Chapter 209: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 53
Long Haochang jumped up from the dragon throne in shock, grabbed the young eunuch by the collar, and shouted: "Nonsense! What do you mean His Majesty is back? I am His Majesty!"
The young eunuch was so frightened by Long Haochang's ferocious face that he trembled and immediately changed his words, "It was the late... the late emperor, the late emperor is back! I saw it with my own eyes, the late emperor fell from the sky..."
Long Haochang slapped the young eunuch hard. The young eunuch knelt on the ground and trembled. Long Haochang kicked him away and said angrily: "The late emperor has passed away! I am the emperor!"
"The remnants of the previous dynasty have entered the palace, impersonating the late emperor, and want to seize our Dragon Kingdom. I will not let him succeed!"
Long Haochang ran out in a hurry, and the guards in the hall followed him. No one paid any attention to the dozen or so ministers in the hall who were powerless.
Wang Fengchang patted his sleeves and stood up, a look of joy on his face.
He had only secretly seen the corpse of His Majesty once, and then the coffin was sealed. The face of the corpse was swollen. It was said that His Majesty had been dead for a long time when it was found, and his appearance could not be distinguished. The body was only wearing the clothes His Majesty wore when he left the palace.
The dragon pendant and private seal that His Majesty carried with him were not found either, and he had long suspected that it was not His Majesty's skeleton.
"Do you dare to come with me to take a look? If it is really His Majesty who has returned, the Dragon Kingdom will be saved!"
There is a huge white jade staircase at the entrance of Baohedian.
The Imperial Guards were caught off guard and allowed someone to break in. After they reacted, they immediately surrounded the place and stopped the person under the jade steps.
Long Lin was wearing a coarse linen shirt, which he dressed neatly after tidying up. He hastily combed his hair into a bun, wore Ji Yun'an's jade crown, and wore the shoes of the owner of Yuelaiju. Due to the tight time, he managed to dress himself up.
He stood at the foot of the jade steps, his cold eyes swept towards Long Haochang who rushed out, "I have returned to the court as scheduled, Long Haochang has gone against the will and is plotting to usurp the throne, do you still want to follow him? Put down your weapons, I will forgive you all!"
Some of the Imperial Guards had seen the emperor, who was right before their eyes. But the Crown Prince said that the emperor had passed away and his body was in the next bedroom. They didn't know who to believe, and they didn't dare point the guns in their hands at the emperor anymore, so they slowly put them on the ground.
Long Haochang was surrounded by a circle of guards, and there were archers in position in the distance, but his opponents only had a dozen people. Even if each of them was a master, they would not be able to escape.
He thought he had won, so he relaxed and raised the imperial seal in his hand, saying loudly, "The late emperor has passed away. The Empress Dowager has seen the late emperor's remains with her own eyes. It is absolutely true."
"Go ahead! Kill this impostor and I will reward you handsomely!"
Everyone at Meiling Villa protected the emperor in the center. When a guard rushed over, he was beheaded in an instant, and the blood stained the Jade Street.
Ji Yun'an stepped forward, stepping past the crowd and sternly said, "Let's see who dares to kill the king! If you dare to act without authorization again, you will be guilty of the great crime of exterminating your entire clan!"
"Do you dare to ask the Queen Mother to come out? The remains of the late emperor are all your one-sided statements. How many of you have seen the remains? Don't think you can hide the truth by just finding a skeleton."
Long Haochang suddenly calmed down, thinking that the Queen Mother would definitely be on his side, so he immediately ordered the eunuch to invite the Queen Mother.
"When the Queen Mother identifies this impostor in person, you will all be pierced by thousands of arrows!"
Not long after, the young eunuch came back panting, knelt down and said, "The Queen Mother was too sad and ill to get up. The Queen Mother also said that whatever the new emperor said was the truth and she dared not refute it."
Long Haochang kicked the young eunuch and said angrily, "Get lost! Useless thing."
