In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

General Cheng took advantage of the chaos in the palace after the emperor's death and led the city guards to eliminate the Niu brothers outside the palace. He captured the Niu brothers in a lightning speed, announced their two major crimes and quickly took their heads.

In fact, the Niu brothers were also charged with another crime - "causing chaos in the imperial palace". However, this crime was not suitable for public disclosure. General Cheng knew that once someone investigated the matter, he would make public all the crimes of the Niu brothers. In this way, people could understand the truth of the matter and prove the legitimacy and necessity of his actions.

General Cheng thought to himself, "I can't bring disaster to my family and my brothers!"

Several of General Cheng's men asked, "General, we killed the Niu brothers, what should we do now?"

A deputy general named Ye said, "Since you have done it, you should continue to do it to the end. Go to the palace to protect the eldest prince and take the throne. You will have the merit of following the dragon!"

“We’re willing to follow!”

"I do too!"

Several other deputy generals were also eager to enter the palace to try their luck.

They had long been dissatisfied with Zuo Xing, who had no skills at all, yet had managed to become the commander of the Imperial Guard.

The men led by General Cheng fought in some small battles and transported tax silver for the court. They took risks and suffered a lot.

But they benefited very little.

Last time when they lost the tax silver, these people were nearly confiscated and exterminated. Fortunately, Prime Minister Pei and Lord Qi Ze persuaded the late emperor, and they were able to temporarily redeem themselves from punishment and later found the tax silver, and were able to escape punishment.

These soldiers were very dissatisfied: it was clearly a fight between princes, which almost caused us to lose our lives, and afterwards they didn't even give us an extra tael of silver as a consolation.

Soon, General Qi was stripped of his military power and surrounded by the Imperial Guards. His family might be confiscated and exterminated at any time. General Cheng and his men felt even more heartbroken, disappointed and angry!

General Cheng realized that this was the best opportunity to get rid of the treacherous ministers, and there were people secretly helping him. He waved his arms and shouted, "Let's get rid of the treacherous ministers in the court!"

He praised Wu Yi as a good man, as if he had found his life goal: I am a good man, and I should do what a good man should do!

"go!"

When General Cheng led his men to kill the Niu brothers.

The fight in the palace became more intense, almost to the point of life and death. At this time, it was noon, and several young princes began to cry and said that they were too hungry.

Among them, the two sons of Queen Lu cried the loudest.

The eldest prince cried and shouted to Queen Lu, "Mother, I'm hungry!" The younger third prince, in addition to crying out for hunger, also kept sobbing at the top of his lungs, his voice getting louder and louder, which made people feel upset.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Fengyun offered advice to Commander Zuo, his eyes flashing with cunning and greed.

“Only if Concubine Zuo’s son ascends to the throne can we keep our wealth and glory. Otherwise, after Empress Lu’s son ascends to the throne, the first people she will settle accounts with will be the Zuo family.” Lu Fengyun’s voice was low and full of temptation, as if a poisonous snake was spitting out its tongue in his ear.

Commander Zuo's face darkened, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. "Today, either she dies or I live." He gritted his teeth and said, his ferocious expression made people shudder.

Lu Fengyun looked at Commander Zuo's reaction and was secretly delighted, knowing that he had successfully provoked the other party's anger. He continued to strike while the iron was hot and said, "Now is a perfect opportunity. As long as we can seize it, we can change the situation in one fell swoop."

Commander Zuo stared at Lu Fengyun closely, waiting for his next words. Lu Fengyun smiled mysteriously, leaned close to Commander Zuo's ear, and whispered a few words.

The two of them whispered to each other. Their eyes sometimes met and sometimes flickered, as if they were planning a huge conspiracy. Soon, they reached a consensus and made a deal with Empress Lu and her three sons.

Commander Zuo took a deep breath, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. "Okay, let's do as you say! There will be a big reward after the task is completed." He patted Lu Fengyun's shoulder, his tone was both promising and threatening.

Lu Fengyun smiled and nodded, feeling secretly proud. He knew that this deal would completely change the court structure and would also allow him to gain more power and wealth. However, he did not realize that he was heading towards a path of no return...

Commander Zuo walked to the side of Concubine Dowager Zuo and whispered softly, "As long as we find a way to kill those two, the Second Prince will be able to take the throne smoothly. When Concubine Zuo gives birth to a prince..."

Toffee Zuo nodded, "Okay, we have to do this now."

She turned around and promised Princess Yonghe, "As long as the Zuo family gains power, not only will the Lu family you marry into be made a Duke's Mansion, but it will also be made a Prince's Mansion, and you will be treated like a prince."

Yonghe was pleasantly surprised: in that case, Lu Lang would definitely value her and would not be unhappy because of her past relationship with his cousin.

She looked at Lu Fengyun affectionately.

The other party nodded at her affectionately, indicating that she should obey Concubine Zuo's orders.

Concubine Zuo instructed Princess Yonghe, "You and Yongping go forward and find a way to take the eldest and third princes away."

"Yes, concubine."

Princess Yongping and Princess Yonghe were usually at odds with each other, but when facing Empress Lu, they quickly formed an alliance.

No matter how bad the relationship between sisters is, it is closer than the relationship with the eldest sister-in-law.

The two princesses stepped forward, and Yongping went to Empress Lu's arms to take the third prince, "Go and have some snacks with my sister-in-law."

"I want to eat." The third prince rushed over, but Empress Lu held his hand tightly.

The third prince cried even louder.

Princess Yonghe went to hold the eldest prince's hand and said, "Let's go and have some barbecue with our aunt."

"No, no, I want my mother." The eldest prince did not kiss Princess Yonghe. He twisted his body and pulled his hand back.

Yonghe stepped forward and forcibly held the eldest prince to take him away, but the eldest prince screamed, "No, don't."

Empress Lu was furious, "What do you want to do by taking my son away in front of everyone?"

"They are hungry. Do you want to starve them?" Yonghe said confidently.

Everyone present could see what Dowager Concubine Zuo and Commander Zuo were planning: to forcibly abduct the two legitimate princes and then kill them.

Prime Minister Pei stood up and walked forward, holding out his hands, "My two princes, please come to my side."

He could no longer sit idly by and let the two young princes die before his eyes.

Commander Zuo showed a fierce look on his face and drew his sword to threaten, "You are going to seize the prince and harm them?"

He pointed the knife at the prime minister and forbade him to approach the two princes.

"Come up and take the princes to eat." Commander Zuo waved his hand and ordered his men to seize the two princes.

The royal family could not bear to see this anymore. The prince was actually being forcibly taken away by his relatives, and then they had to watch them being killed.

Princess Daning stood up first and shouted angrily, "Stop it, whoever dares to touch them, ask me first if I agree."

The eldest princess also stepped forward and shouted, "Whoever dares to touch them, just try it."

Princess Yongping and Princess Yonghe looked at each other, and walked forward, one holding the other tightly, "Grandma, come and sit down, don't worry about these things."

"Get out of here! We in the royal family don't have people like you who are disloyal." Princess Daning loudly scolded her two princess nieces.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Commander Zuo's men surrounded them and tried to take the two princes away from Empress Lu.

The Zuo family couldn't wait to kill the two princes.

Empress Lu was so anxious that she held her two sons' hands tightly and cried out, "Someone come and save my sons!"