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The loud cries of an eight-year-old boy echoed in the main hall.

The officials felt gloomy when they saw King Ping, who was as pitiful as a lamb to be slaughtered.

The plot to murder the emperor and raise an army to force the emperor to abdicate were all recorded in the history books of the previous dynasties. Who would have thought that they would be lucky enough to witness it with their own eyes?

Emperor Taihe died at a young age, and then during the mourning period, the Crown Prince of Gaoliang instigated a coup to force the emperor to abdicate. There must be some connection between the two.

There were rumors in the palace that the Empress Dowager had secretly sent people to capture the Prince of Dongping and his son and bring them to the capital. Perhaps there was someone else behind the plot to murder the emperor...

"Don't cry!" Jiang Yi's voice sounded again: "Aren't you going to reunite with your mother? I'll have someone send you off right away."

The last two words sound sinister and obviously have bad intentions.

Jiang Hao couldn't hear anything at all, and actually stopped crying. He looked at Jiang Yi eagerly and called him "cousin".

Jiang Yi smiled, reached out and touched Jiang Hao's face, then moved his hand down to his neck. He suddenly exerted force with his right hand.

Jiang Hao's throat was choked, his white and plump face suddenly turned red, and he yelled a few times. Soon his eyes turned white, and his hands and feet gradually became weak.

The ministers watched this scene with their own eyes, and some of them couldn't help crying.

"Release King Ping!"

A slender figure suddenly stood up.

It turned out to be Zheng Chen, the eldest son of Duke Anguo and the Secretary of the Central Secretariat.

Among the panic-stricken ministers, Zheng Chen appeared particularly calm and composed: "Jiang Yi, if you want to ascend the throne and become emperor, then release Prince Ping. He is just an eight-year-old child and poses no threat. Why do you have to kill him!"

"Let him go! We will make you the new emperor!"

Duke Anguo suddenly turned around and stared at his son.

Zheng Chen had no time to look his father in the eye and continued, "Quickly release Prince Ping!"

Jiang Yi raised his eyebrows, loosened his right hand, and Jiang Hao fell to the ground with a bang. His red face finally recovered and he tried hard to breathe.

"Zheng Chen, you are just a secretary, who can you represent?" Jiang Yi's tone was full of sarcasm: "Can you represent the Empress Dowager's party?"

"Of course I can!" Zheng Chen answered with certainty!
Duke Anguo was furious: "Asshole! Shut up!"

How can you say such words casually!
All the officials in the court were here, and only a few were killed in the chaos. Everyone was looking at Zheng Chen.

Zheng Chen looked at Duke Anguo, trying to persuade him and address all the ministers: "Father, things have come to this point. If we insist on not responding, the Crown Prince of Gaoliang will be able to kill all of us. By then, the Daliang court will be empty, and it will cause real turmoil and chaos."

"By then, even if we are in the underworld, we will feel guilty and speechless in front of the late emperor and the emperor who just closed his eyes."

Duke Anguo said angrily: "There is unrest in the palace, but there are loyal imperial guards and British guards outside the palace. They will come to quell the unrest soon."

What the Duke of Anguo said was exactly what all the officials were thinking. Jiang Yi suddenly raised an army to force the emperor to abdicate because he bribed and colluded with the deputy commander of the imperial guards in the palace, as well as several military generals. The vast majority of the imperial guards were still loyal to the emperor.

Don’t think that Jiang Yi is having a blast now. As long as the army arrives, they will be able to put things right quickly.

As long as the officials can delay the time, they will have a chance to be rescued. I don't think Jiang Yi will be so crazy as to kill everyone.

Under such circumstances, the ministers could remain silent and pretend to be submissive. However, if they supported Jiang Yi as the new emperor, it would be tantamount to rebellion.

Duke Anguo stared at Zheng Chen, his panic evident in his gnashing teeth as he spoke: "Rebellious son, kneel down immediately and take back what you just said." No one knows a son better than his father.

Duke Anguo knew how ambitious his son was. All these drastic changes today revealed a familiar weirdness.

Among the imperial guards who surrendered to Jiang Yi, there were two who were clearly recruited by the Zheng family with a large sum of money, but they turned to Jiang Yi overnight. In addition, Zheng Chen's shocking move at this moment... All of this made the Duke of Anguo terrified, and he had terrible guesses in his heart.

Zheng Chen looked at his father and sighed: "Father, please forgive me for being unfilial and not being able to obey your orders."

"The emperor only has this one brother. I can't watch him die."

Then, he bowed to Jiang Yi and said, "Prince, I, Zheng Chen, keep my word. Please let Prince Ping go. I am willing to draft a succession edict for you and persuade the Queen Mother to enthrone you."

Duke Anguo was so angry that he rolled his eyes.

The rest of the officials were all shocked.

Zhang Shangshu looked at Prime Minister Wang out of habit. But what he saw was Prime Minister Wang's miserable appearance, bleeding profusely. At this moment, Zhang Shangshu suddenly realized that Jiang Yi killed Li Shangshu's grandson to establish his authority, and Prime Minister Wang would die sooner or later if he lingered on.

On the contrary, the father and son of the Duke of Anguo had ambiguous positions and suspicious attitudes... To be precise, it was Zheng Chen who was somewhat suspicious. For the sake of a Ping Wang Jiang Hao, he was willing to endure humiliation and bear the charge of treason. Looking left and right, Zheng Chen did not seem to be such a righteous person.

Minister Dai's brows were knitted together, and it was obvious that he shared the same idea as Minister Zhang.

Minister Ji could not help but sneer, "I just found out today that Zheng Sheren is such a loyal minister who is willing to bear the infamy for the sake of King Ping."

If the emperor dies suddenly without an heir, the Empress Dowager and important officials in the court should discuss the selection of the new emperor, and the Ministry of Rites should draft the edict of succession and finally affix the imperial seal.

Zheng Chen directly skipped the previous steps and drafted the imperial edict on behalf of the Ministry of Rites. This was not to protect Prince Ping, but was clearly in collusion with Jiang Yi.

Zheng Chen looked at Minister Ji and said, "I don't care if Minister Ji ridicules me. I just want Prince Ping to be safe and sound."

Minister Ji sneered and was about to say something else when a sharp arrow flew over and pierced through his sleeve and nailed it firmly to the ground.

Although he was not hurt, Minister Ji was still frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

Between wisdom and justice and his own life, Minister Ji hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to keep silent.

In full view of everyone, Zheng Chen stepped forward, stretched out his hand and pulled up Prince Ping Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao cried so hard that his eyes were wet. However, he had been spoiled and willful since he was a child and didn't like to get close to strangers. Even though Zheng Chen lived in the palace all year round, he was still an outsider in Jiang Hao's heart.

"Don't touch me!" Jiang Hao cried and pushed Zheng Chen hard: "Get out of here!"

Zheng Chen frowned and patiently coaxed Jiang Hao.

However, Jiang Hao was frightened today and was a little crazy at this moment, struggling and biting hard. Zheng Chen's clothes were soon messed up, and even a strand of his hair was grabbed by Jiang Hao's hand.

The scene was extremely chaotic.

As all the officials watched this scene, the same thought silently emerged in their minds.

Can such a naughty and foolish child really be the emperor of Daliang? In comparison, Gaoliang Prince Jiang Yi is indeed much stronger...

Bang!
There was a loud noise, and the door of the Showa Hall shook suddenly. (End of this chapter)