In the palace, the general is proudly leading his men to sweep the palace.
He thought that the prince was dead and the emperor was also dead.
As long as he can kill all the old people in the palace, he will be able to secure the throne on the second day. Even if all the civil and military officials are not convinced, they will have to kowtow to him as the new emperor!
I thought I had the power, but who would have thought that the outside of the palace was suddenly filled with fire!
His men hurried over, "General! General! It's not good! It's not good! We are surrounded!"
The general's eyes widened and he grabbed his subordinate by the collar: "What! What did you say!"
The murderous spirit in his body was too strong, and his men trembled: "We, we are besieged! It is estimated that thousands of elite soldiers have broken into the palace! There are even hundreds of archers ambushing outside the palace wall! General, we are beingsieged.
People are outflanking us!"
"Hmph!" The general was so angry that he threw away his men, "Jiang family! It must be the Jiang family! That dead old woman won't support me no matter what! Now that her emperor brother is dead, she is still so loyal!"
He yelled: "It's so stupid! Stupid!"
The general cursed: "You! Take the people out of the palace quickly and arrest that dead old woman! As long as she is alive, you are not allowed to kill her!"
He was referring to his confidants. The general thought that it was the Jiang family who was still against him at this time, and that everything was ordered by Mrs. Jiang. As long as Mrs. Jiang was captured and used as a hostage, he was not afraid that the Jiang family would not give in!
The subordinate responded, "Yes!"
He turned back and ran wildly, but before he could get very far, he was pierced by an arrow flying from the dark!
Everyone was shocked, and the general even shouted, "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"
But it was too late, the people surrounding them were extremely fast, and they turned out to be cavalry troops!
The general's eyes widened, "How come there are cavalry troops in the capital!"
Not only the cavalry, but also the infantry came carrying torches, and at the same time countless arrows began to fly!
The scene was chaotic!
"Big, big general!"
"Ah! My legs! My legs!"
The general's men were caught off guard, wailing all over the place, and they were at a disadvantage right before their eyes!
Seeing that he could not retreat, the general simply yelled: "Get them all! Get them all! Anyone who doesn't charge will be executed on the spot!"
Defense is no longer possible, the general's people have lost their arrogance, and the gap is quite large. They can only fight to the death and use offense as defense!
The sound of shouting, beating, and killing resounded throughout the palace.
This movement must have attracted the attention of everyone outside the palace, but no one dared to rush to the palace at this time to find out.
The general was about to be defeated when he accidentally pierced his arm with a bow and arrow. He fell from his horse with a groan and knelt down on one knee. However, he still used his sword to support himself in vain, trying to get up and continue the bloody battle.
This is his throne!
It's already at his fingertips! He's not willing to lose him right here!
The general tried his best to stand up, but at this moment, a long sword was placed across his neck. If he went any deeper, he would die.
The general paused, and his eyes moved from the awe-inspiring sword to the owner of the sword. Standing in front of him was suddenly Jiang Li.
"Sure enough, it's the Jiang family..." The general's eyes were filled with anger, "You are ruining my good deeds!"
"No..." Jiang Li said quietly, raising his chin, "It's that one."
At this moment, the general was captured and his men were completely defeated. They were either dead, seriously injured and unable to get up, or simply surrendered.
However, Wei Cheng's elite soldiers suffered very little losses and directly controlled the situation.
The sound of shouting, beating and killing finally paused for a moment, in this sinful palace filled with crimson blood.
Prince Wei Cheng came slowly. He was still a young man, and his cheeks were even thinner due to his suffering in the south. However, his eyes were bright and his power as he walked with his hands behind his back was no less than that of a true dragon emperor.
The general's eyes widened in shock, "You, you're not dead! You're not dead!"
Prince Wei Cheng looked at this defeated general, a former official of the imperial court, and sneered: "If I were to die, wouldn't you just throw yourself into a trap and not dare to take action?"
Only then did the general realize that everything was just a trap.
Prince Wei Cheng deliberately released the news of his death so that he could rebel directly without any worries.
But he was so careless that he didn't notice that the prince was actually following behind him!
The general looked at the young man in front of him, he actually lost to such a young man!
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!" The general laughed self-deprecatingly at the sky, "It's in vain that I rely on my rich experience in leading troops! I can't compare to you, a yellow-tongued brat!"
His sinister eyes fell on Wei Cheng, "You are worthy of being the son of the Dog Emperor, you are so thoughtful! You are so ruthless!"
"There is no need to say anything unnecessary. General, let's get on our way."
"Wait a minute! -" the general roared angrily, "The emperor died suddenly, and you are still young! Prince, do you really think that the Jiang family who is loyal to you now will always be loyal to you? Aren't you afraid that the Jiang family will turn against you in the future?
Lost your kingdom!?"
"It's useless to sow discord, General, save your words."
