Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 116: Fighting for the Emperor
The imperial capital of the Dahan Dynasty, Yunling City.

The Dahan Dynasty was established nearly a thousand years ago. During its long and profound history, it has had a total of twenty-one emperors. However, the capital has only been the same since ancient times and has never changed.

It is said that the imperial capital of Yunling is the foundation of the Dahan Dynasty. It is located on a plateau and is praised by the world as the Heavenly City!

In the Heavenly City, the Heavenly Palace!

The imperial palace is located at the highest point in the city, with hundreds of stone steps leading up. The entire golden palace is as dazzling as the sun.

Below the stone steps, people come to worship every day.

In the palace, the emperor did not hold an early court today, and the court was empty.

On a dragon throne in the health-preserving hall.

The white-haired old emperor, wearing a dragon robe, was leaning weakly.

His face was gloomy and without any luster.

His eyes were cloudy and lifeless, and he was staring at the mural on the wall with dragons and tigers leaping.

At this time, a person walked in.

"Old minister, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

This man was also quite old, and his official uniform had a crane decoration on it. This was the uniform of a first-rank official in the court.

"Prime Minister Wei, I have been in a coma for three days. What is going on in the court?" The old emperor asked slowly, his eyes still fixed on the mural.

"Your Majesty, there has been no business in the court these three days. According to your instructions, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now handling state affairs on your behalf." Prime Minister Wei replied respectfully.

The old emperor's gaze moved little by little at this time, and it seemed that even moving his eyeballs had become extremely difficult for him now.

His gaze finally fell on the Prime Minister in front of him.

"Prime Minister Wei, you are the person I trust most in the court. Tell me, how confident is Zheng'er that he can successfully ascend the throne after my death?" the old emperor asked, his voice somewhat unclear.

"Your Majesty, is in good health."

As soon as the prime minister opened his mouth, the old emperor frowned and interrupted him: "There are only two of us here, there is no need to say anything extra, just answer my question."

Upon seeing this, the Prime Minister changed his words.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince was appointed by you, so he must obey the will of heaven and ascend the throne to become the emperor. Your Majesty, please rest assured that when the time comes, even if I die, I will definitely protect the Crown Prince to ascend the throne smoothly."

"." The old emperor's eyes gradually turned cold, and the turbid aura on his body dissipated a little, staring at the prime minister in front of him.

"Wei Zhe, I have promoted you to the position of Prime Minister and regarded you as my confidant during these years since I became emperor. Why?!"

When the old emperor finished speaking, his tone became much heavier, like an old lion, roaring with all his might!
"Why do you disobey my edict!"

"I dare not!" The prime minister's face changed slightly and he knelt on the ground.

The old emperor is still the old emperor after all. No matter how old he is, he is still the most powerful person in the world!
His imperial aura is enough to crush anyone in front of him.

"Don't dare?" The old emperor's originally bloodless face suddenly turned slightly rosy, and he stared at the prime minister who was kneeling in front of him.

"You secretly helped Jing'er, thinking that I knew nothing because I was sick in bed!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am innocent." The prime minister was shocked, but he hurriedly tried to excuse himself.

"I have always been a loyal minister who only serves Your Majesty and have never had any intention of disloyalty. I hope Your Majesty will understand this."

As the Prime Minister was speaking, he suddenly heard no movement on the dragon throne, and he could not help but raise his head slightly to look over there.

But the old emperor was found lying on the dragon throne with his eyes open, motionless and without any sound.

The prime minister's heart skipped a beat and he tentatively called out "Your Majesty" twice, but still no response.

He immediately stood up and moved closer to confirm thoroughly that the old emperor had passed away so suddenly!
The prime minister waved his sleeves and stood still. His mind instantly became active, and his original worry was completely put to rest. He muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that the Crown Prince is unruly and has no tolerance for me, so how can I support him?

If the prince is allowed to ascend the throne smoothly, it will be a dead end for me, an old minister!

You should also understand me. Everything I did was just for self-protection."

He spoke out his truest thoughts, but the old emperor was destined not to hear them.

The news of the emperor's death did not leave the palace immediately.

At first, only the six powerful princes knew about this.

then.

The imperial palace was sealed off, and outside Yunling City, all the dormant troops in various states and counties received the order at the first opportunity.

Many county governors personally led their county troops towards Yunling City!

The world, at this moment, is in complete chaos!

When the storm comes, it will quickly sweep in all directions with the huge imperial capital as its center.

Donglai County where Song Changming was located was located in a remote area. When the news from the imperial capital arrived, it was already the beginning of autumn in July.

Liu's house, in the courtyard.

Liu Dingsheng and Song Changming sat opposite each other at the stone table.

There was a chessboard on the table. Some yellow leaves fell on the chessboard and were moved to the ground by Song Changming.

Snapped!
Liu Dingsheng pressed down a piece, thinking that he was a good chess player. He complacently picked up the tea in the cup and drank it with a smile.

After a moment, Song Changming shook his head and admitted defeat. "Senior, you are a great chess player, and I lost again."

"Haha, good job Changming, you have made great progress recently. It was not easy for me to win this time." Liu Dingsheng smiled and stroked his beard.

