Seeking the Flying Sword Path Chapter 41: Succession
bsp;Qin Yun walked to the body of Mr. Zhou. His eyes were full of horror until he died. Apparently he couldn't believe that he was strong enough to be ranked among the top five in the Heavenly Ranking but could not survive in the hands of 'Meng Yiqiu' One move!
"Tai Shuchen, such a great master on the Heavenly List changed his name and became the master of the Eighth Prince. It seems that the Wei State is indeed very ambitious, and that's right. After all, the number one on the Godly List is in the Wei State, and this is it. How can the most powerful man in the world not be so ambitious?" Qin Yun looked at the corpse in front of him, and in the realm of Tao, he could clearly sense all the precious treasures on Tai Shuchen's body.
Immediately, an idea occurred to me.
"Huh."
The corpse of Tai Shuchen turned into powder and scattered between heaven and earth. There were only a few weapons such as a pair of gloves as thin as cicada wings, and there was also a wallet with banknotes and other items left behind. For Qin Yun, once the fifty years are up, he can't take any of his treasures with him, but he still has to think about his sister Meng Yuxiang, his one-year-old child Meng Huan, and the Zhoushan Sword Sect.
"Let's go." Taking the loot with him, Qin Yun swept across the sky, flashed in the night sky, and then returned to his residence.
On the previously lonely street, only a few traces of blood remained.
This battle was silent, and no one knew that Mr. Zhou (Tai Shuchen) was dead!
……
This night, the Imperial City is destined to have no sleep.
The candle is lit.
Qin Yun was reading leisurely in the study. The domain of Tao covered a distance of twenty miles and always enveloped the Duan family.
"Although I am too lazy to pay attention to the Crown Prince, by killing the great uncle, I have done the Crown Prince a great favor." Qin Yun smiled, then didn't bother to think too much and read a book leisurely. To him, it makes no difference whoever succeeds him.
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On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky is bright.
Anguo Gongfu, in the first hall.
Duan Qiyu sat there, restless in his heart, and the old lady beside him was also a little uneasy. Because a lot of the information that came before was very unfavorable.
"Whoosh."
The hall door was always open, and a figure flew in from the outside. As soon as he entered, he saluted respectfully.
"How is it?" Duan Qiyu stood up and asked anxiously.
The man in gray robe respectfully said: "Your Majesty, the old lady, I just got the news from the palace. Before the king died, he left an edict in which the eighth prince Li Cheng succeeded him."
Duan Qiyu's face lost any color, and he sat down directly, sitting blankly, his eyes were dull and desperate.
"It's over, it's over." Duan Qiyu's body trembled slightly.
"Eighth Prince?" The old lady looked ugly, but still waved her hand, and the man in gray robe bowed respectfully and left.
"Li Cheng had enmity with me because of Yuan'er." Duan Qiyu's voice trembled, "I was young and vigorous back then, and I didn't even think highly of a prince who had no hope of inheriting the throne. Who would have thought of him? The more powerful he becomes, the more people support him. Of course I have to side with the prince. The prince is already the crown prince and has a huge advantage. Whoever wants to succeed in the throne has a great chance..."
"Don't panic." The old lady frowned and shouted.
"Grandma." Duan Qiyu looked at the old lady beside him and knelt down directly, "It's me, it's me, it's all my fault. The family has fallen into this situation. This time I will do whatever it takes to help His Royal Highness, then Li Cheng will definitely hate me even more. Now that he has inherited the throne... he will definitely not spare my Duan family."
The old lady also understood that the Duan family was indeed in a big crisis.
Since ancient times, the battle for power has been the most ruthless!
Even without the earlier hatred, the Duan family fully supports His Highness the Crown Prince, and the eighth prince ‘Li Cheng’ will not spare the Duan family if he succeeds to the throne!
"I'm going to see Meng Yiqiu now." The old lady stood up.
"Meng Yiqiu."
Duan Qiyu looked pale, nodded and said, "Now only Meng Yiqiu can save my Duan family, but Li Cheng and I have too much hatred. The King of Chu really wants to deal with my Duan family. For the sake of Meng Yiqiu's face, I am afraid that my Duan family title will also be cut off. I am afraid that I, the instigator, will not escape death."
"Don't panic, I'll go see Meng Yiqiu first." The old lady said.
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Qin Yun was eating breakfast, while Gong Yaner also held the child and fed him rice porridge.
"Master, the old lady of the Duan family would like to see you." Liu Qingsha said respectfully.
"Please come in, old lady." Qin Yun nodded and then couldn't help but sigh, "That prince is really useless. I tried my best to help, but in the end I lost."
When the Chu Kingdom decides on the throne, the crown prince does not necessarily inherit it.
The prince has many advantages.
But who will ultimately inherit the throne is decided by the late king! This so-called ‘edict’ was naturally written by the victor.
