The Empress remarried, and I retaliated by wiping out the court.

My eyes are blurry.

You must be seeing things!

Xiao Linyuan rubbed his eyes to make sure he hadn't mistaken his daughter for someone else.

How could his daughter have been trained into this state by Ye Wudao in just a few days?

Wake up!

Ye Wudao is your dog, not the other way around!

"Xiao Luan! Have you been threatened by him? Just tell me! All the civil and military officials are here today; I, your father, will stand up for you!"

Xiao Linyuan shouted sharply, wanting his daughter to wake up quickly.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Luan remained silent for a moment before shaking her head.

"Father, I have stayed in the Qianqing Palace voluntarily these days."

Ma Wanlan, who was standing to the side, also coughed lightly.

"Your Majesty... I was the same. It was because I was infatuated with Your Majesty's body that I sang with Your Majesty every night and missed the appointed time. My lords, please do not believe the rumors."

Upon hearing this...

All the powerful ministers present wore strange expressions.

Missed the appointed time? What kind of tough guy could make you miss five days?

He was also having sex with four stunningly beautiful women every night. Any man would have been completely drained by now, right?

Is Ye Wudao really that skilled in that area? Could he really make four women linger?

Others are extremely busy.

Your Majesty is... keeping ten thousand chickens at night?

Some people silently lowered their heads and glanced at their own thin, frail bodies.

broken.

It can't compare.

It's simply incomparable.

The Fang, Su, and Zhong families looked at each other in bewilderment. Their biggest advantage in coming to force the emperor to abdicate today was the pretext that "the emperor has imprisoned the empress."

But now that the four empresses have personally denied it, all the excuses they had prepared have instantly become a joke.

Even Xiao Linyuan looked like he was questioning the meaning of life.

What was a dead end was miraculously turned around by Ye Wudao!

However, Ye Wudao had no intention of stopping there.

He slowly scanned the crowd, his gaze finally settling on Yan Shichang's hand.

Since Xiao Linyuan intends to use the Imperial Guards to rebel, this person absolutely cannot be allowed to live any longer!

"Yan Shichang".

Ye Wudao's voice suddenly turned cold, "Did I allow you to approach the Qianqing Palace?"

Yan Shichang's expression changed slightly.

"Your subject... is ordered by the Regent to protect the safety of all of you."

"presumptuous!"

Ye Wudao roared, "Qianqing Palace is my imperial bedchamber! Without imperial decree, you have led armored soldiers into the emperor's bedchamber. Are you attempting a palace coup?"

Yan Shichang broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down with a thud.

"Your subject dares not!"

Ye Wudao walked down the steps one by one, his voice growing colder and colder.

"Dare not? Entering the palace in armor, wielding a weapon to threaten the emperor—we'd like to see you dare!"

"According to the Great Yan Law, this crime deserves death!"

Yan Shichang panicked immediately.

"Regent! Help me!"

Xiao Linyuan took a step forward.

"Commander Yan is acting on my orders to protect me. If you kill him, you are disrespecting me!"

Ye Wudao smiled.

"Oh? The Regent's influence is greater than the law of the land?"

The air froze instantly.

All the powerful ministers knew that this was a complete breakdown in relations.

Xiao Linyuan knew that he had to protect Yan Shichang right now, otherwise his prestige in the Imperial Guard would be greatly damaged, and the coup three days later would become nothing but empty talk!

To ensure his victory, Xiao Linyuan was prepared to use any means necessary!

Today, even if we have to take direct action, we absolutely cannot let Yan Shichang die!

Ye Wudao shouted in a deep voice, "Cao Ji, kill him!"

Cao Ji had already stood in front of Ye Wudao, and the Eastern Depot agents all drew their swords.

"I am the commander of the Imperial Guards, who dares to touch me!"

At Yan Shichang's command, hundreds of Imperial Guards soldiers around him raised their spears.

The entire Qianqing Palace was filled with murderous intent.

Everyone knows that if even one person makes the first move, the palace will be awash in blood today.

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Ye Wudao suddenly laughed.

He gazed into the distance and said softly:

"Minister Mo, have you had enough of the show?"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

A middle-aged man dressed in a purple-gold robe with nine pythons and flying fish appeared on the palace wall at some point.

Xiao Linyuan's heart sank suddenly.

Mo Jingyu!

Is this fence-sitter going to try and stop him today?

Mo Jingyu landed slowly and bowed with clasped hands.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."

