"What's going on? I told you to close the door?!"
The old emperor asked sternly.
The two guards who closed the door lowered their heads and ignored the old emperor's questions. After closing the door, they stood aside.
When the old emperor saw that the two guards were blatantly ignoring him, he instantly became furious.
He is the emperor, and how dare these two guards be so bold!
"Someone come!"
The old emperor shouted for help, intending to drag out and beat the two guards who dared to disobey him.
But he called out twice for someone to come, but neither his guards nor his secret guards showed up.
Instead, Prince Li, who was sitting comfortably in his seat, stood up slowly with a glass of wine in his hand.
"Father, please stop shouting. Your people are no longer obeying your orders."
Prince Li's words instantly made the atmosphere in the hall drop to freezing point.
Except for King Kang's family who knew what he was going to do, everyone else looked shocked and confused.
The old emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you mean?!"
"Of course it means literally. Father, you are old. If you can't understand, then let someone who can understand be the emperor.
You have occupied the throne for decades. Now you are old. It is time to give up the throne.
You are right, Father."
King Li raised his eyebrows and said these 'treasonous' words in a nonchalant tone.
The old emperor's pupils trembled when he heard this.
"You! You unfilial son! How dare you force the palace to rebel!"
Prince Li placed the teacup in his hand on the small table and clapped his hands gently.
Immediately, soldiers appeared from nowhere and surrounded everyone in the hall.
Especially the old emperor's place was surrounded the most tightly.
Seeing this, Song Jiujiu, who was protected in her father's arms, was dumbfounded.
[What's going on? The old emperor is surrounded like this?]
Where are the old emperor's men? Where are the secret guards? Where are the imperial guards?
It's impossible that the entire army was wiped out?!
What happened to the promise that Prince Li would fail in his attempt to force the emperor to abdicate?!
Why does it look like he's about to succeed now?!]
Song Jiujiu's thoughts made her parents and brothers worried.
If Prince Li's rebellion succeeds...
That's all...
"Someone come! An Yi! Where are my secret guards?"
The old emperor shouted loudly, but apart from his voice echoing in the hall, the person he was shouting did not appear.
Prince Li held a sharp sword in his hand and walked step by step towards the old emperor who was sitting on the high seat.
"Father, didn't I just say that?
Your people will no longer listen to your orders.
Even if you scream at the top of your lungs, no one will come to save you!
Father, what you should think about now is to write the edict of succession to your son in order to survive.
Or will you give up resistance and allow your son to kill you and take the throne?
Oh, right.
When Prince Li said this, he turned his head and looked at Prince Duan, Prince Kang, Prince Jing and Prince An who were surrounded by his men.
"My dear brothers, if you do not fight with me for the throne, I can spare your lives and those of your families.
But if you have other ideas, you won't be able to leave this door tonight!"
Song Jiujiu's eyes widened. [Is Prince Li threatening me? Right!]
How dare he do that! Doesn’t he have very few people?
How did he have the ability to control the old emperor's people?
If Prince Li really stabbed the old emperor to death with just one sword, then it would be all over. This would be completely different from how things developed in his previous life!
God help me! 】
After Prince Li finished his threat, the sword in his hand fell on the old emperor's neck.
With just a little effort, he could end the old emperor's life!
The old emperor's arms were clamped by Prince Li's men.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he glared at King Li with anger and humiliation.
He had never imagined this situation!
He always played with his sons in the palm of his hand, and felt refreshed watching them plot against and kill each other.
He never imagined that one day, his son, whom he had played with in the palm of his hand, would actually dare to resist him and rebel against him!
If he had known this, he should not have given Prince Li a fiefdom!
Perhaps it was because the emperor was far away that Prince Li began to want to rebel!
The old emperor's eyes were red with anger. "I am your father! How dare you kill your father? The people will never allow you to sit on the throne by such means!"
Prince Li threw his head back and laughed, "Hahaha, the people won't allow it?
Father, how much confidence do you have in yourself?
Do you really think that you have been sitting on the throne for decades and the people respect you?
After I kill you, the people will just be happy that an inactive emperor is finally dead!"
Prince Li laughed crazily, but his expression changed instantly and turned cold after he finished speaking.
"Don't try to delay, no one will come to save you!"
After he finished speaking, Prince Li raised the sword in his hand high and was about to stab the old emperor!
Everyone present had their hearts in their throats, staring at the scene without blinking.
Just when the sword in Prince Li's hand was about to hit the old emperor's neck.
A sound of breaking through the air was heard, followed by a sharp arrow that flew out from nowhere and shot straight towards the arm of King Li holding the sword!
King Li's arm lost strength, and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.
Prince Li covered his wound and looked back in surprise.
Immediately afterwards, the door of the hall was violently kicked open by people outside.
The leader entered with a group of soldiers and took control of Li Wang's men before they could react!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I am late in rescuing you!"
The leader clasped his fists and shouted loudly.
[Grandfather! It’s actually Grandfather!]
Song Jiujiu exclaimed in her heart.
King Kang's family was also somewhat incredulous.
A baby's gurgling voice rang in Ye Weiguo's ears. He turned his head in surprise and saw Song Jiujiu who was held in her father's arms.
He smiled at the baby, but his beard was unshaven at the moment, so it looked as if he wasn't smiling at all.
When King Li saw that General Ye Weiguo had brought soldiers to rescue him, he gritted his teeth, bent down, picked up his sword, and was about to run away.
But he was quickly caught by the soldiers nearby!
The soldiers were obviously well prepared. They took out straw ropes and tied up King Li and his men in no time.
Ye Weiguo took a few steps forward, holding a bow and arrow, and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Please give us your instructions!"
When the old emperor saw Ye Weiguo, the heart that had been hanging in his throat finally fell back into his stomach.
As soon as he relaxed, his whole body went limp, more like he had just been pulled out of the water, his whole body soaked with sweat.
Eunuch Fuquan quickly helped the old emperor and let him sit on the dragon throne.
The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Weiguo with a complicated expression, "Thanks to you, my dear minister, otherwise I would have lost my life tonight!"
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