Please call me the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty

"No, I didn't send any troops into the city."

Cui Chengxiu was also puzzled, thinking to himself, "I wasn't transferred back to the army from another place. This is really strange."

Cui Chengxiu, the leader of the Five Tigers, pondered for a moment and bowed: "Your Majesty, I think this matter was most likely done by Zhu Youjian."

He must have transferred troops from other places as a precaution.

Fortunately, we didn't act rashly, otherwise, we would have been preemptively attacked and surrounded.

Upon hearing Cui Chengxiu's words, Wei Zhongxian retorted, "Does Prince Xin have the authority to mobilize local troops?"

"Logically speaking, no."

Wei Zhongxian couldn't understand what was going on either.

Therefore, they abandoned their plan to raid Prince Xin's residence.

In fact, if Wei Zhongxian had listened to Tian Ergeng and suddenly attacked the Prince Xin's mansion, Zhu Youjian would have been in a very difficult situation.

Wei Zhongxian, his mouth full of blisters, cried out in desperation, "Say something! What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

Cui Chengxiu stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and suggested, "Why don't we send assassins to kill Zhu Youjian tonight?"

"Once Zhu Youjian dies, all other problems will be solved."

Wei Zhongxian had some doubts.

As he paced back and forth, he said, "Zhu Youjian has two top experts under his command, namely his personal bodyguards Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai."

Both of them were exceptionally skilled in martial arts.

At this moment, Gao Wencai was guarding Zhu Youxiao's mourning hall.

Li Ruolian remained by Zhu Youjian's side, never leaving his side.

Who can be a match for Li Ruolian?

Everyone was at a loss after hearing this.

Enraged, Wei Zhongxian punched the table, saying, "What's even more hateful is Liang Tianqi. He actually imprisoned Madam Ke, Wang Shaohui, and the Wei Liangqing couple. He simply doesn't respect our family at all."

Tian Ergeng was also very angry: "Your Majesty, if assassinating Zhu Youjian is difficult, then allow me to kill Liang Tianqi."

Upon hearing this, Cui Chengxiu frowned, thinking to himself that Tian Ergeng was truly a brute, killing this person or that person at the drop of a hat.

"Things need to be prioritized. Right now, the most important thing is to focus our efforts on dealing with Zhu Youjian, who is going to ascend the throne tomorrow."

If we miss tonight, will we still have a chance?

Besides, Liang Tianqi was enforcing the law impartially. He had a valid reason and evidence. What right did you have to kill him?

Besides, are those yamen runners from the Dali Temple easy to deal with?

Today you saw it at Dali Temple.

The constables selected by Liang Tianqi were all tall and strong, like cold-blooded animals.

They did whatever Liang Tianqi told them to do.

Those people are specially trained, and it won't be easy to deal with them.

We can't make too many enemies, and we certainly can't create unnecessary trouble.

"If we can handle Prince Xin, then Liang Tianqi will be no problem."

Wei Zhongxian thought Cui Chengxiu's analysis made sense.

"Your Excellency, why don't we do it this way?"

It was the third watch of the night.

Xinwangfu.

Zhu Youjian sat in his desk, pondering recent events.

Li Ruolian stood to one side, her eyes warily scanning her surroundings.

Zhu Youjian believed that since he had risked his life to pick the Ganoderma lucidum, Zhu Youxiao's health would be restored.

Indeed, he also noticed that Zhu Youxiao's condition had improved significantly after consuming Ganoderma lucidum.

He originally thought that Zhu Youxiao would recover soon.

If Zhu Youxiao becomes emperor, he can live a carefree life as a prince, which he thinks is quite good.

After all, being a prince is much easier than being an emperor.

However, he did not expect that so many things would happen one after another.

Zhu Youxiao has now passed away.

He has already issued the edict of succession, and Empress Zhang has already read the edict aloud in public.

Tomorrow morning, I will ascend the throne.

All of this happened so suddenly that he wasn't fully prepared mentally.

Li Ruolian couldn't help but say, "Prince Xin, you will be ascending the throne tomorrow, which is a joyous occasion. Why do you seem so unhappy?"

Zhu Youjian sighed: "My brother's sudden passing has left me deeply saddened. How could I possibly be happy?"

Furthermore, I am too young and lack experience in governing a country.

My brother entrusted the Ming Dynasty to me. If anything goes wrong, wouldn't I be letting down our ancestors?

Therefore, I am filled with immense sorrow and trepidation.

Zhu Youjian's words filled Li Ruolian with awe.

"Your Highness, you are truly different from others; you are truly admirable."

I heard that Cao Cao from the Three Kingdoms period has died, and Cao Pi is going to succeed him.

He was incredibly excited and told his subordinates that he was very happy.

"But you and Cao Pi are completely different."

"Cao Pi, you shouldn't underestimate him either."

Cao Cao had several outstanding sons, among whom Cao Zhi was exceptionally talented in literature and Cao Zhang was brave and skilled in battle.

Cao Pi was indeed a man of both literary and military talent, and very shrewd.

He can be considered a politician.

He did what Cao Cao wanted to do but dared not do.

Cao Cao never declared himself emperor throughout his life.

Cao Pi, however, ousted Emperor Xian of Han and proclaimed himself emperor, becoming Emperor Wen of Wei.

From this perspective, Cao Pi was quite remarkable!

"Prince Xin, the Empress has already publicly announced the imperial edict. The whole world knows that you have been ordered to succeed to the throne. What else do you have to worry about?"

"That being said, a lot can happen overnight."

Li Ruolian patted his chest and said, "Prince Xin, rest assured. I will protect your safety even at the cost of my life."

"Wei Zhongxian is more powerful than we imagine, and he is also cunning and treacherous. Be very careful," Zhu Youjian warned him again.

"Understood."

Just then, someone outside shouted, "Thief! Come quick, catch the thief!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian suddenly stood up and looked out the window.

I only saw a black figure flash past the window, and then quickly disappeared into the night.

Looking again, Li Ruolian was still standing beside Zhu Youjian, completely unmoved, as if he hadn't heard anyone outside shouting "Catch the thief!"

Zhu Youjian read it and secretly praised him, thinking that Li Ruolian was more composed than Gao Wencai.

When the imperial kitchen caught fire last time, Gao Wencai went to put it out. If he hadn't gone to put it out, how could Madam Ke have succeeded?

Neither Zhu Youjian nor Li Ruolin went out of the mansion.

Soon, there was no sound outside.

Just then, a person walked in from outside.

The person who entered was none other than Tian Ergeng.

Tian Ergeng was the leader of the "Five Tigers" under Wei Zhongxian.

Although his proposal did not receive Choi Seong-soo's support.

However, Tian Ergeng did not give up; he was eager to make a name for himself.

He thought to himself that he couldn't miss such a great opportunity to make a name for himself.

Zhu Youjian glanced at him and saw that Tian Ergeng had a fierce face, a tall and burly build, a thick beard, and looked very brave.

Upon seeing him, Li Ruolian quickly jumped over, shielding Zhu Youjian behind her, and asked sternly, "Tian Ergeng, what are you doing here?"

Tian Ergeng sneered and raised his head: "Why are you so nervous?"