Chapter 396 The Final Winner, Fourteenth Prince Zhou Jing!
Think of this.
Looking at Eunuch Wen standing by the side, Emperor Huiwen asked: "Are you all ready?"
Eunuch Wen didn't know why he asked like this, but since Emperor Huiwen had spoken, he had to answer as a slave.
He bowed his body slightly and replied: "Old slave, everything is ready. There will be absolutely no mistakes. In addition, the invited celebrities and people with great virtues have all arrived, and they arrived at the post house yesterday.
, they should all have entered the palace by now."
"Yeah." Emperor Huiwen nodded.
My irritable heart has calmed down a little, but I still feel uneasy.
Mainly because nothing that happened during this period was satisfactory, just like last night.
Shen Yulu had already brought reinforcements from the Teng She clan, but just when he entered the palace to see him, a sudden change occurred. Except for Teng Zong and other senior officials, everyone else was killed, and the entire Teng She clan was wiped out in one go.
, not even the soup was left.
afterwards.
Shen Yulu and Teng Zong, like crazy people, used their magical powers to search frantically, and with the help of people from the imperial court, they still could not find the murderer.
before this.
No matter what happened above, Emperor Huiwen had never been as uneasy as he is now, and it was only during this period of time that he was like this.
He took a sip from the teacup and calmed down his shock.
Putting down the tea cup, his eyes fell on Taoist Master Chen Gong, and he spoke again: "Where are you?"
Taoist priest Chen Gong didn't know what Emperor Huiwen was worried about. Everything was ready and a dragnet was set up. Everything in the sky and on the ground was under their control. As long as Xiao Ran and Nether Prison dared to take action, they would be able to suppress them immediately.
Why bother?
Looking at Emperor Huiwen, thinking that today was his sixty-sixth birthday, he sighed in his heart: "He is old and no longer as brave as he was when he was young! Dazhou really needs a young emperor to lead the country out of the
The current predicament is to sweep across the Xia Kingdom, unify all major forces, and dominate the Fantasy Continent."
Although he thought so in his heart, he did not show it.
Doji bowed and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that everything on Pindao's side is fully prepared! Everything is absolutely foolproof."
"Yeah." Emperor Huiwen nodded.
Now I feel completely relieved.
After a while, he asked again, "Where is Old Fourteen?"
"Everything is ready, and everything will be carried out according to Your Majesty's plan." Taoist Master Chen Gong said again.
Hear the words.
Emperor Huiwen felt completely calm this time. He sat on the dragon chair and patiently waited for the arrival of noon.
…
in space.
Xiao Ran and Jian Twelve saw all the situation in the palace revealed in the mirror.
"Isn't Emperor Huiwen too courageous? He actually sent out so many people this time." Xiao Ran sneered.
The Nether Guard and the Royal Guards in the palace, including the powerful eunuchs, set up a dragnet with the palace as the center, and there were their people both in the sky and on the ground.
Except them.
Even Emperor Huiwen's ace army, the God-killing Guards, was dispatched to set up defenses in the inner palace.
These God-killing Guards are fully armed, with only two eyes exposed, wearing black battle armor, accompanied by special torture knives. This kind of knife is very sharp, sharp and tough, far more than three times the strength of ordinary weapons...
The most important point is that it can withstand the spiritual power without being collapsed by the spiritual power. The power is very huge.
Moreover, the conditions for being selected into the God-Slaying Guard are also very abnormal. Every member is a strong person and can only enter after passing numerous tests.
But now it's good, there are nearly 500 God-killing Guards in just an inner palace, and it's still unknown whether there are any hidden ones.
Without waiting for Jian Twelve to speak, Xiao Ran continued the previous topic: "Do you remember the last time Emperor Huiwen wanted to establish a prince?"
"Yeah." Jian Twelve nodded.
"You mean, he will announce the candidate for the crown prince on his sixty-sixth birthday today?"
"Be confident and get rid of the negative." Xiao Ran said.
"Instead of announcing the candidate for the crown prince, we directly appoint the crown prince!"
Jian Twelve did not answer immediately. He thought seriously that all the princes were dead and imprisoned. Even if they were still alive, their power had been secretly eliminated in these days.
Emperor Huiwen was so shameless. He was obviously the one responsible for the murder, but he threw the blame on Nether Prison, saying that it was people from Nether Prison who did it.
