When the ministers in the court heard this, they wondered what was going on.
The eunuch was trembling inwardly. It was common for the emperor to use a substitute at such a critical moment. But he didn't dare to explain!
After the Royal Guards came in, they went straight to Zhan Wang and Gu Beiheng.
Gu Beiheng drew his sword and fought with the imperial guards. He did not want those people to disturb the settlement between the War King and the Emperor.
The War King stepped forward and pressed forward.
Suddenly, he frowned and grabbed the emperor. He stretched out his hand and pulled upwards at his neck, and a human skin mask fell into his hand.
If you look closely, the person in front of you looks a little like the emperor.
A sinister glint flashed in the man's eyes, and a sharp weapon appeared in his hand.
He stabbed towards the War King.
Fortunately, the War King was on guard against him. With a few moves, he twisted his wrist and then pressed down hard on his neck.
The man fell down limply.
"This man is not the emperor." King Zhan shouted coldly. He knew in his heart that the real emperor would not appear at this time.
It must be just in case that a substitute is used to do things.
This time even the Royal Guards were stunned.
"I suspect someone has coerced the emperor, so I will be the regent for the time being." King Zhan threw the man in the middle and ordered the Supreme Court Minister and the Minister of Justice to investigate.
The eunuch's eyes almost dropped to the ground. He stammered:
"How can the King of War be the regent? There should be a prince designated by the emperor." What should be done?
His Majesty the Emperor is in the secret room now.
Prince Zhan knew exactly where the emperor was hiding, but he still said coldly, "How dare a eunuch discuss state affairs? I can't be regent, but you can?"
As he spoke, the War King raised his voice, his eyes like bells glaring at the eunuch.
He was so frightened that his knees went weak and he fell to his knees.
"I wouldn't dare."
Several princes all hid in the corner, and no one dared to stand up and speak.
Only the Third Prince stood up and was the first to support the decision of the War King. "This prince agrees with the decision of Uncle Zhan. We don't know what happened to our father now. Everything is up to Uncle Zhan."
As soon as the third prince expressed his stance, two others who had no hope of competing for the throne also expressed their stance.
They want to keep their lives more than anything else.
Several princes, already locked in a life-and-death struggle, remained silent, though they also did not object to Prince Zhan's regentship. No one wanted to be the first to speak out.
A storm subsided.
The King of War was about to execute General Lou and General Liu, and they were acquitted and given a lot of money as condolences.
Lord Wu's family was confiscated and exiled to Lingnan.
He used force to capture the commander of the Imperial Guard and replaced him with a group of his own people.
The eunuch looked suspicious and was slashed in the neck by the War King, and blood splattered all over the court.
Many of the War King's former allies supported him. The resolute War King was back.
Prince Zhan stared at Duke Lu with a gloomy gaze, stroking his chin and saying, "Duke Lu, I heard that you were with the Emperor yesterday? Do you think it's possible that you killed the Emperor and brought a substitute into the palace to serve as your puppet?"
Duke Lu lowered his head, then raised his eyes and explained softly after hearing these words:
"How is that possible? You also know our relationship back then."
The War King uttered a thoughtful "Oh," and said, "You and the Emperor did have a good relationship back then."
Duke Lu wanted to say that they had a good relationship in the past, but seeing Prince Zhan's expression, he felt a little confused.
I wonder if he knows any clues.
Looking at Gu Beiheng again, he immediately regretted it.
From the very beginning, we should have spared no effort to let the emperor send the Dragon Guards to take action.
It will be too late to regret it.
King Zhan issued an edict that Duke Lu be temporarily imprisoned in the Sky Prison for his involvement in the emperor's disappearance.
Wait until everything is clear before releasing him. It's not that I don't want to kill Duke Lu, but I have to detain him for now because of some constraints.
Prince Zhan stayed in the palace to make arrangements and asked Gu Beiheng to return to Prince Zhan's mansion.
Gu Beiheng didn't know what happened to Su Qi until he returned to Prince Zhan's Mansion. He looked unhappy and angry because Su Qi came to the palace alone.
Gu Beiheng, with a cold face, said nothing and went straight into the house.
Su Qi wanted to be angry, but she remembered that this man had been seriously injured not long ago, and was angry because he was worried about her.
Naturally, I went forward and coaxed her gently and tenderly.
He let the big-tailed wolf Gu Beiheng take the opportunity to put forward many conditions. He laughed quietly.
