Situ Zhao came to the emperor's palace, saying that he came to visit the emperor. In fact, he just wanted to see how long the emperor could hold on.
However, he found that the emperor was in much better condition than he had imagined. He had originally wanted to wait for the emperor to die naturally, but it seemed that he had to think of other ways now.
After saying goodbye to the emperor, Situ Zhao was about to leave when he found a familiar person coming towards him.
Isn’t that person Xu Chen’an?
In an instant, a solution emerged in Situ Zhao's mind.
If Xu Chen'an could be bribed by me and poison the emperor to kill him early, wouldn't I be able to force him to abdicate sooner?
Thinking of this, Situ Zhao went up to him and said, "Isn't this Doctor Xu?"
Xu Chen'an looked at the man in front of him with curiosity, wondering what he wanted to do with him while responding to his words.
"Doctor Xu, can you please excuse me?"
"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine!" Xu Chen'an walked slowly towards the person on the bed, holding a bowl of medicine. The person heard the voice, slowly opened his eyes, and sat up.
Xu Chen'an handed the medicine to a palace maid, who took it and skillfully served the emperor the medicine.
His eyes flashed, and Xu Chen'an remembered what Situ Zhao had said to him today.
He said, "If Doctor Xu can help, I will reward you handsomely after the matter is completed."
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. How could he, Xu Chen'an, be used by Situ Zhao?
Pretending to agree was just to make Situ Zhao relax his guard.
The emperor will die eventually. Even if Situ Zhao doesn't take action, he won't live long.
On the other side, after Situ Zhao returned, he told Cui Mixue about the matter. Cui Mixue asked him, "Are you sure Xu Chen'an will help? He was recommended by Su Mengyan."
Situ Zhao patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, I promised him ten thousand taels of gold, and he agreed immediately. No matter how good Su Mengyan is, she is not as tempting as ten thousand taels of gold."
Yes, since Xu Chen'an was able to detoxify the emperor, wasn't it for money, power, fame and profit?
At that moment, Cui Mixue did not suspect anything and praised Situ Zhao for his good work, then went to gather troops and horses.
The emperor must abdicate quickly. If he arrives too late, all his efforts to poison the emperor will be in vain. He must make the emperor issue an imperial decree to allow Situ Zhao to succeed him before he dies.
Looking at the tens of thousands of cavalrymen in front of her, Cui Mixue was determined to win. She knew that this matter could not be lost.
At this time, Situ Zhao walked out slowly, and his bright yellow robe was particularly eye-catching among these people.
"The emperor is about to die and has ordered me to ascend the throne. At this time, to ensure my safety, I beg you to protect me as I enter the palace." Situ Zhao said, his robe rustling in the wind.
And these words were only spoken to the soldiers who had no idea what was going on.
Who among those generals didn't know that Situ Zhao was trying to force the prince to abdicate? After learning that the prince had no military power, these generals no longer hesitated.
Who wouldn’t want to be a favorite around the new emperor after all the merits of following the emperor?
With this, the group went to the palace in a mighty procession.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the Royal Guards found something wrong. What was the purpose of so many soldiers coming here?
"Stop, who are you coming?" The commander of the Royal Guards stopped these people and asked.
The next second, the sword flashed, and the commander of the Royal Guards covered his neck with his hands, a look of disbelief on his face.
Blood oozed from between his fingers, and the commander of the Royal Guards fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.
"These people are trying to harm the new emperor. Kill them." The murderer shouted.
The imperial guards all reacted: "They are planning a rebellion, quickly report it to the emperor."
Swords flashed and blood flowed like a river.
"Report, Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince Situ Zhao is planning a rebellion and is coming to kill us."
When the emperor heard this, he stood up suddenly and asked, "What?"
Situ Zhao rebelled? I had arranged such a good path for him, but he just...
Alas, the emperor sighed. All of this was his fault. He did not distinguish between the old and the young and was too partial to his wife, which made Situ Zhao have such thoughts.
"I want to go out and take a look." The emperor insisted on going out despite everyone's dissuasion.
He wanted to see whether Situ Zhao dared to kill him.
The eunuch wanted to help the emperor, but the emperor refused: "Go and get what I wrote a few days ago."
The eunuch agreed and hurried out.
The emperor walked out with the support of a young eunuch.
As soon as he went out, he saw that the palace was full of fighting and blood was flowing all over the ground. It was shocking.
The emperor looked around, trying to see where Situ Zhao was, but when his eyes met Minghuang, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"The traitor."
Situ Zhao, how dare he? He's not even dead yet, and he dares to wear the dragon robe?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The young eunuch was shocked when he felt the weight on his body and shouted hurriedly.
Unfortunately, it was too late. By the time the imperial physician arrived, the emperor had already stopped breathing.
A great emperor was angered to death by his own son.
"The Emperor has passed away."
All the palace people burst into tears, and the struggle had stopped at this time.
Situ Zhao strode over. He was extremely excited. He was dead, finally dead. No one could stop him from becoming the emperor.
At this moment, he completely forgot the emperor's preference and pampering for him.
Before reaching the emperor, he gathered himself together and knelt on the ground: "Father, how could you, how could you just disappear like this?"
Trying hard to hold back the tears, her voice was filled with grief.
The palace maids around him were frightened by Situ Zhao's every move and looked at him, as if he was not the one who angered the emperor to death.
After crying for a while, Situ Zhao stood up and said, "My father had long planned to pass the throne to me. Now that he has passed away, I will ascend to the throne immediately."
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees that Crown Prince Situ Yao is benevolent and virtuous. When I pass away, I will pass the throne to Situ Yao and he will ascend the throne on a day of my choosing." A voice came over.
Looking up, it was the eunuch who had left earlier.
The eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand, and every word he just read was an imperial edict.
Now, just one step away from success, Situ Zhao was interrupted by the eunuch. He was stunned, and in an instant, he thought, what about the imperial edict? As long as the eunuch died, and he changed the imperial edict, no one would know who the emperor was originally.
As for those who heard the imperial edict, they were all killed.
Having made up his mind, Situ Zhao looked at the eunuch with an increasingly dangerous look. Just when Situ Zhao was about to take action, a voice suddenly rang out.
"What's going on?"
"Oh my God, why did so many people die?"
"That is, Your Majesty, what happened to Your Majesty?"
A group of people rushed over. They didn't know what had happened. Today, they came to the palace at the invitation of the prince. When they heard the noise here, they wanted to come over and take a look.
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