Even if these princes didn't believe it and wanted to investigate secretly, they had no available power and could only endure it, acting honestly and not daring to make any mistakes for fear of arousing Emperor Huiwen's suspicion.
Although the remaining eldest prince and several other princes are still alive and their power has not been weakened, they are no longer in power.
The situation in the capital was entirely in the hands of Emperor Huiwen.
If this time.
If they dared to make any changes and jumped out alive to veto his orders, Emperor Huiwen could imprison them in the clan's mansion with just one word, making it difficult for them to get over for the rest of their lives, and they would have to stay in the clan's mansion until their death.
Make everything clear.
"That's really cruel." Jian Twelve despised him.
"We have been dealing with him for more than a day or two. It's not like you don't know how cruel he is." Xiao Ran shrugged.
Express the doubts in your heart.
"I'm very curious now, who does Emperor Huiwen want to appoint as the crown prince? Among the remaining princes, it seems that the eldest prince is the most powerful at present. The other princes are either too young, have average power, or are hiding their abilities and biding their time."
"Why are you thinking so much? It's almost noon, and it only takes a quarter of an hour. If you wait a little longer, he will naturally announce the candidate for the crown prince." Jian Twelve was very open-minded.
"When he announces the candidate for the crown prince, that's when we take action. Come on! Emperor Huiwen will definitely be very satisfied with this gift." Xiao Ran said with a smile.
The two looked at each other, touched the wine jars, and drank all the wine in the jars.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly.
It passed quickly while everyone was waiting.
Royal study room.
Eunuch Wen reminded, "Your Majesty's time has come, we should go over."
"Yeah." Emperor Huiwen nodded.
Eunuch Wen called the maids outside and asked them to change Emperor Huiwen's clothes and put them into dresses that would be worn for worshiping heaven or for important events.
Dress well.
The small door at the back opened, and a young man walked out from behind, protected by four old eunuchs.
With sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he looks handsome and carries the pressure of a king. He wears a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe and a golden bamboo hat to hide his face...
He stopped in front of Emperor Huiwen and saluted respectfully: "My son, I have met my father!"
"Yes." Emperor Huiwen nodded with satisfaction.
Looking at him, it was like seeing myself when I was younger.
Patting his shoulder, "Have you waited a long time for this day?"
"No!" The young man smiled and shook his head.
"For my son, my father's health is more important than anything else."
"You have been sensible and filial since you were a child. You have never hidden or lied in front of me! I just showed a little love, and I almost killed you. The white-haired person gave the black-haired person! Since then, over the years, you have
You have been living in darkness, are you angry with your father?" Emperor Huiwen recalled the past and told the story.
The young man's name is Zhou Jing, and his mother-in-law is the empress. She is a good-natured and very smart person. When Emperor Huiwen said this, he did not call him "father" anymore, but changed his name and shouted: "Dad!"
Called by ordinary people.
Hear the words.
The smile on Emperor Huiwen's face became even brighter. This cry of "Dad" far surpassed all the answers.
Excited, he patted Zhou Jing on the shoulder and said three good words in a row.
His smile faded, becoming serious and chilling, with a cold murderous look in his eyes as he looked outside coldly. At this moment, he seemed to be back to his youth, domineering and fearless.
"There are some stinky rats who are very restless. We will take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of them all! Let me relieve you of some stress."
"Father..." Zhou Jing was moved.
He couldn't help but open his arms and hug Emperor Huiwen tightly in his arms.
Emperor Huiwen loved him very much, and he also liked Emperor Huiwen from the bottom of his heart. The relationship between father and son was very deep, far more than that of other princes.
"Stop acting like a little girl." Emperor Huiwen let go of him.
He stretched out his palm to straighten his clothes at the collar, put his messy hair in place, and then retracted his palm.
He said majestically: "Show off!"
The palace door opens.
Emperor Huiwen walked out first, followed closely by Zhou Jing, and Eunuch Wen, Taoist Master Chen Gong and others followed behind them.
Long Chu was ready. He got on Long Chu, with the God-killing Guard and Nether Guard guarding him on the left and right, and other strong men protecting him secretly. He walked towards the square.
Here in the square.
