Why would they say that?
Of course, it was because they had been plotting for thousands of years.
First of all, the fertility of the royal family had been slowly weakened by them. They had spent thousands of years doing this without arousing anyone's suspicion.
Moreover, before the Ye family had sought refuge with the Goblin, they would sneak in every few hundred years. Their purpose was to promote the marriage between the Ye family and the royal family. It didn't matter if the Ye family married or not, it was all for the sake of the royal bloodline.
A few hundred years ago, when the Ye family had sought refuge with them, their plot had finally come to an end. This time, the Emperor was all alone. He had no siblings. Coincidentally, in the generation before the Ye family had another marriage with the royal family, giving birth to Ye Xun, who was the current head of the Ye family. Speaking of which, the Emperor was still Ye Xun's junior.
If the Emperor died suddenly, without any heirs, it would be the turn of the princes to fight for him.
At most, there were only three people who were qualified. The head of the Ye family was one, Wei Wang was another, and there was another one who had been guarding outside for a long time. However, he was very ordinary and had no ability to compete for the throne.
Therefore, he hated Cao Fei so much for ruining his plan that he had no intention of letting him live.
No matter who it was, whether it was the Ye family, Wei Wang, or even that useless prince, as long as they took the throne, at least seventy percent of the opposition in Feng City would disappear.
The premise of all this was the passing of the Emperor's life.
However, if you secretly killed him, the generals guarding outside would certainly not be convinced. Therefore, those who opposed the Ye family, even if they didn't want the other party to see it, but if word got out, there would be dissatisfaction. In addition, if Wei Wang sensed something and believed that it was the Ye family's doing, then a great war would be inevitable.
Although they were very happy to see such a situation, once they lost the Emperor, the sharp sword above their head would definitely make a move because it was too strange.
They couldn't guarantee that the other party would forcibly stop the war and let Wei Wang take the throne. After all, whether it was in terms of balance or distance, the Goblin's position was better than the Ye family's.
However, if the worst case scenario happened, the Emperor was saved by that group of people, and they even invited a peerless master to break their formation.
Although they felt that such a situation was impossible, they still had a comparison, and that was the army that had retreated outside. Before the enemy's army returned, they would fight to the death.
The army was less than a day's journey away from here. The three satellite cities outside had already fallen into their hands and were temporarily used as their logistics base.
Moreover, regardless of whether it succeeded or failed, it would not attract the attention of the higher-ups. It was just a rebellion, so there was no need to investigate it.
No matter what it was, they had already thought it through. As long as their identities were not exposed, they could just go into seclusion again. As long as they were given enough time, they would make a comeback.
Everything was for stability.
Once again, Young Master Xi, who was thinking quickly, looked at the half-dead traitor in front of him and said with disdain.
"Tie him up here and don't treat him. Let them see the consequences of offending us. Their simple plan is too childish!"
"Yes, Lord Ye, this victory must belong to us." The other officials at the side said flatteringly, but they were indeed speaking to Young Master Xi.
At the outermost area, the real Ye Xun of the Ye Family stood alone. But other than a few people, no one could see him, as if he was transparent.
But in the eyes of others, Young Master Xi's image was Ye Xun, a simple camouflage.
"Alright, when they arrive, do not act rashly, do you understand!" Young Master Xi said as he looked around.
"Understood, rest assured, Lord Ye! We know what to do! "
From their point of view, this was to make them admit defeat wholeheartedly. His Majesty's illness had been diagnosed by countless people, and there was no way to cure him. This plague was too powerful.
Young Master Xi's lips moved slightly as he transmitted to his subordinates.
"I will leave this place first and go outside to receive the army. You guys will be in charge of everything here. If the other party can really cure His Majesty's illness, then according to the plan, immediately activate the array."
He looked at his two subordinates and nodded in understanding. Then, he put down the things in his hands and brought a few people out of the palace.
The strength of the two subordinates had already reached the peak of Heaven Immortal, and they were the talents that the Second Elder had focused on nurturing. They were absolutely reassuring. Among the guards of the Ye Family, there were a few Heaven Immortal level assistants hidden, and they were not afraid of anyone.
Especially with the help of the array, even if the other party was a Heaven Immortal, he would still be trapped within.
Thus, they were at ease and left everything else to the Ye Family, hoping that their trip would be in vain.
On the other side, the head of the Ye Family, Ye Xun, had also arrived at Young Master Xi's position after Young Master Xi left. A light breeze blew, and everyone's expression changed, but no one noticed anything amiss.
The Ye Family saw that everyone was still looking at him with flattery. Of course, they knew what they were thinking, but they did not mind.
Some of the disciples of the Ye Family had already left the city to assist Young Master Xi in controlling the army. Others were also waiting in the city. No matter what the result was, they would bring their own hidden guards out.
Feeling that everyone was still looking at him in Feng City, he thought that even if he succeeded, he would still be a puppet of Goblin, but Goblin had promised to help him break through the bottleneck and become an Immortal. By then, he would have countless years of lifespan, and he did not want to grow old in a hundred years.
"Reporting to My Lord, Lord Xu and the rest are not far from here, they will be here soon!"
