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Chapter 422 Why did Your Majesty rebel?

Inside the palace, Dai Quan served Emperor Xuanwu as he finished drinking the century-old ginseng soup. He saw his face turn from sallow to red, not knowing whether it was the effect of the medicine or a last burst of vitality.

"It's already a few hours ago..."

"Your Majesty, it's the first watch of the night." Dai Quan replied, tucking the corner of the quilt tightly.

Emperor Xuanwu took a deep breath, then lay on the couch with his eyes fixed on the top of the tent.

Dai Quan didn't dare to speak. He only saw Emperor Xuanwu's cloudy eyes becoming clearer and clearer, almost emitting a bright light under the oil lamp. Dai Quan just felt indescribably strange...

As he reached the end of his life, scenes from his life played like slides in Emperor Xuanwu's mind, and he recalled those key figures.

The late emperor, Wei Ao, Prince Ningjing, Prince Zhongshun... but in the end, his thoughts were fixed on Jia Wei's face. On his deathbed, Emperor Xuanwu remembered Jia Wei's peaceful eyes...

Emperor Xuanwu's face gradually turned ugly, and after an unknown amount of time, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Emperor Xuanwu sat up straight with a jerk, and Dai Quan was frightened out of his wits.

"His Majesty……"

"Pen and ink, please!" Emperor Xuanwu gasped.

This sudden action frightened Dai Quan so much that his face turned pale. He quickly took out paper and pen, spread them on the table, and carried them to the couch.

Emperor Xuanwu held the pen with trembling hands, wrote two lines quickly, and looked at Dai Quan again.

"Use the seal."

Dai Quan did not dare to be careless, so he quickly stamped it, put it in the envelope and sealed it with sealing wax.

"Dai Quan!" Emperor Xuanwu said sternly, "Hide this edict in your belt and immediately pass it on to General Chen Ruiwen, asking him to act according to the edict!"

After Emperor Xuanwu finished speaking, he wrote another letter. Dai Quan was shocked and quickly agreed and left the tent.

Although he didn't know what the emperor wrote, the fact that the emperor, when he was sober, issued an edict not to the commander of the army, Jia Wei, or the left deputy general, Niu Jizong, but to the right deputy general, Chen Ruiwen, was enough to explain the problem...

Could it be that Emperor Xuanwu knew that he was dying, and before his death he was deeply concerned about Jia Wei's power and wanted to get rid of him once and for all?

This makes sense. Niu Jizong was also a founding military hero and was good friends with Jia Wei, while Chen Ruiwen was a close confidant promoted by Emperor Xuanwu.

Now he controls the elite troops of the Fenwu and Xianwu camps, and is stationed to the west of the capital, the closest. With 20,000 to 30,000 elite armored soldiers from the Beijing camp charging, even a martial arts master would have a hard time surviving, right?
Dai Quan's expression changed and his steps became heavier.

However, after walking more than thirty steps, Dai Quan stopped.

In fact, it is not difficult to make a choice. Now that Emperor Xuanwu is about to die, the country is in doubt and the ruler is young. As long as Jia Wei can survive tonight, he will be able to control the court.

But if Jia Wei died, it is unknown what the overall situation would be, but his fate would most likely be to guard the tomb of Emperor Xuanwu.

Dai Quan asked someone to light a fire stick, tore open the envelope and saw that the secret decree was as expected.

"Prince Rong'an has evil ambitions. Chen Ruiwen, listen to my order and lead the Fenwu and Xianwu camps to wipe out the treacherous and restore peace to the country! I'm handing you the imperial edict. Please be careful and don't let me down!"

Dai Quan was frightened by what he saw, and quickly turned around and trotted out towards the South Camp, not daring to stop for a moment. When he arrived outside Jia Wei's tent, he was already sweating and panting.

Dai Quan was about to rush in when he saw Jia Wei coming out. When Jia Wei came out of the tent, he realized that the person coming was Dai Quan and immediately became suspicious.

"The Minister of Internal Affairs is looking for me, is there something wrong?"

Dai Quan handed the secret decree directly to Jia Wei and said quickly, "Your Majesty ordered me to hide it in my belt and pass it to the Right Deputy General Chen Ruiwen."

