The prince withdrew his hand from pointing at Qingning and stood up. "Do as I say, and I will make sure you die of old age. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. I'm telling you the truth. I dare not tell anyone in the entire palace, but this Chengtian Palace is already surrounded by my people. Tomorrow, the King of Zhenbei will be waiting for my order at the Dongshan camp. And Lord Qin in the south will arrive by noon at the latest. By then, you won't have this chance."
The emperor looked at the prince in surprise, "You, you actually, actually... when did you arrange this?"
"It's already been a long time. If I don't make arrangements, are you going to let those cannibalistic sons of yours kill me? I'm not in a hurry. Even if you don't issue an order, I still have ways to convince everyone. It's just that if you issue this order, it will save everyone's face."
After saying that, he laughed heartily and turned to look at Song Chengze. "Since you want to be a filial son, then go with the emperor. Why don't you ask your sixth brother to persuade the emperor? It's just a summons and a few words. Don't wait until tomorrow. I dare not say which of you can walk out of Chengtian Palace."
Watching the prince sit back in his chair and leisurely drink his tea, Song Chengze walked up to the emperor and asked, "Father, are you okay?"
The emperor covered his head with his hands and looked very ugly. Qingning hurried forward and began to massage his temples.
After a while, a man in black came into the room carrying a young eunuch. The young eunuch lay on the ground and looked up at Lu Chengbao. "Master, I can't get out. The prince's men are everywhere. The people in Chengtian Palace have all been replaced. The palace gates are tightly closed. I don't recognize any of them."
The prince said proudly, "Now you all believe me, the people from Chengtian Palace are either dead or imprisoned. Not to mention that the other palaces have no idea what happened here, even if they know that the palace gates are closed, it is almost impossible for outsiders to enter Chengtian Palace, and no one will come to rescue you. We just need to wait patiently. By tomorrow noon, oh no, maybe tomorrow morning, the troops of the Zhenbei King and the Dongshan Camp will rush into the palace. Father, I still say, don't let it get to that point, it really won't look good."
The emperor looked at the complacent prince and felt as if his brain exploded. He couldn't breathe and fainted.
In this way, the prince placed the emperor, Song Chengze and Qingning under house arrest, and everyone in Chengtian Palace obeyed the prince's orders.
After daybreak, news began to arrive. First, the Prince of Zhenbei led his troops to the west city gate, and then the troops from the East Mountain Camp pressed on to the east city gate, asking the Crown Prince when he would take action. The Crown Prince proudly said to the Emperor, "Father, do you still insist? I keep my word, but if you don't issue an order, I will really take action."
The Emperor closed his eyes and pretended not to hear. The Crown Prince was not angry. "For the sake of our father-son relationship, why don't we wait until Lord Qin arrives and then we can talk about it?"
When the news came in the afternoon that Lord Qin had arrived at the South City Gate, the prince laughed heartily, knowing that his dream was about to come true.
After the news from Lord Qin arrived, the next news made the prince's face look increasingly ugly.
Yue Zhen appeared at the South City Gate. I don’t know what he said to Lord Qin, but Lord Qin actually left with his troops.
At the west gate, Wu Zhengda led his men from the rear and engaged in a fierce battle with the Zhenbei King's troops. Because the new Zhenbei King lacked authority, while Wu Zhengda was very familiar with the Northwest Army and, through psychological tactics planted within the Northwest Army, his men quickly gained the upper hand and captured the new Zhenbei King alive.
At the east city gate, Lord Lu appeared with a token. After a few rounds, the people in the Dongshan camp also became obedient.
Song Chengze stood up and watched another night slowly approach. "I advise my royal brother to stop. What else do you have now? Remove all the people you have stationed in Chengtian Palace, and the emperor will not hold you accountable."
The Crown Prince laughed heartily, pointing his sword at King Rui and saying, "Do you think that just because outsiders can't get in, I can't? There's no need to go to such lengths. The people here alone are enough for me to take that position. Blame me for being soft-hearted. I shouldn't have wasted this whole day with you. With one strike of my sword, that position is mine. After I've dealt with you, I'll go deal with those ungrateful people."
The prince looked at the emperor who had been lying there with only Lu Chengbao serving him, and who was already breathing more than breathing in. He said, "Look at him, he seems to be in pain. Why don't I help him?" After saying this, he gestured to the two people who had been standing beside the emperor.
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting outside. The man in black at the door hurried out and just as he lifted the door curtain, Chu Yong stabbed him in the chest.
The prince looked at Chu Yong and the others following behind him in shock. "How did you get in? Where are the people outside?"
Song Chengze stepped forward and said, "Just surrender. The people outside are under my control."
"Impossible, there's no way they could get in."
"I'm afraid your Royal Brother has forgotten about the tunnel of our Fifth Brother?" Song Chengze said.
The prince showed an expression of understanding, watching the crowd approaching him, and held the sword in his hand horizontally. The prince's men surrounded him and retreated step by step.
The prince was very familiar with Chengtian Palace. He knew that there was a side door at the back that led to the harem.
Watching the Crown Prince being escorted out of Chengtian Hall by his men, Song Chengze walked up to the Emperor and asked, "Father, what if we can't capture my brother right away?"
The emperor looked up at him and closed his eyes. "Kill him without mercy."
Song Chengze nodded, feeling relieved at the emperor's words.
After he left Chengtian Palace, Dong Hai indicated that Chu Yong and the others had chased the prince to the harem.
Song Chengze took the sword handed to him by Dong Hai and did not notice the twinkling candlelight and the woman's voice until he arrived at the West Six Palaces.
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