"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. We are not at the end of our rope yet," Cheng Shun said hurriedly, moving forward and saying anxiously, "Your Majesty, although Prince An's army is attacking the city at this time, and the capital is about to be lost, if the Emperor Retired can stand up and declare in public that you are the real Son of Heaven, then naturally all the people in the world will respect you as the Son of Heaven, and Prince An will naturally be a despised traitor. Now that we have the Emperor Retired in our hands, we will naturally not let him manipulate us. If he does anything disloyal, he will be unfilial and unfilial!"
"Yes, I was confused, and I almost forgot that the old immortal was still in my hands." Zhong Mingzheng heard this and suddenly smiled coldly. He supported Cheng Shun's shoulders and sat up from the ground, and said slowly, "Cheng Shun, come with me to meet the old immortal. I want to see whether the old immortal values the bastard born by the immoral bitch more, or cherishes his own life more."
"Yes, I obey your command." Cheng Shun was overjoyed and hurriedly limped out with Zhong Mingzheng.
"Where is His Majesty going?" Before the two of them went out, they saw a man coming in through the curtain, holding the imperial edict that Zhong Mingzheng had just thrown out. It was none other than Zhou Youan.
"Zhou Youan, why did you come back to the palace when you were not supervising the battle at the city gate?" Cheng Shunfu's face fell as soon as he saw the person clearly. The enemy army was attacking the city, and the defenders in the city were not enough. The Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards had to go to the front line to defend the city, because Zhou Youan was used to fighting in the barracks and could command battles. Cheng Shun had always been a guard in Prince Rong's mansion, not even as good as Ling Shian, so how could he do these? So Zhong Mingzheng had to appoint Zhou Youan as the commanding general. So now, not to mention the Jinyiwei, even all the defenders were under the command of Zhou Youan. Naturally, Cheng Shun was not convinced, so every time he saw Zhou Youan, he would definitely not give him a good face. Zhou Youan was not a good-tempered person, and he would inevitably quarrel with Cheng Shun for a long time every time.
However, this time, Zhou Youan rarely did not quarrel with Cheng Shun. He ignored Cheng Shun and even turned a blind eye to Zhong Mingzheng. He slowly unfolded the memorial and read it out word by word: "I have been on the throne for thirty-four years. The country is clean and peaceful. The people are at peace and all nations are obedient. The government is fair and just, and the monarch and his subjects are in harmony. His virtue is comparable to that of the ancient saints, and his achievements are expected by future generations. The eldest son, Mingwei, has noble character and is very similar to me..."
"Shut up!" Zhong Mingzheng suddenly shouted angrily, and then slapped Zhou Youan hard on the face. He pointed at Zhou Youan angrily and said, "I told you to shut up! Did you hear me?!"
"What? Is His Majesty furious?" Zhou Youan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, rolled up the imperial edict and pinned it on his waist. Then he looked at Zhong Mingzheng's face, which was twisted and twitching because of anger, with cold and sarcastic eyes. He suddenly laughed out loud, "Your Majesty? Bah! He is just a thief who forced the emperor to abdicate and usurped the throne! How can he be qualified to issue orders in the imperial study!"
"Zhou Youan!" Cheng Shun was shocked and angry. With a clear sound of drawing a sword, the sword in Cheng Shun's hand was already across Zhou Youan's shoulder. He shouted angrily, "Zhou Youan! If you dare to speak wildly and say such treasonous words again, I will kill you right now!"
"Just you?" Zhou Youan laughed even more sarcastically. Before he finished speaking, he fell backwards at lightning speed. Seeing Cheng Shun's sword chasing him, he fell to the ground and rolled on the spot. When he turned over again, a dart appeared in his hand. It flew towards Cheng Shun with a "whoosh" and pierced Cheng Shun's neck. Cheng Shun's eyes widened and he spurted out a mouthful of blood with a "puff". Then his hand lost its strength and the sword fell down. Zhou Youan reached out and caught it in his hand.
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