Chapter 25: The Emperor and His Ministers Have Met with the Time (25)

He Zhang looked at Shen Minghuan coldly: "If the ancestors of the Shen family knew about this, they would be ashamed of you."

"General He, please don't worry about my Shen family, not to mention..." Shen Minghuan smiled, "If people can really know about worldly affairs after death, the general is now in a high position and has been entrusted with important tasks by your majesty. Would your father be proud of you?"

He Zhang's face turned pale instantly.

The emperor understood Shen Minghuan's implication. He valued face and couldn't stand being ridiculed in person, and He Zhang actually showed an attitude of approval.

Is it shameful to serve him?

The emperor dared to be angry but not to speak. No one is not afraid of death, and he is also a human being.

Shen Minghuan waved his hand, and several soldiers outside the hall trotted behind him and bowed their heads to listen to his orders.

Shen Minghuan raised his chin to the emperor and He Zhang, a very impolite gesture, and he did it with extraordinary dignity.

"Look carefully, they are not the people of Kou." Shen Minghuan said quietly, "They are the people of Daqi who died in Mangshan because of your words, Your Majesty."

There is no such thing as supernatural power in the world. The emperor knew that Shen Minghuan was deliberately scaring him, but he also felt a chill in his back for no reason.

The people of Kou and Qi Dynasty are born with different appearances. The people of Daqi have eyes like the night, and the pupils of Kou are of different colors, but there is no black.

He Zhang looked carefully, turned his face away and said nothing.

He Zhang had heard the name of Shen Minghuan countless times, when the world praised this man and the prince for their close friendship.

He still hid his childhood dream of punishing evil and promoting good, and upholding justice, but the emperor could not satisfy his dream.

The prince and Shen Minghuan, a wise monarch and a virtuous minister, with no suspicion between them, were exactly what he longed for the most.

So he later hated Shen Minghuan very much. Why did the monarch's heart remain unchanged, but the virtuous minister turned treacherous?

Even though he knew that he had misunderstood him and had said bad things to him many times, He Zhang refused to give him a good look, let alone apologize.

"You have spent so much effort just for Luo Xiuqi, right?" The emperor looked unhappy, but still compromised and said: "Shen Che, you leave now, I will make Xiuqi the crown prince."

Shen Minghuan said nonchalantly: "I'm not stupid, didn't your majesty promise this to General Gu before?"

He turned to the soldiers around him and ordered: "Go and invite the second prince over, and say that I am here to 'send' him home."

He spoke with a faint smile, his eyebrows curved, as if with endless tenderness.

He Zhang was slightly startled, looked at Shen Minghuan, and lowered his head again.

I thought that this man was good in everything, but he was blind. How could the second prince deserve his loyalty?

He Zhang refused to admit that he was a little envious. He had been lonely all his life, and no one cared about him since his parents passed away.

Fate has never been gentle to him, let alone the world.

"Do you still want to force me to abdicate? How dare you!" The emperor pushed the jewelry at hand to the ground and roared fiercely.

Shen Minghuan looked around without caring and sat down on the chair next to him.

He was originally at the bottom of the steps, and after sitting down, the emperor looked down on him even more.

This picture is inevitably a bit strange if it is seen by those who are not aware of it. The eyes of the people in the high position are all embarrassed, while the people sitting at the bottom are arrogant, which makes people doubt the status of the two.

The soldiers who just received the order to retreat grabbed the second prince from somewhere... and rescued him.

In just half a day, the second prince looked much more haggard and panicked. But he seemed to have not suffered physically, his clothes were neat and tidy, and he had no wounds.

The second prince was dragged... and supported into the palace. Shen Minghuan covered his chest exaggeratedly, showing a very distressed expression, as if Luo Xiuqi was dying and would soon die. "Your Highness, you have suffered."

He Zhang: "..." Something seems wrong?

Shen Minghuan said this, but he sat upright like a clock, without moving at all.

"Sir." Luo Xiuqi didn't think it was wrong. He said with a face full of emotion and tears: "I knew you would come."

