"Lord Song, what are you doing here so late at night?”
At this moment, in the Ministry of Central Affairs.
Lord Song rushed over with an unread imperial edict in his hand.
However, just as he stepped into the Ministry of Central Affairs, he was stopped by someone.
Lord Song raised his eyebrows." Why? You dare to stop me?”
"No, Lord Song, please let me finish…"
"Bastard!" In the end, Lord Song was completely impatient. He coldly shouted," If you block my way, I'm afraid you'll light a lamp in the toilet. You're courting death!"”
"Aiya, my lord, even if you cut off this lowly official's head today, this lowly official wouldn't dare to let you in!”
"Impudent!" Lord Song said in a low voice," Today, I have to enter through this door. I want to see who dares to stop me."”
He waved his hand, and the two guards behind him took two steps forward.
"Swoosh!"
The two guards instantly drew their sabers, ready to fight.
At this moment, countless flames suddenly lit up in the pitch-black night, and a team of armored men walked over from all directions.
Lord Song was stunned for a moment. Then, he raised his head slightly and looked around." Eh…the wind is really cool today!"”
"By the way, I suddenly remembered that my sow is pregnant, so I won't be accompanying you. Goodbye, goodbye!”
He walked away as he spoke, but he was blocked by a few soldiers.
"Lord Song, it's already so late. It's best if you don't run around. These days, the Imperial City isn't peaceful. It wouldn't be good if you met some bad people.”
The general in the lead had a friendly face, but his tone was filled with gunpowder.
Lord Song pursed his lips." General, you're right, you're right…"
"Let's go!"
After saying that, Lord Song left in a daze.
On the other side, Song Yu paced back and forth anxiously in the royal study. He calculated the time and found that it was already very late.
Song Yu walked to the window and looked out." Strange, why is there no news yet?”
Da da da da…
The sound of footsteps could be heard, and Song Yu's eyes lit up." You're finally here?”
"It seems that everything is still going according to my plan.”
Song Yu pushed open the door impatiently, but in the next second, his entire body stiffened and he stood rooted to the ground.
"You…"
Song Yu subconsciously took a step back and frowned as she stared at the commander of the Royal Guards, Li Tiesheng.
Li Tiesheng knelt on the ground." Your Majesty, please forgive me for coming late to save you."”
"The traitor Huang Sheng, Huang Yun, and the others have been captured by this general and await your punishment.”
"Boom!"
Song Yu felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck her out of thin air. Her face instantly turned pale, and her body collapsed weakly. She staggered back and sat down on the dragon throne.
He breathed heavily and closed his eyes…
Tang Jiu! Tang Jiu…I underestimated you…
At this moment, Song Yu's eyes were empty and lifeless. No one knew what she was thinking.
Li Tiesheng glanced at him indifferently, his admiration for Tang Jiu increasing.
As expected, everything was going according to the Prime Minister's plan.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial City is filled with danger. The Prime Minister is worried about your safety, so please move to the Heavenly Temple.”
Song Yu suddenly stood up from the dragon throne and stared at Li Tiesheng coldly.
At this moment, he was in a daze. He couldn't even remember what had happened that night.
The change came too quickly, like a tornado…
An hour later.
Song Yu moved to the Heavenly Monastery. He walked into the main hall worshipping the late emperor, Song Changling, in a daze. Tang Jiu was sitting below with a pot of wine behind him and a handful of soybeans in his hand.
Song Yu took a deep breath and tidied up her appearance. She slowly walked over and bowed respectfully to Tang Jiu." Sir."”
Tang Jiu stood up and smiled at him." Your humble subject Tang Jiu greets Your Majesty."”
"Hello, sir!" Song Yu returned the greeting. She did not have the arrogance of the current Emperor at all. There was even a hint of fear in her tone.
This seemingly young white-robed youth was scheming and was truly frightening.
Tang Jiu poured a glass of wine for Song Yu and said," Song Yu, I watched you grow up. I still remember when you were born, your father handed you over to me. In the end, you peed all over me as soon as you were born…"
Tang Jiu smiled." When the two of you grew up, you were more mischievous, while your brother liked to read.”
"You…you just like to pester me to tell you stories, about the martial world…Back then, when I brought you brothers out shopping, you were always running around.”
"But in the blink of an eye, you've all grown up, and everything has changed.”
Tang Jiu drank a glass of wine as he spoke, his gaze never shifting away from Song Yu.
Song Yu's expression changed slightly. She didn't expect Tang Jiu to call her by her name directly, nor did she expect him to talk about her childhood.
This made Song Yu feel a little guilty." Sir…I have failed Sir's cultivation. I have let Sir down…"
Song Yu looked at the glass of wine Tang Jiu handed her and lowered her head.
He didn't know what this glass of wine was, nor did he understand what Tang Jiu was thinking.
Since ancient times, when kings fell, the wine given by the new emperor was mostly beheading wine.
