Living forever in the deep palace

"You said the emperor is dead?"

When Su Chen learned the news, he was reading in the courtyard and was shocked.

of course.

I am still shocked now.

After all, it was the first day of May in the twenty-fourth year of Tianwu, and the seventh prince had only been on the throne for four months in total, and even the reign title of the new dynasty had not been decided.

The people in some remote territories probably don’t know the news of the death of the old emperor Tianwu.

"Yes."

"The Emperor is dead."

Xu Xiaohan's eyes were full of fear and his words were trembling.

This made Su Chen realize something at once.

Xu Xiaohan was so frightened, it was obvious that this matter was not that simple.

"Is it related to Zhang Gui?"

Su Chen spoke tentatively.

In an instant, Xu Xiaohan's knees softened and his body collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud. He quickly crawled over, hugged Su Chen's thighs, and spoke in fear.

"The new emperor is secretly trying to win me over, wanting me to secretly collect evidence of my godfather's crimes for him."

"There's so much evidence against my godfather, why would we need to collect it?"

"I reported this to my godfather at the time, and he told me to play tricks on the new emperor. But when I went to report to the new emperor that day, I hid in a wooden cabinet and saw my godfather kill the emperor with my own eyes..."

Zhang Gui murdered the king?

How dare he.

Even Su Chen felt a chill in his heart.

Xu Xiaohan, whose legs were weak, was naturally of no use. Su Chen had no choice but to step out of the library again and walk towards the imperial study with ease.

With the pass from the Shangwu Bureau approved by Zhang Gui himself, all the eunuchs, even the palace guards, did not dare to stop Su Chen in the slightest, and were even too frightened to avoid him.

Obviously, everyone in the palace knew that the eunuch Su in the library was Zhang Gui's sworn brother.

"Your Majesty is honored to ascend the throne, and it is only right."

Without waiting to approach the imperial study.

Su Chen heard a hearty and humble laugh.

This is Zhang Gui.

next moment.

The door of the imperial study was opened from the inside.

Zhang Gui humbly opened the door. Behind him was a young man wearing white clothes with dragon patterns, with slightly dark skin and cold eyes. He looked vaguely familiar.

"I want to see my mother."

The prince in white said this indifferently.

Su Chen remembered.

On the first day of January in the twenty-fourth year of Tianwu, a battle took place late at night between two princes. One of them had a handsome figure, bright eyes, a dignified appearance, and an extraordinary bearing. He was the second prince, the elder brother of the seventh prince.

The other one was white and plump, with a pair of bright eyes. He was the fifth prince born to Concubine Zhang.

"The Fifth Prince is still alive?"

Su Chen was stunned.

If the princes had not rebelled that night, the old emperor would still be alive, and Zhang Gui would still be just one of the many followers under the command of the fifth prince. How could he have the tremendous power he has now?

Although he had become much darker and thinner, one could still vaguely see the traces of the Fifth Prince in his appearance.

not to mention.

Since it concerns the succession to the throne, it is naturally impossible for Zhang Gui to admit his mistake.

"What does the Purple Robe First Supervisor, the Retired Emperor, think..."

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Su Chen knew it.

boom!

Above the palace, the wind was rising and the clouds were surging. There were two figures in purple robes, one was very old, the other had white hair and a young face. They were like a flash of light in the air, as fast as lightning, fighting each other.

"Two purple-robed first-level supervisors?"

Su Chen understood.

The old emperor had once deposed the First Purple Robe Supervisor of his dynasty, suspecting him of disloyalty. He offered human blood as a bargaining chip to persuade this second First Purple Robe Supervisor to leave the Tianwu Tower...

obviously.

Not only was the Fifth Prince not killed, he was also recognized by the missing former First Warden.

"you are vicious……"

The white-haired, purple-robed First Supervisor, like a stray dog, kept vomiting blood and fled back to the deepest part of the palace, to the Tianwu Tower which was shrouded in fog all day long.

"This old servant Song Yu pays homage to the new emperor. Long live the emperor."

The purple-robed First Supervisor with a white-haired youthful appearance knelt heavily and, with extreme humility, escorted the Fifth Prince to the throne.

This year, the dynasty changed.

A truly new dynasty!

The Xin Dynasty, the Jianwu Dynasty!

"I am the Jianwu Emperor of Daliang!"

In the Jinluan Palace.

