Shan Mao, Yama Qi, and Shan Dai entered the palace together to meet the emperor. The emperor met the three of them in the imperial garden and did not have to kneel down to show off.
The Queen, Yang Linglong and Bai Lan are all there, as well as the female guards arranged by Buddhism for the Queen.
As for Yang Linglong and Bai Lan, they were shocked when they saw Shan Dai, but they couldn't say anything at this time, so they kept it in their hearts.
After seeing the ceremony, the three members of the Shan family asked the emperor to remove the maids and eunuchs.
Yamazaki bluntly said that in addition to taking Yang Linglong home during this trip, he also wanted to take Shan Yuru away. He wanted the concubine to fake her death and take her out of the palace to practice practice after removing her identity.
The emperor hesitated, looked at Shan Dai, remembered her strength, and gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support. I hope I won't bother Your Majesty again in the future."
"If I can see you somewhere, it's not too late for me to be happy."
"Your Majesty, please leave."
"Okay, come here, take the prince and others to see the concubine."
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However, when he saw Shan Yuru, she had just changed from a living beauty to a lifeless corpse.
From the imperial garden to the dowager's palace, in just about a quarter of an hour, the secret guard who received the news killed the pampered dowager.
Shan Dai immediately stepped forward to check and confirmed that he was poisoned.
Yang Zhiwen, the commander of the secret guards, cupped his hands and said, "I am acting in accordance with the secret edict left by the late emperor."
"The late emperor had long known that the concubine had impure thoughts towards him, but he doted on the concubine very much, so he tolerated her in every way. It was just a matter of leaving the palace, which was absolutely impossible."
"Even if we kill her, we must let her stay with us. This is what the late emperor said."
"In the imperial mausoleum, the tomb of the Dowager Empress has been built."
Yamazaki sighed: "Stop talking, I'll take the body with me."
"Then I can only say that I'm sorry. The secret guard has something that the secret guard must do. That is our mission."
"The mission of the Secret Guard is to obey the current emperor, not the previous emperor. I think you should know that the current emperor has already agreed. Who do you listen to? If you take the wrong side, you will be doomed."
The secret guards immediately hesitated. It was not worth sacrificing the lives of the entire clan for a single body.
"Okay, stop arguing." Shan Dai said, "Brother, we are late. The poison is extremely powerful. They also blocked Shan Yuru's power in advance, making her unable to resist. The poison has already flowed through the blood.
Every part of her body and brain have been damaged, and her consciousness should have dissipated."
Commander Yang Zhiwen nodded, "This is a secret poison made by the royal family. It is called beauty and immortality. It can keep the body's beauty for a long time without decaying. It is specially prepared for burying the concubine."
Yamazaki was stunned, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I was worried beforehand that Shan Yuru would not be able to leave the palace, so I came to pick her up in person. I didn't expect that it is really not as good as God."
Commander Yang Zhiwen cupped his hands and said, "My condolences, Lord Marquis."
Yamazaki shook his head, "I don't feel sad for Shan Yuru. Although she looks young, she is actually 90 years old. She has enjoyed all the wealth and honor in the world. I am not surprised by this ending."
"There is an agreement between me and her, but it is not an unfulfilled agreement. If she dies, I will feel less of a burden."
"What I deplore is your foolish loyalty. Although you are doing this under the orders of the late emperor, the world now belongs to His Majesty."
"Although he is an emperor and a minister, your majesty is open-minded and treats you well. If you do this, where will you put your majesty today?"
"Next, His Majesty will definitely purge the secret guards. Will you comply or not?"
"Since the secret guards are in chaos, can the world still be stable?"
"If you don't obey, there is only one way to rebel. But even if you establish a new king, the new king will not treat you traitors. You will still die in the future."
The secret guards looked at each other with sweat on their heads.
Commander Yang Zhiwen gritted his teeth and knelt down, "I'm an official, I dare you to ask Lord Marquis to show you a clear path."
The others also knelt down, and Yamazaki looked around, "Every one of you at the scene can save your life if you go to His Majesty and dedicate your martial arts skills and plead guilty. Otherwise, you won't even be able to save your family."
"I'm not trying to scare you. You people should know better than me about the royal authority."
"Your Majesty does not care about the life and death of the concubine, but he cannot tolerate those around him obeying other people's orders, especially the secret guards who are highly skilled in martial arts."
"You can kill the concubine today and the emperor tomorrow. This is not a question of whether you will do it or not. Your Majesty will definitely think so.
"So, what other way out do you have?"
The leader, Yang Zhiwen, was speechless. The late emperor had been in power for eighty years. They had obeyed the orders of the late emperor since they were young and never thought that they would violate the new emperor's taboo.
Yamazaki shouted: "What is there to hesitate about? Do you want the whole clan to suffer together? You have been favored by the late emperor, and this may be the cause and effect that you should repay."
The secret guards were shocked and suddenly felt enlightened. Yes, this might not be their debt.
Commander Yang Zhiwen took the lead, and everyone knelt on the ground and knelt down, "Thank you so much for your advice, Lord Marquis. I'll ask you to help me later."
"Of course, I don't want the world to be in chaos."
Yamazaki couldn't help but sigh, this was another troublesome matter.
And this cause and effect ended up on Emperor Shitian. It's no wonder that when fortune telling was done for him, he always felt that his fate should not be cut off.
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Royal Garden.
A group of secret guards, including five supreme masters, knelt down to apologize.
After the emperor heard about it, he didn't say a word, but his face was as dark as ice water. Everyone around him knew that this good-tempered emperor was angry.
"Your Majesty, our mission is over. Please allow us to return home."
After the leader Yang Zhiwen kowtowed, he abandoned his martial arts and destroyed his Dantian, causing his appearance to age a lot on the spot.
Everyone else did it, one by one.
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely tragic for the moment.
The emperor was stunned, looking around at the faces vomiting blood, and couldn't help but sigh, "Why bother?"
"Your Majesty, our mission is over. Please allow us to return home." All the secret guards kowtowed together.
"Okay, okay, everyone, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Some people couldn't help but cry bitterly on the ground, which made all the secret guards burst into tears.
Yamazaki stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, you still remember that you gave a group of sin slaves to Prince An Yi's palace."
"Remember, Aiqing mentioned it at this time?"
"Those people are now highly skilled in martial arts and can be put to good use. I am willing to offer them to Your Majesty to protect Your Majesty's safety."
"this……"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. They have young children by their side. As long as Your Majesty makes an imperial edict and gradually exempts their entire family from the status of criminal slaves, they will obey Your Majesty and will not take orders from Wei Chen. At most, they are masters and disciples.
friendship."
Yamazaki's implication is that if they have a small family, they have leverage. Just like these secret guards, no matter how heroic they are, they have to consider their clan members.
At the same time, their status was that of sin slaves, and only the emperor could remove them and their family from being slaves.
As long as the rewards are slowly awarded as agreed, they can accept them and make them willing to serve.
As for the master-disciple relationship between Tianchijun and his master, Yamazaki, naturally cannot compare to the kindness and family ties between the king and the emperor.
If you can't use it with confidence, there will be no one in the world who can use it.
The emperor thought about it for a while and finally figured it out. He nodded with a smile and said, "I will follow your advice."