Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

Immediately afterwards, King Qin Xiao Mo strode into the hall with a menacing look.

He held his head high and chest out, looking arrogant, and did not even perform the basic kneeling ceremony. He just bowed slightly, which was considered a greeting.

Then, he revealed a cold smile and said:

"Father, I am here! But I cannot understand what is so urgent that you would summon me in such a hurry."

Eunuch Li, who was standing beside Emperor Xiaoren, was shocked when he saw the King of Qin's arrogant and extremely rude attitude.

He had served Emperor Xiaoren for many years, but this was the first time he saw the King of Qin appear before the emperor in such a manner.

Eunuch Li turned his head quickly and saw that Emperor Xiaoren's face was ashen. He quickly walked to Xiao Mo's side and persuaded him:

"Your Highness! Your behavior is extremely disrespectful. Please apologize to His Majesty immediately!"

However, who would have thought that just as Eunuch Li was about to finish his words, Xiao Mo drew out the sword from his waist, and with a flash of cold light, it pierced straight into Eunuch Li's heart.

Poor eunuch Li, he died before he even had time to let out a scream, falling in a pool of blood.

Emperor Xiaoren's face, originally filled with anger, was now distorted by extreme shock.

He suddenly stood up from his chair, pointed at Xiao Mo, and shouted angrily:

"You rebellious son, you are so brave! You actually dared to break into the inner hall with a sword and kill the old man beside me in front of me!

What did Eunuch Li do wrong? Why did you kill him?

Is it true that you are as scheming, cruel, and violent as described in this booklet? I am so disappointed in you!

Facing the angry rebuke from Emperor Xiaoren, Xiao Mo was not afraid at all. Instead, he looked up to the sky and laughed out loud.

He raised his hand and made a gesture to move forward. In an instant, hundreds of imperial guards holding long swords, led by the commander of the imperial guards Zhu Huaiyuan, poured into the hall like a tide.

When Emperor Xiaoren saw this, he instantly realized that his disobedient and unfilial son had already taken control of the situation inside and outside the palace.

Although he knew that his fate was lost, as the ruler of a nation, how could he show any cowardice or fear at this moment? Otherwise, where would his dignity be?

So, Emperor Xiaoren suppressed his inner fear and sternly scolded:

"Why, my good son! Are you really planning to force me to abdicate? Aren't you afraid of being cursed for eternity?"

Xiao Mo heard this, a cold and sarcastic smile appeared on his lips, and he responded:

"Father, how can you say that? As your son, I have always respected you. And as for the relationship between ruler and subject, I am even more loyal.

A few days ago, I heard that you toiled day and night to handle the complex government affairs. Tonight, you suddenly summoned your son, the acting regent. I believe that you must be unwell due to overwork.

"I am truly worried, fearing that your health might be damaged, so I hastily dispatched personnel here to escort you to the palace outside the city so you can recuperate for a while."

"What nonsense! When did I become so weak that I need to rest?

I see that you have been coveting my throne for a long time and have been plotting something evil!"

Emperor Xiaoren was so angry that he was shaking all over and veins bulged on his forehead.

"Haha, so what if it is, so what if it isn't?" Xiao Mo said immediately, then turned around and shouted,

"Prime Minister Liu Guoxiang, Grand Tutor Su Fu, Assistant Minister of War Li Di, Historian Jiang Ping, where are you?"

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps.

Several adults dressed in gorgeous clothes and looking panicked hurried into the hall and gathered around Xiao Mo, panting.

At the same time, at Zhu Huaiyuan's signal, the imperial guards withdrew from the palace in an orderly manner, and the palace door was slammed shut.

Xiao Mo smiled faintly, revealing a chilling coldness:

“Tonight, this king has specially summoned all of you here, just to ask you to be a witness.

As everyone knows, my father has been working day and night for state affairs for many years, and it has eventually damaged the foundation.

Now, my father intends to write an edict to abdicate the throne to me so that I can go to the temporary palace to recuperate and enjoy my old age.

However, my father is very weak now and doesn't even have the strength to write. So, please ask Historian Jiang to draft this edict on my behalf!"

After hearing these words, everyone immediately understood.

Although Jiang Ping was shocked, he had no choice but to do as he was told and began to draft the imperial edict.

Emperor Xiaoren, who was standing by, flew into a rage upon hearing this. His eyes widened, his face flushed red, and he roared in anger:

"How dare you, a bunch of daring traitors, act so recklessly and attempt to disrupt the government?"

Seeing this, Zhu Huaiyuan hurriedly stepped forward, quickly clamped Emperor Xiaoren tightly, and covered his mouth with his palm to prevent him from shouting again.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao took advantage of the situation and slashed at Emperor Xiaoren's neck with a sharp knife. Emperor Xiaoren suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.

The hall suddenly became quiet again.

Soon, the edict was drafted and completed.

Xiao Mo took the imperial edict and carefully looked at every word on it. After confirming that it was correct, he gently picked up the jade seal and stamped it steadily on the edict.

The moment the bright red mark fell on the paper, Xiao Mo finally couldn't suppress his inner joy and revealed an extremely satisfied smile.

At this time, Zhu Huaiyuan asked in confusion: "Your Highness the Prince of Qin, no, Your Majesty, why did you spare the life of the Emperor?"

The Grand Tutor Su Fu beside him stroked his beard and said slowly:

"Hey, Master Zhu, you don't know this! The old emperor was ill and could no longer handle state affairs, so he had to abdicate.

Even if we get to the palace now, I'm afraid we won't last more than a few days. Don't you agree?"

After saying this, he glanced at Lord Zhu meaningfully.

"Ah... yes, yes, yes!" Lord Zhu nodded hurriedly in response.

"Hahahaha!"

Then, there was a burst of unbridled laughter, and everyone was laughing so hard that they fell over, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.

However, the scene outside the hall was quite different.

The sound of swords and knives rang out one after another, accompanied by painful wails, and blood dyed the floor of the palace red.

The horrifying noise continued until the second half of the night before it gradually subsided.

Then, the entire palace staff seemed to have been reshuffled, almost all replaced.

For a time, all kinds of speculations spread in the palace, but no one knew exactly what had happened in the Taiji Hall that day.

People only heard that early in the morning of the next day, Emperor Xiaoren hurriedly issued an abdication edict, saying that he was weak and unable to bear the responsibilities of the emperor anymore, so he abdicated the throne to the third prince Xiao Mo.

He himself chose to go to the palace to recuperate.

Xiao Mo was thus "appointed to the throne in a time of crisis" and became the new monarch of Beiling State, honoring himself as Emperor Xiaowu. At the same time, he also changed the reign title to "Longshuo" to signal the beginning of a new era.

A few days later, a shocking news came from the temporary palace - Emperor Xiaoren had fallen seriously ill in the palace and unfortunately passed away.

At this point, this thrilling palace coup finally came to an end.