Chapter 503 The plan to seize the palace

Even after Qian Renxue left the palace, she still couldn't help but feel a little frightened when she thought of the conversation she had just had with Emperor Xue Ye.

She thought she already knew Emperor Xueye, the old emperor of the Tiandou Empire, very well, but now it seemed that she had not really fully understood this old man who had been the emperor of the empire for decades.

Xue Ye's talent and cultivation may be far inferior to that of Dai Qingxiao, the Star Luo Empire's emperor who emerged from the brutal royal infighting, but his skills as an emperor and his methods of governing the country are not weaker than those of the Star Luo Empire's Emperor Dai Qingxiao. .

In other words, he is far more ruthless than Dai Qingxiao, and he can control the entire Tiandou Empire with the cultivation of the Soul Sect. The Tiandou Empire has always maintained stability for decades.

It's just a pity...

Xue Ye still had a bad move, and her character and ruthlessness were as good as anyone's, but she didn't see that Qian Renxue was a spy sent by Wuhun Palace to lurk in the civet cat in exchange for the prince.

Being ruthless is ruthless, but if you trust the wrong person, you will make a lot of mistakes.

However, this was exactly what Qian Renxue meant. Emperor Xueye trusted her so much that he even specifically ordered her to kill Xue Beng after she ascended the throne.

As long as she successfully steals the title of Tiandou Empire, her mission will be completed.

However……

Wait until she returns to her own prince's palace...

"Young Master..." She Long's voice was bundled with soul power and passed into Qian Renxue's ears without missing a beat.

Although She Long did not appear, Qian Renxue heard his soul power transmission and knew that She Long had something urgent to do.

Qian Renxue frowned, and then said calmly to the ministers and guards around her, "You guys go down first. I want to be alone and think about something."

"Yes." The ministers and guards did not doubt him. After all, Qian Renxue was often like this. She would retreat when thinking about certain things.

So they all left the place directly, and Qian Renxue was the only one left in the huge palace.

Then the invisible fluctuations suddenly expanded, isolating the huge prince's palace.

Now, no sound from here will be heard. On the contrary, any movement outside will clearly alarm the people in the palace.

And then, under Qian Renxue's gaze, a tall figure gradually appeared in front of him.

Then she saw the papal edict in She Long's hand, and he showed a bitter expression and said to Qian Renxue, "Young Master, His Majesty the Pope has sent the final edict. She also said...if you don't If you carry out her order, then she has reason to suspect that you have rebelled..."

"She will directly announce your identity and declare war on the Tiandou Empire at the same time!"

Qian Renxue's pupils slowly opened.

…

And this time on the other side.

Prince Snow Star's Mansion.

"Uncle Emperor, are the things you said in your letter... true?" Xue Beng, accompanied by Lieyang Douluo, the seventh elder of the Haotian Sect, came to Xue Xing and asked solemnly.

At this time, the left and right attendants in the prince's palace were all repelled by Prince Snow Star.

Prince Xue Xing nodded, and then glanced at Lieyang Douluo next to Xue Beng.

Lieyang Douluo frowned, looked at Prince Xuexing, and said calmly, "What? Do you think I am getting in the way here?"

"I don't dare..." Prince Xuexing's face was covered in cold sweat, and he did not dare to offend the Seventh Elder at all.

After all, their biggest support is the Seventh Elder of the Haotian Sect in front of them. They even try their best to please the Seventh Elder in order to win over the Haotian Sect behind him.

"Hmph!" The seventh elder snorted coldly, but did not pursue the matter further.

After all, they are now in a cooperative relationship. Not only does Xue Beng Xue Xing's uncle and nephew need the help of the Haotian Sect, but the Haotian Sect also needs the help of Xue Beng Xue Xing's uncle and nephew.

If the seventh elder was completely opposed to this cooperation deal from the beginning, he would always oppose it to the end. Even when the second elder asked him to come out to protect Xue Beng, he would have refused.

Once this cooperation is agreed to begin, it should be serious.

Don't agree but still act like you're trying to find fault with each other and refuse to cooperate. It's better not to agree in the first place.

Xue Beng and Xue Xing looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Seventh Elder didn't pursue the matter.

Xuexing chuckled, and then said, "I also learned this news from Dugu Bo. He used the green-scaled snake emperor's poison to fight poison with poison, and once again saved the emperor's life. However, this is the eighth time that this has happened. If you do it, if nothing happens, by the time this method is used for the tenth time, the emperor's situation will be completely uncontrollable..."

