Chapter 854, Mutiny
The patrol captain hinted that the assassin might have entered the dragon tent. The officials present couldn't help but feel nervous and their eyes all fell on Xiao Yeyang.
The eldest prince looked at Xiao Yeyang with a serious expression: "Xiao Yeyang, is it true as Third Brother said, that you are really hiding something from us?"
The Third Prince spoke up, "Brother, we don't really need to say anything to him. When Father went hunting, he was there to protect him, but he failed to do so and caused him to be injured. How can a guilty man like him stand here and stop us princes?"
Hearing the Third Prince's words, Xiao Yeyang's face turned completely cold: "Am I guilty?"
The third prince glanced at the eldest prince and others.
The eldest prince thought for a moment and looked directly at Xiao Yeyang: "You failed to protect the emperor, are you innocent?"
The Third Prince immediately took over and asked the Minister of Justice standing beside him, "Lord Zhou, you are most familiar with the laws of Daxia. How should Xiao Yeyang be dealt with for failing to protect the emperor?"
The Minister of Justice frowned, looked at the motionless dragon tent, then looked at the aggressive princes, hesitated for a moment, and said, "They should be detained and guarded first."
Xiao Yeyang looked at the eldest prince and the others: "Eldest Prince, Second Prince, Fifth Prince, do you also think that I am guilty and should be arrested, just like the Third Prince?"
The eldest prince and his two companions said nothing.
At this time, Prince Ping hurried over, and as soon as he came, he hit the heads of the eldest princes and several others with "pa, pa, pa".
"You guys, are you confused? Ye Yang is your cousin, and you actually want to arrest him. This makes me so angry."
As he said this, Prince Ping was about to slap the eldest prince and others again.
Duke Cheng'en frowned and had to stand up: "Prince Ping, Xiao Yeyang's failure to protect the emperor is obvious to everyone. No one has wronged him. Does that mean he is innocent just because he is your son?"
As he said this, he glanced at the third prince.
The Third Prince immediately shouted, "Come here, arrest Xiao Yeyang."
Looking at the soldiers surrounding them quickly, Prince Ping and the officials present couldn't help but feel nervous.
The soldiers arrived so timely, obviously they had been prepared in advance.
The eldest prince and his companions looked at the third prince, all of them seeming to be thinking about something.
Xiao Yeyang stopped Prince Ping, who was about to say something, and glanced at the soldiers with disdain. He looked at Duke Cheng'en and the Third Prince indifferently and said, "Even if I failed to protect the emperor, it should be my uncle who should punish me. It is not your turn to convict me."
Duke Cheng'en snorted, "The Emperor is seriously injured, and we still don't know whether he has woken up or not."
Just then, a voice came from the crowd.
"Just now I saw the young prince enter the dragon tent with two people."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Yeyang again.
The eldest prince frowned and asked, "Xiao Yeyang, who are those two people?"
The Third Prince interrupted faintly, "An assassin just entered the camp."
Hearing this, the eldest prince's expression changed drastically: "Xiao Yeyang, what on earth are you doing? Has the emperor not woken up at all? What is your intention in stopping us from seeing the emperor?"
At this time, Daohua walked out of the tent and said, "The two people you are talking about are me and my master. My master is a doctor. He came here to treat the emperor. He is not the assassin you are talking about at all."
Duke Cheng'en sneered, "Princess Shengping, just because you say he's not an assassin, does that mean he's not an assassin?" He then looked at the officer in charge of the enclosure's security and asked, "Did you notify you of your presence when Princess Shengping's master entered the enclosure?"
The official in question shook his head: "No."
Duke Cheng'en laughed: "That means he entered without permission. Anyone who enters the enclosure without permission, regardless of the reason, will be treated as an assassin."
"Xiao Yeyang failed to protect the emperor first, and now he allows outsiders into the enclosure at will. Come, arrest him."
The soldiers from before moved closer to Xiao Yeyang again, and this time, they drew their swords.
Looking at the cold blade, Daohua held Xiao Yeyang's hand tightly.
