Cao Tiancheng, lying on the bed, his eyes were closed and his face was as bright as gold paper. If he had not carefully explored, the faint breath could hardly be felt. Cao Chong stared at the emperor who had ruled the Great Qi and sighed deeply.

This nephew has talents, ambitions, and means, but he was still a little too hasty. After all, the tragedy of the Great Qi Dynasty has accumulated over the past hundred years and has long been terminally ill. He wanted to cure the disease and make the huge body stronger again, but this body is too weak and cannot be replenished. Cao Tiancheng's medicine was too fierce and he finally poured himself into medicine.

But when you think about it carefully, it is actually not a big deal about all this. The rising momentum of Ming Dynasty was too fierce. With the repeated attempts to suppress the situation of Da Qi, Cao Tiancheng only had the ability to change the current situation of Da Qi itself in order to gain the upper hand in the future competition with Da Ming.

The Ming Dynasty had already destroyed Qin and was about to annex Chu again as he saw it. What made the Qi people even more worried was the thriving situation of the Ming Dynasty, united and responding to the whole world.

No matter how big a country is, if the heart is uneven, the strength will not be gathered. If the current situation of the imperial court and the local government, the royal family and the vest of aristocratic families cannot be changed, one day in the future, when the two countries finally meet each other, they will inevitably suffer a great loss.

The emperor did nothing wrong, but he failed.

Failure is original sin! Losers cannot appeal for their own actions.

"You guys go down!" Cao Chong waved his hand and said to the people in the room, "Stay stay."

Everyone in the room bowed and retreated one by one. Everyone understood that Cao Chong was going to let Cao Tiancheng arrange his funeral.

Seeing Wei Zhuang and Wen Huizhang who were still standing aside, Cao Chong glared at him and said, "Two, it's not convenient for you to hear about the next thing, right?"

Wei Zhuang shrugged and Wen Huizhang withdrew without any attention.

Cao Chong sat on the edge of the bed, reached out to hold Cao Tiancheng's hand, and a thick stream of true energy was input into Cao Tiancheng's body. His other hand bent his fingers and bounced several acupoints of Cao Tiancheng. He lay on the bed without moving, Cao Tiancheng's body shook slightly, and his tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

"Uncle Emperor, I lost." Cao Tiancheng saw Cao Chong in front of him at first sight, and two lines of clear tears came down.

"Father, we haven't lost yet!" Cao Zhu, who was kneeling in front of the couch, suddenly raised his head and said, "Father, the situation in Chang'an City has initially stabilized. Long Xiang's army is counterattacking, and the Yulong Mountain defenders brought by his uncle have also joined in. The rebels who came into the city have been restrained. As soon as the sky is dawn, we can launch a counterattack."

Cao Chong sighed.

"Zhuo'er, I'm dead, I'll lose this game of chess." Cao Tiancheng said regretfully: "I finally lost to Zhou Yifu in this game. I never expected that he would have colluded with Nantianmen long ago. If he was careless, he would lose all the game. I was dark under the light!"

"Father, you won't die. You are just injured. With uncles and grandpa here, you will definitely be cured. By the way, Shu Chang from Ming Dynasty is known as a miracle doctor. My son immediately sent someone to Yuejing to invite him. No matter what the price he paid, I will invite him." Cao Zhu burst into tears.

Cao Tiancheng shook his head.

"Uncle Emperor, did Cao Yun keep in the dark about this matter or did he personally participate in the planning?" he asked.

"I don't know." Cao Chong shook his head and hesitated for a moment. He still said: "From my understanding of Cao Yun, he might have been used by Zhou Yifu."

"That's good, that's good." Cao Tiancheng actually breathed a sigh of relief. "Uncle, how much time do I have?"

Cao Chong said with a sad expression: "You were first infected with a strange poison, and then fought with Meng Ti and the other two. This strange poison flowed through your true energy throughout your body. Finally, he was punched by Meng Ti, completely losing the ability to protect yourself. Now the strange poison has spread into the seven meridians and eight meridians, and penetrated into the internal organs. Meng Ti's punch also cut off all your vitality. Now it is just maintained by my true energy. It is only one hour at most. If you have anything to arrange, please arrange it quickly!"

As soon as this sentence came out, Cao Tiancheng sighed, but Cao Jae, who was kneeling in front of the couch, burst into tears.

"Uncle, this is not the case. Uncle and grandpa will definitely cure his father."

Cao Chong said nothing, Cao Tiancheng glanced at Cao Zhu who was crying and communicating, and sighed: "Although the crazy man is filial, he is not a person who can entrust big things. Uncle, you can take him away after I die."

"Have you thought it through? If you decide to let your son succeed to the throne, I can keep him safe." Cao Chong said.

