The battle for the throne in Kowloon starts with the steady prince

Chapter 80 What a wishful thinker! (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)

In the main hall of the governor's mansion, many officials from Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Changge has agreed to become emperor!

"I'll leave these matters to you." Qin Changge nodded, then led Xiao Dashan back to the Liang Prince's Mansion.

“Your Majesty, now that you are the Emperor, the Prince’s Palace is no longer suitable for you to live in. You should stay at the Governor’s Mansion instead,” said Mei Yinxiang, the Governor of Yunzhou, to Qin Changge.

"Fine," Qin Changge waved his hand casually, indicating that he didn't care.

Mei Yinxiang led all the officials of Yunzhou to handle the affairs, since Qin Changge wanted to become emperor, so there would be many things to deal with.

Only Qin Changge and Xiao Dashan remained in the hall.

"Your Majesty, you have finally become emperor! I knew you could do it!" Xiao Dashan exclaimed excitedly.

Qin Changge rolled her eyes at Xiao Dashan and tossed the dragon robe to him, asking, "Where did you get this thing?"

Xiao Dashan said, "The governor of Meizhou just gave it to me, and I think it suits you quite well."

Qin Changge sighed. Xiao Dashan, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was still too "young." He was being sold out and was even helping the seller count the money.

"This is outrageous!" Qin Changge said angrily.

Seeing this, Xiao Dashan was taken aback and asked suspiciously, "Weren't you quite willing just now?"

Qin Changge glared at Xiao Dashan, "If I hadn't been willing just now, they would have saved face for me."

"Can't you see we can't even leave the governor's mansion now?" Qin Changge said.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dashan belatedly realized what was happening, and a look of utter horror crossed his face. "We're under house arrest?"

"It's not that bad, but I won't be able to leave until I actually become emperor," Qin Changge said calmly.

"That's fine," Xiao Dashan said indifferently.

Qin Changge took a deep breath and said, "This is a huge problem. We didn't need to get involved in this mess, but now we've become sitting ducks!"

Xiao Dashan nodded, which seemed to be true.

Qin Changge said, "The biggest beneficiaries of my becoming emperor are the Yunzhou Gang, and I have taken on most of the risks for them. These guys are full of bad intentions."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Dashan asked hesitantly.

Qin Changge explained, "If the second brother attacks, the Yunzhou Gang will definitely be absorbed. At that time, they will probably be used as cannon fodder to fight the imperial court. If they lose, they will die, and if they win, there will be no benefit."

Xiao Dashan hesitated and said, "How could there be no benefit?"

Qin Changge said, "The second brother's base has already been established. Now that the Yunzhou Gang has joined the second brother's ranks, they won't get any benefits at all. They'll just get the dirty work and the hard labor!"

"I see!" Xiao Dashan exclaimed in realization. "But what does this have to do with Your Majesty's ascension to the throne?"

Qin Changge said, "If I declare myself emperor, then the second-in-command will likely not attack. When the court and the second-in-command decide the victor, no matter who wins, as long as an imperial edict is issued to grant amnesty, the Yunzhou Gang will immediately surrender without any loss."

"Yeah, I'm always the unlucky one." Qin Changge pouted.

"There are so many twists and turns in this?" Xiao Dashan was dumbfounded. "I thought they wanted to help Your Majesty seize the world!"

"That's wishful thinking!" Qin Changge sighed.

The Yunzhou Gang and Qin Changge have never been on the same side. If the Yunzhou Gang were Qin Changge's base, then things would be a different story.

But the current situation clearly shows that Qin Changge is a scapegoat pushed out by the Yunzhou Gang.

Regardless of who wins between the imperial court and the second prince, Qin Changge is definitely going to be in trouble.

Xiao Dashan said, "Your Majesty, why don't we run away?"

Qin Changge thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait and see. If the second brother keeps attacking, then we'll run away."

"What if the Prince of Jin doesn't attack?" Xiao Dashan asked.

"Then let's wait for the court to decide the victor and issue an amnesty decree. If we surrender directly, we might still be able to save our lives." Qin Changge shrugged.

"Ah, this..." Xiao Dashan originally thought he had become a loyal minister who had helped the emperor rise to power, but now it seems that he is doomed no matter what. Qin Changge, on the other hand, has come to terms with it.

The main reason is that the Qin Dynasty is currently in chaos, and it is not safe to run anywhere. It is better to stay in the open, and perhaps we can still save our lives by relying on the remaining power of the Holy Martial Emperor.

If we hide in the shadows now, we'll be dead without anyone noticing!

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Jingzhou border.

Prince Qin Changqing of Jin, Prince Qin Changfeng of Ning, Prince Qin Changjian of Zhou, and others led an army of 400,000 to Yunzhou, cutting off the imperial court's retreat.

Just then, a civil official hurriedly ran to Qin Changqing and the others' horses.

"Your Highness, an urgent report has arrived from Yunzhou: Prince Liang has ascended the throne." The civil official said respectfully.

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, everyone staring intently at the civil official.

"Hahaha……"

A moment later, Qin Changqing burst into laughter, leaving everyone present bewildered.

Prince Ning, Qin Changfeng, asked curiously, "Second Brother, what's the deal with this Sixth Prince? How dare he declare himself emperor?"

King Zhou and Qin Changjian also found it unbelievable, "In this situation, does he really think he has the ability to win?"

Qin Changqing explained, "It's not that the sixth prince wants to become emperor, but that he's been coerced."

"Were we coerced?" Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian were both stunned.

Qin Changqing continued, "The forces in Yunzhou don't want us to go there, so they're just making a statement; they're neither helping the fourth brother nor us."

"Ok?"

Both Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian frowned.

The forces in Yunzhou are quite audacious, daring to use the prince as a shield.

Although Qin Changge, the sixth brother, wasn't close to them, they were still born of the same father, and blood is thicker than water. Now that their own brother had been treated like this, Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian were both furious.

"never mind."

Qin Changqing said calmly, "The officials of the imperial court who are not on the side of the imperial court are basically on our side. The Yunzhou Gang's refusal to surrender is simply because they do not want to be used by us and only want to reap the benefits in the end."

"You don't want to put in the effort, but you want to get something for nothing?" Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian's tempers flared up immediately.

"We absolutely must go to Yunzhou and wipe out those guys!" Qin Changjian shouted.

Qin Changqing shook his head. "Those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles. If we push the Yunzhou Gang too far, they might defect to the Han Dynasty, which would be bad."

"This..." Both Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian frowned.

Qin Changqing said, "Let's have a decisive battle with the fourth brother first. After we win, the small Yunzhou can be pacified with a mere proclamation!"

"Then let's listen to Second Brother!" Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian both temporarily suppressed their anger.

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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Yongchang, Qin Chang'an, was sitting reading the battle report when suddenly a jarring voice rang out.

"Qin Changqing is personally protected by Yan Guzhou, the Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sword Sect. I cannot bring myself to harm him. Let this matter rest." After saying this, Qin Canglan disappeared.

Qin Chang'an's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were more serious.

Just then, King Wu, Qin Changxiao, and King An, Qin Changliu, rushed in.

"Fourth Brother, something terrible has happened! Sixth Brother has declared himself Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)