Chapter 463 What a Big Pit
With a whoosh.
An arrow lodged itself in the emperor's chest.
"Father."
Princess Yuqing was startled and shouted, "Hurry up! Protect the emperor..."
Although she blamed her father for being cold-blooded and ruthless, she never wanted him to die.
She was just a little disappointed.
I said those words because I wanted my father to experience the feeling of being isolated and helpless.
But the arrow came too suddenly.
She didn't even have time to defend herself, nor could she see who shot it or from which direction.
This is a hidden arrow, I don’t know if there will be any others.
She pushed the dazed Concubine Zhengui and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and send Father into the house."
Concubine Zhengui was frightened.
She watched helplessly as the arrow pierced the emperor's body.
If the arrow had missed the target by a bit, it would have hit her.
Since entering the palace, she has seen many intrigues and schemes in the harem, but this is the first time she has experienced facing death with swords and knives right in front of her.
Scared to death!
She took a deep breath and quickly pushed the emperor into the house.
Just as she was about to enter the house, a sharp sword suddenly passed before her eyes and pierced straight into Eunuch Qian's chest.
Eunuch Qian fell to the ground with his eyes wide open in fear.
Princess Yuqing drew her sword, wiped it on him, and looked at the eunuchs: "See? This is the fate of a traitor."
Concubine Zhengui's eyes widened and she froze in place.
My heart almost jumped out of my chest.
She knew that Eunuch Qian was Prince Chen's man, and she was the one who told Princess Yuqing.
Although I know that nothing good will happen to him.
But she was still scared when she saw him fall in front of her.
She knew that Eunuch Qian was Prince Chen's spy.
It was because this eunuch also thought that she was Prince Chen's woman, and every time Prince Chen saw her, it was Eunuch Qian who covered for her.
The beast King Chen was plotting against her, trying to use a child to control her, and this eunuch was his accomplice.
But when I think about it, I still feel a little scared.
If she had not chosen Princess Yuqing, she would be the one lying here now.
The emperor looked at his confidant falling to the ground and wanted to ask Yuqing why she killed him.
Eunuch Qian was the person who had been with him the longest, from his youth until now, watching him get married and have children, watching him sit on the throne, and watching his children be born.
Accompany him through most of his life's ups and downs.
Even longer than the time his favorite concubine stayed with him.
But when he opened his mouth, he saw the dagger slipping out of Eunuch Qian's sleeve.
He couldn't tell if it was a wound or heartache.
It just hurts.
He looked down at the arrow in his heart, blood gushing out, and the dragon robe was stained red with blood.
He felt like he was going to die.
Even if he wasn't killed by the arrow, he would have died from excessive blood loss.
At this time, the palace was in chaos. No one dared to call for the imperial physician, and even if they did, he could not come in.
Is it really going to die this time?
But he doesn't want to die yet.
It all happened so suddenly, like a dream.
He still remembers being trapped in the flames.
When he opened his eyes again, his son, who used to be so respectful and obedient with a smile on his face, was forcing his way to the palace. He also used threats and bribes to bribe the civil and military officials, and even instigated the left and right Xuanwu armies to rebel and march straight into his bedroom.
Want to kill the king and his father.
He was not sure whether the arrow was shot by the fourth brother.
Because there were many people who wanted him dead, and everyone was eyeing the throne.
The Queen wants him dead.
Perhaps the Queen Mother also wants him dead.
After all, she is not her biological mother. No matter how filial she is, it cannot outweigh the interests of her mother's family.
He couldn't die without seeing the result.
Whether you are plotting to usurp the throne or doing it legitimately, it is useless if you want to sit on that position without the imperial seal.
The emperor gave a creepy smile.
Princess Yuqing had just wanted to kill Prince Chen, but now she can legitimately kill the rebel.
After sending out a distress signal, she raised her sword and shouted, "Prince Chen is a traitor and a traitor to his country. He killed his king and his father. Such a traitor must be killed by everyone. Those who kill Prince Chen will be rewarded handsomely, and those who surrender will be spared the death penalty."
King Chen was speechless.
He really didn't shoot this arrow.
He hated his father and had thought about killing him countless times, but not now.
He must be crazy to bear the crime of regicide and patricide, even if he is the king of a country.
Can't afford it either.
No prince would want to kill his father if he had no other choice.
In history, any emperor who killed his father was not cursed by the world and overthrown and executed by the people.
He would not have done this if he wanted to be emperor for a long time.
Who wanted his father to die more than him? The only person he thought of was Empress Cao.
Now that her father is dead, she can put the blame on him so that her son can legitimately inherit the throne.
See Yuqing's signal.
The guards quickly rushed in and fought with the people he brought with him.
Although these guards are not numerous, only about two or three thousand, each of them is an elite.
The knife came down quickly and cleanly, drawing blood with every stroke.
Like someone who is used to fighting on the battlefield.
Prince Chen was shocked. He had no idea when such an elite army was hidden in the palace.
What a masterful strategist Queen Cao is.
What a foolproof plan.
If he still has doubts in his mind.
When he saw his father being assassinated and a group of elite soldiers suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and the one leading the soldiers was Lao Wu, he understood everything.
This is a huge game, and a huge pit was dug for him, but he foolishly jumped into it.
No, he won't lose.
He has a large army to support him, and they should have entered the palace by now.
No matter how brave and skilled these three thousand soldiers were, they were no match for them. They were overwhelmed by numbers.
Moreover, he had the families of important officials in the court, King Jing's wife, daughter, and mother-in-law, as well as Yuqing's daughter who had no future.
It’s still uncertain who will win and who will lose.
Just when he was feeling proud, his men came to report: "Your Highness, it's bad. Our people didn't get in. They were all shot dead by the ambushed people in the city wall..."
"What? What's going on?"
If Shen Lu had not been poisoned, the imperial guards who entered the capital would have been divided into pieces, and most of them would have surrendered to him.
How could there still be someone here?
"Chen Lu is not dead. He was rescued by Zhou Mu. The imperial guards pretended to surrender and ambushed us in Wengcheng. Our army fell into a trap as soon as we entered the palace gate. And..."
"What else is there? Say it all in one breath."
When King Chen heard Zhou Mu's name, he was very angry. The Zhou family actually betrayed him.
Damn it!
I will be the first to offer sacrifice to Zhou Hou.
"Your Highness, Duke Shen has returned and is heading this way with the Imperial Guards, constantly calling for help. How about... how about we just run away, escape through another door? As long as there's life, there's hope..."
"You deserve to die for disturbing the morale of the army." King Chen showed no mercy and killed him with one sword.
He thought the border war could hold Mu Yunji back, but he didn't expect him to come back.
Success makes you a king, failure makes you a bandit; life and death are determined by fate, and he has no regrets.
After seeing through it all, he became more open-minded and no longer felt any restraint.
He wanted to kill people at this moment, and he killed them indiscriminately, not even sparing the eunuchs, civil and military officials.
Especially those fence-sitters and traitors.
They all deserve to be killed!
What he can't get, no one else can get either. If we are going to destroy it, let's destroy it together.
These people should have been buried with him in advance.
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