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Chapter 41: Doomsday

After seeing off Zheng Yi, Yang Jian sat in the study and was stunned. What Zheng Yi said just now shocked him and almost made him feel unconscious. Dugu walked in from outside: "Now Luo Ting, what happened, why is his face so ugly?"

Although Yang Jian would discuss with Dugu family no matter how big or small, Dugu family had a very good tradition, that is, when colleagues came to visit Yang Jian, if they talked about any confidential matters, Dugu family would take the initiative to avoid it, so that others would not be scruples, and also make Yang Jian feel very face in front of his colleagues.

Seeing Dugu ask, Yang Jian did not hide it and said with a wry smile: "Just just now, Zheng Yi told me that the emperor had suddenly fainted several times in the harem. The imperial doctor said that the emperor's life span was at most half a year to one year."

Dugu was shocked. The emperor had been in the prime of the throne for less than two years, and he was only twenty-two years old. Who would have thought that his body would collapse so quickly? Dugu asked in disbelief: "Would you make a mistake?"

"No, Zheng Yi asked two imperial doctors in a row. These two imperial doctors are both skilled in medicine. I think this is true. The imperial doctor said that it would be more relaxed after half a year."

Dugu suddenly realized that no wonder her husband was so nervous. Once Emperor Tianyuan passed away, the young emperor was only eight years old. The power of the royal family that was suppressed by the emperor before would definitely rise. Yang Jian was a suspicious person and was also a relative of the foreign country. Although Yang Jian had been secretly done in the past two years and did not suppress the royal family on the surface, it was related to power struggles. Unless her husband was willing to retreat voluntarily, it would be a life-and-death battle. Her father Dugu Xin was an obvious example. He was forced by Yuwen Hu to take poison and preserve the Dugu family.

Dugu became serious: "Who else knows about this, especially whether the five queens know about it?"

The emperor had five queens. Once the matter was leaked, the Great Zhou court would be in turmoil immediately. After losing the opportunity, the Suiguo Duke's Mansion had no advantage, and it would be difficult to win the next round of power struggle.

Yang Jian showed a look of relief on his face: "They only know that the emperor fainted, but they just thought that the emperor was temporarily overworked. Zheng Yi did a very stable secret. No one knew about the imperial doctor's diagnosis except him, and he also wiped out the mouth in time, so it should not be leaked."

Yang Jian hesitated again: "If the emperor faints, someone will inevitably suspect that the two imperial doctors diagnosed for the emperor have died one after another."

Dugu breathed a sigh of relief: "You don't have to worry about this. Even if someone suspects that the emperor's health is not good, he will not know that the emperor's life span will be so short. But Lihua is too careless and will not inform the family of such a big deal. If it weren't for Zheng Yi, we would be passive once the emperor leaves."

Yang Jian suddenly realized: "Lihua did a good job. Since Lihua is like this, I believe the other queens are the same, and things can be accomplished."

Just as Yang Jian and his wife were planning on the matter behind the emperor together, they didn't expect to be plotted against by others immediately. That night, Emperor Tianyuan suddenly woke up in the early morning. He got up and touched him, his whole body covered in cold sweat.

Emperor Tianyuan had just had a nightmare. In the dream, a big monster stood by his bed and wanted to swallow him. How could he not get rid of it? The monster had a human face, first as King Xian of Qi, then as King Zhao of Zhao, but finally turned into Puliurujian.

This dream originated from the conversation between the emperor and Yuchi Fanchi before going to bed. Emperor Tianyuan laughed and said that the Yuchi family was the leading clan of the dynasty, but Yuchi Fanchi told him that the real largest clan of this dynasty was the Puliru family of the Duke of Suiguo.

Emperor Tianyuan did not believe it, and Yuchi Fanchi was able to emerge one by one, following the four brothers of Duke, the second general of the chariot, the third general of the magistrate, the third general of the magistrate, the fifth general of the magistrate, the fifth general of the magistrate, the eldest son of the Boping County Duke, the general of the cavalry, and the first son of his father-in-law, the six sons and five marquis of his father-in-law; the son of Li Hu, the brother-in-law of the Shangzhu Kingdom; the brother-in-law Dou Rongding, the suwei Gong Bo; the brother-in-law Dou Lu Tongzhu Kingdom... If it is said that the Yuchi family has one branch, three general of the magistrate, two general of the magistrate, four county dukes, and there are at least a dozen generals behind the Puliru family, the general of the magistrate, and the Duke of the State.

