Chapter 208: Palace Change
"You know, without the succession decree, you can't ascend the throne at all. There's also the crown prince! As long as the crown prince is alive, you can only be a prince forever!"
The emperor was so angry that he just wanted to slap and strangle this rebellious son to death.
However, all the sword-carrying guards in the imperial study were the Third Prince's men.
The man behind the third prince has counted down to two.
The Third Prince looked at the Emperor in a cold and carefree manner, "Okay, now the countdown is over. Let me ask you again, do you want to write the edict of succession now or not?"
The third prince sat there, arrogant and domineering.
The emperor felt humiliated and lost all his dignity.
"I will never pass on the throne to you, a rebellious son!"
The Third Prince picked up the brush that the Emperor had dropped on the table, turned it around with great interest, and then threw it on the ground, "Drag him out and bury him alive!"
The third prince said it lightly.
After a few words were spoken, the emperor spat out a mouthful of blood in shock and fear, but the guards with swords had already rushed forward.
The emperor, as majestic as he is, now feels like a prisoner. No, his condition is even more humiliating than that of a prisoner.
He was held by the armpits by two guards, one on each side, and another guard from behind kicked him hard in the knees. His legs bent and he was dragged out like a dead dog.
He wanted to scream and roar, but he felt that it would only be more humiliating if he shouted.
He is the emperor!
He was the only one who could decide the life and death of others, but at this moment, he was being treated in this way by his own son.
The Third Prince is not trying to force his way to the throne; he is clearly here to seek revenge.
After the emperor was dragged out, he discovered that a large pit had already been dug in the courtyard, and now all he had to do was to be pushed in.
The Third Prince wandered out of the Imperial Study, stood in the corridor with his arms folded, and watched the Emperor being pushed into the pit. He watched the guards shovel dirt over him. The Third Prince said leisurely, "Do you want to know why?"
The emperor's eyes were red and almost bleeding.
The third prince said, "Back then, you treated my father the same way. Now, you should bear the consequences yourself!"
boom!
The emperor only felt the blood flowing backwards to the top of his head in an instant.
His father?
His father!
The emperor's eyes were ferocious, "You are...you are the son of King Yu!"
The Third Prince smiled contentedly, "There is a saying that the one who laughs last is the winner. Thank you for your hard work for my father's kingdom over the years, and thank you for charging Su Qingqing with treason regardless of everything.
If Su Qingqing had not died, my father would not have had the opportunity to return to Kyoto from Liaodong.
Back then, you massacred hundreds of people in my father's family. Now, I will not let you be buried in the imperial mausoleum to be worshipped by your ancestors and grandchildren.
You don't deserve it!
You will die in the courtyard of this imperial study, trampled upon by generation after generation of princes and grandchildren.
You will always be a lonely ghost!"
These words were like a dagger, piercing directly into the emperor's heart.
King Yu is still alive. King Yu went to Liaodong. The reason King Yu can come back is because Su Qingqing died!
The emperor regretted Su Qingqing's death countless times, but until this moment, he regretted it so much that he spat out blood.
The Third Prince said what he had to say without even glancing at the Emperor. After the guards in the courtyard had completely buried the Emperor under the stone steps outside the Imperial Study, the Third Prince went outside the Imperial Study in person to greet someone.
King Yu.
Wearing a dragon robe, King Yu had been waiting outside the imperial study.
At this time, the Third Prince came out, and all the civil and military officials standing behind him knelt down immediately, with Xiang Zheng as the leader. Everyone shouted in unison: "Long live His Majesty!"
Over the years, King Yu has secretly maintained his own team of staff.
The scale is exactly the same as that of the imperial court.
He will not leave any of the current officials in the court alive and will remove them all, and his own people will be directly appointed according to their official positions.
As for local officials...
As long as the core of the imperial court remains stable, who would care about local officials? What's more, he has a large number of private armies at his disposal!
After three long live the emperor, King Yu walked straight towards the Third Prince, who knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, your son is here to pay his respects to you, father."
The third prince had never thought of becoming the emperor himself. From the very beginning, his plan was to let Prince Yu ascend the throne.
