save the bachelors

Chapter 4229 4231 [The bow is hidden after the bird is gone]

Faced with the pressure from the Divine Marquis to abdicate, Emperor Zhengde had basically no ability to resist.

Because Shen Hou has already received the support of the provincial governors, the ten generals, and the civil and military officials of the court. Although he also has some power, it is completely incomparable to Shen Hou.

He originally thought that Shen Hou and Cao Zhengchun would kill each other, both sides would suffer losses and die together, but he still underestimated Shen Hou's strength.

With the strength of the Divine Marquis, he could have usurped the throne and seized power long ago.

After all, he already knew the secrets of the ten generals. And Wan Sanqian, the richest man in the world, had long been his supporter.

He has no shortage of soldiers or money, and can control an army of 800,000 at any time and anywhere.

Under such absolute strength, the so-called "checks and balances" of Emperor Zhengde and the arrogance of Cao Zhengchun were nothing but children's play in the eyes of Shenhou and were not worth mentioning.

It's just that he wanted to rescue Su Xin and then ascend the throne to become emperor legitimately, so he has been playing the pig and eating the tiger.

Now that Su Xin was definitely beyond saving, Shen Hou naturally had no intention of enduring any longer.

But when he exerted his strength, Emperor Zhengde found that he was really powerless to resist.

If he didn't want to die without a burial place like Emperor Jianwen, he could only abdicate and hand over the throne to Shenhou.

Therefore, Emperor Zhengde had to issue an abdication edict, announcing that he would abdicate his throne to Shenhou.

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Xiang Nan received the news immediately, and then sent a carrier pigeon to Duan Tianya and Cheng Shifei, telling them that Shen Hou was plotting to usurp the throne, and told them to be careful.

Not long after, Shen Hou also sent pigeons to Tian Gang and Di Sha to tell them that he would ascend the throne. He also asked them to tell the four spies the news and pay attention to their reactions.

If the four spies expressed their support, he would spare their lives for now. If the four spies did not express their support, even if they were just stunned or shocked, he would kill them, even Haitang, whom he had betrothed to Wan Sanqian.

The reason is self-evident. When he really ascends the throne, the whole world will belong to him. A rich man like Wan Sanqian will no longer be of any value to him.

He killed Wan Sanqian and took over his wealth. Not only did he not have to fulfill his promise, but he could also enrich the national treasury, killing two birds with one stone. Why not do it?

After Tian Gang and Di Sha received the pigeon message, they immediately found Hai Tang and said, "Miss Hai Tang, you have had a hard time along the way. I specially asked the store to make a bowl of ginseng soup to nourish you."

"Thank you." Haitang took the ginseng soup and said, "You have worked hard along the way."

After leaving the capital, they headed west through Jizhou and arrived at the Three Jins, and then from the Three Jins to the Three Qins. They successively killed many eunuchs guarding Jizhou, the Three Jins, and the Three Qins, and eliminated the power of the East Factory one after another.

It can be said that it was quite difficult, as one had to overcome many obstacles and experience life and death.

"Miss Haitang, you are too polite. This is what we should do. Without your leadership, we would not have achieved such good results." Tiangang smiled and said, "It's getting late. Drink this soup while it's hot."

"Okay." Haitang nodded, picked up the spoon, and was about to eat when she suddenly heard a few "puffing" sounds outside the door.

Haitang and Tiangang were both stunned.

Then the door opened and Xiang Nan walked in.

Haitang and Tiangang were both stunned when they saw this.

But Tiangang was guilty and reacted faster. He immediately pounced on Haitang, trying to subdue her so as to make Xiang Nantou cautious.

But just as he was about to make a move, Xiang Nan came in front of him like a ghost and put a knife across his neck, scaring him so much that he dared not move.

"Yidao, what are you doing?" Haitang asked in surprise upon seeing this.

"You should ask him why he poisoned your ginseng soup." Xiang Nan looked at Tiangang and said coldly. Haitang was startled and looked at Tiangang quickly.

"Hero Guihai, you must have misunderstood. Why would I poison you?" Tiangang said hurriedly.

"Since it's not poisonous, just drink it." Xiang Nan handed the ginseng soup to Tian Gang.

When Tiangang heard this, he immediately took the bowl and gulped down the ginseng soup in a few gulps.

"..." Seeing this, Haitang looked at Xiang Nan in confusion again.

Xiang Nan smiled slightly, tore open Tiangang's coat, and snatched the small porcelain bottle hidden in the lining.

When Tiangang saw it, he was shocked.

The reason why he was not afraid to drink the ginseng soup was because he had the antidote. He planned to let Haitang drink the poison first, and then tell her the news that Shen Hou had usurped the throne.

If Haitang expressed support, he would give her the antidote to detoxify. Otherwise, Haitang would be poisoned and her strength would be greatly reduced. At that time, it would be easier for them, the Tiangang and Disha, to kill her.

So when he came to deliver the chicken soup, he had already asked the other Tian Gang and Di Sha to ambush outside the door. Once something went wrong, they would immediately attack in groups.

But now the person who was ambushing outside the door was obviously killed by Xiang Nan, and he was also poisoned. If he couldn't detoxify in time, he would die soon, and that would be a big trouble.

"Tell the truth and I will spare your life. Otherwise, you will die." Xiang Nan threatened.

Tian Gang wanted to quibble, but as Xiang Nan's left hand moved slightly, he immediately told the truth, "Yes, I poisoned the ginseng soup."

"Why?" Haitang asked in surprise.

"Because Shen Hou is preparing to usurp the throne and seize power, he is worried that you will oppose him, so he plans to get rid of you." Tian Gang explained.

"What?!" Haitang was shocked.

She never imagined that the divine prince, who had always claimed to be loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and protective of the country, would actually plot to usurp the throne.

She had never expected that the Lord of the Gods had always called them, the secret agents of the inner court, like his own children, but now he was sending people to get rid of them.

This was so disconcerting that she couldn't believe it for a moment.

"How dare you say that? How dare you slander my godfather?" She grabbed Tiangang's collar and shouted excitedly.

"What he said is true." Xiang Nan said, handing Haitang the pigeon message from the Divine Marquis to eliminate the four major spies, "You should know his handwriting."

Haitang took it and looked at it. It was indeed the handwriting of Shenhou, and the content on it made her feel shocked.

"How could this happen?! How could this happen?!" She was going crazy. She never expected that the man whom she had always respected and admired, who was like a father to her, would now be crazy and ruthless.

Her three views were about to explode, and it was more painful than death.

"Master Guihai, I have said everything you asked me to say. Can you give me the antidote and spare my life?" Tiangang begged.

Xiang Nan nodded and threw the porcelain bottle back to him.

Tiangang took the antidote and swallowed it immediately.

But Xiang Nan immediately knocked him unconscious with a palm, "I said I would spare your life, but I only spared your life."

If he got hit by this palm, he would become an idiot even if he woke up. But it was not Xiang Nan's fault that he was cruel. If he had not seen through their conspiracy in advance, once he fell into their hands, the best outcome for him would be death, and the worst outcome would be a life worse than death.