It was late at night that the emperor was poisoned and fell into coma.
In the name of the prince's father-killing, King Duan mobilized two capital guards and a private army under the command of Yongning Hou in the capital, and rushed into the prince's palace with armor-piercing crossbows.
And Fan Ziyi had long been on guard against King Duan's desperate attempt.
There has long been an elite force hidden in the Prince's Mansion - Shadow.
This is the Xun family's trump card.
Except for the emperor, no one knew that the Xun family had such an elite force.
Half a month ago.
The prince then quietly met up with Xun Shiquan in prison and summoned all the shadows scattered around the Xun family back to the capital...
The two sides fought bloody battles all night.
The courtiers discovered the chaos immediately. Except for a few core personnel who were most closely involved with the two princes, the other courtiers did not meddle in their own business...
This is a royal thing…
Who knows who poisoned the emperor, and who knows which prince will eventually come to power.
Xie Pingbei immediately ordered Xie Jiajun to guard the door and stay behind closed doors.
"Brother Xi and Rong Yatou are still in the village outside!" Old Concubine Xie said worriedly.
After the New Year.
Xie Lingxi took the imperial concubine to Zhuangzi to recuperate on the grounds that her injury had worsened.
From an outsider's perspective, he just doesn't want to go to the Yamen and is lazy.
But Xie Pingbei guessed that his son and daughter-in-law were going to attend to some important secret matter.
"Now that the capital is in chaos, it's a good thing they are outside." Xie Pingbei said in a deep voice.
The prince and Prince Duan fought.
We still don’t know what the situation in Beijing will be like.
……
The prince and King Duan fought all night, resulting in numerous casualties.
Until dawn.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties.
At this moment, news suddenly came from the palace.
The emperor is awake!
Urgently recruit the prince and Prince Duan into the palace.
Both of them panicked.
Murong Shicheng was too frightened to enter the palace and hid in the palace shivering:
"How come my father is still awake? Has the Mingxin Division found out that we were the poisoners? Will my father kill me now?"
Fan Ziyi was shocked when he heard this, but he calmed down and said:
"If His Majesty wanted to kill you, he wouldn't have summoned you into the palace. Instead, he would have sent Mingxin Secretary to capture you first..."
After a pause, he continued, "His Majesty also summoned Prince Duan. It may be that he wants to make a posthumous edict... Your Highness, you don't have to worry. No matter who the emperor appoints, don't start a conflict now. Stay calm. We will discuss it when you get back!"
"Okay..." Murong Shicheng dared to enter the palace after listening to Fan Ziyi's analysis.
Murong Shili also hesitated for a long time.
Will the emperor punish him for sending troops to the prince? But since no one was sent to arrest him, it shouldn't be a question of guilt.
What if you want to make yourself the prince?
Murong Shili thought about it and decided to go to the palace to meet the saint first.
He told Marquis Yongning:
"Father-in-law, my father is very ill and may talk nonsense. He doesn't have much time left, so everything will go according to plan."
The implication is that no matter what the emperor says, the crown prince will pass on or not.
All plans remain unchanged.
Marquis Yongning nodded. They have already surrounded and killed the prince once. If the prince really becomes the emperor, they will all die.
……
Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.
The emperor was lying on the dragon couch, looking sick and haggard. The imperial doctor used century-old ginseng and other rare things to finally revive him.
But this is just a flashback.
The emperor's body could no longer hold on.
"...The situation is like this now." Chu Shouchen reported what happened after he fell into coma.
The emperor looked gloomy, "They are killing each other, just to benefit the fishermen."
"We are incompetent, and we still haven't found out who poisoned him." Chu Shouchen pleaded guilty.
The emperor sneered, "It's obvious who it is. The Xie family seems to be loyal to me, but they have had different intentions for a long time! There is also the Li family, I know that they are low-key and silent, so they must have a conspiracy!"
Obviously, the emperor believed that the poisoner was the Xie family.
Chu Shouchen frowned slightly. He doesn't agree.
Because the emperor was very wary of the Xie family, there were no Xie family concubines in his palace, and the people serving around him were all the same people from when he was still a prince.
The person who poisoned him was most likely a house thief.
Outsiders have no way to intervene.
But between outsiders and his own son, it is understandable that the emperor would choose to doubt outsiders.
Eunuch Bingbi stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Prince Duan are here!"
"Inform them to come in!" the emperor said.
Both the prince and Prince Duan entered the palace tremblingly.
Although one of them dared to kill his father and the other dared to kill his brother, they grew up under the majesty of the emperor and faced the emperor's father, and they all had a kind of fear from the bottom of their hearts.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!" The two of them saluted together.
The emperor glanced at them and snorted coldly, "You are really my good sons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Crown Prince and Prince Duan knelt down together.
Both of them were extremely guilty.
"I won't be in coma for more than a day, and you will turn against each other as brothers. Then both sides will suffer. Should I leave my position to an outsider?" the emperor said coldly.
Murong Shili was stunned. What does Father mean by this?
Even if they both lose, there is still the King of England. He's not considered an outsider, right? Could it be that the emperor was not referring to the King of England?
When Murong Shicheng saw that the emperor had not discovered what he had done, he felt confident and complained:
"Father, I am innocent. King Duan suddenly led his troops to attack me!"
"My father was poisoned for some reason. I received a report and the prince was very suspicious. In order to avenge my father..." Not to be outdone, Murong Shili also said quickly:
"And there are private soldiers of unknown origin in his house! This shows that the prince has long been disobedient."
The two of them were about to quarrel again in front of him...
"Shut up!" The emperor interrupted coldly, "It was the Xie family who poisoned me. According to my decree, the two of you will each bring a team of Beijing guards to capture the Xie family and the Li family!"
Both the Crown Prince and Prince Duan were stunned.
The emperor knew that he did not have much time left, and was worried that the two of them would only focus on killing each other and miss the biggest hidden danger. He looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice:
"I just heard the news that Xie Lingxi is the queen of Prince Zhaoren. This time I went to arrest the Xie family. Except for Xie Lingxi, everyone else will be killed. Only the legacy of the emperor must be protected!"
"Back then, Huang Kao had appointed his elder brother as the prince and wrote a posthumous edict to pass on the throne. Unexpectedly, his elder brother passed away suddenly. Huang Kao was overcome with grief and soon passed away in depression... Before his death, because I was older, he passed the throne to me."
"If it weren't for Xie Lingxi's incompetence, he would not be able to shoulder the important responsibilities of the country. With his status, I should pass the throne to him in order to live up to the brotherhood between me and the emperor."
The prince and King Duan were stunned when they heard this.
"Isn't Xie Lingxi the eldest son of the Xie family? How could it be?" Murong Shicheng was incredulous.
The emperor said calmly, "Take someone to Xie's house in person, and remember to protect him."
The prince was confused when he heard this.
King Duan already understood. The emperor was worried that the throne would fall into Xie Lingxi's hands...
Remind them to kill Xie Lingxi first.
No wonder they want to arrest the Li family.
The Li family is the grandfather of the late prince and will definitely support Xie Lingxi.
