Chapter 391: The Death of the Crown Prince
Playing the sword and singing the bitter sound, the king is not satisfied.
King Zhao's white bones linger in the grass, who sweeps the golden platform more?
The situation in the empire, starting from this day, has finally come to an extremely dark state. And the initiator of this situation is the dead queen, but now, this is not the time for reward and punishment, this is clear to everyone.
After quelling the rebellion, Murong Han quickly returned to the imperial capital with everyone, and the situation in the empire soon calmed down.
But whether it is really calm or superficial, no one can say. However, Lan Jiu knew in his heart that after this battle, the waves of the empire were lifted to the table. If you get through, the future will definitely grow very fast, but if you can't get through, it will inevitably fall all at once.
Murong Han sat alone in the palace, his body was gradually weakening, and after this catastrophe, he had experienced a lot of vicissitudes.
And in this palace, now only Murong Yunfan is left standing there, and the only one who can understand him is this old brother. His eyes twitched slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "Brother, how should I punish you for saying this?"
"Murong Kong, although I have always disliked this person, after all, he is the emperor's brother, your own son!" Murong Yunfan sighed helplessly, "Although you prefer Yingying, this empire has never had a woman in charge, so this Murong Kong is destined to be the future king!"
Murong Han shook his head, "But if he made such a mistake and didn't punish him, how could I give an explanation to the world?"
Murong Yunfan also shook his head and said, "His fault is just listening to slander... The one who got in the way was the snow demon, as for Murong Kong, a small punishment is enough, there is no need..."
Some words naturally stop at the point. The four words of the death penalty are too heavy, if you don't say it, Murong Yunfan won't say it. And Murong Han, who was on the throne, also understood what he meant, nodded helplessly, closed his eyes and recuperated, and also thought about how to protect Murong Kong in his heart.
At this moment, a hurried footstep came to mind, and the two people in the hall were stunned.
But I saw a guard break in and hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty... Master Hou, something is wrong... , the crown prince he... He..."
Murong Han was stunned for a moment, quickly stood up, made a wrong step, and appeared directly in front of this guard. He lifted the guard with his palm, and then asked sharply, "What's wrong with the prince?"
"The Prince, he... He committed suicide in the dungeon, and the jailer came to report it just now, and asked the king and the marquis to go and have a look!" the guard said anxiously, a trace of cold sweat flowing from his face. It is true that the prince rebelled, but after all, he is the prince of the imperial capital, and now he is dying in prison like this, which is not a trivial matter.
His words fell, but he didn't get the slightest response, and when he looked up, he found that Murong Han and Murong Yunfan were no longer there.
In a moment, in the prison, Murong Han directly used his cultivation to shake away the guards who were about to salute, and then broke in one by one. Murong Kong's place of detention, he naturally knew where it was, and the two figures shuttled quickly, walking towards the depths of the dungeon.
"Your Majesty... I've seen the king, I've seen the Hou Ye!" said the jailer who was guarding him, trembling.
Murong Han's face was anxious, and he asked sharply, "What's wrong with the prince?"
At that moment, the jailer did not hesitate, and walked in directly with Murong Han. I saw that Murong Kong was lying there in a strange posture, looking carefully, but his heart was not beating and his snort was completely gone. And the corners of his mouth oozed blood.
Murong Han was slightly stunned, and asked with some despair, "This... What's going on?"
The jailer trembled back, "Although we imprisoned the prince's hands, we didn't expect that he would choose to bite his tongue and kill himself... It was about the middle of the night, and the prince asked the villain for pen and ink, and I didn't know what he wanted to do, so I gave it to him... That knows, after he finished writing, he chose to commit suicide!"
Murong Yunfan sighed helplessly, then looked at Murong Han, and said in a low voice, "Brother Huang, the festival is changing, the empire still needs you!"
"You say, did I really do something wrong?" Murong Han muttered to himself, then turned his gaze back to the jailer's body, and asked sharply, "What about the so-called letters? Take them out and let me see them, I want to know what this rebel wrote before he died!"
The jailer trembled and handed over a piece of paper, and Murong Han read it word by word.
His gaze contracted, zoomed in, and then Murong Han sat on the ground. The letter also immediately slipped down from the palm of his hand, and Murong was quick to catch the letter empty-handed, and he also read it slowly. On it, the neat handwriting is very messy, and these words are not long.
"Father, please allow the child to call you that one last time, I know that I have made a terrible mistake this time, and I can only apologize with death!
The child has never been loved by his father, but the child's heart is really in awe of his father, and at the same time, he loves his mother so deeply. The child also once had the luxury of hoping that the three of us could get along happily, but now it seems that it is impossible!
