Li Xiangsheng was so ambitious that he even dared to secretly poison the old emperor!
This was something no one had expected...
As for Li Xiangji, he looked at Li Xiangsheng in front of him with anxiety. The brotherhood they once had could not withstand the temptation of overwhelming power.
Gu Qing stared blankly at Li Xiangsheng in front of him. "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Li Xiangsheng, stop it! Even if you kill all of us here today, what will happen? Can you really sit comfortably on the throne?"
"Whether I'm safe or not, what does it have to do with you, Gu Qing? Do you really think that I dare not kill you?" Li Xiangsheng sneered. He gently wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, rushed forward quickly, and pulled the long sword from Hu Mang's hand!
Chen Zhizhou stood guard in front of the emperor, his eyes were cold, and he never dared to move an inch away from Gu Qing.
Today, before going to Anguo Temple, he had prepared everything. All the Chen family members who needed to be transferred had been sent out of the city, but only Qing'er was left.
Chen Zhizhou knew that once Gu Qing decided to do something, even ten horses couldn't pull her back. She was stubborn and very stubborn, the kind of person who would never give up even if she hit a wall...
"Fifth brother, today you must release these people and bring out the antidote for our father. I will forgive the past. As for the throne, if you want it, you can take it. You must know that the person you are holding hostage today is no ordinary person. All the civil and military officials are gathered here. If they die, the whole world will be in chaos!"
Li Xiangji fell to his knees in front of the hall. He spoke to Li Xiangsheng patiently and earnestly.
The emperor spat out another mouthful of black blood. His voice trembled as he spoke. He looked at Li Xiangji from afar with an angry look in his eyes: "You, if you and your fifth brother could be more even-tempered, I would be able to rest in peace if I handed the world over to you two..."
No one knew that the emperor had already drafted two edicts in secret.
This imperial edict is placed behind the dragon throne in the main hall of the imperial palace...
An imperial decree stated that if the emperor died suddenly of a serious illness, the throne would be passed on to Li Xiangji. As for Li Xiangsheng, he would be the regent with great power.
In this way, the two brothers will complement each other and will surely be able to sit firmly on the throne.
Compared with Li Xiangsheng, Li Xiangji is less ruthless.
"Your Majesty, I have never understood from the beginning how I am inferior to my elder brother?" Li Xiangsheng looked back, his eyes carrying a hint of resentment as he passed over the old emperor.
The emperor sighed repeatedly, his tone not good. He frowned and sighed deeply, "Do you know what crime you are accusing me of for forcing you to abdicate today?"
Hu Mang was stunned for a moment, then looked around. He chuckled and said slowly, "Your Majesty, the emperor pursues the wise ruler. This has always been the case throughout history. If you can give your Highness a promise in front of so many people today, I will definitely guarantee that Your Majesty will be able to walk out of this Anguo Temple safely."
"Safe and sound? What a joke. I am the emperor! You little brats, you dare to use such vulgar means to force me to abdicate. Come here!" The emperor used all his strength. He raised his hand high and shouted loudly.
A whooshing sound was heard in the bamboo forest.
Gu Qing looked at the group of men with long knives walking quickly towards her and Cuihe. The current situation was so chaotic that she didn't know whether these people were Li Xiangsheng's men or Chen Zhizhou's men.
"Let me go, otherwise His Highness will never forgive you. Gu Qing, just let me go. His Highness has brought 20,000 soldiers today and has surrounded this mountain!" Cui He pursed her lips tightly, pressing her lower abdomen tightly with one hand, and she told the truth.
Mu Xin stood in the distance, trying to find the right moment to go over and help Gu Qing...
However, the killing has already started outside!
The scene was in chaos. Everyone was wearing the same uniform. If they were soldiers from the Northern Frontier, they would be easy to recognize...
Gu Qing glanced at Gu Yunzhao, who was trying to run away in the chaos, and shouted angrily, "Father, you still want to run away at this time?"
"Father-in-law, you'd better stay. Your daughter plans to go to the nunnery to kidnap Qing'er's mother. Is this also your plan? Gu Miao has been sent to the palace now." Chen Zhizhou's narrow and sharp eyes swept across Gu Yunzhao, and he kicked a piece of gravel with one foot and kicked Gu Yunzhao.
Gu Yunzhao was staggering out of the small door when his feet slipped and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Li Xiangsheng was planning to take advantage of the chaos to rush over and kidnap the emperor so that he could break out of the encirclement. What Hu Mang and the others couldn't have anticipated was...
The person who led the troops into the door was not someone else, but Hu Mang's deputy general.
"General, it's already this time, you'd better stop being confused. If you continue to struggle, it will only lead to a scene of devastating suffering. General, stop it!" The deputy general fell to his knees with a thud.
Hu Mang's face flushed with anger, but he still rushed to Li Xiangsheng's side with a knife in one hand...
"Father, I'm sorry." Li Xiangsheng said while Chen Zhizhou was only looking at Gu Qing. He took advantage of the moment when Chen Zhizhou was not paying attention and put the broken dagger against the emperor's neck.
Seeing this, Chen Zhizhou gave up fighting with the emperor and rushed to Gu Qing's side almost like flying.
Just as the man's knife was about to stab her in the lungs, Chen Zhizhou raised her leg and kicked him hard on the back: "Get out of here!"
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. In the chaos, Gu Qing and the man in front of him looked into each other's eyes.
Chen Zhizhou leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Go out through the small door later. The people on the back mountain are all ours. Don't look back. Don't worry about me."
Gu Qing took a step forward and clasped Chen Zhizhou's arm tightly. "Impossible! This time, no matter what the outcome, I will never be separated from you."
A layer of mist appeared in those clear red eyes...
She stared at Chen Zhizhou in a daze, unable to imagine what would happen next.
It would be fine if Li Xiangji and the emperor could return to the palace safely. Otherwise, as long as Li Xiangsheng sits on the throne, all of them will have no way out but death.
It was the first time she felt such powerlessness, and she couldn't describe the feeling that blossomed in her heart.
Gu Qing felt as if there was an invisible cage that imprisoned her, Chen Zhizhou, and everyone here. This was roughly what people called fate.
Even if everything starts over again, what would it matter?
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