The fifth prince was full of vigor and ambition, and officially proclaimed himself emperor, announcing it to the world, and everyone in the world knew about it.

No wonder Zhang Gui dared to murder the Seventh Prince, the fake emperor.

The princes in white clothes with dragon patterns are all equivalent to princes. They have entered the Tianwu Tower and are truly recognized.

Even the best people in the world don't dare to be so presumptuous.

This time, Zhang Gui is truly the one who helps the dragon, because he is the real culprit who made all this happen. Whether it is finding the fifth prince who has lost his memory, or welcoming the former first warden Song Yu, they are all planned by him.

Zhang Gui's power reached its peak.

The Shangwu Bureau was officially renamed the East Factory in the new dynasty! It was in charge of supervising all officials and hunting down military commanders.

Zhang Gui became the head of the East Factory.

In comparison, the title of Grand Chamberlain seems a little insignificant.

"Supervise all officials and hunt for military power..."

"The world is going to be in chaos!"

"Daliang is finished."

Su Chen sighed and returned to the library. He never took another step out of the library, leaving the storm raging outside and the blood flowing like a river.

It was a huge mistake that the old emperor did not die at the hands of Zhang Gui.

At this moment, Zhang Gui, a peak-level third-rank cultivator, vented his hatred on the Daliang Dynasty. He wanted to cause the Daliang Dynasty to crumble and the earth to shatter, with corpses strewn across the land...

Su Chen’s prediction was correct.

On the night after Emperor Jianwu conferred the title on Zhang Gui, a palace coup occurred in the imperial palace.

"Jianwu, a foolish and immoral boy, has accepted a eunuch as a thief as his confidant. The country will no longer be a country!"

"Kill the castrated dog and uphold the law!"

"Eunuch Zhang Gui, your crime is unforgivable!"

The sound was like thunder, roaring through the heavens and earth, and could be heard clearly throughout the entire Thousand Miles Imperial City.

That night, another top-ranking official of the time broke into the palace.

Do not!

Not only one top-rank official of the time, but also a large number of elite border troops, had sneaked into the imperial city at some point and attacked the palace tonight, intending to kill the emperor and establish themselves as king.

The Prince of Zhenbei rebelled.

"If you want to rebel, then you can rebel."

"Kill Zhang Gui if you want, why are you targeting me..."

night.

The weather is getting cooler.

Su Chen was sleepy. He put on his coat and looked outside the library. He was silent for a while at the team of soldiers wearing elite frontier armor and with fierce eyes who had surrounded his courtyard.

"You are the brother of the eunuch, and also a member of the eunuch party!"

"That's it."

"Damn it too! Kill!"

The leading general was filled with violent energy, and his muscles and bones were trembling. He was actually at the fourth level of the peak of physical and mental cultivation. Judging from his strong true energy and blood foundation, he was actually a martial arts prodigy.

However, even with all his fury, he was only in his early thirties, and could only be considered the weakest among the martial arts prodigies.

The rest of the soldiers were all of the fifth rank.

At this time, he raised the spear in his hand high, with a fierce look in his eyes, and followed the general to charge. The army formation was formed, and the momentum of the charge was unstoppable.

Even a weaker third-grade cultivator would probably be distracted and feel like running away in panic.

"When I was in the middle stage of the fifth rank, my Qi and blood were three times that of a martial arts prodigy at the fifth rank. At that time, I killed a fourth rank violent Qi realm being. Now, I am at the fifth rank perfection, my Qi and blood are like flames, ten times that of a prodigy. It's time to test its quality."

That night, in the library, blood-red flames shot up into the sky and swept across the four directions.

That night, deep in the imperial palace, the Red Robe Chief Steward, who was once the best rank in the world, woke up from his dream and looked in disbelief at the shadow of fire that illuminated the night sky.

"Rumor has it that the Blood Flame Invincible Realm, hidden above the Fifth Rank Perfection, actually exists. This is something only the best Grandmasters can possibly achieve..."

That night, two top-level fourth-grade warriors died in the library, and more than ten other soldiers were also killed.

That night, in the library, Su Chen, dressed in blue, climbed to the top of the ninth floor of the library and once again watched the changing situation in the palace and the life-and-death struggle of the top officials of the time.

I was going to write about immortality + survival + court struggles + power struggles + checks and balances, and the feeling of sitting back and watching the changing world, but the more I wrote, the more confused I felt...