Absolute protagonist

Late at night, soon after the news of the emperor's serious illness spread, the nine gates of Yongjing City were under martial law, and the northern and southern armies blocked the entrances and exits of the city. The palace was also under heavy martial law, and the palace guards blocked the palace city.

The emperor's bedroom was in a mess, and a group of concubines, including the princes and princesses, knelt on the ground. There was a sound of crying and wailing in the bedroom. The three dukes and nine ministers who hurried over were waiting by the side with solemn expressions.

The imperial physician who treated the emperor let go and sighed heavily. He shook his head at everyone.

The crying around suddenly became louder.

The emperor, with a crooked face, leaned stiffly on the bed, and his whole body was unconscious. After finally waking up, he could not move. He could only use his eyes to anxiously scan among the many princes, and his mouth made a sound of "ah ah". This uncontrollable situation made the emperor even more anxious.

Seeing the emperor wake up, the prince, who had been strangely silent since entering the palace, hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the emperor's hand.

Just as he was about to speak, his eyes quickly turned red, two lines of tears fell, and his voice quickly became choked: "...Father!"

This gesture can be said to be quite sincere.

For a moment, even the three dukes and nine ministers who were discussing the follow-up matters could not help but cast a sighing look, and felt a burst of emotion in their hearts.

Don't look at how the emperor favors the fourth prince on weekdays, but at this critical moment, the truth is revealed. Until now, the shadow of the fourth prince has not been seen, but the prince has been waiting here for half the night. Sure enough, the prince is more reliable!

Just thinking about this, a figure has strode in, and the scarlet clothes are like clouds, fluttering gently with his steps. The chaotic crying in the bedroom made him frown tightly, and he shouted coldly:

"Shut up!"

A violent aura suddenly swept out, and the princes and princesses who were still crying were frightened and shut their mouths, looking up at him one by one as if frightened. The bedroom was suddenly quiet.

The fourth prince glared back impatiently, and these people immediately trembled and retracted their gazes, and buried their heads tightly, fearing that this evil star would notice their existence.

Seeing this scene, the prince who was choking and crying silently in front of the emperor's couch had a cold look in his eyes. He hurried to see the emperor.

Sure enough, the emperor who had been lying crookedly on the couch had opened his mouth and screamed "Ah ah", his eyes were firmly fixed on the fourth prince, and his voice became more and more urgent.

The fourth prince chuckled without warning: "Father, what's wrong? Do you need me to do anything?"

The emperor turned his eyes to the prince, his eyes were filled with anxiety and worry, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. This made his eyes more and more impatient.

The prince's expression was already stained with a barely perceptible gloom. In his opinion, the emperor was still worried about the fourth prince's situation until now, and wanted to make a guarantee himself. This is really biased to the extreme!

He couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself that he acted quickly enough, otherwise, with the emperor's preference for the fourth prince, he might lose his throne as the prince one day.

Thinking of this, he simply pretended that he didn't understand anything, but just kept grabbing the emperor's hand, with a worried face: "Father, don't get excited, nothing is better than taking good care of your body."

Also worried that the emperor was still thinking about changing the crown prince at this juncture and thus shaking the foundation of the country, the three dukes and nine ministers quickly surrounded the emperor and comforted him.

The fourth prince, who was isolated by these people, showed a strange smile on his face, and seemed not to be in a hurry about what was happening in front of him.

The new prime minister handled all matters in an orderly manner, took out a roll of bright yellow imperial edict written by the emperor earlier, and announced in front of the emperor's bed: "Your Majesty is now seriously ill and cannot manage affairs. I ask the prince to temporarily supervise the country and act as regent!"

All the court officials present bowed together and said: "I ask the prince to temporarily supervise the country and act as regent!"

Princess Xinhua had just arrived, and she saw such a scene. She stumbled at the threshold and watched everything happen silently, but didn't know how to stop it.

Only then did she realize that in the face of the real storm in the court, her self-proclaimed cleverness was useless, and she didn't even have the qualifications to participate as a pawn.

