When they saw Xiao Chenyan, the five princes were dazed for a moment.
When the late crown prince was alive, all the old emperor's sons seemed dull and lackluster, and during those years, the brothers lived in peace with each other.
Whether in terms of primogeniture or talent, who can compare to the former crown prince?
After Xiao Chenyan was born, the kings became more resolute in that idea.
My son is better than me, how can I argue with him?
But this tranquility changed after the former crown prince committed suicide by burning himself, Xiao Chenyan was given the name "Yan", and was banished from the capital to the northern border.
Even in the past ten years, Xiao Chenyan has become famous in the northern border and has made countless military achievements.
But as long as the fact that the former crown prince committed treason and self-immolation existed, there was no possibility for him to become the crown prince, not to mention the seniority. With so many uncles lining up ahead of him, it would never be his turn as a junior.
Therefore, during the past ten years, although the princes also paid attention to Xiao Chenyan's every move, they paid more attention to the capital.
But with Xiao Chenyan's return to Beijing, it was like a huge rock falling into a lake, causing a huge wave.
The political situation in Beijing changes every day.
Demons and ghosts all appeared on the stage, and the ever-changing situation was overwhelming.
After so many years, the five of them were all upset to see the emperor's nephew again.
The gap is hard to describe in words.
When the five of them marched toward the capital city as an army, how vigorous and high-spirited they were. What a scene!
They were captured here like stray dogs without even a fight.
Prince Yong was the first to come to his senses. He had a plan in mind and wanted to seize the initiative.
"Your Majesty, go in first!"
He longed for a chance to be alone with the old emperor. As long as the old emperor could leave him an oral order to pass the throne, or leave him a secret decree, and he could return to his fiefdom safely, he could keep a low profile and there would be a chance for him to make a comeback.
Prince Fu and Prince Xian glared at Prince Yong, secretly hating themselves for acting too late. They were unwilling to let Prince Yong take the lead.
"Brother, what are you talking about? How can I go to the emperor to show my filial piety? I, your younger brother, should go with you."
"Sixth Brother is absolutely right. We don't have to go together for this matter."
Prince Yu and Prince Ding exchanged glances but said nothing.
They had just been observing the expressions of Xiao Chenyan and Prince Hui. They really couldn't see through Xiao Chenyan, but Prince Hui saw through it at a glance!
Seeing the second brother volunteer, the fat boy's mouth was grinning from ear to ear, while the innocent boy just wanted to watch the fun.
Prince Yu and Prince Ding now felt that the Tianshou Palace was a dangerous place, and that filial piety... was not something that had to be fulfilled.
Xiao Chenyan watched coldly as Prince Yong, Prince Fu and Prince Xian expressed their eagerness, without any intention of stopping them.
He turned sideways and let the three princes enter the Tianshou Hall.
The three of them rushed in, and as the palace door closed, Prince Hui could no longer hold back, "Hehehehe~"
Prince Hui laughed like a pig.
King Shi & King Ding: “…” This fat guy is going to harm them!
Xiao Chenyan said to Prince Hui calmly: "Call all civil and military officials to come and see the emperor."
Prince Hui was excited and ready to go when he thought about the "joy for all" that was to come. Just as he was about to leave, he heard screams coming from the Tianshou Hall.
Then, the palace door was slammed loudly.
“Ahhhhhh!!!”
"Let us out!! Let us out!!!"
“Monster!!! Aaaaaaaah!! Monster!!!”
King Shi and King Ding felt their scalps tingling.
Prince Hui couldn't walk any more, so he waved to Situ Jing standing beside him, "Mr. Situ, go and tell them, go, go, call all the court officials here quickly."
Situ Jing looked at Xiao Chenyan and seeing that he had no objection, he could only laugh and cry and go to summon all the ministers.
Prince Hui is so shameless, he really wants to watch the fun.
Inside Tianshou Hall.
When Prince Yong and his two companions came in, they kept sneezing, and they always felt that there was too much dust in the palace.
They also saw the fungus hyphae on the ground and frowned, convinced that Xiao Chenyan was plotting a rebellion.
When they heard the old emperor's groaning behind the screen, the three of them quickened their pace and walked around the screen.
moment.
