Chapter 272 Being an Emperor Isn't Easy
The King of Qin looked at the commander of the secret guards, and the Crown Prince in the Queen's palace also stared at the commander of the secret guards.
"Can't you see? That traitor wants to come in and kill Father Emperor!"
"Are you Father's secret guards? Why didn't you kill them?" The Crown Prince was jumping up and down in the palace in a panic.
The commander of the secret guards remained unmoved.
"Your Highness, rest assured, if Prince Qin dares to lay a hand on His Majesty, we will naturally kill him one by one."
But since he hasn't made a move against His Majesty, there's no need for us to intervene.
In the current situation, the only way to get us to take action is if His Majesty wakes up and gives us the order.
otherwise......
The founding emperor had instructed that when the emperor passed away, it was up to the princes to compete for the throne through their own abilities.
Whoever wins the argument, the secret guards will obey them!
Emperor Taizu once said, "If you can't even win the throne, what ability do you have to govern Dayu?"
"If the Great Yu were to allow a good-for-nothing to rise to power, it would be a great calamity," the commander of the secret guards said calmly.
Crown Prince...
The Empress and her high-ranking officials...
They knew the imperial family's secret guards were powerful, but they didn't expect them to be this powerful.
As long as they don't harm the imperial family, nothing else matters to them.
Does that mean that these old folks have no other option but to wait for the emperor to wake up...?
This was the first time the King of Qin had seen these secret guards, and the first time he had heard of their rules.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that once my father, the Emperor, passes away, everything in this palace will be mine.
The Crown Prince and Empress Xu never expected things to turn out this way.
"Then... I ask you, the Crown Prince was personally appointed by His Majesty as the heir apparent. Now that His Majesty has passed away, it is only natural for the heir apparent to ascend the throne."
"If you don't do anything about it, wouldn't that be betraying the imperial family?" Empress Xu asked.
The commander of the secret guards was not afraid at all.
"His Majesty's personal appointment is His Majesty's personal appointment."
To become the emperor of Dayu, one must meet three conditions.
It's not that whoever is the crown prince is guaranteed a stable position.
Your Majesty, haven't you noticed? Which prince of Dayu successfully ascended the throne?
"When has a new emperor ever ascended the throne without bloodshed?" the commander of the secret guards retorted.
Empress Xu and the other high-ranking officials were all taken aback.
Even if you become the crown prince, the position may not necessarily be yours...
What's the point of being crown prince?
Is it just for decoration?
"Then tell me, what are the three conditions for becoming the emperor of Dayu?" Empress Xu pressed.
"Those who are of the bloodline of the founding emperor, possess the imperial seal or military tally, and kneel in the ancestral temple afterward."
"As long as these three conditions are met, the secret guards will naturally obey the new emperor." The commander of the secret guards said solemnly.
Empress Xu only remembered this at this moment.
When Emperor Xiao Jing first ascended the throne, he told me that he had not found the secret guards of the late emperor.
However, after the sacrificial ceremony at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, he gained a secret guard unit...
It was also that secret guard that suppressed the faction of Duke Anguo, who wanted to seize power.
The Crown Prince and Empress Xu are both having a terrible headache.
The emperor's seal should be in the Hall of Diligent Governance, but the location of the military tally is unknown.
Only that old eunuch Wu Youde knows about these two things.
There were also sacrifices at the Imperial Ancestral Temple...
They can't even leave this palace now, so where are they supposed to go to offer sacrifices?
Empress Xu never imagined things would turn out this way...
After hearing what the commander of the secret guards said, the King of Qin outside was no longer in a hurry.
The current situation is in his favor.
In other words, once the emperor passes away, these secret guards will leave and serve the new emperor after he ascends the throne.
Back then...
Moreover, these bodyguards are completely at his command.
"Keep an eye on the families of those ministers, and remember, do not harm them."
"In the future, I will still need those important ministers to help me govern Dayu!" King Qin said coldly.
Upon hearing this, everyone, whether they were the families of high-ranking officials who had already been relegated to the sidelines or the high-ranking officials in the Empress's palace, was filled with fear and unease.
The King of Qin was somewhat cruel...
Empress Xu still pinned her hopes on the Changsheng Marquis's Mansion and the Dingguo Duke's Mansion, which had not yet entered the palace.
The military tally might be in one of these two mansions...
"Your Majesty! His Majesty's condition is not good." A royal physician suddenly knelt down in front of Empress Xu, stumbling and crawling.
"The situation is bad? What's wrong? Didn't His Majesty just stop vomiting blood?" Empress Xu asked anxiously upon hearing this.
If His Majesty were to pass away at this point, what awaits them...?
"The reason you didn't vomit blood just now was because the imperial physicians administered acupuncture."
"His Majesty's breath is now so weak that it can't be detected..." the imperial physician said, kowtowing repeatedly.
Empress Xu closed her eyes.
The crown prince was so frightened he didn't know what to do!
Prime Minister Xu and his entourage paced back and forth in the hall in a panic.
Is Dayu really going to become the territory of the King of Qin?
The King of Qin sat calmly outside the palace, holding a sword.
Unexpectedly, what I originally intended to do was to go to the capital to pick up the princess and the crown prince, but I unexpectedly encountered such an opportunity.
This is truly a stroke of luck...
At this moment, the King of Qin was unaware that Wu Youde and the military tally had disappeared.
His idea was that as long as the secret guards were withdrawn, he would be the new emperor of Dayu.
His mother could be posthumously honored as his father's empress...
As the imperial physicians panicked once again, a hint of sorrow appeared on the face of the commander of the secret guards.
Is it time to change masters again?
He was selected into the secret guard at the age of twelve and has served two emperors.
It seems we'll soon have a third emperor!
Being the emperor of Dayu seems to be no easy task...
"Your Majesty! His Majesty has passed away!" The head of the Imperial Medical Academy suddenly exclaimed.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Empress Xu's voice suddenly became shrill.
"Father! Father! How could you leave at this time?"
"Father! Open your eyes and look! The rebels have stormed into the palace!" the Crown Prince cried out in anguish.
"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Xu was the first to kneel down.
Hearing the cries and wails coming from the palace, the King of Qin was stunned for a moment, and then slowly knelt down.
Upon seeing this, the men he brought also hurriedly knelt down.
The commander of the guards at the gate sighed. He first went into the hall to check and confirmed that Emperor Xiao Jing had indeed passed away.
After solemnly leading his guards to kowtow four times to Emperor Xiao Jing, he turned and left.
So many people suddenly disappeared...
The King of Qin then stood up and led his troops into the Queen's palace...
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