Among several people, it was Zhao Ceying who came back to his senses first, came to Zhao Zongquan's side, and carefully looked at the blood edict over and over again.

From the handwriting characteristics, to the writing habits, to the "treasure of the heavens" stamped at the end......

After repeatedly comparing everything on this blood edict with the edict in his memory, Zhao Ceying took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement and ecstasy in his heart, raised his head and tugged on Zhao Zongquan's sleeve.

"Father, this is indeed His Majesty's own handwriting!"

Zhao Zongquan naturally understood what his son meant, he unconsciously rubbed the blood-stained silk silk in his hand, and muttered in his mouth: "That's right, although it is written by his fingers, he can also see His Majesty's handwriting, and this cloud dragon red and gold silk robe is the only one in the world, and it can't be faked." ”

Hearing Zhao Zongquan say this, Zhao Ceying was even more excited, and said loudly: "That is the case, then my father is now the canonized prince, please wait for the ministers!" ”

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After speaking, Zhao Ceying lifted his clothes and knelt down, and Gu Tingye, Shen Congxing and others behind him bowed down together: "The ministers see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"No, never! Hurry up, don't worship me! ”

Zhao Zongquan was taken aback, jumped up from the ground reluctantly, and in a hurry, even the blood edict in his hand accidentally fell to the ground.

The crowd remained indifferent and still fell on their knees.

Only Wei Chen looked at the blood edict that fell to the ground, and then at Zhao Zongquan, frowning deeply.

Zhao Zongquan looked at Shang Weichen meaningfully, and his heart suddenly jumped, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.

The decree has landed, this is the crime of deceit!

It stands to reason that after making such a big mistake, Zhao Zongquan should immediately kneel on the ground without saying a word, kowtow to the blood edict lying in the mud and dust to apologize, and shout that the minister is guilty of death.

But Zhao Zongquan thought about it, but he felt that it would be wrong to make a mistake like this, and it would be good to let the blood edict out of his hand.

Before, his mind was blank, and he took over the blood edict from Wei Chen's hands, completely ignoring that taking over the blood edict was equivalent to taking over the responsibility of King Qin's rescue, and from then on, he was involved in the battle for the storage position, and he was ruined at every turn, and there was no way to retreat.

When he came back to his senses, Zhao Zongquan realized what a dangerous situation he had fallen into, the fluttering blood edict in his hand was a hot potato at all, and he couldn't get rid of it if he stuck it.

Zhao Zongquan is cautious by nature, and he doesn't want to make such a hasty decision that is related to his own life.

So he coughed dryly, pretending not to see Wei Chen's eyes, and didn't care about the blood edict that fell to the ground, so he turned his back silently, as if nothing had happened just now.

Seeing this, the corners of Wei Chen's mouth couldn't help but pull a few times, covering his ears and stealing the bell to do this, this Zhao Tuanlian's face is really thick enough.

Seeing that things seemed to be at an impasse, Zhao Ceying stood up and said tentatively: "Father......, His Royal Highness the Prince, it is a great good thing that you have been canonized as the crown prince by Your Majesty and succeeded to the great unification, so there is really no need to panic." ”

"What a prince! What Your Highness! Hugh to mention these words! I'm ......, I'm flustered! Zhao Zongquan gritted his teeth, his face showed horror, and stopped Zhao Ceying, who still wanted to continue to persuade.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't delay any longer!"

Gu Tingye said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty would rather spill blood with your fingers than write a blood edict to His Highness, which shows how critical the situation in the palace is." At present, traitors are rampant, and Your Majesty is in danger, do you want to live up to Your Majesty's trust? ”

After all, Gu Tingye is Zhao Zongquan's brother-in-law, and he is still an official of the imperial court, unlike his own son, who can be reprimanded at will, and in the face of his questioning, Zhao Zongquan had no choice but to slow down his tone and say:

"Zhong Huai, you are also a person who has read the past and the present, and you should understand my hardships. I'm just a nameless disciple of the clan, even if I am ordered to be in danger and barely ascend to the throne, I will inevitably suffer in the future! ”

"Why did my father say that!"

