Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 659

Huo Tingsheng angrily said, "I did not want to harm your mother for no reason! She is just a woman, but she holds the power of the entire country's army. If she wanted to, she could overthrow my country at any time! The Xie family also held absolute power back then. How many examples are there in history of relatives of the empress interfering in politics and even seizing power! If you were the emperor, could you tolerate such a great calamity?"

He became increasingly agitated as he spoke.

"This is the grand undertaking of imperial power! This is the art of emperors! If I want to safeguard the Western Qi empire and achieve a great future, I cannot be soft-hearted like a woman! Even if I don't consider myself, Xie Qingmo and the Xie family hold a large army and wield immense power. Sooner or later, they will harbor wolfish ambitions. If they launch a coup, Western Qi will surely descend into chaos and suffer immense loss of life! Am I not doing this for the stability and peace of Western Qi, and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment!"

Huo Tingsheng's words were passionate and resounding, as if he were truly driven by a deep sense of patriotism.

Mo Zhonggui raised his hand and clapped twice.

"Your Majesty's eloquent words have enlightened me greatly. They are truly well said. It seems that I am now upholding Your Majesty's noble principles. Your Majesty is old and incompetent, senile and delirious, excessively suspicious, and indiscriminately killing innocent people, which has caused panic and unrest throughout the court. If this continues, the situation in Western Qi will surely become unstable. Therefore, for the sake of the greater good, I suggest that Your Majesty retire to the background to enjoy your remaining years. I will certainly take good care of this great country for Your Majesty."

Huo Tingsheng: "..."

He almost coughed up blood.

"you you......"

Huo Tingsheng pointed a finger at Mo Zhonggui, trembling with anger, unable to utter a word.

But Mo Zhonggui's words suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning, a sudden burst of light illuminating his vision.

"I am not even fifty years old! How can you say I am old! I have been feeling unwell for the past few months, my mind is filled with anxiety and fear, and I have been unable to eat or sleep. Could this be your doing? What have you done to me?!"

Huo Tingsheng himself was not unaware of what was wrong with him. He had always been very healthy and considered himself to have a strong will, and he had never experienced a situation like this before, where his condition had been deteriorating and his mental state had been getting worse over the past few months.

But when the imperial physicians examined him, they couldn't diagnose the problem, only saying that he was suffering from excessive mental and physical strain. They prescribed medicine that was effective, but it couldn't cure the root cause, and the condition would often worsen again after a few days.

Looking back now, this was clearly not normal!

It was because of his excessive suspicion and unstable emotions that he punished many officials, lost the support of the people, and was prone to fainting from anger that Huo Xiu was able to take advantage of the situation and seize power!

This was probably all part of Huo Xiu's plan!

Mo Chonggui calmly looked at Huo Tingsheng: "Father, do you still remember the name 'Three Thousand Troubles of Dust'?"

Huo Tingsheng's eyes widened.

"You actually know about the three thousand afflictions of the world?... "

Mo Chonggui said, "Not only do I know, but I also had someone make a poison similar to the Three Thousand Troubles Dust, called the Three Thousand Worries Wine. I will now return to my father the same treatment he gave my mother back then."

His tone turned cold, each word spoken with a sharp, clenched teeth that seemed to hold raw flesh and blood.

"Even if you were worried about my mother and the Xie family seizing power and wanted to eliminate this threat, you used the most despicable and vile means! My mother made countless contributions on the battlefield to consolidate your throne and to ensure the peace of the Western Qi borders, and was originally admired and loved by all the people. But you ruined her reputation, made her suffer endless torment, and ultimately caused her to die a miserable death! Killing someone is usually just a matter of beheading, but in order to avoid criticism, you humiliated her like this, not only taking her life but also destroying her reputation! What kind of imperial enterprise is this? It's nothing but the behavior of a despicable villain!"