I am the villain in the book

As long as you are willing, you can immediately become the emperor, and a legitimate emperor at that.

Such a temptation is probably something very few people in the world can resist.

But Ning Wenjun was very calm at this moment.

On the one hand, he was already a prince, and since Ning Wenyu's death, he had no more competitors.

So, as long as Ning Yongnian doesn't have any more children, or the sons he has aren't much stronger than him, then he will most likely be able to successfully inherit the throne.

Of course, Wei Xianzhi was right about the matter of "inheriting the throne."

After breaking through the second rank, Ning Yongnian could really live for too "long."

Even if he can't live for fifty years, living for another thirty or forty years would be easy.

And what about himself at that time?

Becoming emperor at the age of seventy or eighty?

You must know that this is still the optimistic scenario.

If he doesn't usurp the throne, he might not be emperor for more than a few days.

But.

If he usurps the throne, he might still not be emperor for more than a few days.

Undoubtedly, Ning Wenjun is not an idiot.

In fact, he is very clear about his situation after the usurpation.

First of all, once he agrees to Wei Xianzhi and successfully ascends the throne with the support of the Wei family, it will be equivalent to standing on the opposite side of Ning Yongnian.

In this regard, Ning Wenjun inherited part of Ning Yongnian's personality.

In the face of the "throne," family ties are nothing to him.

What he is worried about is whether he can defeat Ning Yongnian after ascending the throne.

In other words, Ning Wenjun is still unsure whether the Wei family or Ning Yongnian will have the last laugh.

If Ning Yongnian ultimately wins, then his "emperor" will undoubtedly come to an end, and his life will definitely come to an end as well.

And if the Wei family wins, his life will still not be easy.

At that time, the Wei family will no longer need him, a puppet who restrains Ning Yongnian, and will probably kick him away and support Ning Yu Ke to take the throne, or simply "take the field in person."

Unless he can gather enough power before that.

But how easy is that?

Take the current court as an example, among the hundreds of officials, only five or six are loyal to him.

Competing for "incense" from Ning Yongnian and the Wei family, two "great Buddhas," is extremely difficult.

So...

If Ning Yongnian wins, he dies.

If the Wei family wins, his best outcome is to be a puppet for the rest of his life.

In this case, no matter how things develop, he doesn't seem to have a good ending.

Therefore, the most correct approach now is definitely to continue to wait and see.

Ning Wenjun quickly figured this out and understood that he should refuse Wei Xianzhi at this moment.

But he also understood that since the Wei family had already reached this point, they would definitely not give him the option to refuse.

...

"Lord Wei."

Unconsciously, Ning Wenjun had already changed his address to Wei Xianzhi.

He shook his head gently and asked with incomparable difficulty:

"If I don't agree, will you kill me?"

"Yes."

Wei Xianzhi did not hesitate: "Your Highness, you should know that the Emperor does not care about your life or death."

"Since you cannot help my Wei family gain benefits regardless of life or death, then this humble official naturally has no need to spare your life."

"..."

"Lord Wei, you don't really have to be so clear about it..."

The bitterness on his face was even greater, Ning Wenjun asked again: "Then if I help the Wei family win?"

"What are you planning to do to me?"

"Your Highness can rest assured about this matter."

Wei Xianzhi smiled: "This humble official dares not guarantee anything else, but as long as Your Highness is content and keeps to his place, then his life will definitely be safe."

"And if Your Highness governs the country well at that time, he should be able to secure the throne."

Content and keeping to his place, a safe life.

Governing the country well, securing the throne.

Wei Xianzhi's words were euphemistic, but Ning Wenjun knew very well whose content he was referring to, and whose country he was governing.

From a prince to a puppet emperor.

Ning Wenjun's mood was extremely complicated at the moment, and he didn't know whether he should be sad or sober.

He remained silent for a long time, and then asked the last question.

"Lord Wei, you should know that even if I agree to you now, if the people of the world are not convinced, then nothing will change."

"Forgive me for not understanding how you can get the officials of the court to nod their heads, and even more for not understanding how you can get the various states of the world to willingly recognize me as this new emperor."

"If the Wei family can really do all this, wouldn't it be even easier to let Ning Yu Ke be the emperor? Why would you need to come to me?"

"..."

"Your Highness, this is not something you should be worried about."

Shaking his head, Wei Xianzhi did not explain even half a sentence.

It's not that he's deliberately being mysterious, or that he feels there's no need to tell Ning Wenjun about this kind of thing.

But even he doesn't know the answer to this question.

【Just need Ning Wenjun to agree to usurp the throne, and someone will handle the rest properly】

These were the original words in the message sent back by Wei Changtian.

Obviously, Wei Changtian must still have power that he doesn't know about, and can even use it to influence the entire political situation.

Moreover, this power is hidden very deeply, so deep that even he, the commander of the Suspended Mirror Division, has not noticed it...

Shaking his head, Wei Xianzhi did not continue to think about it.

Anyway, if there are no accidents, this power will surface soon.

Soon, his attention was once again focused on Ning Wenjun.

"Your Highness, do you have anything else you want to ask?"

"..."

"No more."

Sighing softly, Ning Wenjun said with a wry smile: "Since I will die if I don't agree, then what can I do?"

"So, Your Highness agrees?"

"Yes, I agree."

"..."

Life in this world is not always satisfactory, tomorrow I will let down my hair and set sail in a small boat.

The poem written by Li Bai in his previous life was full of endless feelings of helplessness towards his own fate.

But in fact, the most helpless thing in life is not "letting down one's hair and setting sail in a small boat," but not even having the choice to "set sail in a small boat."

Just like Ning Wenjun at this moment.

If he could choose, then he would definitely be willing to continue being his prince.

But unfortunately, he can't choose... so he can only be this emperor.

The firelight of the lantern in the corner was a bit dim, and the sound of sleeves shaking was particularly clear.

In Ning Wenjun's surprised eyes, Wei Xianzhi suddenly shook his sleeves in a serious manner, and then bowed to the former quite earnestly.

His hands were clasped together in front of his chest, his right hand holding a fist inside, and his left hand outside.

This is a very standard auspicious greeting, and it is also the most common greeting used by officials when facing the emperor, except for kneeling.

"Your Highness, no, Your Majesty..."

"In that case, this humble official congratulates you in advance on your upcoming ascension to the throne."

"..."

Your Majesty.

Looking at Wei Xianzhi's actions and hearing this title that he had once dreamed of hearing, Ning Wenjun was stunned for a moment.

His mouth was slightly open, and a trace of excitement inexplicably surged in his heart at this moment.

However, in the next second, just as he came back to his senses and saw Wei Xianzhi's incomparably calm eyes, his whole person instantly woke up from the dream, and cold sweat instantly soaked the clothes on his back.

"Lord Wei, thank you for the reminder..."