Throne room.

When all the ministers heard the news, their faces were different.

There is apprehension, there is surprise, there is schadenfreude......

As for the fact that the emperor was going to pass on the throne to the Third Highness a few days ago, they naturally heard a little.

However, they didn't expect that this Third Highness, who usually did nothing, would return to the palace at this time.

This clearly wants to get involved in this battle for the throne and officially declare war on the eldest prince!

It's just that most people don't understand, where did this Third Highness get the courage?

You must know that except for the Shangqing faction, there is no force behind this third highness to support him.

The Shangqing faction is just an insignificant sect among thousands of sects.

Counting the master, the cultivators of the six heavens in the door are only a finger.

This kind of weak sect can't even compare to some subordinate sects of the big sect.

Without the support of the big forces, even if this Third Highness has the Emperor's Decree and the Mandate of Heaven returns, no force will agree.

In the eyes of some big forces, the Holy Decree is just a piece of waste paper, without the slightest meaning!

This is also the sad thing about the Great Xia Dynasty.

The imperial court is just a puppet of the two factions of good and evil, seeking their interests.

The eldest prince's eyes also flashed a trace of gloom, but he was full of qi cultivation skills.

After the surprise, his face returned to calm, and he did not show too much strangeness.

He helped the dragon chair and said lightly:

"My third brother, where is he now, can there be someone by his side?"

Guard Fist Walking:

"Back to His Highness, the Third Highness has entered the Tian'en Gate and is rushing to the Jinluan Palace, and there is a little eunuch with him beside him."

The eldest prince was slightly stunned and said:

"That's it, no one else?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness only brought a little eunuch into the palace."

The eldest prince's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

He thought that behind his third brother, there must be someone superior to help him.

Otherwise, with his strength, it is impossible to resist Mr. Ghost's attack!

After all, Mr. Ghost is the worship of the Ghost King Sect, specializing in the secret art of the Ghost Dao, and killing people invisibly.

This time, in order not to make a mistake in the plan, he specially begged ten thousand people to arrange this person to do this.

However, the current situation is really a bit unexpected for him.

Mr. Ghost hadn't shown up yet, and there wasn't the slightest news coming, so he didn't understand what was going on.

What is certain, though, is that Mr. Ghost's ambush failed!

"This bastard, didn't take the official road, and it was impossible to sneak into the palace in disguise?" The eldest prince secretly thought.

He couldn't think of any other way to get the bastard out of it.

The minister below heard the guard's briefing, and hurriedly spoke:

"Your Royal Highness, since the Third Highness has entered the palace, if you let him come over to discuss the matter of establishing a new monarch this time, maybe the Third Highness has also received the edict of the previous emperor."

The eldest prince looked at the minister below with a somewhat gloomy expression.

If he remembered correctly, this minister was one of the few officials trained by his old immortal father!

After thinking about it, he smiled and said:

"It's okay, I haven't seen the third child for many years, and this time I can catch up with him."

"Ahhh

As soon as he finished speaking, there were bursts of screams outside the Jinluan Palace.

The next moment, soldiers in armor fell in, rolling on the ground with painful faces.

Ye Qingzhou's voice sounded faintly:

"Big brother, this is your mistake, since you want to see me, why did you let your dog stop outside the palace?"

As he spoke, two figures slowly walked into the Jinluan Palace.

Ye Qingzhou was dressed in white, wearing a hair crown, and his black hair was like a waterfall, hanging down behind his back.

In his gestures, he exudes an elegant and unique temperament, which makes people unconsciously feel ashamed of themselves.

Compared with him, the eldest prince is even more dwarfed, like a pheasant.

Xiao Chengzi followed behind His Royal Highness nervously, and his calves trembled a little.

For so many years, he had never seen such a large formation.

"I actually helped the little master grab the throne in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, this cow is enough for me to brag for a lifetime." Xiao Chengzi was excited and apprehensive in his heart.

He knows that civil and military officials are not just as simple as they seem on the surface.

They even represent the intricate forces behind them!

"Hey, I really don't know what kind of killing tricks His Highness has, if he loses this time, it will be a catastrophe."

Ye Qingzhou naturally didn't know what Xiao Chengzi was thinking, and walked indifferently to the center of the Jinluan Palace.

He looked at the eldest prince sitting on the dragon chair and said:

"Big brother, the throne has not been determined yet, so you are in a hurry to sit on this dragon chair, are you too anxious?"

The gloomy color in the eldest prince's eyes flashed, and he quickly returned to normal.

He stood up, walked down the stairs, and said lightly:

"Third brother, you have been doing loose cultivation in the Shangqing Sect, and I am afraid you don't know anything about the major events that have happened in the palace!"

"Not long ago, my father died of a sudden illness, and before he died, he passed the throne to me."

"The country cannot be without a king for a day, although my brother is sad, but he can only temporarily take the position of his father, convene hundreds of civil and military officials, and discuss the road of my future development."

When Ye Qingzhou heard this, his eyes flashed slightly.

No wonder when he came in, he saw white silk hanging everywhere, it turned out that the emperor had died!

"It seems that this emperor is nine times out of ten killed by my eldest brother." Ye Qingzhou secretly wondered.

For this great prince, he knows it all too well.

He was forced to pretend to be a gentleman and go to the Shangqing Sect to practice, and a large part of the reason was because of the eldest prince!