Emperor Tianyuan smiled at first, but his face became worse and worse. He felt deeply that the empress's family's strong strength was a strong guarantee for him to sit in the throne, but his strength was so strong that it exceeded his tolerance. The Puliuru family really had such great power?

He looked carefully at Yuchi Fanchi beside him. Yuchi Fanchi was sleeping soundly. The words before going to bed seemed to be just saying casually, so what she said was true.

Of course, Yuchi Fanchi would not sleep so much. She pretended to be asleep and ignored it. The emperor was so weird. There were a few concubines who woke up in the middle of the night. After talking a few more words, they were beaten to death by the emperor. Although she was the queen, the emperor had some respect, but it was better to have less than more things.

Emperor Tianyuan seemed to be nervous when he was suspicious, but he regarded the harem as his own port turn and often believed in the words of the people around him. This was a problem he developed when he was a prince. Every time he was beaten by his father, he would only feel safe if he hid in the arms of a woman.

Emperor Tianyuan breathed a long sigh. The dream just now was just a false fear or a hint from God. It is certainly not a good thing that the father-in-law is too powerful. Eight years ago, the later ruler of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Wei, murdered the left prime minister Hu Luguang. Hu Luguang was also the father-in-law. He did not forget the past and the teacher of the subsequent affairs. This is the experience that the Han people have summarized for thousands of years.

But he must not tell anyone about this matter, whether Pu Liurujian is loyal to him or not, how can he try it out? Emperor Tianyuan suddenly had a headache. Although he had just slept in the middle of the night last night, he was no longer sleepy at this time. He put on his clothes and came outside the hall. At this moment, the hall was deserted, and the four clusters of nine lights were still shining brightly. The scene of him playing here with the five queens last night seemed to be vivid in his mind.

"Huh! They are all exposed?" Yuchi Fanchi's voice suddenly sounded behind Emperor Tianyuan.

Emperor Tianyuan was shocked, and he heard that it was Yuchi Fanchi's voice and replied disapprovingly: "It's almost dawn, so they all went to sleep."

"I thought they were still drinking in the hall, but I remember that the Heavenly Lord issued an imperial edict: No one is allowed to leave, and he will throw it again! But it turned out..."

Emperor Tianyuan remembered that last night he played the Five Woods drama with five queens, and stipulated who would win and who would accompany the emperor to sleep with him. If the emperor wins, he would choose one person to sleep with him. In this kind of game, Emperor Tianyuan often lets the five queens play, but when playing, the emperor usually only watches him. Last night, he wanted Yuchi Fanchi to sleep with him, so he joined himself.

But his luck was not good. The other four of the five queens took turns to win, but he and Yuchi Fanchi did not win. After each round, he would take a queen to the back bedroom and make a fuss and not allow the rest to rest. Then he continued to play. After taking pills seven or eight times to refresh himself, the queens saw that the emperor was focused on Yuchi Fanchi, and finally let the emperor win. The emperor finally carried Yuchi Fanchi into the harem as he wished.

Emperor Tianyuan shook his head, unable to remember whether he had issued an order to prevent the four of them from leaving for the last time. Seeing that Yuchi Fanchi was halfway through his words, he asked quickly: "So what?"

Yuchi Fanchi smiled and said, "It turns out that the emperor is talking and having fun."

Emperor Tianyuan's heart seemed to be stabbed hard by a hornet. Yes, the imperial edict is the imperial edict, how can it be played with it? Never think about whether there was an imperial edict for the last time last night, and shouted sternly: "Come, I'll send the Emperor Tianyuan!"

Before Yang Lihua got up, she heard the eunuch's orders, and hurried to see the carriage and said, "What are you going to see if the emperor summons him?"

Emperor Tianyuan said sternly: "I ask you, why are you not waiting here?"

Yang Lihua was confused. The emperor always respected her very much. For some reason, he suddenly became so angry and hesitated for a moment: "I saw it was too late, so I went to rest."

"Okay, so you are openly resisting the order, what crime should you be guilty!"

Yang Lihua was shocked: "What order has the Heavenly Lord issued? Why don't I know?"