King Yu bent down and helped him up, "My son, get up."
Walking on the land where the emperor's body was buried, Prince Yu and the third prince walked hand in hand into the imperial study.
Sitting at the desk in the imperial study, Prince Yu gave a direct order, "Kill the Second Prince's party and the Crown Prince's party!"
When he was killed, the entire palace was flooded with blood.
Now, he let the entire Kyoto be buried with him.
Xiang Zheng knelt in front of the table and immediately accepted the order.
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
He Chao faced the thousand elite soldiers with a sullen face, "The third prince in the palace killed the emperor and his father. This is intolerable. Success or failure depends on this one move. I, He, and all the brothers will share life and death with you today!"
He Chao was holding a bowl of wine in his hand. After he finished speaking, he drank and smashed the bowl.
The thousand elite soldiers followed suit and drank and smashed bowls.
Xishan Camp.
Wang Yu issued an order to the entire army, "Your Majesty is caught up in a mutiny in the palace, and the Third Prince has killed the emperor and his father. You and I are the emperor's employees, and today we must rescue Your Majesty from danger!"
The entire army of Xishan Camp attacked.
In order to ensure that the coup would be a one-time success, King Yu brought all his people.
For a moment, the people from the Xishan camp, the people from the Duke of Zhenguo, and the people from King Yu, the three groups of people, fought a life-and-death battle with the imperial palace as the center.
At the palace gate, corpses were everywhere and blood flowed like a river.
No one in Kyoto, whether court officials or common people, dared to step out of the door.
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
The Queen Mother received He Chao's notice early in the morning and had left the palace long before Prince Yu entered. At this moment, the Second Prince was still sitting in the chair with a listless look, as if the life and death struggle outside had nothing to do with him.
The queen was extremely anxious , but there was nothing she could do.
Right now, the Second Prince’s condition is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the sudden outbreak of war.
Fortunately, He Chao had the foresight to have the Duke of Zhenguo's personal troops arrive in Beijing secretly in advance, otherwise, they would have been defeated in this catastrophe today.
The Queen Mother sat on the high seat with a gloomy face. She said to He Chao, "Is there any movement at the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion?"
He Chao clasped his fists and reported, "Now the prince of Rong'an Marquis Mansion is in our hands, and I have also sent people to surround Rong'an Marquis Mansion under the pretext of protecting it. Currently, no one is allowed to enter or leave the entire Rong'an Marquis Mansion."
The Queen Mother was uneasy.
It was really because the Third Prince and King Yu appeared too suddenly.
Originally, the Queen Mother thought that she would have to wait until at least after the New Year, as there would at least be some open and secret struggles in the court . However, she never expected that King Yu would just come and kill her without any warning.
If He Chao hadn't reacted quickly this time...
The Queen Mother sighed, her trust in He Chao growing stronger. She asked, "What do you think our chances of winning are?"
He Chao smiled, "We have the Duke's soldiers in our hands. They have fought on the battlefield and are absolutely loyal to the Duke. In addition, we have a whole battalion of people from the West Mountain Camp.
But King Yu made a high-profile move this time, and the people he has under his control are definitely not insignificant.”
After a moment of silence, He Chao said, "I have already dispatched all the people I can dispatch. I can only leave it to fate."
But this statement also has another meaning.
If in this fight, whoever has a strong follow-up force will be able to gain a dominant position after a tiring life-and-death struggle.
As soon as he finished speaking, the empress dowager's eyebrows moved slightly and she looked at the second prince.
Unfortunately, after Qin Wanru, the second prince never raised his spirits again. Meeting the empress dowager's gaze, the second prince said, "It's all up to the royal grandmother. Gao Qi knows who is in my hands."
As he spoke, the second prince stood up.
"Please discuss this with Mr. He. I am not feeling well and need to rest for a while."
The second prince looked gloomy and was about to leave.
The queen stood up anxiously, "Don't you want to avenge Wanru? Only by killing Xiang Zheng can Wanru's spirit rest in peace."
The second prince looked back at the queen, with great compassion in his eyes, "She can't rest in peace."
