Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

At the Third Prince's residence in the capital, the butler was asking if he wanted to go and congratulate him in person.

"Send someone to deliver a generous gift."

He was in a competitive relationship with the King of Qin. When the King of Qin's mother got married, he went to congratulate her, but he felt uncomfortable and decided not to go.

The butler went downstairs to prepare the gifts, and the third prince just sat there, thinking about how he could finally sit on the throne.

"Your Highness... you are in such a refined mood."

At some point, a man in black appeared in the hall, and the third prince was startled. Every prince had secret guards around him, and he was no exception.

Someone appeared, but the secret guards did not raise any alarm.

"I've already dealt with your people, and now I want to ask for your cooperation on something."

"what's up?"

"I'll take your head."

Prince Qing's Mansion,

The black-clad men's hiding was not going smoothly. The people employed by Prince Qing's Mansion were more numerous and stronger than those of the Third Prince. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides and Prince Qing won in the end.

"Your Highness, these are all death warriors."

"I'm afraid some people will be unable to sit still after such a blatant assassination attempt on His Highness."

Soon news came that the third prince had also been assassinated, so someone was getting restless?

"Your Highness... According to the plan, we were to take action during the Mid-Autumn Festival. What should we do now?"

Prince Qing gritted his teeth:

"Act in advance and notify our people to follow behind these people. Let them lead the way and attack the palace. Then we will take action."

Their people rushed to the palace, and the people inside the palace spread the news that the emperor was not in the palace, but at Zhou's house.

When the capital was in turmoil, the Zhou family's wedding was already halfway through. Xiao Yunxi and Zhou Jin were worshiping heaven and earth. Sitting in the high seats were the emperor, empress, and imperial concubine.

Unless necessary, the Imperial Concubine would not appear at the same time as the Queen, as this would overshadow her. Her appearance at today's wedding was indeed a bit strange.

However, no one thought much about it, thinking that the emperor was coming and she came along to show her presence.

After the couple had bowed to each other, they were about to enter the bridal chamber when suddenly there was a noise outside.

"kill....."

"Fight in!"

The ancients’ mansions were large enough that we couldn’t hear clearly what happened at the gate, but we could see clearly at night when the lights were on.

"what happen?"

"I seemed to hear shouts and screams."

"No way? His Majesty is here."

Soon the shouting and screaming became clearer and clearer. Someone was indeed attacking the Zhou Mansion. Some of the officials attending the wedding were pale. Were they targeting the Zhou family or His Majesty?

If they are targeting Your Majesty, there will probably be a lot of people coming. Can the Zhou family withstand it?

Their guess was correct. There were as many as 10,000 people coming, surrounding the Zhou Mansion tightly. They chose to attack from the main gate, and steadily advanced to the courtyard of the front hall with the advantage of numbers.

The criminals were right in front of them, and the officials had already threatened them. Xiao Yunxi and the Zhou family remained calm, and the emperor had no expression on his face.

"Shadow Guard...let the Musketeers take action."

If he hadn't made any preparation, how could he possibly win the battle for the throne among the nine princes? He didn't know if anyone would attack him today.

But he knew that someone would inevitably be unable to hold back, so he had to make preparations, and the musketeers were his weapons.

Bang bang bang!

On the walls surrounding the courtyard, dense gunfire rang out. The criminals, who became more and more courageous in the fight, were harvested like grass. Occasionally, someone would shoot back with a bow and arrow.

Shot into a sieve in an instant,

The first encounter resulted in heavy casualties, as the attackers took advantage of their numbers to outflank the musketeers.

The battle lasted for an hour. Some rebels fled, some died, and some were captured. The Zhou family and the emperor also suffered heavy casualties. Just when they thought they had quelled the rebellion,

Prince Qing led his men to attack.

More than half of the musketeers were killed or wounded, and their ammunition was almost gone. At this time, when he waited for people to arrive, no one could stop him.

"Father, please order your abdication."

His men shouted:

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

Prince Qing pointed at the officials attending the banquet and gave them the opportunity to choose. Those who were weak-willed would kneel down and beg the emperor to abdicate, while those who were stubborn would fight him to the death.

The emperor's face turned pale. He had not expected that there would be two groups of people rebelling. It was truly beyond his expectations.

"You traitor, if you want the throne, come and take it yourself."

"Father, I just received news that the third prince was killed, and the other princes were either dead or injured. The rebels just now were from the King of Chu. Do you have any other options?"

"If all the sons die, there are still grandchildren."

Prince Qing laughed heartily. The fathers of the other imperial grandsons were dead, so even if they ascended the throne, they would probably be puppets. The only one who could ascend the throne was Prince Qin.

