Why is Chapter 163 called Xie Yan?

Why is Chapter 163 called Xie Yan?

"Father!" Xie Heng cried out in anguish, but his hands were held firmly by the guards, and his desperate struggles were in vain.

"His Majesty has fainted!" Zhang Taichang cried out. "Prince Jing, you have plotted to usurp the throne; you deserve to die!"

"Prince Jing, how dare you plot rebellion! We must protect His Majesty and never let this traitor's conspiracy succeed!"

In an instant, many of the Fifth Prince's factions rose up in anger and voiced their opposition.

Xie Yan turned around and looked back at these people.

Zhang Taichang got up from the ground, his expression sorrowful: "Your Highness Prince Jing, if you insist on doing this, we will prove our loyalty with our lives and will never be forced by you?"

Xie Yan raised his eyes, his gaze icy, his voice sharp, "Give Zhang Taichang a knife and let him kill himself."

Immediately, a guard stepped forward and presented him with a long sword. Zhang Taichang stood there, his old face turning pale instantly.

The guard, holding the sword with both hands, took another step forward and solemnly said, "Please! Kill yourself!"

Zhang Taichang didn't really want to kill himself; he was just threatening to kill himself to protect his position.

If Prince Jing were to seize the throne, they would be among the group deposed.

Their social status will plummet, and their good days will be over.

"Ah?" Xie Yan urged, his voice not loud, but the murderous aura emanating from him was terrifying.

Zhang Taichang, unable to save face, held his breath, clutched his chest, and pointed a trembling finger at Xie Yan with his right hand, "Prince Jing, you mustn't!"

Then he collapsed to the ground and pretended to be unconscious!

In an instant, the clamoring officials fell silent, their voices growing softer and softer until they finally swallowed hard, their faces ashen, and squatted on the ground.

Xie Yan sneered. "To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. They're nothing but a bunch of useless trash."

Xie Heng was furious and roared hoarsely, "Xie Yan, the Emperor has fainted, and instead of treating him, you are here killing court officials. Even if you get the throne, you won't be able to hold onto it!"

"Shut up!" Xie Yan glared at him coldly.

Immediately, a guard stuffed a cloth into Xie Heng's mouth.

He could only stare wide-eyed, shaking his head and making muffled noises, desperately trying to break free.

Finally, he was tied up with ropes by the guards and lay on the ground like a shrimp.

Xie Yan slowly walked up the steps. The entire Chongde Hall was silent, and the only sound could be heard was the sound of his feet stepping on the steps.

Step by step, it was like knocking on the door of my heart.

He walked to the Emperor's side, bent down to look at Xie Yuan who had fallen to the ground, and spoke in a voice as cold as ice, just like the father-son relationship that had been difficult to mend for thousands of years.

"Father, did you wake up on your own, or did I wake you up?"

Xie Yuan lay slumped beside the dragon throne, his eyes tightly closed, his face pressed against the cold ground.

Xie Yan glanced at him, his voice cold and hard, "Someone, help the Emperor up."

Immediately, someone stepped forward, helped the unconscious emperor up, and carried him to the dragon throne.

The emperor hung his head, his face was ashen, and he was breathing rapidly. He needed to be supported by people on both sides.

"Give the Emperor his medicine!"

As soon as Xie Yan finished speaking, someone brought over a bowl of medicine.

I squatted down beside him and fed him the medicine spoonful by spoonful.

After being fed a few mouthfuls of the medicine, the emperor opened his bloodshot eyes, clutched his throat, and asked in a hoarse voice, "You unfilial son, what medicine did you feed me?"

“It is the medicine that Father Emperor usually drinks.” Xie Yan stood opposite the Emperor, his crimson robe making his figure appear even more upright.

"Are you afraid that I will send you on your way ahead of time?" Xie Yan said, uttering these rebellious words.

"How could I be such a person? There is no poison in this medicine."

"Your Majesty, I am just worried that you might faint again if you get too emotional."

"Your Majesty, I had the Imperial Physician add a little calming soup."

Xie Yuan stared at him with his mouth agape.

The emperor woke up, but the unfinished palace coup was still ongoing.

Xie Yan looked at the civil and military officials who were confined in the Chongde Hall.

"Father, do you know? I have waited for this day for many years."

His voice wasn't loud, but it made Xie Yuan's eyes turn bloodshot, and he glared at him like a ghost.

"Xie Yan, do you have to do this? I've raised you for over twenty years. Even if I were raising a dog, I should be grateful!"