Su Qi glared at him in reproach.
Yingyi came back to report to Gu Beiheng that Prince Zhan's Mansion was surrounded by people from the Five Cities Military Department.
Gu Beiheng knew that tonight would not be peaceful.
He sent a message to Feiyinglou to seize control of several important princes' and ministers' residences. Yue Jiushao heard the news and brought his own people over.
He has been constantly building up his own power over the past two years, and now has quite a few people at his disposal.
Besides, the head of the Yue family weighed the pros and cons and believed that the War King had a greater chance of winning. Naturally, he also let the people under the Yue family go with Yue Jiushao, which was also a gesture of loyalty.
The people around Gu Beiheng arranged the Zhan Palace like an iron barrel. Not to mention the Five Cities Army, even the emperor's personal soldiers would never come back.
After arranging all of these.
Gu Beiheng received a secret letter that Duke Lu was missing.
If someone can disappear in the Sky Prison, there must be a traitor.
Prince Zhan has been away from the capital and the court for many years. Even if he suppresses people with force today, there are still many people who are under the emperor and Duke Lu.
"It's useless to say anything. He should have thought of this when he left for Tianshan."
"What should we do now?" Su Qi asked.
"I will take people to the palace to pick him up first. The best way is to leave the capital. It will be easier to do things as long as we leave the capital." Gu Beiheng thought for a while and said.
"Without destruction, there is no construction. Only after leaving the capital can we have a brand new beginning."
The soldiers in the capital are basically the emperor's personal soldiers, not to mention the nearby soldiers, who are not sure if they can be brought to the side of the War King.
"Okay, go ahead. I'm here at Prince Zhan's Mansion."
"Um."
Gu Beiheng left with his confidants, knowing that the emperor could make a move at any time. It would be better to leave the capital and wait for the right moment to launch a counterattack.
During the time when Gu Beiheng was away.
Su Qi did not delay and asked the housekeeper to notify all the shops in the capital to close down. He handed over all the account books and money to the housekeeper.
She also quietly sneaked into the storehouse of Prince Zhan's mansion and took away all the valuables inside.
Only some big ones with crude benzene are left.
It was not until midnight that Gu Beiheng and Prince Zhan returned to the palace.
Prince Zhan had obviously gone through another fierce battle, but he looked a little tired due to his age.
He asked Gu Beiheng to accompany him into the study to put away some important things in the study, and then led everyone out through a secret passage.
Everyone in Prince Zhan's Mansion left through the secret passage.
The secret guards were the last group to leave. Some of them stayed in the capital to report some news from the capital to the War King.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng walked for a long time before they finally saw a ray of light above their heads. Gu Beiheng hugged Su Qi and jumped up, and they realized that they were in a dense forest.
After walking through a short stretch of dense forest, I saw the courtyard under the moonlight.
The courtyard was right next to the dense forest, and there weren't many people there. But the courtyard was even bigger than the Zhan Prince's Palace in the capital, so it was no problem for everyone in the Zhan Prince's Palace to come over.
"Beiheng, Qiqi. There aren't many people in our palace in the capital, and now that we're in the villa and there are more people here, it's more lively." King Zhan had figured out what he would do in the future.
Gu Beiheng smiled and said, "After mother and the others come over to join us, Qiqi and I will go back to Dashun."
"Do we have to go back? How about the whole family stay in Dongqi?"
"No. My Gu family army is still in Dashun, and I still have my career." Gu Beiheng thought that even if he unified the continent one day, it would be impossible for him to place the capital in Dongqi.
The War King wanted to say something but ultimately didn't.
The next day, Su Qi received news that Qin Wan and his group were very close.
However, the inspections along the way were very strict, but fortunately they were in large numbers so it was easy to conceal their presence. Furthermore, with the help of Dong Qi Yue Jiu Shao's men, they were able to travel safely.
Only Su Qi and Gu Beiheng knew that Qin Wan and the others were actually in greater danger.
The courtyard is located in a remote place outside the capital. It was once a place that everyone was afraid of. In the early years of the War King, he ordered people to build a courtyard in the middle of the woods.
The area outside the courtyard had also been transformed into a farm, where people from Prince Zhan's residence grew crops. This place was unknown to Long Xuancheng, known only to Prince Zhan.
King Zhan also received the news and came directly to Gu Beiheng and his friends' courtyard without letting his followers know.
"Beiheng, I want to go find your mother. I dreamed about Wan'er last night."
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