From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 404

With a loud noise, severe pain, and an irresistible shock wave, Zhou Yuan collapsed to the ground, as if he was dead.

There were exclamations, roars, and roars all around, and countless sounds intertwined into a chaotic world.

In a flash, Zhou Yuan's thoughts also diverged wildly.

It's not that he hadn't thought about regicide, but this was the least likely thing to happen.

Because the clan members had been watched too closely by the eldest sister over the years, they couldn't make any moves at all, and couldn't find any opportunities at all.

Which killer could withstand the net of the inner court? Which killer could get past more than ten worshippers in the palace?

Even if he got through all this, he still had to face Xiaozhuang, one of the most powerful warriors in the world, who had achieved great perfection in both "Xiantian Creation Skill" and "Demon Subjugation Skill".

When thinking about the other party's conspiracy, Zhou Yuan immediately ruled out the possibility of regicide.

He did not take it lightly, and he asked the inner court to check everything that could be checked.

One hundred and sixty loads of dowry, even the palm-sized boxes were opened for inspection.

Every inch of Hongluo Temple was inspected, and everyone who entered Hongluo Temple had to be searched.

For half a month, Zhou Yuan asked Xiong Kuohai to keep a close eye on the gunpowder bureau and the military equipment bureau. No one could touch the gunpowder inside, and no one could hide it from Zhou Yuan's eyes.

So Zhou Yuan always believed that the other party might have other goals.

But the Buddha statue... How did the Buddha statue get in?

Where did the gunpowder in the Buddha statue come from?

The royal family was being watched so closely, how could they have a chance to take action!

"You lose."

A clear voice came from the side.

Wanyan Daichan helped Zhou Yuan up. Her expression was very complicated. She whispered: "You are very smart and have calculated everything in the world, but you failed at the most critical moment."

Zhou Yuan felt a sharp pain in his heart, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "How did you... do it?"

Wanyan Daichan said: "You took everyone into consideration. You are so cautious, but you only forgot to take yourself into consideration."

"You sent this Buddha statue to Hongluo Temple, and this gunpowder is also yours."

Zhou Yuan suddenly raised his head and suddenly remembered something, and his expression became ferocious.

Wanyan Daichan chuckled and said, "It seems that you remembered. Yes, that's right. This is the Buddha statue that you and Zhao Jianjia donated to thank the old monk of Hongluo Temple."

"I made it for you, but it was sent in by your people. The Inner Court has full confidence in you, so they naturally won't knock on the Buddha statue for inspection."

"And the gunpowder did not come from the Gunpowder Bureau and the Arms Bureau, but from the Shenji Camp."

"There are hundreds of barrels of war-ready gunpowder there. Before Qiu Huan left office, he secretly transported twenty barrels outside the city and put them into the Buddha statue."

Speaking of this, Wanyan Daichan sighed and said, "Zhou Yuan, you are a regicide, and you will be exterminated with all your clans."

Zhou Yuan stood up suddenly, looking at the smoke-filled surroundings, and couldn't help shouting, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

What he is most worried about now is the safety of his senior sister.

The wind blew, and the smoke dissipated.

Empress Zhaojing was lying in a pool of blood, covered in blood, and seemed to have died long ago.

Next to her body was Xiaozhuang holding a black sword.

At this moment, she was already boiling with murderous intent, and all the internal strength in her body surged out, and the majestic pressure swept all around.

"No one is allowed to come over!"

Xiaozhuang casually swung the sword, and a sword energy swept more than ten feet, and countless people around did not dare to approach.

She said sternly: "Your Majesty is still alive! Your Majesty is not dead! I can save her!"

She took out a gold medal and shouted: "Where are the imperial guards! Listen to my orders! Open a way! Protect your majesty back to the palace!"

"I am here!"

The commander of the imperial guards had bloodshot eyes and roared: "Come on! Open a way! Anyone who dares to stop it will be regarded as rebellion and will be killed without mercy!"

Thousands of imperial guards drew their swords on the scene, and everyone around hurriedly retreated, not daring to make any moves.

At this time, the imperial guards killed without blinking an eye.

"The head of the inner court, lead all the inner guards to guard the palace!"

Xiao Zhuang's voice was filled with murderous intent, and then he picked up the body of Empress Zhaojing and strode out.

Countless ministers knelt on the ground, wailing.

Zhou Yuan watched all this numbly, his body trembling.

He murmured: "Not dead, fortunately His Majesty is not dead..."