Xie Yan found it utterly ridiculous, “If you had truly cared for me for even a day, I would have remembered some of that kindness.”

"But no, you only wanted to kill me. If it weren't for my mother dragging you into that matter..."

"I fear that on the day you ascend the throne, my mother and I will die a violent death."

Upon hearing Xie Yan mention that matter, Xie Yuan's eyes flickered, his whole body stiffened, as if struck by lightning.

A few breaths later, Xie Yuan glared, gritting his teeth, "Are you trying to force me to my death?"

"You've driven me to my death, but how many people have you killed?" Xie Yan's emotions reached their peak.

Xie Yuan was completely stunned by Xie Yan's question and remained frozen on the dragon throne.

“My maternal grandfather’s family, and the 30,000 soldiers behind him, including the 100,000 soldiers the Second Prince led to Panlong Ridge, which life didn’t die because of you?”

Xie Yan's question was deafening, echoing throughout the Chongde Hall like a resounding valley.

Everyone was shocked; they knew that 100,000 soldiers had perished.

What Prince Jing's maternal grandfather? What 30,000 soldiers?

Why is this unheard of?

Was he not born to a wife whom the emperor brought back from his fiefdom?

People vaguely remembered that his mother was the daughter of a minor official in the fiefdom.

Why does it sound like his maternal grandfather was a general?

"They died in battle, don't listen to your mother and pin everything on me." Xie Yuan clutched his stomach, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Xie Yan chuckled, "Then why are you so guilty that you've erased all traces of my maternal family?"

"I ask you, which of you can uncover the true identity of my mother?"

"It was him?" Xie Yan pointed at Xie Yuan on the dragon throne. "In order to obtain the position of crown prince, he colluded with the old king of Cangjue and exchanged the eighty-eight cities of Yunhan for it."

"He secretly helped you seize the throne, and you assisted him in seizing the land of Yunhan and slaughtering the innocent people of Yunhan on that land."

“Put the blame on the late emperor, while keeping yourself completely innocent.”

"After my maternal grandfather helped him seize the throne, he sent my maternal grandfather to Panlong Ridge, where he was ambushed by the Cangjue army that had been lying in wait there, resulting in the deaths of 30,000 soldiers."

"It was only because my maternal grandfather knew the truth and wanted to expose you—your crimes of colluding with the enemy, framing the late emperor, and selling out the country for personal gain!—that you conspired with the old king of Cangjue to kill them!"

The entire Chongde Hall erupted in uproar!

"How could His Majesty collude with the enemy and betray the country? And even frame the late Emperor?"

"You didn't understand. It was before the emperor ascended the throne."

"In order to seize the throne, the Emperor made a deal with the old King Cangjue."

Xie Yan looked at Xie Yuan, whose face had turned deathly pale, and said, "My mother was your lawfully wedded wife, but in order to stabilize your regime, you did not acknowledge my mother as your wife and made another woman your empress."

“After killing my maternal grandparents’ family, you tried to kill my mother, who then discovered she was pregnant.”

"She did it to protect herself, to protect me, and even more so that one day she could reveal the truth to the public."

“Using this as a threat, saying that if you kill her, the truth about your treason and framing of the late emperor will be revealed to the public.”

“You erased all information about my maternal grandfather and gave my mother a completely new identity, just to cover up your past.”

“You hate us, so the other princes are named Yao, Zhuo, Heng, and Yu.”

"Only I am called 'Yan' (厌), you despise me from the bottom of your heart, so you gave me this name."

"You really want to kill me, but you're afraid my death will upset my mother."

"Therefore, my mother and I lived a life worse than that of pigs and dogs."

"You pushed me to the brink of despair time and time again, and then pulled me out of that predicament time and time again, and then disappointed me time and time again, all while filled with hatred and anxiety."

The color drained from Xie Yuan's face like the tide receding, and his pretense of more than twenty years collapsed in an instant.

"Your beloved second prince was originally going to Cangjue to gain experience. You have already secretly discussed with the old king that he would win a few battles and then come back to become the crown prince."

"Unexpectedly, during this time the old king suddenly fell ill and died, and the new king did not accept it and even brought up what happened back then."

"The morale of the army was thrown into chaos."

"In order to cover up what happened back then, you used the same old tricks again, and 100,000 soldiers were slaughtered by Cang Jue."

"The Second Prince's faith collapsed, and he charged into the enemy camp, where he was killed by Cang Jue."

"To cover up your crimes, you framed the Second Prince for this."

"Just like back then, you framed the late emperor for the eighty-eight cities that Cangjue had taken away."