Chapter 533: Shooting Arrows
Xiao Zirui's face froze.
He wanted to continue to quibble, but seeing that the emperor was looking at him with an unfriendly gaze, he knew that his plot had failed today and that he would not have a good ending, so his gaze became dim.
Xiao Zirui ignored Prime Minister Su's question, suddenly waved his hand and shouted:
"Archers, get ready!"
Thousands of archers on the periphery responded, drew their bows and aimed at the emperor and the civil and military officials in the center of the square!
Everyone was shocked, and the emperor shouted angrily:
"How dare you! Are you planning a rebellion?"
Xiao Zirui's face was gloomy and he said in a cold voice:
"Father, you forced me to do this!"
"I forced you?" The emperor's face turned pale, and he was so angry that his heart felt stuffy. "You made mistakes again and again, and I gave you chances again and again, but you didn't repent and actually did such a treasonous thing. And you still say that I forced you?"
Xiao Zirui's eyes showed deep resentment, and he roared:
"Isn't it? You always side with the Regent and protect him! When have you ever treated me as your own son?"
"I am the crown prince! But you gave all the power to him, letting him suppress me in everything! You always do what he says, and you have never cared about me, your son!"
"I finally understand why you want to depose me from the position of Crown Prince! You clearly want to leave the throne to him!"
Xiao Zirui pointed suddenly at Xiao Changheng, with deep hatred in his eyes.
The emperor's lips trembled with anger, and he pointed at his nose and said angrily:
"You, you are so outrageous! If you hadn't done such evil things, how could you have lost your position as Crown Prince!"
"I have retained your throne to give you a chance to mend your ways! Not only do you not repent, but you now even dare to force me to abdicate!"
"You did such a treasonous act in front of all the officials and the people of the imperial capital. Even if you succeeded, what would it matter? Do you really think you can keep this position?"
Xiao Zirui's heart hardened and he sneered:
"So what! If you don't want this place to become a river of blood, father, immediately order the arrest and beheading of the regent, and then write an edict of succession!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
"You!" The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Xiao Zirui looked at Xiao Changheng with a hint of pride in his eyes:
"I would also like to thank my uncle for keeping the capital city safe over the years. The imperial guards protecting the emperor today number no more than a hundred people at most! I want to see if my uncle and the imperial guards can protect the entire court with just their limited manpower!"
“Uncle, don’t think that you can stop all this by capturing me! Anyway, I have nothing now. If you dare to attack me, I promise to give the order to shoot first! Then, all the civil and military officials in the court will be buried with me! Hahahahaha…”
Xiao Zirui had a ferocious look on his face, looked like a madman, and laughed out loud.
All the civil and military officials present were so shocked that they fell silent. Even though they were extremely angry, they did not dare to provoke him.
Xiao Changheng clenched the black jade sword in his hand, his knuckles turning white, and looked at him with cold eyes without saying a word.
"Enough!" The emperor shouted, his voice trembling, "You just want this position! I will give it to you! Don't implicate others!"
Xiao Changheng turned back suddenly and stopped him in a deep voice:
"Royal brother, no!"
Xiao Zirui stopped laughing and snorted coldly:
"Father, do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Everyone present here can avoid being implicated, except Xiao Changheng! As long as he's alive, I won't be able to sleep peacefully even in my dreams!"
Xiao Zirui paused for a moment, looked straight at the emperor, and said with a sinister smile:
"Father, isn't the Regent always the one who listens to you? Why don't you order him to commit suicide now? I promise to put you in a good place in the palace, let you live out your days as an emperor, and won't embarrass anyone again. How do you think?"
The emperor's face turned pale, and his lips trembled with anger, but Xiao Zirui raised his hand high and did not give him too much time to think, and said sternly:
"Hurry up and give the order! I'll count to the last three. If you don't give the order, I'll let them shoot!"
The emperor was startled.
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