Chapter 1785

"So it's Fellow Daoist Chen. Nice to meet you."

With a smile on his face, Wu Lie looked Gu Chen up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.

His innate and powerful aura caused the officials in the hall to hold their breaths. The more refined and courteous he was, the more oppressive he was, making people worry about what would happen next.

Gu Chen could see that the other was using his power to pressure him, or perhaps to warn him, hinting that he would remember him.

He pretended not to notice and continued to examine Wu Lie with a calm and playful gaze. To others, he seemed a bit rash.

"Second Prince, please take a seat." Prince Pei coughed and reminded Wu Lie to take a seat.

Wu Lie's smile hid a dagger. He glanced at Gu Chen one last time and then sat down on the seat that had been prepared.

Seeing him sit down obediently, Prince Pei and Tang Xuance breathed a sigh of relief.

They had been most worried that this person would immediately shed all pretense of cordiality. In that case, the situation today would be unsalvageable.

Fortunately, this person was rather particular about the rules. Even if he had designs on the State of Pei, he did not make it too obvious.

The imperial court and the seven kingdoms had maintained a balance for a long time. The imperial family could not easily interfere with the kingdom's internal affairs. Wu Lie seemed to be somewhat wary of this.

As long as he did not completely shed all pretense of cordiality, there was still a chance.

As Prince Pei pondered, he treated Wu Lie cordially on the surface, hoping to smoothly send off this god of plague and allow the State of Pei to tide over this crisis.

Gu Chen also took his seat again. This Prince Wu Lie's plan had been disrupted by him, but he was still able to talk and laugh wittily in this hall, as if he was not anxious at all. This surprised Gu Chen a little.

As he pondered what the other's intentions were, after three rounds of wine, Prince Pei suddenly began to cough violently.

"Cough! Cough! "

As Prince Pei spoke, he suddenly revealed a pained expression and coughed up blood, his face as pale as paper.

"You, you …"

He pointed at Prince Wu Lie, his eyes filled with fear. Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood and suddenly fell backwards!

"Your Majesty!"

The officials turned pale with fright when they saw this. Tang Xuance charged forward like an arrow.

Gu Chen, who was sitting in his original position, was also quite surprised. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at Wu Lie, who was sitting opposite him. He found that Wu Lie was calmly drinking his wine. It was obvious that he had expected all of this!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! "

Tang Xuance's eyes were red as he supported Prince Pei. He screamed hysterically.

However, Prince Pei was clearly poisoned. His lips turned purple and blood flowed out of his seven orifices.

The poison was extremely violent. Once it flared up, it quickly invaded his internal organs and even his brain. Even his Primordial Spirit couldn't escape!

Under the gazes of everyone present, King Pei's vitality gradually faded away, and he died with everlasting regret!

Tang Xuance almost went mad after witnessing the monarch's unnatural death with his own eyes. He secretly regretted his carelessness.

He had thought that Prince Pei had survived today's calamity. Who would have thought that not only would Prince Wu Lie send assassins to assassinate him, he would also unscrupulously poison Prince Pei's food and wine!

Prince Pei's food and wine had all been strictly inspected, and he had repeatedly warned his guards to be careful. Who would have thought that there would still be a mistake!

To publicly poison Prince Pei during a banquet in the royal palace, it was clear to see how deep Prince Wu Lie's influence had infiltrated!

"You bunch of traitors!"

Filled with grief and indignation, Tang Xuance stood up and drew his sword with a clang. He glared at Prince Wu Lie and the officials!

Most of the officials present were bewildered. They hadn't expected that Prince Pei would be publicly poisoned.

Since he couldn't take down Tang Xuance and force Prince Pei to abdicate, he might as well murder Prince Pei. Prince Wu Lie had obviously made two preparations. He was going to take down Prince Pei no matter what!

At this time, everyone was in danger. The officials were worried about their own futures and interests, so not many were grieving for Prince Pei.

"Tang Xuance, what do you mean by this? Who are you calling a traitor? His Majesty's sudden death is also difficult for us to accept. Put down your sword! "

Shao Jianmin's eyes flashed as he stood up and shouted.

Prince Wu Lie had already set up everything. He knew very well that now was the time for him to show off.

"You all know very well what I mean!"

Tang Xuance roared and pointed the sword in his hand at Prince Wu Lie. "Where is the Water Dance Army?"

Soon, a large group of Water Dance Army soldiers swarmed into the hall and surrounded everyone in the hall!

The soldiers in charge of nearby defense had all been taken care of by Householder Peach Blossom, but the Water Dance Army had been carefully nurtured by him, so they were quickly replenished during the gap between the banquet.

Seeing the large group of Water Dance Army soldiers surrounding the hall, the officials who had a guilty conscience were momentarily uneasy. They were worried that Tang Xuance would order them to be hacked to death in a fit of rage.

Shao Jianmin and Shao Jianwu's eyelids twitched. If Tang Xuance went crazy, things would not be easy to deal with!

"What's going on? Are you treating this prince as if I don't exist? "

At this time, Wu Lie, who had been calmly drinking wine in his seat, coldly glanced at Tang Xuance. "Prince Pei has suddenly passed away. As a subject, instead of helping him with his funeral affairs, you're making a big fuss here. Are you trying to rebel? Or is it that Prince Pei's poisoning has something to do with you? "

These words were malicious. He was actually planning to throw the blame for Prince Pei's death onto Tang Xuance.

Regicide and rebellion. If these two charges were established, then the Tang family would be beyond redemption!

"That's right! Tang Xuance, have you thought about the consequences? Are you trying to rebel? "

"Outrageous! To think that His Majesty trusted the Tang family so much. Who would have thought that you, surnamed Tang, would actually do such a thing!"

Tang Jianmin quickly understood and followed Wu Lie's words. The other officials also began to criticize Tang Xuance.

As the saying goes, a crowd's mouth can melt gold, and three people will become a tiger. The truth behind Prince Pei's death was only known to a group of people present. If most people pushed the crime of regicide and rebellion onto Tang Xuance, he would have no way to defend himself!

Gu Chen had personally witnessed the true meaning of shamelessness. This group of officials and Wu Lie were examples of shamelessness.

"Don't try to frame me!"

Tang Xuance also understood the intentions of these people. He felt sorrow and despair in his heart.

His Water Dance Army was in charge of the palace's defense and had the advantage in numbers. If he gave the order to kill this group of traitors, he should be able to successfully kill more than seventy percent of them.

But so what if he killed them? Could Prince Pei be resurrected?

Tang Xuance was well aware that killing them would not help the situation. They were just opportunists.

As for the main culprit, Prince Wu Lie, it would be difficult to kill him with General Crow's guards. Even if he could kill him, Tang Xuance would not dare to do so.

After all, Prince Wu Lie was the son of Emperor Sheng. If he killed him, not only would the entire Tang family be wiped out, it would also bring a terrible disaster to the people of Prince Pei.

The anger of the Blazing Sun Clan was not something he could withstand. Even if he knew that Tang Xuance had killed Prince Pei, he did not dare to touch him!

Earlier, he had drawn his sword and shouted for help because he was hot-blooded. Now that he had calmed down, Tang Xuance was in a dilemma.

If he killed the officials, Prince Wu Lie would definitely use it as an excuse. His crime of regicide and rebellion would really be established.

If he did not make a move, the officials would obviously be in cahoots with Prince Wu Lie. In the end, he could still be blamed for this!

Prince Pei's death was too sudden. Right now, he was truly at a loss and did not know what to do!

He subconsciously glanced at Gu Chen. Perhaps this person could help him like before.

(End of this chapter)