The monk claimed that he had told the fortune for the late emperor, and after looking at his face he felt there was a connection between them, so he asked him if he wanted to have his fortune told.

Wei Zan thought that every fortune telling would be a good start to see if he could get a high official position in the future to bring honor to his family.

But after reading his horoscope, the monk was greatly shocked and said that he had an extremely rich destiny and was destined to become an emperor.

After these words were spoken, the seed buried in Wei Zan's heart completely sprouted. He no longer felt that he was daydreaming, but believed that this was how he should be.

Therefore, he tried every possible means to get the military power. He prepared for this moment for a whole year.

He spared no effort to build good relationships with the soldiers, so everyone in the army was willing to believe that Wei Zan was a loyal and reliable person.

Only General Yuwen didn't believe it, but he felt that this small follower wouldn't cause any trouble, so he ignored him.

The emperor's personal expedition this time was the best opportunity. Most of the generals in the army had been transferred away, leaving only a seventh-rank official like him to guard the army, and the military power temporarily fell into his hands.

Upon learning that there had been no news of Tuoba Hong for a month, he began to spread rumors among the soldiers, claiming that the emperor had been captured by the Southern Kingdom and became a prisoner.

The queen on the throne is a seductress from the Great Zhou. As long as she is in the court, Dong Yue will never be at peace.

So, he led his troops into the palace under the pretext of opposing the evil queen. Even if Tuoba Hong was still alive, he would have people kill him at the city gate. Then, he would become the emperor with full legitimacy.

Wei Zan looked at the ministers in the court and shouted, "Your Majesty is trapped in the South Country, and the Queen is the one who took the opportunity to usurp power. How can you just sit there and do nothing? I am here today to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Zhihan came with everyone.

"The Queen is here!"

"Hmph! You've come just in time." Wei Zan was not afraid at all. He believed that ten thousand elite soldiers were enough to deal with these civil officials.

But what he didn't know was that his elite soldiers outside had already been controlled by Qiu Linbo.

"Your Highness the Queen."

"My dears, please stand up!"

"Thank you Queen."

Yun Zhihan looked at Wei Zan and said sarcastically, "What are you doing, Guard Wei? Don't you know that you are not allowed to bring a knife into the court? Are you trying to seize power?"

"Humph! I am here to pull a woman like you off the throne in compliance with the will of Heaven. Since ancient times, how can women interfere in government affairs? It's simply a joke."

"Oh? So the ministers all agree with you?"

"It's natural!"

Yun Zhihan asked calmly, "Do you think the same as the guard?"

She didn't mind and took this opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak. It didn’t matter what they thought, the key point was that they didn’t dare to speak.

Seeing this, Wei Zan angrily shouted, "How can a bunch of you cowards be qualified to be officials appointed by the imperial court?"

At this time, Prime Minister Huyan retorted, "You are so bold, Wei Zan. The Queen's regent is the Emperor's decree. How can you be so unreasonable here? What's more, the Queen is pregnant with a prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, those ministers who were ready to make a move shut up completely. If it was just the Queen who was regulating the country, that would indeed be inappropriate, but if the fetus in the Queen's belly was really a prince, then the nature of the matter would be different.

Since the prince is young and the emperor is not in court, the queen can indeed provide assistance.

Wei Zan chuckled and said, "Prime Minister Huyan, how do you know that the queen is pregnant with a prince? Are you trying to conceal the truth like the queen? Are you trying to deceive everyone?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Yun Zhihan explained calmly, "Of course, Divine Doctor Zhang said this himself. Is there any minister present who doesn't know the name of Divine Doctor Zhang? Do you want to question the Emperor's judgment?"

When the ministers heard this, they realized that it was Doctor Zhang who said it himself, so it must be true.

Yuwen Ying said, "Wei Zan, the facts have proven that the Queen's supervision of the country is justified. If you don't leave, you will be disobeying the order!"

Leave? How could Wei Zan leave so easily? This was a big plan he had been preparing for for so long, how could he just leave like that?

Moreover, if this happened, he would either succeed or die, and there would be no way he could get out alive.

"Humph! You ignorant children have been deceived by the Queen. This man is from the Great Zhou and will not stand on the side of Dongyue at all. Do you, the ministers of Dongyue, also want to surrender to the Great Zhou?"

"presumptuous!"

Before Yun Zhihan could speak, Yuwen Ying scolded him, "Wei Zan, stop spreading rumors here. When the frontline sent a victory report, they also pointed out that it was the Great Zhou who led troops to raid the rear of the Southern Kingdom, and Dongyue was able to escape successfully."

"If the Queen hadn't abandoned me and married Dongyue, how could the Great Zhou have come to my aid at the critical moment?"

Yun Zhihan was very satisfied with his answer. Don’t look at the child’s young age. As long as he doesn’t go astray, his future will be bright.

"What Minister Yuwen said is true. Minister Wei, do you have anything else to say?"

Wei Zan's face looked very ugly. He felt that these people were not worthy of being used.

"Guardian Wei, are you clearly planning to rebel today?"

Faced with the queen's question, he gripped the knife tightly in his hand, thinking that as long as this woman died, no one would dare to say anything.

"I'm asking you a question!"

Yun Zhihan raised his voice and asked again.

This time, Wei Zan was enraged. He picked up the knife and was about to chop her, but Yun Yan slashed his throat with the sword and he fell straight to the ground.

The civil officials in the court were all shocked and took a few steps back in fear.

"My dear ministers, you have seen it. It was Wei Zan who wanted to assassinate me, so I ordered him to be killed."

The ministers swallowed silently. They didn't expect the queen to be so decisive and the people around her would show no mercy at all.

Yun Zhihan continued to look at the people around her. She knew that the person hiding in the dark and instigating Wei Zan had not shown up yet.

At this moment, Shen Dongcheng, the deputy general who once followed He Bayue, came out.

He had been a supporter of the Third Prince from the beginning to the end, and since the Third Prince's death, he had planted hatred in his heart.

"I will see the Queen."

"General Shen, what's the problem?"

"The people around the Queen killed the ministers without authorization. This is a disregard for the imperial power. Please punish them."

Yun Zhihan smiled slightly, okay, Big Head finally showed up.

"I just said that it was Wei Zan who made the first move, and then Yan'er took action. Could it be that the general must wait until I die before it can be considered a real assassination?"

"Please forgive me, Queen. I didn't actually see Wei Zan take action. Even if he intended to do so, Queen can have the people around him control him and wait for the Emperor to come back and make his decision."

"Oh? Didn't the ministers see it?" Yun Zhihan asked indifferently.

However, before the ministers could speak, a familiar voice was heard from a distance.

"I saw it!"

As soon as the voice fell, Tuoba Hong walked in with his generals.

"Kowtow to the Emperor!"

"I have met the emperor."

"Queen, please excuse me. My dear ministers, please stand up."

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