Chapter 425: Disaster in the Imperial Capital My sword is not bad either!

Just when Chen Nuo was staying in Tianhe County, managing the family, practicing, enjoying life, and living a simple life every day.

A big thing happened recently in the already disintegrating Xia Kingdom court.

The new emperor, who had been on the throne for only a few years, was seriously ill.

This news could not be concealed at all. The palace has been a sieve since ancient times. As long as you are willing to take risks, you can get any news.

"Ahem."

In the depths of the deep palace.

The old-looking fourth prince, Prince Yong, no, perhaps it should be said that the new emperor, was exhausted at this moment, his body was thin, leaning on the dragon chair, closing his eyes to rest.

"Your Majesty."

An old eunuch walked in and called softly.

! !

The new emperor suddenly opened his eyes, revealing his bloodshot eyes, which frightened the old eunuch so much that he trembled all over.

"What's the matter?"

"The princes have arrived."

"Announce."

"Yes."

After a while.

Twelve people of different ages, dressed in brocade and silk, walked in. The oldest was only in his twenties and approaching thirty, and the youngest was less than ten years old.

At this moment, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, waiting for their father's voice.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Emperor Xia looked at his sons, but a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Seemingly familiar...seemingly familiar...father..."

During this period of time, he finally deeply understood everything his father had experienced. Natural disasters and man-made disasters continued to occur, and even if he worked hard, it would be useless.

Opening warehouses to release grain, balancing the nobles, reorganizing new soldiers, winning over masters...

He did everything he could.

But the situation did not show any signs of improvement, but got worse and worse. A drought occurred in Jizhou, and the weather was sunny when it should have snowed, and the water veins dried up; and in Youzhou, a blizzard and cold wave occurred, and the entire state fell into an extremely cold winter.

This is still the area directly under his jurisdiction.

As for his two brothers, the King of Jin in Bingzhou was constantly causing chaos, especially a group of soldiers called Wei Bo Yabing, who were extremely arrogant and domineering. The whole Bingzhou was now in chaos.

The King of Liang in Liangzhou was the best among the brothers. Because he was close to the Western Desert, he relied on annexing small countries and oases, and the sandstorms and sand disasters had not yet crushed him.

As for the two states of Jing and Yu... Hehe, after they fell, they had no energy to take them back.

He knew very well what was behind all this.

Now, it would be fine if he didn't work hard. The harder he worked, the more he slid into the abyss...

However, for some reason, the group of tricksters had never looked for him, which was different from his father's situation.

It was just that he didn't want to think about this problem anymore.

The exhausting life in the past few years had drained him dry. Power was indeed the best aphrodisiac for men, but pressure didn't care whether you took the aphrodisiac or not.

He was originally only at the Jingu realm. In recent years, he had been reviewing memorials, sleeping less than two hours a day, and fighting wits and courage with ministers all the time. Every day, he felt a sense of despair when he saw the end of hope...

He was really tired.

He felt that there was something wrong with his body. Every night, he felt powerless and sometimes even vomited blood.

The imperial physician said that he had consumed a lot of energy and messed up the yin and yang in his body. Only rest could make him better.

If he didn't step down, he might not live for a few years.

So.

He looked at the twelve princes and wanted to establish a prince.

Hide behind the scenes.

The eldest prince...No, he is a little old and his ability is average.

As for the second prince...his mind is gloomy, not good.

The third prince is okay, but too stupid.

The fourth and fifth princes...

After a selection, "Ahem."

"Ahem."

The princes below immediately raised their concerns. As for why their father called them over, they all had similar guesses in their hearts.

Isn't this what they have been fighting for in recent years?

Perhaps, the time to reveal the answer is coming...

When everyone lowered their heads and was extremely nervous.

"Ahem... you... are not right... I... uh!"

"Uh!!"

The emperor widened his eyes, grasped his chest tightly, and his whole body was bent and trembling like a shrimp.

"Father!"

"Father!"

"Father, what do you want to say?"

The brothers cast strange glances.

"..."

After an unexpected farce.

The emperor was diagnosed with a stroke caused by heart failure. As for the prince, the 12-year-old eighth prince was selected under the queen's certification.

This move led to a series of ups and downs, but the emperor was now bedridden and had no way to control the court.

The general was still guarding Youzhou, and the only one left in the imperial capital was Zongzheng, the emperor's second uncle.

But strangely, Zongzheng did not show up, making the situation even more chaotic.

