Chapter 590 The Bottom Line of Being An Emperor

No one knew what Retired Emperor had said to Yinn Yue and his mother. When several important officials entered the room, they heard the crown prince shouting, "Grandpa will live a long life. Grandpa said he would see his grandson grow up and marry the crown princess. Grandpa can't keep his word."

The crown prince's voice was not loud, but the childlike voice was filled with pain that was hard to hide, which made people sad to hear.

As for what Retired Emperor said, they could not hear clearly, but they could guess that it was comforting words. Yinn Yue stood aside and wept silently. Only when he saw the ministers come in did he turn his back and wipe the tears away.

Retired Emperor's dark eyes saw the people coming. After they saluted, he patted the crown prince's hand and let him stand to one side. He tried so hard to get up, but he was powerless. Yinn Yue wanted to help him up, but Retired Emperor waved his hand and refused.

"I summoned you here today for a witness, and this decree was set up six months ago." Retired Emperor said, pointing to the imperial edict held in front of the stage beside him. Although the pronunciation was not very clear, he tried his best to gather all his strength and shouted, "From now on, the Hengyuan will be governed by the crown prince, and queen Yinn Yue will be in charge until the crown prince comes of age. Wanyan Lin, the rebellious son, disregarded the survival of the country and the safety of the people, and the lives and deaths of millions of soldiers and men. From now on, there is no need for any backup support. All the ministers and families must assist the crown prince and the empress with all their might."

All the officials were shocked. Although the empress had been in power for a while, Retired Emperor's intention this time was to give up the emperor who was fighting outside. Although they did not support Wanyan Lin for wasting his treasury to fight a meaningless war, they did not think of betraying the king.

They were not sure if Retired Emperor was in a fit of anger or if he really thought so, but it was also true that the crown prince was bound to inherit the general rule.

The scene was silent for a moment, and Retired Emperor regained his strength after a while. Seeing that the ministers were not cooperating with him, he immediately questioned, "Why, can't I make a decision when I retire to Retired Emperor? Do you want to disobey the decree?"

Retired Emperor's words were very heavy, so heavy that it made people's hearts sink. In an instant, they saw several important officials kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to Retired Emperor to plead guilty, and the prime minister could only force himself to ask, "Minister, don't you dare ask Retired Emperor's will but to establish a new king?"

Retired Emperor gave him a cold look and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I don't know what to say when the emperor does not abdicate. Does the prime minister want the crown prince to be unkind?"

The prime minister only felt that the cold sweat on his forehead could be pooled into a river. He could not bear such a big crime. He quickly kowtowed and said, "Retired Emperor, calm down. I am afraid."

The other courtiers also kowtowed, and Retired Emperor calmed down his anger. To be exact, he did not have much time to spend, so he could only make a long story short, "The Hengyuan is now in full disarray. Although the empress is a woman, she has been in power for a long time under my guidance. Although she needs the assistance of your courtiers, you must not coerce the son of heaven to order the princes. Otherwise, the other decree I have left behind for the empress and the crown prince will never spare you."

"I will obey Retired Emperor's orders and never dare to do anything against the fate of the country." The ministers kowtowed again.

For half an hour, Retired Emperor told him everything that he remembered and needed to be told, and then he took his last breath, probably because he was unwilling, so he died in his grave.

The crown prince had been standing by Retired Emperor's side, and he immediately knelt down to cry. Yinn Yue also knelt down to cry.

The whole country mourned Retired Emperor's death, but because of the special period and the intention left by Retired Emperor, Retired Emperor's death was the simplest of all the Hengyuan emperors.

Yinn Yue and her son, who were dressed in mourning, took over the country's affairs. The first thing they did was to block all the supplies to the border according to Retired Emperor's orders, and to have all the military supplies that had already been transported to the border and were still on the way back.

A secret order from Retired Emperor to Wanyan Lin was also sent to the border, and at the same time, the army should be deployed to defend the city. Wanyan Lin's men should not be brought back with them. Otherwise, all Retired Emperor's arrangements would be meaningless, and the Hengyuan would really be in danger.

At the same time, Retired Emperor's other two decrees went south and east respectively. Each of these two decrees would be posted in the form of a royal list. Even though these two places were independent kings, Retired Emperor was still their father. If his decree was not allowed to be conveyed, it would be unfilial and the throne would not be stable.

It could be said that Retired Emperor put everyone together before his death, just to give his grandson a chance to sit on the throne, so that the Hengyuan could be strong again.

What happened in Capital City, the Hengyuan, did not spread to the border so quickly. At this time, the two armies had already launched several fierce battles against each other, because both sides were personally attacked by the emperor, so they fought very miserably, killing and injuring hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

In the Hengyuan barracks, Wanyan Lin's face turned green, showing the extent of the poison invasion. At this moment, he was coughing loudly with one hand clenched, the blood on his mouth was frightening, and the once handsome young man had already withered.

The woman with a broken arm who was sitting at the bottom of the table smiled sarcastically. She was wearing a veil that made it hard to see her real face.

"You don't have much time. If you drag on like this, don't expect to win the war. Don't you think about cooperating with your master now?"

The woman's voice made Wanyan Lin frown in disgust and throw the handkerchief into the brazier. Then he looked up at the woman and said in an indifferent voice, "This is my business. It's not your turn to interfere."

"Everyone works for the master, but the division of labor is different. I kindly advise you to be ungrateful. When the master's patience is exhausted, you should bear the anger yourself. Don't forget that the only person who can save you is the master." The woman shouted with slight anger.

"Get out." Wanyan Lin pointed to the outside of the account. "You are not allowed to enter the big account in the future without my permission, otherwise I can't guarantee that you will walk out in good condition."

"Wanyan Lin!" The woman raised her voice angrily. Seeing that Wanyan Lin had already lowered her head and was too lazy to pay attention to herself, she patted the table and stood up with a sneer, "Very good. Since you are so uncooperative, don't blame me for being unkind."

"It's just a dog. It's better to calm down in front of me." Wanyan Lin opened his mouth carelessly and focused on the map.

Wanyan Lin was well aware of his current physical condition and the strength of his own army, but Wanyan Lin did not want to use the hands of others to defeat Ji Xun, which was his pride.

At least for now, he didn't want to agree to such a request, which was his bottom line as an emperor. He couldn't hand over the country even to live, otherwise he wouldn't have suffered so much.

The woman who had been scolded as a dog pointed at Wanyan Lin for a long time without saying a word, but the sinister look in her eyes was frightening.

The woman snorted coldly and walked out of the tent with a flick of her sleeve. She angrily led a horse and galloped away. She did not know that yan lin had spat out a large mouthful of blood when she left, and then fainted unconsciously.

Wanyan Lin had already issued a verbal order that no one was allowed into the tent unless it was his order. This time, he did not know how long he would be unconscious before he could wake up or die in such a deep sleep.