Chapter 96

"… After the Liu and Han families obtained the Dragon Lock Parasite, they sent their men of sacrifice to ambush Prince Su by the Wei River. They killed all his followers and guards, planted the Dragon Lock Parasite, and secretly pursued and intercepted Prince Su, forcing him to Chang 'an City …

… After that, I prepared the corpse of a Wolf Guard at the Tomb of Heroes and tampered with the files in the warehouse, waiting for Prince Su to be poisoned …

… Last winter, Prince Su had been poisoned for more than a year. The Prince of Yan felt that the time was ripe, so he sent a message to Prince Su's guards, leading Prince Su to the warehouse, and contacted Empress Cui's men of sacrifice, Jia Yi …

… Prince Su cultivated a trusted aide of the Wolf Guard, who was Zhu Manzhi, who solved the White Horse Village and the illicit salt case. He helped her enter the Heaven Barracks, so I sent Zhu Manzhi to look for the old files …

… Prince Su found the clues of the Dragon Lock Parasite and Jia Yi in the warehouse. Then, he dug up the Wolf Guard's grave and confirmed that it was the same as the poison in his body. Then, he snuck into the palace to find Jia Yi …

… Because there was no evidence, Jia Yi used his life to make Prince Su believe that the Dragon Lock Parasite was indeed in the warehouse, and that the murderer was the current Emperor … "

"Wow —"

Courtiers suddenly became noisy. They finally understood why Prince Su, who had always kept a low profile, would do such a messy thing last year. So that was the reason.

"And then?"

"How did you drive Prince Su crazy, to the point where he would ignore everything and go against the Emperor?"

Liu Yunlin's breath was weak. He lay on the ground and continued,

"… After Prince Su confirmed that the murderer was the current Emperor, because the Dragon Lock Parasite liked the cold and feared the heat, it was especially violent in the summer. The pain of thousands of ants biting one's heart would affect one's mind, making one mad and easily angered. The Prince of Yan decided to take action in the summer … "

"… The arrangements were almost complete, but Prince Su was too impulsive. He fought with the Northern Qi Ambassador in front of Taiji Palace and got himself bedridden. All the arrangements were almost completed because of this …"

Fortunately, the Su Prince's heir had a healthy body and quickly recovered. The Prince of Yan was afraid that something would go wrong and did not dare to delay any longer. He got Kou Meng Meng who had just entered the capital to test him. However, Prince Su's strict protection did not succeed …

… Liu Pingyang and Han Zhongyu instigated the young disciples of Chang City to challenge him. Prince Su accepted the challenge and confirmed that Prince had recovered …

In order to ascertain the condition of Su Prince's Dragon-Locking Parasite, Grand Commandant Liu sent a suicide soldier to shoot at Ning Yuhe at the end of April. Su Prince's Crown Prince was so enraged that he vomited blood on the spot.

… The time had come. Liu Pingyang entered the palace to meet the Emperor and suggested to hold a competition to select the Martial Champion. The competition would be held at the Wangjiang Platform outside the city …

… In order to completely enrage the Su Prince's heir, on the first day of the fifth month, I lured a hunter from Chen Cang to the Su Prince's guards. Back then, during the ambush at the Wei River, Grand Commandant Liu had sent another pair of people to purposely pass by the place where the hunter was hiding. They stepped on the animal trap and stopped there. After a few words, they said that His Majesty had sent them to assassinate the Su Prince and kill them without mercy …

… The hunter was real. Prince Su must have believed that the Emperor had the intention to kill him. However, this was not enough for Prince Su to take the risk out of desperation …

… Prince Su's mother passed away from illness. After he entered the capital, he treated Lady Lu as his closest relative. Everyone in Chang 'an knew this. On the eighth of May, Prince Su and Lady Lu went to the Wangjiang Platform together. The Prince of Yan sent the Emperor's men to ambush them on the way. On the surface, it looked like they were going to assassinate Prince Su, but in reality, their target was Lady Lu …

… Prince Su was eager to save her and did not care about saving her. Although he saved Lady Lu, the Dragon-locking Parasite was hard to suppress. In addition, the weather was hot and dry. He was so angry that he went crazy on the spot and rushed to the Wangjiang Platform … "

At this point, the entire place was in an uproar. There was shock, relief, and shock.

Everything that Xu Buling did from leaving Qinzhou to today seemed to be linked together.

The tiger son of a family of Loyal Martyr, who did not forget the kindness of the country, had just stepped out of his fief when he fell into the trap set by Song Yu and the rest. Step by step, they lured him into the trap and aimed the spearhead at the Emperor on the Dragon Throne.

Put yourself in his shoes. Originally, he was skilled in martial arts and had a promising future. However, he was poisoned by the Dragon-locking Parasite and suffered the pain of thousands of ants biting his heart day and night. He had been loyal to Dai Yue for three generations and did not make any mistakes. However, he found out that the murderer was the Emperor whom he had risked his life for. When he was at the end of his rope and had nowhere to go, even his closest relatives were implicated.

He was forced to this extent. It would be strange if Prince Su did not go crazy.

