Chapter 229 Attack
Eunuch Shen and others knelt on the ground trembling with fear.
"Is father feeling better now?" The eldest prince asked with a smile, looking confident and determined.
Emperor Jiacheng hated the eldest prince so much that his pair of red eyes were so wide open that it seemed as if the eyeballs were about to pop out.
"It seems that Father's mind is getting less and less clear." The eldest prince shook his head, "Given Father's current condition, I'm afraid something might go wrong at any time."
"Mm! Mm! Mm!" Emperor Jiacheng seemed to have expected it. He suddenly shouted louder and struggled even harder.
The eldest prince took out an imperial edict from his arms and unfolded it for Emperor Jiacheng to see.
"Because the emperor is seriously ill and can no longer lift a pen, I am asking you to write for me." Seeing that what he wanted was within his grasp, the eldest prince could no longer hide his excitement and pride. "The emperor only needs to sign at the end."
If it wasn't for shutting up those ministers, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
"Mmmm!" Forget it! Emperor Jiacheng was not lucid for many times, but in the few times he was lucid, besides cursing the eldest prince in his heart and thinking about how to grind the eldest prince to ashes after he recovered from his illness, he was also thinking about how to get out of this predicament.
"Father, do you still want to take elixir to relieve your physical pain?" The eldest prince took out a porcelain bottle from his arms.
When Emperor Jiacheng saw the porcelain bottle in the eldest prince's hand, his eyes lit up, but then he showed doubt.
Who knows whether the thing in the eldest prince's hand is real or fake.
Wasn't the elixir that Shen Shilang gave him swapped by the eldest prince?
Shen Shilang.
Emperor Jiacheng thought of Shen Shilang again.
With Shen Shilang's intelligence, couldn't he see that it was very wrong that he hadn't appeared in these days? Moreover, when Shen Shilang communicated with the God, didn't the God tell him? Emperor Jiacheng still hoped that Shen Shilang could save him.
As for the only person who could save him now, Emperor Jiacheng believed that it was Shen Shilang.
The eldest prince saw the suspicion in Emperor Jiacheng's eyes, smiled slightly, and poured a pill from the bottle.
He took out a small knife from his sleeve.
Emperor Jiacheng's pupils shrank. What was he trying to do? "Father, don't be nervous." The eldest prince smiled and said, "Aren't you doubting the authenticity of this elixir? I'll give it a try and you'll know."
Emperor Jiacheng was pleasantly surprised that he could finally take the Zhenling Pill to relieve his physical pain.
But the eldest prince just used a knife to sprinkle a little powder on the elixir, took out the cloth ball stuffed in Emperor Jiacheng's mouth, and touched Emperor Jiacheng's lips.
Even so, Emperor Jiacheng couldn't wait to lick the slight powder off his lips.
In that instant, Emperor Jiacheng felt his body relax. That familiar feeling of floating in the air only returned for a moment before disappearing immediately.
But although the time was short, it was enough for Emperor Jiacheng to confirm that this was a real elixir.
"Give it to me! Give it to me quickly!" Emperor Jiacheng struggled violently.
He was tied up all over and couldn't reach out to snatch it. He couldn't help but try to raise his neck and open his mouth continuously, as if he could eat the elixir in the eldest prince's hand by doing so.
The eldest prince simply held the elixir in his palm and coaxed, "Just write your name on it and I will give you the elixir."
Emperor Jiacheng believed that everyone in the palace was his own.
As long as he was untied, gained his freedom, and took the elixir, even if he had to sign the imperial edict, he could still order people to tie up that bastard and grind him to ashes.
Emperor Jiacheng bargained with him, saying, "Give me the elixir first. When I feel better, I will write you a complete imperial edict myself."
The eldest prince laughed and said sarcastically: "It seems that father is still in good health and his mind is so clear."
The eldest prince put away the elixir and said, "In that case, there is no need to give the remaining elixir to father."
"Wait!" Emperor Jiacheng was anxious, "I'll write it!"
The eldest prince stood up and shouted, "Someone, help father up!"
Eunuch Shen had no choice but to bring people to support Emperor Jiacheng.
The eldest prince ordered his men to untie Emperor Jiacheng.
As soon as he let go, Emperor Jiacheng rushed towards the eldest prince frantically, "Give me the elixir!"
The eldest prince stepped back hastily, but was caught by the guards before Emperor Jiacheng could touch him.
"How dare you!" Emperor Jiacheng said angrily, "Do you want to die?"
These are all palace guards, but now they obey the orders of the eldest prince.
"Where is Zhao Jigang! Let him come in to see me!" Emperor Jiacheng shouted while enduring the pain.
"Someone, help His Majesty and let him put his fingerprints on it!" said the eldest prince.
Since Emperor Jiacheng refuses to cooperate, just put your fingerprints on it.
He said that Emperor Jiacheng was seriously ill and could not hold a pen.
The guards were holding Emperor Jiacheng, who was struggling non-stop. He stared at the eldest prince with red eyes, "Give me the elixir! Give me the elixir!"
The eldest prince's eyes were full of disdain. He didn't look like an emperor at all; he was just like a mad lackey.
The eldest prince stepped forward, grabbed Emperor Jiacheng's fingers personally, pressed some red mud and was about to press them onto the imperial edict.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
Suddenly there were shouts and screams outside.
The eldest prince's actions were interrupted by the door that was suddenly pushed open.
The eldest prince looked in astonishment at the door that was almost knocked open.
The commander of the imperial guards, Zhao Jigang, rushed in.
Emperor Jiacheng showed a hint of surprise in his madness, thinking that Zhao Jigang had brought people to rescue him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jigang knelt down in front of the eldest prince, "Your Highness, the second prince is leading his troops to attack!"
"What?" The eldest prince blurted out, "Could it be that Shen Shilang gave the tiger talisman to the second prince?"
"I don't know."
"Can't you stop it?" the eldest prince asked anxiously.
"Your Highness, the number of the imperial guards is far less than the army brought by the Second Prince." Zhao Jigang said, "I need support."
The eldest prince also hid an army in the suburbs of Beijing.
He didn't want to expose himself until it was absolutely necessary.
But now, it seems that this is the last resort.
The eldest prince threw a token to Zhao Jigang, "Go to the outskirts of Beijing quickly!"
"Yes!" Zhao Jigang took the token and left immediately.
Emperor Jiacheng endured the pain as if being bitten by mosquitoes, and pointed at the eldest prince: "You...you secretly stationed troops!"
"Your Highness, please hide for a while." A guard said, "The imperial guards outside may not be able to hold out."
The eldest prince turned and looked at Emperor Jiacheng.
Emperor Jiacheng shouted triumphantly and frantically: "You can't run away! You beast, you still want to usurp the throne! You can't run away!"
The eldest prince sneered, grabbed Emperor Jiacheng's hand and pressed his handprint on the written imperial edict, "Tie him up, cover his mouth, and take him away!"
It’s a pity that the eldest prince was still a step slow.
The second prince has already led his troops to attack the gate.
The second prince shouted outside: "First prince, let father go! I beg father to spare your life!"
At this point, the eldest prince calmly took the imperial edict and walked out of the palace, holding it high, "Second brother, what are you doing? Leading troops to attack the palace, are you going to kill your father and usurp the throne?"