The old emperor pointed at him angrily, his hands trembling. "You... you... you rebellious son! How dare you! Are you trying to kill the king and seize the throne?!"

The Third Prince's lips curled up in a scornful smile. "Heh... Father, I don't like what you're saying. Wasn't that how you snatched your position from your brother?"

The old emperor's pupils shrank imperceptibly, and he immediately shouted angrily, "How dare you! When I ascended the throne, it was my father who passed it on to me. I was granted the throne by heaven! I ascended this throne!"

"Yeah?"

The third prince chuckled, walked forward with the medicine bowl in his hand, then pinched the emperor's chin and forced him to drink the medicine.

The emperor, who had been bedridden for a long time and was in poor health, was unable to resist.

He wanted to spit out the medicine, but the Third Prince covered his mouth with a cold face.

The old emperor grabbed his hand tightly, trying to pry it away, but he couldn't move it at all.

All he could hear in his ears was the cold voice of the Third Prince.

"You said you should do things thoroughly and not leave any trouble. But you still coveted your brother's fiancée and forcibly brought her into the palace after your brother's death."

As the Third Prince spoke, he let out a creepy laugh. He leaned close to the old emperor's ear and whispered, "You might not know this, but back then, the two of you were drunk and accidentally had sex. Within two months, your brother died, and you brought your fiancée into the palace. You also had a child, but because of the difference in the birth date, it was kept secret, and the child was born before full term."

When the old emperor heard this, his eyes widened and he stared at the person in front of him.

"Mmmmm!"

He could only make vague whimpers but could not speak, his eyes were bloodshot.

The Third Prince laughed heartily, "Father, you are surprised as well, right? It's just as you thought. I am that child."

"It's such a pity. I thought if I did better, you would pass the throne to me. But no matter how well I did, your heart still remained with your Ninth Prince who died young. And the Empress is also very pitiful. When she was alive, you were afraid of the Qi family's military power and treated her coldly. Now that you're dead, you've remembered our old feelings and miss the child she gave birth to day and night."

"As for the Qi family matter, I was just helping you out a little behind the scenes, giving you a helping hand."

When the old emperor heard this, his eyes widened even more.

It's you!

It was you who placed the evidence of treason on my desk!

Fu Yunxiang was instructed by you!

The Third Prince smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's what you thought. But... it's a pity that Father found out too late. You... should be on your way..."

After he finished speaking, he smiled and put one hand on his shoulder, and with the other hand he covered his mouth and nose.

He felt suffocated, and the old emperor held his hands tightly but to no avail. The sleeping ingredient in the bowl of medicine had gradually paralyzed his nerves. His eyes became weaker and weaker, drooping, and then he closed his eyes in anger.

Before he died, his eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness, as well as deep hatred for the person in front of him and anger at being fooled.

The third prince pushed the man with a wooden face, and the old emperor fell on the bed.

He took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped his hands before walking out of the Yangxin Palace.

On one side of the door, Grand Tutor Fu was kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with pain and various emotions, which were extremely heavy.

The Third Prince smiled and looked down at him, saying, "Old Grand Tutor, you did a good job. If you hadn't come and asked Father to withdraw these guards, this prince wouldn't have succeeded so easily."

Upon hearing this, Grand Tutor Fu trembled and prostrated himself respectfully on the ground. His aged voice trembled as he said, "Third Prince, please keep your promise and don't embarrass the Fu family."

The Third Prince laughed and nodded, "Of course, this prince's words are as good as gold. How could he go back on his word?"

"This old minister...thank you, Your Highness the Third Prince."

Master Fu replied respectfully, tears of sorrow falling from his eyes.

He was well-versed in the books of sages and taught three emperors, but he never imagined that one day he would join forces with others to assassinate the emperor.

The huge impact was beyond his ability to bear. If he hadn't been forcing himself to endure it, he would have collapsed long ago.

The third prince ignored him and turned away.

However, within just a few days, the Third Prince shocked the court officials with his thundering tactics. All the ministers who disobeyed him were beheaded, and those so-called brothers had died or been disabled long ago. The only ones who were safe in the palace were the princesses who posed no threat to the throne.

He took control of the government and exposed the truth that the old emperor had murdered his brother in order to seize the throne. He also pointed out the shameful act of the old emperor in forcibly taking his brother's wife.

For a moment, all the civil and military officials were shocked and could not believe it at all.

The third prince stood high above, playing with a dagger in his hand. In the past few days, he had used this dagger to cut the necks of many ministers.

"My Lords, do you have anything else to say?"

He asked out loud.

There was complete silence below, and none of the standing civil and military officials dared to respond.

After a long time, a minister came out first and knelt on the ground.

He only heard a loud voice saying, "This humble official respectfully invites the Third Prince to ascend the throne."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground.

They shouted in unison, "We respectfully invite the Third Prince to ascend the throne."

The third prince looked down with satisfaction, put away the dagger in his hand, turned around, walked to the dragon throne, and was about to sit down.

A voice was heard, and it was deafening and resounding.

"A bastard of unknown ancestry! Is he worthy of ascending the throne?!"

These words reached everyone's ears, and a figure walked over with a big move.

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