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Chapter 1073: The Liao Emperor Passes Away
He also asked Yelu Tabu to continue the investigation, and only then did he find evidence to prove his innocence. Naturally, Yelu Sala was released later.

He still remembers this incident clearly.

So I don’t believe that this was something Yelu Sala came up with on his own.

"Old minister, I heard it from Uncle Xiao."

Xiao Moxia was suddenly called out and crawled out of the team in a panic: "Master Yelu, we were just drinking together a few days ago and talking nonsense. Why did you take it seriously? Your Majesty, I really didn't mean that! I didn't instruct Master Yelu to propose the appointment of a crown prince! Please understand, Your Majesty."

Yelu Hongji sneered: "Whether you have this intention or not, I know it very well in my heart."

You can hear a pin drop in the hall.

After a few breaths, Yelu Hongji said, "Do you have anything else to say? If not, let's go!"

These three words sounded like the sound of nature to the minister's ears.

After His Majesty left, Yelu Sala felt like he was alive again. He stood up and scolded Uncle Xiao: "So this is why Uncle Xiao asked me to go to the banquet. It's my fault that I was stupid and you played me around. Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise and understands the heart of this old minister. Otherwise, I would have lost my life!"

After saying this, he rolled his eyes at Uncle Xiao angrily and left.

The other people also looked at Uncle Xiao with great caution.

But I dare not get close to Uncle Xiao.

Although it seems that the throne is likely to be inherited by Prince Liang, it is different if His Majesty gives it voluntarily and if they take the initiative.

If His Majesty is unhappy, he still has other grandchildren.

After Yelu Hongji dismissed the court, he came to the Queen's palace.

The Queen did not know what had happened in the court. Seeing that His Majesty looked unhappy, she did not dare to ask more questions and asked people to serve him carefully.

Yelu Hongji asked everyone to leave, leaving only the emperor and the empress in the palace.

"Queen, how many years have you been in the palace?"

Empress Xiao's eyes moved and she said, "Your Majesty, it has been thirty-two years. Why are you suddenly asking about this today?"

"Today in the court, your brother asked Old Master Xiao to suggest to me that before I go to war, I should write the edict to appoint the crown prince, just in case something unexpected happens."

Yelu Hongji spoke slowly, word by word.

Empress Xiao's breathing stopped when she heard this. She immediately stood up and knelt before His Majesty: "Your Majesty, could there be any misunderstanding? My brother is always careful in what he says and does, and he would never be so confused."

"He was cautious, so he tricked Old Master Xiao into saying that he wanted to establish a crown prince. If I had not asked him in detail and directly ordered Old Master Xiao to be killed, who would have thought that he was actually bewitched by your brother?"

Empress Xiao thought that His Majesty came here because he suspected that his brother's actions had something to do with her.

"Your Majesty, I know nothing about this matter."

Yelu Hongji lowered his eyes and looked at the queen kneeling on the ground: "You really don't know?"

Xiao Guanyin raised three fingers and said, "I can swear that I have no knowledge of this matter."

After a while, Yelu Hongji finally spoke: "Get up, I believe the queen will not be so confused. Today in the court, I have ordered you and Xiao Houjun to manage the government together. The queen can take this opportunity to train the prince of Liang."

Xiao Guanyin: "I accept your order."

She said she had received the order, which was to tell His Majesty that everything she did was in accordance with his wishes.

Yelu Hongji was very satisfied with the queen's performance.

It seemed that his queen had become a little different since the moment she came to him with the letter from Yelu Yixin and the prince.

Where exactly, I can’t say.

In short, she is calmer and more rational than before, more like a queen rather than just a wife.

After His Majesty left, Xiao Guanyin sat down slowly with a deep look in her eyes.

"Empress, are you okay?" Xiao Guanyin shook her head: "I am fine!"

Xiao Guanyin's voice was very cold, but her heart was even colder than her voice.

It is true that the emperor is ruthless.

She thought she was used to it, but her heart still ached every time she was questioned.

In this life, we are destined not to be an ordinary couple.

Three days later, Yelu Hongji led the army in person, and the Queen brought Prince Liang and the remaining ministers to see him off.

Watching the team moving farther and farther away, Xiao Guanyin withdrew his gaze expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty is going to war for the country, and we in Kyoto should also do our best to share your worries."

"Yes."

Xiao Guanyin said this, but then turned around and summoned Uncle Xiao to the palace.

"I see you, the Queen."

"Brother, please take a seat! You guys can get out."

"Brother, I called you here this time because I have something very important to discuss with you."

"Only at the Queen's command."

Xiao Guanyin: "Your Majesty is suspicious and suspects that I am secretly plotting to make Ah Guo the crown prince. If he returns safely this time, it is hard to say what will happen to Ah Guo in the future."

Uncle Xiao said, "I have already guessed this outcome, so we have to do something while His Majesty is away on the expedition. Even if he returns, it won't change the outcome."

"Whether the crown prince is deposed or enthroned is up to him."

Uncle Xiao sneered and said, "Some things cannot be changed even if he is the emperor. Don't worry, I have arranged everything. As long as the Song Dynasty is more motivated and can hold him off for a year or two, or three to five years, this Kyoto City will be ours."

The war was indeed at a stalemate.

However, within a year, the border line of the Song Dynasty gradually moved northward, further compressing the territory of the Liao Dynasty.

In addition, they secretly supported the tribes headed by the Jurchens, and the Liao Dynasty gradually began to decline.

Yelu Hongji's health was not good either.

In a battle, he went to the battlefield in person, but was shot by the Song Dynasty's archer. Although Mao Chenfang protected his heart in time, it was impossible for him to recover in the short term.

The Song Dynasty spread rumors that Yelu Hongji was dead.

At first no one believed it, but as time passed and Yelu Hongji never showed up, the morale of the army began to waver.

The Song Dynasty took advantage of this opportunity to attack the city and captured three cities in a row.

When news of what happened in Yelu Hongji's hands reached the capital, Empress Xiao became active in her thoughts. She called Uncle Xiao over and had a bold plan in mind.

"Brother, do you have any masters who have never been seen before?"

Uncle Xiao looked at his sister, understood her plan, and nodded, "There is one who has served me for more than 20 years and has never shown his face."

The Liao emperor died one year after he led the army in person.

When the news of Yelu Hongji's death came, Gu Qingjue immediately sent a message to the spy planted in the army, asking him to find out the cause of death of the Liao emperor.

Everyone thought that he was shot by the archers of the Song Dynasty, but in fact he was killed by the Liao people themselves.

However, the Song Dynasty, which knew the reason, did not choose to make the truth public.

Because for them, the death of the Liao emperor by a single arrow from the Song Dynasty greatly boosted their morale. The Liao Dynasty, especially Empress Xiao, hoped that the Liao soldiers would hold the Song Dynasty responsible.

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