Palace Coup
Thinking of the Red Shadow Army!
This army remained firmly under Qin Yan's control, after all, he owned it from top to bottom.
They are currently staying in Dongying Prefecture.
Qin Yan estimated that after a while, he would return to his side.
After all, he still had the connection with Qi Zhen, the Vice Minister of Ministry of War, and now the emperor was on his deathbed.
We need to make some arrangements.
Qin Yan was quite curious whether Hongjia Emperor, who had switched to the Ghost Dao, would continue to rule the court!
There will be new successors.
Capital is bound to be incredibly lively.
The supporters of the Crown Prince and Prince Jing are likely to engage in a fierce battle.
Qin Yan thought to himself with schadenfreude!
However, things in Capital turned out exactly as he had predicted.
The entire court was unusually tense, with the Crown Prince faction currently holding the upper hand.
After learning that his father was dying, Prince Jing repeatedly petitioned to return to the capital to see Hongjia Emperor one last time.
However, the Crown Prince has been suppressing this matter.
After all, the Crown Prince is now overseeing the country, and whether or not Prince Jing can return is entirely up to him.
This greatly annoyed the Prince Jing's faction, but they were powerless to do anything about it.
Xia Chengqian frowned as well, for this was now the most crucial moment in the struggle for the throne.
Once they lose the initiative, the Prince Jing's Estate will be in big trouble.
The crown prince looked at the dragon throne so close to him, his eyes filled with fervor. This was the closest he had ever been to that position in all these years.
It won't be long before he sits in that position and reigns supreme.
He's finally going to outlive his father to death.
The Imperial Palace!
The crown prince straightened his slightly hunched body, surveying everything as if he were the true master.
He soon arrived at the Qianqing Palace, where the emperor resided!
However, he was soon stopped outside the Qianqing Palace, looking at the imperial guards with a gloomy expression!
"Your Highness, please return. His Majesty refuses to see anyone."
The speaker was the Emperor's most secret bodyguard, the Hidden Dragon Guards, who only obeyed the Emperor's orders.
Hongjia Emperor's decree is above all else!
They wouldn't hesitate for a second, even if they were asked to kill the crown prince on the spot.
At that moment, the crown prince sensed something was amiss.
"This Crown Prince is visiting his father, the Emperor, and you bunch of lackeys dare to obstruct me!"
The crown prince's face was extremely grim.
"His Majesty has decreed that no one may be seen, and anyone who trespasses will be executed without exception, including His Highness the Crown Prince!"
A figure shrouded in a black robe slowly appeared in everyone's sight.
His voice wasn't loud, but it struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.
This person is the commander of the Hidden Dragon Guards, whose strength has reached the level of Supreme Grandmaster.
The other party's words sent a chill down the prince's spine, and he vaguely sensed something was wrong.
"I have no intention of offending my father, but merely wish to fulfill my filial duty by his side. I beg your understanding, senior."
The Crown Prince bowed slightly.
However, he was interrupted abruptly.
"Your Highness, please return. If His Majesty has any further instructions, we will inform you immediately."
The Hidden Dragon Guards commander's rude refusal caused Crown Prince He Xu's expression to stiffen, then turn ashen.
"Good!"
The crown prince gritted his teeth and said this, then immediately led his men away!
Return to the Eastern Palace.
The prince could no longer contain his anger and began smashing and destroying various items!
Just as he was venting his anger, the Crown Prince's personal attendant rushed in.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"
The crown prince roared angrily, followed by a wave of dizziness.
The Crown Prince's chief attendant, Eunuch Jing, was shocked and quickly caught the Crown Prince as he was about to fall.
"Your Highness, please do not be angry, for your precious person is not to be."
The crown prince calmed himself down and had recovered from his extreme anger.
He looked at the old eunuch who had been following him and said, "Speak, what's the matter that has caused such panic?"
"This servant has received word that His Majesty seems to have obtained the secret to immortality and is currently attempting to achieve it."
"What?"
The crown prince felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a surge of blood rushed to his head, turning his face strangely flushed.
Then it became incredibly ferocious.
Is this information accurate?
"It's absolutely true! A highly skilled person has already begun performing magic for His Majesty!"
"I spoke cautiously," said Eunuch Jing.
"Damn it, damn it... why isn't he dead yet?"
I have waited for fifty years, a full fifty years!
The crown prince staggered, his face contorted in a terrifying grimace.
Now he has truly broken through all defenses.
He thought he could outlive his own father, but who would have thought that his father would suddenly find a way to achieve immortality!
He will never have a chance to rise above his circumstances in his entire life.
"No... we can't let him continue living."
The crown prince quickly calmed down, his eyes filled with madness.
"Father, if you don't die, I will personally send you on your way."
"The Crown Prince isn't talking nonsense! The walls have ears! The walls have ears!"
Eunuch Jing trembled with fright and tried to cover the Crown Prince's mouth, but was kicked away.
"I'm not crazy, but I'm going to go crazy if that old bastard doesn't die soon."
The crown prince roared to the sky, "Fine, fine, you old codger, if you won't pass the position to me, I'll go and take it myself!"
This was his last chance, and his final act of madness.
The victor will be king, the loser will be villain; it all hinges on this one battle.
"Proceed according to plan."
The prince's voice was a low growl, like that of a wounded beast, filled with bloodthirsty madness.
Soon, a series of orders were issued from the Eastern Palace.
The Crown Prince for fifty years.
His influence had spread to all aspects of the court; half of the commanders of the Imperial Guards had defected, and the Five Military Commands and the Yanshan Camp were now directly under the control of the Crown Prince.
Lock down the city!
Kill!
The rebellion was so sudden that no one had anticipated it.
The sounds of battle echoed throughout the entire Capital.
The Crown Prince's opposing faction is a key target for attack.
"Your Highness, let's go at once!"
Peng Tao and the hidden Grandmaster worked together to help Xia Chengqian escape from the Prince Jing's Estate.
"What's going on at the palace? Has the Crown Prince gone mad?"
Xia Chengqian was also frightened by the scene and turned pale; after all, he was just a teenager.
I've never seen anything like this before.
"I can't worry about that anymore!"
Peng Tao's expression was also extremely unpleasant.
"Where do we go now?"
"Go find Elder Pillar of the State; he's the only one who can save us right now."
It took less than half an hour.
The Crown Prince has completely taken control of the palace.
Behind him stood three Supreme Grandmasters with terrifying auras, who were now looking at the commander of the Hidden Dragon Guards.
"Kill!"
The Crown Prince's voice was icy cold, as if from the Nine Netherworlds, where three Supreme Grandmasters simultaneously besieged the Hidden Dragon Guards commander!
He has no way back now; he can only go back one way.
Either they ascended to the throne, becoming the supreme ruler.
Either turn to dust.
"Your Highness, do you know what you're doing? The courtiers won't stand by and watch you act so recklessly."
The commander of the Hidden Dragon Guards roared!
Faced with the simultaneous attacks of three Supreme Grandmasters, he now only has the ability to parry.
A slight misstep could lead to instant death.
"Heh, now that things have come to this, have you seen any royal retainers make a move?"
The crown prince sneered, "Decades of planning have been for this very moment."