A few days later, outside the Taihe Hall of the Imperial Palace in the capital.
As soon as Huo Qi stepped onto the stairs, he was surrounded by two rows of royal guards.
The emperor stood outside the main hall, his face sullen. He pointed at Huo Qi and said, "Huo Qi, you've seized the people's land in Mobei, imposed heavy taxes, formed a clique for personal gain, and secretly hidden weapons. And you're still dissatisfied with my reward for you, and you're so arrogant and disrespectful to me!"
One of his princesses was very much in love with Huo Qi, and he mentioned several times that he wanted to marry the princess to Huo Qi, but Huo Qi did not appreciate it.
Later, he arranged for several trusted ministers to go to the Mobei Palace, but Huo Qi drove them away.
Huo Qi looked at the sword-wielding Imperial Guards surrounding him, then at the Emperor, saying coldly, "If you want to accuse someone, you'll always find a pretext. You bastard Emperor, the Yu and Huo families helped you ascend the throne, yet you've repaid your kindness with hatred. First, you confiscated the Yu family's property and punished them, and now you've lured me into the capital, plotting to kill me."
The emperor sneered, "So what? Do you know why I spared the Yu family but wanted to kill you?"
Huo Qi snorted coldly, "Of course I know. You're wary of the Yu family, but you also understand that Prince Kaiyang is a loyal and kind person who wouldn't commit treason. And I..."
He is the most famous god of war in the northern border, with an army of 200,000. He is a giant lion leaning before the emperor. How can the emperor not be afraid?
The emperor looked at Huo Qi's fearless appearance, his face livid with anger. He waved his hand and said, "Kill..."
Dozens of imperial guards drew their swords and attacked Huo Qi, but Huo Qi had collected his sword when he entered the palace.
However, Huo Qi snatched the long sword from one of the Royal Guards and counterattacked with a few sword moves, each of which was fatal. In a short while, five or six people were killed.
The emperor was shocked.
When Huo Qi entered the palace, he was given a welcoming banquet and invited all the ministers in the court to attend. Poison was put in Huo Qi's food.
This poison is a secret medicine of the martial arts world. After taking it, one will lose all internal strength and become weak in the limbs.
But at this moment, Huo Qi wielded his sword cleanly and neatly, with great momentum, killing several people in a row.
The emperor stood up anxiously and shouted, "All imperial guards, obey my orders! Kill the traitor Huo Qi."
Upon hearing this, Huo Qi killed the royal guard who was blocking his way with one sword, stared at the emperor with a pair of murderous eyes, and with a tiptoe, flew straight towards the emperor.
The emperor and the ministers around him were horrified, but at this moment, Huo Qi's sword was already against the emperor's chest.
Huo Qi shouted, "If you dare to come forward, I will kill him."
The emperor waved his hands quickly: "No, no..."
He didn't expect that so many Royal Guards couldn't defeat Huo Qi.
The emperor really miscalculated as he couldn't kill Huo Qi with poison and couldn't defeat him either.
After Huo Qi took the detoxification pill and the Qi and blood pill, he felt particularly energetic, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Not to mention these dozens of Royal Guards, even if there were a hundred more, he could still win.
The Royal Guards took a few steps back, but the entire hall was tense.
Cabinet Minister Lord Wu pointed at Huo Qi and said, "Huo Qi, you are holding His Majesty hostage. That is the crime of treason."
Huo Qi glared at Lord Wu and said, "I had no intention of rebelling, but you are forcing me to do so. So, I will comply with your wishes."
He put his finger between his lips, and a clear whistle sounded, and everyone present felt something was wrong.
It seems that Huo Qi was prepared.
The imperial guards each held a sword and pressed forward against Huo Qi, but Huo Qi had already placed the sword across the emperor's throat.
The emperor was terrified and said in a trembling voice, "Huo Qi, let's talk it over nicely. If you release me, I will let you return to Mobei and let you continue to be the King of Mobei."
Huo Qi sneered, "It's too late. This time, I entered the capital with two plans. The first is that Your Majesty treats me well, and I will come here happily and return happily. The second is that Your Majesty forces me to rebel, and I will obey your wishes and commit treason. Of my 200,000 troops, 100,000 have already entered the capital with me, 50,000 are stationed outside the city, and another 50,000 are waiting at the palace gates for my orders."
The cabinet minister, Lord Wu, said, "Impossible! How could a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, so many people, enter the capital from Mobei?"
If such a huge number were to enter the capital, the city guards would definitely know about it.
Huo Qi looked at Lord Wu and said coldly, "Nothing is impossible in this world. Just like the treacherous minister Guan Jing, he murdered loyal officials to serve his own selfish ends, embezzled military funds, and neglected border defenses, inviting the threat of the Japanese invasion to the south. Such a thief, who brought disaster to the court and the people, is useless even if he has a multitude of experts around him."
Everyone was shocked. Guan Jing died in his home a few days ago, and all the masters in the mansion were killed or injured. It turned out that it was the work of King Mobei.
The reason why Huo Qi's 100,000 troops were able to enter the capital smoothly was that the emperor chose a good time. It was a bitterly cold winter and there were almost no people on the roads. The government did nothing, and they took a remote road.
When the 100,000 troops were about to arrive in the capital, they dispersed. Together with Huo Qi's spies and subordinates in the capital, they opened the Yangguan Avenue for him, allowing the 50,000 soldiers to enter the capital smoothly.
Now the entire capital is under Huo Qi's control.
The sound of killing was deafening from the palace gate.
The Taihe Palace was also surrounded by the Mobei soldiers who arrived in time.
At this moment, Yu Jinshu and his brother were in Zhongyi Hall.
A carrier pigeon flew over from the direction of the imperial city and landed on Yu Jinshu's shoulder.
After the carrier pigeon squeaked a few times, Yu Jinshu knew everything that happened in the palace.
Yu Jinshu said to Master Gu Sanye of Zhongyi Hall, "Master Sanye, the Emperor wants to kill the King of Mobei, forcing him to rebel. He has already captured the Emperor, and now the throne must be replaced."
Upon hearing this, Master Gu was overjoyed. "The King of Mobei has captured that incompetent emperor. This is great. If the King of Mobei can become emperor, then the people of this world will have a better life."
Yu Jinshu said: "The King of Mobei probably doesn't want the throne."
Master Gu frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Yu Jinshu said, "I know the King of Mobei. He doesn't want to confine himself to the deep palace. I think he wants to support a wise ruler to ascend the throne."
If Huo Qi ascended the throne, regardless of whether he was forced or not, he would be ridiculed in the future and accused of being a king of a different surname.
And he really doesn't want the throne.
Master Gu San pondered for a moment and said, "But of the emperor's seven princes, six are inactive, and one is a sickly child."
Yu Jinshu was originally a princess and had a lot of dealings with the royal family.
She knew about the sickly Fourth Prince that Mr. Gu San was talking about.
This prince had been talented in both civil and military affairs since childhood, but when he was fourteen years old, he was harmed by the crown prince, who gave him a chronic poison. Now at the age of twenty-two, he has become a disabled person.
"Master Gu, I want to go to the Fourth Prince's residence."
Master Gu said, "I'll go with you."
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