"Brother Huang will die from the poison because he cannot suppress the toxins in his body. Even if the situation is worse, Brother Huang will not be able to withstand the ninth detoxification method he has connected..." He said with a solemn expression.

"So... my father's time is coming..." Xue Beng took a deep breath.

However, there was no sadness in his eyes at the news that his father was about to die, only deep worry.

Worry about himself.

In the current situation, once Emperor Xue Ye dies, the only one who will successfully ascend the throne will be his brother "Xue Qinghe".

Once "Xue Qinghe" ascends the throne, the Qibao Glazed Sect and Lu Yuanshui will definitely liquidate him and Prince Xue Xing directly.

Even if the Qibao Glazed Sect and Lu Yuan did not settle the matter between him and Prince Xue Xing, after his imperial brother "Xue Qinghe" ascended the throne, he felt that with his "good imperial brother" character, he would not let him go.

It's no wonder that Xue Beng's face looks ugly, and it's no wonder that Xue Xing is so anxious to let Xue Beng come. In fact, this matter is related to the ownership of the final throne, as well as their life and death.

Can we not be anxious about this?

Even the Seventh Elder, who was standing by, could not help but look solemn when he heard the news that the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire was about to die.

He suddenly understood why Xuexing was so nervous just now, and even he couldn't believe it.

"Then Poison Douluo said, when will the next time my father's poison will be released?" Xue Beng asked again.

Now if they could determine the time when Emperor Xueye's poison was released, maybe they could be prepared.

Even if they take an early step and lead troops into the palace to mutiny when Emperor Xue Ye dies, even if the prince is "Xue Qinghe", it may not be impossible for them to directly tamper with the imperial edict and seize the throne.

Although this was done in a disgraceful way, the reputation afterwards would not be very good.

But if they are forced to a dead end and have no other choice, they can only do this.

"Dugu Bo is not sure about this either." Xuexing shook his head and said.

"This..." Xue Beng's face turned ugly.

Two years ago, he was told by Emperor Xue Ye that he could no longer live in the palace because he was an adult, so he opened his own mansion outside the palace.

This is also the emperor's reasonable way of dealing with adult princes other than the crown prince after he has been established.

Otherwise, once any adult prince remains in the palace, even if there is a prince, it will be easy for others to mistakenly think that the emperor has changed his mind and wants to change his position as crown prince.

It is precisely because of this that even if the emperor dies, the prince who still lives in the palace can ascend to the throne as soon as possible.

Instead of being directly seized by other princes.

It is precisely because of this that it is difficult for Xue Beng to get the news of Emperor Xue Ye's death immediately outside the palace.

He was completely passive at the moment.

"By the way, what's Dugu Bo's attitude?" Xue Beng's expression was strange, but he asked again.

His eyes were fierce, thinking that if the real thing couldn't be done, it would be better to let Poison Douluo inform them in advance the next time he entered the palace to detoxify Emperor Xue Ye, and at the same time let Dugu Bo...

Let Emperor Xue Ye pretend to be unable to control it and kill him on the spot!

With the help of the Haotian Sect, they immediately led troops into the palace, claiming that the prince had rebelled and killed Xue Ye, and then killed "Xue Qinghe", tampered with the imperial edict, and then directly announced Xue Beng's accession to the throne.

In this way, no matter how dissatisfied others are, there is nothing they can do. After all, apart from "Xue Qinghe", the only male heir of Emperor Xue Ye is Xue Beng.

They could only let Xue Beng, a prince who killed his brother and father, inherit the throne.

This is the worst plan that Xue Beng can think of at the moment. Although it succeeds in the end, his reputation will definitely not be much better, and it is very likely that the people will rebel.

Moreover, the probability of failure of this plan is very high, and it also requires time.

And the earlier the better.

Especially during this period when Lu Yuan and the main force of Tiandou's army are away, his chances of winning are even greater!

Otherwise, when Lu Yuan and the Tiandou army return to the court, it will be difficult for Xue Beng to go even with the help of the Haotian Sect.

For the sake of the throne and his own life, he no longer cares about his father's life!

As long as Dugu Bo works for them!

Xuexing smiled bitterly, "You know, Dugu Bo has a close relationship with Lu Yuan..."

"Does he not care about the kindness you showed him, uncle, in the past few years?!" Xue Beng's face changed and he said sternly.

"He has long since repaid my kindness." Xuexing said with an ugly face, "This is what he said, and he has a good relationship with Lu Yuan, even..."

