Chapter 302 Exposed
But as soon as they approached the gate, they were blocked by a group of men in black.
If they couldn't get out, they could only fight hard.
For a while, the sound of swords clashing in the courtyard was endless, and the two sides fought fiercely.
The men in black were numerous and powerful. Not long after, King Rui and several others were injured to varying degrees.
"Father, be careful!" King Rui shouted when he saw a knife with a cold light stabbing at the emperor's back.
Yu Cheng, who was close, heard the sound and rushed over, trying to block the knife for the emperor in a hurry.
But strangely, after the man in black saw Yu Cheng clearly, the knife in his hand was forced to the side a little bit, and the knife that should have stabbed Yu Cheng's chest stabbed Yu Cheng's left arm.
"Hiss!" Yu Cheng took a breath in pain, and the sword in his right hand stabbed the man in black neatly.
The knife of the man in black was still in Yu Cheng's arm. Although he dodged in time, the tip of Yu Cheng's sword accidentally cut his face towel. In an
instant, the face of the man in black appeared in Yu Cheng's eyes.
At that moment, Yu Cheng forgot the pain in his arm and stared at the familiar face in front of him in a daze.
Uncle...
these two words stuck in Yu Cheng's throat and he almost called out.
Taking advantage of this gap, Zhou Boxu found an opportunity to whisper to the emperor: "Lin Jun has taken my token to mobilize the imperial guards hidden under the mountain gate. They will arrive in a quarter of an hour at the latest."
The emperor looked solemn and stern, turned to look at the exposed man in black, and angrily scolded: "Cao Qian, do you know what crime is regicide?"
When Cao Qian and his group proposed to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for blessings at Tianji Mountain, and when Cao Qian could not wait to urge them, the emperor knew that he could not hold back and was about to take action.
So the emperor and Yu Zheng took advantage of the situation and went to Tianji Mountain, giving Cao Qian the opportunity to assassinate.
There were 800 imperial guards and 200 guards accompanying them. If Cao Qian wanted to take action, he would have to deal with the imperial guards and guards first. Therefore, Zhou Boxu secretly ordered 300 imperial guards to delay their departure for one day and hide three miles below the mountain gate, ready to support at any time.
Now, as long as they could delay until the imperial guards arrived, Cao Qian would be trapped.
Having been exposed, Cao Qian no longer covered up, and tore off his torn veil and said arrogantly: "Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, you can only go to the underworld."
"Kill, except for the prince, don't leave anyone alive!" Cao Qian gave an order and took the lead in attacking the emperor with a knife.
He had been planning and waiting for this assassination for a long time.
As long as the emperor, Yu Zheng and others are killed, and then the bodies are burned to destroy all traces, no one will know that he did it.
Once the emperor dies, Yu Cheng, as the prince, will naturally succeed to the throne. By then, the Cao family will have power over the government and the country, and it will be easy to find a scapegoat for what happened tonight, or to put the blame on Yu Zheng.
In short, the winner is the king, and only those who survive are qualified to decide everything.
"Uncle!" Yu Cheng covered his bleeding arm and stood firmly in front of the emperor.
Cao Qian stopped, looked at Yu Cheng with a cold look and said: "Your Highness, after tonight, you will be the new emperor of Dazhao! Just get out of the way, and leave the rest to me."
He knew that Yu Cheng was soft-hearted and could not do anything to his father and brothers, so he was willing to do it for him.
"I can't sit still on the throne that I got by killing my father. Uncle, stop before you make a big mistake." Yu Cheng urged bitterly.
However, Cao Qian was not moved at all, and said coldly: "If I stop now, the whole Cao family will have no way to survive, and you will definitely be deposed."
Yu Cheng choked and couldn't speak.
Tonight's incident happened suddenly, and until now, he didn't understand why Cao Qian wanted to assassinate the emperor and kill Yu Zheng and others.
"Uncle, I am the prince, and I can inherit the throne after my father abdicates. Why do you do this?" Yu Cheng asked in confusion.
