As soon as these words were said, everyone present was shocked, including Li Qiushui. She had always been scheming to let her son Li Qianshun inherit the throne, and for this, she did not hesitate to disguise the technique of intercourse as a cultivation technique and imparted it to Li Yuanhao, causing him to unknowingly die.
If Li Yuanhao really intended to pass the throne to Li Qianshun, why would she take such a big risk?
The others were also confused. Although the Crown Prince was unfilial and would never pass the throne to him, there was still Prince Yi, Li Langzuo. They were both sons of the Emperor. Why would he pass the throne to his younger brother?
"Do you know why I passed the throne to him?" Li Yuanhao asked again, perhaps seeing Li Qiushui's confusion.
Li Qiushui smiled bitterly. "Your Majesty's foresight is not something an ordinary person can fathom." She was thinking that even if Li Yuanhao passed the throne to Li Langzuo, she would have pretended to be passing the throne to Li Qianshun. There were people on her side. Who would leak it? As for the Emperor's guards, she could just kill them and push the blame to the Crown Prince's party. Could it be that Li Yuanhao predicted that I would do this and simply went with the flow?
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanhao's eyes revealed the light of hatred. "Today's matter is too strange. There must be something hidden behind it. Brother Ning, that silly man, definitely doesn't have the ability to break into the Imperial Palace without a sound. Moreover, during the whole process, the Imperial Guards of the Imperial Palace seemed to have disappeared, allowing the Crown Prince's people to enter."
Li Yuanhao paused and rested for a long time before he had the strength to continue. "The Crown Prince must be controlled by someone. He is only a chess piece. If I am not wrong, it is most likely Li Langzuo who is setting this up."
"Prince Yi?" Li Qiushui's eyes flashed with surprise. Although she knew that Li Langzuo was not as peaceful and aloof as he appeared, she never imagined that he would be so generous.
"I have raised a few unfilial sons. All of them covet this great empire. They don't even care about the father-son relationship. Since that is the case, why should I pass the throne to them?" Li Yuanhao said all this with resentment. Perhaps because he was too agitated, blood gushed out again.
Song Qingshu, who was hiding in the distance, couldn't help but curl his lips. Li Yuanhao had stolen the crown prince's wife, so when had he ever cared about the relationship between father and son? Furthermore, there was no such thing as familial love in the imperial family. His sigh was a bit too hypocritical.
However, he soon felt a little sad. He thought of his ambition to rule the world. He had so many confidantes, and he would definitely have many children. Could it be that he was also destined to have a father and son fight and brothers fight each other?
Just now, Li Yuanhao was like the final radiance of the setting sun. After saying those words, he used up all his strength. Soon, his eyes became blurry and he fell into a semi-conscious state.
The imperial physicians who had just been summoned finally rushed over at this time. They worked on Li Yuanhao's body for a while, and all of them broke out in cold sweat. In the end, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed in apology. "The Emperor has already ascended to heaven."
Of course they were afraid. In previous dynasties, when they encountered this kind of thing, it was fine if they encountered a reasonable one. But if they encountered an unreasonable one, they would directly blame the Emperor's death on the imperial physicians and would often have them buried with him.
Fortunately, at this time, Li Qiushui was happy that her son had obtained the throne and did not make things difficult for them. She directly ordered her subordinates to collect Li Yuanhao's body and then summoned her imperial brother Li Qianshun and several other important officials to enter the palace. She understood the principle that a long night brings many dreams. She wanted to settle this matter tonight. When tomorrow came to court, she would have her son sit in the throne room to receive congratulations from all sides. At that time, even if there were any wangye with ill intentions, they would not be able to stir up any waves.
"Song da ge, what do we do now?" Yelu Nanxian, who was hiding in the shadows and seeing everything, couldn't help but ask. Speaking of which, she should have been in Li Yuanhao's room just now. Something like regicide had happened tonight, if it was investigated in the future, she would definitely not be able to escape.
"Wait," Song Qingshu paused, looking outside the Imperial City, "Li Qianshun will most likely not ascend the throne so smoothly."
Speaking of the Crown Prince who had just chopped off Li Yuanhao's nose, he was both afraid and excited. When the other fled in panic, he did not personally chase after him, only sending some subordinates. After all, the Imperial Palace was not his territory, it was better to be careful.
Even if Hua Tuo was alive, he would not be able to cure such a serious injury. Li Yuanhao would undoubtedly die. Thinking that he was about to ascend the throne, Crown Prince Ning ge's nervousness was quickly replaced by excitement. Worried that something might happen if he stayed in the Imperial Palace, he quickly fled back to the Crown Prince's residence.
"Mister Qin, Mister Qin, I did it, I did it! I am the Emperor, you are the Prime Minister … "Hearing the servant report that Qin Xi was waiting in the study, Ning ge ran over excitedly. But his voice stopped abruptly because he saw that there was someone beside Qin Xi who should not be there.
"Second brother, what are you doing here?" The joy on Ning ge's face instantly froze. Looking at the man beside him, it was Prince Yi, Li Liangzuo.
"I'm here to congratulate Big Brother," Li Liangzuo's face was full of a playful smile.
No matter how stupid Ning ge was, he could sense that something was wrong. This time, the Eclipse Purge was such a big event, why would a direct competitor appear in his core territory?
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Ning ge turned around and left, only to find that the door had been locked from the outside.
Ning ge's expression changed drastically, he glared at Qin Xi fiercely, "Why did you betray me?"
Qin Xi smiled slightly, "I was never one of the Crown Prince's men, how could I betray him?"
A hint of confusion flashed in Ning ge's eyes, "I don't understand, your sister is considered my aunt, we have such a close relationship, why did you choose to rely on Li Liangzuo?"
Qin Xi replied calmly, "A fine bird chooses a good tree to nest in. I only chose a wise ruler, and Prince Yi is better than the reckless and imprudent Crown Prince in every aspect."
At this moment, Li Liangzuo, who was at the side, also spoke up, "Let me answer your doubts. There is another reason why Mister Qin chose me, that is, the moment I saw his niece, I was shocked by her beauty and swore that I would not marry anyone else but her. Although the Qin family and the Mu family were related by marriage, deep down in your hearts, you only treated the Qin family as slaves. Now that the daughter of the Qin family has the potential to become the Empress, how do you think they will choose?"
Ning ge thought hard for a long time about who the niece he mentioned was. Suddenly, he thought of a beautiful face and blurted out, "You mean Mu Wanqing?"
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