Holding the rare ten-thousand-year-old ginseng, Zhao Ji carefully returned to his residence in the Jingshifang.

Looking at the life-extending treasure that exuded a medicinal fragrance, Zhao Ji did not hesitate to use his internal energy to grind it into powder.

He didn't dare to take the ginseng directly to see the emperor. After all, the ginseng was looted and presented as a tribute to the emperor.

If you take it directly and someone suspects you, you'll be asking for death.

It took Zhao Ji a whole night to make several black pills out of the ginseng powder.

Holding the pills, Zhao Ji rushed to the Yangxin Palace without stopping.

Ever since the Crown Prince got into trouble, Emperor Li Yuan of the Great Qi Dynasty locked himself up in the Yangxin Palace.

On the surface, he said he was deeply distressed and was thinking about appointing another crown prince, but in reality he was so angry that he was bedridden.

During this period, he had no choice but to hand over all state affairs to the prime minister and the fifth prince who had just returned to the capital.

Looking at the Yangxin Palace in front of him, Zhao Ji trotted over.

It was absolutely impossible for a small eunuch to meet the emperor.

Fortunately, Zhao Ji's identity was not simple. He had been the Queen's personal eunuch, so the guards and eunuchs in the palace knew him.

In addition, the empress often sent him to deliver tonics, and the guards and eunuchs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation were even more familiar with him.

But this time, Zhao Ji, who came to the Yangxin Palace with ease, was a little dumbfounded.

How come all the guards have been changed? Even the eunuchs on duty outside are different.

What's going on?

Without waiting for Zhao Ji to react, the guard next to him saw someone coming and immediately drew his sword and shouted.

"Who are you? His Majesty's bedroom is a very important place, anyone outside of here must leave immediately!"

When Zhao Ji saw the guards draw their swords, he was not afraid.

He said with a smile on his face, pointing to the box in his hand.

"My dear brother, I am a servant of the Empress, my name is Xiao Jizi. The Empress ordered me to bring some supplements to Your Majesty."

Zhao Ji originally thought that since he had raised the banner of the Queen, the guard would be flexible.

But the guard did not give in at all, and instead stepped forward with a knife in hand, looking nervous.

"Just get out when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Zhao Ji looked at the aggressive guards and knew that he might not be able to see the emperor today.

He glanced at the guard angrily and cursed his ancestors in his heart.

"Let's go, I'm leaving!"

Zhao Ji had no choice but to turn around and leave, but just after taking half a step, he heard a wild laugh coming from the hall.

Then an old, weak, yet domineering and majestic voice was heard.

"Evil son! How dare you force the emperor to abdicate!"

Hearing the sound, Zhao Ji stopped suddenly.

He was familiar with that voice; it was the voice of the Emperor of Da Qi.

Evil son? Force the emperor to abdicate?

Plus these guards are all unfamiliar.

Zhao Ji woke up suddenly and broke out in a cold sweat.

Oh my god, could it be that one of the emperor’s sons wants to kill his father and seize the throne?

If he really wants to seize the throne, then the opportunity has come.

If he breaks in and saves the emperor himself, he will definitely rise to a high position and the threat from the queen will disappear.

But if he wasn't trying to seize the throne, barging in would be an assassination attempt, and he would die instantly.

Do you want to break in or not?

Just when Zhao Ji was struggling, there was a sound of weapons clashing suddenly coming from the hall, followed by shouts of killing.

Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and turned around suddenly.

"There's an assassin, help!"

He shouted and rushed into the hall.

When the five guards outside the hall heard the noise inside the hall, they had already thought of killing Zhao Ji.

Seeing Zhao Ji suddenly turn back, he didn't hesitate and drew his sword to kill Zhao Ji.

But Zhao Ji was originally a martial arts master, and he might not be able to match the overwhelming force.

However, Zhao Ji was able to easily deal with four or five guards with swords and two eunuchs.

The internal force of Xiantian Gong instantly spread throughout the body, killing several people in just a few breaths.

Hearing the increasingly faint noises in the hall, Zhao Ji did not dare to delay.

If the emperor really died and there was no one to check and balance the empress and the prime minister, then he would be close to death.

So the emperor had to be rescued.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji kicked open the three-person-high door of the palace.

Without waiting to see what was going on inside, he shouted loudly.

"How dare you, a daring thief, to hurt His Majesty? I will give you..."

As soon as he said the word "give", Zhao Ji was stunned by the situation in front of him.

A dozen men in black, holding blood-stained scimitars in their hands, stood in a row facing the dragon throne. On the dragon throne, Emperor Li Yuan of Da Qi looked at the fifth prince in the center of the hall with expressionless expression.

Countless corpses of imperial guards were lying densely around the Fifth Prince, and he stared at Li Yuan with an unwilling look on his face.

When Zhao Ji saw this, he thought the man in black was an assassin, so he ran between the man in black and Li Yuan with a fearless look on his face.

"I am here today, so don't even think about hurting the emperor!"

Zhao Ji stretched out his hands to block Li Yuan.

Li Yuan looked at the eunuch who had barged in inexplicably with a look of surprise.

But it's funny at random.

"Xiao Jizi, with so many assassins around, aren't you afraid of death?"

"For His Majesty, I am not afraid!"

Hearing Zhao Ji's loyal words, Li Yuan couldn't help but nodded.

He sighed with relief, "I didn't expect that in today's Great Qi, there is still someone loyal to me. Great! Great!"

After saying "OK" several times, Li Yuan seemed very happy.

He forced himself to wave his hands, and the men in black immediately put away their scimitars and began to pick up the bodies in the hall.

And he asked Zhao Ji to come forward.

"Little Jizi, come and help me down!"

When Zhao Ji heard the emperor asking him to support him, he quickly trotted over to the dragon throne.

After carefully helping Li Yuan to stand up, he walked step by step towards the center of the hall.

"Fifth Brother, why are you so anxious? The eldest and second brothers have already left, and I've asked you to handle state affairs. Don't you understand what your father means?"

Li Yuan looked at the person in the center of the hall with a painful expression, his body trembling slightly.

Zhao Ji also understood at this moment that it was the Fifth Prince who forced the emperor to abdicate, the imperial guards were his people, and the men in black were His Majesty.

The fifth prince in the hall showed an angry look in his eyes when facing Li Yuan's questioning.

"What do you mean by handling state affairs? You are just helping that bastard Ling Zhong. Aren't you making the important red robes for the Imperial Household Department for my third brother? You are just biased..."

"The third brother is in the Imperial Household Department?"

When Li Yuan heard the fifth prince's words, his eyes became a little surprised.

"When did I let him go to the Imperial Household Department? Nonsense! Who told you that?"

When the Fifth Prince saw Zhao Yuan acting like this, he thought he was just pretending and couldn't help but curl his lips.

"The whole court knows about this! I know that after my elder and second brothers passed away, you wanted to make my third brother the heir.

But how can my third brother compare to me? In terms of literature, I studied under a university scholar, concealed my identity and took the imperial examination and won the third place. In terms of military affairs, I just led the three northern armies to repel the Xiongnu. How am I not qualified to be the crown prince... "

The fifth prince roared excitedly, venting his dissatisfaction.

Li Yuan also looked distressed and conflicted after hearing this.

And Zhao Ji, who touched Li Yuan, also heard Li Yuan's voice at this moment.

[Son, I have always wanted to make you my heir, otherwise why would I let you follow Ling Zhong to learn how to handle government affairs! ]

[Son, you are too confused. It is obvious that you have been deceived by someone with ulterior motives! ]

[How can I protect you from this conspiracy to usurp the throne? ]