Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1087 - 1087 0639 All Are Masters of Drama_1

Chapter 1087: Chapter 0639: All Are Masters of Drama_1 Chapter 1087: Chapter 0639: All Are Masters of Drama_1 Chapter 0639 They’re All Actors

Emperor Yonghe’s beaming face made it clear to anyone that his household was blessed with good news. Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi exchanged glances, and Emperor Wenzhi spoke, “Yonghe, I heard that you have just won a great battle and have suddenly gained two younger brothers. As soon as I heard about this, I hurried over. You wouldn’t be unwelcoming, would you?”

Emperor Yonghe laughed, “How could I be unwelcoming? It’s said that happiness shared is happiness doubled; this time, I forced Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor to bow their heads and submit to me, celebrating such a grand joyous event under the heaven. Wenzhi, you’re willing to come and share this joy with me; how could I not be happy? Come, let’s go inside the palace together. I have already prepared a banquet, just waiting for you and Bahuang.”

Neither Emperor Wenzhi nor Emperor Bahuang was in a hurry to set off; they stood outside the palace gates and said, “Yonghe, could you let us take a look first at the submission documents from Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor, to see how they kowtowed before you? To tell you the truth, we have lived for hundreds of years, yet we’ve never seen such a thing.”

Emperor Yonghe smiled proudly. He swiped his hand over his Storage Bag and took out a memorial booklet, the cover of which read “Submission.” He handed this submission document to Emperor Wenzhi and said, “Wenzhi, I know you have grievances with Emperor Jianwu, so I’ll let you take your revenge. See? This is the submission document that Emperor Jianwu submitted to me; let you take a look first as a way for you to take your revenge.”

Emperor Wenzhi couldn’t wait to take the submission document in his hands. Upon unfurling it, it indeed contained Emperor Jianwu’s submission to Emperor Yonghe, not only writing of his intention to serve Emperor Yonghe and pay tribute year by year but also to regard Emperor Yonghe as the leader to follow. What made Emperor Wenzhi particularly envious was that this submission document was sealed with Emperor Jianwu’s imperial seal on the back.

This imperial seal had been seen by Emperor Wenzhi many times before; he also had one, and he could tell at a glance that this seal was indeed Emperor Jianwu’s, not a forgery, but genuine—meaning that this submission document was truly from Emperor Jianwu to Emperor Yonghe. Emperor Jianwu really had bowed his head before Emperor Yonghe.

Emperor Wenzhi scrutinized the submission document inside and out several times. Although he couldn’t spot anything forged about it, he still felt that some parts didn’t seem quite authentic. His Wenzhi Palace and Jianwu Palace were close neighbors, and although Emperor Jianwu had been hiding in a small space, refusing to meet people for nearly a hundred years, he had had many dealings with Emperor Jianwu a century ago. Furthermore, not long ago, he had faced Emperor Jianwu in a military confrontation; they had fallen out, and he understood Emperor Jianwu better than anyone else.

From what he knew, Emperor Jianwu might fear death and wish for immortality, but putting these aside, Emperor Jianwu’s character was quite resolute. Often stubborn, he was the kind who would not bow even after hitting a wall. Just like the time not too long ago when the Five Great Palaces joined forces to attack Jianwu Palace; had it been him, he would have surrendered early, but Emperor Jianwu chose death over submission. Not only that, but Emperor Jianwu personally controlled the Killing Array of Jianwu Palace and killed mercilessly around the world. Such a person, how could he just bow to Emperor Yonghe? Not just bow, but to submit and kowtow; this was too inconsistent with his understanding of Emperor Jianwu.

Seeing Emperor Wenzhi appraising the submission document, Emperor Yonghe asked with a smile, “Wenzhi, did you find something amiss with the submission document? Do you think Emperor Jianwu set a trap for me in this document? Tell me now, and I shall march on his Jianwu Palace immediately.”

Emperor Wenzhi said, “Whether it’s a trap or not, I have found nothing. I just feel that, based on my understanding of him, he should not have surrendered so easily. Shouldn’t he have resisted a bit?”

Emperor Yonghe laughed heartily, “You didn’t see it yourself, how do you know he didn’t resist? I stayed in his Jianwu Palace for so many days, why? Just to use this time to wear him down, like taming a hawk, forcing him to bow before me. You really don’t know, this Emperor Jianwu is truly stubborn. Despite being severely injured and nearly killed in an explosion, he still refused to easily bow to me. But what could he do if he didn’t bow? He was seriously injured and would die without timely treatment. I seized this weakness and wore him down relentlessly. And the result? In the end, he still bowed his head to me and submitted.”

Emperor Wenzhi nodded; Emperor Yonghe’s explanation seemed plausible. Emperor Jianwu feared death, or else he wouldn’t have hidden in a small space for nearly a hundred years. In the face of death, it was not impossible for Emperor Jianwu to bow to Emperor Yonghe.

Emperor Yonghe then produced Huoyang Emperor’s submission document. Like the one from Emperor Jianwu, this submission document was also genuine, personally written by Huoyang Emperor, and sealed with his imperial seal.

Putting on a full performance meant ensuring utmost realism; therefore, they meticulously prepared all props involved in these details beforehand, sparing no effort and not skimping on anything, in order to not shortchange the audience.

After examining the submission documents from both Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor, the last traces of doubt in the minds of Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Yonghe evaporated. As emperors themselves, they shared a certain pride in their hearts. Unless driven to a desperate impasse with no way out, they would never easily bow to another person and submit, let alone leave behind such evidence as submission documents that could nail them to history’s pillar of shame for the entire Imperial Family Secret Territory and the dozen or so princes to look down upon. Emperors Bahuang and Yonghe could not think of any reason for Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor to fabricate such documents and deceive them.