Chapter 232 A Clumsy Palace Coup

"Brother, what do you mean by that? Are you admitting that you did all those things?" The Second Prince immediately seized on the First Prince's words and wouldn't let go.

“Father, look, even now, my elder brother is still stubbornly clinging to his delusions.”

Everything I have said is true. I urge Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible.

"Otherwise, the country will cease to exist!" The second prince said, kneeling down again.

"Your Majesty, please make your judgment!" The ministers who sided with the Second Prince also knelt down.

The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom didn't say anything, he just looked at the second prince and the ministers below.

The eldest prince, as always, poured himself a drink.

The second prince and the ministers knelt for a long time but the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom did not speak.

Gradually, they began to feel a little anxious.

The second prince slowly raised his head and looked at the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom with anticipation.

"Father..."

The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom waved his hand, signaling the second prince to remain silent.

"Alright! Don't say anything more. I'm not deaf. I heard everything you said."

"Your Highness, tell me! What happened?" The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom looked at the eldest prince, who didn't seem to care at all.

The eldest prince then stood up and respectfully bowed to the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom.

“Father, what the second son just said is true.”

I recruited people to mine the mines in both the Naga Hills and the Arakan Mountains.

I was also the one who forged weapons without authorization.

But what's wrong with what I'm doing? The Great Yu Kingdom is powerful, and if the Biao Kingdom wants to compete with it, it can only expand its army and increase its strength.

Having soldiers is useless without weapons.

"That's why I opened those mines and made those weapons. Father, tell me, did I do anything wrong?" The eldest prince stared straight at the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom.

The old emperor of Biao Kingdom didn't speak, but just stared at the eldest prince.

Seeing that the old emperor of Biao Kingdom remained silent and stopped looking at him, the eldest prince turned around and looked at the princes and ministers who had already sensed that the situation was not good.

"Biao Kingdom was once powerful, and everyone enjoyed good days."

But why did the Biao Kingdom eventually fail?

Ultimately, it was because some sycophantic people had appeared around the Emperor.

They are complacent and disregard the interests of the Biao Kingdom, colluding with the Dayu Kingdom to betray its interests.

This is what led the country to decline step by step.

Isn't the Second Prince the leader of those people?

We were clearly in a standoff with Dayu, and Dayu didn't dare to attack us. Such a good situation was ruined because he slandered me to the Emperor, which led to Biao losing Kachin State and Shan State, and now even surrendering Sigia City.

Isn't this all the Second Prince's fault?

Unfortunately, neither the emperor nor the court officials could see these things, thinking that by making concessions, they could get the Great Yu to give in.

Little did they know that the Great Yu's goal was this fat country!

"Father, tell me, weren't you misled by these treacherous people?" The eldest prince then looked at the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom.

The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom's face darkened.

"Are you done talking? What exactly are you trying to achieve by saying all this!"

The eldest prince chuckled twice.

"What do I want to do? Of course, I want to lead the Kingdom of Biao to an even stronger and more prosperous time!"

Father, you're getting old! All you think about are fine wine and beautiful women; you don't care about the people of Biao Kingdom at all.

You don't think about what will happen to the country in the future.

All you can think about is how to keep your throne and stay in that position forever.

You are letting down the ancestors of the royal family of the Biao Kingdom.

"Father, abdicate! You will be the most leisurely retired emperor in the Biao Kingdom!" The eldest prince stared intently at the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom.

The old emperor laughed instead of getting angry when he heard the eldest prince's words.

"Abdicate? Hand over the throne to you? Are you so sure?" The old emperor looked at the eldest prince.

The eldest prince didn't speak, he simply waved his hand...

Soon, a contingent of imperial guards rushed in, and amidst screams, they surrounded the princes, ministers, and the second prince.

No one expected that the eldest prince would choose this time to launch a palace coup.

Upon seeing this, the Third Prince, who had been eating and drinking, suddenly rushed to the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom and shielded him behind him.

"Brother, you can't make the same mistake again!" the Third Prince shouted.

The eldest prince ignored the third prince and walked directly to the second prince, whose expression had changed drastically.

After kicking the trembling second prince, he lifted him up.

"You've really made something of yourself! You've been going against me every single day for the past year. Do you think that if I fall, the throne will be yours?"

"You good-for-nothing! What else can you do besides being good with your mouth!" The First Prince looked coldly at the Second Prince.

"Brother, if we follow your path, we will only lead the Biao Kingdom to a dead end."

As a prince, it's only natural for me to consider the fate of the Biao Kingdom...

"Ah..." The second prince looked at the dagger stuck in his heart in disbelief.

The first prince struck right in the heart; his attack was swift, precise, and ruthless, leaving the second prince no chance to resist.

Seeing the Second Prince fall to the ground with his eyes wide open in anger, the First Prince slowly turned his head to look at the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom.

"Father, please write an abdication edict!"

Pass the throne to me, and I will ensure the safety of everyone in this banquet hall today.

If you don't write it... then I'll have no choice but to slowly kill them one by one for you to see."

After saying that, the eldest prince waved his hand, and a member of the Imperial Guard brought over a minister who had sided with the second prince.

"Please, Father, pass the throne to me!" the eldest prince said once again.

The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom remained silent, simply staring coldly at the eldest prince.

Seeing that the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom remained silent, the eldest prince immediately waved his hand.

The minister who was dragged over immediately screamed and was decapitated.

Then another minister was dragged over as well.

The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom remained silent.

Soon after, the minister was also beheaded.

...

One minister after another was dragged over, and one after another his head was chopped off, but the old emperor of the Biao Kingdom still refused to budge.

Finally, the eldest prince's face also turned ferocious.

"Father, you are really heartless! So many ministers have followed you for many years, and you don't care at all!"

It's alright. Since you don't like the ministers, let's find someone you'd rather cherish...

"Then let's go with the third prince!" The eldest prince said, grabbing the third prince who was still blocking the old emperor.

The old emperor's expression finally changed.

"Father, don't worry about me. My elder brother is just temporarily bewitched. It's not true!"

Brother, apologize to Father! Father has always loved you and won't make things difficult for you.

"You can't make the same mistake again!" The Third Prince struggled while trying to persuade the First Prince.

"Shut up! You're all dead, who else could his position be given to but me!"

Third brother, I'm so sorry, you can only blame yourself for being a prince! In the next life..."

"My lord, do you really think I can't do anything to you?" The old emperor of the Biao Kingdom finally spoke.

The eldest prince paused, about to speak...

Suddenly, a ring of masked bodyguards appeared from various parts of the banquet hall...