The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

On the city wall, the guard narrowed his eyes and stared at the token, as if he wanted to see a hole in it.

He recognized the style of the token, but...

"Third Prince, was this token really given by His Majesty?" The guard asked with a hint of doubt in his tone.

Li Chengfeng's lips curled slightly, and without replying, he simply tossed the token to the guard. The guard took it, feeling heavy and cool to the touch. On the back of the token were the three characters "Song Zelin" clearly engraved.

Song Zelin!

The guarding general was shocked. This token was actually made by the left prime minister of the dynasty!

He raised his head and looked at the young figure under the city wall, and his heart was filled with shock.

Third Prince, when did you become related to the Left Prime Minister?

"What? Does your Excellency suspect that this token is fake?" Li Chengfeng looked at the guard with a smile, a hint of amusement in his tone.

The guard was startled, then broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly knelt on one knee, holding the token high above his head with both hands, "I dare not! I pay my respects to His Highness the Third Prince!"

With the commander taking the lead, the other defenders on the tower also reacted and knelt on the ground in unison, "Greetings, Third Prince!"

On the city wall, the tense atmosphere instantly dissipated and there was silence. The crowd of onlookers on the street also held their breath at this moment, staring at the city wall in amazement.

He Sheng's eyes were full of surprise. This kid could even get the imperial badge and token bestowed by the Left Prime Minister?

My nephew really makes me look at him in a new light!

"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good!" He Sheng laughed loudly, his voice shaking the whole area. "You are worthy of being my good nephew! You are brave and courageous!"

Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, bowed and said, "Uncle, you are too kind."

The city gate slowly opened, and He Sheng led a large army into the capital.

"My fellow soldiers, follow me into the city and purge the emperor's court!"

...

Royal Palace, Jinluan Hall.

"Report——"

A spy tumbled into the throne room, fell to his knees, trembling all over, his voice filled with tears, "Your Highness, this is bad! This is terrible!"

"How dare you! How disrespectful!!" Li Chenghao was already annoyed by the ministers' chattering, and now seeing the spy so panic-stricken, he was even more furious. He slapped the dragon throne and scolded him immediately.

The spy was frightened out of his wits by Li Chenghao's sudden anger and quickly lowered his head, "Your Highness, please forgive me! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

"Tell me! What on earth happened?!" Li Chenghao suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting...Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Marquis of Zhen...Zhenbei he...he..." The spy hesitated for a long time and could not make any clear statement.

Thinking that the other party had his own army and was the uncle of his useless third brother, Li Chenghao had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"What happened to him? Tell me now!"

He suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, grabbed the spy by the collar and roared.

"The Marquis of Zhenbei... he led his army... already... already..."

"Already what?!" Li Chenghao felt like his heart was about to jump out, and he wished he could chop this slow spy to pieces.

"They have...have already entered the capital!" The spy closed his eyes and spoke like thunder!

"what?!"

Li Chenghao felt a black screen before his eyes and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing that the prince's face was as pale as gold paper and his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak, the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar.

What's worse, some people have already started planning their escape route in their minds.

In the battle for the throne, if you choose the wrong side, your entire clan will be killed...

"What are you panicking about! You useless thing!" Concubine Liu glared fiercely at the frightened spy, a stern look flashing in her eyes. Then she turned to look at the panicked Li Chenghao and scolded him angrily, "You are the crown prince, the future king of a country. How can you be worthy of such a great responsibility if you panic like this when faced with something?"

Li Chenghao was so frightened by Concubine Liu's scolding that he finally managed to steady himself, but his face was still pale. He said with all his might, "Mother, that's the Marquis of Zhenbei! He commands a large army, and even my father gives him some respect. Now he's bringing the third son into the city. What...what should we do?"

Concubine Liu snorted coldly, a cold glint in her eyes as she said, "I've long expected that those princes are not easy to deal with! Your third brother usually pretends to be harmless, but who knows what he might be plotting against you behind your back!"

"Now that the late emperor has passed away, he can't wait to jump out... Well, let him know what it means to try to stop a chariot with a mantis arm and overestimate one's own abilities!"

"But..." Li Chenghao wanted to say something but was interrupted by Concubine Liu.

"It's nothing!" Concubine Liu's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and she spoke in a deep voice.

"Come here! Convey my imperial decree, ordering the commander of the Imperial Guard to lead the troops to guard the palace. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my permission! Then send a message to the five major camps outside the city, telling them to enter the capital immediately to defend the emperor!"

"Yes!" The guards outside the palace took the order and left.

Concubine Liu smiled coldly, turned to look at Li Chenghao, her eyes full of confidence: "Hao'er, don't worry."

"This palace is impregnable, with towering walls. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack, not to mention all those siege engines!"

"Even if the Marquis of Zhenbei has thousands of troops, he can never set foot in this palace!"

"I have already sent word to the five main camps outside the city. All we need to do is hold out until reinforcements arrive, and then attack from both inside and outside. This will allow us to take back control of the army!"

Li Chenghao felt a little relieved after hearing this, but he was still uneasy. After all, that was the ever-victorious general Zhenbei Hou...

"Mother, what should we do now?"

"Hmph, what else can we do?" Concubine Liu sneered, "Of course we have to wait! Wait until the Marquis of Zhenbei is taken to the Golden Palace, and die with regret!"

"I want to see how bold he is to force the palace and seize the throne!"

...

At the same time, outside the palace, Li Chengfeng and He Sheng stood side by side. Looking at the towering palace walls in front of them, Li Chengfeng curled up the corners of his mouth in a sneer.

"Uncle, do you think this palace looks like a giant cage?"

He Sheng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He patted Li Chengfeng on the shoulder and said loudly, "It's similar! It's so similar! However, today, we must break this cage and let this world have a new master!"

"Give the order, go ahead at full speed!"

"Yes!"

The deafening sound of war drums rang out, and the army surged towards the palace like a tide.

"kill--"

"Boom——"

Thunder exploded in the clear sky and dark clouds covered the sun.

The capital is in chaos!