si-mexico Chapter 562 Joy of Life 118
Chapter 562 Joy of Life 118
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Emperor Qing's ears were ringing, and he could no longer hear what Li Chengze was saying on the other side.
As the blood in his body continued to drain away, he felt a bone-chilling cold gradually spreading throughout his body.
In a daze, I seemed to see that bright young girl again, standing there gracefully, smiling gently, yet still exuding a heroic spirit between her brows.
Emperor Qing looked at the girl before him, his gaze softening for a moment, but he was quickly pulled back to reality by the sharp pain in his chest, and roared in a raised voice: "I have not lost!"
"I...have not lost..."
Emperor Qing's face suddenly turned flushed, and a 'hoarse' sound came from deep in his throat, but he could no longer speak. He collapsed to the ground with a 'thud' and fell silent.
"That's quite touching!" Li Chengze shook his head, carefully examined Emperor Qing's body, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the only marks were from the Four Directions Sword Technique.
He raised his hand and threw the nearly broken longsword into the sea, completely destroying this piece of evidence.
He then straightened his clothes and returned to Kyoto.
Just as he regained his senses, a bloodstain appeared on the back of his once smooth and fair hand.
That was from being scratched by the domineering true energy during the battle with Emperor Qing just now.
Logically speaking, the wound wasn't large, and with his recovery ability, it should have healed quickly. However, Emperor Qing's domineering true energy was indeed quite domineering, lingering on the wound and delaying the healing process.
"Your Highness is injured?"
Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this and hurriedly came forward.
After Li Chengze entered a state of spiritual reverie, he immediately went to Dadong Mountain.
In Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu's eyes, it was as if the prince had suddenly been promoted to Grandmaster. Their fervor and admiration hadn't even subsided when the prince was suddenly injured.
"It's nothing, I just got into a fight outside."
Li Chengze waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then reached out and wiped his wound, instantly dispelling the domineering true energy that had been lingering there.
Without the destructive power of the domineering true energy, the wound healed almost instantly, as if it had never existed.
After all that fuss, it was already past midnight.
Feeling exhausted after the fight, Li Chengze went back to his room and fell asleep immediately, not waking up until nearly noon the next day.
The first thing he said upon waking was, "Let's get our people ready!"
The news of Emperor Qing's death will reach the capital in as little as half a month.
At that time, Kyoto will inevitably be in chaos.
Therefore, before that, he had to take full control of Kyoto, minimize the impact of Emperor Qing's death, and ensure that he could successfully succeed to the throne.
Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu exchanged a glance. Although they did not know that Emperor Qing was dead, they still carried out Li Chengze's order without hesitation.
Their prince is already a grandmaster; a mere throne is nothing more than a piece of cake for him.
The two of them went off to do their business with their heads held high, while Li Chengze yawned, thought for a moment, and realized that he didn't have anything important to deal with right now, so he simply lay down and took another nap.
In fact, after nearly a year of careful management, Li Chengze had sorted out the entire court and had many followers.
Apart from a few die-hard loyalists of Emperor Qing, most of the officials in the court had already submitted to him.
When Emperor Qing went to Mount Dadong this time, in order to gain people's trust, he brought almost all of his confidants with him. These people became cannon fodder in the confrontation with Si Gu Jian and Ku He.
It can be said that Kyoto is now in Li Chengze's hands.
The only variable lies with the eldest prince, Li Chengru, and Ye Wan.
Previously, Emperor Qing was forced by the situation to send the eldest prince to escort Ye Wan to the capital, but secretly gave the eldest prince an imperial edict explaining that the Ye family was acting on the emperor's orders.
His trip to Dingzhou provided him with a legitimate reason to lead the Dingzhou army back to the capital to quell the rebellion.
However, Li Chengru's attitude towards this imperial edict was: Is this old man out of his mind?
He only had four sons in total. The crown prince and the third son were already dead, and he had no interest in the throne. So, the only heir left was the second son.
Now that old Deng has pulled this stunt, is he trying to wipe out all his sons in one fell swoop?
Li Chengru cursed inwardly, but he still went to Dingzhou due to the imperial decree.
Given Emperor Qing's various inhumane behaviors, he had almost no fatherly affection for his sons.
Back then, Li Chengru was sent to such a dangerous place as the border at a very young age. It's hard to say that Emperor Qing didn't have the thought of sending his son to his death.
Later, Li Chengru stayed on the border for a full sixteen years, during which time he never returned to the capital.
Emperor Qing seemed to have forgotten about this son, not only ignoring him but also failing to bestow a marriage upon him.
After dragging it out for so long, Li Chengru is almost thirty years old this year, and he still doesn't have a proper wife in his family.
His mother, Consort Ning, has not been promoted again since she was demoted eighteen years ago.
Even if you don't care about the monks, care about the Buddha; even if you don't care about the fish, care about the water.
So many years have passed. Regardless of Ning Cairen's past, considering Li Chengru's many years of service on the border and the fact that she was Emperor Qing's first woman, she should be promoted.
As a result, Emperor Qing simply pretended not to see it, allowing Consort Ning, who was already quite old, to be trampled on by some younger concubines.
That's incredibly humiliating.
Not to mention that not long ago, Emperor Qing had Chen Pingping skinned alive.
Under these circumstances, it would be strange if Li Chengru and Emperor Qing had any feelings for each other.
So before leaving the capital, Li Chengru secretly met with Li Chengze and told him about Emperor Qing's decree.
After a moment's thought, Li Chengze simply ordered Li Chengru to bring Ye Wan and the Dingzhou army back as instructed.
Now that Emperor Qing is dead, the Dingzhou army, without his endorsement, returning to the capital in secret would be tantamount to confirming the rumors of treason. This would be a good opportunity for them to wear each other down with the troops Li Yunrui brought back.
He will then reap the benefits and eliminate all remaining obstacles in one fell swoop.
……
Things proceeded very smoothly, just as Li Chengze had planned.
More than half a month later, Fan Xian and Gao Da returned to the capital with news of Emperor Qing's death.
That day, after Fan Xian and Gao Da saw Si Gu Jian's figure, they sensed the sharp sword energy emanating from him and knew that this person was no ordinary person. They immediately ran away and successfully escaped a calamity.
Later, the two of them kept their distance. When they saw Si Gu Jian and Ku He arrive at the mountaintop one after the other, they instantly realized that this was an unprecedented battle between grandmasters.
The two had originally intended to watch the spectacle from afar, but after sensing the terrifying true energy pouring down from the mountaintop, they immediately abandoned that idea.
Fearing they would be caught in the crossfire, the two desperately tried to escape.
Two days later, Fan Xian figured the fight was almost over, so he mustered up his courage and returned to Mount Dadong, where he discovered Emperor Qing's body.
Upon seeing his biological father's corpse, Fan Xian did not feel much sadness; instead, he felt a sense of relief from the bottom of his heart.