"Last night, I said that no one is allowed to leave, and I will throw it again. You are the Empress Tianyuan, the leader of the empresses. If you leave first, wouldn't you take the lead in resisting the order?"

The emperor suddenly regarded the words between games as imperial edicts, and the days in the palace became sad. Yang Lihua thought about it carefully and said calmly: "The Heavenly Lord once said that he was not allowed to leave, but that was before Sister Fan Chi. When Sister Fan Chi entered the bedroom, he did not issue any more orders."

Emperor Tianyuan was speechless for a moment, but he became even more angry. She dared to refute her words. Isn’t this a proof of ignoring the authority of the emperor: “You are resisting the order now, and you are still resisting the order now! If you think your mother’s family is powerful, you won’t take this Heavenly Lord seriously. I…I will give you death!”

Yang Lihua never expected that the emperor would be so ruthless suddenly. She had to stop arguing and signaled Yuchi Fanchi to help him plead with her eyes. Unexpectedly, a trace of shame flashed in Yuchi Fanchi's eyes, but she turned her head and kept silent.

Among the five queens, although Yuchi Fanchi was the last queen, Yang Lihua sympathized with her experience. After Yuchi Fanchi entered the palace, he comforted her many times, but the relationship between the two was the best. Now Yuchi Fanchi had no intention of helping. Yang Lihua finally felt something was wrong and knelt on the ground with a pounce: "I know my crime, please forgive me."

Emperor Tianyuan's heart was in a raging fire, and it did not diminish because of Yang Lihua's confession. He threw the couple's love behind his head for several years. He remembered the Northern Qi emperor Gao Yang. In order to test the loyalty of the left prime minister Hulujin, Gao Yang personally used a spear to assassinate Hulujin three times. Seeing that he was still, he gave up. Emperor Tianyuan felt that this method was really brilliant. If he didn't move, he could try the loyalty of his subordinates. What's wrong with it today?

"The slogan Gong Bo Dou Rongding listened to the order!"

"I am here!" Dou Rongding responded and entered the hall.

"Go and tell me that Yang Jian has entered the palace!"

"I will receive the order!"

After Dou Rongding went out, Emperor Tianyuan shouted again: "Transfer to Yuzhi."

As soon as Yu Zhi entered the hall, Emperor Tianyuan immediately ordered: "The guards were served on both sides, the sword was out of the box, and the sword was out of the sheath. When Yang Jian came, he would..." Emperor Tianyuan wanted to say, "I cut him down!" Then he thought, whether Pu Liurujian was loyal or not, he had to try, so he changed his words, "It depends on his expression. If his expression changed, cut him down."

At this time, the sky was just getting dark, and Changsun Sheng was on duty. He saw what had just happened and was anxious. Yang Tian was his sworn brother. If something happened to his country's Duke, how could he face Yang Tian?

However, as the imperial guard in the palace, he could not leave his post without permission, and could not ask someone to send a message. Fortunately, Zheng Yi came very early this time. He knew that Zheng Yi had a good bus with Suiguo, so he quickly told Zheng Yi what happened in the palace.

Zheng Yi was almost scared to death and immediately sent his confidant to report to Yang Jian. Yang Jian was not only his classmate when he was young, but also his unique aid support in the future. If Yang Jian fell, he would not have a good life in the future, and it would be like he was already a grasshopper on the same rope as Yang Jian.

After sending his confidants, Zheng Yi rushed to the central palace and saw the tense guards. Zheng Yi found that the situation was even more serious than he expected, but he could only stand respectfully behind Emperor Tianyuan. Zheng Yi knew the temper of Emperor Tianyuan. Although Emperor Tianyuan sometimes obeyed his plans, once the emperor made up his mind, if he persuaded him, he would be able to get it back, and maybe even he would get in.

When Yang Jian received the news sent by Zheng Yi, he suddenly felt like a bolt from the blue. A few days ago, he discussed with Zheng Yi and the other two about Emperor Tianyuan's death. Unexpectedly, it was his turn to die first.

Yang Jian was absolutely unwilling to die first when his great cause was coming. While he was thinking nervously, he recalled the thrilling journey he had taken over the years. During the reign of Emperor Wu, King Qi, Yuwen Xiaobo, Wang Gui and others wanted to kill him. They told the emperor that he had the appearance of the emperor, but they still did not die. Instead, they later used the hand of Emperor Tianyuan to cut them off one by one.
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