"Do you think that's all? Do you think the border of Tianqi Kingdom is stable!? Do you know how long those barbarians have been ready to make trouble! In the past ten years, they seemed to dare not act rashly, but in fact they recruited troops and recuperated! Do you think the court has changed and the young emperor has changed?
How long can they hold back the throne! Without me, without my soldiers! How can your throne be stable! How can your country be stable!"
Unexpectedly, not only did these words not move the prince, but Wei Cheng clicked his tongue and said, "Noisy."
He personally picked up an ordinary long sword, raised the sword and dropped it.
The general's head fell to the ground.
At that time, he was also a leading general, but he was killed by his sword.
When he died, his eyes were still wide open, as if he was shocked by Wei Cheng's cold-bloodedness, and seemed to have countless reluctances.
Jiang Qi and others just watched this scene coldly from their horses.
The victory of a successful king and the defeat of a bandit are always bloody.
Since they came, they expected this day to happen.
What's more, the general actually wanted to use Mrs. Jiang as a hostage, and they would not be merciful to him.
Suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the sky, as if the heavens had witnessed this bloodbath tragedy.
The first heavy rain of spring fell. Prince Wei Cheng casually waved the blood on his sword and turned on his horse with a cold face.
"Come here!—Execute the remnants of the general!"
"Put all the people in the General's Mansion into the sky prison!"
"Put Concubine Jing and Princess Changle into the prison together and wait for their fate!"
"Yes! Your Highness the Crown Prince."
In the end, the prince did not forget to appease the Jiang family, "Mrs. Jiang, go and take her back yourself."
After all, this young man galloping on horseback is not just going somewhere.
…
Concubine Jing was originally waiting in the Yangxin Hall, but she couldn't wait for the news of the general's victory.
Her heart skipped a beat.
I couldn't help but recall the cold look in the queen's eyes when she was taken away.
It was as if she already knew what the outcome would be...
Concubine Jing's eyelids twitched violently, but soon, elite soldiers broke into the Yangxin Hall and arrested her directly.
Concubine Jing was completely panicked now, "What are you doing! What are you doing! I am Concubine Jing! My father is the general! What are you going to do!"
A prisoner would not be treated well, so Concubine Jing was gagged and taken away directly.
The same is true in Changle.
Only the queen was imprisoned in her own palace. A young man came on horseback with a determined look and dealt with the person who was looking after the queen.
Wei Cheng opened the door, "Mother..."
The queen then opened her eyes and saw that it was him, her expression suddenly changed!
Regardless of his son's miserable condition, blood, flesh, and rain, he rushed up to hug him, "My son! My son! My Cheng'er!"
It seemed that at this moment, the queen discovered her human emotions and desires. She was just a mother who was doing her best for her son.
"Mother, it's okay, it's okay, my son is back..." Wei Cheng comforted the queen for a while.
The queen quickly wiped away her tears and said anxiously: "How is it? Everything has been taken care of."
"Of course...Mother, I..."
"My mother knows! You have a lot to do now, so go quickly! Don't worry, my mother is fine here! You go quickly!"
The queen knew that she should not waste her son's time at this time, but her son could come to see her as soon as the matter was accomplished.
The queen already felt satisfied.
Wei Cheng nodded and was watched by the Queen as he left.
Wei Cheng went straight to the Yangxin Hall, where the emperor's body was still lying, unrecognizable.
Wei Cheng stood in front of his father's corpse and sneered.
Then he found the emperor's edict and tore it into pieces.
He picked up the pen again, imitated the emperor's handwriting, wrote an edict passing the throne to himself, sealed it with the emperor's dragon seal, and then cut off one of the emperor's fingers, leaving a red seal.
He threw the edict directly behind the plaque in Xuanzheng Hall. Everything happened last night.
Wei Cheng took the knife and went directly to Concubine An's palace.
The palace gate was closed, but Wei Cheng kicked it open.
When Concubine An saw him, her pupils shrank and her expression was filled with fear.
The little prince in her arms seemed to feel his mother's fear and started crying too.
Concubine An covered her son's mouth and nose in panic, her face was full of tears, and she knelt heavily on the ground, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! Your Highness the Crown Prince! Please have mercy on Your Highness! Our mother and son will never become a stumbling block to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Please let us mother and son go!"
Horse! Please!”
She kept kowtowing and refused to stop even though her head was bleeding.
Wei Cheng looked at it coldly and said in a cold voice: "Do you know about the imperial edict?"
Concubine An was stunned for a moment, "What edict? Your Highness the Crown Prince Mingjian! I don't know anything! I really don't know anything! I don't have that kind of ambition! I just want my son to live smoothly! Yes! - Yes
, Your Highness, it doesn’t matter even if you raise him to death! I just want to spare his life! Please, Your Highness!”
Wei Cheng finally put away his sword and said, "Remember your words."
He turned around and left, and Concubine An suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and lay on the ground like a puddle of water.
"Son, my son... you can live, you can live..." Concubine An cried and laughed.