“Bang!”
With a muffled thud, Cheng Shun fell to the ground, and soon half of his body was soaked in blood.
"Do you think I'm Zhao Changrong? So obediently like a fish on your chopping board?" These words were said to Cheng Shun. But when he said this, Zhou Youan looked straight at Zhong Mingzheng, so it seemed that these words were also said to Zhong Mingzheng. Zhou Youan looked at Zhong Mingzheng's frightened pale face, and the smile on his face deepened. "What? Your Majesty is not acting like the emperor anymore? He is not going to teach his subordinates a lesson?"
"Zhou... Zhou Youan. What do you want to do?" Zhong Mingzheng stuttered, backing away involuntarily as he spoke. "How dare you... dare to commit a crime in front of me? Who... who gave you the courage?"
"Haha, you're remembering your status as the emperor again," Zhou Youan laughed. It was an interesting laugh. He looked Zhong Mingzheng up and down. When Zhong Mingzheng stepped back, he followed him step by step. He said slowly, "What a pity. You're not the real emperor. The Prince An outside is the real emperor. Seeing that the new emperor is about to give up his throne, shouldn't you, a fake, give way to him? After all, you've been the emperor for more than a month. You've had enough fun, right?"
"You...you shut up! I am the true emperor! I don't need that piece of waste paper to define my identity! I seized the kingdom by myself! I am the ruler of the Great Zhou!" Zhong Mingzheng pointed at Zhou Youan with gritted teeth, "You are a traitor! A gambler with a crazy heart! Why didn't I kill you earlier! How could I let you be so reckless and rebellious in front of me?!"
"Being a traitor? Haha. Didn't Your Majesty know all along? How did I betray Ma Zhiming and how did I join Your Majesty's army? Didn't Your Majesty know everything? I am indeed a traitor who is a traitor to my own people. It's a pity that Your Majesty is willing to use a traitor like me, which shows that Your Majesty is not a good person either." Zhou Youan laughed sarcastically and tapped Zhong Mingzheng's face lightly with the sword. Seeing Zhong Mingzheng's face turn pale and trembling in an instant, Zhou Youan laughed even more proudly. "As for the gambler, if I were not a gambler, how could Your Majesty have the opportunity to bribe me? What? Your Majesty regrets it? Regret making a deal with this crazy gambler?"
"Zhou Youan, what...what are you going to do?" Zhong Mingzheng's chest was heaving violently, and his voice was trembling. Behind him was the dragon case, and he had nowhere to retreat. He felt the cold touch of the sword hitting his face again and again, and he felt all the hairs on his body stand on end.
"Of course I have to... enforce justice on behalf of heaven," Zhou Youan looked at Zhong Mingzheng's expression and said slowly, "Zhong Mingzheng, wait a moment, I will hold your head in one hand and this imperial edict in the other to welcome Prince An into the city. Do you think Prince An will praise me and give me a high-ranking official position of the first or second rank?"
"You are daydreaming! Don't you think about how you betrayed him?" Zhong Mingzheng looked at his smug expression and couldn't help but vent his anger. He suddenly spat at him and said bitterly, "Because of your betrayal, Ma Zhiming died in vain, and Prince An and Prince Pingxi bore the infamy of murdering the prince. Do you think he will forgive you? Will he use you?! You are dreaming! If he doesn't order you to be cut into pieces, it will be a relief for you!"
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