Chapter 538
Someone seemed to have reacted and couldn't help shouting loudly, "So, Panshan is not only involved in the affairs of the royal family, but also has its influence in the lives of ordinary people like us!"
The small lobby of the teahouse was immediately ignited by this remark. Everyone started chattering like a boiling pot. These words were quickly spread by different people, and even the imperial palace in Nanzhao caught wind of it.
"How is it possible? How could the Phantom Assassination Hall be a branch of Panshan?" Lan Xuancheng, who had just ascended the throne, looked utterly incredulous.
The Phantom Assassination Hall was clearly established by him. The current hall master was the leader of his personal secret guards. He was the behind - the - scenes financial backer of the Phantom, and even the name "Phantom" was written by his own hand. How could it turn out to be a branch of Panshan now!
Lan Xuancheng ordered the shadowy corner of the palace hall, "Come, summon Zhao Shanhu to see me!" Zhao Shanhu was now the nominal hall master of the Phantom. He had to summon the man to ask if there was a problem with him or if there was a problem with the assassination hall itself.
Lan Xuancheng was naturally suspicious. Now, when he thought carefully about the past situations, it was also impossible for Zhao Shanhu to play any tricks.
He was usually busy with power struggles and didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the assassination hall. If there was really a problem in the hall, he might not necessarily notice it.
Although he said he didn't believe it, his body was very honest. The first person he began to suspect was his own secret guard leader.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" As Lan Xuancheng finished speaking, a black - clothed man suddenly appeared from the darkness. He bowed to Lan Xuancheng and then quietly left just as he had appeared.
"It seems that I have to speed up. I must never give those people a chance to fight back against me!"
Lan Xuancheng murmured to himself. He didn't know how much his siblings knew about the fact that he was the financial backer of the Phantom Assassination Hall. But no matter how much they knew, they could take advantage of this matter to make a big fuss.
Lan Xuancheng tightened his grip on the pen in his hand. Since he couldn't solve the problem, he would solve the people who might create the problem. In this world, only the dead could keep secrets!
"People died? How many?" After several consecutive autumn rains in Yue Fuguang, which relieved the drought, she resumed the habit of going to court.
However, Emperor Mingxi took pity on her for her consecutive days of hard travel and didn't require her to go to court every day.
She only needed to go once every few days. With her around, the court officials were much more at ease and well - behaved.
In Chongshan's words, with Yue Fuguang in the Dayan court, the colleagues became more civilized, and even the work efficiency had improved a lot.
Today was another day for her to go to court. Half - asleep and half - awake, leaning on the chair in a daze, the system came to give her bad news again.
[All of the empress's children, except the one on the throne and Lan Xuan'er who stayed in Dayan, are dead!]
The system didn't expect that in this otherworld, they would encounter an emperor who would wipe out his own family. If it weren't for the strict protection in Dayan, Lan Xuan'er would also have been doomed.
Yue Fuguang was a bit stunned. She thought she was having an auditory hallucination because she hadn't woken up yet. "What do you mean by 'all the others are dead'? I remember that among the empress's children, except for Lan Xuan'er, who was obsessed with Prince Ming and had been delaying her marriage, the others were all married and had their own children."
[Master, 'all are dead' means that even their children are dead!]
Hiss! This Lan Xuancheng is really ruthless!
"Little Pearl, when did this happen? Was it Lan Xuancheng who did it?"
Apart from him, who else had the ability to wipe out all the empress's children within the territory of Nanzhao? You know, there were quite a few guards around these people. Even Panshan didn't have the ability to attack several people at the same time and wipe them all out.
[You're right, Master. It was Lan Xuancheng. He had been planning to deal with his siblings for a long time. But after hearing the rumors about Panshan and fearing that they would use this matter to attack him, he accelerated his plan.
Well, he started to close the net three days ago. The eldest princess, who held on the longest, died at dawn today. Among the empress's children in the capital, except for Emperor Lan Xuancheng, the others were all dead.]
"Does Lan Xuan'er know about this?" She was probably the most affectionate one among the empress's children. If she hadn't met that scumbag Prince Ming when she was young, been blinded by his good looks, coaxed by his sweet words, and manipulated by his tricks of playing hard - to - get, she should have had a better life.
[When Lan Xuancheng was plotting against the princes and princesses, they actually had already noticed it. After all, he had just ascended the throne and didn't have a good grip on the dynasty yet.
The eldest princess and the others also took counter - measures. But since he started to close the net three days ago, the third prince was stabbed to death in the street first, and the eldest princess sent a flying pigeon message to Lan Xuan'er.
She already knows that the third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth princess are dead.]
"So, at the latest by tomorrow, she will know that her eldest sister is also dead. Her brothers and sisters were all killed by her second brother. What do you think she will do?"
[Naturally, she will ask the emperor to lend her troops to launch a campaign against Lan Xuancheng.] The system said confidently and affirmatively.
"Are you so sure, Little Pearl?" Yue Fuguang glanced at the Dayan court officials who seemed to be seriously discussing the war with Beili. "Dayan is in the middle of a war and may not have any extra troops to lend her."
[But if Lan Xuan'er is really allowed to lead troops into Nanzhao, isn't it a good thing for Dayan? It can save Dayan from having to take action itself.
Maybe, considering her status as a Nanzhao princess, there will be less resistance, and both sides will have fewer casualties.]
"A war between two countries can be described as an 'internal dispute' within the Nanzhao royal family with such a maneuver." This statement is a bit shameless, but as the saying goes, history is written by the victors.
Is there anything wrong with saying so!
Emperor Mingxi, Huo Ying and others all nodded secretly. The words of the divine artifact master and the junior master really resonated with them.
[Master, Lan Xuan'er, who is coming to borrow troops, is almost outside the palace hall. Do you want to plead for her later and ask the emperor to lend her some troops?]
Yue Fuguang thought for a moment. It would be a good thing for her if Lan Xuan'er could capture Nanzhao for Dayan. It was obvious to everyone that once Nanyue fell, Nanzhao would sooner or later become part of Dayan.