My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

Just after King Yong sent troops to surround the imperial city, an army suddenly appeared outside the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city wiped their eyes and saw that the one leading the troops was the once popular General Guo Yian. There was also a bright yellow carriage next to him, but they couldn't see who was sitting inside.

The soldiers guarding the city were horrified, because the only one who could be carried in a bright yellow carriage was the current emperor.

But shouldn't His Majesty be in the palace? Why did he suddenly appear at the city gate?

Just when the soldiers were puzzled, they heard Guo Yian using his internal energy to transmit his voice far away.

"The Emperor is here. Why don't you open the city gates quickly and welcome the Emperor back to the palace?"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers guarding the city immediately raised their spears and pointed them at the people below the city wall.

"How dare you, you daring thief, impersonate His Majesty? Why don't you surrender immediately?"

Before this, King Yong had personally come to the city wall and given orders, saying that the court had been in turmoil recently and that one must be wary of anyone impersonating a court official or even falsely conveying an imperial edict.

But this thief is so bold that he even dares to impersonate Your Majesty!

Therefore, these soldiers treated it as a serious enemy and hurriedly ordered people to pass the news to the palace.

It was early morning court, and all the civil and military officials were shocked to hear that the emperor appeared outside the city gate.

"How is this possible? His Majesty was clearly unconscious in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. I just visited him yesterday. How could he appear outside the city gate? And with Guo Yian? Shouldn't he be serving as a Jinwu Guard in the Western Suburbs Camp?" A powerful minister questioned the person who brought the news.

"I dare not conceal the truth. The person outside the city gate is indeed General Guo. As for the person in the carriage, he has not appeared. General Chen did not dare to delay, so he ordered me to come and report. I want to ask, what should we do next?"

When Prince Yong heard this, a dark light flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly stood up, swung his long sleeves, and exuded an aura of power.

"Your Majesty is merciful, and has spared the life of that remnant of the Guo family. Unexpectedly, he would have the audacity to have someone impersonate the Emperor and plot evil. Pass on my command, and prepare the entire army for battle. I will personally take the head of that remnant."

After King Yong finished speaking, he hurried out of the hall and ordered someone to bring him his sword.

Soon, the two groups confronted each other at the city gate.

King Yong's confidant Lin Ji, upon seeing Guo Yian, could not help but step forward and shout:

"General Guo, His Majesty has treated your family well and spared your life, but you dared to find someone to impersonate His Majesty. This is an unforgivable crime.

If you know what's good for you, I advise you to order your men to withdraw immediately and come here alone to apologize."

Guo Yian replied, "It was clearly your own evil ambition that led you to murder Your Majesty, and then, in order to eliminate dissidents, you framed others. If Your Majesty had not planned this, you would have killed him by now."

"Prince Yong, you are the hypocrite who intends to usurp the throne and rebel against the emperor. Today, this general will purge the emperor's court and let all the people of the world see your true face."

Prince Yong smiled coldly, with a bloodthirsty light flashing in his eyes.

"Oh? You think that if you just find someone and get a carriage, everyone will believe you? If you have the guts, let the person in the carriage come out and meet everyone."

Prince Yong was certain that the antidote was only possessed by the royal family of Southern Xinjiang, and it was impossible for Gu Li to retrieve the antidote in such a short time.

Therefore, he concluded that there was a fake emperor in the carriage.

As long as this can be proven, people's hearts will be on his side, and he will act without fear.

But then, he saw a meaningful smile on Guo Yian's face.

For some reason, he felt an inexplicable panic.

Immediately afterwards, the curtain of the carriage was seen being opened by a pair of thin, bony hands. The next second, a bright yellow figure in a dragon robe walked out of the carriage.

At this time, all the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty also rushed to the city wall, and just happened to see their emperor coming out of the carriage.

Although his face was still very pale and revealed a bit of sickly weakness, the officials dealt with the emperor every day and could naturally recognize him at a glance. This was their Majesty.

But who could tell them why His Majesty wasn't lying in the Yangxin Palace, but appeared here instead? And judging by His Majesty's expression, it seemed as if the poison had been resolved.

Isn't this the poison from Southern Xinjiang? Lord Gu has only been in Southern Xinjiang for a short time. Could he have brought back the antidote?

A series of questions popped up in everyone's mind, and the ministers began to discuss the matter.

"This... could this really be the Emperor? Could the one in the Yangxin Palace be a fake?"

"But if that's the case, has His Majesty's poison been cured?"

When Prince Yong took a closer look, his face turned pale in an instant.

Damn, how come Xiao Qi’s poison was suddenly cured?

But things have come to this point. Even if it is confirmed that the emperor in front of him is real, Prince Yong will never admit it.

"I have heard that there is a secret medicine in Liang State that can change a person's appearance, voice, and even body shape. Now it seems that it is true.

"This prince and the emperor are brothers, as close as brothers, how could we not see the difference between the real and the fake? My ministers, please do not be deceived. You have been fooled by this thief."

After hearing what he said, many people began to waver.

The emperor before them, in every word and demeanor, was so much like the emperor they knew. Finding someone to impersonate someone so closely, even down to their voice and mannerisms, couldn't be accomplished overnight. And that person must have frequent contact with the emperor to achieve this feat.

However, at this moment, everyone saw a very familiar figure walking out from the side of the carriage below and bowing to the emperor.

Everyone is familiar with this person. He is the eunuch in charge of the emperor, Su Qinian.

He waved the whisk in his hand and said to the people on the tower, "Your Majesty is here, and you still dare to question His Majesty's identity. Lord Zhou, Lord Liu, you don't think that even this old slave has been disguised, do you?"

boom!

With the appearance of Su Qinian, the officials' eyes changed when they looked at Prince Yong. Some of the more upright old officials directly said to Prince Yong:

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is here. Open the city gate quickly and let me go down to greet His Majesty!"

However, King Yong did not move.

He turned his head and looked directly at the old minister.

"Open the city gate? Welcome him back to the palace? Humph!"

The next second, with a loud "swish," Prince Yong drew his sword and swiftly slashed it across the old minister's neck.

Then, the ministers saw that the old minister had been torn apart and fell in a pool of blood with his eyes wide open and a look of disbelief on his face.

The sudden change shocked everyone.

Everyone took a few steps back and looked at King Yong in horror, as if they were looking at a madman.

Then, King Yong was heard saying, "I said it was a fake. Do you understand?"

Some timid officials could not help but kneel down and hurriedly assured: "Your Highness is right. The person downstairs is not Your Majesty at all. It is fake, it is fake."

Prince Yong was now somewhat satisfied. He then slowly glanced at the silent ministers and asked, "What about you? Do you have any different opinions?"