The protagonist of this crossover film and television series is disrupting the plot again.

Chapter 216 1 Thoughts of the Pass 19

wow——

In an instant, the crowd seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force, bursting into cheers. Joy surged like a tide, engulfing everyone.

Even Ning Yuanzhou, who had long been disappointed and disheartened by Emperor Wu, couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement at this moment, and inexplicably felt a sense of 'boundless imperial grace and overwhelming gratitude'.

This feeling came so suddenly that even he found it unbelievable.

It seems that after the battle at Tianmen Pass, the Emperor has truly undergone a transformation!

Driven by this excitement, everyone looked up at the top of the tower, just in time to see Emperor Wu also peeking out from the top, his gaze piercing through the rain as he looked down at the crowd below.

Yang Ying was the first to bow to Emperor Wu, and Ning Yuanzhou, Yu Shisan, and the others behind him also knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, even if we have to risk our lives, we will definitely welcome you back to Da Wu!"

The rain intensified, the cold raindrops relentlessly soaking their clothes, but a blazing fire ignited in everyone's hearts, enough to dispel all the coldness and gloom.

With Fan Dongyang urging them on from behind, the group had no choice but to suppress their excitement and mount their horses to return to the post station.

As soon as she arrived at the post station, Yang Ying hurriedly returned to her room and took out the ink, Xuan paper with the imperial seal, and a calligraphy scroll written by Emperor Wu in his spare time.

Yang Ying carefully practiced writing by comparing it with Emperor Wu's handwriting for a long time. Only when she felt that she had imitated it well enough did she use the Xuan paper and ink she had brought to imitate Emperor Wu's handwriting and tone to write an edict of self-reproach and an edict of succession.

The reason she endured for so long and traveled thousands of miles to Anguo was not to save Emperor Wu. On the contrary, her purpose was to kill Emperor Wu, and incidentally enhance her reputation, thus officially starting the struggle for control of the Central Plains.

In fact, she had already poisoned the tea that Emperor Wu drank during their meeting today. At the latest, Emperor Wu will die suddenly at midnight tonight.

The reason he wasn't killed on the spot was simply to give Yang Ying enough time to retreat.

Yang Ying refrained from seeing him off on the spot, which already shows her good temper.

snort!

It's a disgrace to emperors that such scum could become one.

His previous stubbornness led to the loss of tens of thousands of his troops.

After being captured, he knelt down in order to survive, even offering a large sum of money to buy his freedom, thus betraying the expectations of the people and completely losing the self-respect and spirit that an emperor should have.

When facing Yang Ying, he showed no shame whatsoever, and instead maintained his superior attitude.

He clearly feared death and wanted someone to save him, but instead of saying a few kind words, he resorted to threats and inducements.

Of all the emperors Yang Ying knew, probably only that one called the Gatekeeper Emperor could compare to him.

Yang Ying refrained from seeing him off on the spot, which already shows her good temper.

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A rapid knocking at the door interrupted Yang Ying's thoughts.

Ning Yuanzhou and Yu Shisan lingered at the door for a long time before finally knocking on Yang Ying's door.

The two still couldn't believe that Emperor Wu could so easily exonerate the Six Paths Hall, and couldn't help but want to ask Yang Ying for confirmation.

Yang Ying quickly composed herself, glanced at the two edicts before her. The ink had dried. She put away the edict of succession and placed the edict of self-reproach on the table.

She raised her hand to rub her eyes and nose until they were red, letting tears well up in her eyes, and opened the door with a look of utter grief.

The two men had always seen Yang Ying as calm, composed, and dignified on the road. They were startled to see her like this and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Ning Yuanzhou's heart skipped a beat, and a possibility suddenly occurred to him: "Could it be that His Majesty did not write an edict to exonerate him?"

Yang Ying pointed to the edict of self-reproach and shook her head: "My brother has written it! But now is not the time to talk about this. We must leave Da'an immediately."

"Your Highness, what exactly happened?"

The two asked in confusion. They didn't understand why Yang Ying said that. The Emperor hadn't been rescued yet, and Chief Secretary Du, who had gone back to raise the ransom, hadn't returned either. How could they leave?

"Don't ask any questions. Now, find a way to leave Andu immediately. I'll tell you why after we're out of Andu."

Ning Yuanzhou and Yu Shisan exchanged a glance, both having a bad feeling.

"If we want to leave without anyone noticing, we can't take the gold we brought with us."

Yang Ying waved her hand: "As long as people get out of here, throw away everything else that is not easy to carry, including the gold we brought."

Your Highness has always wanted to rescue the Emperor, but now you're desperately trying to leave. It seems the Emperor is already...

Ning Yuanzhou and Yu Shisan's pupils shrank sharply, and a sense of crisis instantly filled their hearts. If anything were to happen to the Emperor, Emperor An would definitely not let them go in order to silence them.

Hurry! We have to be fast!

"Let's get ready right away!"

"Okay, be quick, and don't attract attention from outsiders!"

With time of the essence, and no time to spare, Ning Yuanzhou and Yu Shisan acted swiftly.

Finally, the members of the delegation disguised themselves and split up. They left Andu just before the city gates closed, and then rode off at full speed towards the Kingdom of Wu.

By the time Emperor An learned of this news, it was already the morning of the next day.

The guards outside the Siyiguan (Foreigners' Inn) noticed that there was no movement inside the post station for a long time. Neither the members of the delegation nor the servants inside came out. They became suspicious and went in to check. They found that all the servants had been drugged and the members of the delegation had disappeared. They immediately reported this to Deng Hui.

When Deng Hui learned of this, he knew the importance of the matter and dared not delay. He hurriedly went to the palace to report to Emperor An.

Emperor An listened to Deng Hui's report in a daze, unable to recover for a long time. Only when his consciousness gradually returned did he feel a surge of anger rising in his chest.

He was still happily waiting for Wu Kingdom to send another 100,000 taels of gold, but unexpectedly, the delegation members ran away overnight.

Emperor An now understood perfectly well that Prince Li had already given up on rescuing their emperor when he proposed increasing the ransom. The reason he agreed was simply to buy as much time as possible, and then use the excuse of going back to raise the ransom to let most of the people leave first, while the remaining few would escape in different directions.

Having figured all this out, Emperor An was so angry he nearly went mad. He smashed the memorials on his desk to the ground, but before he could vent his anger further, a guard from Yong'an Tower rushed in to report: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Wu Kingdom on Yong'an Tower is dead."

This news struck like a bolt from the blue, fueling Emperor An's fury even more: "What! How did he die?"