At this time, a guard rushed in and half-knelt on the ground as he reported to Ye Xun.
"Got it, you may leave." Ye Xun regained his senses and ordered lightly, then said to the rest.
"Xu Jing and the rest are already here, everyone be careful, don't let the other party get hold of any weakness at the last moment."
"Yes!"
Everyone replied loudly, and then lined up in a row. Everyone's expression was solemn, and the humble and flattering expression from before had disappeared without a trace.
On the other side, Gu Zheng and the rest, after rushing for a long time, had arrived at a remote place.
After Gu Zhengyi entered, he saw a dense group of imperial guards wearing majestic armor. They were patrolling around. It was as if the majority of the imperial palace's soldiers were here. Each of them was an elite that had been selected through many layers. Their strength couldn't be underestimated.
However, the group did not pay attention to them at all. After rushing for such a long time, everyone was a little tired, and the guards around them looked around vigilantly, escorting them and continuing to move forward to the palace not far ahead.
If so many soldiers rushed over together, they would suffer heavy losses, but they were afraid that all of them would be hacked to death, and not a single one would be left alive.
However, their worries were superfluous, at least for now, the Ye family did not have the intention to do so.
Soon, everyone was quickly approaching the palace. Gu Zheng looked at the palace in front of him, and he had a particularly strange feeling in his heart. His mind was constantly scanning, but he could not find anything wrong. He could "see" everyone inside clearly, and they were all ordinary people, there was not the slightest abnormality at all.
However, there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart. Gu Zheng knew that this was a warning in his heart, which meant that there was a danger to his existence, but he could not discover it.
However, Gu Zheng was bold and courageous. It was just that his body was constantly in a state of stimulation. There were many dangerous places in the Imperial City. On the way here, he had seen a few of them. Perhaps they were restrictions left behind in the past. To him, it was better to be careful.
"Haha, Lord Xu, you're finally here. Aiyo, isn't this Divine Doctor Xia? Didn't you say that you were enjoying your life at home? Why did you come out again? " As soon as they entered, Ye Xun's hearty laughter rang out, as if he had seen an old friend. His face and tone were full of smiles.
"Humph!" We are very good, we do not need Lord Ye's hypocritical concern. "Divine Doctor Xia coldly snorted.
"Lord Xu, His Majesty has placed you here, and there are only a few people serving you. I can punish you for the crime of disrespect." Lord Xu also coldly shouted.
At this time, in the middle of the dragon bed, two maids had appeared out of nowhere. They were holding hot towels and wiping the Emperor's face.
In front of them, there were more than a dozen tall and powerful guards, wearing helmets that wrapped around their heads. They were in a row, and no one could see the appearance of the people inside.
They blocked the path of the crowd, and their hands were already on the hilt of their swords at their waists, looking at them coldly.
It was as if if they dared to force their way in, they would mercilessly slash at them.
"You don't know, what if the Emperor's plague is contagious? These two maids are not afraid of death, and are willing to take care of the Emperor. We are the great Lan Country, and will not force anyone. If you feel that it is not suitable, you can take care of the Emperor. I have no objections." Ye Xun looked at the cold face of the other side, and said with a smile.
"Sophistry!" Xu Jing pointed at him, and after a long time, he said this sentence. What will not force anyone, it was his idea.
As the people on their side walked in, the two sides were separated by the door. They stood on two sides and looked at each other, but it was obvious that the Ye Family had more people on their side.
"Don't talk nonsense, I have already brought a genius doctor here to treat the Emperor. When the Emperor wakes up, it will be your end."
Divine Doctor Xia said fiercely from the side.
"Wait a moment, the Emperor's condition is not urgent." Ye Xun waved his hand and said with a smile.
"What? Do you want the Emperor to die? "Xu Jing stood at the front, with an angry expression on his face, and shouted at Ye Xun.
"No, no, no, I can't wait for the Emperor to recover. Who doesn't know how much effort I spent to save the Emperor and how many people I invited? The main thing is that I found an enemy who tried to assassinate the Emperor." Ye Xun said unhurriedly.
"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Don't delay us from treating the Emperor. "Divine Doctor Xia said with a face full of annoyance.
"Please take a look, just now this person tried to assassinate the Emperor, and almost succeeded. After being caught, he even slandered Lord Xu for ordering him to do so, but we definitely don't believe him, because who doesn't know that Lord Xu is loyal and patriotic, and is a role model for everyone, so now we have tied him up, Lord Xu, please take a look."
Following Ye Xun's words, a gap as wide as a person appeared in the originally tightly packed crowd.
Through the gap, Xu Jing and the others saw a person covered in blood, tied to a stone pillar. However, at this time, he was already in a state of gasping for air, and although he saw Xu Jing looking at him, he could only weakly snort twice, unable to do anything else.
"Fu Tu!"
Xu Jing shouted involuntarily, because this person was the person they had ambushed in the other party's camp, because the other party had long been a supporter of the Ye Family, and he had only managed to instigate him by chance. He didn't expect to be caught by the other party, and even found a groundless accusation to torture him.