This gave other princes opportunities, so each generation of 'kings' was almost determined through brutal battles, which also made every king of Chu very powerful. The God of War ‘Li Ruji’ is sitting in the Imperial City, watching the generations of princes competing in the Imperial City. If he is here, the Imperial City will not be in chaos.
Li Ruji is very satisfied with the cruel competition and the final decision of the king.
"Old lady." Qin Yun saw the old lady of the Duan family coming over, followed by Meng Yuxiang, and immediately smiled and said, "Old lady, please have a seat."
The old lady smiled and sat down.
Meng Yuxiang stood next to Gong Yaner.
"Little sister, Yan'er, you go out first." Qin Yun ordered.
"Okay." Meng Yuxiang and Gong Yaner both nodded.
Soon only Qin Yun and the old lady were left in the hall, while Liu Qingsha was guarding the door.
"Young Master Meng must have known that the new king of Chu State is the former eighth prince." The old lady said, "When I ascend the throne today, I will tell the world."
A country cannot live without a king for a day.
The old king dies, and the new king will take over the throne the next day. He will also mourn the old king and announce it to the world.
"I heard it." Qin Yun nodded.
"Now the great king Li Cheng has an old grudge against my Duan family. This time my Duan family has tried its best to help the former prince. This Li Cheng must have a grudge against my Duan family." The old lady said worriedly, "I can only Come and beg Mr. Meng! Mr. Meng, please remember your friendship with my Duan family and your previous promise, so that you can protect my Duan family."
"When I looked through your Duan family's Baiyulou classics, I promised to protect your Duan family." Qin Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady."
The old lady nodded: "Mr. Meng, if the King of Chu is determined to deal with my Duan family, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Mr. Meng to stop me. If it doesn't work, you can also take away my Duan family's title! If I take off my title, I can still do it. It’s not enough, even if it costs Qi Yu’s life, my Duan family will admit it.”
Although the Tianbang experts have a very high status, the King of Chu still has to win over them.
But after all, the King of Chu is the king of a country, and standing behind him is the God of War 'Li Ruji'. Which family really wants to be destroyed... The experts on the Tianbang can't completely stop it. At most, they will take it lightly for the sake of the face of the experts on the Tianbang. Just frustrated.
"Old lady, just go back with peace of mind." Qin Yun said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best to protect your Duan family."
"I thank Mr. Meng." The old lady immediately bowed to salute, but Qin Yun immediately stood up and stopped him: "Old lady, there is no need for this."
"Trouble Mr. Meng."
The old lady then left.
But when she left, she was still uneasy: "Meng Yiqiu will do his best to help my Duan family, but when the new king succeeds to the throne, at the time when he is most energetic, can he keep it? I hope he will give up the title and lose the money. Jade life can help my Duan family escape this disaster."
The Duan family is a big family after all. The old lady has to consider the lives of thousands of people in the entire family, so she would rather make some sacrifices for this.
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In the Imperial City, in the first floor pavilion of the brothel ‘Wanhua Tower’, three men were gathering here.
"Mr. Zhou made the Eighth Prince miserable this time. It was almost, almost the Eighth Prince was finished."
"I never expected that the Eighth Prince could make a comeback from a desperate situation!"
"The Eighth Prince is really awesome."
These three people are full of joy.
"By the way, Black Eagle, is Mr. Zhou in the East Lake outside the city?"
"Not there! I just sent someone to look for you."
"Not in East Lake either? This is troublesome. I sent people to look for Mr. Zhou last night, but they couldn't be found in the Imperial City. Now he is not in East Lake outside the city either. Where has he gone?"
"Mr. Zhou often appears and disappears. Sometimes he disappears in seclusion, but there is usually a message. And last night was so important, Mr. Zhou shouldn't just disappear quietly."
The three of them were a little panicked.
Mr. Zhou is the secret supreme leader of Wei State in this imperial capital! Mr. Zhou’s identity is so secret that even the three of them don’t know it. Mr. Zhou’s real name is ‘Tai Shuchen’.
"Lao Zhou's true strength is said to be among the top five in the Heavenly Ranking. Even if he encounters Li Ruji, the God of War of Chu, he has hope of escaping. He shouldn't just disappear like this."
"Look again. If we can't find Mr. Zhou during the day today, we must report the news to Wei Du immediately."
All three of them make a decision.
The people of Wei State are also secretly and frantically looking for Mr. Zhou today.
Everywhere in the Imperial City and even outside the Imperial City is searching.
It’s doomed...
They will never find Mr. Zhou!
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On that day, which was the 27th of the twelfth lunar month in the thirty-sixth year of Chu Baohong, the new king of Chu, Li Cheng, inherited the throne and became the seventh generation king of Chu. He also mourned the old king.
The entire Imperial City is covered with white silk fabrics, brothels, restaurants and other places are closed, and marriage and entertainment are prohibited during the national mourning period.
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