Gu Tingye didn't open his mouth to argue, but Zhao Ceying couldn't hold it back: "When there is no heir today, and now that the edict has been issued, my father, in the name of the prince, ordered the loyal and righteous people in the world, and the king of diligence to save the car, which has made great contributions to the community, and it is also justifiable to succeed the unification in the future, so why is the disaster?" ”

It's no wonder that Zhao Ceying is so impatient, after all, if Zhao Zongquan really becomes the emperor, then he, Zhao Ceying, will be the crown prince.

After Zhao Zongquan is a hundred years old, this magnificent Zhou will have to prostrate at the feet of Zhao Ceying alone.

Such a wonderful scene, just thinking about it, is enough to make Zhao Ceying tremble.

The God-given opportunity is just around the corner, and Zhao Ceying is naturally unwilling to let this once-in-a-century opportunity go to waste.

"Innocent!"

Zhao Zongquan ruthlessly shattered his son's dream, and said coldly: "Before today, there are a few princes in the court who recognize me Zhao Zongquan, even if I hold the edict, can they recognize me, the prince who came out of thin air?" Besides, what's so good about the throne, have you forgotten what happened to your grandfather? ”

In a hurry, Zhao Zongquan finally revealed a trace of his true thoughts.

His father, Zhao Yi, was involved in the battle for the storage position, and he was frightened all day long, and finally died young.

It is precisely because of this bloody experience that Zhao Zongquan has been in Taoguang in Yuzhou for so many years, and he will still hesitate and hesitate in the face of such a God-given opportunity today!

Swept away by Zhao Zongquan's coercive gaze, Zhao Ceying suddenly became dumbfounded, lowered his head and was silent.

Gu Tingye was also quite helpless when he saw this, so he had to cast a look at Wei Chen on the side for help.

Wei Chen can understand Zhao Zongquan's inner concerns better than others, but he is also a little impatient at this time, now that the situation is urgent, if he delays a little longer, there may be variables, Wei Chen has no heart and no time to watch Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Ceying and Gu Tingye here.

Wei Chen's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I am here to bear the great trust of His Majesty, and the safety of the society is on one shoulder, and there is no room for the slightest joke. Now that I have delivered the will, His Royal Highness is still timid and hesitant, could it be that he wants to resist the will! ”

Wei Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze looked directly at Zhao Zongquan, and his tone was even more cold and hard, he was simply asking nakedly.

When Wei Chen said a sentence of "resisting the decree", several inner temple straights behind him clenched the weapons in their hands in unison, and their eyes widened angrily, and they blatantly attacked if they didn't agree with each other, and took down the meaning of the rebellious maniac.

The surrounding Zhao family generals also reacted to the enemy, and the scene instantly became tense.

Seeing this, everyone present was startled, Zhao Zongquan hurriedly signaled the general to put down his weapon, and then picked up the blood edict that fell on the ground and held it in his hand, walked to Wei Chen's side, and said with a smile: "Why did Master Wei say this, I didn't want to resist the decree, it's just, it's just ......."

Zhao Zongquan couldn't find any good reason for a while, so he could only play the emotional card instead, pulling Wei Chen's sleeve, and begging pitifully:

"Brother Xingyun, you and I hit it off when we saw each other in Yuzhou that day, and we can be regarded as friends who have forgotten the year. I have never had great ambitions, I just want to live this life in peace, and you know that. How dangerous is the battle for storage positions, why do you have to pull me into this troubled water? Give this edict back to you, and you will do it, and you will never see me today! ”

Seeing that Zhao Zongquan looked like he was digging out his heart and lungs, Wei Chen also followed the sincerity, held Zhao Zongquan's arm and said: "Brother, don't blame the younger brother, the younger brother is not deliberately coercing you, it is really the current situation, even if you don't receive this blood edict today, you won't be able to live a peaceful life in the future!" ”

Zhao Zongquan's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What does Xingyun mean by this?" ”