Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 250: Eliminating the Tyrant

The waiter responded respectfully, walked quickly to Xiao Zhengshu, and skillfully filled a glass of wine for him. Xiao Zhengshu looked down at the clear liquid in the glass, and a hint of anticipation surged in his heart.

However, at this moment, Xiao Zhengshu suddenly shouted loudly: "Where are the Imperial Guards!"

Ouyang Jing and Xiahou Yuan were startled when they heard the voice, and they stood up quickly and looked around vigilantly. The waiter stepped back a few steps, saluted respectfully, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am your humble servant!"

Xiao Zhengshu looked carefully and found that the person in front of him was Li Ziyan. He was immediately furious. His eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take down Li Ziyan!"

Wang Luozhong saw this and immediately stepped forward, ready to carry out Xiao Zhengshu's order. But as soon as he took a step, Wang Xuan, who was standing beside him, stopped him.

"Grandfather, please don't be confused anymore!" Wang Xuan looked at Wang Luozhong firmly, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.

Wang Luozhong was stunned. He looked at Wang Xuan in surprise and murmured to himself: "Xuan'er, you..."

Xiao Zhengshu was also confused. He looked at Wang Xuan in confusion and asked, "Shu Fei, what is going on?"

Wang Xuan looked at Xiao Zhengshu, then at A Yue. After A Yue was taken into the palace, Wang Xuan had been making trouble for A Yue. One day, Wang Xuan was enjoying the beautiful scenery with Xiao Zhengshu in the imperial garden. Suddenly, an unknown arrow shot at them, and Xiao Zhengshu actually pushed Wang Xuan out to block it.

Fortunately, A Yue pulled Wang Xuan down in time. Afterwards, Wang Xuan went to thank A Yue. A Yue looked at Wang Xuan and said, "You should be nineteen years old now."

Wang Xuan nodded, and A Yue said, "You are still very young, why do you want to enter the palace?"

Wang Xuan said: "I was originally the concubine of your majesty's elder brother."

Ah Yue laughed at him and looked at Wang Xuan, "Are you willing to accept this? He doesn't care about your life."

Wang Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "But what can I do? I am now related to the Wang family."

A Yue said: "You who were sent to the palace are just a chess piece."

After recalling, Wang Xuan looked at Xiao Zhengshu, "I, Wang Xuan, was born by myself."

Li Ziyan slowly turned around, his eyes swept across the imperial guards in the palace, and he said something startling in a calm tone: "The late emperor once left a will. If your majesty's words and deeds are inappropriate, you can abolish it and then re-establish the emperor."

Xiao Zhengshu's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he loudly retorted: "You are talking nonsense! I was personally recommended by my brother, and my brother abdicated voluntarily. When did my father's will say something like this?"

Li Ziyan took out a scroll from his sleeve, raised it above his head, and said in a deep voice: "This is the will written by the late emperor himself, and it is sealed with the imperial seal. All the gentlemen present are the late emperor's trusted people."

Xiao Zhengshu collapsed to the ground as if struck by lightning. He stared at everything in front of him with wide eyes, incredulous, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Are you all dead? This traitor tried to murder me, why don't you arrest him now!"

Li Ziyan sneered and questioned righteously, "Rebel? Your Majesty, that's easy for you to say! Then who is plotting to usurp the throne?"

At this time, four people walked in from outside the palace gate. Xiao Zhengchu walked in slowly with the support of Xiao Yule. When Xiao Zhengshu saw Xiao Zhengchu, he was immediately frightened and pale, and stammered: "Royal brother...you are not..."

Xiao Zhengchu frowned slightly and looked at his brother, a trace of disappointment and anger flashed in his eyes, and said: "Shouldn't I be unconscious? Without the mother Gu in your hand to control me, how can I wake up? The world is so big, there are all kinds of strange things."

Xiao Zhengchu slowly walked to the center of the palace. His voice was steady and powerful. "Just a few months ago, I suddenly felt a severe headache, so I secretly sent someone to seek help from my sister's master. However, during this period, I suddenly fainted and fell to the ground.

Thanks to the Fifth Princess’ personal diagnosis, I was found to have been poisoned! After that, I lost control of my mind and was forced to write the edict of succession. It’s a pity that you, Xiao Zhengshu, were too careless and didn’t realize that the national seal on the edict of succession was a forgery. "

When Xiao Zhengshu heard this, he hurriedly took out the imperial edict and examined it carefully. As Xiao Zhengchu said, the imperial seal was engraved with an unusually hard pen and was obviously missing a corner.

Xiao Zhengchu continued, "When my father passed away, he gave the national seal to the national teacher Ji Ce'an for safekeeping. I have never thought of taking back the national seal because I am worried about what will happen today. But in order to maintain the dignity of the monarch and to play this drama with you, I had to go to the black market and ask someone to imitate and make a national seal."

Xiao Zhengshu drew his sword in a rage, but he was still a beat too slow. Ah Yue took the first step and kicked him to the ground.

Xiao Zhengshu lay on the ground in a mess, looking at Ah Yue in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice: "Yue'er...you? Why? Even you betrayed me?"

Ah Yue's eyes were cold and her tone was icy as she said, "I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers your bodyguard Tian Yao?"

Xiao Zhengshu frowned and tried to recall, "He... isn't he already dead? Why should I remember him? What does he have to do with you?"

Ah Yue smiled sadly, a trace of grief flashed in her eyes, and she slowly said: "He and I are husband and wife. One of us will be your bodyguard, protecting you at all times; the other will be a death warrior, hiding in the dark, carrying out various dangerous tasks. And I am the death warrior who cannot see the light.

"For so many years, my Tianyao has risked his life for you and completed every task you asked him to do, but what about you? How did you treat him? When he was sick and wanted to resign, you killed him without mercy!" At the end, Ah Yue's voice was choked with sobs.

After hearing this, Xiao Zhengshu trembled all over and dared not look up at A Yue again. However, Li Ziyan strode to Xiao Zhengchu and said loudly: "Now that the will has reappeared in the world, please issue an order immediately!"

Xiao Zhengchu stared at the will in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke: "Xiao Zhengshu has evil ambitions and is plotting to gain imperial power and murder me. I will now throw him into the prison and wait for his fate. I know that I am incompetent and not a wise ruler, so I will abdicate from today. The King of Qin cares about the world, is loyal to the emperor and loves the country, and is deeply loved by the people. He is indeed the right person to take on this important task."

After saying that, Xiao Yule hurriedly supported the shaky Xiao Zhengchu and walked to the back hall. Xiao Zhengshu tightly grasped the corner of Empress Ci'an's clothes and begged bitterly: "Mother, save me!"

Empress Ci'an looked at him coldly and said sternly, "How dare you murder your own brother? I can't protect you!" After that, she turned around and left the palace with Xiao Yumiao. Before leaving, Xiao Yumiao glanced at Li Ziyan, then nodded slightly, with admiration in her eyes.