Chapter 459: Walking into a Trap
The final test.
The ministers knelt for most of the day.
No response was received.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. King Chen doesn't want to wait any longer. Life and death only take a moment.
He led the civil and military officials towards the emperor's bedroom.
Eunuch Yu was horrified and quickly led his men forward to stop them: "Your Highness, Your Highness Prince Chen, what are you doing? Fude Hall is not a place you can enter casually. This is the emperor's bedroom. You are not allowed to enter without a decree."
Yan Xiang pushed him away and said, "Get out of here, you are just a eunuch, a dog slave. You have no right to speak in front of the prince."
Eunuch Yu staggered after being pushed, but he was not angry.
He knelt down before them and earnestly advised, "Your Highness Prince Chen, Left Prime Minister, the Emperor is resting inside. No one can be held responsible if we disturb his presence."
"You are the Queen Mother's man, right? Take him away." Prince Chen glanced at him and said, "What's the point of keeping such a tactless person?"
Eunuch Yu was dragged away by the imperial guards, and several young eunuchs who followed him were also taken away.
Seeing this situation, all the civil and military officials became even more terrified.
The imperial guards actually all became King Chen's men.
King Jing and Cui Yan looked at each other and followed.
Subconsciously, he blocked King Chen's way.
"Hey! Fifth brother, when did you become so close to Prime Minister Cui?" Prince Chen looked at the two of them thoughtfully, his tone rising and falling.
"Fourth brother, this is the emperor's bedroom. You just bring people in like this, aren't you afraid of the emperor's wrath? Go back. I'm doing this for your own good." King Jing stretched out his hand to block King Chen's way.
His eyes fell on the faces of the ministers behind him: "Go back quickly, this is not a place where you can be so presumptuous."
Cui Yan also helped: "Think it over carefully. If you really want to follow Prince Chen and force the palace to rebel, once you step into this Fude Palace, there will be no way back. Now retreat quickly. I will pretend that I didn't see anything that happened today."
When the ministers heard this, they paused and began to waver.
Of course they knew that once they stepped through this door, there would be no turning back, and the lives of the entire clan depended on them.
Some people are gambling, gambling on wealth, glory and a bright future.
Some people were forced to do so, as their relatives were in the hands of King Chen.
King Chen is a shameless man who only seeks fame and reputation. He only uses such shameless means to force them to submit.
This trip was also forced.
Some people came voluntarily, thinking that the emperor was incompetent and only Prince Chen was a wise ruler.
They are willing to swear allegiance to His Royal Highness Prince Chen until death.
But at the critical moment, some people who were timid and afraid of death still retreated.
They didn't even dare to look at King Chen, and ran away in shame with their tails between their legs.
Prince Chen did not stop them. He watched them leave quietly. A cold light flashed in his eyes and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
He looked at them with sympathy.
Once unfaithful, they will be useless a hundred times. These people are useless. Keeping them is a waste of food and cloth.
These people cannot leave the imperial city.
Prince Chen scoffed and turned to look at Cui Yan. "The Right Prime Minister must be joking. What's with all the talk of treason and forcing the emperor to abdicate? I'm going to rescue the emperor. Don't you see how the Empress Dowager controls the harem and doesn't let us see the Emperor? My younger brother and younger sister died, and the Emperor didn't care. Disasters are happening everywhere, and the people are suffering, and the Emperor still doesn't care. Don't you think there's something wrong?"
In fact, he has been trying to win over Cui Yan and the Cui family.
Unexpectedly, the three brothers of the Cui family are more arrogant than each other and look down on others.
The one who deserves a beating the most is Cui Laosan, who thinks he is a big deal just because his father lets him teach the princes and grandchildren.
They actually said he was a monkey performing a big show.
hateful!
But Cui Yan is a very unfathomable and strange person.
He has a face that can make women crazy, but he dresses like a black crow every day, keeps people at a distance, and doesn't marry or have children.
