In an instant, all the rebels were captured.
Jiang Qi shouted, "Prince Ning is here, open the gate."
At the same time, Su Shunci heard a burst of crying coming from the side room. It was Zhenzhu and others calling Feicui's name.
She leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to the ground.
Jadeite went there and she killed Jadeite.
Su Yuanzhou entered the palace with the intention of seeing Su Qingyu. After confirming that his sister and the Shen family were safe, he would go to the palace to quell the rebellion.
Lin Wuchen also came with Su Yuanzhou.
When the two entered the room, they did not see Su Qingyu, but instead saw Su Shunci sitting in the corner.
At this time, Su Shunci was covered in blood and sat there like a lost soul.
Lin Wuchen's heart twitched suddenly, and then he quickly walked up to Su Shunci, "Aci, are you injured?"
He bent down and wanted to help Su Shunci up to take a look.
The moment Su Shunci raised her head and saw who was coming, her tears began to flow uncontrollably like a dam bursting.
"Third cousin...you...why are you here just now?"
After asking this question, Su Shunci burst into tears and gasped for breath.
Lin Wuchen panicked for a moment, holding her shoulders and asked, "What happened? Are you hurt? Tell me quickly, where are you hurt?"
Su Shunci was sobbing that she couldn't speak. After a long while, she finally said, "I'm fine. Feicui... Feicui blocked an arrow for me. She gave her life for me."
Lin Wuchen was stunned, and thought of the little girl who was not good at speaking and was picked up by him, and a wave of sadness surged in his heart.
Then he raised his hand and gently wiped Su Shunci's tears, "Don't cry, it's my fault, cousin. I'm late."
But the more Lin Wuchen wiped, the more sadly Su Shunci cried.
Finally, Lin Wuchen had no choice but to hold her in his arms, gently stroking her back and comforting her: "It's all over, don't worry, Feicui will not die in vain."
Seeing that Su Shunci was fine, Su Yuanzhou went to see Su Qingyu.
After knowing that the Shen family was safe and sound, Su Yuanzhou did not stay for long and rushed to the palace.
At this moment, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the civil and military officials suddenly lost their strength.
Only Mr. Zhou had a knife held to his neck.
I think they were afraid that Mr. Zhou would realize that the wine was poisoned, so they specially arranged someone to subdue him.
When the Dragon Guards around Emperor Xuande shouted to protect the emperor, they were shot by arrows and fell to the ground and died.
All this happened so quickly that Emperor Xuande didn't even know who was causing the rebellion.
He looked down into the hall, and only the second brother was not there. Could it be that he had rebelled?
Just as he was wondering, the Crown Prince stood up and said, "Father, I have something to discuss with you today. I hope you can write a decree of abdication and live out your days in peace."
The prince had been planning this situation for a long time. He knew that he could not defeat the Song family in terms of military strength.
Since we can't defeat him face to face, we can only use our wits to defeat him.
The means are not important; what matters is who sits in that seat in the end.
Emperor Xuande was still confused and slammed the table. "It's you? You're forcing me to confess treason. You're already the crown prince, what else are you dissatisfied with? Are you so anxious to take this seat?"
The Crown Prince looked up at Emperor Xuande, a smile on his face as he said sarcastically, "Crown Prince? I won't be the Crown Prince for many more days, will I?"
"After Emperor Father found his legitimate son, didn't he think about changing the crown prince every day?"
"I have no rebellious intentions. I am simply getting what I deserve. Besides, Father ascended the throne through a coup, so what right do you have to question me?"
Emperor Xuande snorted coldly, "Deserved? This throne is yours only if I give it to you. If I don't want to give it to you, then it has nothing to do with you."
The prince smiled and said, "The winner is the king. Father, you are just being stubborn by saying this now."
Shen Zhixiu suddenly asked, "It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come prepared. Are the women in the side halls also under His Royal Highness's control?"
"But there is one thing I'm still confused about. If Your Majesty refuses to sign the edict of abdication, what will Your Highness do?"
"The troops from the West Mountain Camp will undoubtedly march to the palace to defend the king upon hearing the news. With the forces at His Royal Highness's disposal, I'm afraid they won't be able to resist."
The Crown Prince cannot ascend the throne by force. Not only will the several princes in the capital be unwilling to give up, but even the princes in distant fiefdoms will become suspicious. Rebellions will inevitably arise everywhere, and wars will rage.
Therefore, if the Crown Prince wants to secure his throne, asking the Emperor to abdicate is indeed the best way. Not only is it legitimate, but it will also not damage the foundation of the Great Zhou.
What Shen Zhixiu asked was also something that puzzled the others present.
The prince chuckled again upon hearing this, feeling even more proud.
"Since Elder Shen asked, I will tell you directly."
Having said this, he suddenly walked to the last empty seat at the entrance of the hall and lifted the cushion on the seat.
He revealed the gunpowder bag and fuse underneath and said, "The entire Hall of Supreme Harmony has been filled with gunpowder by me. If your Majesty refuses to abdicate, I will blow up all officials of the second rank and above, including your Majesty."
"Even if it damages the foundation of the Great Zhou, I cannot care less."
Emperor Xuande and the civil and military officials gasped in shock. The prince had actually made this arrangement in advance.
"Zhou Jianyuan, you are a rebellious son. Not only do you want to kill the emperor and your father, but you also want all the civil and military officials to die today, right?" Emperor Xuande stared at the prince with a pair of sharp eyes, his teeth itching with hatred.
The Crown Prince shook his head upon hearing this and said, "I didn't intend to do such a thing, but the decision rests with Father. Whether these people can survive or not depends on Father's will."
He was just gambling that Emperor Xuande would not ignore the Great Zhou.
The prince set up a trap today, and even Chen Zheng didn't know about it.
Chen Zheng was in a state of panic at this moment. He saw that the Crown Prince had succeeded. All the officials of the second rank and above and their families were in the palace. As long as the Emperor wrote the edict of abdication and the Crown Prince ascended the throne smoothly, the matter would be settled.
But Chen Zheng was worried. Shen Zhixiu was a fox. Did he really not notice the prince's abnormality? And the Song family father and son were trapped in the palace like this?
Chen Zheng lowered his eyes and thought. If this matter succeeded today, he would be the imperial tutor and be highly valued by the new emperor. If it failed, it would have nothing to do with him. He would still be the chief minister of the cabinet.
Chen Zheng made up his mind not to say a word today.
Suddenly, Shen Zhixiu asked, "Teacher, what do you think of the Crown Prince's actions today? Do you also think that the throne is what His Royal Highness deserves?"
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