In order to stabilize the position of the crown prince, the queen went on a killing spree, killing twelve important officials in a row, and dispatched troops to impose a curfew to suppress the rebellion. Now, at night, the footsteps of the imperial guards are everywhere, and the whole imperial capital is in a panic.

However, this is just a temporary solution.

Soon.

A great turmoil to purge the emperor's side began.

The prelude to the chaos in the imperial capital began.

The general's mansion.

"Humph! A hen crows at dawn! The world is in chaos!"

A young man who looks as handsome as jade shouted with a righteous face.

"Young Master Yuan is right. His Majesty has never appointed any prince to be the crown prince. How come he was suddenly made a crown prince by the queen after he fell ill? Haha, there must be some ghost in it!"

"That's right."

"How can we, the people with lofty ideals, see the country and the country in the hands of a woman?"

"This vicious woman actually dares to harm Zhongliang like this!"

"It's a pity that the general is not here now, otherwise this kind of thing would not happen!"

"so……"

Everyone looked at each other and saw the same expression.

Finally, everyone looked at Mr. Yuan who spoke first.

"Young Master Yuan, the third generation and the third prime minister, has high morals and high respect. Now that the general is not here, I will look after you!" A man with a mustache stood up and said respectfully.

"How can this be so?" Yuan Fa looked surprised and gave in repeatedly.

Seeing Yuan Fa's refusal, several scholars looked at each other, knelt down and cried, "The great responsibility of the world! It all belongs to you, Master Yuan, you can't give in!"

"Hey, hey, hey! You! You! Stop! I, Yuan Fa, have my duty!"

A group of children from aristocratic families who were originally aides to the General's Mansion have now become allies.

Ever since.

A few days later.

Above the court.

Behind the bead curtain, Queen Shangguan listened to the government behind the curtain.

The childish-looking Lao Ba sat on a chair next to the dragon chair, listening to the words of the minister below with a serious expression.

The court hall was much emptier than before. They were all killed during this period. Among the people, the Shangguan Queen already had the reputation of being a temptress.

Shangguan Min looked at the ministers below with a hint of caution in his eyes.

She has been trying to stabilize the prince's position for a while, but the effect is not good. These stubborn ministers always have different aspirations, and she dare not come up with the real imperial edict.

Therefore, the only option is to rely on killing.

By now, the king and his ministers have almost become separated from each other.

She even regretted it.

Maybe she shouldn't do this... But she recovered in an instant. If she didn't do this, she and Xiaoba would both die when the real decree came out!

Wait, wait.

Zong Zheng's whereabouts have been found out. When Zong Zheng comes back, everything will be safe.

As for summoning the general to return to court... she never thought about it.

Just as she looked at it with a flat look.

Someone suddenly stood up.

It was Yuan Fa, the successor of the Yuan family who had great prestige in the court and the local area.

"I have this note!"

"My dear, please speak."

Yuan Fa's eyes were as bright as a torch and he stared at the bead curtain.

"I ask the prince to supervise the country, and the queen returns to the palace to recuperate!"

"presumptuous!"

There was a shout, but it was the maid next to Shangguan Min who spoke up.

"How can you, a small captain, have nothing to do with such national events?"

Yuan Fa smiled disdainfully, "Taizu said that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. I wonder if the empress knows that?"

Along with the quarrel.

Everyone is paying attention, and everyone feels that today's matter may be very important.

Of course, this is also related to Yuan Fa's identity.

At this time.

The quarrel grew louder.

Yuan Fa looked angry.

"Today, the world is in chaos, and it is the time when all the virtuous ministers and generals are working together. You, a woman, are good at killing ministers and manipulating power. I know that those you killed were all loyal ministers that His Majesty relied on!"

"You want to rebel?!"

! ! !

One word shocked the temple.

At this moment, everyone cast a look of shock, plus a hint of admiration.

You must know that the person in front of you is the queen, and now she is holding the power and controlling the prince. She is at the pinnacle of power and has killed twelve ministers. Who is not afraid of this ruthless man?

Bang bang bang.

The bead curtain opened and Shangguan Min walked out, staring at Yuan Fa with a pair of phoenix eyes.

"The affairs of the world belong to this palace and to the crown prince. Now I am following it. Who dares to disobey?"

"snort."

Yuan Fa snorted disdainfully, "The affairs of the world depend on your majesty, the prince, and all the virtuous ministers and generals."

"You? You're just a treasonous person!"

! ! !

Shangguan Min's eyes widened, and he was about to burst out with anger.

Choking!

