Chapter 324: Rebellion
Because they had to prepare for the late emperor's birthday tomorrow, everyone went to bed early that night.
The candles in the rooms of King Yue and his son were also extinguished early.
The next day, the ceremony to celebrate the late emperor's birthday began at the appointed time.
Chanting scriptures, worshipping...
Everything went according to the established process and in an orderly manner, without any accidents or emergencies.
As the ceremony was about to end, many people in the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy breathed a sigh of relief.
Because Guoguang Temple was far from the Imperial Palace but close to the temporary palace, the Emperor's carriage was placed in the temporary palace that night, with the Crown Prince and the Princes following. Several princes and the Crown Princes stayed in Guoguang Temple, waiting to set off back early the next morning.
At night, the emperor bathed, changed his clothes, and meditated as usual.
After a while, the door of the main hall was opened and a figure walked in slowly.
The emperor frowned, "How outrageous!"
Before he started meditating, he had instructed the guards at the door not to disturb anyone. Now, without any instructions, someone came in. He really didn't know the rules.
"It is said that people who practice meditation should be pure-hearted and free from desires. I thought that my brother had practiced for a long time and had transcended the mundane world, and his state of mind was higher than that of ordinary people. I never thought that he still had such a bad temper."
The King of Yue walked up to the Emperor and said, "It seems that the Emperor has practiced for so many years but still hasn't made any progress."
Naturally, many rumors about the King of Yue had reached the emperor's ears before.
However, the emperor did not think that the King of Yue would cause any trouble, and later the prince took care of all matters properly, so the emperor did not take it to heart.
At this time, the King of Yue came up to him in such an arrogant manner, without any gesture of courtesy, and spoke rudely, which showed his intention to rebel against his superiors.
The emperor stood up and looked at the King of Yue with anger in his eyes, "Are you planning to rebel?"
"Since the emperor has seen through it, I will not hide it anymore." King Yue said calmly, "I have ordered people to surround this place. The lives of the emperor, the crown prince, and several other princes are all in my hands. It can be said that I am the one who makes the decisions here now."
"Even if you kill me and my children, you will never be able to sit on the throne!" the emperor shouted angrily.
"Yes, and there is also that annoying guy, Prince Fu."
The King of Yue twitched his lips and said, "So I specially ordered people to call the Crown Prince and Prince Fu over, and they will be reunited with the Emperor later."
The emperor disagreed, "Do you think that if you kill us all, you can take the throne legitimately?"
"If you were all killed by assassins, it would be wrong. But if the Crown Prince and Prince Fu colluded to kill my brother and seize the throne, and were despised by everyone, then it would be justified for me to come out and take charge of the situation."
King Yue said, "The fourth and fifth princes under the emperor are the youngest. How about I keep them and let them take the position of regent when the time comes?"
"But I am a little embarrassed at this moment. I don't know how to make a decision. Why not let my brother choose and see who to keep and who to kill?"
The emperor looked at the King of Yue with his eyes almost spitting fire.
He was not angry at the King of Yue's cruelty, but at his contempt for him at this time.
He is still the emperor, the supreme ruler. The King of Yue is just a villain who plotted to usurp the throne. Why should his dignity be trampled underfoot!
(End of this chapter)
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