Chapter 587: Chapter 241 Sedimentation_2
She was able to precisely identify targets for harvesting hatred value.
He Tiantian found an opportunity to interact with the family of this military general.
Then, she didn’t really do much, just subtly reminded An Kang.
After spending some time with her mother-in-law, Commandery Princess An Kang suddenly had a strange feeling—
She was sure her mother-in-law possessed some magical ability; whoever she set her sights on always ended up in trouble.
This wasn’t just a wild guess by An Kang; there were several real-life cases to prove it.
Think about Deputy General Ma, think about the father and son of the Yang Family, and County Lord Ling Rou, as well as...
Counting on her fingers, Commandery Princess An Kang realized that in these past few months, her mother-in-law indeed had made quite a number of enemies.
Ahem, no, that’s not right, it’s, it’s that she had conflicts with many villains and traitors.
So, this General Chen must also have a problem, right?
An Kang dared not delay and quickly returned to Duke Wei Mansion to give Prince Consort Guo a heads-up.
"Chen Zhong? Good, I’ve got it!"
Prince Consort Guo nodded subtly, quietly memorizing the name.
Soon, the border was set ablaze, as the Hulu invaded Daxia in force.
Guo Dalang, misled by information from General Chen, led a hundred thousand soldiers into an encirclement by the Hulu.
When the news reached the Capital City, the whole court was in an uproar.
Some Imperial Censors and civil servants who had grievances against the Guo family seized the chance to impeach, claiming that Guo Dalang was ignorant of military affairs, acted rashly, misled the country and the people, and endangered the court.
Enraged but still, the Emperor maintained an expression that said, "I trust Guo Yaoyu, his only shortfall is in ability, he certainly does not harbor any treasonous thoughts."
At that moment, family members of General Chen Zhong came forward to accuse, claiming Guo Dalang, Guo Yaoyu, was colluding with the Hulu to overthrow the Daxia Empire.
The Chen family produced some letters which, after verification, were naturally written in Guo Yaoyu’s handwriting.
The Emperor still didn’t believe it, but in the Imperial court, both civil and military officials demanded a thorough investigation of the Guo family and Duke Wei Mansion.
To appease public anger and to give the Guo family a chance to prove their innocence, the Emperor had no choice but to agonizingly order Prince Consort Guo to be temporarily imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
However, just when everyone in the Capital City thought Prince Consort Guo and Duke Wei Mansion were doomed, news came from the border—
Guo Yaoyu and his hundred thousand troops had not been ambushed; Guo Yaoyu had long realized that General Chen was colluding with the Hulu and simply turned the tables on them.
Guo Yaoyu completely annihilated the Hulu’s army and even captured the Young Hulu Prince, forcing the Hulu to retreat a hundred li, crying and begging for peace talks with Daxia.
The Emperor: ...
He was "delighted" to the point of rigidity, returning to the harem, where he fainted on the spot.
Who was it?
Who exactly thwarted my grand plans?
How utterly detestable!
Deep within He Tiantian’s sea of consciousness, a notification sounded: "Ding! Hatred value from the Emperor +30!"
And as Chen Zhong was executed and the Chen family was wiped out, He Tiantian also harvested a great wave of hatred value.
Mhm mhm, the system is truly powerful.
Even if the other party didn’t know it was He Tiantian’s doing, any hatred value related to her still counted towards her!
The Emperor fell ill and lay unconscious, prompting his grown sons to start vying for power.
Fortunately, at this time, the Capital City hadn’t suffered from the Hulu’s looting, and the Princes only dared to cause trouble within the palace and a few Prince Mansions.
The Imperial Palace and several major Prince Mansions underwent purges time and again.
Not only the young Princes, even the older generation like Prince Qi were implicated.
Prince Mansions were burned, and their lords and servants died in droves.
In the end, the whole Capital City was filled with an atmosphere of alarm and suspicion.
It was Prince Consort Guo who made the decisive move, risking his life to charge out of the Capital City and brought back reinforcements, quelling the farce of the Princes.
While the Capital City was somewhat affected, the real tragedy befell certain Princes and members of the Imperial Family.
The older Princes died or were crippled, completely out of the running for the throne.
When the Emperor finally came to, and heard about these events from Prince Consort Guo in a "grieving" tone, he was so enraged that he spat blood and fainted again.
When he woke up once more, he was shocked to find that he could no longer move half of his body.
The Imperial Physicians, with grim expressions, trembled as they reported: The Emperor’s shock and anger, disrupted blood flow, had caused a stroke!
The Emperor: ...
Yet, a greater "surprise" lay in wait.
As the courtiers worried and quarreled over the principle that "a country cannot be without its ruler for a single day," Prince Consort Guo produced a letter from Princess Yongchang.
It was clearly written in the letter that in the past, the Emperor and Empress Yuan had a son, but it was ruined by Prince Li and the Imperial Dowager Consort.