Northern Qi Palace
On Qi Heng's side, he, his father-in-law, and his uncle soon arrived at the capital.
Upon seeing the three, General Yue, responsible for guarding the imperial city, steeled his resolve and then solemnly gave an order to the palace guards behind him.
"Surround the palace!"
After General Yue finished speaking, he led a group of soldiers and followed behind Qi Heng and the other two.
The army entered the palace in a seemingly blatant manner.
When the palace servants saw them, they all ran away with their heads in their hands.
The concubines, eunuchs, princesses, and other women hid in the inner palace, not daring to breathe loudly.
In an instant, the entire palace became lifeless and devoid of any human presence.
Qi Heng walked quickly, heading straight for the main hall of the palace.
Soon, they arrived at the main hall.
In the main hall,
The Northern Qi emperor stood alone, his back hunched, and in an instant, his hair turned completely white.
Looking up at the people behind Qi Heng, and seeing General Yue there as well, he realized just how much of a failure he had been as emperor.
"Heng'er, you've come."
He looked at Qi Heng with a kind expression, just like an ordinary old father.
In his eyes, there was not a trace of the ruthlessness he once had.
Qi Heng remained expressionless.
He stood quietly in place, staring blankly at the old man in front of him.
"Heng'er, your father was wrong. Your father shouldn't have listened to your elder brother's slander and tried to take your life. Now that your elder brother has passed away, the position of Crown Prince is still yours."
My father is old and doesn't have many years left to live.
"Let's call it a day. Father Emperor is willing to abdicate and live a peaceful life as the Retired Emperor."
The Northern Qi emperor's eyes were bloodshot.
He looked at Qi Heng expectantly, his eyes filled with a sincere and pitiful look.
Qi Heng gave a bitter smile, a smile so tragic.
If his father had spoken to him like this when he was proving his innocence to his father, he would have been moved to tears.
Even knowing that their Northern Qi kingdom was nearing its end, he was still determined to fight Dongjin to the death.
But now...
"Father, it's no use."
He shook his head at the Northern Qi Emperor, "From now on, I am no longer the Crown Prince, and you are no longer His Majesty. This place will belong to Dongjin."
"Heng'er, you are the Crown Prince of Northern Qi. Are you really willing to hand over Northern Qi to us?"
"I'm not reconciled!" Qi Heng raised his voice.
"But what can we do? Now, the Eastern Jin and Western Qin kingdoms have joined forces and captured many of our cities. We are abroad and have very few outside help."
Now, our country is destroyed and our homes are destroyed, and the soldiers of Dongjin have come to our doorstep.
"Father, let's surrender."
"Are you here to persuade them to surrender?" The Emperor of Northern Qi frowned, trying his best to maintain his benevolent demeanor.
"Yes!" In fact, Qi Heng came to force Qi Heng to resign.
"Persuade me to surrender? Qi Heng, all my efforts and good intentions towards you have been wasted." The Emperor of Northern Qi stood with his hands behind his back.
Hearing the distant, resounding sound of horses' hooves, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
Are they really finished?
Qi Heng slightly stretched out his arm, wanting to help his father up.
But after a moment of hesitation in mid-air, the arm finally fell slowly.
He couldn't get over the fact that his father wanted to kill him and his wife.
"Lord Shangguan, Lord Dong, General Yue, are you resigned to this?" The Emperor of Northern Qi rose with difficulty, his gaze sweeping over the people behind Qi Heng.
Including those Northern Qi soldiers.
Shangguan Hong and Dong Sheng remained silent.
They have always harbored prejudices against His Majesty.
Because of Gu Qian, Qi Heng became a hostage, and the Emperor of Northern Qi abandoned him and regarded the eldest prince Qi Ze as his successor.
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