Chapter 293: The Struggle for the Throne
"The second brother's words are wrong, my father died, as a son, I should come back to see my father for the last time, isn't this what a son of man should do?" Xie Qingfeng said-for-tat: "On the contrary, some people are obstructing me and even want to kill me, shouldn't I resist?"
"I can understand that you want to see your father's heart, but you shouldn't commit a big crime!" Xie Qing said: "The prince is guilty of breaking the law and the common people, although you are my own brother, I can't bend the law for personal gain." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"What am I guilty of?" Xie Qingfeng sneered.
"As a general in the army, you left your post without being drafted, ignoring millions of soldiers and ignoring the safety of the frontiers of my Heavenly Fury Dynasty, this crime is one; second, you led troops into the royal capital under the pretext of visiting your father, but in fact you wanted to seek power and usurp the throne; you saw the new king of the dynasty and was not expensive, this crime was three!" Lord Xie Qing still smiled lightly: "These three are all big crimes, and each of them is enough to kill you." ”
"There is no excuse for the crime you want to add!" Xie Qingfeng said: "You and I are all well known, so don't make so many twists and turns, I just ask you, do you say that you are the new king? Can you have the will of your father?"
"There is no edict, this is just a verbal summons before the death of my father, and the ministers of the court are all witnesses. Xie Qing said.
"I don't believe it. Xie Qingfeng shook his head and sneered: "It seems that you have planned all this a long time ago, but if you want to be the king, you have to pass my pass." ”
"Don't fight. Xie Qingxuan suddenly said angrily: "As soon as my father died, you fought here for the throne, don't you feel ashamed?"
"Ninth sister, this is a matter between me and my seventh brother, since you are back, go and see your father, he missed you very much when he was alive. Lord Xie Qing looked at Xie Qingxuan and said, "Come on, escort the princess back." ”
"Mu Fan, let's go. Xie Qingxuan was helpless, but she knew that she couldn't change the determination of the two eldest brothers at all, so she wanted to pull Mu Fan away.
"Mu Fan can't go. Lord Xie Qing and Xie Qingfeng spoke at the same time.
For Lord Xie Qingfeng, since Mu Fan stood on Xie Qingfeng's side, he happened to catch it all today, for Xie Qingfeng, Mu Fan was a powerful help, if Mu Fan left, the Flying Tiger Battalion would definitely have to take it away, in this case, it would be a big loss.
Mu Fan naturally knew the thoughts of the two princes, so he said to Xie Qingxuan: "I'll be fine, you go back first." ”
As far as Mu Fan is concerned, he doesn't want Xie Qingxuan to be involved in this matter, and if she can leave, it will also make him less worried.
Xie Qingxuan hesitated, her father died, she would definitely go in to see her father for the last time, but now the situation on Mu Fan's side is not good, if Mu Fan has three longs and two shorts, she really doesn't know if she still has the courage to live.
"I stay here, as long as I am here, I will not let Mu Fan have anything to do. Shui Yunxiu said, walked to Mu Fan's side, and gently took his hand.
Seeing this, Xie Qingxuan couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart, she knew that she would never be able to give up everything like Shui Yunxiu, and at any time, she would stand by Mu Fan's side and support him unconditionally.
"Take care!" Xie Qingxuan glanced at Mu Fan deeply, and then took Luan Fengwei and entered the palace.
Her back is very depressed, at this time, no one can understand her helplessness and bitterness, her father is dead, her two brothers are about to kill each other for the throne, and the person she loves may also die in this struggle......
Looking at Xie Qingxuan's back, Lord Xie Qing seemed to be infected, and he said: "Seventh brother, the second brother advises you, give up, as long as you admit defeat, the second brother guarantees that you can enjoy your old age in peace." ”
"Enjoy your old age?" Xie Qingfeng shook his head and said, "This is not the life I want, my life is destined to be vigorous, whether it is dead or alive." ”
"You're too persistent, persistent, sometimes it's a good thing, but sometimes, it's going to kill you. Lord Xie Qing's voice gradually became cold, and the two of them returned to a tense state, and said, "In the current situation, you don't have the slightest chance of winning. ”
Lord Xie Qing's words fell, and there was a sudden sound around him, and a team of people surrounded this place, and these turned out to be the Praetorian Guards.
The Praetorian Guard is the strongest army in the Heavenly Fury Dynasty, there are not many people in it, but they are all the existence of the Tongmai Realm, even if the Flying Tiger Battalion faces the Praetorian Guard, there is only one way to die.
And the person who took the lead was the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Shi Xiaokai, this person was very powerful, and he was also a fivefold existence in the Rune Realm.
After Shi Xiaokai appeared, he didn't speak, just stood silently by Xie Qingzhu's side, but no one saw the struggle in his eyes.
"Now that you're surrounded by my people, you don't have any chances. Lord Xie Qing's face finally showed murderous intent and excitement, because as long as he got rid of Xie Qingfeng, he could sit back and be the real Lord of Heavenly Fury!
"Mu Fan, it's a pity, you are smart and confused for a while, and you are on the wrong side at the critical moment, and the price you pay will be your life. Lord Xie Qing looked at Mu Fan with pity, and then suddenly raised his voice and said, "Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will die!"
When Mu Fan heard this, his face became solemn, and the momentum on his body emanated, ready to fight.
