The thirty-seventh eighth chapter seizes the heir [1]
The sobs continued for about ten minutes before the chamberlain sang loudly again, "The emperor of the Chinese Empire is passing away. According to the ancestral system of the empire, the imperial guard is in charge, and the imperial guard, General Zhou Qingquan, announces his majesty's last edict."
Two minutes after the waiter's voice fell, the intermittent whimpering finally stopped, and of course the most tense moment came next.
When he heard that the will was finally announced, Zhou Qingquan felt a little nervous. He still remembered what Nangong Aotian said. Although he still didn't believe that the will in the box would be exchanged, he still felt that
I was a little nervous. You must know that if someone is not good at this time, Xiao Qiang will be in trouble.
While Zhou Qingquan was stunned, Empress De Fei and Situ Borui each took out a shining golden key and walked onto the stage. Zhou Qingquan had also taken out a shining golden key at this time.
The brocade box containing the imperial edict can only be opened with three keys. It is for this reason that Zhou Qingquan does not believe that the imperial edict will be replaced.
Except for Liu Bang, only Zhou Qingquan knew where the imperial edict was originally hidden. After the three keys to open the brocade box were successfully made, the molds had been destroyed. What the three keys looked like was known to everyone except Zhou Qingquan.
Without a key, no one else would know about it. Moreover, the lock was made extremely delicately, and it was basically impossible to open it without a key. It was precisely because of this that Zhou Qingquan never believed it.
There is a possibility that the edict may be exchanged.
"Click..."
After a gentle sound, the lock that locked the brocade box was finally opened in full view of everyone.
At this time, Empress De Fei and Situ Borui had retreated to the foot of the stage and were still standing where they had just stood.
Zhou Qingquan slowly took out a scroll made of yellow silk, which was the last edict of Emperor Liu Bang of the Chinese Empire.
"His Majesty the Daxing Emperor Liu Bang's last edict." Zhou Qingquan cleared his throat and shouted loudly, then immediately opened the scroll.
"This... this is impossible." When Zhou Qingquan opened the edict, he quickly glanced at the contents of the edict. As a result, what he saw was exactly what Nangong Aotian expected, the succession in the edict.
The person is His Highness the Second Prince. "How is this possible? Who has such powerful means? Is it really the Imperial Concubine?"
At this time, Liu Baoguo, who was listening to the imperial edict, had an imperceptible smile on his face. It was a proud smile.
Although he was very shocked, after all, he had been mentally prepared before, so Zhou Qingquan did not show any shocked expression on the surface at this time. After calming down, he read loudly, "His Royal Highness Liu Dingguo, the Third Prince, is talented, well behaved, and conducts himself well in society."
He is decisive and meticulous, and won my heart. Now the throne of the Chinese Empire has been passed on to His Highness the Third Prince Liu Dingguo. All the ministers should give their full assistance to prosper China. It is your honor to give it."
After Zhou Qingquan's voice fell, none of the ministers made any sound for the time being.
"Please ask His Majesty the new emperor Liu Dingguo to come forward to receive the decree." Zhou Qingquan was also a little nervous. At this time, he had already re-rolled the edict, and then held it up with both hands, seemingly to hand it to Liu Dingguo.
"I sincerely obey the late emperor's edict." At this time, Liu Dingguo did not stand up to receive the edict, but knelt on the ground and bowed his head deeply.
At this time, Liu Baoguo was already a little confused. The development of the matter was completely beyond his expectation. After listening to Zhou Qingquan's edict, he was still there. There were only three words in his mind: "impossible".
"Wait a minute."
At this time, Empress De Fei and Situ Borui drank almost at the same time.
"Can you show us your Majesty's last edict?" Liu Baoguo also stood up at this time, his face ashen.
"Only after the new emperor receives the order, can he decide whether to show it to you." Zhou Qingquan said calmly, without showing any flaws on his face. However, he knew in his heart that this was the most critical moment. It depends on whether everything is in accordance with Nangong's instructions.
Aotian's guess developed.
"Hmph!" Liu Baoguo's eyes showed a hint of coldness at this time and he snorted heavily.
At this time, Liu Dingguo was about to stand up and receive the order. Suddenly, a very strong momentum enveloped Zhou Qingquan. Then the figure flickered, and the edict in Zhou Qingquan's hand was already in the hands of another person. This person was none other than Li Youran and the others.
There is a warrior standing in one place. It is obvious that his strength has reached the primary level of Martial Saint.
Seeing that the imperial edict was in hand, Empress De Fei, Situ Borui and Liu Baoguo all showed a hint of surprise on their faces. Liu Jianguo on the side also saw some clues at this time, but he did not take any action at this time.
Just waiting quietly.
"Quickly stop him, don't let him take away the imperial edict." Seeing someone snatching the imperial edict, the expressions of the officials in the palace suddenly changed, and many people already shouted loudly.
The moment the Martial Saint-level warrior snatched the imperial edict, he had not yet begun to feel proud. A terrifying wave of scorching energy bombarded him, with perfect speed and timing.
