The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Chapter 1381 The Night King Regent, Punishing the Emperor and Empress

Ye Xiaohan looked at the Emperor indifferently and then informed and clarified some truths to the crowd.

The Emperor says that the Night King has disobeyed the imperial decree?

This is utter nonsense! They don't even look at the imperial edict! It's the Emperor deliberately causing trouble, being unreasonable and insisting on arranging a new marriage for the Night King. How could the Night King possibly agree to that, neither logically nor morally?!

The Emperor said that the Night King was secretly keeping a dragon robe and had treasonous intentions.

The dragon robe was secretly kept in the Night King's mansion by Zhou Jie, a junior commander of the Imperial Guards. There were no conclusive witnesses who saw the robe truly originate from the Night King's mansion, and there was not even any evidence to prove that it was the Night King's privately kept robe. Moreover, the robe did not bear any obvious identifying characteristics of the Night King; it didn't even have his full name. Who would believe that the dragon robe belonged to the Night King?

Furthermore, given the Night King's abilities and capabilities, if he were truly guilty of treason and wanted to bring down this tyrant, would he have waited until now? If he were truly hiding the dragon robe, how could it possibly have been discovered? Besides, given his character, he would never stoop to such petty and dirty deeds!

The Emperor said that the Night King staged a coup and forced the Emperor to abdicate?

That's utter nonsense! The Night King was acting in self-defense, not premeditatedly.

The Night King and his followers have been driven to a dead end by the Emperor. If they do not resist, they will all be branded as traitors and sentenced to death. It is the Emperor who, for his own selfish gain, wants to harm this group of loyal ministers and their families.

In short, it was all the Emperor's fault, and they were only forced to resist at the last moment.

The emperor had utterly failed; even if he wanted to struggle, he was powerless to do so. He feigned dejection and casually allowed the Night King to deal with him.

Ye Xiaohan snorted coldly, not wanting to be polite to the emperor in his feigned benevolence.

He coldly announced to the crowd: "The Emperor has been misled by treacherous officials, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and is incompetent and immoral. These treacherous officials should be punished to cleanse the court and restore order."

"Under the instigation of treacherous officials, His Majesty is muddle-headed, acts rashly, and is incompetent and foolish; moreover, His Majesty is ill and in poor condition. In the end, His Majesty should be allowed to rest well, and I, the Prince, will temporarily assume the regency and handle state affairs."

To the great surprise of the emperor and others, the Night King had no intention of ascending the throne and instead chose to act as regent.

Even as regent, the Night King's current status is equivalent to that of a monarch. His position and status have risen dramatically once again, while the Emperor has suffered a humiliating defeat.

At this very moment, with the Night King's order, a group of the Emperor's confidants were immediately apprehended and imprisoned for a thorough investigation into their crimes. Once again, the Emperor's trusted advisors were being purged, while more wise and capable officials would be appointed to important positions in the court. The Night King could also inject fresh blood of wise and loyal officials into the long-stagnant and dark court structure.

The Emperor has painstakingly planned for many years and finally laid the foundation for his current position, but in the end, he will be uprooted by the Night King, who has also been planning for many years and is very patient and cunning.

Now, with Regent Zhongyue in power, Emperor Haolian has become a puppet emperor, a weak and incurable ruler.

Next, the Queen was to be punished.

Ye Xiaohan ordered his men to capture an army sent by the Empress, then glanced indifferently at the Empress.

Everyone saw it and it was obvious that the Empress had secretly taken advantage of the chaos in the inner court.

But the Empress wasn't thinking about helping the incompetent emperor beside her, nor was she helping Prince Ye out of the principles of fairness and justice, nor was she thinking about sending troops to protect the officials and their families attending the banquet today as the head of the harem.

She was thinking of rising up in her own power, a perfect example of two birds fighting and a third fisherman profiting!

Unfortunately, her well-thought-out plan ultimately failed.

This time, the empress revealed her sinister schemes and the private army she had been planning for many years.

She will also be punished accordingly. Ye Xiaohan announced that several generals in the Empress's army would be imprisoned, and others would also be investigated and punished accordingly.

The empress lost her subordinates and her military power.

That wasn't enough. Ye Xiaohan also took the opportunity to readjust the palace's guard layout, assigning his own people to take over key locations such as the palace prison and the palace gate fortress.

Whether it was the Emperor, the Empress, or Consort Liang, all of them had gradually infiltrated their own power and connections in the palace over the years, but in the end, they were all wiped out and cleansed by the Night King!

The Empress's once dignified and noble face turned ashen. She stood there, her heart sinking to the bottom.

Before the farewell banquet, she vaguely sensed that the Emperor seemed to be planning to take action against the Night Prince and Yun Mujiu. Then, when the Emperor was unwell, her people also discovered that during this time, the Emperor had convened a meeting with a group of trusted ministers and was secretly making military moves.

She had been lurking in the palace for years, always maintaining the image of a dignified and elegant empress. This time, she couldn't wait any longer; she wanted to take advantage of the emperor's actions to launch her own plan! Once the emperor and the Night Prince were both weakened, she would seize the opportunity to take over everything!

Unexpectedly, she overestimated the Emperor's strength and underestimated the abilities of the Night King and Yun Mujiu. The Emperor suffered a crushing defeat, while the Night King won decisively. Even with her years of scheming, she would be no match for the Night King if they were to clash head-on.

The Queen stared intently at the Night King and his wife, and finally, all her unspoken words were condensed into one sentence: "I understand."

Faced with the cruel reality, she was powerless to resist. Fortunately, she was still the Empress. Although years of hard work had been in vain, she could continue to endure; perhaps there would be another chance in the future, right?

At the same time, Ye Xiaohan knew that he couldn't suppress the Empress so much that she would never be able to rise again. The Empress had been in the palace for many years, and her maternal family, the Jing family, was influential in the court. The Empress's faction was involved in a complex web of powerful forces, and he couldn't completely intimidate these influential figures in a short time.

Furthermore, the Empress's offense today was merely sending troops, which has not yet reached the serious level of regicide, killing the regent, or plotting to usurp the throne. Therefore, the Empress will not be executed, nor will she immediately fall completely from the grand stage of the Zhongyue Dynasty.

Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu slowly looked at each other, their eyes silently conveying: "There is plenty of time in the future. Why worry that we cannot investigate the Empress thoroughly in the future? Why worry that we cannot completely eliminate the Empress's faction in the future?"

The sky was overcast and muggy, with a faint hint of rain.

The Night King's guards were still cleaning up the scene, while the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Bodyguards, and the Emperor's Dragon Staff Guards were all captured and held aside.

"Clop clop..." The crisp sound of horses' hooves suddenly rang out, and everyone's expression changed drastically once again.

What's going on now?