Chapter 391: Seeking power and usurping the throne
"Father, if your old man made me the crown prince, how could you be where you are today? I'm obviously the eldest prince, but you don't make me the prince, but you want to give the throne to the sick son of the seventh child, haha, you won't know that I sent someone to kill the seventh prince, and he can't come back, so you should hurry up and make me the prince! In this case, I can also consider giving you an antidote, so that you can be the emperor and live for a long time. The eldest prince said with a wicked smile on his face.
Although the emperor was speechless, it could be seen from the shape of his mouth that he was saying, "You are dreaming! ”
He didn't believe that his Seventh Prince would not come back, he firmly believed that the crown prince would definitely come back, and he would definitely be able to rush back to help him kill this rebel.
The footsteps outside have turned into the sound of fighting, obviously, the Imperial Forest Army outside has found the people of the eldest prince, they fought, the third prince saw that there were people from the eldest prince coming in, he felt that he could not be restrained, he had to strike first, he suddenly attacked the eldest prince with a punch.
The emperor watched his two sons fight in his bedroom, and he felt very uncomfortable, but he could only hope for the three princes at this time, hoping that the three princes could subdue the eldest prince, and gradually there were more and more footsteps outside.
The voices he heard were heard by the Lord Protector and his men.
The Protector is also here, is he here to help himself or his nephew? The emperor couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
At this time, he also thought of the strange place today, where were the minions waiting in his dormitory? There was such a big commotion here, even the Imperial Forest Army was alarmed, but those minions didn't even have a single figure, could it be that those minions had already been solved by the Great Prince?
When the emperor was thinking, he saw that the people of the eldest prince also broke in, and saw that the eldest prince and the third prince were fighting, and hurriedly stepped forward to help, the martial arts of the three princes were also excellent, but the eldest prince was not a straw bag, and now there were people to help, and the three princes who were attacked by two people gradually had the upper hand.
At this time, the eldest prince's subordinate stabbed a sword into the shoulder of the third prince, and the shoulder of the third prince suddenly bled profusely.
"Third Emperor Brother, you still obediently tie your hands and arrest it, maybe when the eldest emperor brother ascends the throne, you can also consider making you a vassal king, if you have to fight against your brother, you will die." The eldest prince said with a sneer.
"Brother Emperor, I really didn't expect you to be so despicable, killing your brother and father, seeking power and usurping the throne, even if you really get the throne, you will not be convinced by the world." The third prince scolded loudly.
"Humph! Third Emperor Brother, are you really immortal if you don't have the heart of the Yellow River? Well, this king will send you to the western sky. The eldest prince said viciously.
The third prince didn't expect that the eldest prince was so ruthless, he only hated himself for being too indecisive and too slow, allowing the eldest prince to get the first opportunity.
He also knew that although there was a Royal Forest Army outside, but the army of the Protector of the Kingdom had come, and he didn't believe that the Protector was here to protect his father.
The emperor watched the third prince being stabbed, he closed his eyes, and asked silently in his heart: Is he going to die in the hands of the eldest prince with the third prince today?
Just when he was extremely desperate, he heard the sound of a large number of soldiers and horses coming in outside, a strong and powerful voice, shouting at the Protector: "Protector, you old horseman, I didn't expect that you actually helped the eldest prince to seek power and usurp the throne, brothers, rush in, kill this old horseman, and protect the emperor." ”
The emperor could hear that the owner of this voice was here to save himself, and that person finally came to die! I'm saved!
The eldest prince also heard it, if he didn't admit his mistake, the owner of this voice was General Cheng, why did he come too? How did he know there would be a mutiny in the palace tonight?
He was stunned, the third prince suddenly slapped his palm at the eldest prince's subordinates, snatched the long sword from his hand, and pointed at the eldest prince, and the eldest prince saw that he was about to be stabbed, and flexibly dodged the past, and the third prince was injured, only one hand could be used, and he couldn't sneak attack the eldest prince just now, and now the eldest prince came back to his senses, and he retreated.
The eldest prince stabbed his sword into the heart of the third prince, and the third prince's eyes widened and he fell.
The eldest prince looked at the dead appearance of the third prince, laughed, pulled out the sword from the third prince, smiled gloomily, and strode towards the emperor, "Father, do you think that General Cheng is here, and you will be saved?" Hahaha, it's useless, far water can't save the near fire, as long as I kill you, and then kill your other sons, this great country will be mine! Hahaha! ”
The emperor watched his eldest son pointing his sword at him, and closed his eyes in disappointment, yes, it was useless for General Cheng to come over, the Lord Protector dragged him outside, how could he come in immediately to save himself?