Xie Qingfeng suddenly looked up at the sky, the look on his face was unpredictable, and after a while, he spoke, his voice was very soft, as if he was muttering to himself, but everyone around him heard his words
"In the mountains south of the city, I once rescued an old man and a child, and they said that they would do something for me in the future, and now it is time for you to fulfill your promise and help me ascend to the throne. ”
Hearing this, Shi Xiaokai, who was beside Lord Xie Qing, suddenly raised his head, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Poof!"
A soft sound caused countless people to exclaim.
Because a sword came out directly from Lord Xie Qing's chest, and the tip of the sword was dripping with bright red blood.
And the person who made the shot was Shi Xiaokai.
"For, why ......" Lord Xie Qing felt that the life in his body was passing, his eyes were full of doubts and unwillingness, seeing that the throne was about to be obtained, but he fell short and took his own life.
"I really didn't expect that you would take Shi Xiaokai as your last resort. Xie Qingfeng laughed: "I'm still ready to fight, but when I saw Shi Xiaokai, I knew that I won this battle!"
"I'm sorry for the second prince, the two people saved by the seventh prince are my father and me!" Shi Xiaokai's face was full of guilt.
"I see. The corners of Lord Xie Qing's mouth hooked up with a touch of self-deprecation, and then he closed his eyes completely.
"Second prince, I'll accompany you. Shi Xiaokai pulled the sword out of Lord Xie Qing's body, and then the long sword suddenly went sideways, instantly cutting off his throat, and blood spurted out.
Shi Xiaokai's body did not fall directly, he used his last strength to kneel in front of Lord Xie Qing......
The change in front of him happened so quickly that everyone was stunned, including Mu Fan, Mu Fan looked at Shi Xiaokai's kneeling back, and sighed in his heart: "This is a real man!"
Xie Qingfeng saw that Shi Xiaokai had committed suicide, and a trace of regret flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, maybe the current situation is the best result.
Lord Xie Qing is dead, and the next thing Xie Qingfeng has to do is to ascend to the throne justifiably.
The next thing has become much simpler, without competitors, Xie Qingfeng finally succeeded to the throne smoothly, and is ready to hold a succession ceremony on the third day of next month.
As for the dead Lord Xie Qing, he became a usurper for power.
In this regard, Mu Fan did not say anything, history books are always written by the victors, as for the real situation, Mu Fan does not know, and he does not want to know.
Just when Xie Qingfeng was in full swing preparing for the succession ceremony, Xie Qingxuan secretly found Mu Fan and told him a shocking news.
According to Xie Qingxuan, the Heavenly Fury King did not die of illness, but was secretly poisoned to death.
"Poisoning, could it be Lord Xie Qing's doing, or is it Xie Qingfeng?" Mu Fan was puzzled.
"It's not them, it's the poisoners, it's someone else. Xie Qingxuan said: "According to my current evidence, it may be someone from the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and I want to take revenge." ”
"Marquis Zhenyuan, I will help you with the matter of revenge, but this matter needs to be discussed in the long run!" Mu Fan comforted Xie Qingxuan, and at the same time the thought in his heart was electrified: "This Marquis Zhenyuan acted so strangely, he poisoned and plotted against the King of Heavenly Fury, and instead of fighting for the throne, he cheapened Xie Qingfeng, including him colluding with the Persian Dynasty, what is his intention? Could it be that I was wrong before, his ambition is not the throne at all, so what is his plan...... Could it be that he took refuge in Xie Qingfeng? This is not right, he obviously fell to the side of the Persian Dynasty......"
"Persian dynasty, Persian dynasty ......"
Mu Fan had a faint bad premonition in his heart, but for a while, he couldn't grasp it.
And just when Mu Fan had a headache, a news that shook the whole country came from the frontier.
The army of the Persian Dynasty suddenly launched a sneak attack, and the surprise soldiers descended from the sky, appearing in the rear of the military camp of the Heavenly Nu Dynasty, defeating the main force of the Heavenly Nu Dynasty in one fell swoop, killing and surrendering nearly two million people, leaving only more than one million people to escape and retreat to Shanhai City.
"This is actually the transfer of the tiger from the mountain?" Mu Fan combined the things before and after, and suddenly understood: "Marquis Zhenyuan designed to poison the Heavenly Fury King, and once the Heavenly Fury King died, Xie Qingfeng and Xie Qingzhu would inevitably fall into a struggle for the throne, so that they would have no time to take care of the war on the frontier...... In this case, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the Persian Dynasty colluded, and the two sides cooperated with each other to bury the millions of troops. ”
Without this army of millions, the Heavenly Fury Dynasty would have become a tiger without minions, and it would not be slaughtered by others?
Marquis Zhenyuan didn't want to be the king, but wanted to destroy the Heavenly Fury Dynasty, but Mu Fan didn't care about this, he thought of Jian Chen and Yang Tianyu.
"I don't know what happened to Jianchen and Yang Tianyu, one of them is strong, the other is extremely smart, it should be fine!"
When he took the Flying Tiger Battalion and Xie Qingfeng away, Mu Fan left Jian Chen and Yang Tianyu in Beiying to avoid any chaos, but he didn't want such a huge change to happen now, Mu Fan's heart couldn't help but blame himself.