Watching the newly promoted Empress and the Princess hurrying away, Qing Yu calmly said, "Co out."
Not far behind the artificial hill, Feng Jiwu, already donned in imperial robes, slowly walked out and flew toward him.
"I never expected that she would bear my child." The ruthless and heartless Feng Jiwu now seed sowhat confused and unsure.
After all, this marriage, if one could speak of affection, was, really, quite superficial. Between Feng Jiwu and Si Qingwei, it was nothing more than a connection of interests.
"Having an heir is also a good thing, it will make your throne even more secure," Qing Yu said.
"But that is not enough," Feng Jiwu slowly shook his head, the confusion gone from his eyes, only the ruthlessness remained, "There are always so who are ignorant of death, wanting to go against the current. I didn’t expect that they would even approach the Emperor’s sister."
"Going against the current is the mindset that those who achieve great things must have. The actions we have taken over the past two years, in a sense, also went against the current, didn’t they?"
"However, going against my current, that won’t do."
Qing Yu bent over and plucked a fresh flower beside him, carefully counting its petals.
"General Hu Wei Hai Duanyin, Imperial Censor Lan Feihong, Physician of Guanglu Temple Liu Maoxing..."
As he nad them one by one, petals were plucked by an invisible force, floating in the air.
"There are quite a few loyal supporters of Feng Tianming and forr mbers of Feng Qiwu, it seems," Qing Yu sighed softly.
"But their actions are nothing more than a flower in the mirror, a moon reflected in the water," Feng Jiwu said with a cold laugh.
"Exactly."
Qing Yu had just arrived in Divine Capital when soone handed him a list of those secretly plotting to depose Feng Jiwu from the throne. The plan was exposed before it even began; wasn’t this so-called conspiracy just flowers in a mirror, the moon in the water?
"And then there’s the Empress Dowager, who has been restless of late," Feng Jiwu said, his eyes full of annoyance when it ca to the Empress Dowager.
Even with people watching her all the ti, the Empress Dowager always found ways to cause trouble. If not for the consideration of the Mountain River Academy, Feng Jiwu would have taken care of the Empress Dowager long ago.
"Let them all co out at once, it will be easier to clean up. After cleaning up, I can also start my retreat with peace of mind."
Speaking thus, Qing Yu walked toward the outside of the Imperial Garden, "Deal with these scum quickly."
"Alright."
The two figures gradually faded into the distance.
On the spot, the petals, no longer supported by the invisible force, began to slowly float down.
Yet, on the way down, the petals slowly disappeared starting from the tips, ultimately fading into nothingness, completely vanishing. Only the broken stem in the flower bed was proof that the flower had existed.
...
On the sa day, so sneaky individuals quietly gathered at the foot of Datong Mountain.
It must be said that in so respects, these people shared a common understanding with Qing Yu. Below Datong Mountain, where Mountain River Academy was situated, no one dared to act rashly, making it an ideal place for secret gatherings.
One after another, disguised figures arrived at a very ordinary tavern room from different paths for an urgently convened eting.
"Mr. Liu, you called us together so suddenly, is there sothing important?"
The speaker was a slightly overweight rchant. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the slight overweight appearance was an illusion; the person was actually very strong. The face that seed a bit fat was actually a very sharp face with tightened muscles.
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This man was General Hu Wei Hai Duanyin. He was the highest-ranking military general openly involved in the conspiracy, but in reality, there was a senior military figure backing him.
"Yes, Mr. Liu, the critical mont is imminent, we should avoid gathering too much. If that muddle-headed Emperor discovers us, we are all finished," said Physician of Guanglu Temple Lan Feihong at this mont, completely lacking his usual formidable stance of citing one Shan after another, speaking sowhat fearfully.
No wonder he lacked courage; the "muddle-headed Emperor" seed amiable and benevolent all day long, but when he took action, he was more ruthless than anyone.
This could be seen from the fate of Lan Feihong’s predecessor, who had just been demoted and died on the way back to his hotown.
The predecessor spoke ill of the current Emperor’s background during the latter’s first court assembly after ascending to the throne. Feng Jiwu appeared completely indifferent, which led to other shallow-sighted people jumping out one after another.
After all, since a scholar beca famous hundreds of years ago for scolding an Emperor, subsequent generations have all been eager to emulate him.
Then these would-be emulators suffered one by one. The forr Imperial Censor was the last to be unlucky. After living in fear for a month, he died on the way back to his hotown. It was said that although the illness struck rapidly, it was a highly contagious disease that claid the lives of an entire family who traveled with him.
"All right," Physician of Guanglu Temple Liu Maoxing said in a low voice, "We’ve gathered here because there’s an urgent matter."
Everyone’s eyes turned to Liu Maoxing.
"That muddle-headed Emperor, he, has, a, successor," Liu Maoxing said deliberately and slowly.
"A successor? Who’s pregnant?"
"Who else could it be but Empress Si Qingwei?"
"Si Qingwei? Poor Eighth Prince..."
...
The news that Feng Jiwu had a successor caused waves of unease among those present. The news of an heir was indeed a cause for celebration, but if made public, their plan would face significant changes.
"I’m sure you all have realized this," Liu Maoxing continued after everyone was silent, "the muddle-headed Emperor has recently been expending the people’s labor and money to build the Heavenly Giant Statue. He plans to wait until the statue is completed to announce the happy news of the Empress’s pregnancy as an auspicious sign for the statue."
"Our goal is to destroy the Heavenly Giant Statue on the day of its completion, by using the secret asures we’ve set up in advance, bringing the muddle-headed Emperor to his knees. But if the news of the Empress’s pregnancy is leaked now, the destruction of the statue would have a lesser impact on his reputation."
"Therefore, I have a plan that could turn danger into safety..." A vicious streak flashed through Liu Maoxing’s aged eyes.
"What is the plan?" Hai Duanyin hurriedly asked.
"It’s simple: destroy the Heavenly Giant Statue and at the sa ti, cause the Empress to have a miscarriage. The occurrence of two ominous events would surely be seen as divine punishnt for the muddle-headed Emperor. In this way, we can follow the will of heaven and the people’s hearts, dethrone the muddle-headed Emperor, and support the Eighth Prince to the throne." Liu Maoxing stroked his goat beard, proudly saying.
"Mr. Liu really has a splendid plan!"
"Mr. Liu is truly wise!"
...
The group lavished praise upon him.
Finally, General Hu Wei Hai Duanyin made the final decision: "Good, we will proceed accordingly. To cause the Empress’s miscarriage, soone will..."
Hai Duanyin pointed upwards and mouthed silently, "... carry it out, we only need to focus on destroying the Heavenly Giant Statue."
"Excellent. Align with Heaven, dethrone the muddle-headed Emperor," Liu Maoxing exclaid.
"Align with Heaven, dethrone the muddle-headed Emperor."
PS: I apologize, I’m really not in a good mood, so only three releases today.
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