Civil and military officials, nobles, celebrities, senior officials from the three major academies, and powerful people from the five major departments, including people with great reputations in the capital, all who can come have arrived.
They were all dressed neatly and sat on the soft cushions. In front of them was a desk with various delicacies and royal wine placed on it.
Except them.
The people who were extremely virtuous in the Kingdom of Zhou, as well as other people, were also invited.
In the head position sat the left and right prime ministers.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" a rooster's voice sounded.
With the blessing of spiritual power, the sound spread to every corner of the square and was heard no matter where it was.
Under the protection of the God-killing Guards, Netherworld Guards and other powerful men, Emperor Huiwen's dragon rushed here. Seeing him coming, everyone Ji Ming stood up from the cushions.
"See Your Majesty!" Everyone saluted.
The Dragon Pusher stopped, and Eunuch Wen stepped forward, helped Emperor Huiwen down from the Dragon Pusher, and walked towards the high platform in the middle...
Zhou Jing took a step behind and followed behind him.
Although he wore a golden hat to hide his appearance, some of the princes present who were familiar with him recognized him by his appearance.
There was deep disbelief in his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost, and his thoughts quickly turned: "Isn't Old Fourteen (Brother Fourteen) dead? Why is he alive again?"
Some smart princes turned their heads faster. Based on the current situation and Zhou Jing appearing at this time and following Emperor Huiwen, they came up with an unbelievable answer.
There was a huge wave in my heart, "Does the father want to make him the prince?"
Think again.
Combining the plan to establish a prince some time ago with the current situation, a more terrifying guess emerged, "Could it be that the father's appointment of a prince a few days ago was just a layout, and his purpose was to eliminate those princes who were disobedient or powerful.
Let’s go and pave the way for Zhou Jing to take over?”
Keep thinking and think about the big picture.
"Could it be that those princes who died were secretly killed by my father, and then they found a crime and threw the blame on Netherworld Prison?"
Think of this.
These princes were all scared, and even their eyes looking at Emperor Huiwen were full of despair!
He was afraid that he would become one of the dead princes next. Even if Gouyan survived, he would be imprisoned in the clan mansion and never see the light of day for the rest of his life.
They are unwilling to give in! They clenched their fists tightly. If there is even a slight possibility, they will never compromise like this and will retaliate at all costs!
If there was a chance, he would not hesitate to launch a rebellion, send Emperor Huiwen on his way, and then kill the fourteenth prince Zhou Jing and take the throne of emperor.
Among them, the eldest prince is the most powerful!
The anger in his heart could burn the sky and boil the sea, but it failed. Not only did he have no thoughts of revenge, but his body was chilled from head to toe as he thought about how to save his life!
He can't even sit still, for fear that after today, he will be quietly eliminated and die without a burial place!
"No! I can't sit still and wait for death, otherwise I will be the next one to die." The eldest prince thought anxiously.
suddenly.
An idea flashed in his mind, and he came up with an idea to save his life. After Emperor Huiwen's sixty-sixth birthday, he would go to him and hand over all his apparent power.
Only retaining the core strength, in this way, he became a powerless prince on the surface. He locked himself in the mansion and never left the mansion no matter what major events happened.
If there is a chance in the future, use secret power to launch a rebellion and get rid of them all!
As for his power in the dark, whether Emperor Huiwen could discover it, he was confident that what he did was very secretive, and no one knew about it except him!
Figure it all out.
The eldest prince's anxious heart finally relaxed.
And this time.
Emperor Huiwen had already led Zhou Jing to the high platform, and Eunuch Wen stood respectfully behind them.
"Ping Shen!" Emperor Huiwen said.
Everyone returned to their positions again.
Emperor Huiwen spoke, and his voice was very loud, like thunder, reaching the ears of everyone present, "Today is my sixty-sixth birthday and the forty-sixth year of my accession to the throne. I would like to announce something.
"
Hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears, knowing that the topic was about to enter.
Emperor Huiwen also stopped, his eyes fell on the fourteenth prince Zhou Jing, and nodded to him.
The latter understood and immediately took off the bamboo hat he was wearing and handed it to Eunuch Wen, revealing his handsome face.
"Among the people present, many people know the old Shi Zhou Jing, and some do not. I would like to introduce you again. This is my son, the Fourteenth Prince, named Zhou Jing." Emperor Huiwen pointed at him.