Chapter Ninety-Three: Rebellion
"It's better to be a ghost when you're dead, do it. A cruel smile tugged at the corner of Concubine Xiao's mouth.
The guards who surrounded them were ordered, and the tips of their guns were aimed at the few people who were still standing with Xia Tan.
"Shaw, you are so sure that you will win. Xia Tan said this word by word, and when the guards heard it, they were all stunned, and the offensive action stopped.
"Decades of planning, the palace is in the harem, no one has ever had an accident, all the people who have been fortunate by the emperor have drunk the broken soup, even if you are one of the accidents, but the palace also has a way to make you unable to become a climate, the palace has been planning for many years, the palace can not win, it is not you a yellow-haired child who has the final say, the people in the palace, there is no forgiveness!. β
At this time, Xia Tan felt that Concubine Xiao's forbearance for many years was really terrifying, if she had planned early, then it seemed that it would not be easy to remove the forces in this palace.
Blood stained the soul of the prince in front of the court, and a bell chime shook the town.
Before the guards' spears could pierce anyone's chest, a long chime rang out from Daitokuenji Temple, and it rang out over Kyoto.
Since the death of King Xia, Dadeen Temple rang the bell chime again, is it telling the world any news?
The bell fell, and a high-pitched battle faintly rang in everyone's ears.
Outside the door of the hall that was wide open, it didn't take long to see that Qin Zhao, the general of the Xia Kingdom, led thousands of soldiers under his command to kill them.
Xiao Guifei and Xia Cen, who were originally full of confidence, changed their faces greatly at this moment, and years of planning will be in vain in a short period of time.
Qin Zhao has always maintained neutrality, although they said that they had bought him, but he did not refuse, of course, in the court, he did not show any dissatisfaction with them, I thought that this person would definitely not go against them this time, but I didn't expect that the person they ignored actually gave them a knife.
"Weichen Qin Zhao is late to save the car, please punish His Royal Highness the Prince. Qin Zhao entered the main hall, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully with his fists.
The soldiers rushed in, disarming all the guards who had surrounded them and guarding them tightly.
"The general has come at the right time, please get up. β
"Your Royal Highness Xie, these two ......" Qin Zhao stood up and looked at Xiao Guifei and Xia Cen in embarrassment.
"Queen Mother, what should I do?" Xia Cen panicked instantly, and came to Xiao Guifei's side and asked.
"Heh, there must be a mistake in Baimi, what a general Qin, I actually underestimated you. β
"The concubine won the award, although you asked the little girl to deliberately provoke her to elope with her sweetheart, and it happened to be chosen today, so as to delay the pace of the old man, but you don't know that the young man, the old man is also very fond of it, not to mention that it has dragged on for some time, well, there is still time to stop the wolf ambition of you!"
Concubine Xiao Guifei had already ordered someone to find out that Qin Zhao only had one baby daughter, and this girl could be regarded as Qin Zhao's lifeblood.
Xia Cen intended to give this girl to Xia Tan, so as to expand Xia Tan's power, and when she learned that this girl had a sweetheart, she sent someone to approach and promote the relationship between the two.
Just last night, she arranged for the two of them to elope today, and this Qin Zhao really sent someone to follow closely.
"General Qin, assist my son, but it is much stronger than this waste prince, he just returned to the palace to take over the government, how to be a Ming monarch, not as good as my son, since he was a child, he will become the king of the Xia country and prepare, for the development of the Qin family, you have to think clearly. β
"What a concubine Xiao, I am still obsessed with it, I respected you before, loved you, and regarded you as the most respectable elder besides my father and queen mother, but I didn't expect you to be such a wolf with ambition. Xia Tan glared angrily, and looked at Xia Cen fiercely.
"Brother, in the whole palace, you and I are brothers, we are still in the blood of our father, I take you as my own brother, since I was a child, I feel that you are the person I have always looked up to, and you are the biggest example on the road of my life, but it turns out that you are also calculating me?"
"I ......"
"You don't have to explain," Xia Tan interrupted Xia Cen.
"Over the years, I have been investigating, but I have never investigated on you, the Xiao family, the family is big, and the relationship is intertwined, I have always suspected that they have a heart of disobedience, and even, there are countless murders related to Xiao Jiaqian, I suspect Prime Minister Xiao, only you, I have never doubted, my beloved brother, today, is the biggest surprise you gave me since I was a child. β
"Born in the royal family, the winner is the king, the loser is the coward, the ridiculous thing of family affection, only you will believe it, today is destined to be my loss, I admit it, but my mother is a female generation after all, let her go, is to kill or scrape, I listen to the respect. β
"The crime of rebellion, I am not the one who has the final say, someone will press the rebel to Dali Temple, waiting for the verdict. "Xia Tan Lingran's momentum, the oppressive people, can only bow their heads.
In this position, the kingly spirit in his body seems to be innate, and people can't help but want to surrender.
The soldiers brought by General Qin pressed dozens of people, led by Xia Cen and Xiao Guifei, to Dali Temple.
Seeing that Xiao Guifei and Xia Cen were gone, many bureaucrats knelt on the ground and begged bitterly.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows that he is wrong, please let it go as a way out, they are all ministers coerced by the prince, and the ministers are forced to follow them. β
"Your Royal Highness spares your life, Wechen didn't do anything to hurt the heavens and reason, it was all their hands, the emperor's death must have something to do with them, you let Weichen go, Wechen told you everything he knew. β
"That's it, that's it, I also said, I'll explain it all clearly, and please spare my life!"
The sound of everyone's begging for mercy was endless, and Xia Tan rubbed his swollen eyebrows and arranged it
"Find a civil official, make a record of all the people who are imprisoned, kill those who conceal it, kill if the circumstances are serious, and continue to come back to serve the court, strictly guard, if there are two hearts, kill. β
Three kills in a row made everyone kneeling on the ground can't help but tremble all over, and it didn't take long for the hall to be clean.
"Your Highness......" Qin Zhao shouted.
"You go down first, I want to be quiet. Xia Tan raised his hand to interrupt.
Just glanced at the old minister's young man, sighed, and then led everyone away.
The heavy door was closed, and the resolute face of the young man finally shed tears the moment the door closed.
"Father, motherβ"
The young man let out a sad cry, pouring out all the sorrow in his heart.
On this day, the true image of his parents' death, the betrayal of the person he cared about the most, and the rebellion and cruelty of his brother all pressed on his heart.
One night, Xia Tan sat in this hall that could accommodate hundreds of people all night.
During this time, everyone waited anxiously outside, but no one could bear to disturb them.
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