Who cares if he is...
It has nothing to do with me anyway.
After Qianqian thought for a while, Zhao Yan put the matter behind him.
Whether Lin Xianer or Ye Ying, as long as they haven't found him yet, it's not an urgent matter.
Besides, there is no more information at present, so guessing is useless.
"Never mind this, I went to the palace just now and I have some things to explain to you. You should come with me."
"good."
After the two of them finished speaking, they headed towards the room where Zhang Danfeng and others were staying.
If nothing else happens, he should be back by now.
Sure enough, when they came outside the door, the two heard the lively discussion in the room.
"Duan Zhengyan is really greedy for life and afraid of death. He actually deployed so many elite soldiers in the palace. If Bu Yi's secret skills weren't strong enough to hide, it would be really difficult to break in."
"Had it not been for Zhang Louzhu's clever tactics after he succeeded, he wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed."
"Haha, no prizes, no prizes, you and I have finally finished this matter, and then we will be on par with the prince."
"Speaking of it, our matter is not difficult. What the prince will do next is much more difficult."
"I think you're doing this a little too easily?"
"Oh? What does Master Sun mean by this?"
"It's not that I question you two, but because Tianlong Temple has learned from the past, Duan Zhengyan only mobilized some ordinary soldiers to guard it. Isn't something wrong?"
"Although Taoist Master's considerations are reasonable, in my opinion, it is probably because Dali doesn't have enough masters to mobilize him. This action is really normal."
"Well……"
It could be heard that the three people in the room had some different opinions on this matter.
However, Sun En only mentioned it casually and did not take it seriously.
But Ding Peng, who woke up, had different opinions.
"As far as Ding knows, the six great swordsman monks are not the only famous masters in Tianlong Temple."
"After this generation, there are still many famous masters of the Ku generation who are still alive, such as Zen Master Kurong who is said to have mastered the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" on his own."
"In addition, Tianlong Temple has some collusion with Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei and Dongxi Factory. They had predicted the people who might appear when they came here, but only six great swordsmen appeared..."
"Now that I think about it carefully, as Taoist Sun said, something is wrong."
Hearing Ding Peng's voice, Zhao Yan immediately opened the door and entered.
The Westerners turned around and saw that it was him. Zhang Danfeng did not answer Ding Peng's question, but pointed to a brocade box on the table and said:
"Your Majesty has entrusted me with my duty, and I am fortunate to have lived up to my command."
Zhao Yan did not answer, but glanced at Ding Peng twice.
Seeing that his breathing was easing, I thought his injuries were much better, so I felt relieved.
"Is Uncle Ding okay?"
"Alright."
Ding Peng nodded slightly and responded.
"That's good."
Zhao Yan said, looking at the brocade box on the table with a smile.
"Lord Zhang, why don't you find this head in a garbage dump and throw it away."
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
Zhang Danfeng frowned slightly.
If he didn't care much about Sun En and Ding Peng's suspicions just now, but now Zhao Yan also said the same, then he must take it seriously.
Although Zhao Yan is young, Zhang Danfeng has actually recognized him very much since what he did after arriving in Qixia Town.
A young man with strength and wisdom, who is reliable in doing things, is more likable than some masters in Qixia Town who have difficulty communicating.
"The head in this brocade box is just one of Duan Zhengyan's six stand-ins."
"Didn't Zhang Lou do any careful investigation before taking action?"
Zhao Yan explained with a chuckle, while walking to the side and pulling up a wooden chair with a backrest to sit down.
"What?"
"How can it be!"
"This person is sitting on the imperial throne, how could it be that he is just a stand-in?"
"Exactly, the two of us worked hard to sneak into the palace. This person was reviewing memorials in the imperial study. If he was just a stand-in, why would he do such a thing?"
Li Buyi asked with a shocked look on his face.
Even if he is a substitute, he can understand.
But if you are just a substitute, there is no need to spend so much time forgetting to eat and sleep, right?
"My appearance has also been deceived by illusions. How could an emperor like Duan Zhengyan be still reviewing memorials in the imperial study at night?"
"As long as he has any influence on the people, Dali will be in peace and harmony."
Zhao Yan didn't present any evidence, he just said something was wrong, and Li Buyi suddenly understood on the spot.
It is true that they did not think of this flaw at the time.
"In that case...then our trip was in vain!"
"If it doesn't work once, then try it again."
Zhang Danfeng said in a deep voice.
He is known as the three wise men of Qixia Town, but he did something stupid tonight, and he is really a little upset.