She sat on the ground and didn't notice that the fourth prince, who was smiling carelessly in the hall, cast a meaningful glance at his fellow sister.

All the three dukes and nine ministers bowed their heads and bowed. The prince, with a face full of grief, held the imperial edict in his hand and looked at the ministers. His heart was filled with pride, and he could no longer hold back a hidden smile on his face: "No need, gentlemen..."

"Why bother!" The fourth prince interrupted the prince's words lazily. He took a few steps forward, and a wanton smile appeared on his handsome and almost bewitching face, "Why is the prince who is about to be deposed still bothering with the matter of regent?"

The prince's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition, but his face showed undisguised anger: "Enough! Fourth brother, there must be a limit to fooling around! I know you are unwilling..."

"Tsk, I am not the one who is really unwilling." The smile on the fourth prince's face became more and more intense, and there was even a hint of praise in his tone, "Killing Prince Yuanqing first, and then attacking my father... I have to say that I underestimated your courage - it's just that your means are too clumsy!"

His words startled everyone present, and they could hardly believe their ears. The emperor, who was originally screaming "Ahhh" on the bed, became quiet and cast an incredulous look at the flustered prince.

The prince was also shocked.

...If the poisoning of the emperor could be investigated, the incident involving Prince Yuanqing had already passed several years ago. How could the fourth prince suddenly know about it?

Thoughts were swirling in his mind, and the prince looked around. Suddenly, his eyes froze.

Outside the palace gate, under the winding corridor, reflected in the shadowy palace lanterns, a familiar figure walked towards this side from afar. Her green clothes were fluttering, her black hair was like silk, and her pale and clear face held a calm smile. His eyes were clear and alert, and he seemed to have everything under control.

——Chu, Yu, Zhi!

The prince's eyes were about to burst and his teeth were clenched. I wonder if the other party appeared in the palace at this time. Did he plan something with the fourth prince in private? How much evidence did he reveal?

He tried his best to calm down: "Fourth brother, you can't say anything..."

"Okay. Just kill! What does it matter?" A flash of sword light came out of its sheath. The fourth prince played with the sharp dagger in his hand carelessly, and his tone was also careless. "Why be cautious and secretive?"

His eyes were full of interest: "How about I set an example to the prince..."

As the last syllable fell, the fourth prince moved quickly. Everyone only had time to see a flash of knife flashing across their eyes. The sharp dagger had been inserted directly into the emperor's pillow. It stood on the bed with a bang, leaving a shallow scratch on the emperor's neck. A few drops of blood splashed.

The emperor let out several rough gasps from his throat.

"...Naughty son!"

He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out two words, his facial muscles still twisted together.

I don't know whether it was the pressure brought by the life-and-death crisis, the excitement brought to him by the truth revealed by the fourth prince, or the small amount of medicine he received. In short, the emperor actually briefly recovered his ability to speak. I just don’t know which son he is scolding?

The prince's face was green and white, and he took a step back under the emperor's gaze.

The fourth prince picked up the dagger again and looked at the blade. A few drops of blood splashed onto his face, and he couldn't help but lick his lips.

Everyone took a step back and looked at the fourth prince with horror in their eyes. They finally remembered that this man was a completely unreasonable lunatic.

If there is still doubt about the prince killing his brother and his father, then with the crazy character of the fourth prince, he might actually be able to kill his brother and his father on the spot.

While the ministers were hesitating, the sound of neat clashes of armor came from outside the palace, and a group of fully armed guards rushed in, guarding the fourth prince in the middle.

Everyone quickly looked at the guard who was in charge of the palace guards among the nine ministers, and saw that the guard's face was also full of confusion. Apparently, the fourth prince had seized control of the palace guards at some point.

Dismissing all the concubines and young princesses and princes in the palace, the fourth prince casually threw out a silk book and threw it into the arms of the courtier closest to him: "You, yes, it is you. Read these carefully to my father. Your Majesty, listen."

The minister trembled and opened the silk book in his hand.

