The Lone Walker

At this time, in the imperial study in the inner courtyard of the palace, Zhu Houzhao had not rested for many days in order to keep the throne. His eyes were bloodshot and his expression revealed a hint of fatigue. Zhu Wusi had placed him under house arrest here and no one was allowed to see him.

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Duan Tianya, Gui Hai Yidao, Shangguan Haitang, Princess Yunluo and Cheng Shifei stood aside. The other three spies had already retired. Duan Tianya agreed to help the emperor for the sake of justice.

Gui Hai Yi Dao was asked by Princess Yunluo to come out of the mountain, but Gui Hai Yi Dao, who did not practice the art of dominating the world, did not have his arm cut off, and Shangguan Hai Tang did not die.

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"Alas, the situation is not favorable to me now. My uncle is an unfathomable martial artist, and he has ten generals to assist him. I am afraid that I am in great danger this time. Do you have any good ideas to help me share my worries..."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. He is only one person. There are so many of us. Are we afraid that we can't defeat a mere Iron-hearted Divine Marquis?" Cheng Shifei said disdainfully. After all, at this time, his Vajra Indestructible Divine Art had reached the level where he could transform. Although he did not have the strong internal strength of Gu Santong, perhaps only Iron-hearted Divine Marquis and his father were stronger than him in the whole world. Naturally, he was very arrogant.

"Yes, brother, don't worry too much."

"Master Junma is right. The ten generals are only willing to work for my adoptive father because he has leverage over them. As long as the emperor issues an imperial decree promising to forgive them and pardon them, Yidao Haitang and I will act separately and at least persuade them to keep their troops in place. In that case, we only need to deal with my adoptive father at the abdication ceremony in three days." Duan Tianya said righteously.

Then, the emperor ordered Eunuch Sun to draft an edict...

"Then I'll leave this matter to you three dear ministers. Once it's done, I'll definitely reward you handsomely," said Zhu Houzhao.

The three of them quickly took their leave and left the imperial study.

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"Your Majesty, Eunuch Cao from the East Factory requests an audience."

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"Your servant Cao Zhengchun comes to pay homage to the emperor, long live the emperor." Cao Zhengchun knelt down as soon as he entered the door.

At this time, it was still unknown who would be the emperor. Cao Zhengchun's move was undoubtedly a show of loyalty to the emperor, and he was already standing on the emperor's side.

"Okay, stand up. My dear, what brings you here today?" Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes and asked calmly.

"I have heard that the Iron-hearted Marquis has evil ambitions and has even joined forces with the ten generals to force the emperor to abdicate. I am where I am today thanks to the emperor's support. For this reason, I will be loyal to the emperor even if I have to disobey his orders. All the people in the East Depot are willing to die for the emperor and swear allegiance to him until death." Cao Zhengchun stood up and first told of Zhu Wusi's crimes with a look of deep hatred and resentment. Then he expressed his loyalty to the emperor, tears streaming down his face.

It turned out that Cao Zhengchun had followed Chen Fan's advice and chose to temporarily avoid the limelight in the face of Zhu Wusi's relentless pressure. As a result, the emperor took back the control of the Jinyiwei and gave it to Tiedan Shenhou.

He also issued an order that Cao Zhengchun was not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned, and Cao Zhengchun was therefore left out in the cold.

Later, when Shen Hou went to Tianchi to see Su Xin, he found that the coffin had disappeared long ago. He became furious and became confused. When he saw Cao Zhengchun losing power, he immediately planned to rebel.

After all, in Zhu Wusi's heart, he never took Cao Zhengchun seriously. Whether in terms of military force, power, or financial resources, Zhu Wusi was far superior to Cao Zhengchun. Even if he knew there was a problem, Zhu Wusi believed that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks would be ineffective.

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"It's rare to see you so loyal, I am very pleased." Zhu Houzhao was also somewhat moved. After all, no one likes a fence-sitter, so he said happily.

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Before they knew it, the three-day period had arrived. On this day, Zhu Wusi brought Wan Sanqian and the thirty-six heavenly generals and seventy-two earthly demons who had been secretly trained in Qingcheng Mountain to the Temple of Heaven in the imperial city. Only by holding a ceremony of abdication here and obtaining the jade seal could he legitimately ascend the throne and become emperor.