The battle for imperial power is cruel!

The eldest prince is extremely talented, and at a young age, he is already a cultivator of the Five Heavens.

And he is brave and good at fighting, and has made all kinds of contributions, and is very favored by all forces.

There are many forces that secretly support him and want him to be the next emperor.

However, under the emperor, there are also many princes.

Most of these princes are extremely talented, and they also have the support of forces behind them, and they are all strong contenders for the throne.

However, over the years, the other princes who competed with the eldest prince have died mysteriously due to various accidents.

Although there is no evidence, the outside world speculates that these princes were killed behind the scenes of the eldest prince.

Because only he has the motivation and the ability to do so!

In order to avoid getting involved in the struggle for imperial power, Ye Qingzhou left the palace early and joined a pheasant sect, so he was spared.

However, Ye Qingzhou didn't expect that the eldest prince would even dare to kill his biological father for the sake of the throne!

"It seems that no matter what dynasty it is, as long as it involves the throne, there is no family affection at all." Ye Qingzhou shook his head secretly.

Thinking of this, he said lightly:

"Big brother, the play is almost over here, do you really think you can hide it from everyone?"

The eldest prince's eyes narrowed, and he said, "What do you mean?" ”

"What I mean is, your scene is over, it's time to take a curtain call and get the lunch!" Ye Qingzhou said lightly.

"Bento? For my brother, I see that you are confused in cultivation, you have lost your mind, you are full of nonsense, and you don't know what to do! ”

The eldest prince snorted coldly and said, "You said that your brother is acting, what evidence do you have?" Otherwise, my brother will teach you the truth of respect and humility of the elder and the young! ”

As he spoke, the mana in his body surged out, and with a trace of the killing aura that he had been trained all year round, he pressed towards Ye Qingzhou!

However.

Ye Qingzhou felt this coercion, but he was still light and calm, without the slightest abnormality.

This level is not enough to see in front of him!

"Huh?" The eldest prince was shocked.

He was a cultivator of the Fifth Heaven, and he was only one step away from the Sixth Heaven.

And his coercion is full of murderous aura, so he can't even affect this mongrel?!

This made him feel a sense of apprehension in his heart.

Ye Qingzhou looked at the eldest prince with a smile, took out a holy decree from his arms, and said:

"My father has already secretly prepared a holy decree to pass on the throne to me, what else do you have to say?!"

As he spoke, he controlled the holy decree and flew into the air, displaying it in front of the civil and military officials.

"It has been stamped with the jade seal and the special seal of the father, everyone can identify it by themselves!"

Ye Qingzhou also had to admit the emperor's wit.

The emperor seemed to have anticipated that something would happen, so he secretly sent him the decree of succession a few days ago.

It is estimated that the eldest prince does not know about this matter.

Below, the civil and military officials looked at the holy decree in mid-air, and their expressions were different.

After a while, some of the ministers cultivated by the emperor nodded and said:

"That's right, this is the secret seal and document of the former emperor, and it does record that the throne will be passed on to the third highness!"

"The Third Highness is orthodox!"

"The eldest prince, this official wants to ask you, why after you met the first emperor, the first emperor suddenly died, and he also passed down an edict to pass the throne to you!"

"This official has to suspect that the death of the first emperor has a lot to do with you!"

When most of the civil and military officials heard this, they all fell silent.

Naturally, they have their own ideas about this.

Even if they knew that the eldest prince had murdered the former emperor and there was no corresponding benefit, they would not break it.

When the eldest prince saw the holy decree in Ye Qingzhou's hand, his heart was shocked.

Immediately, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"Fake, all fake!"

"Third child, do you think that if you get a piece of the illusory holy decree, you can succeed to the throne?"

"Even if this holy decree is true, my brother can say that you coerced your father and made him have to make a holy decree!"

"If you want to succeed to the throne with this rag, you have to ask the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty if they agree."

On the side, Xiao Chengzi looked at the eldest prince and shouted:

"Your Majesty's cronies have confirmed that the holy decree is true, and you still dare to mess around, what crime should you be guilty of?!"

The eldest prince sneered:

"Hmph, what are you guilty of forging a holy decree with your master? Now that I am temporarily assuming the responsibility of my father, I naturally can't tolerate such a rebellious act by the two of you! ”

"Come, take these two down, and wait for the fate."

In an instant, a group of guards swarmed in from outside the Jinluan Palace!

Each of them exuded majestic mana fluctuations, and it turned out to be a team of cultivation troops.

Ye Qingzhou looked at the soldiers around him and said lightly:

"It seems that you are determined to die!"

The eldest prince narrowed his eyes slightly, and snorted coldly:

"Third brother, you are greedy for profit, trying to use such ways to seek the throne, completely ignoring your father's advice, I will teach you a lesson today as a big brother!"

As he spoke, the mana in his body surged up and slapped it towards Ye Qingzhou's chest.

This palm is very vicious, if it is hit, even if it is immortal, it will be wasted.

Ye Qingzhou looked at the eldest prince who had attacked, and said indifferently:

"If you want to die, then it will be done for you!"

His body lit up with golden light, and he lightly pointed it out with one finger!

"Boom-"

In an instant, the Great Prince's offensive was all shattered!

"Poof—"

The next moment.

A human head fell to the ground and rolled on the ground several times.

Blood spilled out of the headless corpse, staining the entire Jinluan Hall red!