Chapter 27 The curtain opens in Chongde Hall!

Zhu Wen, who had calmed down, could not help but get angry again after seeing Zhu Yougui's horrible look. He shouted, "You bastard, do you know that the remnants of the Li family are now shitting on my head? What is your Xuanming Sect for? I spend countless gold and silver on your Xuanming Sect every year, and what's the result? Let a remnant of the Li family jump out and slap me in the face?"

Of course, there was another reason why Zhu Wen was so angry. That was that he had ordered the Xuanming Sect to kill no one from the Li Tang royal family except Emperor Ai of Tang. Logically speaking, there would be no more descendants of Li Tang in the world after he eliminated Emperor Ai of Tang. But now, Li Xingyun, the tenth son of Emperor Zhaozong, suddenly appeared. This was undoubtedly the result of the Xuanming Sect's poor work. They actually allowed this remnant of Li Tang to escape from Chang'an City. Although Zhu Wen massacred the Li family and destroyed the Tang Dynasty, he had no doubt about the vitality of the Tang Dynasty.

Back then, the Tang Dynasty survived the An-Shi Rebellion. Although the Huang Chao Uprising dealt a heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty, it was still hanging on. Even though Zhu Wen had once wielded the butcher's knife against Zhaozong's subordinates, the sudden appearance of Li Xingyun still made him feel uneasy from the bottom of his heart. It was because he came to the throne by illegitimate means. Only Zhu Wen himself knew how much resistance he had endured to sit on the throne, and how much blood of many people was on his hands!

Being scolded by Zhu Wen in front of all the civil and military officials, the face of the Hades Emperor Zhu Yougui also changed. His baby face became a little distorted because of anger, but he also knew the importance of the matter. Now is not the time to turn against this old man. Zhu Yougui bowed and saluted, "Don't worry, father. A little Li Xingyun can't become anything. I will definitely send someone to bring back his head!"

Zhu Wen cursed, "Fool, is Li Xingyun important? What's important is the information about the Longquan treasure in his hands. When Huang Chao attacked Chang'an, he found that the treasury of the Tang Dynasty palace was empty. All the wealth of Chang'an was hidden by Emperor Zhaozong. As long as we find this treasure, the world will be settled! What we fight for is money!"

"I understand, son!" Zhu Yougui lowered his head to hide the murderous intent in his eyes. He had just come out of his training when he heard the news that the heads of the five Yama Kings were hung on the gate of Luoyang City. Soon after, he was summoned to Chongde Hall. He did not expect to be scolded by his father. Thinking about Zhu Wen's preference for Zhu Youwen and others, Zhu Yougui felt annoyed. This old guy was not only obsessed with imperial power, but also played with his own women. Even so, he still despised him?

That's right, Zhu Yougui's wife Zhang has now been taken into the palace by Zhu Wen. Boss Cao likes other people's wives, and so does Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen doesn't even look down on the palace maids selected into the palace and prefers his daughter-in-law and other people's wives. This makes him have a perverted desire to conquer with imperial power above everything else. Not only Zhu Yougui's wife, but also Zhu Youwen's wife and the wives of Zhu Wen's adopted sons have been taken into his account.

"You old immortal, just wait for me!" A deep and harsh voice sounded in the heart of the Hades. His murderous intent was almost uncontrollable at this moment!
Zhu Wen looked down at Zhu Yougui, who was surrounded by a gloomy aura, and immediately narrowed his eyes. After all, he was an emperor who had worked his way up from the bottom of the pile of dead bodies. Zhu Wen was too sensitive to murderous aura. Zhu Yougui...

"Withdraw from the court..." With the eunuch's loud shout, Zhu Yougui and the ministers also saluted Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen waved his hand and said, "Li Zhen and Jing Xiang stay to discuss the matter. The others can withdraw!"

"Your Majesty, are you troubled by the matter of Li Xingyun?" The person who spoke was a long-bearded scholar named Jing Xiang. He and Li Zhen were both advisers under Zhu Wen. Jing Xiang was a bookworm who once went to Chang'an to take part in the imperial examination but failed. Later, he was recognized by Zhu Wen when he was escaping from the Huang Chao uprising army. During Zhu Wen's rise, he made many suggestions and served as the Minister of War of Daliang.

