Chapter 15: First-class Battle

"You said the emperor is dead?"

When Su Chen learned the news, he was reading in the courtyard. He was very shocked.

of course.

I am still shocked now.

After all, it is now the first day of May in the twenty-fourth year of Tianwu, and the seventh prince has only been on the throne for four months in total, and the emperor's new dynasty has not even been decided on.

The people in some remote territories probably don't know the news of the death of the old emperor Tianwu.

"Yes."

"The emperor is dead."

Xu Xiaohan's eyes were filled with fear and his words were trembling.

This made Su Chen realize something at once.

Xu Xiaohan was so frightened, it was obvious that this matter was not that simple.

"Is it related to Zhang Gui?"

Su Chen spoke tentatively.

In an instant, Xu Xiaohan's knees went weak and his body collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud. He quickly crawled over, hugged Su Chen's thighs, and spoke in fear.

"The new emperor secretly tried to win me over, wanting me to secretly collect evidence of my godfather's crimes for him."

"There is so much evidence of my godfather's crimes, why would we need to collect them?"

"I reported this to my godfather at the time, and he told me to play tricks on the new emperor. But when I went to report to the new emperor that day, I hid in the wooden cabinet and saw with my own eyes that godfather killed the emperor..."

Zhang Gui murdered the king?

How dare he.

Even Su Chen felt a chill in his heart.

Xu Xiaohan, whose legs were weak, was naturally of no use at all. Su Chen had no choice but to step out of the library again and walk towards the imperial study with ease.

With the pass from the Shangwu Bureau approved by Zhang Gui himself, all the eunuchs and even the palace guards did not dare to stop Su Chen in the slightest, and some were even too frightened to avoid him.

Apparently, everyone in the palace knew that the eunuch Su in charge of the library was Zhang Gui's sworn brother.

"Your Majesty is honored to ascend the throne, and it is only right."

Without waiting to approach the imperial study.

Su Chen heard a hearty and humble laughter.

This is Zhang Gui.

next moment.

The door of the imperial study was opened from the inside.

Zhang Gui humbly pushed open the door. Behind him was a young man wearing white clothes with dragon patterns, slightly dark skin and cold eyes. He looked vaguely familiar.

"I want to see my mother."

The prince in white said this indifferently.

Su Chen remembered.

On the first day of January in the twenty-fourth year of Tianwu, a battle took place late at night between two princes. One of them had a handsome figure, bright eyes, a dignified appearance, and an extraordinary bearing. He was the second prince, the elder brother of the seventh prince.

The other one was plump and white, with a pair of bright eyes. He was the fifth prince born to Concubine Zhang.

"The fifth prince is still alive?"

Su Chen was stunned.

If there had not been the prince's rebellion that night, the old emperor would still be alive now, and Zhang Gui would still be just one of the many followers under the Fifth Prince. How could he have the tremendous power he has now?

Although he had become much darker and thinner, one could still vaguely see the traces of the Fifth Prince in his appearance.

not to mention.

Since it concerns the succession to the throne, it is natural that Zhang Gui would not admit his mistake.

"What does the Purple Robe First Supervisor think?"

As soon as this thought popped up in his mind, Su Chen knew it.

boom!
Above the palace, the wind was rising and the clouds were surging. There were two figures in purple robes, one was very old, the other had white hair and a young face. They were like a flash of light in the air, as fast as lightning, fighting each other.

"Two purple-robed first supervisors?"

Su Chen understood.

The old emperor once deposed the purple robe first supervisor of his dynasty, suspecting that the first supervisor had been disloyal to him, and used human blood longevity pills as bargaining chips to invite this second purple robe first supervisor to leave the Tianwu Tower...

obviously.

Not only was the Fifth Prince not killed, he was also recognized by the missing former First Warden.

"you are vicious……"

The white-haired, purple-robed First Warden, like a stray dog, kept vomiting blood and fled back to the deepest part of the palace, to the Tianwu Tower which was shrouded in fog all day long.

"Your old servant Song Yu pays homage to the new emperor. Long live the emperor." The purple-robed First Supervisor with a white-haired and youthful face knelt heavily and, with extreme humility, escorted the Fifth Prince in front of him to the throne.

This year, the dynasty changed.

A new dynasty indeed!

The Xin Dynasty, the Jianwu Dynasty!
"I am the Jianwu Emperor of Daliang!"

In the Jinluan Palace.