Zhu Wusi was absolutely confident about this, but he did not bring the armies of the ten generals because he understood that the most unpredictable thing in the world was the human heart. Therefore, in order to ensure that everything would be foolproof, he only brought a few hundred people.

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The Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, wearing a dragon robe, stood on the altar, looking down at his nephew and said:

"I have waited too long for this day. The throne should have belonged to me, but because I was born out of wedlock and my mother was not favored, the late emperor deposed the eldest son and enthroned the youngest."

"Not only that, I was prevented from marrying a woman I loved. At that time, I knew that only by sitting on the throne could I do what I wanted."

"Puzhao, quickly hand over the jade seal to me, oh no, hand it to me." After Zhu Wusi stopped his speech, he directly asked for the jade seal.

At this time, the uncle and nephew looked at each other, and there was a murderous atmosphere in the air. Duan Tianya, Gui Hai Yidao, Cheng Shifei, and Shangguan Haitang were seen slowly walking from the palace to the platform. Zhu Wusi frowned. He could ignore other people, but he had a deep affection for Duan Tianya since he was a child, and he didn't want to kill him unless it was absolutely necessary.

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"Tianya, I know you too well. I knew you would come today. Why? You want to help the little emperor to deal with me, your foster father who raised you since childhood..."

Zhu ignored and said in a deep voice.

"My adoptive father is so straightforward and straightforward. Tianya won't be so fussy anymore. I came here today to sever ties with my adoptive father. Although my adoptive father raised us since we were young, Tianya doesn't want to be a traitor and be cursed by the world, so Tianya can only choose not to help either side." Duan Tianya said helplessly.

At this time, Zhu Wusi did not kill Shangguan Haitang and indirectly kill Piaoxu as in the original novel, so Duan Tianya did not make up his mind to help the emperor at this time and asked the ten generals to keep their troops in place. It can only be said that he fulfilled his duty as a subject. After all, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time.

"Godfather, please stop. I don't want to fight with you. If you stop now, I believe the emperor will show leniency to you." Gui Hai Yidao said in a deep voice.

After all, Gui Hai Yidao was sent to Ba Dao since he was a child to learn the heartless cut, which is heartless and ruthless, so he doesn't have many feelings for Tiedan Shenhou. If a war breaks out now, and because of Shangguan Haitang, he will definitely take action.

Shangguan Haitang learned from the emperor that the crocodile that killed Shangguan Haitang's family was invited by Zhu Wusi himself, with the purpose of training a chess piece that could be raised from a young age. In addition, Princess Yunluo had a relationship with her, so he would definitely take action.

As for Cheng Shifei, although he is Huang Zi's number one spy, he has just arrived at Huolong Villa after all. He does not have a deep relationship with Zhu Wusi and they have a deep hatred for each other. Now he is the Duke of the County and is considered a member of the royal family. Naturally, he has to help his wife's brother.

"Foster father, why did you hire someone to wipe out the entire Hai Family Castle? My father and you have a close personal relationship, why are you so cruel?" Shangguan Haitang asked Zhu Wusi with tears in her eyes.

"At this point, there is no point in saying more. If you want to fight, just come on. It happens that I haven't taught you kung fu properly in the past few years. Today I'll see how you progress." Zhu Wusi did not refute, but based on Shangguan Haitang's understanding of him, she had already gotten the answer from his words.

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Cheng Shifei, Gui Hai Yidao and Shangguan Haitang to reply, he flew up and struck out with a palm, and the three of them hurriedly dodged.

Then the four of them started fighting in a group, with swords flashing and their internal energy gushing out, forming trails of afterimages, as fast as lightning. The attacks of the three men fell on Zhu Wusi like a drop in the ocean. On the other hand, Zhu Wusi's casual palm could cause serious injuries. For a moment, the three men were unable to resist.

A moment later, Zhu Wusi's figure flashed, flew onto the platform, and raised his arms and shouted.

"I am the true emperor. Those who obey me will live, and those who disobey me will die. If you obey me today, I will let you live."

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