"Zhier is too young and has not experienced any sorrows. How can I withstand the storm of the future? Uncle Emperor, my mind is clearer than ever. The reform of Daqi has lasted for nearly ten years, and today it will finally die halfway due to my death. If Dayi is in power, Luoyang will definitely not give up. Civil war is still inevitable. Even if the Uncle Emperor protects it, it will only consume my Daqi national strength. Since this is the case, it is better to fulfill their wish and let Daqi retain more power."

"Father!" Cao Tao looked up suddenly and looked at Cao Tiancheng in disbelief.

"Zhi'er, don't have any resentment. This is not only for the sake of Daqi, but also for your life." Cao Tiancheng's voice was weak: "This seat is not that easy to do, especially now, whoever sits on it is sitting on the crater, you don't have the ability to calm the whole situation. If you succeed to the throne, Daqi will inevitably be divided."

Cao Chong reached out and pressed his hand on Cao Jae's shoulder: "Zhier, you are not your father. When your father is here, the courtiers will naturally choose to stand on your father's side without a doubt, but if you don't do it, they will choose the other side. Don't say that you can't sit steadily in this position, even your life will be saved. You can only retreat from the beginning."

"Then, who will sit in this seat?" Cao Jie gritted his teeth.

"Do you still need to ask this question?" Cao Tiancheng smiled bitterly and said, "I will issue an order later to abolish your position as crown prince."

"Is it Cao Yun?"

"Yes, it's Cao Yun. At the moment, only he can quickly combine the power of both sides, and only he can gain trust from both sides to stabilize the situation." Cao Tiancheng nodded. "Only he can carry the future Daqi to withstand all the storm waves. You are far from Qin Feng's opponent."

Cao bowed his head.

"With your uncle protecting you, you will have no worries. When Cao Yun returns to Chang'an, with his personality, he will definitely not make things difficult for you. From now on, follow your uncle and grandpa to stay in Yulong Mountain." Cao Tiancheng said: "This is the last thing the father did for you, which is to let you survive safely. You, go ahead."

Cao Jie walked out of the side hall with heavy steps.

"Uncle Emperor, I'm going to trouble you to draw an order for me. Cao Tiancheng took out a small seal from his arms and handed it to Cao Chong: "The jade seal is in my study and is still placed there. Uncle Emperor will take it out and cover it later. Then hand it over to Cao Yun."

Cao Chong nodded: "But there is another biggest problem in this matter. If Cao Yun was first supported by Zhou Yifu and others in Luoyang, your edict would become a piece of waste paper, because Cao Yun would blatantly usurp the throne and seize power, and would not be tolerated by the lords of Chang'an."

"This is also my own trap. In this life, the cousin I fear most is this cousin. This time I plan with Tian Fen, and I am thinking of killing two birds with one stone. Once Cao Yun ascended the throne in Luoyang, he would be unscrupulous. I can completely let go. Now, I am in a dilemma. I also ask the emperor to take the decree and must stop him from ascending the throne in Luoyang." Cao Tiancheng gasped. "I think it is time to go to Luoyang. Cao Yun may not be so willing to become a tool for Zhou Yifu and others. He will not submit until the last moment."

"Okay. I'll set off to Luoyang soon."

"Tian Fen is also in Luoyang, hiding in the army." Cao Tianchengdao.

"It's not enough to succeed, but it's enough to fail." Cao Chong said angrily.

"Uncle Emperor, don't blame him. Tian Fen has done his best. This is my problem and it has nothing to do with him." Cao Tiancheng shook his head slightly: "He is useful, and Cao Yun will definitely use him in the future. Only with him can the current ministers of the court be stabilized."

Outside the side hall, as Long Xiangjun stabilized the situation, more and more court ministers came. Everyone was anxiously looking at the closed side hall gate. The emperor must have lost his life. How to arrange his funeral is a concern for everyone.

When the first ray of dawn finally appeared in the sky, Cao Chong walked out of the side hall with heavy steps.

"The emperor has passed away!" Although Cao Chong's voice was low, everyone outside could hear it clearly.

With a loud bang, Cao Jae knelt down in tears. Behind him, rows of ministers who came came knelt down one by one, and around him, the guards knelt down one by one.

All those who could arrive in the palace at this time were capable ministers promoted by Cao Tiancheng. Cao Tiancheng's death naturally made them feel like a mistake, and what made them even more worried was that Cao Tiancheng's death would affect the political situation of the entire Daqi.

Sure enough, before they could react, Cao Chong unfolded the first order in his hand.

What made everyone very upset was that this first decree was to abolish the throne of Prince Cao.

Cao, who had already known in advance, kowtowed to thank him in tears.

The second part was a series of temporary personnel arrangements. Prince Cao Chong once again walked from behind the scenes to the front of the curtain, serving as the king of deterrence, and was the general deterrence government, and only until the new emperor ascended the throne.

At this time, outside Chang'an City, a cavalry running towards him was breathing and changing horses, wearing armor, re-examined the weapons they were equipped with. Under the Tuoba flag, Tuobayan and Cao Hui stood side by side.
Chapter completed!