Emperor Kang Ren shook his head in grief and said slowly: "Talent and literary talent are important, but governing a country requires a benevolent heart. Your heart and eyes are full of your own selfish desires. How can you be worthy of sitting on the throne and leading my Great Xia to prosperity?"

Murong Xuanyi looked at King Rui with disdain in his eyes. He said, "Do you think you can seize the throne by poisoning and relying on these cronies? The throne relies on virtue, morality, and responsibility for the country, and you have none of them."

Yuan Ying also continued: "That's right, the emperor has always placed high hopes on the princes, but you have failed to live up to these expectations and done such a rebellious thing."

When King Rui heard this, it was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over his head. He froze in place, and after a while he reacted. He still shouted unwillingly: "No, this throne should belong to me, I will never give up!"

Prince Rui shouted to the imperial guards: "Kill them, and I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold and a hundred acres of fertile land!" However, the imperial guards did not move at all and just looked at him coldly.

King Rui was stunned. His eyes widened in disbelief. Only then did he realize that he had already been deserted by his friends and relatives. The commander of the imperial guards whom he had bribed no longer obeyed his orders.

He pointed a shaking hand at the guards, his voice trembling with despair: "You... you dare to betray me!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards slowly walked out of the team, his eyes cold and cold: "Prince Rui, do you think money and power can buy everything? As the Imperial Guards, we are protecting the country of Daxia and the safety of the emperor, not your personal ambitions."

King Rui's face turned pale in an instant, he staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground. The air around him seemed to freeze, with only his heavy breathing echoing.

Emperor Kang Ren sighed and looked at Prince Rui with complicated eyes: "Second brother, I once gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to cherish it. Now, I can only deal with you according to the law to rectify the government."

A hint of madness flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and rushed towards Emperor Kang Ren: "It's all your fault, you ruined me, I want you to be buried with me!"

The imperial concubine was so frightened that her face turned pale and she screamed, "Ye'er, what are you going to do?"

The situation is hopeless now and the only way he can survive is to beg for mercy. Why was he so foolish as to commit assassination in front of the palace?

Emperor Kang Ren did not expect Prince Rui to be so cruel and crazy. He was unable to dodge for a moment. Seeing that the dagger was about to pierce his chest, a black shadow flashed by and the Imperial Concubine stepped forward and blocked the knife with her body.

Prince Rui ignored her cries and stabbed the Imperial Concubine with the dagger in his hand. In an instant, blood splattered, and the Imperial Concubine widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief, and slowly fell to the ground.

Prince Rui's action shocked everyone present, but he seemed to be crazy, and before anyone could react, he rushed towards Emperor Kang Ren with a dagger in his hand.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Fuquan shouted, and blood instantly dyed his clothes red.

Seeing this, Murong Xuanyi rushed forward and kicked the dagger out of King Rui's hand. Then he and King Rui started fighting and shouted angrily, "You are such a traitor, you dared to assassinate my father. You deserve to die!"

King Rui's moves became more and more chaotic, but they were filled with a ruthless determination to die together.

Emperor Kangren finally came to his senses and looked at Fuquan who was injured while blocking the knife for him, his face full of concern and grief: "Fuquan, hold on, I will call the imperial physician." Fuquan shook his head weakly and said: "Your Majesty's safety is the most important thing. It is worth it for me to die if I can protect your Majesty."

Yuan Ying, who was standing by, also hurried over to help, his eyes full of anger: "King Rui, you have committed so many sins, today is the day you die."

The guards rushed forward and quickly subdued him to the ground. King Rui struggled and kept cursing, but it was all in vain.

Prince Rui seemed to have lost his mind at this time, and he kept struggling and shouting: "The throne should have been mine, but you are all against me. I won't accept it, I won't accept it!"

Soon, the imperial physician came in a hurry and treated Fuquan. Emperor Kangren looked at the embarrassed Prince Rui on the ground and spoke slowly, his tone full of disappointment and determination: "Put Prince Rui in the prison and wait for his fate. I want everyone in the world to know that those who try to use improper means to seek the throne, harm their brothers and sisters, and disobey their emperor and father will never have a good end."

The Imperial Concubine said dying on the ground: "Your Majesty, please let Ye'er go, considering that I blocked the knife for you. This is all my fault." Her voice became weaker and weaker, and her eyes were filled with tears of regret and despair, which slowly slid down her cheeks.

Emperor Kang Ren looked at the dying Imperial Concubine on the ground, and a complex expression flashed in his eyes, with anger, contempt, and a subtle touch of emotion. But that touch of emotion was only fleeting, and he said coldly: "Humph, you still want to plead for this rebellious son? You vicious woman, it was you who instigated this rebellious son to commit such a heinous crime for your own selfish desires, so just wait to go to hell!"

The Imperial Concubine raised her hand with great effort, as if she wanted to grab the corner of Emperor Kang Ren's clothes, and continued to beg with trembling lips: "Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a serious crime, but Ye'er... he was just confused for a moment, and was blinded by the throne. Please, for the sake of our many years of father and son relationship, forgive him this time. I am willing to die to atone for my sins." After that, she coughed violently again, and the blood she coughed out dyed the ground beneath her red.

Emperor Kang Ren was unmoved. He waved his sleeves fiercely and shouted, "Shut up! You two are colluding with each other to overthrow our Great Xia Empire. This is a heinous crime that cannot be forgiven. Do you think your hypocritical plea can change my mind?"

When the Imperial Concubine heard this, she was struck by lightning. Her eyes widened and her face was full of despair: "Your Majesty...how can you be so heartless?" After she finished speaking, her eyes gradually dimmed, and she finally lost her breath, and her hands fell weakly to the ground.

Emperor Kang Ren closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed down the waves in his heart. Then, he shouted to the guards: "Immediately put this beast in the prison and execute him on a certain day!"

The guards responded in unison, and took the still struggling and cursing King Rui to the dark prison. His curses echoed in the silent palace, as if he was crying out for his sins, or roaring against his fate.

Prince Shun and Prince Ning looked at each other, and saw a trace of relief and fear in each other's eyes. They knew very well that although the turmoil of seizing the throne today did not affect them, it also sounded a heavy alarm for them. They must be careful in their words and deeds in the future and not have such inappropriate thoughts again.

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