"Hmph, Prince Xin was appointed by Heaven and is the chosen one. He should have taken that position more than twenty years ago. Now he is simply here to reclaim what is his. As an official of Winter and Summer, I shall serve you at your service."

"It's just a dog, don't bother with it, just drag these dead people out."

Ye Gucheng immediately waved his hand, and a group of soldiers came trotting in from behind him, carrying out the officials who had fallen to the ground in groups of two.

The only people left on the field were the emperor on the podium and the two concubines beside him who were still lying on the ground.

The rest of the people were so shocked by this sudden incident that they sat there, not daring to move.

"Why did he die at this point?"

"Your Highness, there are still a few more who will be poisoned tomorrow. Perhaps these are the first to drink the water from the stream."

Zhongli Yuan watched as an official who had gone hunting with them in the mountains stood up and walked to Prince Xin, rubbing his hands in a flattering manner.

"I understand. I will reward you handsomely when I ascend the throne."

"Hey, thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness is destined by Heaven and will surely become the greatest emperor of all time."

"Go down."

"Hey, hey, Your Majesty, please take care of the important things first."

"Now that Zhongli Yuan is dead, the country cannot remain without a ruler for a single day. I, the king, will reluctantly help my brother clean up the mess left behind by them."

Seeing Prince Xin striding towards the dragon throne on the high platform, the eldest prince and several other princes could no longer sit still and stood up to block Prince Xin.

"Uncle, you're not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue off. Even if the emperor dies, one of us brothers should be chosen to take the throne. How can it be your turn to sit on the throne?"

The fourth prince, Zhongli Ying, dressed in a gorgeous emerald green robe, waved a folding fan in his hand and leaned against the seventh prince beside him.

"How dare you, a brat, speak to me like that without being poisoned to death?"

"If your Highness remembers correctly, the Emperor's uncle seems to have been ordered by the Emperor's grandfather to never enter the capital. Speaking of an emperor who can't even enter the capital, you wouldn't be afraid of being laughed at."

"You little bastard, I originally wanted to let you live a few more days, but since you are so ungrateful, I will send you to accompany your brother first."

"Oh my, I'm so scared by what the emperor's uncle said."

The Fourth Prince, a grown man, looked even more charming than a woman. He put one hand on the Seventh Prince's shoulder and covered his mouth with a folding fan in the other hand, laughing so hard that his body shook.

"Oh, how could that useless Royal Brother give birth to something like you that is neither male nor female? You are such a disgrace to our royal family."

"Oh, my uncle, you are such a despicable eunuch who murdered his brothers and sisters, yet you don't even dare to be a disgrace to the royal family. How could I, a healthy young man, be a disgrace to the royal family?"

A single stone can cause a thousand ripples. The power of this sentence is undoubtedly enormous, which made Ye Gucheng, who was following Prince Xin, couldn't help but take a look at Prince Xin's lower body.

"You little bastard, you're talking nonsense. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father."

Zhongli Hengyi instantly became furious, his face turned black, he drew out the long sword hanging from Ye Gucheng's waist and rushed towards Zhongli Ying.

Zhongli Ying stood still, holding a folding fan and slowly waving it as if he was watching some clown.

When Zhongli Hengyi was two meters away from Zhongli Ying, the guard who had been following behind Zhongli Ying and had little presence took two steps forward and gently swung his scabbard to push Zhongli Hengyi back.

Zhongli Hengyi took a few steps back and almost fell, but was caught by Ye Gucheng.

"Uncle, what are you doing? My men haven't even unsheathed their swords." Zhongli Ying sneered and covered his mouth with his fan.

"Alright, Fourth Brother, stop messing around. This is our elder after all."

The eldest prince Zhongli Chen had seen enough of the excitement and pulled Zhongli Ying behind him and stood out.

"Uncle, do you intend to openly defy the will of the Imperial Grandfather?"

"I've been saying that having so many children is pointless. I'm so annoyed by your constant whining. Ye Gucheng, take action."

Ye Gucheng winked at the guards behind him, and dozens of soldiers immediately rushed in from the door.

Ye Gucheng did not do anything too extreme and gave those officials some face.

The soldiers just put knives on their necks without doing anything insulting.

The guards around the princes were no ordinary people, so they would naturally not be willing to be captured.

"My lords, I urge you to surrender. There are three thousand soldiers surrounding this tent. If the men you lead can kill these few dozen, can they still kill three thousand?"

Ye Gucheng kindly reminded that one should not be too drastic after all, the situation is still uncertain.

Upon hearing this, the princes looked at each other and thought that Prince Xin was indeed well prepared.

It seems that today I can only give in and then act according to the circumstances.

Several princes were handcuffed behind their backs by soldiers and taken aside.

"Could you please be gentler? My clothes are very expensive. Even if you sell your whole family, you still can't afford the compensation."

The Fourth Prince moved his arms with an unhappy look on his face, and looked at Prince Xin with a very unfriendly look.

Prince Xin remembered what the Fourth Prince had just said to him and stepped forward to slap the Fourth Prince in the face.

"Little bastard, be obedient to me. If I can't kill you, can I not beat you?"

This was the first time that the Fourth Prince had been beaten in his life. His peach blossom eyes widened instantly and he couldn't believe that he was actually slapped.

Prince Xin slapped the Fourth Prince again with his backhand, turning his fair and pretty face red.

Then he kicked the Fourth Prince in the crotch again, and the Fourth Prince arched his body in pain.

Seeing this, the princes who were still struggling stopped moving and were taken aside obediently.

Prince Xin was very satisfied with the tact of these princes. He turned and walked to the center of the tent to look at the officials on both sides with knives at their necks.

"The emperor is dead. Do you have any objection to my ascending the throne immediately?"

"Prince Xin, do you really want to do this? How long can the kingdom gained in this way last?"

"Why are you dissatisfied?"

"I was merely advising His Majesty that the act of treason and usurpation of the throne is truly despised by the people."

"Drag him over here. Anyone else who disagrees can stand up as well."

Some officials with hot tempers stood up immediately. They didn't believe that Prince Xin would dare to go on a killing spree after poisoning so many officials today.

If all these officials in the court died, how would he ascend the throne?

Zhongli Hengyi looked violently at the officials who stood up with expressions of dissatisfaction written all over their faces.

He said viciously: "Drag them all out and chop them off."

"Prince Xin, you are plotting to usurp the throne. You are cruel and ruthless. Even if you ascend the throne, no one will support you."

"Really? Those who agree that I will ascend the throne, please stand up. I will reward you with 100 taels of gold and increase your rank by two ranks."

There were naturally those who were dissatisfied and those who agreed, and more were tempted by the conditions offered by Prince Xin.

Those officials who were about to be dragged out felt sad when they saw so many of their colleagues standing up to support this traitor.

As early as Prince Xin came in, Zhong Liyuan quietly retreated and hid in the dark, observing every move of everyone in the field.

Naturally, I also remember those greedy and flattering faces clearly.

Prince Xin was in a very happy mood and walked up to the platform.

He reached out and grabbed Leng Qingyi's hair from the ground and shouted, "Today, I will ascend the throne here and choose a day to return to the capital to hold the coronation ceremony."

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