BXBX NOVEL Chapter 273: Make Do
And then there is…
“It’s been such a short time since we last met, how did you become like this?” Yao Zhi was naturally referring to Ye Shuo’s body.
Ye Shuo has been worrying about the plague for the past few months, day and night. Even a strong man can’t stand it and his body will naturally develop various minor ailments.
“I… now is not the time to talk about this.” Ye Shuo suddenly remembered something. Regardless of the fact that the blood on his hands had not dried yet, Ye Shuo grabbed Yao Zhi’s hand and said, “Quick, go inform my mother and Ding Ning. I’m afraid someone is going to harm them!”
Has it come to this?
Yao Zhi was startled, then hurriedly comforted him, “Don’t worry, I have already explained everything before I left. I believe that Master and the others will definitely protect Mother and Dingning.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Shuo breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s okay, it’s okay…”However, to be on the safe side, Yao Zhi still found a way to spread the news and asked her master and others to be on high alert.
Then came the events outside the capital city.
Seeing that he seemed to be going out, Yao Zhi hurriedly said, “You should rest now.”
Hearing this, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but shake his head: “Wait a little longer, it’s not the right time yet.”
Ye Shuo now understood a little bit why his father and Xiao Ming were so suspicious in the first place, because even the closest relatives would be betrayed without mercy.
But as a king, you cannot make the slightest mistake, otherwise you will be doomed.
The reason why Ye Shuo killed Ye Xun might be because Ye Xun had let him down, but there might be other reasons.
As a prince and an uncle, Ye Shuo can be soft-hearted, but if he were an emperor, Ye Shuo could not.
Once his weaknesses are discovered and he is found to be weak and vulnerable, chaos will arise. Not only him, but also his mother, wife and daughters around him will be implicated.
And now, the situation requires even more iron-blooded means.
Ye Shuo thought that the first person to sacrifice the knife would be the Tenth King, the Eleventh King, the Twelfth King and others. However, he did not expect that the first person to sacrifice the knife would be Ye Xun, who grew up with him. It was really ironic when he thought about it.
Just like that, under the guard and protection of Yao Zhi, jianjian and Wu Yi, Ye Shuo came to the top of the city wall. He witnessed with his own eyes Li Yuheng leading his troops to wipe out all the rebels disguised as bandits.
At the same time, in the military camp west of the city——
Recently, General Yun Hui happened to lead his troops back to the capital to report on his work, but with the plague raging everywhere, the event that was originally scheduled for a month ago has been delayed until now. ℞ÄΝОƐS
As usual, General Yun Hui was reading in his tent. In the middle of the night, he heard a noise outside, followed by a young man’s loud laughter.
“Hahahaha… I’ve heard of General Yun Hui’s name for a long time. Seeing him today, I realise that he is indeed extraordinary.”
Looking at the person who suddenly broke in, General Yun Hui paused and said, “Young General Wei.”
Wei Shang: “General Yunhui has only been in the capital for a month. You are in the west of the city, and I am in the east. You are a general of the third rank, and I am only a guerrilla general of the fifth rank. How do you know who I am?”
General Yun Hui’s expression was slightly restrained.
The next moment, the young man’s expression suddenly changed: “You colluded with the son of the deposed crown prince and plotted rebellion. General Yun Hui, do you know your crime?”
It turns out that the prince at that time did not have any power at all in the army.
It’s just that the deposed prince had developed a lot in the beginning, but he is the only one who has gained a firm foothold.
Once you step into the trap of standing in line, it is difficult to get out. As long as he has dealt with the deposed crown prince, it will not be difficult to find out.
After many years, Ye Xun found the account book from that year and naturally contacted the person in front of him again.
It can be said that General Yun Hui is the biggest trump card in Ye Xun’s hand.
“Someone, catch him for me!”
“How dare you!” General Yun Hui was furious. “The military has strict discipline. You are just a fifth-rank guerrilla general. How dare you act wildly here?”
Wei Shang naturally wouldn’t dare to do that alone.
Wei Shang flipped his hand and showed the token.
“According to the order of the Regent, arrest the rebels. Push all the outsiders away immediately! Otherwise, you will also be charged with treason!”
You must know that since the death of the young emperor, the only person who can make decisions in Shangjing City is the regent.
The soldiers who were originally about to advance upon hearing the word “treason” instantly became hesitant.
As for General Yun Hui’s confidants, they were naturally there to protect him. However, Wei Shang came well prepared this time. Although he did not bring many people, each of them was an elite. What’s more, Wei Shang himself was extremely powerful and had great strength. In a one-on-one situation, it didn’t take long for him to put the sword in his hand against the throat of the middle-aged man in front of him.
“General, the emperor’s grandson is dead. You’d better surrender.”
The emperor’s grandson…died???
Upon hearing the news, General Yun Hui knew the situation was hopeless and could not help but close his eyes.
Afterwards, Wei Shang captured several rebels and left the military camp in West City openly.
When everything is over, daybreak will soon begin.
Ye Shuo naturally did not sleep all night. Not only him, but Prince Ding’s mansion was also brightly lit.
