Chapter 502: Double killing of the Emperor and Empress, must be heaven-defying

Prince Yan's poisoning was also blamed on the cult bandits.

Imperial Consort Gao clearly did not accept this result.

"What reason do the cult bandits have to poison Prince Yan? Even if they really poisoned him, someone must have instigated it. Old Ancestor, Prince Jin is suspicious; why not investigate him? Even Prince Zhong is suspicious; I suspect his poisoning was self-directed and acted, a thief crying 'stop thief'!"

"Consort, stop talking nonsense. The dynasty cannot withstand a second turmoil; everything should be based on the overall situation."

"Then what about my son, Prince Yan? Should his grievances be ignored? He was originally the emperor, but because he was poisoned and harmed, he lost the throne. To this day, no one has stood up to speak a word of justice for my son. Old Ancestor, are you unwilling to preside over justice for him?"

The Old Ancestor's face was indifferent, "They are all descendants of the imperial family. From the day they were born, they should understand that as descendants of the imperial family, sooner or later they must sacrifice for the world and for the imperial family. I have already told Prince Zhong that after he inherits the throne, he will issue an edict to commend Prince Yan and reward Prince Yan's descendants generously. For the sake of your descendants, you should learn to shut up from this moment on!"

"Fine, I won't mention Prince Zhong. Then what about Prince Jin? Prince Jin is also the overall situation; must we, a widow and orphans, make sacrifices?"

"Prince Jin is innocent; I have already investigated the facts. He did not participate in any of the matters; he was also framed by others."

"I don't believe it!"

"Are you questioning me?"

The atmosphere at the scene changed instantly. Imperial Consort Gao trembled all over, and great terror descended.

She was covered in cold sweat and knelt on the ground, as if death were imminent. After several struggles, she spat out with difficulty, "I understand! I will shut my mouth."

"That is very good! Go!"

From then on, Prince Zhong's throne was stable, and no one dared to speak out and question it again.

The Old Ancestor wanted to go back and continue his seclusion, and Prince Zhong tried to persuade him to stay again and again. Finally, he personally sent the Old Ancestor out of the palace.

Once the Old Ancestor left, the enthronement ceremony was accelerated, and Prince Zhong couldn't wait to ascend the throne.

He set the reign title as Emperor Jian Shi; starting from next year, it would be the first year of Emperor Jian Shi.

After ascending the throne, Emperor Emperor Jian Shi's first edict was to set the posthumous title and temple name for Emperor Taixing and determine the burial date. The second edict was to reward meritorious officials, and he even issued an edict to the rebel Prince Chu: as long as Prince Chu was willing to give up the rebellion and return to the court's embrace, he promised not to pursue past faults.

Of course, this edict was just for show, for the people of the world to see: how benevolent the new emperor was, how kind, and how friendly he was to his brothers and sisters. Establishing a persona completely opposite to the late Emperor.

The late Emperor's reputation among the people was rotten to the core: cruel, muddled, incompetent, relying on treacherous officials, and fond of great achievements, leading to the people's livelihood being in dire straits.

He wanted to do the opposite, first reversing the public opinion among the people.

Regarding this, the rebel Prince Chu sneered.

Prince Chu dealt Emperor Emperor Jian Shi a fatal blow: since he was so benevolent and kind, then lower the taxes! If he didn't lower the taxes and only spoke of benevolence verbally, it was all fart!

Lower taxes?

The court needed money everywhere; how could they lower taxes? Not increasing taxes was already the court's grace, the emperor's grace.

Emperor Emperor Jian Shi hated Prince Chu to death and sent an edict to the commander-in-chief at the front: fight, fight hard. He would urge the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to transport grain and military equipment, and replenish troops. He must beat Prince Chu until he was beaten through and beaten into fear. He could accept the surrender of the generals under Prince Chu, but he would absolutely not accept Prince Chu's own surrender. Even if he surrendered, he would have to be killed.

