The prince sneered and said: "What kind of doctor do you please, in my opinion, my father's illness is a heart disease, the Wing King is back, you are scared, you can't kill the Wing King, and you have lost the flying sand without a shadow, you are even more afraid, now, this former emperor's edict has reappeared, Father, look at your appearance, are you worried that the Wing King will regain the throne that should belong to him, or are you worried that this edict will be accidentally seen by others, so that you will become the emperor who seeks power and usurps the throne in the eyes of the world?" ”

"Father, I am your own son, born to you and the queen, your eldest son, the rightful crown prince, the heir to the throne, if you choose to retreat bravely at this moment, you can keep your old age and take care of your old age, why not? When the son becomes the emperor, all the troubles in the court will become simpler, you say, isn't this the truth? ”

The emperor's mouth was covered with blood, his whole body trembled with anger, he pointed at the prince, his lips trembled and he couldn't speak, "Huh", another mouthful of blood spurted out, the emperor fell into the chair, convulsions, and his father-in-law cried on the side.

The crown prince looked at his father indifferently, and said coldly: "Father only needs to give up the next edict, everything is over, father, you think about it, the sons and daughters are waiting outside, as long as there is an edict, the sons will hand over the edict of the former emperor to you, you destroy it, put it away as a memorial, it has nothing to do with the sons, you say, how?" ”

The emperor only had one breath left at the moment, he rolled his red eyeballs, and said hatefully: "Ji Cong, the prince, you, you, you dare to force the palace?!" ”

The prince shook his head: "Erchen doesn't dare, Erchen just told the truth once, father, look at you like this, why don't you want to open a little, how good it is to be a prince and take care of your days, wouldn't it be difficult to live with yourself by dominating this throne so hard?" In short, Erchen only needs you an edict, and everything is a matter of your words, it is not difficult. ”

"Give me, give me!" The emperor's eyes were blood-red, and his bloodstained face was extremely hideous, and he stretched out his hand to the crown prince with all his might, as if he wanted to grab the edict of the former emperor, but his body suddenly twitched, and he was tense in the chair, his throat and eyes were "gurgling", his eyes were rolling, the whites of his eyes were bloodshot, and his arm was stubbornly and stiffly extended.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......," his father-in-law cried out in fright.

The crown prince quietly looked at everything that was happening in front of him, his eyes were full of indifference, in front of the throne, he had long since lost what family affection was, and in his eyes, how could his father not be like this? For the sake of the throne, he stole the edict of the former emperor and chased and killed his younger brother Yiwang for more than 20 years, and the means can be described as extremely despicable. Since the father and son are equal to each other, he doesn't feel guilty at all.

Seeing the emperor convulsive and dying, listening to his father-in-law's hysterical cries, he was completely unmoved, and finally, he turned around indifferently and slowly walked out of the imperial study.

Outside the imperial study, the soldiers of the Dragon Banner held weapons and pointed at the several palace maids and eunuchs who were squatting at the base of the wall.

The crown prince glanced at it coldly, and said to Zifeng and Mo Jiechen: "Father Emperor Xue has passed away. ”

Zi Feng's heart tightened, although he knew that the prince was here to force the palace today, but he never thought that he would force the emperor to death so quickly.

The prince said: "Soon the second child will get the news, and you should act quickly." ”

"Yes."

Zi Feng took out a half-foot-long pipe from his arms, lit the fuse, and with a "whoosh" sound, a white light rose to the sky, "pop", and a blue flower bloomed in the sky.

Mo Jiechen's long sword came out of its sheath, and he quickly blew a whistle, and suddenly "hulala", hundreds of soldiers wearing black armor rushed out from all directions.

Mo Jiechen shouted: "Brothers, kill the Flying Tiger Banner and support the new monarch to ascend the throne!" ”

"Yes!"

Zi Feng, Mo Juechen and several of the prince's personal entourage followed the prince all the way and entered the Jinluan Palace.

The palace hall is full of exquisite paintings, several pillars of the red plate golden dragon, but also take advantage of the golden brilliance of this palace, in the middle of the steps laid with the red wool carpet, is a symbol of the imperial power and majesty of the pure gold dragon chair, countless people for it to break the head of the blood, countless royal families for its brothers against each other, the successive dynasties continue to stage is the battle for the throne, the road to the emperor, the blood flows into a river......

The prince walked up the steps, looked at the dragon chair that he could see every day, but didn't even dare to touch it, stretched out his hand, and gently stroked the cold dragon pattern on the chair, his hand trembling a little.