"How did the prince know that Duan Zhengyan had six substitutes?"
"I just found out about it not long ago. If you had known about it earlier, you wouldn't have to go all the way in vain. This is a nice dress, Mr. Zhang. Where did you buy it?"
As Zhao Yan said this, he suddenly noticed that Zhang Danfeng had actually changed his clothes.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and saw that Li Buyi had also changed his clothes.
"The look has also changed? Did you two bring a change of clothes when you went out?"
"Forehead…"
"Heh...heh, take it, take it."
Li Buyi replied awkwardly.
Zhang Danfeng's expression was also a little unnatural.
If it had been before, the two of them would have definitely wanted to brag about their achievements.
He went deep behind enemy lines and decapitated the enemy, but only destroyed a set of clothes.
This battle loss ratio is really outstanding.
But now that they had killed a useless person, the two of them were embarrassed to brag about it.
Zhao Yan looked at the expressions of the two and thought of the musketeers in the palace, as well as the violent noise and fire before, and suddenly understood why the two had to change clothes.
He smiled softly.
"But what the two of you have not finished, I have already finished for you."
"What the prince said..."
"Yes, I also killed Duan Zhengyan once, but..."
Zhao Yan suddenly frowned.
For example, when he left the palace before, he was convinced that Duan Zhengyan was really dead.
But after hearing what Ding Peng said just now, he became a little confused again.
Strange indeed.
"As for whether the person who died is Duan Zhengyan, I am not 100%25 sure."
"Why does the prince's words make people confused?"
"There is nothing I can do about it. I don't know Duan Zhengyan. It's just that all the senior officials in Dali in the palace at that time recognized him. I guess there should be no problem."
"So, that huge explosion just now...?"
"This is the death knell that I have sounded for Duan Zhengyan."
Zhao Yan said calmly, not mentioning Yang Hongchun at all.
Since the other party surrendered, there was no need for him to talk to the people in Xuanji Tower.
The Westerners looked at each other, a little confused as to why Zhao Yan wanted to enter the palace again.
The matter has already been handed over to Zhang Danfeng, so why bother...
"It's difficult to explain the cause and effect in detail, so you don't need to ask. In short, in the Dali court now, regardless of whether Duan Zhengyan is really dead or fake, he is already 'dead'."
There is a mysterious flavor in these words.
But everyone understood it.
"Buyi probably understood what the prince meant. It seems that the prince has won the support of the Dali court."
"So that's it. As long as Duan Zhengyan is legally dead, even if he fakes his death, he can still be killed for real."
Zhang Danfeng nodded understandingly.
A person is obviously not dead, but as long as everyone does not recognize him, then even if he is alive, it is no different than dead.
Eighty percent of the positions in the Dali court are controlled by the three major families. As long as they seize the time to support the new king's succession, Duan Zhengyan will have no chance to reverse this situation.
Thinking of this, Zhang Danfeng couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"I didn't expect that the two of us who risked our lives to enter the palace to assassinate him would not be as useful as the prince strategizing outside."
"Excellent."
Otherwise, why are you an ancient and me a time traveler?
Those skills of "cyber violence" and "social death" are really difficult to use here.
Zhao Yan continued to accept the praise shamelessly.
Whatever his men do is his job.
Nothing wrong.
"In this case, my plan of waiting in Dali has almost been completed."
Sun En listened quietly and suddenly said excitedly.
The three nodded in agreement.
Originally, their goal was to kill Duan Siping so that the Changsheng Society could no longer gain access to Dali's national destiny, and then support a different court so that Xuanji Tower could control all aspects of Dali to a certain extent.
Now that Duan Siping, who was the previous target, is clearly dead, the Immortal Society will no longer be able to absorb the national destiny he was burdened with.
Although the throne is now left to the Duan family, the candidate has been replaced by a new person from Duan Zhengyan, completely cutting off the connection with the Immortal Society.
It can be said that except for the selection of the emperor, which made Xuanjilou not very satisfied, in other aspects, the mission was completed perfectly.
What's more, Zhao Yan and Xuanjilou can be regarded as relatively in-depth partners...
From another perspective, before the destruction of the Immortal Society, there was no reason for the two to fall out.
So round down…
The task was successfully completed.
After Zhang Danfeng thought about it, there was nothing wrong with this logic.
"Now that the mission is over...then we have to return."
"Don't panic. We've all left. It doesn't matter if we go back later. Your Majesty still has some unfinished arrangements. Why don't I wait here for a while."