Before He Zhang found evidence that Luo Xiuqi colluded with the enemy country, the emperor had not planned to take action against him.

Luo Xiuqi was well fed and served in the side hall. He was so listless that he was just scaring himself.

Luo Xiuqi couldn't resist the deep sleepiness in the second half of the night and struggled to fall into a dream.

In the dream, there was a vivid painting, which was quietly placed on the table, waiting for the inspection of the prince's tutor Qu Zhengcheng in the afternoon.

The warm morning sun cast a golden glow, making the painting even more magical.

As a child, Luo Xiuqi carefully stepped over the threshold and approached on tiptoe.

Then he picked up the painting and tore it up without hesitation, feeling guilty and happy, as if he was not tearing up the painting, but the owner of the painting.

He looked up and bumped into the eyes of a person outside the window.

——Luo Dan looked at him coldly, expressionless, as if he was looking at a dead person.

Luo Xiuqi was so scared that he couldn't breathe for a moment, and almost thought he was going to die. At this time, footsteps came from the door, and he heard his eldest brother gently ask: "Xiuqi, what are you doing here?"

"I..." Luo Xiuqi's back was already soaked with cold sweat, and he was holding the evidence in his hand, so he couldn't get away.

Luo Xiuyuan clearly saw the torn scroll, but his eyes paused for a moment before he moved away again, "I know, Xiuqi didn't mean it, right?"

"I..." Luo Xiuqi could only utter this one word. He turned his head in fear, but found that Luo Dan had changed his expression.

Luo Dan smiled, "Yuan'er."

Just like a kind father in an ordinary family, he dotes on his children.

Although Luo Xiuqi in the dream felt a little sad because of this different treatment, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

However, the dream did not end. The white mist spread and dissipated. Luo Xiuqi felt that he and Luo Xiuyuan beside him had become grown-up.

He looked out the window reflexively, and saw that Luo Dan's expression changed, and fierceness and kindness intertwined and flickered.

Luo Xiuqi blinked and looked carefully. There was no Luo Dan. It was clearly Shen Minghuan's face outside the window!

Luo Xiuqi woke up from his dream with a scream, and he was still frightened until now.

He shook his head vigorously, trying to forget the horrifying scene, and said a little aggrievedly: "Sir, you are finally here."

"Well, I am here." Shen Minghuan sighed deeply, full of regret: "It's a pity that I came too late. His Royal Highness Prince Rui has died at the hands of His Majesty and passed away."

"Ah?" Luo Xiuqi hadn't reacted yet, "Sir, I didn't, I'm still alive."

Shen Minghuan looked at him lovingly.

The soldiers next to him drew out the swords at their waists with a "swish" sound, and slashed across Luo Xiuqi's neck very quickly.

Blood gushed out, and Luo Xiuqi saw the bright red spilled on the ground, and then he felt the pain belatedly.

He didn't realize what happened yet, and raised his hand blankly to cover the wound on his neck, but found that his arm couldn't be lifted.

He lowered his head slightly and saw that he fell softly.

"..." He finally realized that he was going to die. The fear of dying and the desire to survive forced him to shout for help with all his strength.

But the sound he imagined was so loud that he could not hear it at all.

At the last moment of his life, Luo Xiuqi remembered his dream.

Shen Minghuan's smiling face outside the window became clearer and clearer. He and Luo Xiuyuan looked at each other from a distance, and no one could question their friendship.

——The person who favored Luo Xiuyuan was always there, but it was not Luo Dan.

"Shen Minghuan...you...bastard..." Luo Xiuqi's lips moved and he closed his eyes unwillingly.

He Zhang: "!!!"

No wonder Shen Minghuan said "send" the second prince home.

"Oh my." Shen Minghuan said painfully: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Your Majesty, you are so cruel."

His painful expression did not last for three seconds, and he quickly put on a righteous posture: "Prince Rui is our lord. He is dead, and we cannot remain indifferent!"

After saying that, he glanced at the soldier who had just killed Luo Xiuqi, and signaled him to follow suit.

The soldiers were silent, hid the bloody swords in their hands behind their backs, and said dryly: "Yes, that's right, we want to avenge King Rui."