What happened back then, which was right and wrong, is no longer so important, I have never blamed my father, and I hope my father can forgive the child for his willfulness this time!"
I know that my father wants to protect me, but the army has rebelled, this is a major matter, and I need to give an explanation to the whole world after all. So in the end, let the child be willful one last time, exchange my death for the peace of the world, and also use my love to defend the glory and halo of the Murong family!
Although the child has always been jealous of Yingying, it cannot be denied that Yingying's talent and luck are better than mine. In the future, if there is a need, my father will pass on this throne to him, and with the assistance of the sword commander, I think this country will be better off than me sitting on the throne.
In the end, the child sincerely hopes that his father can protect this country forever and ever.
Unfilial son Murong empty book!"
It was a simple letter, but whether it was Murong Han or Murong Yunfan, they were all completely there. No one would have thought that the last Murong Kong would finally return to the truth that belonged to him, although the price was much heavier.
Murong Yunfan sighed helplessly, and said in a low voice, "Although I don't like Murong Kong's nephew, I have to deny that he deserves to be surnamed Murong, and in the end he is still defending the dignity of this Murong family with his life!"
Murong Han's eyes were full of tears, but they couldn't flow down, and finally, his last son left him forever. Glancing at Murong Yunfan, he said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's go and fulfill Kong'er's last wish, the vision that we exchanged our lives for!"
Murong Yunfan nodded lightly, supporting Murong Kong, and the two gradually disappeared into the dungeon. But as far as he is concerned, although the imperial brother next to him is close at hand, after this day, it seems to have fallen into a fog, and he can't see through it completely.
Three days later, after the prince's funeral, the imperial capital palace.
Murong Han sat on a high throne, and the civil and military officials sitting down were all afraid to come out. The death of the crown prince is an extremely important matter, who would dare to touch Murong Han's brow easily?
"This chaos has led to a huge reduction in the power of the empire, and the people under the Ning Xue Immortal Mountain are struggling to make a living. And now that the queen is ambushed and the crown prince is dead, it is enough to give the world an explanation!" Murong Han said in a low voice, "After all, the prince has Murong blood, and I buried him in the royal mausoleum, do you have any objections?"
When the words fell, a group of civil and military officials stepped forward to bow one after another, indicating that they had no objections.
In fact, Murong Kong's death was something they didn't expect. Although rebellion is a big crime, Murong Kong is the crown prince of the empire after all, and he is also the only surviving son of Murong Han, so he can be exempted from the death penalty with reason. And Murong Kong's death, the people's grievances in the world have been settled, why not be buried in the royal family?
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Murong Han stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Since that's the case, then I will announce one more thing... My fourth daughter, Murong Ying, is now the princess of the empire... Although she is a daughter, Wen Taowu is not inferior to a man, and I have decided to train her to become the next king of the empire.
"Ahh This is absolutely unacceptable!"
"Yes, yes, since ancient times, there is a difference between men and women, and women are in power, which is against the law of etiquette!"
"Please think twice... Please think twice!"
Sure enough, as soon as the words came out, some old ministers refuted. It is no wonder that before Murong Kongti, Murong Han and Murong Yunfan had no idea of letting Murong Ying inherit the throne at all. In other words, since ancient times, there has never been such a precedent, and no matter who it is, it will not be easily accepted.
At this time, Murong Yunfan took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Don't panic, I think the words of the imperial brother are very reasonable. Now that the battle between humans and demons is becoming more and more fierce, we don't have the time and energy to raise a new heir... As the imperial brother said, although Murong Ying is a woman, she is also of Murong blood, and she has a good foundation, and with a little training, she will naturally be able to take on this great responsibility... Ben Hou thinks that this method is feasible!"
As soon as Murong Yunfan's words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent. It's not that they are afraid of Murong Yunfan, but they can stand here, they are by no means idle, and their minds are very delicate.
If it was just Murong Han who said that Murong Ying would inherit the throne, he might have been confused for a while, but now Murong Yunfan is also helping. If two top figures make a decision at the same time, the chances of that decision being wrong are slim and small, so they can only be short-sighted.
Murong Han and Murong Yunfan's foresight was not something they could understand all at once, but if they thought about it carefully, it was true. In today's Murong family, apart from Murong Ying, are there really other heirs who can take on this great responsibility?
At this moment, Murong Yunfan stood up again and continued to throw out a new *.
I only heard him whisper, "Brother Huang, I thought that the marriage of the eldest princess could be held in advance... This time, with the assistance of the sword envoy, she can also better govern state affairs. On the other hand, if the marriage is decided, it can also give birth to new heirs for the Murong family as soon as possible, cultivate them as soon as possible, and entrust them with great responsibilities!"