Chapter 207 Rebellion
Su Qingqing looked at the emperor's kind smile, bowed, and said with a charming smile: "Thank you very much, father, for your kindness."
The emperor waved his hand, and the chief eunuch came forward with a brand new ball on an ebony tray.
"This is specially made by His Majesty for the Queen. In addition, His Majesty gave the Queen a Cuju team."
Su Qingqing was stunned, and immediately a look of joy appeared on her face. She picked up the ball from the tray, put it in her hand, shook it casually, and then caught it steadily, with surprise and joy flashing in her eyes, "Thank you, father."
Full of innocence.
The door of the imperial study was pushed open from the outside, and twelve young men of equal height entered one after another.
Su Qingqing looked back puzzledly while holding Ju.
The emperor leaned back in his chair, smiling kindly, "These are the Cuju players I picked for you. They are experts I selected from Cuju clubs all over the country, and they are all of superb skills."
Su Qingqing glanced at the people in front of her.
If Su Qingqing had not visited the private army that Wang Yu raised in several times and was very familiar with the faces before her, she would have almost believed in the emperor's kindness and care.
"Since you came here, you have suffered a lot of grievances. Now it's the New Year's Day, I hope you can spend this New Year happily. When the weather is good after the New Year, I will pick a good day and let the prince accompany you back to Zhao State."
Su Qingqing was filled with gratitude and knelt down to pay her respects.
The emperor waved his hand with a smile, "Alright, I won't disturb your fun any longer, take your people back."
The twelve people bowed to the emperor, greeted him, and left with Su Qingqing.
As soon as they left the Imperial Study, the leader of the twelve people whispered to Su Qingqing, "His Majesty originally arranged for us to start the fight in the corridor inside the Peace Gate. His Majesty has ambushed many people there, all arranged according to the identities of the remnants of Xiang Zheng's mansion."
These people are private soldiers recruited by Wang Yu. The emperor suddenly summoned Wang Yu into the palace last night and asked him to arrange people.
After giving the order, he asked someone to follow Wang Yu back to select people. There were people watching him from beginning to end. Wang Yu had no chance to report to Su Qingqing, so he could only work hard on selecting people.
Fortunately, Su Qingqing had been there several times before, and she had met these people before.
After explaining everything, the man walked quietly to the side, waiting for Su Qingqing's instructions.
Ever since the palace banquet that day, Su Qingqing knew that the emperor wanted to kill her and made preparations early on.
She and Rong Que agreed that whenever the emperor took action against her, Rong Que would let He Chao take action.
He Chao holds the troops of the Duke of Zhenguo in his hands. Once He Chao takes action, the Third Prince will definitely be anxious.
Imperial study.
The chief eunuch stood uneasily behind the emperor, with cold sweat streaming down his back.
The Emperor had kept the Cuju event so secret that even he did not know about it in advance. On the one hand he was worried that something might happen to the Crown Princess, and on the other hand he was worried that he would be exposed. The chief eunuch was feeling uneasy when suddenly he heard messy footsteps outside.
The chief eunuch's heart skipped a beat, and the moment the door of the imperial study was pushed open, he almost couldn't breathe.
The emperor was also surprised and looked up at the person who came.
The one who rushed in hurriedly was a young eunuch serving outside the imperial study. At this moment, his face was pale and his breathing was disordered.
"Your Majesty, this is bad, the Third Prince is forcing the emperor to abdicate!"
The wolf-hair brush in the emperor's hand slipped directly, and he stood up suddenly with a pause, "What?"
The young eunuch stammered anxiously, "News just came from the palace gate that the Third Prince led his men in. When I received the news, the Third Prince had already passed the Peace Gate, followed by at least three thousand soldiers and horses. The imperial guards had already..."
Before the young eunuch could finish his words, the commander of the imperial guards rushed in with a bloody sword in hand.
The emperor was so frightened that his legs went limp and he looked at the commander of the imperial guards in horror.
The commander of the imperial guards clasped his fists at the door and said, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has led his men to rush in. My imperial guards are unable to resist. At this moment, the Third Prince has entered the corridor! The other three palace gates have also been surrounded by the Third Prince's men. I don't know what's going on outside."
The emperor's brain seemed to be blown up by gunpowder.
The third brother rebelled?
How could that be!
Isn’t Xiang Zheng the biggest card in the third brother’s hand?
In order to strengthen his own power, didn’t the third brother want to marry Dou Ziruo of Zhao State to obtain foreign aid from Dou Xun, the minister of Zhao State?
How is this considered a rebellion?
Isn’t the third brother under house arrest?
Where did he get the troops to rebel?
Is he raising a private army or is he colluding with someone again?
Could it be that the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion gave him help?
For a moment, the emperor's mind was filled with all kinds of questions, but the bloody sword in the hand of the commander of the imperial guards made him know clearly that he must respond immediately.
The third brother's men controlled the palace gate and people outside could not get in. Suddenly, the emperor thought of the Cuju team he had just given to Su Qingqing.
They were selected by Wang Yu from the private army of Xishan Camp. In order to assassinate Su Qingqing, these people were all highly skilled in martial arts.
The emperor immediately told the chief eunuch: "Go after the Crown Princess, have those people fight their way out to find Wang Yu, and have the Xishan camp come to rescue you immediately!"
The eunuch chief received the order and carried it out hastily.
The Third Prince came suddenly, and the Chief Eunuch's heart was pounding. He didn't know whether the Crown Prince had received the news.
He ran all the way out of the imperial study, but wherever he went, there were palace servants fleeing in panic. For a moment, the whole palace was filled with fear and blood.
The sound of killing is approaching.
In the imperial study, the emperor was extremely anxious.
The commander of the imperial guards took up his sword and left after reporting back. Now the sounds of fighting outside had already reached the imperial study, but there was no sign of rescue.
Bang!
The emperor was wandering in the imperial study like a trapped beast, and the door of the imperial study was kicked open by someone.
A row of guards with swords filed in from outside, followed by the third prince, dressed in armor and looking very majestic.
"Father, I hope you are well."
The third prince walked forward with a sneer in his eyes and a long sword in his hand.
The emperor was shocked and angry, he raised his hand and pointed at him, "You evil creature, are you trying to kill your father and the emperor?"
The third prince walked into the imperial study and went to the chair . When he got closer, he pulled out the chair and sat down diagonally, then took out a blank imperial edict from the side.
He looked at the emperor with sinister eyes, with an impatient .
"If you want to die quickly, just write a will. If you don't want to write it, I don't care, but you are afraid of dying in an ugly way."
As he spoke, the third prince leaned back.
"I won't force you, but I don't have the patience either. I'll only give you ten seconds to think about it!"
After saying that, a sword-wielding guard behind the Third Prince started the countdown: "Ten, nine..."
The emperor was dumbfounded and horrified.
He originally thought that even if the rescuers did not arrive in time, he could still delay them for a while by summoning the imperial edict.
Now, the Third Prince didn't even give him the chance to delay. Was he going to be so ruthless?
