Princess Jing, who was following behind him, spotted Xie Qing and opened her mouth to call for help, but the words were still in her throat as she fainted.
Eunuch Zhang swung the imperial seal in his hand and chuckled, "You're the first person to be knocked unconscious by a jade seal."
Xie Qing glanced at the jade seal in his hand and wondered, "When did you get it?"
He was never seen carrying the huge imperial seal with him, and no one knew where he got it from.
The emperor raised his hand and said, "You can call the fourth brother."
Xie Qing looked around the room. There were only four of them standing there. "Who's going to call them?"
The emperor raised his chin and gestured to Lu Linglong, saying, "Lu Cainu."
Lu Linglong had just come to her senses and quickly stood in front of the emperor, shouting, "How dare you! You actually..."
"Lu Cainv." The emperor pulled her, put one hand around her waist and held her in his arms.
Lu Linglong's face flushed instantly. She shyly pushed the emperor aside and said, "Your Majesty, there are others here. Why are you so anxious?"
The emperor thought to himself, if you weren't of some use, I wouldn't have to be so anxious. He rubbed the back of Lu Cainu's hand with his fingers and said, "I was ill and it was thanks to your careful care that I was able to recover. Now that Li and Xie Xiao are causing trouble, I need your help."
Lu Linglong's eyes lit up instantly. Helping the Fourth Prince or helping the Emperor, what a great choice!
She nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, Your Majesty, please tell me! Linglong will do her best."
The emperor played with Lu Linglong's fingers, his voice filled with infinite tenderness, but his eyes were filled with a bit of murderous intent: "Go tell Xie Xiao that the jade seal has been found."
Lu Linglong glanced at the jade seal in Eunuch Zhang's hand and nodded vigorously: "I understand!"
The emperor let her go and patted her gently on the waist. After receiving a coquettish pout from Lu Linglong, he watched her leave.
Xie Qing looked at the emperor, then at the door, and hesitated, "Is your Majesty using the beauty trap? But, Lu Cainu has always acted like... well..."
Xie Qing paused, searching for a suitable, less derogatory adjective: "She's always been known to get away with things. Is it really appropriate to leave this matter to her?"
The emperor took the handkerchief handed to him by Eunuch Zhang and said calmly, "This is the art of ruling subordinates. Every person has their own value. Discovering their strengths and making good use of them is a very profound art. You still have a lot to learn."
Xie Qing opened his mouth, wanting only to say that even an emperor had to flaunt his chastity. He really couldn't learn that. The most he could do was flaunt his chastity with Qin Wan...
Lu Linglong was a simple-minded person. She didn't think so much. She only knew that the emperor had woken up, which was a great joy for her. After all, she was the emperor's concubine. With the emperor's protection, she could be the emperor's concubine. Who would want to be a widow?
Lu Linglong excitedly went to the former court to find the fourth prince.
The Fourth Prince had been staying in the Hall of Supreme Harmony during this period. He used both kindness and force to treat these ministers. He promoted many of them on the spot, and of course, he also killed many of them.
The people the Fourth Prince wanted to kill the most were Lord Yu and the Minister of Revenue. These two were standing openly beside the Emperor, but Lord Yu said nothing from beginning to end. If he wanted to control these ministers smoothly, he could not kill innocent people.
The Minister of Revenue did speak, but he was in charge of the finances of the country, and many affairs of the Ministry of Revenue had to be handled by him. Killing a Minister of Revenue was easy, but then all kinds of affairs in the Ministry of Revenue would be in chaos, and no one would be able to take over.
The Fourth Prince was so angry that his mouth was bubbling, but he could do nothing. He only hoped that his mother could find the imperial seal so that he could ascend the throne legitimately.
Lu Linglong ran to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Seeing the guards at the door, she didn't force her way in. Instead, she shouted at the door, "Fourth Prince! We found the imperial seal!"
brush!
Almost immediately, all the civil and military officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony turned their heads to look at the tightly closed door, and Lu Linglong's voice still echoed in their ears:
"We found the jade seal!"
The Minister of Revenue's heart sank. He turned and looked at the Minister of Rites, and they both took a deep breath.
The Minister of Rites clenched the dagger in his sleeve, ready to sacrifice his life to save the world if necessary!
Even if the Crown Prince cannot return to the capital, it is better to give the world to the eldest prince than to the traitorous fourth prince!
The Fourth Prince was overjoyed. He jumped up and rushed to the door like a gust of wind. The door was already wide open. He ran quickly to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and slammed the door that had just been opened shut.
Lord Wu looked around, walked to the front, coughed, and said, "With the Imperial Seal in hand, the world is now the Fourth Prince's! Crown Prince Xie Qing's regicide and treason are an indisputable fact. I advise everyone to be wise and prudent. Don't be ungrateful. Take advantage of this opportunity and quickly take sides. Otherwise, when His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, our future Majesty, ascends the throne, he will settle the score. Just don't blame others when the time comes."
The court officials hesitated, and those who had originally stood on the side of the Fourth Prince walked up and stood behind him.
Those who hesitated, waited and watched, also moved their feet hesitantly.
The six ministers of state stood firmly where they were and did not move, while the court officials gradually became divided.
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The fourth prince ran in excitedly. The moment he saw the emperor, he reacted and ran out immediately.
Xie Qing reached out to stop him: "Where are you running to?"
"You haven't left Beijing!"
The Fourth Prince immediately realized that he had been tricked by the father and son, and he threw a punch at Xie Qing.
Xie Qing moved sideways to block with one hand, and with the other hand he pulled out a small and exquisite weapon from his waist and pointed it at the Fourth Prince: "You try to move it?"
The Fourth Prince looked at Xie Qing with a squint and did not dare to move.
Although he had never seen the real hand controller, he had seen it on Bai Wanyi's drawings, and he knew the power of this thing.
Eunuch Zhang took the opportunity to step forward, took the imperial seal, and hit the back of the prince's head hard. With a dull "bang", the fourth prince collapsed to the ground. Eunuch Zhang immediately took out a rope and tied him up.
The emperor frowned and looked at Eunuch Zhang: "You seem to be very good at using this jade seal."
Eunuch Zhang chuckled and said, "Slave, aren't you afraid that he might suddenly attack and hurt someone?"
The emperor nodded at Eunuch Zhang, his eyes fell on Xie Qing's hand, and asked, "Is this the hand control?"
The emperor had seen long-handled spears before, but this was the first time he had seen such a small handgun. It was small only in comparison with the long spear. This spear was about one foot long, and was far from the palm-sized handgun that Bai Wanyi had mentioned.
Xie Qing carefully handed the handgun to the emperor and said, "Just press the button here. This is where you aim."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, pointed the gun at the unconscious Li on the ground, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
There was a loud bang and a strong recoil, which made the emperor's arm numb. He had no time to care about his arm and stared at the ground.
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