Ye Wudao stepped forward and whispered in his ear:

"I know that Sun Yuanlang, the commander of the Imperial Guards, is your man. Today, you helped me kill Yan Shichang, and from now on, Sun Yuanlang will be the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards!"

Mo Jingyu was deeply shaken.

Sun Yuanlang was almost his biggest secret.

twenty years ago.

The late emperor once told him, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard can investigate everyone in the world, but if they want to live long, they must also plant their own eyes throughout the world."

So he began to make plans.

In the imperial court, the military, and local areas... for the past twenty years, he has secretly supported many children from poor families.

Some entered the Ministry of Justice, some entered the Censorate, and some entered the Imperial Guard.

Sun Yuanlang is the one who has grown the fastest among them. If he takes just two more steps, he will be able to take command of the entire Imperial Guard.

This was the most crucial move he had made in the past twenty years, and no one else in the world knew about it except himself.

But Ye Wudao knew it all perfectly well!

Seeing Mo Jingyu's expression, Ye Wudao was very satisfied.

He took a step back and roared:

"Let's do it!"

The next moment, Cao Ji used his lightness skill to charge straight in with his sword, aiming for Yan Shichang's head!

Yan Shichang drew his long sword with a grim expression:

"All Imperial Guards, listen to my command!"

"His Majesty is tyrannical and cruel, indiscriminately killing loyal officials, which has alienated the people. We, as soldiers of the Great Yan, cannot stand idly by and watch our country be destroyed by one man!"

"Follow me—"

"Slay the tyrant!"

"kill!"

All the Imperial Guard soldiers brandished their spears, not to protect the emperor, but to kill him!

All the noble families present were dumbfounded. How could they have witnessed such a spectacular event, no less than a palace coup?

Xiao Linyuan's breathing became rapid, and his eyes were filled with rage!

He never expected that Ye Wudao... would actually dare to make a move!

Moreover, once they make a move, it will be to take the life of the Imperial Guard Commander!

"madman!"

Xiao Linyuan's eyes twitched violently, and he couldn't help but shout angrily:

"Ye Wudao! You madman! Do you even know what you're doing?"

Luo Hanyan stared wide-eyed. She had expected Ye Wudao to dare to fight back, but she never expected him to be so ruthless and decisive!

A single disagreement led to the execution of a general in court!

"kill!"

Yan Shichang roared angrily, his long sword flashing across the sky.

With a jolt, the Grandmaster's True Qi erupted, shattering the bluestone floor tiles inch by inch.

He took a step forward, his blade pointing directly at Cao Ji.

"Eunuch Cao! We are both grandmasters! You cannot kill me!"

He laughed loudly, his voice shaking the entire Qianqing Palace.

"not to mention--"

Yan Shichang suddenly raised his sword and pointed it in all directions.

Splash!

The surrounding imperial guards simultaneously raised their spears, creating a forest of spears and a deafening clang of armor clashing.

"My 30,000 Imperial Guards are on their way! Today, even if you are a Grandmaster, you will be worn down and killed!"

"His Majesty!"

He suddenly looked at Ye Wudao and grinned maliciously:

"Your biggest mistake was touching me!"

"From the moment you gave the order, you already lost!"

Upon hearing this, all the courtiers present paled.

Thirty thousand Imperial Guards!

Those are the most elite troops guarding the imperial city!

With such a large force under Yan Shichang's command, how dare Ye Wudao?

This is suicide!

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Linyuan's lips finally slowly curled into a smile.

Won.

Ye Wudao struck first, and he had a legitimate reason to do so!

After today, the throne will change hands!

"Ye Wudao, you're dead today!"

How could Ye Wudao not know?

But he knew that Xiao Linyuan would soon stage a coup, and if he did not kill Yan Shichang today, Yan Shichang would become a knife stabbing into his heart in the future!

The next moment, Ye Wudao chuckled: "Commander Yan, who told you that there's only one Grandmaster to deal with you? You seem to have forgotten someone."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shichang's pupils constricted sharply, realizing something.

He subconsciously looked in the direction of Mo Jingyu, but the middle-aged man in the purple-gold nine-python flying fish robe had already disappeared!

An unprecedented sense of crisis surged from my tailbone straight to the top of my head.

"not good!"

Yan Shichang's pupils contracted sharply, and he was about to turn around.

puff--!

Yan Shichang's body stiffened, and he slowly lowered his head.

A blood-stained embroidered spring knife pierced through his chest, blood gushing out and staining his clothes red...