Shen Ming was satisfied: "Chen Xiaoyu, you always do things to my liking."

Chen Xiaoyu: "... As long as the Lord is happy."

"Don't you take me too seriously?" Seeing Shen Minghuan kill Luo Xiuqi so straightforwardly, the emperor's expression became calmer, "I'm not dead yet."

Shen Minghuan smiled and said: "What's the matter with death? It's too unlucky. Your Majesty, as long as you write the edict of abdication, I will guarantee that you will die of old age, how about it?"

"What if I don't write it?" The emperor stretched out his hand to brush away He Zhang who tried to block him, and asked calmly.

Shen Minghuan took the long knife from Chen Xiaoyu, shook off the blood on it with disdain, and said regretfully: "Then I can only avenge the second prince."

"Hahaha——" The emperor suddenly laughed, he stood up and said proudly: "I am the Son of Heaven, the only one in the world who has the right to kill me is me!"

In full view of the crowd, he handed a wooden box beside the table to He Zhang, "This is the jade seal, you rush out with it, give it to Xiuyuan, and say, I said, from now on, he is the master of Daqi."

With He Zhang's skills, it is unlikely that he can rush out of the encirclement with the jade seal alone.

Anyway, it won't be worse than the current situation.

As for He Zhang's safety? Even if he fell into such a situation, even if he believed in He Zhang's loyalty for a short time, the emperor still didn't take him seriously.

Just a minister, it's all right to go through fire and water for him and sacrifice his life for him.

"Shen Minghuan, you want to inherit the throne legitimately, but I won't let you do that! If you have the ability, you can kill everyone present, kill Luo Xiuyuan, and kill the ministers who have doubts about this matter. But in that case, what is the difference between you and me?"

The emperor took out a small medicine bottle from his sleeve and stared at Shen Minghuan resentfully: "I curse you, my today is your tomorrow!"

Shen Minghuan ignored it, and he said to the system proudly: [Xiaojiu, look, the emperor's approval.]

The system was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this person was talking about the original plot. When it was close to the finale, Luo Dan finally realized the goodness of his eldest son Luo Xiuyuan and decided to give him the throne.

[Ah this...] The system was very hesitant. Does this count as a restoration of the plot?

He Zhang protected the wooden box with one hand and tried to grab the medicine bottle with the other hand: "Your Majesty, don't."

The emperor took a step back and avoided his hand, "He Zhang, listen to my orders! Get out, get out!"

"What a deep love between master and servant." Shen Minghuan sneered and waved his hand, and several soldiers attacked He Zhang to snatch the small wooden box.

Shen Minghuan watched him struggle with interest, "General He, I am in need of talents like you. Give me the jade seal, and I will let you choose the glory, wealth, power and status. How about it? His Majesty didn't give you such treatment."

"Shen Che, you are a traitor, you are dreaming." He Zhang grabbed a knife, and with a weapon in hand, he was finally not so inferior.

The emperor opened the medicine bottle, "Shen Minghuan, stop dreaming, you..."

The medicine bottle fell to the ground, and the black pills rolled out. The emperor stared at the sharp blade that passed through his chest with wide eyes, staggered back two steps, and then fell down, completely losing his voice.

Shen Minghuan loosened his hand holding the knife and let it pierce the emperor's heart. He rubbed his ears, "It's so noisy, so much talk."

"Your Majesty!" He Zhang roared.

The emperor was dead, but he didn't care. He paid the price of being chopped a few times and forced his way out.

Before leaving, he glared at Shen Minghuan and said, "Shen Che, I will kill you."

Chen Xiaoyu was furious at this sentence: "My lord, why did you let him go?"

If Shen Minghuan hadn't given an order in advance, how could He Zhang have the ability to break through the siege?

"Chen Xiaoyu, don't get excited." Shen Minghuan nodded seriously, "I regret it too, let's go after him now."

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

Chen Xiaoyu was excited to catch this disrespectful man and chop him into eighteen pieces. After taking two steps, he hesitated and turned around: "My lord, are you teasing me again?"