At this time, Mo Jiechen knelt down abruptly and shouted: "Mo Jiechen, the leader of the Dragon Banner, see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

With his chanting, everyone behind him knelt down, and when Zifeng saw this, he also knelt down.

The prince was stunned at first, and then suddenly reacted, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, walked to the dragon chair, sat down, looked at the soldiers who knelt down at their feet, laughed, raised his hands and said:

"Aiqing is flat!"

Mo Jiechen shouted: "Long live Xie!" ”

The crowd stood up.

Zi Feng looked at the prince's complacent and high-spirited expression, but his heart was indescribably disgusted, his father had just died violently in the imperial study, and he sat on the dragon chair here with a spring breeze on his face, but he didn't know how long he could sit on this dragon chair.

Suddenly, several soldiers ran in from outside the main hall, their faces covered in blood, and shouted in their mouths: "Mo, General Mo, it's not good, something happened." ”

Seeing their embarrassed appearance, Mo Juechen asked in surprise: "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier said, "General Qu Yan of the Flying Tiger Banner has come in with soldiers and horses. ”

The crown prince Huo Ran got up and asked, "Where are the people and horses of Wudetang?" ”

The soldier replied: "The people and horses of Wudetang are still outside the palace gate, and they are killed, caught, and fled by a team that came out of nowhere. ”

"What team?"

"No, I don't know, it doesn't look like a soldier, and all the well-dressed are some chivalrous warriors."

"Warriors? Could it be the centaur of Hot Blackwood? ”

"Newspaper—"

Another soldier rushed over, also covered in blood, hugged his fist at Mo Jiechen, and said urgently: "General, the big thing is not good, all the men and horses guarding Jicheng outside the city have been arrested, and no one has escaped, and now there is a river of blood outside the palace gate, what should we do?" ”

Hearing this, the prince was shocked, and Mo Jiechen asked nervously: "What about the people in the palace who fly the Tiger Banner?" ”

The soldier said: "Originally, there were only 500 men and horses in the Flying Tiger Banner, but today there are suddenly many more, we are invincible, you see, the brothers are already retreating here." ”

Everyone looked outside the hall, and sure enough, the sound of weapons colliding, screaming, and scolding was getting closer and closer, and the prince got up and walked down, and said in a deep voice:

"No matter how they struggle, now this prince is still the crown prince, and he is still the first heir to the throne, Mo Jiechen, tell your soldiers to retreat to the front of the palace immediately, as long as I, Ji Cong, am still the prince, and there is no way for Liang Lao Er to take this prince, if he wants to seize power, it is the crime of rebellion! Zifeng, General Mo, when Prince Ben ascends the throne, you two will be my ministers of the humerus! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Mo Jiechen respectfully clenched his fists.

In a moment, as the sound of killing outside the hall became more and more intense, thousands of soldiers of the Dragon Banner were killed by a large number of soldiers of the Flying Tiger Banner wearing bright silver armor, and retreated straight to the outside of the hall.

"The emperor is here, who dares to kill in the palace, is he trying to kill the king and usurp the throne?!"

Qu Yan led the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Banner who could not be seen to kill him.

"I'm afraid that it is the crown prince who kills the king and usurps the throne!"

A loud voice came, piercing the eardrums of everyone present, and the Wing King strode over, followed by Ji Xuan, the second prince of Chenjun. followed by Xingxing, Xiao Rui, Ouyang, Zixu, Min Feng and several others.

Mo Jiechen scolded: "Wing King, the emperor is here, what do you want to lead your troops to break into the palace?" ”

The Wing King sneered: "Mo Juechen, you recognized the new emperor so soon?" Let me ask you, where is the emperor? ”

Mo Jiechen said: "The first emperor has just passed away, the successor is naturally His Royal Highness the Prince, the country cannot be without a king for a day, the crown prince succeeds to the throne is understandable, and now the new emperor is in front of you, how dare you despise the king?" Could it be that if you want to usurp the throne, come on, take down the Wing King for me! ”

"Who dares?!"

King Chenjun walked out, his eyes were sharp and majestic, and a pair of blazing eyes glanced at the soldiers of the Dragon Banner holding long swords in front of him, and said in a loud voice:

"Soldiers, I am Ji Xuan, the king of Chenjun, just an hour ago, the prince saw the driver in the imperial study, he had no words and deeds, spoke ill of the emperor, and the emperor vomited blood to death, and now, he is already standing in the Jinluan Palace, just waiting to sit on the supreme throne, he, the prince Ji Cong is the real usurper of the king!"

"Ji Xuan, you are simply talking nonsense, what evidence is there to prove that this prince killed the king?" The crown prince walked out of the hall with a cold face.

