Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 226: The Peak of Great Mystery (Part 2)
No way! ?
Xu Zun was completely dumbfounded, and his first reaction was that he felt he had been cheated!
No wonder after I destroyed Qinglan Temple, I felt that the Empress Dowager didn’t take it seriously!
After all this fuss, it turns out that this so-called Xuanmen rebel party was all arranged by the Queen Mother?
This...isn't this too profound?
He founded a sect that opposed himself, and then used its power to eliminate his political enemies, in order to achieve his goal of unifying the world and monopolizing power?
Now that the emperor has been deposed, the next step is to ascend the throne and become the empress?
As far as Xu Zun knew, Empress Dowager Lin was also a legendary figure similar to Wu Zetian.
Without any background or support and after going through countless hardships, he finally fought his way out of the crisis-ridden Daxuan court and achieved his current status.
That kind of control over power is honed through blood and death!
Her real name was Lin Ziniang. After entering the Xuan Dao, she gave herself a resounding name, Lin Xuan.
Just from the word "show off", we can tell how overbearing Empress Dowager Lin's character is. She is so fierce and mysterious that she is destined to be unwilling to be ordinary.
"In the Golden Palace, the Queen Mother denounced the Emperor's actions," Cai Kun swallowed his saliva and continued, "claiming that this large-scale assassination and the mutiny last night were all instigated by the Emperor himself.
"And the emperor himself admitted his crime in front of all the civil and military officials."
“He admitted that the so-called Xuanmen rebels were all nurtured by him and had evil intentions.
"The Queen Mother was furious and denounced the Emperor for his numerous crimes, which were intolerable to Heaven, so she deposed him on the spot and the Queen Mother took over the throne in person.
"Alas..." Cai Kun wanted to express his opinion but couldn't open his mouth.
Wow...
Xu Zun only felt a tightness in his chest. He could imagine what the scene would be like in the Golden Palace.
The emperor was deposed. How could this happen once in a century?
“Tsk tsk…”
At this time, Cai Kun still looked surprised and worried.
Xu Zun saw that he had hidden worries and felt a little surprised.
Because logically speaking, the Internal Guard Bureau is a unit directly under the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager already holds power, and now she has all the power. As the head of the Internal Guard Bureau, Cai Kun should be happy. But why does he still look worried?
"Sir," Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "Do you feel something is wrong?"
"Alas," Cai Kun was indeed worried, and immediately lowered his voice and whispered, "As we all know, the emperor is kind-hearted. How could he be so scheming?"
Cai Kun's words were ambiguous. In fact, "kind-hearted" was equal to cowardice and incompetence, and "such scheming" indicated that it was absolutely impossible for the emperor to have done this.
"Also..." Cai Kun continued, "Although the cavalry general Gong Peng is quite straightforward, he would not dare to rebel even if he had a hundred guts!
"Last night, there was no rebellion at all. It was clear that I surrendered and was arrested!
"First, the emperor issued a secret order to recruit Gong Peng and others to lead troops to Fengyang Gate to maintain public order, but in the end they were rounded up as traitors. Sigh..."
No way…
Xu Zun took a deep breath and realized that General Gong had been "rebelled".
He and those so-called rebel soldiers were just an excuse for the Queen Mother to depose the Emperor.
This thought...
This courage...
It's really terrifying, no wonder he can reach the top of Daxuan and dominate Daxuan for decades!
"Now..." Cai Kun continued, "It means that all the royalists loyal to the emperor have been overthrown. The Queen Mother's move of 'using it for my own benefit' is really amazing!"
"Next, it's the old guys' turn!" Cai Kun said, "I feel like their good days are over!"
The so-called "old men" naturally refer to the emperor's uncle faction.
These people were enfeoffed as kings in various states. Although they had no military power , they still had considerable prestige.
If these people are eliminated, the world will be free of constraints and Queen Mother Lin can rest assured.
"The Saint Queen Mother is truly a rare talent," Cai Kun said. "I guess those Taoist masters in the Xuan Sect could never have imagined that the calamity they carefully planned would actually help the Queen Mother reach the pinnacle of power!"
“Wha…what!!?”
Cai Kun's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Xu Zun on the head.
"Master Cai, what did you say?"
“I said, the assassination plan that Xuanmen painstakingly designed for so long not only failed to shake the foundation of Daxuan, but was instead used by the Saint Queen Mother to gain her own success.
"I have to say, the Queen Mother's move was shocking enough for me to use. Ordinary people would not even dare to think about it. However..." Cai Kun pinched his chin and sighed worriedly, "Letting the Emperor be a scapegoat, the price is a bit high!"
" Sir ..." Xu Zun was completely confused and asked in surprise, "What do you mean? Could it be that...the assassination of Xuanmen was not controlled by the Queen Mother herself?"
"Ah!?" Cai Kun was horrified and quickly grabbed Xu Zun and said, "Don't say that!
"What are you thinking?" He said with wide eyes, "How could the Queen Mother control the Xuanmen? This assassination was clearly an unexpected incident!"
"But...but..." Xu Zun was also waiting for Cai Kun, obviously having doubts.
"Hey!" Cai Kun finally understood what Xu Zun meant and said, "Do you think that the Xuanmen rebels were cultivated by the Queen Mother?"
"Otherwise," Xu Zun said, "after we exposed the assassin in Qinglan Temple, why did the Queen Mother send me to Yonghui?"
"These are two different things!" Cai Kun said with a bitter face, "Xu Zun, listen to me, I have followed the Queen Mother for many years and I know her very well. This matter could not have been planned by her alone!
“She is unwilling to give up power because there are many complicated forces in the court. Once she gives up power, it will not only threaten her, but also threaten the entire imperial power.
"If she really wanted to be the queen herself, she would have done so long ago and would not have had to wait until today.
“I can tell you responsibly that it was Xuanmen’s heavenly calamity that pushed the Queen Mother into a desperate situation, and she had no choice but to do this!
"If she doesn't stand up, Daxuan will be in real danger!"
Oh my god…
Xu Zun shuddered and was shocked.
If all this was planned by the Queen Mother, he probably wouldn't find it too strange.
But now that he knew that the Queen Mother was merely countering the Queen Mother's moves and using the Queen Mother's force to counter the Queen Mother's force, he felt even more thrilling and couldn't help but admire the Queen Mother Lin as a beauty!
yes!
No matter who encounters such a dilemma, no one would be able to think of the unprecedented and unparalleled solution of letting the emperor take the blame!
The Xuanmen's large-scale assassination this time was nothing more than an attempt to sow discord, create conflicts, provoke a struggle for imperial power, and let various forces attack the Queen Mother, so as to shake the foundation of Daxuan.
If it were an ordinary person, the only countermeasures he could adopt would be calming, appeasing, explaining, and strict investigation.
But who could have imagined that the empress dowager would use the emperor as a scapegoat, thereby deposing the emperor and taking power herself.
In this way, her power became even more solid, and those forces that had been bewitched and wanted to make some moves had to give up the idea and never dared to act recklessly again.
Although he sacrificed the emperor and betrayed the General of Cavalry and others, he calmed the crisis and allowed himself to ascend to the top of Daxuan.
I have to say that Queen Mother Lin is worthy of being the most extraordinary person in the world!!!
As a result, Xu Zun had just expressed his admiration and admiration when, as a group of guards made way, the chief steward of the Inner Guard Palace, Lin Chaofeng, suddenly appeared.
But seeing Lin Chaofeng with a dark face, he waved his hand towards Xu Zun after he came in and said:
"Xu Zun! Come with me to the palace immediately. The Queen Mother wants to see you..."
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