North of Jiangning City.
Yangtze River Wharf.
It was still dark at this time.
The river surface was swelled by the wind, gently lapping at the embankment. The river surface was shrouded in darkness, and it was difficult to see what the other side looked like.
A large ship was docked at the dock, its mast and sails had already been raised, ready to set sail at any time... This was what Su Xian had prepared in advance.
On the pier, the two teams were clearly separated.
Near the side of the ship, headed by King Tian and Zhao Rongyin, there were dozens of people standing behind them. They were all King Tian's personal guards, each holding a torch.
Opposite King Tian were Su Xian, Yang Zhilan, Zhou Wei and others, and behind him were dozens of people. They were the masters of Butterfly Valley, each holding a torch.
"I have prepared food, water, gold, silver and other necessary items for you."
Su Xian pointed to the big ship and continued:
"After you board the ship, immediately head west, whether to Nanchu or to the mountains of Shu. No matter where you want to land, it's up to you."
Prince Tian and Zhao Rongyin looked at each other, and at the same time bowed deeply to Su Xian: "Master Su's kindness is like reborn parents, we have nothing to repay..."
Su Xian supported him with both hands: "Please get up, this is what I should do."
After the two stood up, Su Xian looked at Prince Tian alone and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please step forward. There is something I want to say to you."
King Tian did not doubt that he was there. As expected, he took two steps forward and walked to Su Xian's side. With a curious expression on his face, he asked, "Master Su, please speak."
"What I want to say is...you really deserve a beating!"
Su Xian's expression suddenly changed, he let out a strange cry, and rushed forward, punching and kicking King Tian, venting the depression that had accumulated in front of Fengtian Palace.
Although King Tian was pitiful, he was also very fucked up and put Su Xian himself in danger.
Su Xian said that he still had to save King Tian, but he had to beat this guy up!
"Your Majesty!"
Zhao Rongyin was startled and looked at this scene with a puzzled face. Mr. Su was fine just now, why did he suddenly change his face?
"Your Majesty!"
The guards at the back all moved at the same time with the intention of rescuing King Tian. They were all very loyal and had followed King Tian to a foreign country on this trip, so they were not afraid that they would have second thoughts.
Yang Zhilan, Zhou Wei, and the dozens of Butterfly Valley masters behind them also moved at the same time, firmly holding back King Tian's personal guards.
The two sides confronted each other on the spot, and the atmosphere became tense.
"Don't move any of you!" After King Tian was beaten, he hurriedly ordered to his guards, because the moment he was beaten, he guessed the reason why Su Xian beat him.
"Go back, don't be rude!" He knew he was in the wrong - he almost killed Chen Keyan and other close relatives, almost killed Zhao Rongyin's lifesaver, and even almost destroyed Chen Di's body!
He himself actually regretted it very much.
Su Xian beat him up, just in time to atone for the mistakes he made.
In this way, under the "watching" of both sides, Su Xian beat King Tian into a pig's head. While beating him, he cursed, punched and kicked him.
Zhao Rongyin looked worried. She wanted to persuade him but didn't dare. She just hoped that Su Xian would stop early.
After a long period of time, Su Xian's own hand started to hurt, so he stopped, took two steps back, and looked down at King Tian lying on the ground:
"After today, things will be clear between us. It's already getting late. To be on guard against any changes, you'd better get on the boat and set off early!"
"Thank you Mr. Su."
Zhao Rongyin quickly helped King Tian up.
Prince Tian held a pig's head on his head and struggled to bow to Su Xian: "Thank you Mr. Su for your mercy."
Su Xian waved his hand: "Hurry up and get on the boat."
"Master Su, don't be anxious. I also have something to say to you. Please move away." Prince Tian pushed Zhao Rongyin away and slowly walked to the side, away from everyone.
"What? You want to beat me up too?" Su Xian raised his eyebrows.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. This is a matter related to Yan'er. I need to leave it to you, Master." King Tian waved his hands repeatedly.
Is it related to Chen Keyan? Su Xian immediately stopped joking, walked to a distance, stood side by side with Prince Tian, turned his back to everyone, and asked, "I wonder what the prince wants to say?"
"Master, please accept this." King Tian handed over a gift.
Su Xian subconsciously took it and took a look in his hand. It turned out to be a special gold medal with a dragon pattern engraved on the real face and the two characters "Dark Guard" on the back.
There are several lines of small characters below the big characters.
Su Xian was about to take a closer look when he heard King Tian say: "This gold medal was delivered to me by someone when my father woke up for the last time."
"I can't accept it." Su Xian stopped reading the small lines and handed the gold medal back directly: "This is something the late emperor gave you. It is of great significance. It is not appropriate for me to accept it."