Jing Xiang had just noticed the subtle atmosphere between Zhu Wen and his son, but as a minister, he could not speak nonsense about the prince for no reason, so he threw out the question and waited for Zhu Wen to speak. Sure enough, Zhu Wen sighed and frowned and said, "The power of the Xuanming Sect has expanded too fast in recent years. Officials from all over Daliang have impeached it, saying that the Xuanming Sect acted arrogantly and ignored the laws of Daliang. This time, Jiang Renjie and the other five did not report their actions to me at all. What do you two think of weakening the power of the Xuanming Sect?"

He was talking about the Xuanming Sect, but actually he was referring to the Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui. Zhu Wen did not mention the suspicion between father and son, so he could only use a euphemism. To put it bluntly, he was afraid that Zhu Yougui would rebel.

Jing Xiang bowed and said, "Everything depends on your majesty's ideas. Establishing a crown prince should solve everything. However, since ancient times, the eldest son has been the heir, not the youngest. Your majesty, think twice." As a diehard fan of Zhu Wen, Jing Xiang was the only one who dared to say this to Zhu Wen so bluntly.

Jing Xiang's words were very clear. If you want to make Zhu Yougui the crown prince, then you don't need to care about Xuanming Sect. It is a knife in the crown prince's hand. If you don't make Zhu Yougui the crown prince, then no matter who you make the crown prince, there will be a bloody storm in Daliang. Zhu Wen frowned and said, "How can the future emperor of Daliang be a dwarf freak? Li Zhen, what do you think?" As the current Minister of Finance of Daliang, Li Zhen is deeply trusted by Zhu Wen. This person is good at scheming and decisive. He is always present when Zhu Wen makes important decisions.

Li Zhen cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the first prince is a martial arts master and holds the sword of the country, the Xuanming Sect. The second prince is gentle and modest and has the support of the civil officials. The third prince has the support of a group of generals and the Zhang family. The three are currently balanced in power. If Your Majesty appoints a crown prince at this time, they will inevitably have disputes. It is unwise to waste the national strength of Daliang at this time. However, the crown prince has to be appointed. So, Your Majesty, you must cut the Gordian knot and make a decision without hesitation. You can transfer the first prince away from the capital and quickly control the Xuanming Sect to sideline the first prince!"

What Li Zhen said was very practical. If he wanted to appoint a crown prince, no matter whether it was the second prince or the third prince, the eldest prince Zhu Yougui had to be dealt with. Even if he was not killed, the Xuanming Sect in his hands must be taken back. Such a large-scale killer organization could play a huge role in times of crisis.

Zhu Wen tapped the armrest of the dragon throne with his fingers and said calmly, "Pass the order. Have Zhu Yougui set out to kill Li Xingyun tomorrow. The two of you go contact Meng Po of Xuanming Sect. I want to complete the reshuffle of Xuanming Sect in the shortest possible time!"

Jing Xiang and Li Zhen bowed at the same time and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

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Xuanming Sect Headquarters!

boom!
A stream of black air blasted in all directions along with the explosion of Zhu Yougui's inner strength. "Ah! Scold me! Scold me! He actually scolded me in front of all the civil and military officials in Chongde Hall!"

"Ahhhhh!" The screaming Hades stretched out one hand, and a black inner force immediately wrapped up a leader of the Xuanming Sect beside him. Boom! After just a breath of time, this leader of the middle star level was sucked into a mummy by the Hades while screaming.

"Emperor of the Underworld, calm down." Meng Po bowed and said, "Before His Majesty appoints a crown prince, you must not reveal any signs of disloyalty."

"I know! But I won't accept this!" Angry voices echoed in the Xuanming Sect's headquarters. A group of Mingdi's diehard followers knelt on the ground with their heads bowed, each of them silent as a cicada...

(End of this chapter)