The news of the mutiny in the central square quickly spread outside as the crowd fled in panic.
At first, the people gathered outside the square did not believe it, thinking that this was most likely an exciting show at the celebration.
However, when the city defense forces and security forces who were originally guarding the order of the imperial capital, fully armed and murderous, rushed towards the central square.
Everyone just realized that things were getting serious!
The most terrifying thing was that these two armies were wielding swords and broadswords, hacking at all the people who blocked the road ahead.
Massacred the people they once protected!
The strong smell of blood soon drifted in the air!
Fear and panic filled the entire imperial capital for a moment.
This grand celebration held once every ten years has turned into a bloody day like hell.
With the rapid assembly of the city defense forces and security forces, the central square was surrounded and all exits were blocked.
A large number of archers suddenly appeared in the imperial city.
Their arrows were all aimed at all the senior officials on the platform.
At this point, the imperial palace regime was completely under control!
In the square, a dense crowd of guards had gathered around the eldest prince Yan Peng.
Teams of heavily armored cavalry and several infantry phalanxes.
That number is enough to have tens of thousands of troops!
In the center of the square, most of the Royal Guards led by Yan Chen and Qin Yu had been killed or wounded.
They were surrounded by all the troops at this moment and couldn't escape!
"this……"
On the high platform, the high-ranking court officials, royal relatives and nobles were all stunned!
Although they had anticipated today's scene, the speed of the outbreak was too rapid.
The whole process was extremely abrupt, without even a single sign!
Although on the surface, the cold arrows were fired from the Royal Guards to attack King Yan.
But everyone knows that the instigator of everything was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who secretly manipulated and created an excuse for the mutiny!
In this way, he could get rid of his only competitor, the Fourth Prince Yan Chen, in a legitimate manner.
Even with absolute advantage, he forced King Yan to abdicate!
Quiet!
Eerily quiet!
The atmosphere seemed to be frozen, and everyone remained silent.
Faced with the huge black army below the square and the thousands of archers in the imperial city, these court officials did not dare to utter a word of rebuke.
Otherwise, a round of arrows would kill them completely!
"Second brother!"
When Gu Yunle saw that the Imperial Guard Guard, where Qin Yu was, was trapped and killed, he became extremely anxious.
However, just as he was about to jump down from the platform, he was suddenly held down by a strong hand beside him.
The owner of this hand was his father, Gulie!
"Dad, I know the Gu family never interferes with the imperial power, but the guy below is my brother!"
Gu Yunle frowned and said in a low voice.
"Don't be impulsive."
Gu Lie said calmly, "He is your sworn brother, but he is also Qin Xiong's son. Look at Qin Xiong, he hasn't been anxious until now."
Hearing this, a hint of realization flashed across Gu Yunle's eyes.
He seemed to understand the underlying meaning of his father's words and suppressed the urge in his heart.
Indeed, Qin Xiong was able to become the great general of the dynasty not only because of his powerful military force, but also because of his extraordinary wisdom.
Judging from his rock-steady demeanor, it was obvious that he had anticipated today's coup and had hidden many means to deal with it.
"Why!"
Suddenly, an angry roar rang out.
Everyone's eyes immediately turned over.
The fourth prince, Yan Chen, was seen holding a blood-stained sword, surrounded by the remaining imperial guards.
He stared at his two brothers with a stern look and asked angrily, "Tell me, why are you doing this!!"
Facing Yan Chen's scolding, the second prince Yan Fengjun's eyes darkened slightly, but he remained silent.
"Why else? You sent someone to shoot arrows at my father. From now on, I am no longer your elder brother!"
Next to him, the eldest prince Yan Peng looked at Yan Chen coldly and mercilessly, his eyes full of cruelty and violence.
Hearing this, Yan Chen laughed in anger, "I think you know who shot the arrow."
"I do know that you, as a prince, openly attempted to assassinate my father in an attempt to seize power and the throne!"
The eldest prince sneered.
"Today, I will clean up the house for the Great Yan Imperial Family and get rid of you, this traitorous scum!"
After saying that, he pointed the sword in his hand at Yan Chen, and his voice was filled with ruthless and cold murderous intent.
Swish——!
The next moment, all the archers in the imperial city suddenly pulled their bowstrings.
Thousands of sharp arrows were pointed at the Royal Guards and the Fourth Prince Yanchen in the square.
