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Almost all the people of the big and small forces, as well as the princes and nobles, and even many ordinary residents, came here.

Today, it is the annual ancestor worship ceremony of the royal family, and all the ministers of the court and all the people in the royal family will also appear.

Of course, for most people, there is nothing to see in the ancestor worship ceremony, it is nothing more than some rituals to worship ancestors and pray to heaven, which can be seen every year.

The reason why they gathered here was because they learned that there was a high probability that there would be a battle for the throne during this ancestor worship ceremony.

Since ten days ago, the entire royal city has been surging, and almost all the forces and princes and ministers have been busy standing in line.

Although there are many princes, only the eldest prince Li Cheng and the third prince Li Xian are really qualified and powerful to compete for the throne.

And the eldest prince Li Cheng has been appointed as the prince, and when His Majesty returns to heaven, he can rightfully ascend the throne and become the new monarch of the Tang Kingdom.

Therefore, the people who supported him were the largest, occupying almost sixty percent of the entire royal city, or even more.

But there are also people who choose to support the third prince Li Xian, although it seems that Li Xian has little hope of seizing the throne, but they are willing to fight, the icing on the cake is far less than sending charcoal in the snow, once Li Xian succeeds, then they will have the merit of the dragon, and they will definitely be reused and become the cronies of the new monarch.

Three days ago, martial law began to be imposed on the entire royal city, and hundreds of thousands of Praetorian Guards even surrounded the entire palace like an iron bucket, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will.

It can also be seen from this that the situation has become extremely tense, even to the most critical moment.

"Third brother, the ancestor worship ceremony is about to start, let's go over."

In the heavily guarded palace, in a splendid golden hall, the county lord of Ziling said to Li Xian.

"Hey...... I hope everything can go well, but it's a pity that Brother Li doesn't know whether he is alive or dead now, otherwise, great things can be done. ”

Li Xian sighed lightly and said.

After they fled back to the palace that day, he personally went to ask the ancestor to go and rescue Li Tianyu, although after his soft grinding and hard bubbles, the ancestor finally agreed, but when they arrived, they found that Li Tianyu and Na Lin Bo had disappeared.

Even if he later sent thousands of sergeants to search, he still failed to find any trace of Li Tianyu.

This also made him not very sure about the battle for the throne, although he had attracted nearly forty percent of his supporters in these ten days, barely able to compete with his eldest brother, but if no one resisted the Wuhou Meng that day, everything would be meaningless.

"I'm sure he'll be fine."

When the county lord of Ziling heard this, his expression was also condensed, and then he showed a worried smile, and he didn't know whether he was comforting Li Xian or comforting himself.

"No matter what the result is, I have to fight hard, win or lose, in one move, let's go."

Li Xian took a deep breath, then sorted out the purple python robe on his body and the bead crown on his head, and strode out of the palace gate with a king's landing momentum.

The county lord of Ziling also followed, she has always supported her third brother, and at this critical moment, she naturally will not give up.

And those ministers in the palace and the high-level leaders of various forces also followed, and at this time, they had no choice, either to follow the third prince to the sky in one step, or to lose all their glory.

Soon, they came to the Dianjiang platform, and saw that the items for sacrifice had already been prepared.

At this time, the eldest prince Li Cheng and his entourage also arrived at the same time.

Today's Li Cheng is wearing a golden dragon robe and a crown on his head, followed by a group of supporters behind him, including princes and ministers, as well as high-level leaders of major forces.

There are also several princes and princesses, who are also among them, such as the eleventh prince Li He, as well as the fat county lord Li Xin, and the little marquis Li An.

"Big brother, although you are the prince, on the day of ancestor worship, wearing a dragon robe and crown that only your father can wear, it is inevitably inconsistent with the ancestral system, if your father investigates it, you will be punished for the crime of disrespect."

Seeing Li Cheng dressed like this, Li Xian's face sank, and he hurriedly asked.

The dragon robe and crown can only be worn by kings, even if they are princes and princes, if they wear them privately, at best, it is disrespectful to the monarch's father, and if they are bigger, it is a great crime of rebellion.

When Li Cheng heard this, he sneered, then raised his steps, walked to the dragon chair, sat down directly, and said lightly: "Since my father has appointed me as the prince, it is to pass on to me, and now that my father is seriously ill, I will naturally exercise the power of the king." ”

"Big brother, I heard that my father's health seems to have improved in the past few days, and he will come to participate in this ancestor worship ceremony, where do you want to put your father in doing this now?"

Li Xian looked at Li Cheng coldly and asked again.

"Third brother, you haven't seen your father for a few days, since the day before yesterday, your father's illness has worsened again, and he has completely fallen into a coma, how can you still come to participate in the ancestor worship ceremony."

Li Cheng glanced at Li Xian indifferently and said slowly.

"Damn."

Li Xian secretly scolded in his heart, how could he not want to see his father, but the entire palace was guarded by the silver dragon guard, and even he, the third prince, wanted to see his father, it was as difficult as ascending to the sky.

Now it seems that his eldest brother has clearly put their father under house arrest, is it ......

Li Xian suddenly thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but change his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today I will assume the power of the king and preside over the ancestor worship ceremony."

At this time, Li Cheng didn't pay attention to Li Xian anymore, but looked at everyone and spoke.

"Your Highness, since Your Majesty has become seriously ill and in a coma, it is better for you to ascend the throne immediately and preside over state affairs, even if Your Majesty wakes up, you can recuperate with peace of mind."

At this time, a minister who supported Li Cheng suddenly took a step forward, knelt down directly, and said.

"Your Highness, please ascend the throne."

"Your Highness, long live, long live."

Immediately afterwards, those who supported Li Cheng all knelt on their knees and shouted.

Seeing this scene, everyone below looked at each other, although they had already received the news that a battle for the throne might break out today, but they never expected that such a dramatic situation would occur.

As long as you are not a fool, you know that this scene must have been discussed a long time ago, if it were not for Li Cheng's nod, how could these people dare to do such a thing that is equivalent to rebellion.

"It seems that Li Cheng can't wait."

In the crowd, Li Tianyu sneered in his heart, although he had just arrived, he also understood everything that had happened in the past ten days from the discussions of the people around him.

In the past ten days, Li Xian has attracted forty percent of the ministers, and among the eight major families, four are willing to support Li Xian, as for those princes and nobles, as well as small forces, they have also attracted a lot.

Although Li Xian's supporters are fewer than Li Cheng's, it is enough to threaten Li Cheng's throne, and I am afraid that it is precisely because of this that Li Cheng will brave the world's condemnation at today's ancestor worship ceremony and ascend the throne ahead of schedule.