Chapter 62 Watching the Show
Halfway through the banquet, envoys from various countries presented gifts to the Queen Mother.
After drinking the fish soup, Ji Chenghe felt weak all over, and even felt a little dizzy.
He raised his hands uncomfortably to support his shaking head.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother's eyes were filled with worry. "Emperor, are you feeling unwell?"
Ji Chenghe broke out in cold sweat and looked at the fish soup in the bowl, realizing something was wrong.
At this time, Chen Shi, a secret guard dressed in eunuch's clothes, came over and calmly threw a pill into the emperor's wine cup.
Ji Chenghe looked at the rippling wine in the wine cup and drank the wine mixed with pills without hesitation.
Soon, the feeling of powerlessness slowly receded like the tide.
Ji Chenghe's heart trembled, and he looked down at the table. Sure enough, many ministers looked weak, and some were even groaning in pain.
Looking in the direction of my cousin, I found that he was still sitting leisurely, teasing the cat in his arms, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Wei Rong noticed the emperor's gaze, but his expression remained unchanged. He glanced at him and continued to play with his own Ah Fu's paw.
Ji Chenghe understood it instantly and took advantage of the situation to see what tricks the enemy was playing.
BANG!!!
The white jade wine cup fell and hit the table with a crisp sound.
The emperor on the high platform was seen holding his forehead with his hand, his face pale, and half of his body slumped on the table.
Seeing this, the chief eunuch on the side immediately shouted at the top of his voice.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Call the imperial physician!"
Empress Dowager Song did not drink the fish soup and did not show any weakness in her limbs, but many ministers at the table had collapsed in their seats like the emperor. Their expressions changed and they immediately summoned the guards.
“Someone come!!!”
At this time, a sinister voice sounded.
"Empress Dowager Song, stop shouting. The palace guards have been controlled by my people."
At the banquet of the vassal kings, King Cheng, dressed in a dark purple robe, stood up. At the same time, a group of armored guards rushed into Minghe Garden and surrounded the entire garden tightly.
This scene caused an uproar among the ministers.
Many women had never encountered such a scene before and were frightened to the point of losing their color, some even burst into tears.
Except for Zhu Chenye, no one else in the Zhu family drank the fish soup.
Lu Fanglin immediately pulled her daughter and niece into her arms and hugged them tightly.
Yun Fu watched the show begin. The whole cat was slightly excited, stretching its neck to look outside.
Unfortunately, the seat it was sitting in was a bit off, and there was a person in front of it blocking its view, so it couldn't see clearly ahead.
Minister Ning drank a large bowl of fish soup. He was very weak at this time, but he still stretched his neck hard to protect his two sons behind him.
Wei Rong didn't expect that Minister Ning was so nice to his own child. No wonder Ning Xuanyi was raised to be such a reckless person.
Looking at the cat in his arms stretching its neck, Wei Rong patted Minister Ning who was sitting in front of them and said, "Father, lie down and rest for a while."
When Minister Ning heard his illegitimate son's words, his back straightened even more. "Don't be afraid, Xuanlang. You and your brother should stay close. If anything happens, step over me first!"
Ning Heyuan also drank the fish soup. His face was not very good at this time. When he heard his father's words, his eyes gradually turned red, "Father!!!"
Wei Rong: ...
Yun Fu:...No, you guys are blocking my view of the show.
Why did they start acting out the drama of father-son love?
Ji Chenghe was also acting out a drama of forcing the emperor to abdicate. His face was pale and cold sweat was breaking out on his forehead. He looked very pretty.
"Uncle, do you know what you are doing?!!!"
The voice was full of disbelief.
King Cheng had already climbed up the Guanlan Terrace step by step, laughing as he walked.
"I know, how could I not know!!! There's not a single day that I don't know what I'm doing and what I want!!!"
Climbing up the Guanlan Terrace and looking down at the officials below, King Cheng had an almost crazy smile on his face.
"Everyone here tonight only has two choices!"
King Cheng, standing on the high platform, spoke in a loud voice that echoed throughout the Minghe Garden.
The officials sitting below were trembling.
"First, let the emperor write a letter of abdication. I promise not to harm anyone present here!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials burst into an uproar.
"Don't even think about it!!! How can the Ji family's kingdom fall into the hands of a shameless person like you!!!"
The first person to speak was the white-haired Lord Meng. He was a veteran of three dynasties and knew very well how foolish and incompetent King Cheng was and how murderous he was. If such a person ascended the throne, how could the people have a good life!
When King Cheng heard this, he laughed out loud towards the sky.
"I am shameless? I am just taking back what belongs to me! This position——"
King Cheng's face was filled with madness. He pointed at the throne under Ji Chenghe, his eyes bloodshot.
"This position originally belonged to me! If it weren't for the Wei and Song families, how could Ji Chenghe have this position?"
"Ridiculous, ridiculous! Your Highness, Prince Cheng... please wake up! How will you convince the public of your actions today? You'll be criticized by everyone in the world!"
Another old minister couldn't help but shed tears.
King Cheng continued to laugh. "I have already assembled 50,000 troops outside the city, and the palace guards have long been replaced by my own men. If I cannot take this position tonight, you! And your families! All of you will be left here to be buried with me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the officials who were originally filled with righteous indignation fell silent instantly.
If they were alone, they would also sacrifice their lives and shed their blood without fear.
But tonight, besides themselves, their families were also present at the banquet, which seemed to expose their weaknesses clearly.
King Cheng watched as the ministers, who were originally filled with righteous indignation, fell silent one by one, and the smile on his face became more arrogant.
He turned around and looked at the emperor who was slumped on the rosewood dragon throne.
"So, my good nephew, have you thought about how to write the abdication edict? As long as you obediently abdicate and give way to others, your uncle will leave you with an intact body and bury you in the imperial mausoleum with honors."
Ji Chenghe's face turned pale. "Uncle Huang hasn't told me your second choice yet. I want to hear it."
King Cheng sneered, "The second option is for everyone here to become corpses under the explosives, adding some fertilizer to the flowers and plants in Minghe Garden..."
"Explosion...dynamite?! Ji Heng, you are fucking crazy!!!" Now, Ji Bai, the vassal king, could no longer sit still.
Is this brain-damaged Ji Heng really crazy?!
King Cheng, also known as Ji Heng, turned around and sneered, "Crazy? He's been crazy for a long time, and you've driven him crazy!"
Yun Fu watched in admiration, thinking that King Cheng really had the idea of either sitting on the throne or everyone dying together.
Today, in addition to officials and their families, there are also envoys from foreign countries.
If I hadn't known this guy's plan in advance, the Ji family's empire would have been ruined.
Yun Fu just felt a little empty in her mouth, and it would be better if there were some melon seeds at this time.
Wei Rong took out a bag of roasted melon seeds from his pocket and put it on the table.
Yun Fu looked at the melon seeds the man took out and was shocked like a cat.
No, is this guy the roundworm in her stomach?
Wei Rong peeled two melon seeds, placed them in the palm of his hand, and shook them in front of Ah Fu.
Yun Fu leaned over and ate the melon seeds in the man's hand.
You know what, it smells quite good.
In this way, Wei Rong peeled melon seeds while Yun Fu ate them and watched the show.
The man and the cat worked together very well.
Ning Heyuan, who was standing there as tense as a string, turned around and saw this scene, and was completely stunned.
No, is that right?
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