"In this case, I don't need to think about brotherhood anymore."
Facing thousands of arrows pointing at him, Yan Chen remained calm.
Immediately, he took a deep breath, looked up at Qin Xiong on the platform, and said calmly: "General Qin, let's do it."
Qin Xiong nodded and shouted loudly: "Kill!"
As the voice fell, the inner side of the city wall corridor suddenly cracked without any warning.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of figures emerged like ghosts.
They held sharp swords and stabbed the unsuspecting archers hard.
Suddenly, bursts of screams rang out in the imperial city.
After a moment, the threats to the highest stronghold were completely eliminated.
Seeing this scene, the officials and nobles on the platform showed joy on their faces and hurriedly took a closer look.
However, those dark shadows that suddenly appeared were all elite guards of the Qin family and the imperial guards.
"How is that possible?!"
The eldest prince frowned, obviously somewhat unexpected by this sudden change.
Yan Chen smiled coldly and said indifferently: "When the imperial city was built, considering the need to respond to enemies in wartime, there were sufficient resources to maintain consumption, so a secret compartment was specially set up in the corridor on the city wall as a war preparation warehouse."
"But after hundreds of years, most people have forgotten the existence of the secret compartment. If General Qin Xiong hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known about it."
"So, in order to prevent any accidents on the day of the celebration, we arranged for people to hide in secret compartments long before the ceremony began, just in case."
Hearing this, the eldest prince's face suddenly became gloomy.
His originally foolproof plan was slightly disrupted because of this missed secret compartment!
On the high platform, the third prince Yan Hongyi sat on a chair, still looking calm.
Looking at the Qin family guards and the royal guards who appeared in the imperial city, he narrowed his eyes slightly, with a cold light surging in his eyes.
It seemed that he had never expected the secret compartments in the corridors of the imperial city.
It seems that this fourth brother does have some skills.
A slight smile appeared on Yan Hongyi's lips, and he felt that today's scene was becoming more and more interesting.
whoosh——!
At this moment, four blood-stained figures suddenly appeared on the city wall.
"who?!"
The Qin family guards and the imperial guards who had just occupied the territory suddenly became tense and hurriedly looked over with their swords drawn.
The four men were all wearing masks and their identities were mysterious.
Especially the two men and one woman standing in the front, they exuded a powerful aura and a cold murderous aura that made people's heart palpitate.
These three people were the three team leaders of Mingge, An Ying, Long Jiu and Feng Ming.
As for the one behind, it is Lin Hao.
He narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the chaotic scene outside the imperial city, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
The succession of dynasties was all based on piles of corpses piling up the emperor's throne.
The number of casualties in this coup is probably countless.
Then Lin Hao turned his gaze and found Gu Yunle and Qin Yu in the crowd.
However, at this moment, the situation Qin Yu was facing did not seem good.
As for Raymond, he disappeared without a trace.
Immediately, the three leaders of the Underworld Pavilion moved and rushed directly to the platform.
Lin Hao followed closely behind.
"Protect the emperor!"
The many palace guards surrounding King Yan suddenly became tense and stared at Lin Hao and the others vigilantly.
Although the Underworld Pavilion is the secret power of the Flame King, it has never really appeared in public.
Therefore, their appearance this time, coupled with the murderous aura stained with blood, undoubtedly caused the royal nobles to be nervous and uneasy.
"Mingge?"
Qin Xiong's face darkened slightly, and at the moment of suspicion, a strong wave of spiritual power suddenly spread out.
If these mysterious guys dare to harm King Yan, he will take action at the first moment!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late in rescuing you!"
Dark Eagle and the others bowed slightly and saluted respectfully to King Yan who was sitting on the dragon throne.
"Mingge, they are from Mingge!"
At that moment, everyone on the platform's eyes lit up and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"They finally showed up."
The aura on Qin Xiong's body suddenly dissipated.
But something didn't feel right.
It is said that there are many members in the Mingge organization, so why are there only four of them now?
In doubt, he looked at the blood-stained clothes of Lin Hao and the others, as if they had just experienced a bloody battle and killed their way here.
Seeing this, Qin Xiong suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Even an assassin organization as powerful as Minge was ambushed.
I never thought that the eldest prince's methods were so powerful!
Lin Hao raised his eyes slightly and looked at the Flame King in front of him curiously.