King Chenjun snorted coldly, "Do you want a human certificate?" Okay, then I'll give you a witness. Father-in-law Yin, come on! ”

A person trembling out from behind the Wing King was the emperor's personal eunuch Yin Gonggong.

His eyes were red and swollen, and he choked with tears: "At first, the emperor was still in the imperial study to review the chapter, but after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came in, he forced the emperor to write an edict of abdication, and the emperor was angry, so he vomited blood and died, woo......"

When the soldiers of the Dragon Banner heard this, they looked at each other and talked about it.

The Wing King said in a loud voice: "Brothers of Xiaolong Banner have heard clearly, Gonggong Yin is an old man next to the emperor, can he lie?" Do any of you know what you're up to? ”

He glanced sharply at the group of Dragon Banner soldiers, and when he saw their dazed and bewildered looks, he said in a deep voice, "I don't know, do you?" They all came blindly following Mo Jiechen's orders, right? Well, let me tell you what you're up to! Let you die and die clearly! He! Prince! Intending to usurp power and seize the throne, he forced the emperor to write an edict of abdication, and the emperor did not write a word until he died, and the prince led troops to break into the palace to seize the throne if he failed to force the palace, and you are his accomplices! It's the rebels! You are aiding the abuse, protecting this rebellious minister and thief who killed the king! After several years of imperial power struggle, the people have been harmed, you all have parents, families, and children, can't you all see it, such a king, and such a prince, what have they brought to you? For the sake of this emperor's throne, how many innocent people have they killed, how many happy families have been ruined, and how many court officials have been mutilated? Supporting someone like the crown prince to ascend to the throne is the sorrow of the Liang State or the sorrow of the people? Is such a person worthy of your life? ”

The impassioned words of the Wing King can be described as shocking, and thousands of soldiers of the Dragon Banner are silent.

Qu Yan took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Brothers of the Dragon Banner, I don't know the truth, this general will give you a chance, give me to lay down my arms and surrender, otherwise, this general will not be spared!" ”

As soon as the words fell, more than 1,000 soldiers of the Flying Tiger Banner raised their weapons and shouted in unison: "Put down your weapons!" Drop your weapon! Lay down your arms ......"

A shout, the sound shook the sky.

Some of the soldiers of the Dragon Banner were panicked, some were secretly remorseful, their eyes flickered, their heads were silent, and after a while, a soldier walked out of the crowd, he hugged his fist at the Wing King and others, and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, generals, I can't wait for a small soldier, all actions are only subject to the orders of the commander, and I don't know anything else! However, although we are soldiers, we are also soldiers of the forbidden army, and we also have a heart to serve the country, even if we die, we must die on the battlefield against the enemy, and we will die as a rebel. With that, he threw his weapon on the ground with a thud, and then fell to his knees.

Qu Yan asked the soldier, "You, what's your name?" ”

The soldier replied: "Return to the general, villain Zhan Lang." ”

Qu Yan said loudly: "A good Zhan Lang, with courage, as the son of my Liang country, he should distinguish between right and wrong, know righteousness, and be good at the cliff." Xiao Rui! ”

"The end will be." Xiao Rui stepped forward to respond.

"This kid is good, it's a pity to be an ordinary soldier, from today on, I will hand him over to you, take it well!"

"The last will obey."

Zhan Lang, who was surprised, was stunned for a moment, suddenly his eyes turned red, and he hugged his fists and said, "Thank you General Qu for your appreciation." ”

Qu Yan's eyes were blazing, and he said aloud to all the soldiers: "Brothers of the Thunder Dragon Banner, I Qu Yan promise you, as long as you sincerely surrender, you will be my brothers of the Flying Tiger Banner in the future. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of "dang chang" in his ears was endless, and within a moment, the weapons of the soldiers of the Dragon Banner were all thrown on the ground, and thousands of soldiers knelt down on one knee to announce their surrender.

Mo Jiechen exclaimed: "Soldiers, don't listen to their nonsense, the crown prince is the only heir to the throne of our Liang Kingdom!" They want to take advantage of the death of the first emperor to snatch the throne! ”

The Winged King shouted angrily: "Mo Jiechen! You are a 'former emperor', and now that the emperor's dragon body is still in the imperial study, are you anxious to support the new master, or are you anxious to be a hero? You followed the prince to the palace to meet the emperor today, but you secretly ambushed thousands of people, obviously premeditated, who is the one who is the big rebel? ”

Qu Yan ordered people to take away all the soldiers of the Xiaolong Banner who surrendered, while King Yiyi and King Chenjun led everyone to approach the prince step by step.