The guard beside him drew his sword.

"Do you want to test the sharpness of this sword?!"

Yuan Fa was furious, drew his sword and faced it, "My sword is not bad at all!!"

The entire court fell into extreme silence.

Only two invisible but extremely terrifying "forces" were left competing, leaving everyone silent.

Until a military general stepped forward and stood behind Yuan Fa, breaking the deadlock.

Soon.

The situation in the court changed.

Yuan Fa stands in front of his head, and behind him are 60% of the civil servants and generals in the court!

He held his head high and said, "Please return the queen to the palace!"

"Please Queen return to the palace!!"

The whole court shouted in shock, its momentum was shocking.

"You! You! You guys!"

Shangguan Min's phoenix hairpin fell off, and his eyes were bloodshot, but underneath his rage, there was a trace of fear.

"snort!"

Finally, she chose to turn around and leave, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Yuan Fa led the ministers to victory. A group of ministers celebrated with their crowns, completely forgetting about the prince who was sitting on his chair as if he was frightened.

At this time.

Yuan Fa walked up and saluted the prince respectfully without any overstep.

"His Royal Highness, please continue to preside over the court meeting."

"……well."

Subsequently.

The meeting will open normally.

And when they wanted to go to the palace to see the emperor later, they got the answer that the emperor had been urgently taken to the Queen's Palace for convenient care.

Everyone looked at Yuan Fa, hoping that he would lead them to charge again.

But Yuan Fa shook his head calmly at this moment.

He knew very well what he was doing.

Threatening the Queen was because the Queen herself was not upright. With the ancestral precepts in hand, she could do it reluctantly for the sake of the country.

But if she forced to see His Majesty... the Queen might really be in a desperate situation...

Moreover, he had an ominous premonition in his heart. His Majesty's sudden stroke might have other reasons. That's right, although His Majesty is not a great master of the internal organs, he is a warrior of the tendons and bones. His body is also extremely strong. Even if he has not practiced for many years, he will not be much worse. How can he easily have a stroke...

No, we must contact the general as soon as possible.

My Yuan family has three generations of three officials, and we have received the grace of the country. We will never let the Xia Kingdom end in such a ridiculous way.

A trace of determination flashed in Yuan Fa's eyes.

...

Yuan Fa shocked the world with one sword.

What happened in the imperial capital quickly spread throughout the world.

Especially in the subsequent development, Yuan Fa was respectful and did not do anything unfilial. He assisted the prince wholeheartedly, which won him a good reputation. People all called him a great man.

However.

Even with this great man, there was not much change in the development of the current situation.

The situation in the imperial capital was barely stabilized, but the two states of You and Ji, which were originally controllable, became unstable because of this internal political turmoil.

Youzhou was still okay, because the general was in control, but in Jizhou, because the Zongzheng was not there, the rebels in various places had begun to show signs of becoming bigger, especially with the help of natural disasters, and they could not be controlled at all.

And this incident that caused political instability was called the imperial capital disaster by later generations.

At this time, it had been 287 years since the founding of the Xia Kingdom, and there were only thirteen years left before the three hundred years limit.

...

Of course, all this was not too important to Chen Nuo.

Tianhe County.

Looking at the information obtained from Chen Ping, Chen Nuo felt that his head was full of question marks.

"The role model of the world, Yuan Benchu?"

"Interesting."

"Xia Kingdom has persisted for so long, and it is finally about to end. It is worthy of being the most powerful among the Three Kingdoms, and it is the last to perish."

Yue Kingdom was finished in 271.

Yun Kingdom just ended last year.

Xia Kingdom is about to end soon.

Now that the situation is irreversible, it would be better for the people if Xia Kingdom ends earlier.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it.

During this period of time, he only focused on three things.

One, refining the five elements of evil spirit.

Two, practicing the Nine Tribulations Heart Method.

Three, creating the pill formula.

The first thing is a long job, and he has to stay outside for a long time, so the progress is slow.

As for the second thing, he has now digested the spiritual power brought by the old tribulation, and can carry out the third tribulation at any time.

The last third thing is what he spent a lot of energy on, adding pills to restore and increase spiritual power.

And, he cultivated an alchemist belonging to the family.

Qingxuan, Chen Xin, Chen Jing, and the other six people have successfully become alchemists. Although they are still far from being top-grade alchemists, it is at least a good start.

"Huh~ I will copy down the recipe for the pill later, and then think about the third calamity."

"Birth, aging, illness, and death..."

"Sickness calamity."