The first impression the other person gave him was that he was old.
What made Lin Hao feel strange was that the old King of Fire had a cold look in his eyes when facing this chaotic scene.
It seemed as if he didn't care who died.
Only when he inadvertently glanced at the vacant crown prince's throne, would a hint of sadness appear in his eyes.
And deep regret!
Originally, he just intended to use some tricks to make the princes thrive, so as to assist and motivate the crown prince and make him study the art of being an emperor more diligently.
Unexpectedly, the final result was fratricide among brothers.
Is power really that important?!
"Since you are eager to gain power, then... whoever can win the fight will be given my throne today!"
Then, King Yan suddenly stood up, like an angry lion, and swept his sharp eyes towards the Crown Prince and others.
Finally, his gaze fell on the third prince Yan Hongyi, who was still sitting quietly on the podium.
Those eyes filled with grief and indignation seemed to have seen through everything!
After saying this, the old King Yan turned around and slowly walked towards the imperial city gate at the back, leaving the crowd with a look of astonishment.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly fell silent.
Unexpectedly, King Yan ignored the mutiny and the riot.
He even let out a voice, allowing several princes to fight and kill each other for the throne!
This scene immediately shocked the whole audience!!
The three team leaders of Mingge also followed the old King Yan and left the place with indifferent expressions.
Their mission is to obey only King Yan.
Since the latter has already spoken, they naturally will not stay here any longer.
If a new Fire King is born at that time, the object of Mingge's loyalty will also shift accordingly.
"Is this old man crazy?"
Looking at King Yan and others who suddenly left, Lin Hao was secretly shocked.
Then, he sensitively discovered that the atmosphere in the field had gradually become weird.
The silence at this moment seems like a sign before a volcanic eruption!
As expected, the army in the eldest prince's camp was full of murderous intent, staring at the royal guards where the fourth prince Yanchen was, like wolves and tigers.
A bloody battle for imperial power is about to break out!
"This is a big deal."
Qin Yu's face was solemn, and he felt that King Yan's words before he left would undoubtedly further boost the morale of the rebels.
Yan Chen also had a heavy expression on his face at this moment, his eyes fixed on the direction where King Yan left.
The faith in my heart seemed to collapse at this moment.
From childhood to adulthood, his father was the person he respected most in his heart.
Even when he proposed to assist the prince well, Yan Chen never had any complaints.
Later, the prince died suddenly. Even though King Yan never truly appreciated him, he always worked hard to become a great king like him.
But now, this father whom he loved and respected ignored his life or death.
He even used power and the throne as an inducement to help escalate today's mutiny! !
"Fourth brother, since father has decided to use this method to make us fight to the death, then you can't blame me, your eldest brother."
The eldest prince stared at Yan Chen with a gloomy look and smiled solemnly.
He was extremely confident in his own lineup. Now, the three armies in the imperial capital, namely the city defense army, the security army and the guards, were all under his control.
Although Yan Chen had the help of Qin Xiong's border defense troops, they were blocked outside the city at the moment, with only one imperial guard left, which was not a threat at all.
This feeling of being sure of victory made him laugh out loud.
“Puff!”
However, at this moment, the eldest prince felt a pain in his back and his laughter stopped abruptly.
He looked in astonishment, and looked down at the long sword that pierced through his chest, his pupils shrank tightly.
"Second brother, you..."
The eldest prince turned his head, and when he saw that the assassin was Yan Fengjun, the person he trusted the most, his face was suddenly filled with disbelief.
He looked at his men beside him, but saw that these guys all had cold expressions and were all indifferent. They were obviously standing on Yan Fengjun's side.
"I have always been at your service and obeyed your orders."
Yan Fengjun's face was gloomy, revealing his true cruel side. He said coldly: "But you have calculated everything, but you didn't expect that I am actually very eager for the throne."
"So, you can go die."
After saying that, Yan Fengjun shook the sword in his hand violently, crushing the eldest prince's heart and killing him instantly.
Immediately he bent down and took off the storage ring from the eldest prince's hand.
He remembered that there was a piece of space talisman paper here. It was a rare item given to him by Raymond last night. It could be used to save his life at a critical moment.
"The eldest prince...is dead!"
Looking at the sudden scene, everyone was shocked.
No one would have expected that the eldest prince's final fate would be to be betrayed and killed tragically by his own brother!