klisemfg Chapter 541 Don’t Be a Cannon Fodder Valley Master 21
Chapter 541 Don’t Be a Cannon Fodder Valley Master 21
Beichen...King Heng?
Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Nanchu looked at Yun Yi in disbelief, and for a moment he even forgot to react as he should.
To him, Yun Yi was nothing more than a useful man in the martial arts world. He cured his illness, and giving him some rewards and false reputation were just false claims, which would not have any impact on him.
But now... the Saint of Southern Xinjiang suddenly said that Yun Yi, whom he had always treated as a tool, was actually King Heng of Beichen?
Ever since I got close to him, everything that has happened in the past few months was planned by him?
"You are too kind, Saint. I do not have the ability to take charge of the overall situation. At least, Your Majesty, the poison that bewitches the mind and the poison in your body were not ordered by me." Yun Yi smiled and waved his hands, saying very modestly.
The first time he accepted Pei Shu's invitation to come to the capital was to do something to the Emperor of Southern Chu.
Unexpectedly, after arriving, I found that he was not only poisoned, but also had a poisonous insect planted in him. This saved me a lot of trouble.
"You...are you really King Beichen Heng?"
The Emperor of Nanchu saw that Yun Yi did not refute, but he still could not accept his sudden change of identity.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to remove the poison for you, but I only ask that you hand this man over to me for disposal." The Saint of Southern Xinjiang suddenly knelt down and said.
Now that Yun Yi's identity has been revealed, the Emperor of Nanchu will certainly not be able to trust him anymore, but handing him over to the Saint of Southern Frontier for disposal remains to be discussed.
"Come here, arrest this thief for me." The Emperor of Nanchu took a step back and called for help.
However, the guards outside did not come in as quickly as he had expected.
For a moment, none of the three people in the room spoke, and the quiet air seemed to have frozen.
'Boom...'
The door was kicked open from the outside, and a familiar face appeared in front of the Emperor of Nanchu.
His own younger brother, His Royal Highness the King Ming of Nanchu.
"Royal brother? Didn't I order you to stay in the court as regent and not to disturb us?"
The Emperor of Nanchu keenly sensed that something was wrong. Those guards had clearly received his orders not to let anyone disturb them, but not only did they let Prince Ming in, they were also standing behind him.
"Come here, capture Yun Yi, the King of Beichen Heng." The Emperor of Nanchu ordered the guards.
But the guards had no intention of following orders.
"Brother, you are really stupid. If it weren't for our father appointing you as the crown prince in front of all the ministers before his death, you would never have been able to sit on the throne."
When brothers from ordinary families fight over family property, they can end up arguing loudly, not to mention that brothers in the royal family are fighting over the entire world.
They are all born of the same mother. Prince Ming wants the position that is just one step away from him, so naturally he has to take advantage of the Nanchu Emperor's weak power and kill him while he is sick.
Following King Ming's order, the guards behind him stepped forward instantly, and Yun Yi quickly took a few steps back to avoid being affected.
The Saint of Southern Frontier was stunned at this time. She thought she could be safe if she took refuge with the Emperor of Southern Chu, but who would have thought that the Ming King would suddenly appear.
Faced with the well-trained guards, the Emperor of Southern Chu and the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang were completely unable to resist and were captured in a short time.
"Your Majesty was murdered by the Saint of Southern Frontier and has passed away. Before his death, he left a will ordering me to inherit the throne." King Ming walked up to the Emperor of Southern Chu and unfolded the prepared imperial edict.
"You...you traitor, you shall not die well."
The Emperor of Southern Chu was furious after the successive blows, but now he could do nothing but be angry.
"Brother, I can't say whether I had a good ending, but you definitely didn't."
As King Ming spoke, he glanced at Yun Yi in the corner, then without blinking, he raised his sword and killed the Emperor of Nanchu.
Then came another knife, sealing the Saint of Southern Frontier's throat before she could speak.
"Your Highness Prince Heng, the civil strife in Nanchu is what Beichen is happy to see. I think you won't say much."
After the warning, Ming Wang dropped the dagger in his hand and turned away without looking back.
Two bodies collapsed on the ground, one was thrown into a mass grave and eaten by wild dogs.
Another was charged with "regicide" and was sent to Caishikou to be executed by slow slicing.
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"Not long ago, Ye Jin was sent to Caishikou to be executed by slow slicing, and now the Saint of Southern Xinjiang has also been sent to the same place. This couple who had only been together for a short time more than 20 years ago ended up in the same place." Yun Yuewei sighed and said with emotion.
I'm afraid none of them expected that the final result would be like this.
"But you made such a big fuss, but ended up letting King Ming get the imperial edict of succession. Doesn't this count as making wedding dresses for others?" Yun Yuewei asked.
"Just wait and see. He cannot become the new king."
The Emperor of Southern Chu had four sons, and the eldest son had already reached adulthood. Although he did not appoint a crown prince, he passed the throne to his younger brother when he already had a biological son. The legitimacy of the imperial edict was questionable in the first place.
Before the Emperor of Nanchu went to the villa, he asked Prince Ming and their uncle Prince Ke to serve as regents.
Prince Ke is only ten years older than the Emperor of Southern Chu and is also in his prime. Now that he has the chance to compete, how could he just watch Prince Ming succeed to the throne?
The fact was indeed just as Yun Yi had expected. Just as Prince Ming was preparing to ascend the throne with the imperial edict in hand, Prince Ke brought Feng Cheng, the personal eunuch of the Emperor of Southern Chu, to the palace.
Feng Cheng said that His Majesty had never written an imperial edict, and the edict in the King's hand was forged by himself.
As a eunuch, Feng Cheng's words need to be more authoritative, but at least someone has raised doubts. Any resistance by Prince Ke afterwards is justified.
While Prince Ming and Prince Ke were arguing in the court, on the border between Nanchu and Beichen, the Nanchu soldiers had just heard the news of the death of the Nanchu emperor, and before they could react, the Beichen army took advantage of the situation and marched southward.
In one fell swoop, the Southern Chu army, which had no commander in chief, was defeated, and two cities were captured within three days.
Beichen’s army is well-trained and its march southward is unstoppable.
When the news reached the Southern Chu court, the Beichen army had already occupied five cities.
Prince Ming and Prince Ke were in conflict with each other and could not agree on who should be the commander-in-chief to be sent, so they were unable to go on the expedition.
Not only were the neutral officials in the court in a dilemma, but the people were also extremely anxious.
Jiang Qingwan had just returned to the capital with Ye Qingan, and had not yet recovered from the sad news that Heming Villa had been confiscated, when she heard the news from Beichen.
Both the family and the country are in dire straits. No matter how fiercely Prince Ming and Prince Ke fight, they must first protect Nanchu. If they can't protect Nanchu, what else is there to fight for?
"Two years ago and three years ago, Nanchu and Beichen had fought each other, but Nanchu won every time. Perhaps this gave them confidence, and they thought Beichen could win easily, so they sent their trusted aides to win the battle."
After all, Ye Qing'an had been in the army, so he knew exactly what Prince Ming and Prince Ke were thinking.