boyutpedia Chapter 563 Joy of Life 119
Chapter 563 Joy of Life 119
Upon learning of Emperor Qing's death, Li Yunrui immediately led his troops from his fiefdom, along with some martial arts practitioners recruited from the Junshan Society, back to the capital.
Before they could even enter the city, they were stopped by the Dingzhou army brought by Ye Wan.
At this time, Ye Wan did not know that Emperor Qing was really dead, and thought that Emperor Qing had faked his death according to plan.
So, under the pretext of "purging the emperor's inner circle," after eliminating Li Yunrui, they prepared to enter the city and capture Li Chengze, but were stopped outside the city gate by the Qin family army.
Standing on the city wall, Qin Ye looked down at Ye Wan, who was fully armed and clad in armor, and sighed in his heart: What a majestic young general.
He stroked his beard, sighed deeply, and said to his son beside him, "A new generation replaces the old! Heng'er, from now on, the heavy burden of the Qin family will fall on your shoulders."
Qin Heng felt that something was off about his father's words, but he couldn't figure out the reason for it. He simply said, "Father is in good health, and the Qin family still needs Father to lead the way."
Qin Ye smiled, his eyes revealing a hint of a hero's decline.
Now that the Second Prince's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion, and considering my previous loyalty to Emperor Qing and the many things I've done for him, with me around, the Qin family will never be valued by the new dynasty.
With this in mind, Qin Ye closed his eyes and concentrated, already having an idea in mind.
He glanced at Ye Wan below the city, gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and personally donned his armor and led the Qin family army to attack Ye Wan.
Ye Wan was surprised to see that Qin Ye had personally led the troops, and he vaguely sensed that the situation was not good.
However, he quickly commanded the men he had brought with him to meet Qin Ye head-on.
Ye Wan had expected a tough battle, but to his surprise, Qin Ye was knocked off his horse with a single spear thrust after only a few moves and died on the spot.
Ye Wan was stunned; he hadn't expected Qin Ye to be dealt with so easily.
Upon seeing his father killed, Qin Heng's eyes widened in fury, and filled with grief and rage, he began to attack Ye Wan like a madman.
The Ye family army and the Qin family army, led by the two men, were then embroiled in a chaotic battle.
The eldest prince, Li Chengru, watched the chaotic battle with a cold eye. When he saw that the two sides had fought to a standstill, he made a move and swiftly captured Ye Wan.
Ye Wan was utterly astonished: "Your Highness, I am acting on His Majesty's orders. Why are you doing this?"
Li Chengru's eyes widened as he roared, "What nonsense are you spouting? What imperial decree? How come I don't know about it? Hmph! Your Ye family has long harbored rebellious intentions. I was ordered by His Majesty to escort you back to the capital for trial, but who knew you would dare to mobilize troops to attack the capital without authorization? What is this if not treason?"
Ye Wan was furious at Li Chengru's words, then suddenly realized: "So it wasn't just the Eldest Princess and the Second Prince who plotted the rebellion, Your Highness, you were also involved."
"You traitor, how dare you slander me and my brother?"
Li Chengru shouted angrily and waved his hand behind him: "The evidence of the Ye family's rebellion is conclusive. There's no need to hand it over to the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review for trial. Just deal with them directly!"
"you……"
Ye Wan wanted to curse again, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his mouth was covered and he was taken away to be dealt with.
Li Chengru then revealed a cold smile and ordered the continued elimination of the rebels in the capital.
The unrest in Kyoto lasted less than half a day, and was quickly quelled before officials and the people of the capital could panic.
A country cannot be without a leader for even a day.
Now that Emperor Qing has passed away, and there is no Empress Dowager or Empress to stabilize the situation, the selection of a new emperor has become an urgent matter.
Some astute individuals urged Li Chengru to take the throne, arguing that in such a critical moment, whoever had the most troops was the leader.
Little did he know that Li Chengru was furious when he heard this.
So he had bad guys among his men!
Doesn't he know what's become of his brother? Isn't he just forcing his brother to kill him?
Li Chengru immediately beheaded the people who had urged him to ascend the throne.
Afterwards, he personally led the civil and military officials and members of the Li clan to the Second Prince's residence to invite Li Chengze to ascend the throne.
Li Chengze politely declined several times, going through a process of three invitations and three refusals, before smoothly ascending the throne amidst the crowd's entourage.
His first task after ascending the throne was to go to Mount Dadong to bring back the remains of the late Emperor, also known as Emperor Qing.
Li Chengze made a move to go to Da Dongshan in person, but was dissuaded by his ministers on the grounds that "it is not appropriate for a new emperor to take risks lightly after his ascension to the throne."
After all, the late emperor was murdered at Mount Dadong, and we cannot rule out the possibility that danger still exists there. How can we let the new emperor take such a risk?
What if two emperors die in a row? Will their Qing Kingdom survive?
After some discussion, it was decided that the eldest prince, Li Chengru, and Fan Xian, who had returned with the news, would go.
A month and a half later, Li Chengru and Fan Xian successfully brought back Emperor Qing's remains.
Fortunately, before Fan Xian returned, he instructed the officials in Linhai to properly handle Emperor Qing's remains; otherwise, the body would have decomposed long ago.
During the time the two were away from Beijing, Li Chengze had already arranged the funeral.
When Emperor Qing's coffin finally returned to the capital, he immediately changed into mourning clothes and led his officials and relatives to pay their respects before the coffin.
Li Chengze knelt before the coffin, weeping uncontrollably.
After a long while, he raised his tear-streaked face, gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "That traitor Si Gu Jian dared to assassinate my father. Now that my father has died with resentment, how can I, as his son, not avenge him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crying in the mourning hall stopped abruptly.
Officials and relatives: Your Majesty, do you know what you're saying?
No one except Li Chengze knew what exactly happened on Mount Dadong.
Even Fan Xian only saw Ye Liuyun, Ku He, and Si Gu Jian arrive at Da Dong Mountain one after another, and what happened after that was unknown.
Therefore, it is reasonable for everyone to speculate that Ku He and Si Gu Jian joined forces to assassinate Emperor Qing, but were stopped by Ye Liuyun.
In the end, the three fought a fierce battle, and Ye Liuyun and Ku He both died, while Si Gu Jian escaped after killing Emperor Qing.
It is an undeniable fact that Si Gu Jian killed Emperor Qing, after all, the scars on Emperor Qing's body cannot be faked.
But even if we know the truth, what can we do?
Si Gu Jian is no nobody; he's a grandmaster.
Moreover, Dongyi City has the most ninth-rank experts in the world. How many do they, Qing Kingdom, even if they just count them?
Given the current state of the Qing Kingdom, how can they possibly avenge themselves? This is ridiculous!
An old minister couldn't help but step forward and whispered his advice: "Your Majesty, Si Gu Jian is a Grandmaster, and Dongyi City is full of experts. Our Qing Kingdom's current strength is probably no match for them. It would be better to stabilize the court first and wait for the right time to seek revenge."
Another minister chimed in, “Your Majesty, now that the late Emperor has suddenly passed away, the court is unstable and the people are restless. It is a time of great turmoil. Moreover, the Northern Qi has been stationing troops on the border for many days and I am afraid they will attack our Daqing soon. If we rashly attack Dongyi City, it will be of no benefit to the country.”