"It doesn't matter if the Queen Mother doesn't come. What's fake is fake. Ji Yun'an teamed up with the traitors from Meiling Villa to break into the palace and create a fake emperor as a puppet. Their rebellious intentions are obvious. The jade seal is in my hand, so I am the emperor. Where are the archers? Shoot the traitors and leave no one alive!"
The guards of the Prince's Mansion had already started shooting arrows. Ji Yun'an stood in front of the emperor and blocked most of the rain of arrows for him.
Long Lin used some of his mind to shout, "Guards, listen up! Put down your swords, I will forgive you!"
The guards were in a dilemma. They looked around blankly with their weapons in hand, not knowing who to listen to.
Commander Zheng did not expect that the emperor's words could make the guards lose their will to fight. He drew his sword and chopped down a man who was retreating, and shouted: "The guards are only loyal to the emperor, and the one holding the imperial seal is the emperor! Attack! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
The soldiers were confused about their situation and some of them started shooting arrows sporadically.
Captain Xiao, along with his team of brothers, stayed far away from the main battlefield. They kept saying it was exciting, but they actually didn't move at all.
He grabbed a subordinate who was about to shoot an arrow foolishly and cursed: "Do you want to die? When gods fight, the little devils suffer. Why are you meddling in this? Saving your life is the most important thing."
"Long Haochang is finished! Many people in the capital recognize the emperor. Whether it is real or fake, we can tell it with a test. Even if the appearance can be faked, the memory, knowledge, temperament, martial arts... can't all be faked, we just have to watch."
There were only a dozen people around Long Lin, but they pressed forward onto the jade steps step by step. Long Haochang hid behind the guards and retreated involuntarily.
Ji Yun'an was already injured, but he rushed to the front as if he was risking his life.
The two men had the same idea in their minds, even if they died here today, they had to kill Long Haochang!
The people in Meiling Villa were already showing signs of fatigue. If the fight continued like this, they wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.
The sound of orderly footsteps rang out, the sound of drums shook the sky, and from afar a dragon flag was seen floating over, with a huge word "dragon" almost flying into the air.
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery rode forward, holding the Golden Dragon Spear and raising the dragon flag high. Wherever he went, the imperial guards gave way and dared not confront him.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you back to the palace. Long live your Majesty!" Marquis Zhongyong knelt on one knee, and his rough voice echoed in front of the Baohe Hall for a long time!
Wang Fengchang immediately rushed to the emperor with a dozen officials, knelt on the ground and cried loudly, tears streaming down his face, "Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you back to the palace! God bless the Dragon Kingdom! Long live the emperor!"
At this time, no one dared to question the emperor's authenticity. The guards threw down their weapons, knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".
Mei Lingshuang also arrived. She took the emperor's private seal to the residence of Marquis Zhongyong. The Marquis Zhongyong's sudden onset of an old illness was actually due to poisoning. She tried the antidote from Meiling Villa, and the Marquis Zhongyong was able to get out of bed with difficulty.
Beads of sweat broke out on Marquis Zhongyong's forehead, and he held on with just one breath. Fortunately, the Imperial Guards were well-trained and he didn't need to do it himself.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Commander Zheng of the Imperial Guard drew his sword and put it on his neck, shouting, "I am sorry for your cultivation, Your Majesty. It was the villain Long Haochang who forced me to do this. I deserve death. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and forgive my family."
After Commander Zheng finished speaking, he drew his sword and committed suicide, blood splattered three feet away!
Long Haochang was already at the end of his rope. The guards around him were either dead or injured, and some even abandoned him and ran away.
Shangguan Ruoxue was extremely scared and kept following Long Haochang closely. She believed that Brother Haochang would definitely protect her.
The two men fled to the palace road, with the Imperial Guards chasing them relentlessly. Shangguan Ruoxue took the initiative to block the arrow for Long Haochang. Long Haochang ran away without looking back and escaped all the way to the palace gate.
Mei Lingshuang blocked Long Haochang's mouth. Long Haochang wanted to coax him with sweet words, but Mei Lingshuang was too lazy to listen. She blocked his mouth, tied his hands and feet, and sent him before the emperor.
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