Song Changming looked at the massacre on the chessboard, speechless.

What a hard win.

He had not studied chess too much before and only knew how to play.

Liu Dingsheng has studied chess for decades, so it goes without saying that he is a very strong chess player.

But this old guy loves to bully weak ones.

After learning that Song Changming could play chess, he often invited Song Changming to play chess with him.

Song Changming naturally accepted it with pleasure, and took this opportunity to ask Liu Dingsheng for advice again and again.

As for being bullied on the chessboard, I got used to it after doing it many times.

"Sir, there is news from the imperial capital." Suddenly, a warrior from Liu's house in a short shirt walked in, and shut his mouth when he saw Song Changming.

"Senior, I'll take my leave first." Song Changming tactfully pretended to stand up.

"Hey, how can I leave after just one game? It's okay, Ziwen, just tell me the truth." Liu Dingsheng motioned Song Changming to sit down, and then said to the warrior.

Upon seeing this, the warrior had no choice but to report the shocking news he had just learned.

"News came from the Imperial Capital that the governors of the surrounding counties suddenly set out with their troops and headed for the Imperial Capital!"

"Oh!" Liu Dingsheng put down the teacup and said after thinking for a moment.

"These county governors have already taken sides. Now the only ones who can mobilize them are the six princes. They are the ones who mobilized the troops."

Song Changming was listening at the side, when a thought suddenly popped up in his mind and he couldn't help but speak out.

"Could it be!"

Liu Dingsheng saw what Song Changming was thinking and nodded, "This is the most likely outcome. Something has happened to the current emperor, and it is different from the previous time when he was bedridden."

He was being tactful.

In fact, he was thinking that the old emperor was most likely to have passed away this time!
If not for this, the six princes would not dare to forcibly transfer their troops into the capital!

This is an act of treason, the purpose of which is to fight for the throne that is no longer occupied.

At the moment, the six princes can be said to have completely broken the apparent peace and have torn their faces apart from each other.

It can be predicted that the next battle for the throne will be a bloodbath, and it will be a fight between you and me.

"I just hope that the new emperor can ascend the throne soon and stabilize the situation, otherwise the world will be in chaos." Liu Dingsheng lamented the impermanence of the world, and suddenly looked at Song Changming and said.

"By the way, Changming, let me remind you that your Lord Zhuang, including the county governor and the captain, were actually sent by the Fifth Prince and are his direct descendants."

"The Fifth Prince" Song Changming was stunned for a moment.

He could guess that after the demise of the Xiao family, the prefect Xun and Zhuang Ren and others who came from the imperial capital must have been sent by a certain prince.

However, he originally guessed it was the second prince.

After all, the culprit who destroyed the Xiao family and the mastermind behind the scenes was the second prince.

It is reasonable and logical for him to take the trouble to destroy the Xiao family and then arrange for one of his own people to succeed the position of Governor of Donglai County.

But Liu Dingsheng knew that Zhuang Ren and the county magistrate had the support of the Fifth Prince, which was beyond his expectations.

It is also unclear how the fifth prince was able to intervene and obtain Donglai County.

But no matter what, Donglai County is still relatively calm for the time being.

The fact that the governor of Donglai County had not received any orders to send troops to the imperial capital at this time meant that the Fifth Prince also knew that Donglai County was located in a remote area. By the time the governor of Donglai County received his orders and sent troops to support, it would be too late for him to do anything.

There is no expectation that the Donglai County Governor can play a role at this important time point.

Except for Donglai County, which was temporarily put aside, all the remote states and counties were in the same situation. They kept their troops in place and watched the outcome in the imperial palace from afar.

Not only the county magistrates, but even well-informed people like Liu Dingsheng were always paying attention to the news coming from the imperial capital.

Until everything is settled, no one can judge how the world will develop in the future.

"Senior, who among the six princes do you think will be able to ascend the throne and become emperor this time?" Having talked about this point, Song Changming simply continued to ask.

During these days, through many contacts and interactions with the senior Liu Dingsheng, he also learned a lot about the outside world.

Whether it is the past or the present, everyone can listen to Liu Dingsheng’s clear and logical explanation.

Therefore, whenever he thought of something, Song Changming would instinctively ask Liu Dingsheng and listen to his answer.

"That must be the current crown prince." Liu Dingsheng said with certainty.

"He is the crown prince appointed by the late emperor. He is inherently closer to the throne than the other five princes, and the late emperor will definitely pave the way for him. As long as this crown prince is not too incompetent, he will definitely be the most likely to become the final winner."

Song Changming didn't think so. He had also read the history of the Dahan Dynasty over the years and couldn't help but ask, "Was the late emperor the crown prince back then?"

"Uh..." Liu Dingsheng was speechless for a moment, then he explained: "During the time of the previous emperor, it was because the crown prince was too stupid that the throne fell into the hands of the previous emperor."

"Maybe." Song Changming glanced at the chessboard on the table and continued, "But I think it is precisely because the crown prince is closest to the throne that he will easily become the most conspicuous target at the beginning. The other five princes will be the first to point their spearheads at him.

It is actually the most difficult for him to become emperor."

(End of this chapter)