"Father, will you allow the King of Qin to ascend the throne?"

He asked someone to bring in the black robe. When the emperor saw the black robe, he knew that his secret was known to Prince Qing.

Even if he abdicated the throne to Prince Qing, he would not survive. Perhaps there are some things that really don't need to be entangled anymore.

"Propagate my oral order...From today on, the King of Qin is the Emperor of Great Xia, supreme ruler. If I die, you will crush all the rebels and restore the stability of our country...If I live, you will abdicate!"

"very good!"

Because of the Second Prince, Prince Qing's plan had to be adjusted. The Emperor's secret could only be handled in private and could not be put on the table.

Otherwise he will also lose his orthodox status!

"Kill them all!"

As he gave the order, he raised his knife and slashed at the black robe. The black robe was well prepared and broke free, dodging the fatal blow.

"The Empress Dowager substituted a cat for the Crown Prince. Your Majesty is not of the late Emperor's bloodline, and Prince Qing is not a legitimate royal family member. They are both unworthy of the throne... The true royal bloodline belongs to the Empress..."

After shouting, while everyone was stunned, he wanted to climb over the wall and run away.

boom!

A gunshot rang out, and he fell from the wall and never got up again.

It was eerily quiet now, and no one cared about the dead man in black robe. However, his words lingered in his ears. Was the emperor not the descendant of the previous emperor?

The Queen is it?

A flash of lightning instantly passed through Xiao Yunxi's mind. If that was the case, then it made sense. The emperor was not of royal blood, and the only descendants of royal blood were the prince and Dabao!

If Dabao came to the throne, it would be equivalent to the royal family changing their surname to Zhao. If his other sons came to the throne, the royal family would have another surname.

Wow, it’s confirmed!

However, at the last moment, he regained his sanity and gave the throne to Dabao. After all, Dabao had his blood, and Prince Qing had gone mad and there was no way he could survive.

These are no longer important. What is important is that Dabao has become legitimate.

"Qin Wangwei obeys my orders and kills all the rebels without mercy."

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. Behind the oriole is the eagle. This is also the first appearance of the Pistol Team.

Bang bang bang,

Compared with the musketeers, they have dense firepower, are agile, and use grenades together. In such a venue, it is undoubtedly a bully game.

Prince Qing was shot to death, and his shocked eyes remained open for a long time.

.....

The rebellion was quelled within two days, and the King of Chu was captured on his way to escape and was sentenced to death.

The imperial concubine participated in the rebellion and poisoned His Majesty, but before she could start the rebellion, she was sentenced to death.

After suppressing the rebellion, news came from the south that Yue invaded and captured 6 cities.

Goryeo in Liaodong was in rebellion, the Dongyi Kingdom in the east landed in Dengzhou, Prince Lu raised an army, Daxia was in the midst of smoke and flames, and Dabao ascended the throne, which was the first year of Taihe.

In the winter of the first year of Taihe, the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince, together with King Qin Wei, quelled the rebellion in Lu, captured the King of Lu alive, and killed countless rebels in the Dongyi Kingdom.

In the first year of Taihe, Duke Xu led his army south, repelled the Nanyue, stationed troops at Zhennan Pass, and confronted the Yue State.

In the summer of the first year of Taihe, Daxia sent troops to the northwest and joined forces with the revolutionary army of the Murong brothers to recapture the northwest.

In the autumn, the Xiaojiazhuang laboratory developed a steam engine, and in the winter of the same year, the first giant steel ship was launched.

In the spring of the second year of Taihe,

The Daxia army was divided into three groups. One group was sent from Liaodong to attack Goryeo. Another group was led by a steam battleship and landed in Incheon to attack Goryeo.

Another group, led by two steam battleships, attacked the Dongyi Kingdom. With the roar of cannons, the Dongyi Kingdom was destroyed and all the residents on the island were sent to Siberia to grow potatoes.

In the winter of the second year of Taihe,

The navy went south, landed along the coastline of Yue State, and went straight to Champa.

In the summer of the third year of Taihe, the State of Yue was destroyed, and Daxia began a population migration plan, driving all the Yue people to a more southerly place and immigrating from the Central Plains.

In the 8th year of Taihe, the first railway in Daxia was opened to traffic.

In the 12th year of Taihe, the north-south railway of Daxia was completed, reaching Champa in the south and Lake Baikal in the north.

In the 18th year of Taihe, the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince embarked on a long-distance voyage, accompanied by the retired Emperor Zhao Heng. Their destination was the distant North America...

(End of the book)