Zhao Xingzhi raised his head and looked at the sky. This day was finally coming.
All this time, he has been quietly dormant in the dark.
The princes came and went, got separated, died, and were injured. Now only a few of them are left.
The initial plan was for the armies of King Dai and His Highness the Crown Prince to fight. Once they entered the capital, the troops in the hands of His Highness the Crown Prince would definitely leave the city to meet the enemy.
But now His Highness the Crown Prince has half of the Tiger Talisman in his hand, and the Emperor has half in his hand. As long as he says a few words in front of his father, His Highness the Prince may not be able to take the other half of the Tiger Talisman.
In this case, the Forbidden Army will be divided into two groups.
One group of people followed His Highness the Crown Prince, while the other group of people did not dare to move at all without the Emperor's order.
At this time, he closed the city gates and ordered people from both sides to fight outside. Naturally, he would be the one to reap the benefits.
Compared to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and himself, his father still values himself more.
However, because His Highness the Crown Prince was too popular some time ago, in addition, his abilities cannot be underestimated.
Under his leadership, a country as big as Zhao was able to become a powerful country among several countries in such a short period of time. This was inseparable from his reforms.
But there is only one throne to this throne, His Highness the Crown Prince. Naturally, such an ambitious person is not willing to assist him.
And once His Royal Highness becomes the emperor, how can he let himself go?
Zhao Xingzhi walked in with a bowl of medicine as usual.
"Father, your health is not as good as before these days. Please drink the medicine first when you get up."
The emperor opened his eyelids tiredly and looked outside.
Then he immediately collapsed on the couch due to exhaustion.
"What's going on outside? I'm not dead yet, but you brothers dare to do this. Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
Zhao Xingzhi was naturally not afraid of the threat of a dying person at this moment.
"Father, it's best for you to take good care of your health first. Otherwise, you won't be able to attend the court affairs in person, and your power will naturally fall to the side. As for our brothers, among the royal family, how many of them can escape unscathed?
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The emperor snorted coldly and suddenly laughed.
"I have been plotting my whole life, but I still can't guard against my own son. How long have you been giving me the medicine?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xingzhi suddenly panicked.
"Why can't my son understand what my father is saying?"
The emperor looked at him with a calm expression.
"These days you often serve me at the bedside, just to make me die early, and then write the edict of passing the throne without realizing it, and then you want to use my tiger talisman to mobilize the imperial army. What a good person
The strategy is deep, but this matter finally fell to me."
Only then did Zhao Xingzhi suddenly remember what the emperor meant.
It turns out that there were rumors when I was a child that the current emperor killed his father and took the throne, and the throne was not his in the first place.
At that time, the emperor was very angry after hearing these words, so he beat several palace officials to death.
Now that I think about it, it really is so.
Now that things have reached this stage, there is nothing to hide.
Zhao Xingzhi knelt down and kowtowed.
"Father, please write the edict of passing the throne now and hand over the jade seal and tiger talisman to me. I will naturally let you go in a more dignified manner."
The emperor used his last bit of strength to knock over all the wine glasses in front of him.
"What a man who seeks power and usurps the throne. If I had known that you were like this, I should not have kept you in the first place."
Zhao Xingzhi knew that the matter was not that simple. He had already prepared pen and paper.
Then with an order, several guards searched around the Tai Chi Palace.
But it took me a long time to search, and I almost went through the entire palace.
Came here, still not found.
Zhao Xingzhi was a little panicked. He frowned and said, "Father, I can also be a good emperor. Why do you always mistrust me? Your most trusted son, King Dai, was killed early in the Women Rebellion."
That's the opposite, and His Highness the Prince, why doesn't he make plans for himself? But now you are obeying his words in the management of the entire capital, so there will be no room for you and me to survive by then."
The emperor stood up suddenly and tore off the yellow belt in front of the bed.
Then, he looked at Zhao Xingzhi and smiled slightly.
Even if he can eventually become emperor, once the yellow belt is cut, it will not be justified.
Zhao Xingzhi was very heartbroken when he saw this scene.
"You won't let me feel better even if you die. Why do you think I can't compare to the two of them in your heart? So what you said to me about cultivating me was all a lie."
The emperor lay on the bed with his eyes closed and fell asleep. He wanted to save the strength to personally order the death of this unfilial son.
Zhao Xingzhi didn't dare to be too arrogant without getting anything in hand.
He could only order people to guard the place tightly, while he had other things to do and left.
He Ping looked at him with a sly look.
"Your Highness, this matter should not be delayed. If we don't take action, we will be in a more passive situation in the future, and it will be difficult to make a comeback by then."
Zhao Xingzhi was now in a panic. In this last desperate battle, he was bound to go all out.
Otherwise, with the name of seeking power and usurping the throne on his back, it will be difficult to even enter the family tree.
"How is your investigation going? Who rescued the people under your hands?"
He Ping sighed and said, "The people behind the scenes are very hidden and cannot be found out in a short period of time. However, I know that this matter must be related to the Wang family, and the Wang family may have turned against them.
Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhao Xingzhi frowned.
In the court, as the head of the nobility, the Wang family has always been at odds with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Moreover, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, according to his habit, he will definitely reuse the Han clan, which will definitely hurt the interests of the nobles.
"Is your information accurate? Why are the two of them suddenly so deeply involved?"
He Ping guessed, "It's because both of them have the leverage in each other's hands. If His Highness hadn't come forward for His Majesty the Crown Prince's intervention, Mr. Wang's younger son would probably no longer exist. And his survival is definitely not just because of the rumors from the outside world."
That way, your fate is high, and you won't die even if you are thrown into a mass grave."
In this way, everything that happened before can be explained clearly.
If the two of them join forces, then even if he succeeds in forcing the palace, Lord Wang and others will join forces to resist him.
In this way, the title of the throne is not justified, and it will not last long.