He suspected that Cui Yan had either physical or psychological problems.
But the more impartial he is, the less face he gives to anyone.
The more uneasy Prince Chen felt.
In this situation, he can still stay out of it and handle government affairs calmly.
There are only two possibilities.
One possibility is that the emperor is still fine and is just testing them to see who has any rebellious intentions.
But this possibility is unlikely.
Another possibility is that Cui Yan had already sided with King Jing.
Otherwise, if the Queen Mother had acted in this way, he would probably be the first one to stand up and oppose it. After all, he was the one who was most opposed to women interfering in state affairs. When he was young, he even scolded the Queen in person for being a hen that crowed at dawn.
If Cui Yan really chose King Jing, then this person must not be kept.
Minister Yan didn't think about all this. He simply looked down on Cui Yan and wanted to replace him.
There can't be two tigers in one mountain. If he is there, there will be no Cui Yan.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Cui is obstructing our efforts to rescue the Emperor. Perhaps he is also an accomplice of the Queen Mother. It would be better to arrest him to prevent any harm."
Prince Chen was silent for a moment, then waved his hand. "Prime Minister Yan is right. Arrest Prince Jing and Cui Yan and bring them together to see our father."
King Jing and Cui Yan struggled for a few times, but were no match for the swords in the hands of the imperial guards and were captured.
Cui Yan said nothing, but his face was extremely dark.
King Jing cursed as he walked, and almost cursed King Chen's ancestors for eighteen generations.
The two were taken into Fude Hall.
Many guards suddenly rushed out of the hall, holding sharp blades, and the two sides were on the verge of a fight.
Seeing that Prime Minister Cui, King Jing and all the ministers were in the hands of King Chen, the guards did not dare to act rashly.
In this way, the two sides were deadlocked until they reached the outside of the emperor's bedroom.
The guards were on high alert, with three layers of troops guarding the entrance to the hall, fearing that Prince Chen would break into the palace.
The ministers and imperial guards behind Prince Chen were all very nervous.
Just waiting for King Chen's order.
Unexpectedly, Prince Chen lifted up his clothes and knelt down in front of the palace door.
Seeing this, all the ministers followed him and knelt down in a mighty manner.
They still have to pretend. After all, they are here to rescue you. They can't just rebel as soon as they arrive.
The mission must be well-known.
Although many civil and military officials came with Prince Chen, they were extremely terrified.
Because they never had the chance to go to the Hall of Fortune.
The emperor usually handles government affairs and reviews memorials in Fude Hall. Those who can be summoned here are either the emperor's confidants or cabinet ministers, such as Prime Minister Yan and Prime Minister Cui.
For many people, this was the first time they were so close to the emperor.
Excitement and tension coexist.
None of them even dared to raise their heads.
Prince Chen bowed deeply and said, "Father, I heard you were ill and couldn't eat or sleep. I only wish I could see you every day, serve you by your side, and serve you tea and water. I hope you will grant me this."
It was quiet inside and outside the hall, and there was still no response.
Minister Yan immediately stepped forward and knelt down. "Your Majesty, I, your humble servant Yan Fu, have urgent military information to report. I beg Your Majesty to see you."
Hearing no response, he continued, "Your Majesty, urgent news from the border: The Northern Barbarians and the Fan Kingdoms have reached some kind of agreement, but they have united and launched an attack on Daliang on the same day. The border is in danger. Your Majesty, please make a decision."
After Prime Minister Yan finished speaking, the ministers behind him also reported one by one, either there was an earthquake here, a locust plague there, or the Yellow River bursting its banks.
It can be as serious as it can be.
However, the vermilion door of the emperor's bedroom remained closed.
There was complete silence outside the hall.
All I could hear was the sound of the wind and birds.
The wind was very loud and the birds were singing very loudly.
It is very lively outside the Fude Hall today, with people gathered on the ground and birds gathered in the trees.
There are so many heads, so densely packed.
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