Chapter 183 His Crime Deserves Punishment
The emperor looked at his two sons in disbelief. After his death, the successor would be...
He shouted angrily: "Prince!"
Murong Shicheng hurriedly denied, "It's not me... I don't know anything..."
The emperor had been accumulating power for a long time, and Murong Shicheng felt very guilty. When the emperor saw through his plan, he retreated in a hurry.
He stumbled, stepped on the hem of his clothes, and fell on the imperial desk.
Wow——
The memorials on the desk fell to the ground.
One of the bright yellow scrolls fell and unfolded...
It was the emperor's last will.
Pass the throne to Murong Shili!
The prince, who was originally feeling very guilty, was instantly filled with rage:
"Why should I pass the throne to Prince Duan? I am the crown prince! I am the legitimate son, how can a lowly-born Prince Duan be worthy of me? You are partial to Prince Duan! I should have taken the initiative! I did nothing wrong, otherwise you would have destroyed me anyway!"
"Prince——" Fan Ziyi reminded hurriedly. Why are you so anxious to admit it!
Murong Shicheng was desperate, "We are all surrounded now. Even if I die, it won't be his death. Why should I be afraid of him?"
Fan Ziyi choked. Good fellow, he was smart for once before dying.
No problem, you are right!
"You bastard! You rebellious son! You bastard..." The emperor was so angry that he spat out blood again.
Before Xie Pingbei started to settle the accounts, the emperor had already started to quarrel with his son.
"Murong Zhen, Crown Prince Zhaoren and you had a deep brotherly relationship back then, and our Xie family has no grudges against you. Why are you doing this?" Old Concubine Xie questioned the emperor, leaning on her crutches.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water. He tried hard to calm the anger in his chest and said nothing.
"Of course it's for the throne!" Murong Shicheng was indignant and cursed, "No wonder you chose Prince Duan, you just can't stand our legitimate son, right? You yourself are favoring the illegitimate son because he is on the throne!"
"Puff..." The emperor was so angry that he coughed up blood again and rushed towards Murong Shicheng angrily, "You bastard, shut up!"
At this moment, some court officials arrived.
The Xie family fought their way into the palace.
Most of the court officials were so frightened that they stayed indoors, but some loyal officials to Daxia came to see in person, regardless of their own safety.
Led by Master Shen.
The King of England's maternal grandfather, Duke Anguo, also came with a troop of soldiers.
His daughter is still in the palace, and if something happens to the emperor, what will be the fate of the King of England?
So both publicly and privately, he became the last person to come to the rescue.
Xie's army did not stop them and let them in directly.
"King of the North, Duke Dingguo, what are you doing?" Duke Anguo was totally unable to understand when he saw this scene.
He was very confused and had no idea what was going on and why the emperor suddenly wanted to destroy the Xie and Li families.
And then he was killed in return.
"Duke Anguo!" The emperor's eyes lit up when he saw him. "They are committing treason. Protect the emperor! Quick! Protect the emperor!"
Before Xie Pingbei opened his mouth, Murong Shicheng had already shouted:
"Let me tell you something. He passed the throne to Prince Duan, and you, his grandson, have no chance of winning!"
The emperor was so angry that he wanted to strangle Murong Shicheng to death. Regardless of his illness, he reached out to hit Murong Shicheng, but Murong Shicheng fought back and started fighting him.
So in full view of everyone, the emperor and the prince, father and son, started fighting each other.
Duke Anguo was stunned.
In the end, it was Fan Ziyi who pulled the prince away...
When Master Shen heard that something happened to the Xie family, he was going to the palace to plead with the emperor. But his family didn't have many people, only a few servants, so going to the Xie family would be useless.
As a result, he had only written half of his petition when he heard that the Xie family had entered the palace...
So he hurried back into the palace.
“King Bei, this is too impulsive…” Master Shen advised.
The emperor wants to destroy the Xie family, and it is normal that the Xie family members are unwilling to sit and wait for death, but how will this end if they break into the palace?
"Taifu, you have come at the right time. There is an old case. Today, I would like to ask you and the other court officials to be witnesses." Jiang Rong looked at Taifu Shen and said, then looked at Chu Shouchen:
"Thank you, Commander Chu, for bringing Xun Shiquan here!"
All members of the Xun family are still imprisoned in the Mingxin Division’s prison.
Chu Shouchen nodded and immediately arranged for his son to lead the group.
"Nineteen years ago, there was a shadowy organization lurking in the army in the northern border. They sold out military intelligence, collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, causing the defeat of Daxia, the death of Crown Prince Zhaoren and Old Prince Xie, and the destruction of the Xie family army." Jiang Rong looked at everyone and took out a pass:
"We encountered the Shadow in the Western Regions. The document they used to disguise themselves and enter the Western Regions from Daxia came from the Xun family."
"But the Xun family army had already been transferred to the southern border. It is not easy to steal military intelligence from the north. So today, if you confront Xun Shiquan, you will understand everything."
The emperor's face was pale. His reputation... was over...
soon.
Xun Shiquan was brought up.
"Your Majesty promised that my daughter's bloodline would become the next emperor. That's why our Xun family has devoted ourselves to him. Unexpectedly... Your Majesty, you finally chose Prince Duan to succeed the throne." Xun Shiquan no longer needed to keep it secret at this time.
The ministers were in an uproar.
Murong Shili knew that he was doomed when Xie Lingxi surrounded them. He remained silent because he was thinking about how to save his life.
At this moment, he finally came up with an idea and said loudly:
"I never thought that you would do such a thing back then, father. You murdered Crown Prince Zhaoren and killed countless soldiers in the Northern Frontier. You are not worthy of being the emperor of Daxia. Although I am a son, I am ashamed to associate with a traitor like you!"
"People like this who kill their brothers and betray their country should be executed!"
The emperor looked at his most satisfactory successor in shock.
But Murong Shili didn't even look at him, and looked at Xie Lingxi with a flattering smile on his face:
"It was my father who ordered me to arrest you. I am innocent and do not know the truth."
"Cough, cough, cough..." The emperor coughed up blood again.
Murong Shicheng laughed happily, "You're right! He deserves death for his crime!"
All the court officials were shocked. The emperor was indeed guilty and deserved death, but you were his son, and you said this...
What a filial son.
The emperor was already on his last legs, his face becoming increasingly pale. One of his two sons poisoned him, the other convicted him, and his closest people betrayed him...
Deserted by everyone.
He lost. Or, never won.
The emperor did not look at his sons again, nor did he pay any attention to the courtiers. He held the dragon throne tightly in his fingers. This was something he had done everything to get!
But gradually, he couldn't muster any strength...
"Bang——"
The emperor fell from the dragon throne and died.
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