Chapter 1918: Chapter 1918
As his words fell, the Emperor spat out a mouthful of blood.
At that moment, the Imperial Army and a group of guards stormed in from outside.
"Seize him, get him for me! No, kill him, kill him and seal his noble title!!"
The words incited the Imperial Army and guards to action, swinging their broadswords to rush forward, while the ministers around were pushed to the side.
Upon hearing this, Prince Le’s face instantly darkened. With a wave of his hand, a group of black-clad men appeared from behind. No one knew when these men had been hiding in the hall.
The black-clad men formed a standoff with the guards, and Prince Le casually glanced at the gathered ministers before pulling out a bright yellow cloth from his embrace.
"My dear Father Emperor, take a look at what this is?"
With a flick of his hand, the ministers in the hall saw clearly—it was an imperial edict.
"You... you are rebelling..."
The Emperor’s anger rose!
"Wrong, I’m not rebelling, just forcing you to abdicate. Your dragon throne is filthy to the bones, and I don’t want to sit on it."
As the Emperor declared it impossible, he gestured again, and several guards pressed a group of small children inside.
"Father Emperor, Father Emperor..." These were the Emperor’s youngest sons.
"Is this your own abdication edict? Have you forgotten? However, I would prefer to hear you announce your abdication yourself. If you don’t utter the abdication words, then I’ll kill one every quarter-hour, one every quarter-hour!"
"Second, you are mad!" Baili Yan, who had been silent, couldn’t hold back, "They are all brethren!"
Yet Prince Le ignored his words entirely.
"Take down this traitorous minister for me! Quick!!" The Emperor’s lips let out a bit more blood, "That edict is a fake, it’s a fake, you poisoned me to control me!!"
With his renewed exclamation, the Imperial Army and black-clad men began to fight, Luo Linhao leading a team to first surround the Emperor.
The cries of "protect" echoed continuously in the hall.
One of the little children was also killed.
Seeing this, Ye Zi’an snatched a sword from a guard and charged at the black-clad man pressing the children.
Even as Prince Le stood still and watched, watched the palace guards, the Imperial Army, and his own men fight.
It soon became evident that neither side would submit, the fight locked in a deadlock.
But quickly, the momentum shifted, a squad of cavalry rushing into the palace, and after slaughtering a path against pursuing guards, they surrounded the Golden Throne Hall.
"How about it, still want to fight?"
"You!!" Prince Le chuckled lightly, looking through the crowd toward Ye Zi’an, "Did you send someone to steal my other half of the West Mountain Camp’s military amulet? Unfortunately, the general of the West Mountain Camp is mine."
At this moment, the general of the West Mountain Camp tore off his human-skin mask, revealing unexpectedly to be Young Master Li’s face.
With his actions, neither of the two assistant generals showed any reaction, indicating they knew this general was an impostor.
"Since you refuse to voluntarily abdicate, then I will have someone announce your own edict."
"By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees... the fifteenth Emperor of Great Zhou... recognizing shortcomings in virtue, bringing shame to the court, shame to the people, henceforth abdicates, no longer intervening in Great Zhou affairs, thus decreed!"
After the reading, Prince Le glanced at him again, then waved, "The Grand Emperor is old, send him back to the bedchamber to rest."
Yet the Emperor, controlled and forced to write the edict, would never acknowledge it.
"That was not my intention, that was not my intention!"
"Hmph," Prince Le snorted coldly, looking at Luo Linhao and others blocking in front of the Emperor, "Get out of the way! Or else..."
Soldiers rushed in from outside to surround them swiftly.
Just as Luo Linhao intended to resist, he found both Ye Zi’an and Baili Yan simultaneously shaking their heads at him. Follow current novels on n0velfire.net