Reverse War Surpass Immortal

Duan Gujin had just returned to Star Moon Academy when a piece of disastrous news arrived.

The Monarch has passed away!

Upon hearing this, Duan Gujin immediately gasped in shock, aware that the coup in Country Gulai had begun.

"Fainted! I didn't expect Prime Minister Cao to be so audacious and reckless!"

He knew in his heart that in his previous life, at this time, he was still properly staying in the preparatory class.

Even though he was merely idling his time away in the preparatory class back then, he clearly remembered that the Monarch had not passed away at that time.

It was very likely that Prime Minister Cao had initiated the coup in advance.

Thus, he immediately went to the Imperial Palace to look for Meng Yun and the Seventh Imperial Uncle.

But at this moment, the palace was under strict guard, and he found it absolutely impossible to enter and locate Meng Yun and the Seventh Imperial Uncle.

Just as he was about to leave, a subordinate of the Seventh Imperial Uncle found him and took him to meet the Seventh Imperial Uncle.

In a courtyard within the Capital City, he saw Seventh Imperial Uncle and Meng Yun.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Seventh Imperial Uncle began to explain to Duan Gujin the current situation inside the Imperial Palace.

Some time later, Duan Gujin came to know that, in fact, the Monarch had 'died of illness', and Prime Minister Cao, along with a group of civil and military officials, had followed the Monarch's will to install the Fourteenth Prince as the new ruler, who was set to formally ascend to the throne in a month.

"Who would have thought that he had been using the Fourteenth Prince as a pawn all this time!"

Seventh Imperial Uncle lamented.

"So, what should we do now?" Duan Gujin asked.

"Watch and wait; don't worry, your family will be safe for the time being, that detachment of the Imperial Guard is now under my command!" Seventh Imperial Uncle answered.

Duan Gujin and the Seventh Imperial Uncle both understood that even though the detachment was currently under the control of the Seventh Imperial Uncle, once the Fourteenth Prince seized real power, he would definitely take control of that detachment of the Imperial Guard.

They both knew in their hearts that this must have been orchestrated by Prime Minister Cao behind the scenes.

"Such wild ambition!"

Meng Yun exclaimed angrily.

"Meng Yun, I will send someone to escort you to the Green Cloud Sect first. You must protect yourself! If you stay here, Cao Dingtian will try everything to eliminate you first! You must leave immediately! If we fail, then please cultivate well in the Green Cloud Sect and seek revenge for us in the future!" Seventh Imperial Uncle said.

Hearing what Seventh Imperial Uncle said, the complexion of Meng Yun, who had been a princess of Country Gulai from a young age, turned pale, never having encountered such a palace coup before.

"Yes! Meng Yun, go to the Green Cloud Sect first! I will stay here and confront Cao Dingtian with your uncle!" Duan Gujin earnestly said.

"No, I want to stay and confront Cao Dingtian with you!" Meng Yun insisted firmly.

Seeing that he could not persuade Meng Yun, Seventh Imperial Uncle decided to persuade her slowly over time.

"Go back and get prepared! We need to strategize on how to deal with Cao Dingtian together!"

Seventh Imperial Uncle first sent Duan Gujin away, and Duan Gujin, understanding the implication in his words, left first.

That night, Duan Gujin received a summons from Duan Yi.

He quickly went to find Duan Yi.

"Gu Jin, now that the Monarch has passed away, what should we do?"

As soon as he saw Duan Gujin, Duan Yi immediately started asking.

He knew that the troops currently stationed outside were Imperial Guards, and now that the Monarch had passed away, the guards who had been protecting them might very well be reassigned.

Therefore, he was very concerned that Duan Gujin might get embroiled in the palace political turmoil.

Duan Gujin said, "Family Head, don't worry, those troops outside are responsible for our protection!"

"Oh, that's good!"

Now Duan Yi was sweating coldly; he knew he had already been drawn into a palace coup.

Although he didn't know exactly what problem had arisen within the court, he knew that the Monarch wouldn't have perished for no reason. There must be a conspiracy behind it, and if the Duan Family wasn't careful, they all could be executed.

Seeing Duan Yi's reaction, Duan Gujin knew that the palace coup had already struck fear into him.

A thought crossed his mind and he asked, "Which friend of the Family Head is it? How is he now?"

"He's alright now! I'm really worried, I don't know what will become of my friends next."

A look of panic flashed across Duan Yi's face.

Duan Gujin let out a sigh. He already knew the fate of the Duan Family from his previous life.

Of course, he couldn't tell Duan Yi about the events of his past life.

"This palace coup comes too abruptly; I hope that Prime Minister Cao hasn't finished preparing yet! Why has Prime Minister Cao instigated a coup so quickly? Could it be that our previous eradication of the bandit group has made Prime Minister Cao fearful, making him realize he needs to strike first with a strong hand?"

Duan Gujin's eyes were flickering as his brain was rapidly thinking, considering countermeasures.

However, at this juncture, he could not come up with a good strategy.

When he returned to his room, he quickly began concocting Poison Pills.

"I think it's very likely that the Seventh Imperial Uncle returning to court has made Cao Dingtian fearful, prompting him to take preemptive action! In addition to the bandit group that the Seventh Imperial Uncle and I eradicated earlier, those could be the reasons that convinced Cao Dingtian to resolve to strike first with a strong hand!"

After pondering for a while, Duan Gujin came up with this possibility.

By the next day, the Seventh Imperial Uncle brought Duan Gujin to the Imperial Guard responsible for ensuring the Duan Family's safety.

Seeing the Three Thousand Imperial Guards in front of him, Duan Gujin's eyes flashed as he transmitted his voice to ask, "Do you believe this army will obey your commands?"

"No!"

The Seventh Imperial Uncle hurriedly shook his head in response.

Duan Gujin knew what the Seventh Imperial Uncle truly meant.

After all, the Imperial Guard now temporarily commanded by the Seventh Imperial Uncle had always heeded the Monarch's orders, not the Seventh Imperial Uncle's.

Furthermore, the Seventh Imperial Uncle had just been dropped into the position and had never interacted with the personnel of this army before.

If the newly appointed Fourteenth Prince demanded him to hand over military control of this army, he couldn't refuse.

Once he handed over control of this army, it would mean that from then on, he would never be able to take charge of an army again.

For the Seventh Imperial Uncle, who wishes to defeat Cao Dingtian in the future, this would be a fatal blow.

Therefore, the Seventh Imperial Uncle came to the camp with Duan Gujin.

Right outside the camp, the Seventh Imperial Uncle consulted with Duan Gujin.

"Duan Gujin, can you poison the three Chiliarchs of this army?"

The Seventh Imperial Uncle asked.

"I can, no problem at all!" Duan Gujin nodded vehemently.

Even if the Seventh Imperial Uncle hadn't mentioned it, Duan Gujin would have done everything possible to take control of the Three Thousand Imperial Guards protecting the Duan Family.

In fact, the day before, when the Seventh Imperial Uncle sent Duan Gujin out, he had asked him to concoct some Poison Pills that could control people.

Without any hesitation, Duan Gujin immediately agreed to the Seventh Imperial Uncle's request.

Duan Gujin said, "Now we are grasshoppers on the same rope, we can only advance or retreat together, facing difficulties in unison! If we are not united, we will be eliminated by that villain Cao Dingtian!"

"Yes! Yes!" The Seventh Imperial Uncle nodded hastily.