Standing on the high ground, Yun Xun saw Yun Zhuo, who was supposed to be heading to Tieya Pass, and was not surprised at all, as if Yun Zhuo was meant to be there.
He merely observed the reactions of the emperor's men and gave a cold laugh.
Then, he picked up the bow and arrow from his horse, drew the bowstring inch by inch, aimed the arrow at Yun Zhuo in the enemy crowd, and shot it out with a "whoosh"!
"Your Highness! Watch out!" A heart-wrenching shout rang out from the crowd!
However, Yun Xun's arrow still struck the Crown Prince squarely in the heart. The Crown Prince's killing action suddenly stopped, and he looked down at the arrow that had pierced his heart, his eyes filled with disbelief!
"The Crown Prince has been shot by an arrow!" Ling Ya, who was at the forefront, shouted and charged forward even more bravely, his morale soaring!
The prince's troops were thrown into chaos in an instant, unable to withstand their offensive.
Several people seemed to be protecting the seriously injured prince as he retreated, but the prince seemed unable to move. He was dragged back a few steps before collapsing heavily to the ground.
The prince fell to the ground, like a banner falling to the ground. The entire army knew that it would be difficult to fight any further, so they scattered and fled, leaving only a few people to fight alone.
Yun Xun rode forward, fought off the few men, and chopped off the prince's head. He held the head high with the tip of his sword, blood still flowing from it!
Lingya shouted loudly, "The Crown Prince attempted to rebel, assassinate the emperor, and usurp the throne, but he has been captured by His Highness Prince Xuan!!"
In the firelight, everyone saw the prince's head impaled on the sword tip, his long hair flowing down, his deathly pale face splattered with countless drops of blood.
"Your Highness Prince Xuan has removed a major threat to the Emperor and restored peace and prosperity to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Long live Your Highness Prince Xuan!" Ling Ya led the way by kneeling down and shouting.
As a result, crowds of people knelt down in front of Yun Xun.
The small group of men sent by the emperor also knelt down and shouted "Long live the Emperor!" three times.
The wind was still blowing, pressing the grass and trees low, and wherever the firelight could shine, there was a smooth "green carpet"!
Yun Xun watched this scene with satisfaction and said, "Ling Ya, quickly arrange a team to capture the Crown Prince's accomplices! Do not let them make a comeback or indiscriminately kill innocent people, causing unnecessary sacrifices!"
"Yes, I will arrange it immediately!" Ling Ya replied in a deep voice.
"The rest of you will return to the palace with me, so that Father Emperor can rest assured!" Yun Xun said loudly.
Everyone responded.
Apart from the team of over a hundred people that Ling Ya had arranged, the rest of the people followed Yun Xun and changed direction, heading towards the capital city.
During this time, Yun Xun took the head off and tied it to his horse's neck. As the horse's hooves moved forward, the head's blood kept dripping down, winding its way until it was all gone.
A figure was moving in the crowd, its steps not quite in sync with the others. Yun Xun noticed it, as did Ling Ya, who was protecting him closely, but no one spoke.
As he watched the person quietly leave the group and disappear into the darkness, Yun Xun raised an eyebrow.
Everything unfolded exactly as he and Ji Mingwei had predicted. The Emperor's men followed him out of the city, and upon learning that he had killed the Crown Prince, they would surely leave quietly beforehand to return to the palace and inform the Emperor.
As long as he returns to the palace with the crown prince's head, he will surely be surrounded and killed, lured into a trap, and then caught like a turtle in a jar!
The Emperor will raise the banner of "Yun Xun, how dare you kill your own brother!" and kill him. Then, without any worries, he will happily place the Tenth Prince on the throne.
He can even guess what his father would say when he surrounded and killed him.
Since that's the case, let the secret guard go and inform Father Emperor in advance! That way, Father Emperor can make preparations ahead of time!
"Giddy up!" Yun Xun suddenly spurred his horse and shouted, speeding up towards the capital city.
The night was deep, and the people had long since gone to sleep. The heavy night sky pressed down on the capital city, and the wind was still blowing, occasionally swirling up the fallen leaves on the ground, which then fell again to other places.
Shortly after his procession swept through the streets, his hidden men began making incursions into the homes of various ministers.
At this time, most of the ministers had already gone to bed, and were sleeping soundly, but they were all woken up from their beds and told that something had happened in the palace.
The officials sat up in shock in their beds, threw on their clothes, got out of bed, and went out to meet the guards dressed as palace guards. They immediately asked what had happened!
"His Highness the Crown Prince has suddenly gone mad and stormed into the palace in the middle of the night, claiming he intends to kill the Emperor! The Emperor is now in critical condition; please, Your Excellency, enter the palace immediately to save him!"
What?! His Highness the Crown Prince was perfectly fine, how could he suddenly go mad?
Each of the ministers, in their own homes, asked the same question to different guards.
"It seems so, it seems so. The eldest grandson of the emperor is mentally challenged, which has affected the position of the crown prince. Everyone says that this is a warning from heaven, and that the crown prince is not fit to be the heir apparent. The crown prince cannot keep this child. The emperor is kind-hearted and rescued the eldest grandson of the emperor."
"His Highness the Crown Prince used this as a pretext to falsely accuse the Emperor of kidnapping the eldest grandson, thus plotting to murder his father, kill the Emperor, and usurp the throne. In this way, no one will dare to say that he is unfit to be the Crown Prince!"
The ministers immediately understood the meaning behind these words: the people of the world were saying that the crown prince was unfit to be the heir apparent, so the crown prince simply gave up being the heir apparent and went straight to kill his father and the emperor to become the emperor!
Some loyal ministers were immediately filled with righteous indignation, changed their clothes, and rushed to the palace!
Some who were afraid of death changed their clothes, but lingered and hesitated on the way, thinking they would wait until the palace was quiet before going, and then act according to the situation. Whoever was the final victor would be honored as emperor.
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