King Tian did not reach out to take it, but only said: "Father has made two preparations. One is to support King Li and hand over all the command of the Imperial Army to King Li."
"Secondly, if something goes wrong and Yan'er succeeds in ascending the throne and becomes the second queen in the world, this gold medal will be a check and balance to her!"
Su Xian was startled: "What do you mean? How to check and balance?"
King Tian said: "My father has always believed that it is unreliable for a woman to be the emperor. It is for the sake of the country, the country, and the people of the world, so my father sent someone to give me this gold medal."
"With this gold medal, you can order the secret guard to take charge once. If Yan'er behaves badly, you can use this to revive Chao Gang!"
"I'm leaving now. I will find a place where no one knows about me. I will no longer pay attention to Nan Chen's affairs from now on. So, I'd better accept this gold medal."
Su Xian's brows sank slightly: "I have always been an outsider. Your Majesty should give this gold medal to a more suitable person."
He actually still has a doubt. The commander of the secret guard, and even the entire secret guard, are Chen Keyan's subordinates. Why should they revive Chao Gang?
But Su Xian did not delve into it.
In his opinion, the symbolic significance of this gold medal is greater than its practical significance.
It’s a souvenir!
King Tian smiled: "I think Young Master is a suitable candidate. If Young Master finds a more suitable candidate, Young Master can decide whether to hand over the gold medal."
Su Xian thought about it carefully, put the gold medal close to his body, and said solemnly: "If you say so, then I would be disrespectful."
After explaining the matter, the two returned side by side.
Su Xian urged again: "It will be dawn soon. You'd better get on the boat and set off. I wish you a smooth journey and a safe arrival at your destination!"
"Take care of yourself!"
King Tian paid his final bow to Zhao Rongyin, then boarded the ship and set sail Yang Fan.
Su Xian stood proudly on the dock and watched them go away. He didn't look back until the big ship completely disappeared into the hazy night.
"From now on, there will be no King Tian in Nanchen!" Su Xian sighed with emotion.
"Senior brother, we should go back." Zhou Wei said.
"What's the situation in the city now?" Su Xian glanced at the sky that was not yet white, and thought to himself: "This night is really long..."
At this moment, someone trotted over and reported to Su Xian: "Sir, since King Li was beheaded, all the remnants of the Queen's family hiding in the city have been executed!"
"Well done, we finally got rid of this group of traitors!" Su Xian was shocked and asked: "What about the queen?"
"It is said that the queen hanged herself after learning that King Li had been beheaded and all the remnants of the traitors had been killed."
"She should have committed suicide long ago!" Su Xian was annoyed, and then asked: "By the way, how is the situation in the palace? Is the preparation for Her Royal Highness the Princess's coronation ceremony?"
"Preparations are in full swing and should be completed before dawn."
Su Xian was shocked again and said loudly:
"Go back to the city immediately and attend the coronation ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Princess before dawn!"
"..."
Su Xian and his party hurriedly hurriedly followed, but in the end they were still a step too late.
As soon as I entered Jiangning City, I heard someone beating gongs and drums in the distance and shouting at the top of their lungs: "The new emperor has ascended the throne..."
"Already ascended the throne?"
Su Xian was slightly surprised. Judging from the time, it shouldn't be so fast.
However, he soon figured out the key -
Too many things happened tonight. In order to avoid accidents, Chen Keyan and the ministers will be simple and quick, and first confirm the identity of the emperor.
when!
The messengers beating gongs and drums walked along the street. The sound of the gongs was as loud as the beginning of the world. Before dawn, it was so deafening:
"The new emperor has ascended the throne..."
On the street, closed doors opened one after another. People were dressing and yawning and asking: "Shouldn't the coronation ceremony of the new emperor be held tomorrow? Why is he enthroned at this time? It's not even dawn yet!"
"It would be better if King Tian ascended the throne earlier. This is a matter of time. But I don't know if King Tian will grant amnesty to the world after he ascends the throne..." People started to discuss it heatedly.
"You still call me 'King Tian'? It's so treasonous. You should change your name to Your Majesty now!"
"That's right, that's right..."
At this time, the messenger with gongs and drums walked up to everyone and corrected him: "You are all wrong, our new king of Nanchen is not King Tian!"
Everyone was stunned: "Not King Tian? Who is that?"
While everyone was wondering, a message suddenly came from the other side. It was unclear, but it vaguely mentioned the word "King Li".
"King Li?" Everyone was shocked: "Isn't King Li under house arrest? How could he enter the palace and ascend the throne to be our new king of Nanchen? This is impossible!"
