464 Shu Xuanyuan
In his previous life, when Xue Yan read this letter, he was extremely happy. They felt that it was the country and the people’s fortune to have such an Emperor. In this life, at this moment, Xue Yan’s mood was a bit heavy.
He could not tell his good friend that Hao Xuanyuan would fall into a coma next year and then die not long after.
Hao Xuanyuan only had two sons. One was the eldest son, Shu Xuanyuan, who was made the Crown Prince at birth. The second was Prince Yi Xuanyuan.
However, because the Crown Prince Shu Xuanyuan disappeared not long after he was born, he was never found at first. Later, when Hao Xuanyuan was in a coma, he was found, but someone else beat him to it. When the current Empress, who was also Empress Shao’s maiden family, found him again, they found a corpse.
Hao Xuanyuan was unconscious and had no hope of waking up. Her biological son was confirmed to be dead, and Empress Shao was so agitated that she went crazy.
After Hao Xuanyuan passed away, it was naturally the concubine’s only son, Yi Xuanyuan, who inherited the throne and ascended to the throne.
Yi Xuanyuan was only eight when he ascended the throne.
Later, when he took part in the court examinations when he was twelve, Yi Xuanyuan also appointed him as the top scholar and allowed him to enter the Hanlin Garden. From then on, Yi Xuanyuan placed him in an important position.
Yi Xuanyuan was the first emperor he served, and his son, Ling Xuanyuan, was the second emperor he served.
Regardless of whether it was Yi Xuanyuan or Ling Xuanyuan, they were not as benevolent as Hao Xuanyuan.
Like many emperors, they placed themselves as the first priority. To them, he was a chess piece that they could abandon at any time.
He still clearly remembered the scene when Ling Xuanyuan gave him a cup of poisoned wine. That day was also Ling Xuanyuan’s eighteenth birthday. “Not only do I want you to die, but my father also wants you to die. My father even left behind a will that you don’t know about.”
These were the two emperors he had pledged his loyalty to.
That will that he didn’t know about… That day, before he drank the poisoned wine, he had also seen it. He read the will and learnt that they really wanted him to die!
When the world was at peace and when he assisted Ling Xuanyuan to the throne, he would no longer be needed, he would want him to die.
“Is it because I’ve made more contributions than you?” he asked.
“Maybe,” Ling Xuanyuan replied.
Maybe?
If it was, then it was. Why was it a maybe
At that time, he had wanted to ask more, but after Ling Xuanyuan answered, he turned around and left, and the door of the hall was closed.
He closed his eyes for a long time before opening them again and drank the poisoned wine in front of him.
Xue Yan closed his eyes once again. It was as if he had returned to that day.
He was Yi Xuanyuan’s handpicked top scholar. He had been promoted so quickly because the Emperor, Yi Xuanyuan, kept making exceptions and promoting him.
From an outsider’s point of view, he was Yi Xuanyuan’s most trusted official, and Yi Xuanyuan only trusted him to handle all the major political affairs.
He had always thought he was important.
In addition, the Emperor seemed to be so kind and loving to his people, so as a subject, he naturally vowed to be loyal to the Emperor.
However, Yi Xuanyuan’s health had not been good since he was young, and he died at the age of 23. Before he died, he passed the throne to his only son, Ling Xuanyuan, who was only three years old at the time. He also made him the Prince Regent and had him assist Ling Xuanyuan to ascend the throne.
Naturally, he vowed to do his best to assist his son.
He had originally thought that he could retire after he had assisted Ling Xuanyuan. He even handed over his military power at that time and planned to retire after he had achieved success. However, he did not expect that the Emperor would not allow him to retire and wanted him to die.