Feeling that the power of this energy was so manic and huge, the warrior at the level of the Martial Saint had no time to think. He had already used his left hand to use his fighting energy to resist the attack of this energy. The other right hand was holding the imperial edict and was about to take it.
Put it into the space ring.
At this time, two more huge energies rushed out to help the hasty Martial Saint resist the oncoming energy.
However, at this moment, a huge and scorching energy immediately attacked the edict in the hands of the Martial Saint who snatched it. The speed was as fast as lightning.
"boom."
The energy released by the Martial Saint who snatched the edict and the two Martial Saints who helped him collided with the huge energy that attacked them.
His body was shaken by the impact of this energy. Before he could react, the Martial Saint who snatched the edict felt another energy attack coming towards him. He had no time to think. The Martial Saint who snatched the edict naturally gathered his fighting energy in his right hand.
He planned to resist, while his body was still retreating.
"boom."
While everyone was stunned, the edict in the right hand of the Martial Saint who snatched the edict had been blasted into pieces of rags by two huge waves of energy, and the fiery energy instantly swallowed up the pieces of rags.
When the still somewhat proud Martial Saint stopped, he realized that the edict in his hand had been smashed to pieces. His expression suddenly changed, and the expressions of the two Martial Saints who helped him also changed at the same time. Of course, De
The faces of the Concubine and Situ Borui were not very good either.
The warrior who attacked and snatched the imperial edict was Li Youran. When he felt the movement of a warrior next to him, he was already on full alert. When the martial saint got the imperial edict, Li Youran's right hand had already used enough fighting spirit to attack him.
He launched an attack.
The strength of the warrior who snatched the edict had only reached the initial level of Martial Saint, which was far behind Li Youran. Moreover, Li Youran was still an eighth-level Martial Saint warrior who was known for his speed. At this time, his quick attack was not comparable to that of that Martial Saint.
Even with the help of two more martial saints, Li Youran still took over forcefully. After all, everyone was rushing to take action at this time, and no one had enough fighting spirit.
While attacking the Martial Saint who snatched the imperial edict, Li Youran's left hand had once again released a powerful energy to attack the Martial Saint who snatched the imperial edict. The purpose was of course for the imperial edict. He struck twice, one after the other.
, Li Youran grasped the timing just right, and in the end the imperial edict was successfully destroyed in the hands of the warrior who snatched the imperial edict.
Seeing that the edict was completely destroyed, Nangong Aotian's hanging heart finally relaxed. From the moment Zhou Qingquan was stunned when he read the edict, Nangong Aotian already knew that there would be such consequences.
"A bold maniac dares to snatch the late emperor's edict in the palace hall. Don't you want to live?" It was Nangong Aotian who spoke. How could he let go of such a good opportunity at this time?
Nangong Aotian's words immediately reminded everyone in the hall. Li Youran and Xiang Tianming looked at each other. The two of them walked out from the group of warriors responsible for protecting the princes at the same time, blocking the retreat of the three martial saints.
Road. The other warriors had already begun to take action at this time, and soon surrounded the three martial saints.
"The edict was obviously destroyed only after being attacked by others. Don't listen to the lies of traitors." At this time, Liu Baoguo felt a little anxious when he saw that the three martial saints on his side were surrounded by many warriors.
"Your Majesty's journey is not far away, how can you start a war here?" Empress Dowager De's face was also very ugly at this time. "Since the edict has been destroyed, what we have to do now is to elect a new successor."
"Yes, the most urgent task now is to nominate a new successor." Liu Jianguo thought for a while and then stood up and said loudly.
Seeing Concubine De come out to speak, all the ministers in the court were silent at this time, quietly waiting for the development of the situation.
"Didn't you just hear General Zhou read out the edict? Since the edict has been read out, why is there any need to establish a new king?" Nangong Aotian had already shouted again, "Didn't any of you ministers hear clearly what General Zhou just read out?
His last edict?"
"Yes, we have heard clearly that General Zhou just read out the edict. At this time, of course, we must make the third prince Liu Dingguo the new emperor in accordance with the late emperor's edict." Dongfang Xiaotian also echoed loudly at this time.
"Yes, we should abide by the imperial edict and support His Highness the Third Prince." Huangfu Chao also shouted loudly at this time.
"Your Majesty was in my palace before your visit. His Majesty told me personally that his successor was the second prince Liu Baoguo. Zhou Qingquan rebelled and falsely passed on the imperial edict. Since the imperial edict was destroyed, of course he had to establish a new emperor." Empress De Fei said.
He gritted his teeth and said loudly.
"Yes, Concubine De is your Majesty's most trusted concubine. She has such a distinguished status. Now that even she suspects that the content of the edict has been read out falsely. We have not seen the content of the edict, so the edict should be invalidated."
At this time, Situ Borui also said loudly.
Immediately, many courtiers in the hall began to make noises about establishing a new king.