Of course, these words were sent to the commander at the front in a superstitious way.

The Heavenly Prison was as usual.

The old emperor, the new emperor, there was no difference.

The same duty, the same life.

Chen Guanlou walked into the prison and came to the cell door of Jiang Tu. Currently, the person with the heaviest weight imprisoned in the Jia-grade prison was Jiang Tu.

"The new emperor has issued an edict to strictly investigate the altar explosion. Soon, the Heavenly Prison will be full of prisoners, and you will welcome many companions."

"Did His Majesty mention me? Did he issue an edict regarding me?" Jiang Tu asked eagerly.

Chen Guanlou shook his head, "I haven't heard. You are a prisoner now, and the new emperor probably doesn't have time to pay attention to you. It's so busy now; the late Emperor's funeral is the top priority."

"Tomorrow is the day of the late Emperor's funeral; I am the most important minister beside the late Emperor, yet I cannot personally send the late Emperor on his final journey, oh heaven!"

Jiang Tu knelt on the ground and wailed loudly.

Chen Guanlou wanted to say don't put on an act, but looking at the other's appearance, he could only describe it with the words 'sincere and earnest', definitely not acting.

It seemed Jiang Tu had true feelings for the old Emperor. After all, the monarch and minister had been together for many years; the old Emperor gave Jiang Tu glory and wealth, gave him power, and gave him everything he possessed. And he had always protected him from being sprayed to death by censor officials.

This gratitude for the encounter was worth a good cry.

Jiang Tu cried uncontrollably, almost fainting. Whoever saw it would give a thumbs up. Although Jiang Tu was a treacherous official, his loyalty to the late Emperor was unquestionable, which was moving.

"I have money, I have a lot of money."

Jiang Tu, who was crying uncontrollably, suddenly grabbed the cell bars and said to Chen Guanlou while crying: "Can you send a message to the palace for me? I want to defend myself. I want His Majesty to know that I can be a dog for the late Emperor, and I can also be a dog for him.

His Majesty needs loyal ministers beside him, and I am that loyal minister. His Majesty needs not only pillars of ministers beside him, but also treacherous ministers. I can be a treacherous minister and block knives for His Majesty.

Without me, censor officials will stare at His Majesty, and His Majesty's days won't be good. Sob... damn cult bandits, why did they poison the late Emperor? Damn cult bandits, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted back then, I shouldn't have let that group of fools go back; I should have killed them all."

Back then, Jiang Tu was ordered to wipe out the cult bandits, and many people died. He didn't expect that today, he would say he regretted not killing more.

"Do you really believe the cult bandits have the ability to complete the double killing of the Emperor and Empress? So awesome, they must be heaven-defying."

Chen Guanlou was unwilling to believe this statement.

Describing the cult bandits as omnipotent, double killing the Emperor and Empress—how are they not heaven-defying?

Are the Grandmasters in the palace just for show?

Are the palace guards and eunuchs just blind and deaf? Isn't it said that the people in the palace are the best at investigating hidden matters? Why was the double killing of the Emperor and Empress not investigated at all? It was still the imperial family's Old Ancestor who came forward and found out the so-called truth.

Whether the cult bandits were the masterminds or scapegoats used by others, Chen Guanlou tended toward the latter.

Just like what Imperial Consort Gao asked, the cult bandits killed the old Emperor, fine, but why poison Prince Yan? At that time, Prince Yan hadn't been elected as the new heir to the throne; he was just an imperial prince with participation qualifications. Yet Prince Jin, who looked like he had a better chance of winning, wasn't poisoned.

Everything looked strange and suspicious.

The Old Ancestor attributed everything to the cult bandits causing trouble. Tsk, it looked more like finding a scapegoat to quell the chaos as quickly as possible. It just so happened that the scapegoat was indeed guilty and had indeed poisoned them, so it became a done deal. ===== CHAPTER 503 =====