"Did you save me?" Emperor Tian Zuo looked at Zhao Zongchang doubtfully.
"My child begged everywhere for an extremely precious elixir, so he hurriedly sent it to your father. It seems to be effective," Zhao Zongchang said excitedly.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Tian Zuo's face instantly turned pale, and he covered his chest with his hands. It took him a long time to recover.
"Father, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Zongchang's heart rose to his throat.
Emperor Tianzuo touched Zhao Zongchang's head, with a look of endearment in his eyes.
"Chi'er, Chi'er, your methods are much worse than those of your younger brothers."
"Go quickly, go quickly..."
Before Emperor Tian Zuo finished speaking, an even more unbearable cramping pain came from his chest. Emperor Tian Zuo lay on the dragon bed and endured a violent struggle. A mouthful of blood spurted out and directly splashed on the dragon pillar before he passed out.
The sounds of arresting assassins were heard outside the palace, and the uniform footsteps of soldiers were heard. At this time, Zhao Zongchang was completely in disarray.
Isn't it a panacea? Why did Emperor Tian Zuo's injury seem to be more serious than before after taking it?
Before he could think about it, someone rushed into the palace. When he saw Zhao Qingyang wearing a prince crown and smiling, with Zhao Zhang beside him, Zhao Zongchang finally thought of a possibility that would make his bones weak.
Zhao Zhang has been bribed by Zhao Qingyang, and this elixir may even have been given to him by Zhao Qingyang. It is not a panacea but a poison pill. The purpose is to use his hand to get rid of Emperor Tian Zuo, the obstacle to his ascension to the throne.
"It's you...it's you who plotted against me!" Zhao Zongchang pointed at Zhao Qingyang, his hands trembling.
"I plotted against you? You must not accuse me wrongly. I have always been with Suixian."
Zhao Qingyang was in a very good mood. As long as he took the medicine, Emperor Tian Zuo could be said to be dead. He would kill two birds with one stone, get rid of the eldest prince and ascend the throne smoothly.
He couldn't enjoy this good show alone, so Zhao Qingyang specially found Zhao Suixian to watch this good show of killing his father together.
How did Zhao Zongchang know that Zhao Qingyang, who looks like a woman, could be so vicious.
"Zhao Qingyang, the person lying on the dragon bed is your father!" Zhao Zongchang shouted.
"I know that I have a deep relationship with my father and son, and I am filled with grief and anger at this moment, so I must punish you, the murderer."
Zhao Qingyang also told lies with his eyes open.
"Someone, take him down!"
"Zhao Qingyang, you must not die well."
Zhao Zongchang knew that Emperor Tianzuo was dead, and he himself was also dead. Killing the emperor was a thunderstorm, and the entire Xuan Kingdom could not tolerate him. Even his unfathomable emperor teacher in the Eight Prefectures could not save him.
he!
"I am very tolerant and generous. Even if you curse me like this, I am still not ready to kill you."
"The prince is so compassionate," Zhao Zhang praised from the side.
"My biggest shortcoming is that my heart is too kind."
Seeing the two people performing like this, Zhao Suixian felt heavy. They should have worked together to set a trap for Zhao Zongchang, but he had no evidence!
"Prince, now you should collect the body for His Majesty, then choose an auspicious day to bury it in the imperial mausoleum, and then ascend the throne!" Bao Yinzhi said from the side.
"Zhao Rang, I will leave this matter to you. My father has worked hard for the country, so he must tell the world about it, and he must do it in a grand and grand manner!"
After Zhao Qingyang finished his instructions, he turned around and left to prepare for the enthronement. If he could invite the Mo Mansion tycoon to come in person, his status would be unshakable. As for going in to see the deceased Emperor Tian Zuo, he had no such intention at all.
Zhao Suixian, like Zhao Qingyang, was also in no mood to see Emperor Tian Zuo. He had no feelings when he was alive, let alone now that he is dead.
Zhao Zongchang was limp and carried to the prison. He looked livid all the way. He lost and could not even save his life.
"First Prince, are you ready to admit defeat just like this?" Zhao Rang suddenly asked.
"So what if I don't admit defeat? Even if I beg Zhao Qingyang now, he won't let me go." Zhao Zongchang's face turned pale.
"I wonder if the eldest prince dares to take a chance?" Zhao Rang had a sinister smile on his face.
"Fight? What kind of fight? What qualifications do I have for fighting?"
Zhao Rang took out a golden token from his sleeve, with dragons and phoenixes carved on it, which was extremely noble.
"Is this the Emperor Xuan's order?"
The Xuandi Order is a token passed down from the first generation of emperors. The holder of the order can take over all important military affairs of Daxuan. Its status is second only to the emperor. It is always given to the prince before the emperor dies, and it also becomes the holder of the imperial power.
symbol.
Zhao Qingyang has not been in court for so many years, so he has no idea that there is such a token.
Zhao Zongchang's mind came alive again. Emperor Tianzuo was dead and the new emperor had not yet ascended the throne. With this token, he could do whatever he wanted during this period.
"Father didn't give the Emperor's Order to Zhao Qingyang? Why did you give it to me!"
Zhao Zongchang was afraid of being tricked by Zhao Zhang just now, so he also had an extra thought.
"The eldest prince also knows that what your majesty wants to do most in this life is to get the royal family out of the control of the eight palaces. The fourth prince is from the Mo family, and the situation forces your majesty to pass the crown prince to him, but what your majesty loves most is
Your eldest prince.
Therefore, His Majesty has long ago ordered that in an emergency, the token should be handed over to you. If the throne is expected, I can wish you a helping hand. If nothing can be done, it can be regarded as saving your life."
"Father..." Zhao Zongchang held the heavy Emperor Xuan Order and cried loudly.
"Whether you want to escape or fight for your life, you can see for yourself."
Zhao Zongchang thought about it. With Emperor Xuan's order, he might be able to escape from Daxuan City, but in the future, Zhao Qingyang will definitely be hunted all over the world after he succeeds to the throne. Where can he escape? It's better to give it a last try!
"Zhao Rang, what is the current cultivation level of the strongest person in Du Yu Department?"
"Your Majesty, the First Prince, has spent all these years cultivating Du Yu Shu at all costs. Now the strongest ones in Du Yu Shu have even surpassed He Jizhen, the Kuangke of Siming!"
"good"
This increased Zhao Zongchang's confidence. The fact that there was such a strong person in Yu Department also made him dare to make this risky decision.
"Zhao Rang, take me to Du Yu Department!"
"yes"
Those who originally detained him knelt on the ground after seeing Emperor Xuan's order, not even daring to raise their heads.
The Duyu Department was a force secretly cultivated by Emperor Tian Zuo for the royal family in order to fight against the Eight Prefectures. It spent most of the wealth and resources of the royal family. There were nearly a thousand enlightened martial artists alone, many of whom were proficient in martial arts.
Experts in the secret arts of the government, these people are the greatest confidence for Zhao Zongchang to make a comeback.
The Wu Mansion's recruitment was limited to Hongdu Mansion, but the royal family was able to identify talents from the entire Xuan Kingdom and gather these people under the royal family's account. This was one of the reasons why the Eight Mansion wanted to compete for the throne.
No matter which palace the emperor is from, he will continuously select talents from the entire empire and send them to the eight palaces for the academy.
One of the reasons why Confucianism is the number one academic institution in Yuling Continent is that all emperors of the past dynasties came from Confucianism, which gave it the largest student base and extremely high reputation.