Screen critical hit.
A human-shaped mushroom was struggling on the ground. His body was becoming more and more like fungi. His left eyeball had fallen to the ground and was covered by fungi. Fungi were growing densely on his body. The ground was full of hyphae, and he was swaggering towards them with his fangs and claws bared.
When the old emperor smelled the blood and flesh on them, he became even more crazy.
"Body...fresh body..."
"Give me your bodies..."
"Give me--"
He was still sane, but his current half-human state made him live a life worse than death every day. He could only decay and rot powerlessly like a mushroom.
Perhaps it was because of their blood relationship, the appearance of Prince Yong and his two companions gave the old emperor a sense of hope.
They are father and son, with the same blood flowing in their bodies, and both are defective products abandoned by the witch clan. They are his hope for survival.
But to Prince Yong and his two companions, this scene was simply despair.
The three men ran out in panic. Prince Yong was lame and was the first to fall. He crawled towards the door using his hands and feet, banging on it frantically.
They are going out!
They are going out!!
Outside the palace, Prince Yu and Prince Ding were equally terrified. The two brothers almost hugged each other. Prince Yu's lips trembled as he looked at Xiao Chenyan:
"My nephew, my nephew...what on earth is inside?"
"Your Majesty is the only one in Tianshou Hall."
The king swallowed his saliva, but he still heard someone shouting that there was a monster inside.
Prince Ding took a deep breath and came up with a more terrifying guess.
Could it be that Your Majesty has been turned into a monster by Xiao Chenyan?
It was obvious at first glance that his princess was not a human being. She might have turned a human into a demon.
"If Fifth Uncle and Eighth Uncle want to fulfill their filial duties, it's still not too late for them to go in now." Xiao Chenyan glanced at them.
The two shook their heads wildly.
King Shi: "In fact, filial piety is about the heart, not the deeds. If the intention is there, then it is done."
Prince Ding: "Prince Yu is ashamed of His Majesty and Dayong. Prince Yu is an unfilial son."
Prince Hui was unwilling to accept this and started to get angry, "What's wrong with you two? Are you our father's sons? Don't you want to be a prince? You will be punished for being unfilial and unfraternal!"
The two thieves were so smart, how could he add insult to injury?
King Shi and King Ding remained unmoved.
The throne is nothing compared to life! Even if they are to be punished for being unfilial and unfraternal, that will be a matter for later.
If they are filial now, it is hard to say whether they will be filial in the future!
No matter how unwilling Prince Hui was, he could not carry the two men into the palace.
At this time, all civil and military officials had arrived outside the Tianshou Hall.
There were two people standing in front of the civil and military officials.
Xie Shu was wearing the scarlet official uniform of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing, while the man next to him was wearing light armor. When the old officials in the court saw the man's face, they all showed expressions of disbelief.
When King Ding and King Yu saw each other, they were also stunned and blurted out:
"Yun... Young General Yun..."
"Yun Zheng?!"
Everyone who knew Yun Zheng felt as if they were in another world the moment they saw him.
The screams from the Tianshou Hall drew everyone's attention back, but they could not suppress the ups and downs in their hearts.
It was like an absurd drama had finally come to an end.
Among all the officials, those who have been incompetent and rebellious in the past ten years are in a state of panic. People like Zuo Xiang, Xie Yun, Huo Yi, and Hu Sinong, who have their country and their people in their hearts, are extremely agitated.
Xiao Chenyan glanced at the ministers and said in a deep voice, word by word:
"I summon all the ministers to come and see the head of my Great Yong termite together."
"This is a great evil, without moral integrity, using selfish desires to disrupt the government, killing relatives and friends, harming loyal officials, and treating human life as worthless."
"It is ridiculous that a king of a country has become a lackey of evil and heresy."
"This 'grand view' is rare to come by, and I would like to share it with you all."
As his voice fell.
The main door of Tianshou Hall opened wide and three figures stumbled out.
An invisible barrier blocked the dust-like spores in the hall.
As Prince Yong and his two companions screamed, all the courtiers saw the monster-like figure that looked neither human nor ghost crawling towards the gate...
That is...their emperor!
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