All eyes turned to the outside of the hall.
The soldiers outside the hall quickly parted to make way for the path.
Immediately, a white figure walked over unhurriedly.
Although the figure was extremely thin, he looked like a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken.
However, he was like a dazzling star, attracting everyone's attention.
"Impossible, impossible, how could he be here?"
Zhu Wushi's pupils suddenly contracted, he could hardly believe his eyes.
Those ministers who supported Zhu Wushi were terrified and trembled all over.
The person who arrived was none other than Li Yao.
Following them were Lu Xiaochuan, Bai Sanniang, Guo Juxia, Gu Santong, Cheng Shifei, Shangguan Haitang, Yunluo, and others.
Chapter 175 A Failure at the Last Minute, Zhu Wushi Goes Berserk
Li Yao's sudden appearance startled Zhu Wushi.
Before arriving at the palace, he had already received the latest intelligence that Li Yao was on his way south and had entered the territory of Taiyuan Prefecture.
How could Li Yao possibly appear in the palace from such a great distance?
Could it be that the information he obtained earlier was incorrect?
impossible!
The spies he sent out this time were the most capable spies from the Dragon Guard Manor.
not to mention!
He also dispatched more than a dozen groups of assassins to ambush and kill Li Yao.
Even if Li Yao were to deal with these assassin groups, it would still take considerable effort.
Therefore, Li Yao should not be here.
However, Li Yao appeared here.
Furthermore, he felt that his feigned madness was perfectly timed and extremely convincing, not only fooling the shrewd Zhengde, but also the cunning Cao Zhengchun, and even his close associates Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang.
He was confident that he could deceive everyone in the world.
Why, however, was it not hidden from Li Yao?
So, where exactly did things go wrong?
Zhu Wushi racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, the happiest person was probably Zhengde.
Zhengde was overjoyed, burst into laughter, pointed at Zhu Wushi, and shouted:
"Zhu Wushi, you have schemed and plotted, but you still made a mistake. You thought everything was under your control and that the outcome was already decided."
"But you didn't expect that Minister Li would appear in time, causing you to fail at the last minute."
Zhengde addressed Zhu Wushi by his given name, completely disregarding seniority and etiquette.
Since Zhu Wushi has already rebelled against him, why should he still respectfully address Zhu Wushi as his imperial uncle?
Now, Li Yao's timely appearance has given him renewed hope.
At this moment, in his eyes, Li Yao was no longer a terrible demon, but a savior sent by heaven.
"Hahaha...This is utterly ridiculous!"
Suddenly, Zhu Wushi burst into a few unrestrained laughs.
He immediately stopped laughing, his face turning cold. He pointed at the civil and military officials in the hall and said smugly, "The entire court is supporting me."
Then, pointing outside the hall, he continued, "There are also ten generals outside the hall, and an army of one hundred thousand has already surrounded the palace."
Then, pointing at Zhu Houzhao, he mocked, "Zhu Houzhao, what do you have to do to turn the tables?"
Finally, he pointed at Li Yao and the others and shouted, "Do you think you can rely on thinking about these people?"
Zhu Wushi dared to say these words not only because he had ten generals and an army of 100,000.
Furthermore, he has recently been feigning madness as a cover while secretly using the Absorption Technique to absorb a large amount of internal energy from martial arts masters.
Recently, dozens of serial tragedies have suddenly occurred in Baoding Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture and other places, and they were all his doing.
Moreover, he also absorbed Cao Zhengchun's internal energy accumulated over decades last night.
Now, his internal strength has greatly increased.
He felt that with his current strength, he should be able to fight Li Yao.
Besides, he didn't use the Absorption Technique when he fought Li Yao last time.
Therefore, Li Yao's sudden appearance only surprised him.
He still has the overall situation under control.
"Uncle, wake up!"
Princess Yunluo shook her head in disappointment and said, "Do you think the Ten Generals are here to support your plot to usurp the throne?"
Zhu Wushi's gaze sharpened, and he shouted, "What do you mean?"
Yunluo said, "The ten generals heard that there were rebels plotting a rebellion, so they were dispatched by the emperor to come and defend the king."
Zhengde was taken aback, thinking to himself, "When did I dispatch the Ten Great Generals to come to the aid of the emperor?"
However, he didn't say much. Since Yunluo said that, there must be a reason.
Zhu Wushi, of course, did not believe Yunluo's words and said in a deep voice, "Yunluo, do you think that saying this will save the situation?"
Immediately, he loudly ordered, "Ten generals, listen to my command: arrest all these rebels!"
However, after waiting for a long time, none of the ten generals outside the hall uttered a sound.
Zhu Wushi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose within him.
Yunluo smiled slightly and ordered, "Ten generals, why haven't you entered the hall to pay your respects to the Emperor yet?"
"yes!"
The ten generals responded in unison.
Immediately, the ten generals, clad in full armor, strode into the hall and kowtowed to Emperor Zhengde, saying, "Your subjects pay their respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
Zhengde was overjoyed and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Rise!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The ten generals responded in unison.
Zhu Wushi glared angrily, pointed at the ten generals, and shouted, "You...you dare to betray me? Aren't you afraid of me...?"
Yunlu interrupted, "Uncle, are you trying to use the secret files of the Ten Generals to blackmail them? To tell you the truth, all those secret files you used to blackmail the Ten Generals and the civil and military officials of the court have been burned by us."
Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials in the court immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, most of them supported Zhu Wushi because they were forced to by him.
Zhu Wushi used the Dragon Guard Villa to collect the private secrets of the civil and military officials and the ten generals of the court, and used this information to blackmail them.
If it were someone else, they certainly wouldn't be able to find these secret files.
However, there is one person who can.
That was Shangguan Haitang.
Zhu Wushi looked at Shangguan Haitang, and laughed angrily, "Fine, fine... You really are my good adopted daughter, daring to betray me and even help outsiders to deal with me."
Shangguan Haitang looked ashamed, but said seriously:
“Godfather, you taught me to be loyal to the emperor and love my country since I was a child, but now you are plotting to usurp the throne. I... I can't just stand by and watch you go down the wrong path.”
"Godfather, please stop! I will plead with the Emperor to show leniency..."
Zhu Wushi, his face contorted with rage, roared, "Enough! This throne rightfully belongs to me. How can you accuse me of plotting to usurp the throne?"
Yunluo said, "Uncle, you have already suffered a complete defeat. I advise you to give up."
"defeat?"
"How could I possibly lose!"
Zhu Wushi roared arrogantly, looking down on everything.
Even if the ten generals no longer obey his orders.
Even if Shangguan Haitang betrayed him.
Even if Li Yao comes.
Zhu Wushi did not lose.
It's impossible for us to lose!
As long as he eliminates Zhengde and Li Yao, the world will still be his.
Then, with a ferocious expression, he looked at Zhengde and roared, "Die, you tyrant!"
Immediately, he struck Zhengde with his palm.
Zhengde was terrified and thought to himself: My life is over!
Just when Zhengde thought his life was in danger.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.
That figure, like a mountain, flipped his hand and met Zhu Wushi's fierce and unparalleled palm force.
boom!
A loud bang.