The fifth prince was full of vigor and vitality. He formally proclaimed himself emperor and announced it to the world, and everyone in the world knew about it.

No wonder Zhang Gui dared to murder the Seventh Prince, the fake emperor.

The princes in white robes with dragon patterns are all equivalent to crown princes. They have entered the Tianwu Tower and are truly recognized.

Even the best people in the world don't dare to be so presumptuous.

This time, Zhang Gui is truly following the dragon's lead, because he is the real culprit who made all of this happen. Whether it is finding the fifth prince who has lost his memory, or welcoming the former first warden Song Yu, they are all planned by him.

Zhang Gui's power reached its peak.

The Shangwu Bureau was officially renamed in the new dynasty and became the Dongchang! It was in charge of supervising all officials and hunting for military power in the world.

Zhang Gui became the head of the East Factory.

In comparison, the title of Grand Chamberlain seems a little insignificant.

"Supervise all officials and hunt for military power in the world..."

"The world is going to be in chaos!"

"The beam is finished."

Su Chen returned to the library with a sigh and never stepped out of the library again, leaving the stormy situation and blood flowing like a river outside.

It was a huge mistake that the old emperor did not die at the hands of Zhang Gui.

At this time, Zhang Gui, who was at the peak of his rank, vented all his hatred on the Daliang Dynasty. He wanted to make the Daliang Dynasty collapse and the ground split, with corpses everywhere...

Su Chen’s prediction was correct.

On the night after Emperor Jianwu conferred the title on Zhang Gui, a palace coup occurred in the imperial palace.

"Jianwu is a foolish and immoral boy. He has accepted a eunuch as a thief as his confidant. The country will no longer be a country!"

"Kill the castrated dog and uphold the law!"

"Eunuch Zhang Gui, your crime is unforgivable!"

The sound was like thunder, roaring through the heavens and the earth, and could be heard clearly throughout the entire Thousand Mile Imperial City.

That night, another top-ranking official of the time broke into the palace.

Do not!
Not only one top-ranking official of the time, but also a large number of elite border troops, had sneaked into the imperial city at some point and attacked the palace tonight, intending to kill the emperor and establish themselves as king.

The King of Zhenbei rebelled.

"If you want to rebel, then rebel."

"Kill Zhang Gui if you want, why are you picking on me..."

night.

The weather is getting cooler.

Su Chen, with sleepy eyes, put on his coat and looked outside the library. He was silent for a while as he saw a group of soldiers wearing elite frontier armor and with fierce eyes surrounding his courtyard.

"You are the brother of the eunuch, and also a member of the eunuch party!"

"That's it."

"Damn it too! Kill!"

The leading general was filled with violent energy, and his muscles and bones were ringing. It turned out that he was at the fourth level of the peak of physical and mental cultivation. Judging from his strong true energy and qi and blood foundation, he was actually a martial arts prodigy.

However, even with all his fury, he was only in his early thirties, which made him the weakest among the martial arts prodigies.

The rest of the soldiers are all of the fifth rank.

At this time, he raised the spear in his hand high, with a fierce look in his eyes, and followed the general to charge behind. The army formation was formed, and the momentum of the charge was unstoppable.

Even if it was a weaker third-grade cultivator, his mind would be taken away and he would be so panicked that he would want to escape.

"When I was in the middle stage of the fifth rank, my blood and qi were three times that of a martial arts prodigy at the fifth rank. At that time, I killed a fourth rank violent spirit. Now, I am at the fifth rank, my blood and qi are like flames, ten times that of a prodigy. It's time to test its quality."

That night, in the library, a bloody flame swept across the sky.

That night, deep inside the Imperial Palace, the Red Robe Chief Steward, who was once the highest rank official in the world, woke up from his dream with a start, and stared in disbelief at the streak of fire that illuminated the night sky.

"It is rumored that the Blood Flame Invincible Realm hidden above the Fifth Rank Perfection actually exists. This is something that only the best of the Grandmasters can possibly achieve..."

That night, in the library, two top-fourth-grade warriors died, and more than ten other soldiers were also killed.

That night, in the library, Su Chen, dressed in blue, climbed to the top of the ninth floor of the library and once again watched the changing situation in the palace and the life and death struggle of the top officials in the world.

　I was going to write about longevity + survival + court struggles + power struggles + checks and balances, and the feeling of watching the ever-changing world, but the more I wrote, the more confused I felt...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)