Cao Qian sneered, "You are too naive. Your father has long since stopped tolerating the Cao family. As for you, with Prince Jing around, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to succeed to the throne."
"Your Highness, we have no way out. Get out of the way." Cao Qian clenched the long sword in his hand, his murderous aura was evident.
Yu Cheng still did not move, and it was unknown what he was thinking.
Gao He and Zhuiyun stood between the emperor and Yu Cheng, guarding against Yu Cheng turning around and stabbing the emperor with a sword.
The distance between the father and son was so close that if he suddenly turned around and stabbed the emperor, the emperor would have no way to avoid it.
Although the assassination was not instigated by Yu Cheng, and it seemed that he did not know about it in advance, people's hearts are unpredictable, and we must be on guard against it.
Cao Qian raised his head and glanced at the darkening moon in the sky, and said harshly: "Your Highness
, have you ever thought about your mother? What will happen to her if you lose tonight?" "Your Highness, do you still need to hesitate between your partial and cold-hearted father and your loving mother who is devoted to you?"
Yu Cheng's body trembled when he heard this, and the hand holding the sword trembled.
Cao Qian thought he had persuaded him, and was about to step forward to pull him over, but Yu Cheng slowly raised the sword and pointed it at him.
"But, killing your father and usurping the throne, and harming your brothers and sisters is wrong. It will be infamous for thousands of years and be spit on by all the people."
Yu Cheng's voice was low and choked, and it was difficult for him to make a decision.
Cao Qian said, "As long as we kill them all, no one will know. History is written by the victors."
Yu Cheng said painfully, "But I know that if people lose their humanity, they are no different from animals."
At this point, Cao Qian knew that it was useless to say more, and his eyes suddenly became fierce and said, "In this case, Your Highness, go with them."
Hearing this, Yu Cheng was shocked and looked at Cao Qian in disbelief.
Cao Qian stopped talking nonsense, dodged Yu Cheng's sword pointing at him, and stabbed Yu Cheng with the long sword in his hand.
Yu Cheng did not expect Cao Qian to attack him, and for a moment he forgot to react.
"Cheng'er, get out of the way!" The emperor shouted.
Zhou Boxu was quick-witted and grabbed Yu Cheng and dodged, while holding the sword to fight with Cao Qian.
Cao Qian was a man with ruthless ambitions and cruel hands, and he even killed Yu Cheng.
No need to ask, we all knew what he was planning.
Yu Cheng was the crown prince, and if he died, Cao Qian could help Yu Cheng's youngest son Yu Haoyan ascend the throne. By then, Cao Qian would be in charge of government affairs, with power over the whole world. Although he was not the emperor, he was better than the emperor.
This calculation was very clever. This mind was very vicious.
At this point, Cao Qian guessed that the emperor and Yu Zheng had a backup plan, and they must be stalling for time.
So he gave a ruthless order: "Don't spare any of them! Kill them immediately."
The men in black followed
the order and attacked more fiercely, with each move being fatal. Cao Qian asked several men in black to entangle Zhou Boxu, while he led a team to attack the emperor and Yu Cheng.
He wanted to kill these two people himself.
Although the emperor and Yu Cheng knew martial arts, they were far inferior to Cao Qian. If it weren't for Zhui Yun and Gao He's protection, they would have died long ago.
Seeing Cao Qian's fatal move, Yu Cheng was filled with grief and tried his best to cope.
"Puff!" Yu Cheng's left arm was injured and his movements were a little slow. After being outmatched, he was stabbed in the chest by Cao Qian and fell down like a fallen leaf.
"Cheng'er!" The emperor caught Yu Cheng, furious.
Until then, Yu Cheng still found it hard to believe that his uncle wanted to kill him.
Human heart, family affection, human nature...what are they?
Yu Cheng suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, and fainted.
Cao Qian was delighted after solving one problem. He held the knife stained with Yu Cheng's blood and attacked the emperor again.