Yan Zhuang walked up to Wang Xiaohai with an angry face and said, "The Fifth Prince called us mad dogs and trash, and instigated the others to riot and fight us."
"Oh, is that so?" Wang Xiaohai said, "I allow you to whip him a hundred times, right now!" He gave the order directly to Yan Zhuang, "Don't show mercy."
Commander Yan Zhuang took the whip handed to him by a soldier and started whipping the Fifth Prince directly in the hall. Every blow of the whip tore the Fifth Prince's clothes and left a bloody mark on his body.
The fifth prince rolled on the ground, groaning and wailing, his voice echoing throughout the Zhengyang Palace!
Princess Shu couldn't bear to watch any longer and had to turn her head away. She would not object to what Wang Xiaohai said, even if she disagreed with doing so.
General Yan Zhuang was killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. All the royal family members felt as if the whip was hitting them and trembled in fear.
The fifth prince only lasted ten whips before falling into coma.
"Okay, let him go." Wang Xiaohai said, "There are more important things to announce today." He said announce directly instead of discuss, obviously not intending to give others the opportunity to object or deny.
Civil and military officials and royal family members were discussing the matter and walked to the large dragon-carved pillar in the middle of Zhengyang Hall, waiting for Wang Xiaohai's next words.
"I announce that the new emperor of Zhou Kingdom ascends the throne today. The new emperor is the daughter of the late emperor - Zhou Shuyi!" Wang Xiaohai's loud voice spread throughout the hall, making everyone's ears buzz.
Although everyone in Zhengyang Palace was mentally prepared, there were still some people who refused to accept and jumped out to oppose it. This opponent was none other than the Fourth Prince.
"You declare it? Who are you? You have no right to declare it!" the Fourth Prince said, "Princess Shu doesn't have the late emperor's will or oral instructions, nor has she received the recognition of all the clan members. How can she be emperor?"
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