Princess Taiping then removed the seal on the box and opened the box. Inside lay a pair of armor and a long sword, as well as a sheepskin scroll. Immediately, all the ministers shouted and knelt down on the ground. Only four of them fell to their knees.
The prince walked to the box and took a closer look, then hurriedly knelt down on the ground.
Xia Xie took the opportunity to look at everyone, and no other performance was beyond Xia Xie's expectation. Only the fifth prince no longer had the weak and incompetent expression, but a proud smile. Xia Xie was stunned, wondering what he was proud of?
The golden armor in the black box is the symbol of the Dragon Lord, and the long sword is called Shengtian. It is the national treasure of the East China Sea Kingdom. These two things are enough to illustrate the true situation of the imperial edict. If anyone dares to stand up and make nonsense
, then there is no chance of leaving Dragon City today. Even if they want to rebel, they have to wait until they get out of here. So it suddenly became quiet.
Princess Taiping gingerly held out the sheepskin scroll and said, "Now I will read out the imperial edict."
Many ministers hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
Princess Taiping opened the imperial edict, and her father's familiar handwriting came into view. She then read: "I was killed by the witch clan. When you see the imperial edict, I have passed away to heaven. I am still alive before my death.
Make a will. The fifth prince is kind by nature and loves the people like a son.
.I will pass on the title of Dragon King of East China Sea to him. I hope that the fifth prince will live up to Gu’s high expectations. All courtiers must obey. If anyone dares to resist, they will be killed. The Wu clan is too bullying, so the fifth prince must succeed after he succeeds to the throne.
Raise an army and march eastward to avenge me. This is your honor."
After reading the imperial edict, Xia Xie was dumbfounded at first. He was wondering what was going on? The fourth prince was also a little surprised, but he quickly regained his composure. Princess Taiping gave Xia Xie a complicated look, and then said: "Fifth brother, before you
Come and receive the order."
The fifth prince had a cowardly expression, and then hurriedly waved his hands and said: "How could it be me? I don't want to be the Dragon Lord. Sister, you must be wrong. I am the stupidest and the stupidest. How could my father let me be the Dragon Lord?"
I shouldn’t do it. I shouldn’t do it.” He said and ran back, crawling and rolling. It was extremely funny.
The eldest prince walked over and helped him up, then dragged him to the dragon chair and said, "Sit down. Do you dare to disobey my father's orders?"
The fifth prince glanced timidly at everyone below, and then tremblingly got on the dragon throne. Then all the courtiers immediately knelt down on the ground and shouted long live. The fifth prince was so frightened that he almost fell off the dragon throne, but he got up in a hurry and said:
"Everyone loves you so much."
"Thank you Longjun." Only then did all the courtiers stand up.
Xia Xie was dumbfounded. He never dreamed that such a situation would happen. Then he realized that this was a trap by the gods from the beginning. This imperial edict was originally written by the gods, and then they deliberately bought a flaw and gave it to the witch temple.
.So Wu
The temple sent Nangong Feixue to deal with it, and Nangong Feixue found Princess Taiping. Almost no one doubted the authenticity of the edict, and the fifth prince was also a puppet of the gods. Yet he had gone through so much hardship.
He was tricked by the Gods.
Of course, these are all trivial matters. Once these five princes succeed to the throne, they will definitely go to war with the Wu clan. At that time, the world was in chaos and blood flowed like rivers. If Xia Xie knew that this imperial edict contained such content, he would have destroyed it long ago. How could he stay?
Until today? Well, now, the raw rice has become cooked rice, and the fifth prince has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself king in front of everyone. What should we do?
Xia Xie didn't know what to do for a while, so he waited for the court meeting to end and hurriedly prepared to go out. But before he went out, the fifth prince smiled and said: "Second brother and fourth brother have been very angry recently. I don't have to go out.
There are still many things I don’t understand, so I need to ask you two."
Xia Xie and the fourth prince were both stunned, but Xia Xie knew in his heart that King Huaiyou and King Xiongba both had military power and were the greatest threat to his newly ascended throne. Naturally, he would not let himself leave at this time.
The fourth prince said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Xie had no choice but to kneel down in the tunnel and said: "As ordered."
The fifth prince said: "I have been told by the king that the Dragon Palace is under martial law. In addition, eldest brother, I will arrange for you to seize the military power of the East Camp and the North Camp. Give me the senior generals of these two battalions and invite them to the royal city for tea first. If anyone dares to resist,
Kill without mercy."
Dongying and Beiying are the armies of King Huaiyou and King Xiong. This move is suspected to be a drain on the bottom of the pot. Without military power, who is still afraid of you? The fourth prince sneered, but Xia Xie was not in the mood to care about this now.
The fifth prince issued dozens of orders one after another, but he still looked soft and capable? He was clearly shrewd and capable. Each order was based on the current situation of the Dragon Palace, and it could be described as orderly.
Most of the ministers in the imperial court were also surprised, but now the tree fell and the hozens dispersed. The two rebels who had the strength to rebel were under house arrest, so they themselves were wise to protect themselves. So no one dared to stand up and oppose.
After a long time, the fifth prince said: "You all go down first. Second brother, I want more of you today. If you hadn't brought the imperial edict, I wouldn't be here today. Haha."
Xia Xie's teeth were itching with anger, but there was nothing he could do about it. The fourth prince looked at Xia Xie with contempt and said to himself: "If I let you get angry again, it will not only make others easier, but I will also become a piece of fish on the chopping board."
Immediately after leaving the main hall, soldiers came over and led the two of them to a room on one side of the palace. After Xia Xie entered, he used Yuan Ying to observe the surroundings. The place had long been surrounded by water. The fourth prince next door was also checking through the household.
.But my heart feels so cold.
Xia Xie wanted to escape, but there was a seal outside the room. At this moment, the sky was really shaking, and the earth was not working. Fortunately, at this time, the voice of Princess Taiping came: "Let me in. You are so brave."
One of the guards said: "No one can go in without His Majesty's decree." Then he heard Princess Taiping slap her twice loudly, and then said angrily: "Then if I insist on going in today, are you going to attack me?"
"You don't dare to do this for a humble job, you deserve to die for a humble job." Then Princess Taiping opened the door to the room and walked in.
When Xia Xie saw her, it was like seeing a relative, and said hurriedly: "There is something wrong with your imperial edict, we will be fooled by the gods."
Princess Taiping was stunned and said: "Why do you say that?"
Xia Xie said: "Did Nangong Feixue inform you of the imperial edict? He is from the witch temple. We came here to quell the war. How could we hand it over to you even though we knew that the edict in the box was not good for us?
?”
Princess Taiping reacted suddenly at this time, and said: "What should we do now? My fifth brother must be a puppet of the Gods. We have all been fooled."
Xia Xie said: "I must go out and inform Brother Nangong now, otherwise the situation will be unimaginable."
Princess Taiping was stunned and said: "How is this possible? There are people everywhere. You can't kill them."
Xia Xie hurriedly gave her Nangong Feixue's address and said: "Go and inform Brother Nangong that I will stay here to attract their attention. It is impossible to come to the Dragon Palace to prevent chaos. The eldest prince must be kept out of the military camp.
Then I will find a way to fight out with the fourth prince. As long as the military power in our hands has not been taken away, your fifth brother does not dare to mess around. Otherwise, we will all be in danger. There is no need to rescue your father."
Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and said, "That's fine. I'll go out right away. I'll send a few people to find a way to rescue you later. Just wait here for a while."
Xia Xie said: "It doesn't have to be so complicated. You just need to send someone to lift the seal for me."