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Li Boyuan was a rough, hot-blooded man. Hearing this, he wiped his face and suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Jiang Yi, who was more than ten steps away. His eyes flashed with the fierce determination to die together.

Whoosh! Whizzing!

The soldiers around Jiang Yi shot arrows quickly.

It was not uncommon for the princes to raise troops in private. The King of Gaoliang was left in the capital and never went to his fiefdom, living under the eyes of the emperor. He usually followed the rules and was honest, but in fact he secretly raised a group of elite soldiers. There were about a thousand of them.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the palace after the death of Emperor Taihe, Jiang Yi colluded with General Gao, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, and several other generals in the imperial guards to raise an army to force the emperor to abdicate. These more than a thousand elite soldiers changed into the uniforms of the imperial guards and sneaked into the palace. They fought all the way to the outside of the Showa Hall.

These more than a thousand people are Jiang Yi’s real trump card.

At this time, those who were guarding Jiang Yi were all real masters, each of whom could fight ten people at once and had superb archery skills. At such a close distance, it was impossible for the arrow to go astray.

Whoosh whoosh!
Li Boyuan rushed out eight steps, his body full of arrows, like a hedgehog. One of the arrows hit his throat.

Li Boyuan's eyes were bulging, and he roared before he died: "Jiang Yi, you will not die well!"

Then he fell heavily to the ground.

Before he died, his eyes still refused to close stubbornly, staring in the direction of Jiang Yi.

The officials were in dead silence.

This Gaoliang prince was ruthless and cruel, far beyond everyone's expectations. He shot and killed Li Shangshu and Li Boyuan, both grandfather and grandson, in public.

Li Shangshu was a high-ranking official in the court, the Minister of Rites, and Li Boyuan was the emperor's companion. He and Jiang Yi had been playmates for more than ten years. Jiang Yi killed Li Boyuan without any hesitation. How cruel and vicious!
No one dared to say a word, fearing that they would be the next one to be pointed at by the sharp arrow.

Jiang Yi was very satisfied with the silence of the ministers and laughed: "Now, you should understand my determination!"

"In fact, why do you have to be so stubborn? Daliang is the Jiang family's world. As long as the person sitting on the throne is of Jiang family blood, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor. I, Jiang Yi, am much better than that silly Jiang Hao."

"When I sit on the throne, you will still serve as you did before. I will not treat you unfairly. Now, who is willing to be the first to stand up and support me? Minister Li has passed away, and the position of Minister of Rites is vacant. Whoever speaks up first will be the Minister of Rites."

This almost childish promise actually tempted some people.

A thin civil servant in his fifties stood up tremblingly: "The Crown Prince is the descendant of the Jiang family, the direct descendant of Taizu. Now that the Emperor has passed away, the court is in chaos and disorder. It needs a wise and decisive emperor. I am willing to support the Crown Prince!"

All the ministers were shocked and looked sideways.

Minister Dong of the Ministry of Rites was furious and shouted angrily: "Minister Xu! What are you talking about!"

The first official to stand up was Xu Shilang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites!
Minister Li had just closed his eyes, and the blood under his body had not yet dried. There was actually a traitor in the Ministry of Rites! No, that's not accurate. Perhaps, Minister Xu had been secretly communicating with Jiang Yiqu for a long time! Now he was just playing a double act in front of everyone!
Minister Xu turned around and glanced at Minister Dong, with a hint of joy in his eyes: "What's wrong with what I said? Do we really want to hand over the country of Daliang to a fool?"

"The prince of Gaoliang is brave and resourceful, and has the potential to be a wise ruler. You and I are ministers in the same palace, and we should support a wise ruler together!"

Minister Dong was still cursing, but the archers with sharp and cold eyes had already pointed their arrows at him.

Minister Dong had to shut up temporarily and avoid the enemy's attack. At this time, dying in the hands of the traitor was not worth it. A loyal minister like him had to protect himself and keep his body useful.

There were indeed many officials like Minister Dong who were willing to compromise for the greater good. There was another silence in the Showa Hall.

After a while, another official stood up and expressed his willingness to support the Prince of Gaoliang as the new emperor.

This man's surname was Cheng, and he was a censor, a low-ranking official. However, censors were always powerful and had the power to impeach hundreds of officials.

Minister Dong frowned secretly. Jiang Yi, who usually kept a low profile, had actually accumulated a lot of "power" in private.

Sure enough, after Cheng Yushi stood up, several other officials stood up one after another. Most of them were not high-ranking officials, mostly fourth or fifth-rank officials. Their careers were not very successful, and they were privately lured by Jiang Yi with high positions and generous salaries. At this time, they finally took off their disguises and revealed their true colors.

Just as the ministers were in a state of confusion, a boy suddenly cried out in the corner: "Let me out! I want my mother!"

The officials felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

The boy in the mourning hall was the fool that Jiang Yi mentioned. He was the younger brother of Emperor Taihe and the legitimate heir to Daliang, King Ping Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao had been slow to speak since he was a child. In recent years, he has grown a little taller as he got older. He has a very good appearance, red lips and white teeth, and is a very handsome boy. Unfortunately, he cannot open his mouth to speak, and when he opens his mouth, he looks stupid.

Jiang Yi didn't take this silly boy seriously at all. He didn't get angry when he heard Jiang Hao crying. He even acted like a brother and waved his hand, saying, "Someone, bring Prince Ping over."

At Jiang Yi's command, two strong and sturdy personal soldiers immediately came over and dragged Jiang Hao out.

Jiang Hao was held in the air, his neck was strangled and he kept struggling and crying: "Let me go! You bastards, let me go!"

The guard glared at him impatiently, his eyes full of murderous intent. Jiang Hao shivered at the cold murderous intent that seemed to be real. Then, he was thrown to the ground with a bang.

Jiang Hao was about to burst into tears, but he saw Jiang Yi bow his head slightly and asked him with a smile: "How about I ask someone to send you to the harem to meet Concubine Fan?"

Jiang Hao didn't understand anything else, but he knew his own mother's name very well, and he nodded vigorously.

Prime Minister Wang was dying and wanted to open his mouth to stop him. However, as soon as he moved, blood gushed out of his shoulder again. Minister Dai and Minister Zhang could not bear it any longer and said at the same time: "Prince Ping is still a child!"

"Let him live!"

Jiang Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Minister Zhang and Minister Dai.

Minister Zhang felt uneasy when he was being looked at, and subconsciously looked away. Minister Dai, on the other hand, still had the courage to look Jiang Yi in the face: "There is constant fighting outside the Zhaohe Palace, it is very dangerous. Sending Prince Ping to the harem at this time is like sending him to his death."

Jiang Yi stroked his chin and said leisurely, "Yes, that's what I meant. You keep saying that Prince Ping Jiang Hao is the heir to the Liang Dynasty. So once he dies, won't it be my turn next?"

The courage that Minister Dai had accumulated for a long time disappeared without a trace when Jiang Yi glanced at it.

King Ping Jiang Hao seemed to have finally realized something and burst into tears. (End of this chapter)