precedent of Ye Gucheng, the entire palace city is already in a state of panic!”
"Even if this subordinate personally makes a move, I don't even have a 10% chance of success!”
The black-clothed man hesitated for a moment, but he still braced himself and reminded.
"Let me ask you, what is Zhu Houzhao's greatest weakness?”
Zhu Budian asked.
"Of course it's because I'm sick and lustful?”
The man in black was stunned for a moment." But although there are many beautiful women in the palace, only Wu Zhao and Huang Rong are really favored. No matter how beautiful the women we arrange are, I'm afraid they won't be able to pass Wu Zhao's test!"”
"You're wrong. There's a great opportunity right now. There's someone who can rightfully become Ming Dynasty's imperial concubine.”
Zhu Budian said with a hint of a lunar expression on his face.
"Your Highness, you mean that Princess Li Xiu of the Fusang Outcloud Nation?”
The man in black searched his mind for a long time, and a trace of joy quickly appeared on his face.
"That's right. Although Fu Sang Country is far overseas, its strength cannot be underestimated. Even Dayuan has suffered repeated losses on several expeditions!”
"Even someone as talented as my Great Ming Chengzu had to spend a lot of effort to make Fusang become a subject and pay tribute. Therefore, no one would dare to stop this Princess Li Xiu who came to marry!”
"As long as we can get someone to sneak into the marriage alliance and quietly replace him, Zhu Houzhao will definitely die!”
Zhu Budian sneered.
"Your Highness is wise, this subordinate will arrange it now!”
The man in black was convinced.
"Suxin, just you wait!"
"As long as this king ascends to that position, I'll be able to gather three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom very quickly. At that time, I'll share this vast land with you!”
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Palace of Heavenly Purity
"It seems that this good imperial uncle of mine is far less patient than this one had expected?”
Zhu Houzhao snapped his fingers and burned the secret report sent by the secret guard into ashes. He said coldly,""Activate Ling Ling, Qi Ling, Ling Ling, and Ling Ba. Also, inform Han Shengxuan that the sword he used for training can be unsheathed!”
"Yes, sir!"
A promise came from the shadow and then disappeared.
......
On the outskirts of Beijing,
In a secluded ancient temple.
"Master, is there something wrong with the situation?”
"First, we didn't know the whereabouts of the Devil Master Pang Ban who was supposed to go with us. After that, the Xuanming Elders that Runan Wangye arranged for also didn't arrive.”
Prince Huo Du frowned.
After the battle in the Forbidden City, no one dared to underestimate the Ming royal family's foundation. Even the originally confident Jinlun Guoshi did not dare to enter the city rashly. Instead, he hid in the dilapidated temple outside the city and even took the initiative to ask for reinforcements from the capital.
"As for that Lu Zhangke fellow, I'm afraid that he can't move when he sees a beautiful woman. Perhaps he's still lingering in that brothel at this moment!”
"As for He Bi Weng, he loves wine as much as his life. He's not much stronger than his senior brother!”
Jinlun Guoshi said disdainfully.
These two guys were either lecherous or good drinkers. They had cultivated the Xuanming Divine Palm for decades, but they still had to work together to fight against a martial grandmaster. It really made Jinlun Guoshi snort.
If it weren't for the fact that the other top-notch experts of Dayuan had other uses, and that these two were indeed more skilled in cooperating with Zhao Min, Jinlun Guoshi wouldn't have wanted to partner with these two noobs.
"I hope so!"
Prince Huo Du glanced at Da 'er Ba, who looked like a wooden statue, and shook his head again.
At this moment,
"Who is it?"
Jinlun Guoshi suddenly shouted coldly and looked in the direction of the temple entrance.
Prince Huo Du quickly turned around and saw a swordsman dressed in white and as cold as frost.
"Ximen Chuixue, you didn't die!”
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