Chapter 491 The oriole is behind

"We will definitely follow Prince Yue and severely punish Qin Peiyuan!"

Some people expressed their loyalty, and others followed suit.

Qin Yishu's tears could not stop and he was choked with sobs, unable to speak. He just nodded repeatedly to everyone.

…

When there is a leader, many things become easy and smooth.

With a legitimate reason to fight, the rebel army gained more and more support on their way forward.

In short, an army of volunteers composed of local guards and yamen runners soon arrived outside the capital.

"Your Highness." Wu Qi looked anxious. "The King of Yue spread rumors everywhere that Your Highness was plotting to usurp the throne, and listed Your Highness' crimes in detail. He has gained the support of many people. The rebels are now very excited. If they join forces with the people in the city..."

"I request your permission to go and wipe out the rebels led by King Yue and others, and do my best to ensure that your highness's coronation ceremony tomorrow will not be disturbed!"

"Don't panic." Qin Peiyuan disagreed, "Uncle Wang was also coerced by those people and had to pretend."

"Speaking of which, those people are really naive. They just think that my uncle will be unhappy if I succeed to the throne, without even thinking about it... Humph!"

“But…” Wu Qi was still worried, “People’s hearts are hard to predict. With such interests in front of us, even the King of Yue who is loyal to His Highness, I am a little worried…”

"Don't worry!" Qin Peiyuan interrupted Wu Qi. "I have already sent someone to secretly send a letter to Uncle Wang, asking him to come to the palace tonight to discuss the follow-up matters. If Uncle Wang dares to come alone tonight, it means that he is determined. If he is unwilling to come, it means that he has ulterior motives."

"If it's the former, then that's fine. If it's the latter, that's fine too. Your Highness has already mobilized the troops from the north. Together with the Imperial Guards you've taken over, it's more than enough to deal with those rabble!"

Seeing Qin Peiyuan say this, Wu Qi stopped talking and just bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness is wise."

"Send someone to prepare and get ready to welcome Uncle Wang in the evening, and be on high alert against any villains causing trouble at my coronation ceremony tomorrow." Qin Peiyuan ordered.

"Yes!" Wu Qi responded, stood up and left.

It was late, and Qin Peiyuan was exhausted from dealing with many things in the past few days. After eating the dinner brought by the palace servants, he leaned back on the couch and took a short nap to get enough energy to deal with the meeting with the King of Yue in the evening.

Perhaps the dust had settled and he would be able to sit on the long-awaited throne tomorrow. At this moment, Qin Peiyuan felt both relieved and excited. He tossed and turned on the bed several times before he felt extremely sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.

Qin Peiyuan thought he slept very soundly this time.

When he opened his eyes, he was stunned for a moment.

He was still lying on the couch where he had fallen asleep, but he was not in the inner hall of Chongyang Palace at this moment, but in the main hall.

Moreover, there were no lights on in the hall at this time. Only the moonlight came in through the gaps in the windows, barely allowing him to distinguish what he saw.

"Someone come here!" Qin Peiyuan frowned and shouted, "Who took the initiative to move me here without authorization?"

The sound of Qin Peiyuan's angry shout could be heard from the Grand Prince, but other than that, there was no other sound.

There was no one in sight.

What is going on?

There were clearly many people serving and guarding in Chongyang Palace, so why was he the only one there now?

Qin Peiyuan became a little flustered upon seeing this. He dragged his crippled legs to his feet, struggled to sit up, and even tried to rely on the strength of his arms to return to his inner hall.

Just as Qin Peiyuan was crawling hard on the ground, footsteps were heard.

Following the footsteps came brightly lit lanterns.

Qin Peiyuan rubbed his eyes, which were used to the darkness and could not stand the strong light, so he narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to see the face of the person who came. But before he could make out clearly, a familiar voice rang out.

"Your Highness."

Qin Lingshu walked slowly in front of Qin Peiyuan, stopped and glanced at him, "Your Highness, why don't you take a good rest instead of walking around?"

The voice was cold, without the usual kindness of an elder, and his face was full of disdain, and even the words he said...

Walking around?

He had already been disabled in both legs and couldn't walk. Now being accused of walking around, wasn't that a deliberate poke at his heart? Qin Peiyuan was extremely angry, but he looked at Qin Lingshu in front of him with more disbelief.

He was originally delighted when he saw Qin Lingshu.

He was delighted that his uncle kept his promise and fortunate that the King of Yue was still loyal to him.

But now, why has it become like this?

"Uncle Wang..." Qin Peiyuan stared and struggled to sit up, "What are you going to do?"

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"You still don't understand what I'm going to do?" Qin Lingshu laughed.

The laughter was loud and full of pride, sarcasm, disdain and arrogance, and it echoed in the hall for a long time.

When the laughter stopped, someone brought a chair over and placed it behind Qin Lingshu.

Qin Lingshu lifted his robe and sat down, his left leg resting on his right leg. He even said to the person who was moving the chair over, "Thank you for your help."

"Your Majesty, your words are too kind." Wu Qi smiled and bowed, "It is my humble duty to serve Your Majesty."

When Qin Peiyuan saw this scene, his pupils suddenly dilated.

After being stunned for a long time, Qin Peiyuan looked at Qin Lingshu with red eyes, "Was all this planned by Uncle Wang?"

He usually showed loyalty to him, and step by step led him to hate Qin Peiyou and his father, and even instigated him to kidnap everyone on the birthday of the late emperor and hold his father hostage in order to ascend the throne smoothly.

However, he thought his uncle, who had always treated him very well, was actually the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind him. When he was about to ascend the throne, he led the rebel army to surround the capital and rushed into the palace under the banner of eradicating treacherous officials and eliminating rebellion...

As long as he can be eliminated, Qin Lingshu can rightfully obtain the throne!

Good, very good! Qin Peiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle Wang really has a good plan!"

"Your Highness, you are too kind. I just used some tricks and made preparations a little early." Qin Lingshu sneered, "In fact, this matter mainly depends on Your Highness."

"If Your Highness does not have such thoughts in his heart, I think even if I fan the flames, Your Highness will stick to his original intention and will not be fooled."

"Take the example of when His Highness returned to the palace from Yunling Temple. If His Highness had not been violent, even if Wu Qi had advised His Highness, His Highness would not have personally issued an order to massacre the scholars and common people."

"Your Highness has caused such great public resentment, it is all your own fault. I never thought it would come to this."

"But I am really grateful to Your Highness. It is because of Your Highness's actions that the whole world has risen up to attack me. This has given me a legitimate reason to do so, and naturally, the throne has come to me more legitimately."

Important things should be said three times. There is a plan, strategy, sacrifice (but not much, really very little), and there is a foreshadowing at the end, don't misunderstand...

(End of this chapter)