As a result, a series of evidence that the prince poisoned the prince Yuanqing and the emperor was laid before the eyes of the emperor and the officials.

The muscles on the emperor's face, who had already collapsed from a stroke, twitched, and he made a few gurgling sounds in his throat.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is the prince you, my father, want to cultivate..." The fourth prince shook his head and sighed, with a joking tone, and stabbed the emperor in the heart again, "This fool, he still doesn't know your true intentions, my father. Woolen cloth."

"Since we are about to go on the road, I will kindly help you, father and son, to resolve their knots."

On the other side, in the heavily guarded palace, two figures came and went freely.

Qu Yingfei asked curiously: "Are we jumping on the Fourth Prince's boat?"

"It's not us, it's just me. You are just the key to help me get out of the palace smoothly."

Chu Si corrected him lightly.

Qu Yingfei: ...e is too straightforward and causes strong discomfort. Although he is indeed very popular among the Forbidden Army, it doesn't only have this function, right?

"As for the four princes, they are just using each other..." There was a meaningful smile in his deep eyes, and the sleeves of his blue robe swayed in the wind: "Maybe after dealing with the prince, he will turn his gun against me. After all, this kind of person doesn’t care about the pros and cons in the worldly sense, he only cares about his own interests.”

In a sense, Chu Si himself is also quite an egomaniac.

"So, it wouldn't be surprising if someone jumps out to arrest someone the next moment."

"?!" Qu Yingfei was startled. He turned around and saw the young man's calm expression. He calmed down unconsciously and muttered in a low voice, "I wonder how the fourth prince developed such a weird temper. Yes, I hate dealing with such moody people."

"Of course it was the emperor's intention." Chu Si said casually, "Otherwise, the emperor's connivance and preference for the fourth prince would be too much."

While the two were talking, Chu Si's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked towards the rockery not far away with a smile, and sure enough he saw several guards walking over with a man tied up.

"The Fourth Prince's sincerity has arrived." He said in a leisurely tone, "It's time for me to leave as soon as possible."

What Chu Si said hit the nail on the head.

Concubine Li was a Hu Ji, and no matter how much the emperor doted on this concubine, he would always have some grudges against the fourth prince, who was half-foreign blooded and handsome and almost monstrous. There is a reason for his many favorable looks towards the fourth prince——

The prince always blamed the emperor for being partial, but he never found out the truth. Even if the emperor was partial, the target of his partiality was never the fourth prince. It used to be the prince Yuanqing, and later it was the current prince.

The temperaments of this father and son are very similar. They are both hypocritical and want both benefits and fame.

The emperor is greedy for money and love sex, loves luxury and enjoyment, is suspicious and ungracious, and is suspicious of meritorious officials. However, he does not want to be known as a tyrant in history, so there is a favored prince like the fourth prince who has no taboos and is arrogant and domineering. All the dirty work that may affect the emperor's reputation is done by the fourth prince. As long as the emperor severely punishes the fourth prince before his death, his reputation in history will naturally be clean.

Perhaps the only thing the emperor did not expect is that the fourth prince, who was raised with the dark side since childhood, has grown up unknowingly. He is not a famous sword that cuts wherever he points, but a demon sword that will devour its master.

Now, the emperor has experienced the consequences of being backlashed.

The author has something to say: Little cuties, I originally planned to combine two chapters into one, but it became longer and longer, and I wrote more than 7,000 words. In the end, I divided it into two chapters. But these two chapters are very coherent, and it is better to read them together.

In addition, many little cuties left comments in the last chapter saying that there should be no emotional scenes. The author is confused. The author has never thought about writing emotional scenes.

It’s just that I have been bombarded by many old female power struggles in the past. I always feel that political struggles without emotional scenes will be less popular in female channels like Jinjiang. I am a little worried that everyone can’t adapt, so I ask.

As a result, many little cuties left messages saying that they don’t want c. Did you grow up eating cuteness?

eThis is a no-c channel. How can the author write emotional scenes? So don’t worry.

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