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Chapter 385

This is beyond what he can describe in words.

Princess Pingkang ignored the emperor and went to discuss drafting the imperial edict with Chu Jinxun.

Chu Jinxun wanted the imperial edict to pass the throne to the young prince, while Princess Pingkang had only one request: to allow Song Yong to return to the capital from the south.

After the imperial edict was drafted, Chu Jinxun, filled with immense excitement, picked up the Imperial Seal and prepared to stamp it on the edict.

At that very moment, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air rang out!

A dark gold, diamond-shaped dart pierced through Chu Jinxun's right wrist with tremendous force!

"what!--"

Chu Jinxun let out a shrill scream, and the Imperial Seal of the State fell to the table with a thud!

Immediately afterwards, a crimson figure, like a ghost, fell from the roof beam and pounced straight at Chu Jinxun!

Before anyone could react, Mo Chonggui had already grabbed Chu Jinxun, lifted him up, and held his sword to his neck.

Chu Jinxun was utterly shocked!

He used his hidden treasure trove, almost all of his current wealth, to hire Fu Shi Yan to assassinate Mo Zhonggui, precisely because he didn't want Mo Zhonggui, his biggest obstacle, to interfere when he launched the palace coup.

How come Mo Zhonggui is still alive!

Even Fu Shi Yan couldn't kill him?!

Princess Pingkang was also shocked and horrified.

"Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"

Even if he wasn't dead, Qing Le Palace was heavily guarded inside and out. How did Mo Chonggui get in?

He actually captured Chu Jinxun the moment he walked in!

Upon hearing the commotion, Chu Jinxun's private soldiers rushed in, but upon seeing that Chu Jinxun had been taken hostage by Mo Chonggui, they hesitated and stopped in their tracks, not daring to make any rash moves.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Princess Pingkang shouted loudly:

"What are you all standing there for! Kill this man now! If we fail today, you will all be executed along with your entire families! Don't you all want to live?!"

Princess Pingkang didn't care whether Chu Jinxun lived or died. It didn't matter if Chu Jinxun died, but the key was that the emperor had to die too!

No matter who controls the Northern Yi regime, it can never return to the emperor or Mo Chonggui.

Even if today's rebellion fails, it cannot be a complete failure!

Otherwise, she, the mastermind, would only die a horrible death!

Among the people Chu Jinxun brought into the palace were many experts sent by the Western Qi to provide assistance.

These people from Western Qi were even less concerned about Chu Jinxun's life or death; their purpose was simply to ensure the success of this palace coup.

As long as the emperor dies, the Northern Yi will inevitably descend into chaos, and the more chaotic the Northern Yi becomes, the more beneficial it will be to the Western Qi!

So these people from Western Qi immediately raised their arms and shouted in response to Princess Pingkang.

"Brothers, all of you, charge at him! Kill him! ...He's just one person, what are we afraid of! There are so many of us, one person with a knife can cut him to pieces!"

The vast majority of the private soldiers that Chu Jinxun kept were hired with money, and they had only been with him for a short time, so they were not loyal to him at all.

At this point, two possible outcomes were presented to them.

First, if the palace coup fails, they will be convicted of treason and executed. Second, if they take a gamble and overthrow the emperor, regardless of who ultimately comes to power, at least they won't suffer the fate of having their entire family executed, and they might even gain merit for their role in supporting the emperor's rise to power.

The choice of which path to take is self-evident.

So, these private soldiers ignored Chu Jinxun who was being held hostage, and with shouts, they rushed towards Mo Zhonggui!