The officer holding the gong in his hand rubbed his eyebrows and rang the gong. The sound was so loud that it drowned out everyone's chatter.
When everyone looked at him, the officer said loudly: "Our new king of Nanchen is not King Tian or King Li, but... Her Royal Highness Princess Wu!"
After he finished speaking, the whole street fell silent.
People looked at each other and saw a look of extreme shock in each other's eyes!
Princess Wu... isn't that a woman? A woman ascended the throne and became their new king?
A female emperor was born in Nanchen! ?
The second empress in the world besides Empress Daliang! ?
Oh my god, this world is so crazy!
Designated as not waking up...
Su Xian saw all this and didn't pay much attention to it. He led Yang Zhilan and Zhou Wei straight into the palace and came to the side hall next to Fengtian Hall.
It was here that Chen Keyan ascended the throne and became the second female emperor in the world today and in history!
Just because the body of Emperor Chen was still lying in the main hall, and the entire hall was decorated as a mourning hall, there was no time to decorate it, so the place for the enthronement was chosen in the side hall.
The lights inside and outside the side hall are brightly lit.
Countless civil and military ministers stood respectfully and took turns entering the side hall to pay homage to the new empress.
Chen Keyan had already changed out of the blood-stained dress, took a simple bath, put on a slightly larger crown, sat on the dragon chair, and accepted the congratulations from the officials.
When Su Xian arrived, everything was in order, the officials were neatly arranged, and the court was peaceful and peaceful, giving the impression of a great nation.
However, on the way here, he had heard reports that there were some old diehards in the Nanchen court who did not recognize Chen Keyan's ascension to the throne as a woman, and they would not hesitate to fight to the death...
In normal times, Chen Keyan and the ministers who supported her would have had a headache over this, and they might even have been held hostage.
But tonight...in front of Fengtian Temple, two huge crises were staged, which made everyone very irritable. In addition, in order to quickly maintain stability, Chen Keyan was angry and waved her hand to directly meet the demands of those stubborn people. ——
Send them to death!
When Su Xian arrived, the farce had long ended. All the civil and military officials present supported Chen Keyan, and everything was in order.
He entered the side hall and looked at Chen Keyan, who was sitting on the dragon chair and wearing a crown. He felt a little strange... This was actually normal. After all, it was a new outfit and it took some time to get used to it.
After Chen Keyan saw Su Xian, she smiled for the first time, giving people a feeling of spring breeze. Su Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was the familiar Fairy Chen!
The two people's eyes met across the distance. Although they were speechless, they could still feel each other's thoughts——
finally!
Finally!
Chen Keyan finally won the throne of Nanchen and became the second female emperor in the world today!
She had finally accomplished her goal and satisfied her ambition. After taking the throne, she would no longer have to face the threat of King Li.
She now has enough ability to protect the people she wants to protect!
For Su Xian, it was naturally something worth celebrating. First of all, his plan to "leave a way out" finally came to fruition.
From now on, if he can't survive in Daliang, he can take his family and take refuge in Nanchen.
Secondly, Chen Keyan is his woman, and Chen Keyan is the current empress. Tsk tsk... Thinking about it carefully, why is this so exciting?
"Your Majesty, Su Xian, pay homage to your Majesty!" Su Xian put a faint smile on his lips and temporarily put these distracting thoughts behind him.
"Su Aiqing is lying flat. Come and give me a seat." Chen Keyan hurriedly suppressed her smile and straightened her body.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"..."
Chen Keyan ascended the throne at this time in order to secure the emperor's position and stabilize the court as soon as possible, and completely put an end to some people's wishful thinking, so the enthronement ceremony can be saved.
However, after dawn, the formal enthronement ceremony will still be held, offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, and announcing to the world... It is said to be very cumbersome.
Therefore, when the situation stabilized, the ministers dispersed one after another.
Chen Keyan, Su Xian and others also found a place to rest to replenish their physical strength.
Otherwise, tomorrow's official ceremony will be very stressful.
…
Su Xian's sleep was very restless.
He didn't know why, maybe because he stayed up too late, went to bed too late, or maybe he was in a foreign country in the south and couldn't hug his wives to sleep, so he had nightmares one after another.
For example, in one of the nightmares, Emperor Chen actually came back to life!
After the resurrection, Emperor Chen learned that Chen Keyan had ascended the throne and became the empress. Lei Lei was furious and ordered the arrest of Chen Keyan and him...
"Young Master, Young Master, wake up..." Yang Zhilan's call came from the lake.
"Zhi Lan? Is it dawn yet?" Su Xian felt that his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn't open them at all.
"Sir, wake up quickly, something serious is going on!" Yang Zhilan's calm voice was filled with solemnity.
