The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

"How dare you! I am the emperor! How dare you!"

Emperor Meiji struggled almost frantically, managing to break free from the grip of two strong Imperial Guards and grab the sword at their waist.

Zheng!

With a flash of cold light, the sword was drawn from its sheath, the blade whistling through the air, and it slashed mercilessly straight at the Crown Prince's face.

The eldest prince nearly wet himself in fear; cold sweat poured down his face and neck, and he begged for mercy in utter terror, "Father...Father...please don't..."

"You wretched child, I will pretend I have no son like you." With Emperor Meiji's voice, the wind of the blade fell instantly.

With a clang of metal against metal, a long whip snatched away the sharp knife, which fell to the ground with a thud.

Qin Miaoxi stood protectively in front of the limp Crown Prince, her eyes cold as she looked at him. "You can't kill him."

"You've all rebelled! Do you all want to rebel?" Emperor Meiji roared at the Imperial Guards. "Do you want your entire families to be executed by me?"

"Dislocate his arm."

"Yes."

The Imperial Guards acted immediately, and with two sharp cracks, Emperor Meiji's arms went limp and fell to his sides, powerless to retaliate.

Faced with his hysteria, the eldest prince gradually recovered from his fear and laughed wildly.

“Father, you are the one who is rebelling, openly defying the late emperor’s will. I am merely restoring order and following the will of Heaven.”

"You wicked child, have you forgotten that you were the one tasked with killing the Four Imperial Guards? If I die, do you think they will let you go?"

Emperor Meiji was filled with regret. He knew that this useless fool had rebellious intentions, so why did he entrust him with the task and give him power instead?

He never imagined that the Imperial Guards he had personally trained would betray him.

The eldest prince whispered smugly in Emperor Meiji's ear, "Father, you don't think I should be grateful for a little bit of power you've given me, do you?"

Seeing his anxious gaze reaching towards the door, the eldest prince sneered, "Who is Father waiting for? Your beloved second son? Don't worry, he'll be there to fulfill his filial duty with you on the road to the underworld."

"My lord, if you release me, I will give you the throne, how about that?" Emperor Meiji forced a kind face. "You are still young and do not know the humiliation of being suppressed by the Four Imperial Guards. Only by removing them can you secure the throne and become the true emperor of Longyuan Kingdom."

The eldest prince laughed sarcastically, "I am the eldest prince. If you don't give me this position, who else can you give it to? Besides, even without you, the four officials chose me. Why should I give you a chance?"

"I am your father!"

"Just a father who neither loved nor cared for you."

"you……"

Emperor Meiji gritted his teeth. What could be more infuriating than the hunter becoming the hunted?

Qin Miaoxi and the other two stood at a distance, enjoying the spectacle of the father and son fighting for the throne. None of them intervened, nor did they take any further action.

"My lord, Father has been captured and can be executed now." The eldest prince was eager to remove Emperor Meiji as an obstacle so that the throne could truly fall into his hands.

"it is good……"

Just as Qin Miaoxi opened her mouth to agree, orderly footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

With a loud crash, the palace doors were forcefully kicked open.

The fourth prince, sword in hand, charged in first, his robes fluttering, followed closely by a hundred armored soldiers. The clanging of their armor plates seemed to make the beams and pillars of the hall tremble slightly.

He glanced around, and when his gaze fell on Emperor Meiji, whose arms had been dislocated, he suddenly stopped, his pupils contracted sharply, and he roared with fury, his eyes wide with rage: "Release Father!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Emperor Meiji's eyes. "Son, they intend to rebel. Capture them all and execute them immediately!"

"Yes!"

The fourth prince bowed and accepted the order, his voice resounding.

"Fourth brother, didn't you see the four officials? It was they who ordered the abolition of Father Emperor."

"Father is the Emperor, and no one can overstep his authority." The fourth prince's face no longer held that carefree nonchalance, but instead he solemnly warned, "Eldest brother, I urge you to immediately abandon the darkness and embrace the light. I will plead with Father on your behalf."

"Heh, kill! Kill them all for me." The eldest prince glared at him resentfully. So what if they were armored soldiers? The entire palace was under his control.

He immediately turned to face the armored soldiers arrayed behind him, his right hand slamming onto the hilt of his sword at his waist, and he shouted an order: "All soldiers, listen to my command—immediately seize all the traitors and rebels in the palace, and kill anyone who resists!"

The two sides clashed immediately upon meeting, their swords clanging and sparks flying with each strike, turning the hall into a chaotic mess in an instant.

The fourth prince charged straight at the eldest prince's face, aiming to capture the king first.

While driving the eldest prince into retreat, he addressed the Imperial Guards on the field, saying, "You should think this through. So what if they are the Four Great Imperial Guards? The dragon throne still belongs to the Zhu family. If you make a move today, you will become enemies of the royal family, and none of you will survive."

At this moment, the Imperial Guards wavered, and the armored soldiers immediately killed several people. Their momentum was overwhelming and unstoppable, and the situation inside the hall became one-sided.

Soon, one of the Imperial Guards threw down his sword and shouted, "Surrender! I beg the Fourth Prince to spare my life, I don't want to die!"

The balance of power was already precarious, and now that a breakthrough has been made, where is the remaining people's previous resolve?

The weapon that had been tightly gripped just moments before fell to the ground with a clatter, and in the blink of an eye, someone knelt down and began to beg for mercy.

The eldest prince glared at them furiously, "You... I order you to pick up your swords and continue killing, kill these rebels."

Seeing that the Imperial Guards remained unmoved, he turned his gaze to Qin Miaoxi and the other two, "My lord, are you just going to watch them rebel?"

At this moment, the Fourth Prince walked up to Qin Miaoxi, his scrutinizing gaze sweeping over their faces one by one.

"I never imagined that Lady Hou was actually the elusive Imperial Guard."

Qin Miaoxi glanced at the Imperial Guards who surrounded them, then stared at him with a half-smile, saying meaningfully, "Does the Fourth Prince really not know?"

“If you each cut off one of your hands, I will plead with my father to spare your lives.”

He helped Emperor Meiji up, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Emperor Meiji roared, "No, I want them dead, to be torn to pieces!"

The fourth prince, looking troubled, whispered in his father's ear, "Father, I only brought a hundred armored soldiers, while there are tens of thousands of their personal guards outside the city. I'm afraid..."

Emperor Meiji's eyes were filled with contemplation. He dared not use the Imperial Guards who had just betrayed him. Should he really let them go?

"Very well, I grant your permission..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Miaoxi clapped her hands and said, "Your Majesty is indeed a man of great courage. We were merely testing the waters, and we apologize for any offense we may have caused."

After a moment of stunned silence, Emperor Meiji broke into a wide, overjoyed smile. "So it was a test. You gentlemen should have informed me..."

At this moment, he completely forgot that everything was caused by him attacking the four imperial guards first.

"Since it's all a misunderstanding, I will send someone to escort the three gentlemen out of the palace."

We must send the person out immediately to put our minds at ease; otherwise, who knows what might happen next?

The trembling eunuch immediately stepped forward to greet them, "Please...please come, gentlemen!"

"Father, you..."