Even though Tang Jiu had drunk a cup in front of him…Song Yu didn't have the courage to drink this cup.
Tang Jiu didn't say anything. He just looked at him quietly.
Song Yu continued," I shouldn't have listened to slanderous words. I shouldn't have not believed Sir. All of this is…it's Huang Sheng and the others who are spreading rumors around me and slandering Sir. It really has nothing to do with me.”
"Right…right, from today onwards, I will immediately announce to the world that I will restore your official position. I hope that you will remember our old relationship and forgive me this time!”
After saying this, Song Yu glanced at Tang Jiu cautiously.
No one would have thought that the Emperor would act like a child who had made a mistake in front of the Prime Minister.
Tang Jiu didn't say anything. He just remained silent.
Song Yu was disheartened. It seemed that he was determined to take over the Song family.
Song Yu closed her eyes and let out a long sigh.
Since ancient times, the winner was king and the loser was the bandit. He accepted this fate.
After a long while, Tang Jiu slowly said," Your Majesty, you didn't let me down, and you didn't do anything wrong. I know that I've been acting arbitrarily these years.”
"Since ancient times, those who have achieved more than their masters have never had a good ending. If our roles were reversed, I would have done the same.”
Song Yu's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise. As expected, everything was within his calculations.
At this moment, Song Yu realized that her previous understanding of Tang Jiu was too one-sided. Attacking his heart was the real scary thing about him.
Tang Jiu sighed and looked up at Song Changling's memorial tablet." Before your father died, I promised him that I would help the Great Zhou Empire unify the six states.”
"Seeing that the plan is about to be completed, I don't want my previous efforts to go to waste.”
"I hope Your Majesty can understand."
Song Yu was stunned when she heard this. He…he was actually doing this to fulfill his father's last wish.
I…have wronged him.
Song Yu heaved a long sigh of relief and said solemnly," Sir, you have done your best for the Great Zhou Empire. I really don't know how to repay you.”
"Mister, you've put in a lot of effort."
After saying that, the hall fell into a dead silence.
Tang Jiu closed his eyes. He seemed to be struggling with something in his heart. In the end, his eyes narrowed." You shouldn't sit on this throne anymore. It's better to hand it over to your younger brother, Song Zhuang!"”
Boom...
Song Yu's heart sank as she looked at Tang Jiu in horror.
At this moment, Tang Jiu stood up with his back facing him." I've already drafted the edict to abdicate. You should prepare to leave for Annan!”
With that, Tang Jiu turned around and left without looking back, leaving behind a shocked Song Yu.
" No…" Song Yu cried out," No…How can this be?”
"This is my throne, the throne of the Nine and Five, and the throne of ten thousand people. How can I give it up just like that?”
"Sir, sir…"
Tang Jiu walked in front while Song Yu chased after him." Sir, give me another chance…"
"Sir, zhen already knows my mistake.”
At this moment, Tang Jiu had already walked far away. Song Yu's heart was filled with despair at this moment.
He wanted to chase after her, but Li Tiesheng reached out and blocked his path.
Song Yu roared," Get lost, get lost…"
Li Tiesheng stood in front of him expressionlessly, while a few Dragon Rise Army soldiers lined up behind him.
"Plop!"
Song Yu sat on the ground in despair and kept repeating," No…This is my throne.”
" Sir, I know I was wrong. Give me another chance…"
Unfortunately, Tang Jiu never heard the rest of her words.
The next day, the imperial edict of the Great Zhou Emperor Song Yu abdicating his throne was announced to the world. The successor was his younger brother, Song Zhuang.
As the saying went, an elder brother was like a father. After Song Zhuang ascended the throne, Song Yu went to Annan as the Retired Emperor.
However, a month later, the news of Song Yu's death on the way to Annan reached the Imperial City.
It also reached Tang Jiu's ears.
Tang Jiu wasn't too surprised by this. It was most likely Song Zhuang's methods.
As expected, since ancient times, emperors were heartless.
The new emperor ascended the throne and would never allow the old emperor to live.
After that day, Tang Jiu never went to Chaotian Temple again. It was probably because Song Zhuang had killed Song Yu and he did not stop him. He did not have the face to see Song Changling again.
Or rather, all of this was part of Tang Jiu's plan.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Song Yu to go to Annan.
Song Yu was once an emperor and had the bloodline of the royal family. There were also many supporters in the court.
If someone with ill intentions used this as a pretext to rebel or do something incomprehensible.
Tang Jiu wasn't willing to take the risk, nor did he dare to.
He had not fulfilled his promise to Song Changling to unify the six states. He would not allow internal strife in the Great Zhou Empire.
In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
Song Zhuang had been in office for ten years.
On this day, the Great Zhou Empire finally made their move against the Great Tang. This was the second time the Great Zhou Empire had raised an army to attack the Great Tang. With the previous lesson, the Great Zhou Empire had directly raised an army of one million this time. Furthermore, Tang Jiu had personally led his army south to attack the Great Tang…
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