By now, the fact that the little emperor left behind his last will was finally no longer a secret.
The eldest prince sat on the top and looked at his sons: “Tell me what you think.”
How could Ye Yan and the others not understand what this meant?
To be honest, this was indeed a good opportunity, but…
Ye Yan was filled with trepidation, then he looked up at his father with a hint of expectation: “Father, with your experience as a prince for so many years, what do you think of… your son? Is there any hope? Is it feasible?”
Well, such a big pie is placed in front of you, how can you not be tempted?
“Since you asked, I will tell you the truth.”
The eldest prince was silent for a moment, then said, “Among my sons, you are the best in terms of academics and martial arts. If you consider all aspects… you are about the same as your fifth uncle.”
It’s not that the eldest prince wants to boost others’ morale and destroy his own prestige, it’s mainly a matter of losing his head, so he has to tell the truth.
The eldest prince had experienced the period of the fight for the throne. To be honest, compared with Yan’er’s generation, the quality is really not that good.
Upon hearing this, Ye Yan immediately wilted.
“Son understands.”
Compared to how the others are, what is the Fifth Prince like now? Is it necessary to say clearly whether it is possible or not?
The most capable of my brothers is only this good, and the remaining three are even worse.
After hearing this answer, Ye Yan and his brothers felt depressed but also relieved.
To be honest, the little emperor died so suddenly and strangely, and they would not be much better off when they went up. They were only slightly older than the little emperor, and not much better than him in other aspects. Moreover, the little emperor had Uncle Jiu and He Xiang to protect him, but they failed to protect him in the end. If it were them, they would not necessarily survive.
If you think about it carefully, being a prince is much worse than being an emperor, but at least you don’t have to die.
Especially at this critical juncture, the Great Zhou was ravaged by an epidemic and was in a precarious situation. Even tying up the four of them would not be able to solve such a big problem.
Ye Yan couldn’t help but sighed: “Uncle Jiu is so pitiful…”
The other three couldn’t help but feel pity: “Yeah…”
I don’t know what my little cousin was thinking in the end. He suddenly went crazy and threw such a heavy burden away. It’s true that when children become willful, they are much more destructive than adults.
When the eldest prince heard them say this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
I really don’t know what kind of magic potion my younger brother gave them to make them say such things.
That was the emperor! The supreme ruler! Even in this situation, even if he only held the throne for one day, his name would be recorded in the history books of the future, and he would be completely different from the princes.
Never mind.
That’s it.
No matter how unwilling he was in his heart, it was useless if he and his sons did not have such ability. The eldest prince had completely accepted his fate.
“Alright, alright, go to sleep!”
The eldest prince is decisive and out of sight, out of mind.
Then it’s Prince Su and Prince Jin’s side.
The two old men in their sixties sat opposite each other, both with sad faces. In the end, it was the Prince of Jin who couldn’t help but speak first: “What do you think, if the emperor knew about this…”
Think about it, my brother has worked diligently to protect the country for so long, but in the end it fell into the hands of that kid…
Prince Su’s eyelids twitches violently.
“Needless to say, my brother will be so angry that he will crawl out of the imperial mausoleum.”
But what else can we do now?
The eldest prince is now a cripple, and his sons do not look like capable people. The fifth prince, the seventh prince, and the eighth prince are fighting with each other, and the rest will not accept whoever occupies that position. The tenth prince, the eleventh prince, and the twelfth prince were captured first by the commander-in-chief of the Black Armor Guards, and no one bothers to mention the rest of the princes after that.
Those who were really capable were either killed or injured, and after counting them, there was only Xiaojiu left.
Prince Su’s face showed even more bitterness, and the atmosphere around him suddenly fell into deathly silence.
King Jin opened his mouth and said with great difficulty: “Look at the bright side. After all, our nephew is in very good health.”
Good health may not be obvious under normal circumstances, but for the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had experienced two emperors with poor health, it was like timely rain.
The King of Jin did not ask for anything else, he just wanted to sit in that position safely and securely.
Three emperors had died within the first year of the Fourth Zhou Dynasty, almost destroying the glory that the emperor’s brother had worked so hard to create. The dynasty could not withstand any more setbacks.
Coincidentally, Prince Su was thinking the same thing at this moment.
I don’t ask for anything else, I just hope that my nephew can live a long life, so that the Great Zhou can breathe a sigh of relief!
Prince Su and Prince Jin looked at each other, and several strands of their hair turned gray due to worry.
By the next morning, the news of the will had spread throughout the capital, and all the court officials were in an uproar.
“No, I absolutely disagree!”
When they thought of the ridiculous things the Ninth Prince had done in the past, the first reaction of the Shangshu Ling and other court officials was this, especially those who had taught the Ninth Prince, who cursed him on the spot.
Being a regent would be fine, after all, his status is there, but this time he is the emperor! The emperor who decides the life and death of the Great Zhou!
However, compared to their fierce words, the royal family was completely silent. Even Empress Dowager He, the young emperor’s biological mother, did not speak.