However, even at this moment, Prince Su still had no intention of rebelling against the Song clan. He stood at the foot of the Wangjiang Platform and said that the Emperor was immoral. He wanted to use the lives of the Xu family to exchange for a wise ruler for Dai Yue.

If Song Ji was really the kind of person who would do anything for the sake of killing meritorious deeds, then it was indeed time to change.

Xu Lie was not the only meritorious family in Dai Yue's court. Most Courtiers understood the principle of interdependence.

Thinking of this, the courtiers suddenly understood Xu Buling's actions at the Wangjiang Platform.

He was just a pitiful person who was used by a traitor. The crime was not Prince Su's.

Fortunately, Song Ji did not die and had not made a grave mistake. Otherwise, there would be no way to clean up the mess.

After Liu Yunlin finished explaining the whole story, Taiji Palace quieted down. He looked up at Song Yu, Liu, and Han in front of the Dragon Throne, his eyes full of anger.

All along, Song Yu had been called a "true gentleman of the present age." No one expected that he would do such a crazy thing in order to usurp the throne.

It was fine for brothers to kill each other and kill the Emperor, but to force the Loyal Martyr Xu family to rebel and drag the entire world into the flames of war — what kind of heart did he have?

Song Ji shook his head and sighed. He looked at his younger brother.

"Song Yu, I trust you to the extreme. If not for the assassination at the Wangjiang Platform and Liu Yunlin's transfer of Old Merchant, I really would not have thought that you would set up such a big trap to plot against me and Dai Yue's pillars of the country. You are really … sigh … "

He was heartbroken and speechless.

Song Yu trembled all over. He had already been exposed. He had no strength to refute because he was the one who did all of this!

"I … I had no choice!"

After a moment of silence, Song Yu suddenly roared hysterically. His eyes were blood-red as he looked at his elder brother and the court officials.

"Back then, I gave up the throne and gave it to you because I regarded you as my elder brother, as my biological brother!

But you? I should have been in Youzhou and had long been in contact with the legitimate daughter of the Cui family!

When you chose the Empress, I advised you many times to choose someone else and keep Miss Cui!

I promised Cui Xiaowan that she would not enter the palace to be the Empress.

But in the end, I broke my promise. Because of you, because of the Cui family, you betrayed me and ignored my words!

You were unjust first, so how can you blame me for being heartless? You are the Emperor, so I had no choice but to endure it!

But you brought Cui Xiaowan into the palace, and in a few years, she fell ill and died. You didn't take her and me seriously at all!

Do you think I am greedy for the throne?

I don't care about the Emperor from beginning to end. I just want to take revenge, I just want to kill you! I just want to teach you and the Cui family a lesson and make you pay with your blood! "

His roar shook the Golden Palace. Song Yu roared like a crazy demon, finding the last excuse of being trapped by love and a fig leaf to cover up his shame.

The officials were agitated and scolded incessantly.

Song Ji sat in the middle of the Golden Palace and looked at his younger brother who was still quibbling. His eyes were filled with deep disappointment. He thought for a moment and raised his hand.

Eunuch Jia held Song Ji's arm and got up to walk to the top of the Golden Palace.

Thud, thud, thud —

The soft sound of footsteps instantly suppressed the clamor in Taiji Hall.

Song Yu's words came to an abrupt halt. His eyes were red. He gritted his teeth and looked at his elder brother who was walking over, but there was no fear in him.

"So what if you kill me? At least in the underworld, I will be able to face Xiaowan. It's better than a heartless person like you!"

"Song Yu!"

Song Ji slowly walked up to the Taiji Palace and came to the side of the Dragon Throne. He looked at his younger brother and was silent for a moment. Then he moved closer to Song Yu and whispered something in his ear.

"…"

Right after he said this, Song Yu's body shook violently. His eyes were filled with disbelief and disbelief. He took a few steps back.

"Impossible, impossible … You …"

Song Ji frowned and looked at his younger brother, who had already lost his wits. He gently raised his hand.

"I have always treated you as my younger brother, but you have to walk your own path. I will not interfere. This is your choice. I hope you know what to do! "

"…"

Song Yu's eyes widened and his body trembled uncontrollably. The indignation on his face turned into astonishment and embarrassment. After taking a few steps back, he fell to the ground. He kept shrinking back and said in a trembling voice,

"Impossible! Impossible! How could you … Impossible! Impossible! … "

His voice was hoarse and hysterical, and it reached everyone's ears.

The Courtiers naturally did not dare to ask what Song Ji had said. They only saw the shame and embarrassment on Song Yu's face and knew that he must have said something that refuted all of Song Yu's pretense, which made him so ashamed that he could not face it.

Song Ji sat down on the Dragon Throne again. He sighed softly and raised his hand slightly.

"After all, we are brothers of the same mother. You can kill your own brother. I can't do such a thing … Send the Prince of Yan back to the Imperial College and build a high wall. He is not allowed to step out for the rest of his life."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The Courtiers hurriedly bowed and let the dazed Imperial Guards drag the crazy Song Yu away.