"Oh?" The Sovereign's interest was piqued by his words.
He, too, wanted to kill the Emperor of Great Xia as soon as possible, then snatch Yuanbao away.
After that, he would thoroughly punish the commoners and officials of Great Xia who had mocked him, venting the bitter anger in his chest.
"What do you intend to do?" the Sovereign asked.
Duke Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. "On the day the Qilin is summoned, sorry for the trouble, Sovereign, but please deploy some death warriors to hold the Ninth Prince back. I will lead another group into the Imperial Palace and seize the emperor."
"But the emperor will also be there on the day the Qilin appears. Why would he be in the palace?" the Sovereign asked.
"I have ways of keeping him in the palace."
"Oh?" The Ruler of Eastern Lin was slightly surprised. Did Duke Yan have another trump card he knew nothing about?
"Lin Jun, the commander of the Imperial Guards, is my man. I helped his family some years ago, and they are still in my hands."
Duke Yan's lips curved into a faint smile.
The Ruler of Eastern Lin weighed this in his mind. No wonder Duke Yan was so confident he could control the palace coup. The commander of the Imperial Guards was his man.
Tsk, old fox.
He asked slowly, "Even if the commander of the Imperial Guards is your man, how will you keep the emperor in the palace?"
"Everything the emperor eats and drinks, and every aspect of his daily life, is carefully inspected. But they do not inspect me. When our meeting yesterday was exposed and the emperor summoned me into the palace, I took an extra precaution and applied poison to my own body. Anyone who breathes in its scent