Jia Wei was startled and quickly unfolded the secret decree to check it out.

"Has His Majesty passed away?" Jia Wei frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"No! He is still conscious when I was asked to deliver the imperial edict. It seems that he wants to deliver the imperial edict to the capital... Your Majesty must act immediately!"

Dai Quan made such a bet, which meant that he had boarded Jia Wei's pirate ship, so of course he was in a hurry. Jia Wei did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to the Xingzai. Shen Lian reported that a personal guard had just left the camp, so Jia Wei immediately sent Shen Lian to lead people to chase him.

Only after the news was completely blocked did Jia Wei and Dai Quan feel at ease, and thus they had the situation under control.

"Stay here, the minister will watch over you."

"What else does Your Majesty want to do?" Dai Quan asked doubtfully.

Jia Wei held the secret decree and said: "Now that things have come to this, it is better to completely control the Beijing camp."

When Dai Quan heard that Jia Wei was going to take action against Chen Ruiwen, he was shocked. Jia Wei was actually going to launch a mutiny!

"But Chen Ruiwen controls the Fenwu and Xianwu camps, and has no excuse, so how could he surrender? He is about to return to the capital, and I am afraid that the ministers in the court will become suspicious..."

Jia Wei shook his head and said, "If you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences."

He didn't explain any more, turned around and quickly disappeared into the night, leaving Dai Quan alone outside with a solemn expression.

Jia Wei soon came up with a plan. After the war was over, the Beijing camp recruited 10,000 elite soldiers of the pseudo-dynasty to fill the various camps, which were the soldiers of the original Yangzhou camp.

Jia Wei then designed to stir up internal strife in the Fenwu and Xianwu camps, creating the appearance of a mutiny among the soldiers of Yangzhou, and then personally led the troops to suppress it. Chen Ruiwen unexpectedly died in the chaos...

Outside Chenqiao Town, the roar of fighting continued until the second half of the night and was heard by the imperial court. When Emperor Xuanwu heard it, he thought that the Fenwu and Xianwu camps were attacking the Jinyiwei.

Therefore, it would not be long before Emperor Xuanwu summoned Dai Quan to inquire about the detailed battle situation.

Emperor Xuanwu was dazed and heard the roar outside seemed to be a little smaller, so he shouted weakly: "Dai Quan..."

Suddenly the curtain was lifted, footsteps were heard, and Emperor Xuanwu took a deep breath.

"how's it going?"

There was silence in the tent and no one answered.

Emperor Xuanwu was suddenly startled and realized something was wrong. He opened his eyes and saw Jia Wei standing in front of the couch in brocade clothes with a calm and indifferent expression.

"Mr. Jia!" Emperor Xuanwu was startled. "What happened outside? Prince Rong'an..."

Suddenly, Emperor Xuanwu stopped talking, and he noticed that there was no trace of blood on Jia Wei's body...

Jia Wei calmly unfolded the two secret decrees and lit them on the oil lamp.

"Why did your majesty rebel?"

Emperor Xuanwu's face flushed immediately, "How dare you!"

He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and shouted, "Dai Quan!"

As soon as he shouted, Emperor Xuanwu reacted immediately and said sternly: "What do you want to do...you are a bunch of traitors!"

Jia Wei didn't waste any words and immediately used the soul-transferring technique. This time it was not a subtle influence, but direct mental control.

Now that the emperor is critically ill and bedridden, he is unable to manage affairs, and he is not afraid of others discovering his flaws.

Emperor Xuanwu immediately stopped moving, and Jia Wei grabbed his wrist again, sending his powerful Nine Yang Qi to him.

Since the two sides have already torn their faces apart, the emperor can only die, but not now. If the emperor dies on the way back to Beijing, it will be very disadvantageous to Jia Wei.

Dai Quan rushed in when he heard no movement from outside the camp. He was relieved to see Jia Wei using internal energy to heal the emperor.

He was also afraid that Jia Wei would be killed directly by the emperor, which would be very troublesome to deal with!

"Pass the order down, the army will set out immediately and rush to Shenjing!"

(End of this chapter)