"From your tone, you have a good relationship with him. Could it be that you really ordered him to assassinate the Emperor?" Ye Xun said with a face full of astonishment, but there was a smile in his eyes.
"Bullshit!" This time, even the cultured Xu Jing couldn't help but curse. No one could accept this big hat being placed on them.
"I don't think Lord Xu would be like this, so I don't know who ordered this assassin, but he won't say it no matter what. Then, according to the law, what is the crime of assassinating the Emperor?" Ye Xun nodded in realization, then asked the person beside him.
"Lord Ye, assassinating the Emperor should be immediately executed. Whoever dares to beg for mercy is an accomplice." A person with a head full of white hair tactfully answered.
"Then what are we waiting for? The other party even slandered our beloved Lord Xu, immediately execute him!" Although the smile on Ye Xun's face didn't fade, his tone made people tremble.
"Wait!" Xu Jing hurriedly shouted. "This is only your side of the story, how can we make such a hasty decision?"
"So you want to protect him?" The smile on Ye Xun's face disappeared.
"No …"
"Since that's not the case, what are we waiting for? Kill him!" Ye Xun said to the guard who came over.
Hearing that, the guard didn't hesitate at all. He raised his sword and chopped down, and a head fell to the ground. Some of the officials behind him even had a lot of blood splattered on them.
"You actually …" Xu Jing was furious, but the person was already dead, and there was no point in saying anything more. He could only suppress his anger and hold his breath.
"Ye Xun, we want to treat the Emperor. Please don't obstruct us."
"It's alright, please!" Seeing the other party like this, Ye Xun's heart was as cold as winter, and his whole body was suddenly surrounded by a wave of comfort.
Then, he waved his hand, and the row of bodyguards immediately moved to the side, opening up a path. Even the two maids left, leaving the Emperor standing there alone.
"Then we'll go first." An old man with a long white beard squeezed out from Gu Zheng's side and said to Xu Jing.
"Thank you for your trouble. We'll do our best."
He wasn't the only one. At the same time, two other people squeezed out from the crowd. They were invited by other people, and they were both masters hidden among the people.
The three of them walked up together and came before the Emperor. Two of them grabbed one of the Emperor's hands and began to carefully check his pulse, while the other began to observe the Emperor's complexion. He even reached out his hand and felt his body up and down.
The three of them took turns to repeat what they were doing, and it took them a full 15 minutes before they came back, sweating profusely.
Looking at their expressions, everyone knew that they had no way to treat the Emperor.
As expected, they came before Xu Jing and the others with dejected expressions. The old man who stood out first said to Xu Jing with a regretful expression.
"We're sorry, Lord Xu. We didn't even know that the Emperor was sick. We've let everyone down."
"It's alright, it's not your fault! Thank you for your hard work. " Xu Jing already knew this. If they could really cure the Emperor's illness, then all the imperial doctors in the palace wouldn't be at a loss.
His hope was on Divine Doctor Xia and his final trump card, Gu Zheng. However, the three of them were found by others to see if there was any hope.
"Divine Doctor Xia, you can go up and take a look. Don't worry, we have plenty of time." Xu Jing looked at Divine Doctor Xia's serious expression and couldn't help but say. He had plenty of time, so he must not be anxious.
"Yes, don't worry. If you can cure the Emperor, we'll be happy!" Ye Xun also interrupted, but the expression on his face clearly showed that he didn't believe them.
Gu Zheng looked at them coldly. As soon as he entered, he could feel that the restriction in the Emperor's body was of the same origin as the blood curse. They were both placed by the same person, but it wasn't as tyrannical as the blood curse, and its effect was reduced by countless times.
Divine Doctor Xia didn't even look over there. He picked up the large box that he had prepared long ago, nodded to Xu Jing, and then walked up himself.
When the three old men went up, no one on Ye Xun's side paid any attention to them. They were still discussing in low voices. Even the people on Ye Xun's side did not pay much attention to them. Basically, they did not have much hope for them.
When Divine Doctor Xia went up, both sides quieted down. Dozens of pairs of eyes looked over. Every one of them wanted to know if Divine Doctor Xia could turn the tide and save the Emperor.
Divine Doctor Xia felt so many gazes behind him, but he didn't panic. He continued to steadily walk over step by step. He didn't feel a trace of panic because he was carrying the wishes of so many people.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were filled with unease and anticipation.
"I hope Divine Doctor Xia can do it. Otherwise, we really won't have any other choice." Beside Gu Zheng, a person whispered to the person beside him.
"That's right. I know there's something fishy going on, but I just can't find it. The Ye Family is too despicable. They actually dare to do such a thing. Aren't they afraid of what the future generations will say about them?" Another person also whispered.
However, although the two of them were casually chatting, their eyes were fixed on the top.
They were only outer circle members, so they didn't know that there was a trump card behind them. Other than the few insiders, all of their hopes were placed on Divine Doctor Xia.
Even Divine Doctor Xia didn't know about the existence of Gu Zheng, because they wanted to give him some pressure to see if he could break through himself and save the Emperor. This way, they wouldn't have to expose the existence of Gu Zheng.
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