The Emperor's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the man in black in front of him.

The dagger in the black's hand was so hard that it stabbed almost the entire blade into his abdomen.

The emperor's legs weakened, and he knelt on the ground.

Only then did the man in black let go of his hand and pulled back the Pisces jade pendant from the emperor's hand.

The emperor's mouths were open and open, like fish out of water, but he could only make gasping sounds.

"The subordinates are just acting on orders, and I ask the emperor not to blame the subordinates." The man in black took out a piece of paper from his bosom, grabbed the emperor's hand with one hand, forced him to stain his hand with his own blood, and then stamped a clear handprint on the paper.

The emperor's eyes were still rolling, he was unwilling, he wanted to know, what was going on with all this, even if he died, he also wanted to know whose hands he died.

But the man in black obviously didn't have time to tell him this, he put away the piece of paper with the emperor's bloody handprint, and groped around the emperor for a while, and took off the dragon-shaped jade pendant from his waist.

Then he turned around and blew out the candle on the table, opened the window silently, rolled out, and disappeared into the night.

The emperor's body spasmed, and he saw a crescent moon in the night outside the window, poignant like a woman's curved eyebrows......

Just as he was about to lose consciousness, fine dust fell from the beams, and a black shadow jumped from the house.

The Emperor looked at him calmly, as a dying man, he had no reason to be afraid.

The man, dressed in a black arrow sleeve robe and a black veil covering his face, came to the emperor, reached out and hit several of his acupoints, then took out a pill and handed it to the emperor's mouth.

"Eat it." The man's voice was low and hoarse.

The emperor's eyes couldn't help but flash a faint light, and through the man's veil, he vaguely saw the man's deep and narrow phoenix eyes.

He opened his mouth with difficulty...... Swallowed the pill.

Following.

The princes led their armies to the outside of the city.

Because when the other party proposed to exchange hostages, they were not allowed to bring troops to come, so the second prince only brought a hundred guards with them, and the army lurked a hundred miles away.

A group of robbers came down from the mountain, and they also carried a flatbed carriage, on which was tied a man, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with blood stains on his body, and his head drooped to the side, as if he had fainted.

When they arrived at the place where the exchange of hostages had been proposed, someone stepped forward and shouted, "Have you brought anything with you?" ”

The second prince hurriedly asked someone to bring out an ebony tray, lifted the red cloth covered with it, and revealed the jade seal of the country.

The other party looked at it and said, "How do we know if it's true or not, we have to test it before we know." ”

The second prince discussed with several other people, so he nodded in agreement.

There was a person on the other side, swaggering, not afraid of these people in front of them at all, he looked at the jade seal carefully, nodded and said, "It's true, then exchange hostages." ”

Several generals were already trembling with anger, and if it weren't for the fact that the emperor was in the hands of the other party, they almost wanted to draw their swords and cut the man down immediately.

At this time, someone took the tray containing the jade seal and was ready to come forward to exchange the emperor in the carriage.

At this moment, from the hillside on one side, a man came running, wearing the same clothes as those robbers, and came to the second prince, fell on his knees, and shouted, "Can't change, can't change...... The emperor has ...... Already ......"

Several guards stepped forward and grabbed the man's arm without saying a word, twisting it behind him.

Everyone was stunned by the unexpected situation.

"Who are you?" The second prince was the first to come back to his senses and asked loudly.

"The little ones were originally in league with them...... But the little one is really forced by them, the little one is responsible for taking care of the emperor on weekdays, he is a good person...... Woowoo...... The little one really didn't want to do this hurtful thing, they killed the emperor yesterday, and now the people in this car have lost their breath, if you change the ...... But they really fell for it! ”

When the robbers on the other side saw this person, they immediately scolded, "You have to listen to his nonsense, your emperor is alive and well." So saying, the man drew his sword, and struck the back of the man in the carriage.

The man leaned and fell on the carriage.

Several generals raised their eyebrows and said to the other side, "Since you have already inspected the jade seal, we must also send someone over first to see if the emperor is well." ”

The person on the other side was very impatient, "Don't talk about it, whether you change it or not, if you don't want this emperor, we will kill it." As he spoke, he stabbed the fallen emperor with a knife.

"That's fake!" The man who was twisted by the guard's arm cried bitterly and said, "Yesterday, the emperor personally handed me two things before he died, asking me to escape, saying that he wanted to hand them over to the second highness, I don't know which one is the second highness, and the little one wants to see him!" "Kowtowing is like pounding garlic.

Several generals around glanced at the second prince, and the second prince straightened his spine and stepped forward, "I am the person you are looking for." ”

The man said, "That thing is in the arms of the little one......"

One of the guards stepped forward, searched him, and removed the contents of his arms.

I saw that it was a white piece of paper with bloody handprints, and a general unfolded it and gasped violently.

Several other people came forward, and when they saw this, their faces changed.

"What's going on?" The second prince stepped forward, and someone handed him the paper.

When the second prince saw it, his face changed instantly, and there was a faint water vapor in his eyes, and he only shouted: "Father, ......" and couldn't cry.

At this time, the fourth prince and the fifth prince also came over, only to see that the white paper was actually the emperor's edict, which clearly stated that the second prince would inherit the throne.

Everyone's face has different expressions, some are surprised, some are surprised, some are frowning, some are flashing, and there are obviously questioning expressions.

"The matter...... It's a bit strange. The fourth prince said in a deep voice.

"That's right, how can you tell that it is written by my father based on my handwriting and handprints?" The five princes chimed in.

"There's another thing here...... "One of the generals searched for a dragon-shaped jade pendant from the man's body.

Everyone can recognize that this thing is exactly what the emperor wears all year round.

The man who was arrested cried, "The emperor handed over these two things to the little one at that time, and asked the little one to pass them on to the second highness, saying that it was ...... The crown prince can assist him in ascending the throne, don't let him live up to his expectations......"

The second prince was full of sadness, grabbed the bow and arrow from the guards around him, shot at the emperor on the opposite carriage, and shouted in his mouth: "Father, please forgive the sons and daughters for being unreasonable!" ”

"Second Highness!" Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect him to do this.

Although they couldn't help but believe the edict and the jade pendant just now, the emperor was in their carriage in front of them, and they didn't dare to do it lightly no matter what.

The second prince's arrow was fired, and the arrow was falling on the emperor's leg.

Everyone saw that the emperor was lying motionless.

"Your Majesty!"

"They really killed the emperor!"

"Avenge the emperor!" The generals were indignant, and everyone drew their swords and rushed over.

For a while, the scene was extremely chaotic, and the other party saw that the situation was not good, so he turned around and ran up the mountain.

The second prince sent someone to send a signal to send soldiers and horses from a hundred miles away to gather from the periphery, and it was bound to take down all these thieves.

The battle ended without much effort.

All the enemies were killed on the spot, not even a single living mouth was left, and in the midst of the chaos, no one noticed that the person who had just run to report the emperor's edict was also shot by a stray arrow.

The army returned to the city in triumph.

As soon as they entered the main hall, several ministers suddenly knelt down and said loudly: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and please ask the Second Highness to inherit the throne as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people!" ”