Wanyan Daichan shook her head and said: "That was just a reassuring remark. After the explosion, I went up to check it out as soon as possible. I was sure that she was dead, so I came to find you."

"The twenty barrels of explosives in the Buddha statue, at such a close distance, even I may not be able to withstand it, let alone her?"

Zhou Yuan grabbed Wanyan Daichan and gritted his teeth and said: "You like me, but you want to send me to see the King of Hell yourself, right!"

Wanyan Daichan smiledShe stood up, but there were tears in her eyes. She trembled and said, "This is politics. You and I are helpless. What's the use of so-called love? In the end, we will all be defeated by reality."

"People like me dare not hope for love. It is my blessing to be able to marry you."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and growled, "You can't kill me! Wanyan Daichan! Don't think you won!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and ran.

Wanyan Daichan said, "Don't waste your energy. It's meaningless. Hongluo Temple has been surrounded for a long time. Except for the imperial guards and the inner guards, no one can escape."

Zhou Yuan didn't care, but rushed into the depths of the Zen temple and into the temples.

Until this time, Prince Fu finally stood up.

As the leader of the Zongrenfu and the core figure of the Zong family, he had absolute say after Empress Zhaojing got into trouble.

"Where are the Jinyiwei!"

Along with his voice, Qiu Ying hurried out and shouted, "Your Majesty!"

King Fu said coldly, "Your Majesty has been harmed by a traitor. Immediately seal off Hongluo Temple and Shenjing City. Do not let any suspicious people go."

"Bring me the abbot of Hongluo Temple!"

Soon, the old abbot of Hongluo Temple was escorted up and knelt on the ground.

King Fu said sternly, "Old bald donkey, there are explosives in the Buddha statue of your Hongluo Temple. How dare you say you don't know!"

The old abbot immediately cried out, "Your Majesty, spare me, I really don't know. This six-zhang golden statue was sent in by the Marquis Zhongwu a few days ago. No one checked it!"

"What! Zhou Yuan!"

The officials around him exclaimed.

Prince Fu's face changed, and he immediately said: "Did Zhou Yuan send it? That... that gunpowder... Quick, send someone to the Shenji Camp to check if the war-ready gunpowder is missing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Jinyiwei ran over quickly and shouted: "Your Highness, the deputy governor of the Shenji Camp came to report that twenty barrels of war-ready gunpowder in the Shenji Camp were lost!"

Countless officials around were shocked and couldn't help cursing.

"Zhou Yuan is a thief! Your Majesty has been so kind to him, but he dared to kill the king!"

"What is his motive? Why did he kill the king!"

Wanyan Daichan smiled gently, winked at the people around her, and slowly retreated to the depths of Hongluo Temple.

She came to a hall, looked around the hall, and said lightly: "Zhou Yuan, don't hide, I am familiar with every part of Hongluo Temple, you can't escape."

Behind the Buddha statue, Zhou Yuan came out and gritted his teeth and said: "Do you think you can leave? You are also a regicide!"

Wanyan Daichan laughed and said: "You, you are too smart after all. It seems that you have found your motive for regicide."

Zhou Yuan said: "Yes, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Qiu Ying, will soon expose my past. He will say in front of all the officials that I, Zhou Yuan, have known you for a long time and have been with you in the mansion for a year."

"I couldn't resist your temptation and finally surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country. We jointly planned the marriage and regicide case. Everything makes sense."

Wanyan Daichan nodded and said: "Yes, everything makes sense. Empress Zhaojing is dead, and as her right-hand man, you are also dead."

"Everything is settled."

Zhou Yuan roared: "Prince Fu is here What did he promise you that you would help him like this!"

Wanyan Daichan said: "What did he promise? In fact, I told you during the peace talks."

"Cede Jizhou and Zunhua, deliver 5 million catties of fine iron, 3 million stones of grain, 100,000 pieces of silk, and 20 million taels of silver."

At this point, she laughed and said softly: "In fact, this is not the key point. The key point is that we think Empress Zhaojing is too wise. With your help, she may really be able to revitalize the Jin Dynasty."

"So the bigger reason why we help Prince Fu is that we want you two to die, that's all."

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Your plan is really good, you have achieved your strategic goals, and Prince Fu has finally sat in that position."

"You all won."

Wanyan Daichan said: "I won't let you be lingchi, I will kill you myself, which is my most insignificant compensation to you."

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "Okay, we have a long way to go."