"Father, calm down, they are here to pay tribute to us!"
The old emperor's face suddenly became a little more excited, and he immediately sat upright.
"I didn't expect that even though I'm already in my twilight years, there are still people coming to pay tribute. It's really a blessing for our empire. It seems that our land area will continue to increase in a short time."
All the civil and military officials present laughed heartily, as if their empire was really the most powerful existence in the world.
At this time, Zhao Rui stopped pretending and arrived at the throne like lightning, grabbing the old emperor by the neck.
When he first arrived here, he did not understand the situation here and did not dare to act rashly. He could only bribe his men and let them take him all the way to the palace.
I originally thought it would take a little more effort, but I didn't expect to reach the palace hall so easily.
Now that you have met the old emperor, there is no need to bother anymore!
The sudden change shocked everyone present. No one expected that the envoys who came to pay tribute would actually kidnap their emperor.
"Boy, don't you want to live anymore? How dare you do harm to our emperor, come down immediately, or I will cut you into pieces right now."
"Are all the envoys from the great merchants so rude? How dare they be so presumptuous?"
"As long as you let His Majesty the Emperor go, we can give you a chance to live!"
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The scene immediately exploded, and all the civil and military ministers were chattering in annoyance.
Just as Zhao Rui was about to speak, the eldest prince who had been standing next to him suddenly laughed.
"Don't panic, everyone, my father's sacrifice is for our entire empire!"
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on it.
"Prince, what do you mean? Your Majesty is being held hostage by thieves now!" A military general came up to him, with more doubts in his eyes.
The eldest prince snorted coldly: "Isn't this guy holding my father hostage just to get some benefits from us? Are we going to let him succeed?"
Everyone at the scene also woke up, and when they thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was really what happened. Before anyone could react, the eldest prince threw the crown from his head.
"From now on, I am the emperor of the empire! Upon hearing the order, all the soldiers will immediately cut this guy into pieces!"
This operation shocked Zhao Rui, and as a result, the old emperor he held hostage had no value whatsoever.
However, this is not a problem for him, as long as he arrests the eldest prince together.
Qinglan and Ziyun also understood the situation in front of them, and they drew their swords almost at the same time.
Just as they were about to rush over, two men suddenly stood out from the crowd.
"Wait a minute, why do you want to be the emperor? Aren't we the children of our father?"
Qinglan and Ziyun were stunned for a moment. They did not expect such a change, so they helped retreat to both sides of Zhao Rui and waited to see what happened.
The court became even more chaotic. The second and third princes who had just appeared each brought a pair of guards, and they also began to force the civil and military ministers in the court to choose a team.
Not to be outdone, the eldest prince immediately sent a signal to the outside of the court, and a group of soldiers rushed in mightily.