Chapter 401: The Palace of Nanxuan Kingdom!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Instantly, Dongfang Xuancheng reacted and immediately said, “Zhang Tiancheng, what do you mean? Do you covet my throne?”
The imperial preceptor smiled faintly and said, “Dongfang Xuancheng, why haven’t you come to your senses? As a member of the demi-human race, why do you think that I did not pursue Dao seeking and longevity? Instead, I am here to a.s.sist you. From the very beginning, my goal was your throne!”
“You!” Dongfang Xuancheng pointed at the imperial preceptor and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Alright, since things have come to this point, I won’t act anymore. I will tell you everything so that you can die in peace,” the imperial preceptor said indifferently as he looked at the Emperor.
“Actually, from the very beginning, I have never sincerely a.s.sisted you!
“Do you know why you have married more than a hundred concubines, yet none of them were able to give birth to a son for you?” The imperial preceptor asked.
Dongfang Xuancheng’s face was pale. He raised his hand with great difficulty and asked, “Is this all your doing?”
“That’s right. There’s a spell in our demi-human race called the contraceptive spell. I cast the spell on you, so no matter how many wives you marry, they can’t get pregnant. That’s why you haven’t had a son for so many years,” the imperial preceptor said with a faint smile.
“So it’s you, so it’s you!” Dongfang Xuancheng spat out another mouthful of blood.
“Let me tell you something. Do you know why your body is so weak?” The imperial preceptor looked at Dongfang Xuancheng.
“Actually, I’ve been poisoning your body. If it weren’t for me, you might have lived a few more years!”
“Oh right, I forgot to tell you another thing.” The imperial preceptor Master looked at the Emperor indifferently.
“What…thing?” Dongfang Xuancheng asked.
“The wives you married were really exciting. For example, Consort Li, Consort Shu, Consort Zhen… Hahaha, I can’t remember exactly how many concubines there were, but I like them all!”
“You!”
Pfft!
Instantly, Dongfang Xuancheng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. His eyes were wide open and he was angered to death by the imperial preceptor.
“His Majesty has pa.s.sed away!”
Immediately, news spread from the palace.
Upon hearing that the Emperor had pa.s.sed away, Dongfang Xueyan rushed over and all the officials rushed over.
At this moment, Imperial Preceptor Zhang Tiancheng stood in the imperial court with an imperial edict in his hand.
“There is a piece of bad news that I have to tell everyone. His Majesty pa.s.sed away this morning!” Zhang Tiancheng said as he looked at everyone.
The moment these words were spoken, everyone looked at the imperial preceptor in shock.
At this moment, Dongfang Xueyan hurriedly stood up and asked, “Father was in good health, why did he suddenly pa.s.s away? Zhang Tiancheng, what exactly did you do to father?”
“Why would the Princess say such a thing? I’ve always been conscientious and conscientious toward the Nanxuan Kingdom, and I’ve done many meritorious deeds. Why would I harm His Majesty? Why would the Princess frame me like this?” Zhang Tiancheng hurriedly replied.
“The army of the Eastern Imperial Kingdom is approaching, and Your Majesty’s mental strength is exhausted. Today, when he learned that the army of the Eastern Imperial Kingdom had already arrived at Zhengyang Pa.s.s and that his old illness had relapsed, he pa.s.sed away.”
“Zhang Tiancheng, stop pretending. It must be you. You’ve always been by my father’s side. Other than you, who else is there?” Dongfang Xueyan immediately asked.
Zhang Tiancheng smiled faintly and said, “Do all the ministers feel that it’s me?”
Zhang Tiancheng had been in the imperial court for several years and most of the ministers had long become his henchmen. Hence, no one would listen to Dongfang Xueyan now.
“The imperial preceptor is loyal to the country, how could he do any harm to His Majesty!”
“That’s right, that’s right. All these years, we’ve all witnessed the imperial preceptor’s loyalty. How could he harmHis Majesty?”
“Princess, how can you slander the imperial preceptor in such a manner? Aren’t you afraid that the world will be disappointed?”
“…”
At this moment, Zhang Tiancheng calmly replied, “Right now, the Eastern Imperial Kingdom has already arrived at Zhengyang Pa.s.s, and they are coming in full force. The kingdom can not remain without a ruler for even a day. This is the will of His Majesty.”
“By the will of the heavens, the Emperor has decreed that the Eastern Imperial Kingdom is coming in full force and wants to destroy my Nanxuan Kingdom. My health is deteriorating and I do not have any children, so I am unable to resist the attack of the Eastern Imperial Kingdom. I order the Imperial preceptor, Zhang Tiancheng, as the Emperor of the Nanxuan Kingdom, to accept the orders in the face of danger and eliminate the traitors.”
After Zhang Tiancheng read the imperial edict, all the ministers immediately knelt down and said, “Long live the Emperor!”