When He Lin and Gu Qian led their massive army to appear before His Majesty,
"puff--"
His Majesty suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
What you fear will come to pass.
He didn't expect that by dismissing Li Zheng, he would have overlooked Gu Qian.
Because he didn't care much about He Lin, he never imagined that He Lin and Gu Qian were actually cousins.
"Your Majesty, your son and General Gu have arrived late to rescue Your Majesty. We beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!" He Lin and Gu Qian spoke in a tone befitting a savior, immediately surrounding the eldest prince.
At this moment, the eldest prince was like a fish on a chopping board, completely at He Lin's mercy.
The moment he saw He Lin and Gu Qian appear at the same time, he knew he had been tricked.
"Guards! Guards!" His Majesty cried out in terror.
However, no matter how hard he shouted, he couldn't summon a single trusted confidant.
Today, he was forced to abdicate by his two sons.
This coup enraged him to the point of despair.
With a thud, he clutched his chest in pain, as if suffering a heart attack, and collapsed, never to rise again.
After his downfall, Grand Tutor Gao, Mr. Qin, and other members of He Lin's faction visited him one after another.
Due to a change in circumstances, all civil and military officials were summoned to the palace by He Lin in His Majesty's name.
At that very moment, the imperial edict in the eldest prince's hand had already been snatched away by He Lin and thrown to Gu Qian.
Once everyone has arrived
Gu Qian unfolded the imperial edict, first examining it carefully, and then, word by word, solemnly read it aloud…
However, he changed the name of the eldest prince to the second prince.
Prince Rui squandered a winning hand.
He was powerless to change the situation, knowing that no one would believe him no matter what he said, and he only hoped that He Lin could give him a quick death.
"Elder brother, I won't kill you." He Lin helped Prince Rui up from the ground.
"As long as you are honest and law-abiding from now on, you will have no worries for the rest of your life."
"Why don't you kill me?" Prince Rui asked, his face full of doubt. He thought he was doomed.
He Lin: "Because your crime doesn't warrant death." He was more than grateful to his elder brother for helping him so much.
There was another reason why he didn't kill his eldest brother.
That was because, when he was young, his elder brother had shared with him more than once the delicacies he had received from the Empress Dowager.
He recalled that he always refused, citing his refusal to accept charity.
"Hmph, the victor is king, the loser is villain," Prince Rui could only manage a cold laugh.
"You're not killing me now because you look down on me, aren't you? I've always known that you all think I'm incompetent and unworthy to be the master of Dongjin."
Prince Rui was indignant and wanted to say something more, but then he heard He Lin say something...
"Eldest brother, let's go back."
Prince Rui lowered his eyes and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Second brother, no, Your Majesty, our father has died. Please, for his sake, give him a proper burial."
"Since he is the emperor, he should be given a grand funeral."
He Lin then successfully ascended to the throne.
On the second day after he proclaimed himself emperor,
He then issued a general amnesty.
In fact, he did this only for Li Zheng.
Secondly, he lifted the third prince's lifelong confinement.
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince was stunned for a long time.
He had been imprisoned for a long time and clearly never imagined that he would see the light of day again.
He never expected that his second brother, with whom he had always been at odds, would come to his rescue.
It must be because of the kindness he had shown Li Wenshu in the past.
He still doesn't know that the incident of the forced marriage was actually caused by his second brother abducting Li Wenshu.
After learning of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, Li Wenshu bid farewell to her parents and went to Shangjin.
The purpose, of course, was to find He Lin.
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