Promise Sword Emperor

Chapter 62 Undercurrent is turbulent
All the way at high speed, Ren Feng finally arrived at the King Chu City in the middle of the night.

However, the gates of the city were locked tightly, and no one was allowed to enter or leave the city. The guards guarding the city were three times more than before, constantly patrolling back and forth on the city walls.

Ren Feng tried to persuade the gatekeepers, gave them some silver in private, and said in a low voice, "I am Ren Feng, the third young master of the General's Mansion. I just came back from training in other places, so please be accommodating."

Unexpectedly, the forbidden army took Ren Feng's money, but still did not let him go.

Shaking his head in disbelief: "Third young master, it's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that the management is strict. If you are found out, you will lose your heads."

Hearing this, Ren Feng frowned.

I didn't expect that even the young master of the General's Mansion wouldn't let him in when he got home.

How serious is the situation in the King Chu City?
Thinking of this, Ren Feng simply gave up the idea of ​​going home, anyway, it will be dawn in a few more hours, and it's not too short of time.

Instead, he asked: "Brother, can you tell me what's going on in the city now? I just came back from outside and I don't know what's going on at all."

The Forbidden Army brother took Ren Feng's money, so he told Ren Feng what he knew, as well as the gossip.

After listening to it, Ren Feng's brows furrowed.

On the second day after King Chu passed away, Prince Chu Xinghe immediately stepped forward to take over the entire ruling and opposition parties.

It stands to reason that when the first emperor passed away, it was reasonable for the prince to succeed to the throne, but the other princes refused to accept it, and the fifth prince directly and publicly accused Chu Xinghe of secretly poisoning the king of Chu.

Many ministers supported the fifth prince, and they all demanded a thorough investigation into the cause of King Chu's death.

According to the law of the rotation of emperors in all dynasties, if Chu Xinghe wants to succeed to the throne, he must surpass the King of Chu in terms of personal strength.Otherwise, the king of Chu, who was at the peak of his life, would not be able to abdicate easily.

After all, the stronger a martial artist is, the longer his lifespan will be. Even if Chu Xinghe is talented, it will take at least 30 years before he can surpass the current king of Chu.

Therefore, the fifth prince firmly insisted that Chu Xinghe colluded with outsiders, took advantage of Chu King's injury, and secretly poisoned him.

Once the king of Chu dies, he can ascend the throne, instead of waiting for decades.

However, Chu Xinghe was a legitimate prince after all, and there were many ministers who supported him, but they were mainly civil servants. The military power was always vacillating, but the imperial guards were firmly in Chu Xinghe's hands.

Soon, Chu Xinghe, in the name of a country that cannot be without a king for a day, forcibly ascended the throne on the fifth day after the death of the king of Chu and became the new king of Chu.

After ascending the throne, Chu Xinghe immediately killed the princes.

Except for the fifth prince and the eighth prince who escaped from the royal city early, the rest either died by accident, or abandoned their martial arts, and became happy kings with peace of mind.

Now, the entire city of King Chu is panic-stricken, and everyone is in danger.

Inside the military, there are even more undercurrents.

According to gossip, Chu Xinghe had already started to attack the military headquarters, forcing all parties to pledge loyalty to him and hand over the military talisman.

The so-called emperor and courtiers, except for those old generals who couldn't move, many positions in the military were gradually replaced by Chu Xinghe's own people.

Chu Xinghe's food was too ugly, and the military department complained.

There were even rumors that the Fifth Prince had already received the support of many military forces and wanted to raise troops against Chu Xinghe.

In short, the current state of Chu is very chaotic.

As a major force in the military, the Ren family can't stand alone and is bound to be involved in this battle for the throne.As for how the senior members of the Ren family made decisions, Ren Feng would only be able to understand after returning.

……

After dawn, the gate of King Chu City finally opened slowly.

But it can be clearly seen that the number of businessmen entering and leaving is much less than before, and the interrogation is very strict.Given Ren Feng's identity, the imperial guards naturally didn't dare to offend him, so they let him go.

"Doudou, let's go!"

Ren Feng took Li Doudou and went straight to the Ren residence.

At the gate of the Ren Mansion at this time, there were twice as many guards than before, and they were all unfamiliar faces that Ren Feng had never seen before. From the aura, one could tell that they were at least Lingwu level or above masters.

Even Ren Feng had to show his identity badge to enter the house.

"Mom, I'm back!"

The first thing Ren Feng did when he returned home was to find his mother, Ye Yun.

Seeing that her mother was safe and sound, she immediately felt relieved.

However, to Ren Feng's surprise, besides Xiao Yin, there was another girl beside his mother.

Chu Rou! !
Ren Feng's fiancée!

Because Ren Feng went directly to Ye Yun, when they saw Chu Rou, both of them seemed a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a while.

"I, I still have something to do, you guys talk..."

Chu Rou blushed, said something in a panic, and then pulled Xiao Yin away.

Ren Feng coughed twice, and said in embarrassment: "Mother, why is the princess here?"

Ye Yun rolled his eyes at him, "You are ashamed to say that you will not come back for a few months after you go out, and you will not know what happened at home. The princess has lived in our house for a while. With her here, my mother is much more relaxed. "

Hearing this, Ren Feng frowned.

Immediately thought of Chu Rou's matter, it must be related to the battle for the throne.

Princess Chu Rou was given to Ren Feng by the first emperor in order to win him over, but the two were not formally married.It stands to reason that Chu Rou should live in the palace and wait for the Ren family to choose a good day to come to marry her, but now, Chu Rou directly moved to Ren's mansion to live, which shows how dangerous it is in the palace.

Seeing Ren Feng's serious face, Ye Yun suddenly said, "Feng'er, the princess is a good girl, don't let her down."

Ren Feng was startled, hesitated for a while and finally nodded, "Understood, mother!"

The two mother and son chatted for a while, and Ren Feng found that even though the mother didn't understand the current situation, she knew that the city was in chaos. In addition, Ye Yun told Ren Feng that the relationship between Chu Xinghe and Chu Rou was not very good. Can't get out of the palace.

"When the situation stabilizes, you choose a date and marry the princess in."

Ye Yun smiled and said expectantly: "Mother, I wish I could embrace my grandson soon."

"Uh……"

Ren Feng couldn't laugh or cry, he was only eighteen or nineteen years old, and Ye Yun didn't even reach forty, so he wanted to be a grandma so soon?

Feeling that we can't continue talking about this topic, Ren Feng got up and said, "Mom, I have other things to do. I'll go see the old man first, and I'll come back later to have dinner with you."

"Alright, let's go!" Ye Yun said with a smile.

After Ren Feng went out, he was about to walk towards the compound, but saw Chu Rou in the corridor with her head down, as if she had been waiting for him.

"your Highness!"

Ren Feng was helpless and walked over to say hello.

Chu Rou raised her head and said shyly, "Are you free? I want to tell you something."

Ren Feng thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go for a walk in the back garden."

As the two walked, Chu Rou took the initiative to talk about the situation in the palace, and said without hesitation: "Father has already started to recover from his illness, and his body is gradually getting better, but suddenly his injury worsens. It is obvious that someone secretly poisoned him."

"You also suspect Chu Xinghe?"

Ren Feng stopped and looked at Chu Rou.

Chu Rou's expression became serious, she stared at Ren Feng and said, "Old Chen has evidence!"

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(End of this chapter)