At this time, the curtain was lifted again.
Seeing Gu Jian coming out, Lord Cheng'en's expression changed drastically.
Gu Jian glanced at Prince Ping and motioned him to enter the tent. Then, ignoring the soldiers holding swords on both sides, he walked straight to Duke Cheng'en and said, "Duke, long time no see. I hope you are well."
Duke Cheng En looked at Gu Jian in fear, pointing at him tremblingly: "You...you are not dead?"
His reaction left everyone confused. Even the Third Prince was surprised and was guessing Gu Jian's identity in his heart.
Gu Jian smiled: "Thank God for his mercy, my sister and I have been spared."
Upon hearing this, Lord Cheng'en's eyes widened even further.
Gu Jian smiled and looked around. "Just now, I heard you in the tent saying I was an assassin. Duke, who is the assassin between us?"
Lord Cheng En's mind was in a mess at this time. He had originally wanted to wait until Xiao Yeyang was captured before taking action, but Gu Jian provoked him and he shouted directly to the people in the dark: "Come here, take action."
Then he turned to the steward behind him and said, "Kill this assassin."
The steward immediately drew out a dagger and stabbed Gu Jian.
"Lord Cheng'en, how dare you plot treason!"
Gu Jian dodged the steward's attack and looked at Lord Cheng'en coldly.
Duke Cheng'en sneered: "I am trying to purge the court!" As he spoke, he quickly retreated to the back. During this time, he did not notice that a pill flew into his lapel.
Seeing hundreds of soldiers rushing out in an instant, the officials present were so scared that their legs trembled and they fled in all directions.
When the Third Prince saw that Duke Cheng'en had already taken action, he became determined and ordered his men to restrain the First Prince and other officials, while rushing into the dragon tent with his personal guards.
The eldest prince and his companions guessed that the third prince might be up to something, but they did not expect that he would be so bold as to launch a mutiny.
This is a serious crime of treason!
Before the eldest prince and his companions could come up with a solution, Wei Qi appeared with another group of people, as if they had been waiting there for a long time.
Wei Qi shouted loudly: "My lords, please do not run around or move around, so as not to get hurt by mistake."
After saying this, he led his men to fight with the men of Duke Cheng'en and the Third Prince.
When Duke Cheng'en saw Wei Qi suddenly appear, he instantly realized that he might have fallen into a trap set by the emperor, and hurriedly fled with the people around him.
Xiao Yeyang brought Daohua to Gu Jian's side. Seeing Meilan, Meiju, and Dongli were there, he said, "I will take people to chase after Lord Cheng'en. You guys go to the emperor's tent quickly."
Gu Jian said, "When you chase, remember not to chase too closely."
Xiao Yeyang was stunned for a moment, and seeing that Lord Cheng'en had already escaped with his men, he didn't think much about it and quickly took a team of people to chase after them.
"Master, did you drug Lord Cheng'en?"
Gu Jian glanced at his apprentice and said "hmm" lightly.
Daohua asked curiously, "What medicine?"
Gu Jian: "What's the most abundant thing in the paddock?"
Daohua's eyes suddenly widened: "Animal medicine?"
Gu Jian was very satisfied with his apprentice's quick understanding: "Okay, let's go in and see what's going on with the emperor."
In the dragon tent, the third prince and his men were captured by the secret guards lying in ambush as soon as they rushed in. They couldn't even reach a corner of the emperor's clothes who was lying on the bed a few meters away.
At this moment, the third prince was kneeling on the ground with sweat all over his forehead, looking at the emperor who was playing chess with Prince Heping, his body trembling uncontrollably.
After Gu Jian and Daohua came in, they glanced at the third prince and walked over to sit next to the emperor and Prince Heping.
"Uncle, would you like a plate?" the emperor said to Gu Jian with a smile.
The word "uncle" shocked the Third Prince and made Prince Ping a little uncomfortable. However, as soon as the Emperor said this, Prince Ping stood up wisely and made room for Gu Jian.
(End of this chapter)
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