I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

Mu Ling quickly retreated, drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at Xie Xingyuan.

Xie Xingyuan showed no fear as he snatched the tablet from Prime Minister Kang's hand and used it as a weapon to confront Mu Ling.

The two men fought back and forth, neither willing to give in, and they started fighting in this huge Golden Throne Hall.

Emperor Zhaowu stood up angrily and said, "Xie Xingyuan, are you planning a rebellion?"

Duke Dingguo also shouted angrily: "Rebellion! Really rebellion! Xie Xingyuan, you even dare to hit Commander Mu, you really don't want to live!"

After he finished yelling, he looked at the remaining imperial guards and shouted angrily, "What are you all still standing there for? Quickly capture Xie Xingyuan! Take Prime Minister Kang away!"

The imperial guards looked at each other, and then all looked at Mu Ling. Seeing that Mu Ling was concentrating on fighting with Xie Xingyuan and did not give any hints or instructions, they could only stand where they were, not moving at all.

In a rage, Duke Dingguo shouted to Emperor Zhaowu, "Your Majesty, why don't you kill Prime Minister Kang yourself?"

He wanted to see, if Emperor Zhaowu took action himself, would Xie Xingyuan dare to stop him?

Emperor Zhaowu was already angry, and when he heard Duke Dingguo say this, he immediately walked down from the throne, snatched the sword from a guard, and went straight to Prime Minister Kang.

Yang Defu was terrified, and hurriedly pulled Emperor Zhaowu's sleeve, saying in a startled voice: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Emperor Zhaowu remained unmoved and pushed him away. The next moment, the sword in his hand was aimed at Prime Minister Kang's throat.

Prime Minister Kang still stood straight. He looked at Emperor Zhaowu with red eyes: "My Majesty, please wake up!"

However, Emperor Zhaowu had a stern expression and showed no sign of being moved. He just clenched the sword in his hand and ran straight towards Prime Minister Kang.

The court officials present immediately felt their hearts in their throats.

Some of the timid ones even closed their eyes, not daring to watch the blood-spattering scene that followed.

At the critical moment, Xie Xingyuan flipped over and landed steadily.

He pulled Prime Minister Kang away, grabbed the oncoming sword tip, and looked directly into Emperor Zhaowu's eyes: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Kang is the head of the civil officials. If you want to order his execution, you must give a reason that can convince the public!"

"If you don't obey my will, you are a traitor. Can't I kill a mere traitor?"

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Kang is not a flatterer. He is a pillar of the country and cannot be killed."

"Hmph! You think you can stop me?" As he spoke, Emperor Zhaowu pushed the sword in his hand forward a little more.

In an instant, the sword blade cut through Xie Xingyuan's palm and blood flowed out.

However, Xie Xingyuan's grip on the sword did not weaken, but instead became even stronger.

However, Emperor Zhaowu had no intention of stopping.

All the court officials were silent, kneeling on the ground and begging, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"You still dare to plead for them! Just wait, I will kill you all!"

The ministers were horrified. They couldn't understand how the originally diligent and honest Emperor Zhaowu could suddenly become such a murderous person?

However, scholars have the character of scholars who would rather break than bend, and military generals have the demeanor of military generals who are steadfast and unyielding. The courtiers who knelt on the ground did not show the slightest fear, but looked directly into the eyes of Emperor Zhaowu and spoke firmly: "If Your Majesty must punish us, then punish all of us!"

However, Emperor Zhaowu remained unmoved.

Duke Dingguo looked at the determined courtiers, then at the few people following him, and his face turned pale: "Don't you all want to live anymore?"

People like Duke Dingguo who are so servile and cowardly will naturally not understand that there are things in this world that are more important than death.

For these court officials, what is more important than their lives is their belief in serving the country and the people.

In order to uphold this belief, they can remain calm even when faced with swords and axes.

This is the case with Prime Minister Kang at this moment, Xie Xingyuan at this moment, and the court officials kneeling on the ground at this moment.

Even though blood kept falling from his palms, Xie Xingyuan still did not give in at all.

Prime Minister Kang couldn't bear it, so he walked out from behind Xie Xingyuan, stood beside Emperor Zhaowu and urged him earnestly: "Your Majesty, please wake up! If you continue to be so confused, it will ruin the future of our Great Qi!"

However, Emperor Zhaowu's expression did not change in the slightest, and he remained fierce and ruthless.

At this time, Prime Minister Kang gritted his teeth, walked around behind Emperor Zhaowu, jumped up suddenly, and slapped him on the back of the head.

This slap almost exhausted all of Prime Minister Kang's strength.

In an instant, Emperor Zhaowu rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Kang had anticipated this and hugged Emperor Zhaowu in time.

Duke Dingguo felt as if someone had stepped on his tail. He jumped up and shouted, "Rebellion! Really rebellion! You dare to even attack His Majesty. Aren't you afraid of having your entire clan executed?"

After shouting, seeing that Prime Minister Kang and Xie Xingyuan and the others did not respond, Duke Dingguo hurriedly looked at Mu Ling and said in a commanding tone: "Commander Mu, you saw it yourself. Prime Minister Kang dared to attack His Majesty. This is a capital crime!"

Mu Ling looked serious and walked forward with a sword in hand.

Although he didn't use his full strength when fighting with Xie Xingyuan just now.

But now that Emperor Zhaowu was attacked, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

In an instant, the sword in Mu Ling's hand was across Prime Minister Kang's neck.

Xie Xingyuan ignored the blood on his hands and looked at Mu Ling: "Commander Mu, I'm sure you can see that His Majesty is not sober right now and doesn't know what he is doing. In this situation, as the commander of the Imperial Guards, you must be able to distinguish right from wrong. Today, since I am here, I will not let you touch Prime Minister Kang."

"Your Highness, this..." Mu Ling looked embarrassed.

He also knew in his heart that what Emperor Zhaowu was doing now was not normal.

However, he is the commander of the imperial guards and takes orders directly from His Majesty.

Right now, they think that His Majesty is not in a sane state, but who knows what the truth is?

Just as Mu Ling was hesitating, a eunuch's announcement came from outside: "The Queen has arrived!"

Almost at the same time as the voice fell, the queen walked in quickly.

Seeing the situation in the hall, she immediately called the imperial physician behind her and ordered, "Come here, treat His Majesty!"

Duke Dingguo immediately stepped forward to complain: "Empress, it was Prime Minister Kang who knocked Your Majesty unconscious. He must be punished!"

The queen gave him a cold look and said, "How can you have the chance to speak in front of me? Get lost!"

The imperial physician immediately treated Emperor Zhaowu.

After a moment, he stood up, his face heavy with grief: "Empress, His Majesty has been poisoned by something, and he seems to have gone insane. In this situation, His Majesty must rest."

Upon hearing this, Duke Dingguo was the first to complain: "Nonsense! Your Majesty is very sober, how can you be crazy? Queen, could it be that you have been bribed by Prime Minister Kang and Prince Xie?"