"He said that his and his granddaughter's lives were saved by Lu Yuan. Compared with the kindness, the kindness I gave him is nothing..." He sighed and said.

In the early years, he just looked at Poison Douluo's reputation and sold him a favor to Dugu Bo.

Compared with Lu Yuan's kindness for saving his life, Xuexing's great favor was nothing at all.

What's more, anyone with a discerning eye can see that compared to their fallen prince and declining prince, Lu Yuan is the rising star of the empire.

Dugu Bo may be eccentric and won't care too much about this.

But he would not go against the trend, and he and Lu Yuan were already on good terms, a teacher-student relationship.

Why did Dugu Bo want to sever ties with Lu Yuan because of Xue Xing and Xue Beng?

"In this case, we will not be able to rely on anyone when the time comes..." Xue Beng said in a low voice, "Besides, there is also the Qibao Glazed Sect in the city who will hinder us. We can only rely on ourselves and... the Haotian Sect."

He looked at the Seventh Elder with piercing eyes, "Senior Lieyang, now I can only rely on your sect."

The seventh elder frowned at this time. He had also seen a lot. Although he could not fully understand the meaning of Xue Beng and Xue Xing's words, he could vaguely hear something.

But he can't pretend to be confused now. Since he has chosen to cooperate, he will try his best to help...

"What do you want from our Haotian Sect?" he asked.

The seventh elder paused here again, "What do you want to do next?"

Xue Beng and Xue Xing looked at each other, then nodded firmly.

"Next, we need elite disciples from the Haotian Sect. We don't need many, just a hundred. We will protect the arrival of the disciples from your sect from being discovered by anyone." Xue Beng said, "Then..."

He looked sharply and said, "At that time, when my father dies, we will rush into the palace and take control of it!"

"It doesn't have to be the first time, you just need to control the palace!" Xue Beng's voice was completely cold.

However, to the seventh elder's ears, his voice sounded completely crazy.

He looked at Xue Beng silently. This monster who had abandoned all family ties and conscience for the throne couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"The victory will only belong to us then." Xue Beng hadn't noticed the strangeness of the seventh elder toward him, and a trace of joy could not be suppressed in his eyes, "Even Lu Yuan and the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect will not be able to stop us by then!"

"Lu Yuan... I told you that when the time comes, I will let you take the initiative to send your sister to me, and let you kneel in front of me and beg for my forgiveness." His eyes were full of infinite madness, as if he had already seen That scene.

…

At this time, the front line of Jialingguan.

A day later, the fighting did not start again.

After all, whether there is a fight or a truce, the leading power has always been in the hands of the Tiandou Empire, which controls Jialing Pass.

Unless the Star Luo Empire went crazy and directly attacked the Jialing Pass, the most dangerous pass in the Tiandou Empire, with a force far smaller than the Tiandou Empire's army.

Before that, when they attacked Zhennan Pass guarded by Lu Yuan, they realized how difficult it was to attack the dangerous fortress guarded by Lu Yuan.

That's 300,000 or even 200,000 troops in the early stage, which can stop millions of elite ruthless people from the Star Luo Empire.

It can be said that after the battle at Zhennanguan, the Star Luo Empire already had a clear understanding of Guancheng guarded by Lu Yuan.

That is, don’t waste your efforts and don’t give away.

Without Lu Yuan, they might have thought that those idiots from the Tiandou Empire might not be able to defend the dangerous pass of Jialing Pass, and then tried to attack the city.

But now Lu Yuan is in Jialing Pass, and whoever tries to attack by force is mentally ill.

But speaking of it, even without Lu Yuan, they would not necessarily attack Jialing Pass.

After all, the Tiandou Empire does not have enough troops to attack Jialing Pass, so there is no advantage.

As the Tiandou Empire seemed to have no intention of leaving the border and fighting again, the Star Luo Empire began to build some defenses in place, and continuously transported baggage and materials to the front line.

After all, there are supplies, and we can!

Without supplies, that’s absolutely impossible!

But the Star Luo Empire did not take it lightly. They actually planned to provoke the Tiandou Empire and let them come out to fight.

The previous military meeting of the Tiandou Empire was actually right. The Star Luo Empire must capture Jialing Pass, otherwise the four kingdoms and many principalities they occupy will be useless without any protection.

However, just when the Star Luo Empire thought that the Tian Dou Empire was going to be a coward...

The main city gate of Jialing Pass opened again...