He closed his eyes and waited for death, but the expected sword did not stab at him, he opened his eyes and saw a sword blocking the sword of the eldest prince, and the person who came was fighting with the eldest prince, he saw clearly who the person was coming, and the already desperate heart rose hope again, General Cheng Shao came to the rescue, watching Cheng Yao's long sword gradually force the eldest prince to the corner.
At this time, a man dressed in black and wearing a silver mask appeared beside him, and he helped him up, and he was about to ask who he was, when he heard the man whisper in his ear: "Father, it's me." ”
This familiar voice made the emperor speechless in shock, and he was helped into the inner room by the man in a daze, and put him on the bed.
At this time, he knew that his Seventh Prince had returned, and as expected, when he arrived in the inner room, the man knelt down and said, "Please forgive your father, the son is too late to save you, and you have suffered." ”
The emperor opened his mouth wide and wanted to say to him: "Old Seven, it's good that you're back." ”
However, he couldn't make a sound, and at this time, he saw a woman dressed as a palace maid walking in, he only felt that this palace maid looked so familiar, but he heard the "palace maid" say: "See my father." ”
Only then did the emperor recognize that this "palace maid" was the crown princess, and he was overjoyed, he never expected the princess to arrive so quickly.
"Father, can you let your daughter-in-law take your pulse?" Cheng Xi asked.
After meeting with the prince in the afternoon today, she learned about the emperor's poisoning, but because she had not been able to blend into the palace, she followed the prince in while there was a shortage of soldiers outside.
The emperor nodded very happily, Cheng Xi first took the pulse of the emperor, her brows furrowed more and more tightly, no wonder Wang Shiye Ning could not solve the poison on the emperor's body, this poison is not an ordinary poison, she is also a little helpless, however, the emperor does not seem to be too sick to speak, she guesses that he is blocked acupuncture points and cannot speak.
She doesn't know how to solve acupoints, this kind of thing has to be handed over to the prince, he is strong in martial arts, this acupoint solving should be a piece of cake for him, right?
The prince listened to her words and hurriedly untied the emperor's dumb hole.
The emperor was finally able to speak, "Old Seven, is it really you?" ”
The crown prince took off his mask and said: "Father, it's Erchen, Erchen has worried you, after Erchen escaped that day, he has been hunted down, and he has wanted to blend into the palace several times, but this palace is full of people from the eldest brother, and Erchen had to mix in today, and Erchen is late." ”
"It's good to come back, that brute, ruthless, it's a blessing that you can escape from him." The emperor sighed and said, he turned to look at Cheng Xi, "Crown princess, is my illness unsolvable?" ”
"Father, please forgive the daughter-in-law for not being good at medicine, the daughter-in-law can only try to slowly remove some toxins, which will take some time." Cheng Xi said.
"Xi'er, are you going to do what you did to help me detoxify?" The prince asked.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, the concubine has no other way but to give it a try." Cheng Xi said with some shame.
She is a person who has traveled through modern times, just because she was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine, in modern times, she is not even a doctor, and now she is being driven to the shelves to treat the prince, isn't it embarrassing for her?
She would have helped the prince remove the toxin, also because she didn't know his true identity at the beginning, she just thought that he was her life-saving benefactor, and wanted to help him relieve a little pain, if she knew that he was a noble prince at the time, she must not have been so bold.
She felt that she was simply killed by the prince, this guy's leg was obviously good, but he pretended to be a cripple, but in the end he told everyone that she was the one who cured his leg, and now everyone thinks she is a miracle doctor, curing all diseases.
The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "Crown Princess, you are right, my life is now picked up, even if it can't be cured, it doesn't matter." As long as the throne is not taken away by that brute, I will die without regrets! ”
Cheng Xi took out the prepared silver needle and planned to prick the needle for the emperor, but the emperor refused, "When the turmoil outside subsides, it's not too late to cure it." ”
Cheng Xi had no choice but to take back the silver needle and stay here with the prince.
The battle situation outside has gradually become clear, Cheng Yao has forced the eldest prince into a corner, and several silver needles shot at the eldest prince, sealing his major acupuncture points, and he can't move anymore.
And the soldiers brought by General Cheng Da, plus the secret guards of the prince who came in the army, and the royal forest army in the palace, defeated and retreated from the soldiers brought by the protector.
Although Huguo Gong is also a strong martial artist, he has come back from the border pass all these years and has been pampered in the capital, which is comparable to General Cheng, a fierce general who has just returned from the border pass. He was soon stabbed by General Cheng.
The mutiny in the palace finally came to an end, ending in a crushing defeat for the eldest prince.
The eldest prince and the protector were both captured alive, and the emperor walked out of the palace with the support of the crown prince and the princess, and when he saw the subdued prince and the protector, there was only disappointment and anger in his eyes.