Chapter 230: Mutiny in the Imperial City
"Ridiculous!" Prime Minister Fang was furious.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is our Great Yan's crown prince. He should be the heir to the throne. How could His Majesty possibly give you an imperial edict to allow the King of Qi to ascend the throne?"
Prince Ming said, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is the son of the Imperial Concubine. Your Majesty originally intended to make him the Crown Prince! Moreover, in the early years, the Prince of Qi made great military achievements for our Great Yan and won the hearts of the army."
"He should inherit the throne!"
Among the civil and military officials, those old subordinates of the King of Qi and those court officials bribed by the King of Qi also came out from the crowd.
"Your Highness Prince Ming is right. We firmly support Your Highness Prince Qi as the monarch of Great Yan."
Huo Xingzhi glanced at the civil and military officials, then snorted coldly.
It turns out that the King of Qi has so many people.
Good, very good.
If Emperor Zhaohe had not faked his death today, he would have no idea that the entire Yan court was infiltrated by the Qin bloodline.
Almost one-third of the officials in the court support King Qi!
Some supported Huo Xingzhi as the crown prince.
Some remained neutral.
Prime Minister Fang said, "In terms of military achievements, who in the entire Great Yan can compare to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is the God of War of Great Yan. He joined the army at the age of ten and has made numerous military achievements. Now, in a battle against Northern Qi, he has repelled the Qi army, captured the city, and forced Qi to sign a ceasefire agreement. Just ask, who in the entire Great Yan can achieve such a feat?"
Prime Minister Fang spoke in a loud voice, and the civil and military officials present began to whisper among themselves.
Prince Ming said: "We firmly support Prince Qi!"
"Only the King of Qi is worthy of being the monarch of Dayan and bringing blessings to the people of Dayan."
Huo Xingzhi stood up nonchalantly from his chair, his eyes sweeping over the group of people behind Prince Ming.
"This is the emperor's bedroom. If you have anything to say, let's go outside and talk."
As he spoke, he strode directly out of the Yangxin Palace.
A group of people followed him out of the Yangxin Palace.
"King of Qi?"
Huo sneered, "I am the Crown Prince of Great Yan, the heir apparent of Great Yan. I am of true royal blood. How can I be compared to the bloodline of the Qin State?"
"What do you mean?" Prince Ming asked angrily.
Huo Xingzhi said nonchalantly: "The King of Qi is from Qin!"
"Huo Xingzhi, what nonsense are you talking about!" The King of Qi's face suddenly changed. He strode to Huo Xingzhi's side, but was kicked away by the King of Rui.
The King of Qi felt pain and saw the King of Rui glaring at him fiercely.
King Rui said: "Brother King Qi, how long are you going to pretend now?"
"You are not of the emperor's bloodline. You are the son of Duke Gao, who is from the Qin State!"
After Prince Rui finished speaking word by word, all the civil and military officials were completely thrown into disarray.
Those officials who supported the King of Qi felt their scalps tingling and were so scared that they knelt on the ground.
"Someone is trying to overthrow our Great Yan Empire and become a traitor!"
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" The King of Qi was furious.
He looked at King Rui, with an evil arc at the corner of his lips.
"Prince Rui, oh Prince Rui, do you really think I can do nothing to you now?"
He slowly approached King Rui and whispered, "You are standing up for Huo Xingzhi, but have you ever thought about your Chen Wan?"
"Since His Majesty has passed away, there is no need for this king to pretend anymore!"
As soon as the King of Qi finished speaking, countless soldiers in silver armor came out from all directions and surrounded the entire Yangxin Palace.
The soldiers were all filled with murderous aura, and they put their long swords to the necks of the civil and military officials.
"King Qi, do you want to rebel?" King Rui asked angrily.
King Qi said: "King Rui, you should have known this long ago."
Huo Xingzhi stood behind Prince Rui, with a smile on his lips.
Then, he reached out and clapped his hands.
"Not bad, not bad."
"I didn't expect that Brother Prince Qi's true colors would be revealed so soon."
His cold gaze fell on the court officials who had just supported the King of Qi.
"This is the Qin you support."
"Brother Prince Qi, you don't think we are that stupid, do you?"
As Huo Xingzhi finished speaking, another group of brave soldiers in armor emerged from the crowd like ghosts.
He killed the King of Qi's soldiers with one strike.
"Huo Xingzhi, you've been prepared. These aren't royal soldiers, they're assassins from the Tianji Pavilion."
Huo Xingzhi sneered, "When we went to the frontier, didn't you ask me what my identity was?"
"Today, can't you guess it?"
The King of Qi looked at the group of guards around him who were wearing black iron armor.
I understood it instantly.
"You, you are the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion!"
"Huo Xingzhi, you are actually the head of Tianji Pavilion!"
"Hahaha, so what?"
The King of Qi smiled very strangely.
"Listen, what's that noise outside?"
Everyone was stunned, and then they heard the faint sound of swords and sabers coming from not far away.
"My men are already at the gates of the city."
Huo Xingzhi: "Wouldn't it be better if they came? We can catch them all in one fell swoop!"
After Huo Xing finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his hand and rushed towards the King of Qi like a ghost.
The King of Qi dodged to the side, quickly drew out his dagger, and stabbed at Huo Xingzhi.
At the same time, another group of armored soldiers rushed out from all directions and wrestled with Huo Xingzhi's men.
The entire area in front of the Yangxin Palace was in chaos.
Inside the hall, Wang Dequan huddled in front of Emperor Showa's dragon bed, his whole body trembling.
Behind them were four or five imperial guards who were protecting Emperor Showa.
Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The sound of swords and sabers rang out in their ears, and all the civil and military officials ran away and scattered.
Some even hid in the imperial garden.
Outside the imperial palace, tens of thousands of cavalrymen from the thirteen counties of King Qi arrived at the palace gate and engaged in a fight with the imperial guards and the imperial guards.
The scene was filled with smoke and blood.
The King of Qi was escorted by Huo Xingzhi and King Rui towards the palace gate.
The King of Qi said, "Huo Xingzhi, even if you kill me today, my thirteen-county cavalry will still massacre the entire imperial city!"
Prince Rui sneered.
In the previous life, after the King of Qi became emperor, didn’t he also massacre the entire Imperial City of Yanjing?
How can I do as he wishes in this life?
Huo Xingzhi said coldly: "I may disappoint you."
His voice was cold and gloomy. "Where did your cavalry's warhorses come from? Have you forgotten?"
"During the battle of Ningzhou City, you allowed horses infected with glanders to infiltrate the King of Qin's warhorses, causing them to go mad and leading to the annihilation of his entire cavalry."
"Today, he will return everything that happened back then to you exactly as it happened!"
"What did you say... No!" Huo Xingzhi's words made the King of Qi turn pale.
Huo Xingzhi and Prince Rui escorted him up to the palace tower.
Below, the black-armored cavalry on horseback all lost control.
The horses went mad and rushed around with the people on board.
The cavalry couldn't control the horses at all.
At the same time, the Imperial City Guards and the Royal Guards took advantage of the situation and killed the cavalry leaders who were in chaos.
Huo Xingzhi escorted the King of Qi to the city wall and looked at the people below.
"Thirteen commanderies, look at the people you are loyal to. The King of Qi is a Qin, not our kind!"
"If the soldiers turn back, I will spare your lives!"
"Put down your weapons!"
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