Chapter 177 Soldiers Surround the Xie Family
It was late at night when the emperor was poisoned and fell into a coma.
In the name of the prince's patricide, Prince Duan mobilized two imperial guards under the command of Marquis Yongning in the capital and a private soldier in the palace, and rushed into the prince's palace with armor-piercing crossbows.
However, Fan Ziyi had long been on guard against Prince Duan's desperate actions.
An elite force called Shadow has long been hidden in the Prince's Mansion.
This is the Xun family's trump card.
Except for the emperor, no one knew that the Xun family actually had such an elite force.
Half a month ago.
The prince then secretly contacted Xun Shiquan in prison and summoned all the scattered shadows of the Xun family back to the capital...
The two sides fought bloody battle all night.
The court officials immediately discovered the chaos. Except for a few core members who were most closely involved with the two princes, the other court officials did not interfere...
This is a royal thing...
Who knows who poisoned the emperor, and who knows which prince will eventually ascend to the throne.
Xie Pingbei immediately ordered the Xie family army to guard the gate and not go out.
"Brother Xi and girl Rong are still in the farm outside!" said Old Concubine Xie worriedly.
After the New Year.
Xie Lingxi used the excuse that his injuries had worsened and took the Crown Princess to the manor to recuperate.
From the perspective of outsiders, he just didn't want to go to the government office and was being lazy.
But Xie Pingbei guessed that his son and daughter-in-law were probably going to do some important secret business.
"The capital is in chaos right now, it's a good thing for them to be outside." Xie Pingbei said in a deep voice.
The Crown Prince and Prince Duan started fighting.
It is still unknown what the situation in Beijing will be like.
…
The Crown Prince and Prince Duan fought for a whole night, resulting in countless casualties.
Until dawn.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties.
At this moment, news suddenly came from the palace.
The emperor has awakened!
Urgently summon the Crown Prince and Prince Duan into the palace.
Both of them panicked.
Murong Shicheng was so frightened that he dared not enter the palace and hid in his house trembling:
"How could Father wake up? Has the Mingxin Division figured out that we were the ones who poisoned him? Will Father kill me?"
Fan Ziyi was also very shocked when he heard this, but he kept his composure and said:
"If His Majesty wanted to kill you, he would not have summoned you to the palace. Instead, he would have sent the Mingxin Division to capture you directly..."
After a pause, he continued, "His Majesty has also summoned Prince Duan. He may want to issue a will... Your Highness, you don't have to worry. No matter who the emperor appoints, don't get into a conflict right now. Stay calm and we'll discuss it when you come back!"
"Okay..." Murong Shicheng dared to enter the palace only after listening to Fan Ziyi's analysis.
Murong Shili also hesitated for a long time.
Would the emperor punish him for sending troops against the crown prince? But since he didn't send anyone to arrest him, he probably wasn't being punished.
What if he wants to make me the crown prince?
After much thought, Murong Shili decided to go to the palace to meet the emperor first.
Instruct Yongning Hou:
"Father-in-law, my father is very ill and may be talking nonsense. He doesn't have much time left, so proceed according to the plan."
The implication is that no matter what the emperor says, he will pass the throne to the prince.
All plans remain unchanged.
Yongning Marquis nodded. They had already surrounded and killed the prince once. If the prince really became the emperor, they would all die.
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Imperial Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The emperor lay on the dragon couch, looking sick and haggard. The imperial physician used rare medicines such as 100-year-old ginseng to finally revive him.
But this was just a flash in the pan.
The emperor's body could no longer hold on.
"...This is the current situation." Chu Shouchen reported what happened after he fell unconscious.
The emperor looked gloomy, "They are killing each other, and it only benefits the fishermen."
"I am incompetent and have not yet found out who poisoned the food." Chu Shouchen apologized.
The emperor sneered, "It's obvious who it is. The Xie family seems to be loyal to me, but they have long had ulterior motives! And the Li family, I knew they were low-key and silent, and they must have some ulterior motives!"
Obviously, the emperor believed that the person who poisoned was the Xie family.
Chu Shouchen frowned slightly. He disagreed.
Because the emperor was very wary of the Xie family, there were no concubines from the Xie family in his palace, and the people serving him were all his old friends from when he was still a prince.
The person who poisoned the family is most likely a thief.
Outsiders can't interfere at all.
But it is understandable that the emperor chose to suspect outsiders over his own son.
The eunuch holding the pen stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Prince Duan are here!"
"Call them in!" said the emperor.
The Crown Prince and Prince Duan both entered the palace trembling with fear.
Although one of them dared to kill his father and the other dared to kill his brother, they grew up under the majesty of the emperor and had a deep fear in their hearts when facing their monarch and father.
"Your son greets you, father!" They both bowed together.
The emperor glanced at them and snorted coldly, "You are really my good sons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Crown Prince and Prince Duan knelt down together.
Both of them felt extremely guilty.
"I've only been unconscious for one day, and you've turned against each other. By then both sides will suffer losses. Are you going to let an outsider take my place?" the emperor said coldly.
Murong Shili was stunned. What does father mean by this?
Even if they both lose, there is still the King of England. How can he not be considered an outsider? Doesn't the Emperor refer to the King of England?
When Murong Shicheng saw that the emperor had not noticed what he had done, he immediately became confident and complained:
"Father, I am innocent. Prince Duan suddenly led his troops to attack me!"
"Father's poisoning is strange. I received a report that the Crown Prince is very suspicious. In order to avenge Father..." Murong Shili was unwilling to be left behind and hurriedly said:
"And he actually has private soldiers of unknown origin in his mansion! This is enough to show that the prince has long had the intention of rebellion."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again in front of him...
"Shut up!" the emperor interrupted coldly, "It was the Xie family who poisoned me. Pass on my order. The two of you each take a group of Beijing guards and capture the entire Xie and Li families!"
The Crown Prince and Prince Duan were both stunned.
The emperor knew that he didn't have much time left, and was worried that the two of them would only focus on killing each other and ignore the biggest hidden danger. He looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice:
"I just heard a piece of news that Xie Lingxi is the descendant of Crown Prince Zhaoren. This time when we go to capture the Xie family, except for Xie Lingxi, everyone else will be killed without mercy. The only thing we must do is protect the bloodline of our royal brother!"
"Back then, the Emperor Father had long since appointed my brother as the Crown Prince and had written down a will to pass on the throne. Unexpectedly, my brother suddenly passed away. The Emperor Father was overwhelmed with grief and passed away soon after... Before he died, he passed the throne to me because I was older."
"If Xie Lingxi were not a playboy and incompetent, and not capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of the country, given his status, I should pass the throne to him, so as to live up to the brotherhood between me and my brother."
The Crown Prince and Prince Duan were stunned.
"Isn't Xie Lingxi the eldest son of the Xie family? How could that be?" Murong Shicheng was incredulous.
The emperor said calmly, "Take your people to the Xie family in person, and remember to protect him."
The prince was confused by what he heard.
Prince Duan already understood. The emperor was worried that the throne would fall into Xie Lingxi's hands...
Remind them to kill Xie Lingxi first.
No wonder they wanted to arrest the Li family.
The Li family is the maternal grandfather of the late crown prince and will definitely support Xie Lingxi.
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