Chapter 630: Regicide
Compared to Emperor Yongping's surprise when he saw Leng Ci and others, the second prince Li Qi suddenly pulled Emperor Yongping behind him and pointed his sword at Leng Ci and others.
"Leng Ci, what do you want to do?"
Upon hearing the Second Prince's question to Leng Ci, Emperor Yongping's surprise at having escaped death instantly vanished, and he was instantly shaken to the core. If he still didn't understand what had happened at this moment, then he, the emperor, could truly be called a pig-headed idiot.
"Leng Ci, you dare to kill the king?"
After a panic, Emperor Yongping stood out from behind the second prince and glared at Leng Ci.
"I dare not!"
Leng Ci chuckled, a playful smile on his face, and gave an answer.
But this answer is obviously nonsense.
Because while Leng Ci was answering Emperor Yongping's question, he raised his hand and drew the long sword from his waist, pointing the tip of the sword at Emperor Yongping.
"Your Majesty was murdered by Prince Yan. I will definitely avenge your Majesty!"
Leng Ci's eyes gradually turned cold, and the personal guards around him also drew their swords and quickly stepped forward, surrounding the Second Prince and Emperor Yongping.
"The Grand Princess asked you to come!"
At this moment, Emperor Yongping finally had a great enlightenment.
Perhaps because he was about to die, Emperor Yongping replayed many old events in his mind, and in a moment, he connected many things together.
Unfortunately, although he saw through the truth, he was powerless to change the situation.
"Your Majesty, you know too much!"
Leng Ci swung his knife forward.
The guards all swung their swords.
The second prince does have some fighting skills, but he is far inferior to the battle-hardened Leng Ci.
After just a few moves, the second prince had his neck cut by Leng Ci.
As for Emperor Yongping, he was stabbed dozens of times, but no vital parts were hit. Obviously, without Leng Ci's instructions, these guards had no intention of killing Emperor Yongping quickly.
"Your Majesty, go with peace of mind!"
Leng Ci swung his knife repeatedly, making more than a dozen cuts on Emperor Yongping's body, and finally cut Emperor Yongping's neck with one knife.
Regicide!
From the moment the ambush was launched to the death of Emperor Yongping, it took only half an hour.
All eight thousand Yulin Guards were killed, whether they were dead or not, they were all stabbed and their bodies were taken away directly.
…
At noon, eight horses pulled the Yongping Emperor's carriage and slowly appeared outside the west gate of the capital.
The captain of the army guarding the gate recognized the carriage of Emperor Yongping and discovered that he was dead.
The news was quickly reported to the Imperial City Bureau, spread to the Ministry of Clan Affairs, and spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.
The emperor is dead!
Including the 8,000 Yulin Guards who protected the emperor, as well as the civil and military officials who followed the emperor to the Xishan military camp, all died.
But except for the bodies of Emperor Yongping and the second prince, none of the others were found.
After receiving the news, the Grand Princess and Prince Yu immediately led their men out of the city and found the place where Emperor Yongping and his entourage were attacked. However, they wanted to find the bodies of the murdered Yulin Guards and civil and military officials, but soon ran out of clues.
The troops who ambushed Emperor Yongping went into the water halfway and their traces were cut off.
"check!"
"No matter who it is, we must investigate thoroughly!"
Prince Yu spoke sternly.
The Grand Princess sighed deeply and said, "Brother Prince Yu, the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Right now, shouldn't the most important thing be to appoint a new ruler?"
"Who will be appointed?"
Prince Yu glanced at the eldest princess and said, "Your Majesty has never appointed a crown prince before. Now, who will succeed him?"
"Brother Prince Yu, from ancient times till now, there has been a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children."
"The emperor was murdered, and the queen has a legitimate son, so it's natural that he should inherit the throne!"
“No!”
Prince Yu directly objected, "The Fourteenth Prince is so young, how can he hold the throne securely? The thief killed the king, which shows how powerful he is. At this time, the eldest son should be appointed as the heir!"
"The eldest prince is neither good at literature nor martial arts. Are you joking, Brother Yu?"
The Grand Princess looked at Prince Yu coldly.
Prince Yu also looked at the eldest princess coldly and said, "The Fourteenth Prince is young. Are you trying to blackmail the emperor to control the world?"
"Li Zi!"
"I'm telling you, as long as I'm in charge of the clan affairs office, I won't tolerate you being a hen crowing at dawn!"
Prince Yu, who had long been dissatisfied with the Grand Princess, spoke angrily.
Upon hearing this, the Grand Princess simply smiled and said, "Brother Prince Yu, if you say so, what else can I say? Since Brother Prince Yu is determined to establish the eldest son as the heir, then I will obey you!"
"snort!"
Even though the Grand Princess compromised, Prince Yu still didn't treat her well. In his opinion, since the Grand Princess was already married, she should stay at home to take care of her husband and children.
But what did the eldest princess do?
Prince Yu doesn't even want to talk about it.
After Prince Yu and his men left, the eldest princess's face darkened. She looked at the female guard beside her and said calmly, "Go and see Prince Yu off!"
"I obey your order!"
The female guard bowed in response, then led a team of female guards to quickly catch up with Prince Yu who was leaving with his guards.
Crossbow fired!
Prince Yu's guards never expected that they would be attacked from behind. Without even a little resistance, they all fell to the ground miserably.
"Li Zi, you lunatic, what do you want to do?"
Seeing his guards being assassinated by the Grand Princess's female guards, Prince Yu finally panicked.
"Brother Prince Yu, you've disliked me since we were little. Now that you've grown up, you've been looking for trouble with me for no reason."
"As for me, I always feel that there is no need to bother with you."
"But this time, you really made me unbearable."
"So, go down and accompany His Majesty!"
The Grand Princess looked at the panicked Prince Yu and waved her hand gently.
Then, her female guards took action.
King Yu, die!
During the entire process, all the members of the Imperial City Bureau who came with the Grand Princess and Prince Yu ignored everything.
The Imperial City Bureau has become a card in the hands of the Grand Princess since the moment she took over.
"Spread the news!"
After Prince Yu and his guards were killed, the Grand Princess calmly waved her hand and said, "Just say that Prince Yu discovered Prince Yan's whereabouts and led his men to pursue him, but unfortunately he died."
"Yes, I understand!"
So, not long after the news of Emperor Yongping's murder spread, Prince Yu was also killed.
The murderer was naturally the rescued King Yan.
…
When the news reached Xu Mansion, Duke Antai Xu Yuanzu told Prince Yan everything. Prince Yan sat there without saying a word for a long time.
"Let me make it clear that although I also wanted to kill the emperor, I really didn't do any of this."
Xu Yuanzu looked at King Yan calmly and gave himself a rare explanation.
In fact, Xu Yuanzu was not happy at all at the moment. His plans had not even begun when they were completely disrupted.
"If it's not you, then who is it?"
The King of Yan looked up at Xu Yuanzu and, observing his expression, was basically certain that he wasn't lying. But if it wasn't Xu Yuanzu who did it, who else could it be?
(End of this chapter)
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