"Ding will take care of him for a while."
"It doesn't matter if you are an experienced Taoist. You can also meditate and practice Taoism here."
"In this case, we will return to town in seven days."
"good."
The Westerners had a conversation and decided on the itinerary.
Zhao Yan rolled his eyes and glanced at Shuangsheng behind him, who nodded imperceptibly in agreement.
"Seven days is almost enough, so let's settle it."
……
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Inside the palace.
A coffin made of golden nanmu was placed in the main hall.
There were tight guards outside the main hall. At the bottom of the seventy-seven steps, five men with quite similar looks were tied up and kneeling on the ground.
Behind the five people, Kong Wu's powerful swordsman and axe-hand stood tall.
Yang Hongchun led more than a dozen court officials to verify the five people one by one.
"Mr. Yang, since your Majesty is dead, there is no need to keep these people anymore. We can just kill them. What are you waiting for?"
"Yes, these people have imitated His Majesty's every move and are very similar. Keeping them is a big problem."
"What's the rush? The Prime Minister must have a plan."
"Exactly, what are you worrying about? You can think of it. Couldn't the Prime Minister not think of it?"
Listening to the discussion among the six officials behind him, Yang Hongchun smiled helplessly and continued to look at the tied up stand-ins.
He is identifying carefully.
Although it stands to reason that Duan Zhengyan has been beaten to death...
But given his temperament, he still had to look carefully.
"Kill him."
After looking at the last facial features, Yang Hongchun was finally convinced that Duan Zhengyan was really dead now.
Now I have no interest in watching it anymore.
"The villain obeys your orders."
The commander obeyed the order, raised the small flag high in his hand and shouted.
"Execution!"
With this sound, the swordsmen and axemen suddenly waved the steel swords in their hands.
As soon as he picked up the knife and dropped it, the five big heads fell to the ground. After rolling a few times, they finally stopped.
Although several people have died, at least they have tasted the feeling of being the king of a country in this life, and their deaths are not unjust.
"Master Wu, have you found the edict?"
Yang Hongchun asked warmly.
Someone immediately walked out from behind and replied respectfully.
"Replying to the Prime Minister, I have found the late emperor's edict, and it is indeed passed down to the Prime Minister's uncle Duan Fei."
"Well, very good. Now that we have the edict, we should hurry up and make preparations. The enthronement ceremony will be held within three days."
"I will accept the order."
The two sang and harmonized, and in a few words they decided on the forgery of the edict of succession.
The level of blatantness is simply shameless...
But Duan Zhengyan died, and none of the people in the Duan family who could support the scene could enter the palace. Now in Chan City, there is really no one who can control them.
After completing the enthronement ceremony and then destroying Tianlong Temple, Chancheng will be at your fingertips.
But if you want to completely control Dali Kingdom, there are still some obstacles.
"Has Duan Fei entered the palace?"
"Back to the prime minister, I'm already waiting in the imperial study."
"Okay, I'll go to the imperial study room. You should hurry up and make preparations."
"Congratulations to the prime minister!"
In today's palace, Yang Hongchun seems to be covering the sky with one hand.
……
……
Just when five stand-ins were beheaded outside the palace.
The main hall where the coffin was placed was very deserted.
Except for several concubines of Duan Zhengyan who were kneeling here, there were no other officials.
At this moment, officials who support the imperial faction will naturally not be let into the palace.
Duan Zhengyan's empress died early, and there was no queen after that. Therefore, not only did there not be a empress from the mother-in-law world, there was not even a prince who kept vigil at night.
And the concubines who were watching the night felt extremely miserable.
The emperor they relied on died, and their beloved concubines immediately lost their favor.
What will it be like in the days to come?
If nothing else, at least his status and treatment in the palace will drop a lot.
If the new king is kind-hearted and can tolerate them, there will still be a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
But if you meet a cruel new king...
The unknown scene was something they didn't dare to imagine.
With fear of the future and this desolate and desolate scene, the concubines finally couldn't help crying.
This moment was probably the time when they missed Duan Zhengyan most sincerely.
boom!
Just as intermittent weeping sounded in the hall, the coffin suddenly shook violently.
This horrifying scene was so shocking that the women immediately forgot to cry and just looked at the nanmu coffin in front of them with livid faces.
boom!
There was another loud noise, and the coffin boards rose into the sky.
Then, amidst the sharp shouts of several women, a figure sat up.
