Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

The team entered through Yingtian Gate and had a very smooth journey.

The heavy mourning clothes in the imperial city had been removed, and the golden palace roof was somewhat dim under the gloomy sky. The imperial guards were stationed on both sides, the city gates were opened, and the crown prince and other princes entered the square in front of the Mingtang Palace.

A huge incense burner was set up in the center of the square. The Queen, the Queen Mother, and all the clan members had already taken their seats, and all the ministers and officials also stood in place as arranged.

"The auspicious time has come——"

The eunuch sang loudly.

As early as the moment the emperor died, the prince was supposed to become the new emperor. The coronation ceremony was the most important proof of his identity, announcing the birth of the new emperor to the ministers and vassal states.

The prince slowly walked up to the altar with an incense burner.

He had already changed into a black crown and robes, looking like a new emperor.

At this moment, shouts were heard from afar.

"slow--"

This shout resounded throughout the square, and every minister and relative heard it clearly. Everyone had a look of surprise on their face. Who dared to interrupt the coronation ceremony at such a critical moment?

A man wearing the robes of the Huntian Academy stumbled towards the center of the altar. The surrounding Donglin Guards immediately drew their swords and surrounded the altar.

Before anyone could ask, the man from the Hun Tian Court screamed, "No! The sky has changed drastically, a dragon has collided with the Purple Star, and there may be a traitor trying to steal the country!!"

There was an uproar in front of the hall.

The formation of the ministers was a little chaotic for a while, and some people kept whispering, and finally all their eyes were directed at the "prince" on the stage. The man from the Hun Tian Court who was lying on the ground wanted to shout, but he saw the prince walked down the altar, snatched the knife from the hand of the Donglin Guard on the side, and chopped off the man's head with one knife.

Blood splattered everywhere and the square fell silent. Almost everyone was shocked by the prince's actions.

"I am the legitimate heir of Northern Qin. I have been the crown prince for ten years and have never slacked off for a single day." The prince raised his sword and slowly glanced around. "Now someone is spreading lies to confuse the people. If I don't kill this thief with my own hands, my ancestors will not tolerate it!"

But some people stood out from the crowd.

King of Yin.

King Yin ignored the head that was rolling away and slowly walked to the altar. He had just changed out of his plain clothes and was now dressed in black, looking at the prince.

"King Yin." The prince said coldly.

King Yin said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is so decisive that he doesn't hesitate to shed blood at the ceremony. Could it be that he has something to hide?"

"How dare you!" The prince angrily rebuked, "I have been the emperor since my father passed away, but you still call me the crown prince. King Yin, are you planning to rebel?"

King Yin was not afraid, but smiled faintly: "I am afraid that you are not qualified for the title of Crown Prince."

The ministers were in an uproar, but none of them dared to stand out too much at this moment, for fear of being affected by the two people playing the game.

The most senior imperial censor stepped out tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness King Yin, what are you talking about! The coronation ceremony cannot be delayed until the auspicious time..."

"King Yin, I understand." The prince smiled softly and said, "You have waited for many years, and the throne has been passed down twice but it has never been your turn. You are getting impatient."

King Yin's expression did not change, he just said: "I have proof that you are not the crown prince."

He noticed that the prince's hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

He smiled and said, "You are not Qin Zhaoyue, but a traitor who came from nowhere and intended to steal the country by disguising your identity. You first eliminated the eunuch Xu who was beside you, then plotted to assassinate the late emperor, causing the entire Jing family to be imprisoned, and then replaced the captains of the Donglin Guards one by one, causing all those who knew Qin Zhaoyue to die or stay away from Luoyang!"

The prince looked extremely unhappy.

“And you missed the most important person. This person is the one in the world who knows the prince best. No one understands what the prince looks like better than her.” King Yin said coldly.

But after saying this, his heart tightened for no reason.

Something doesn't seem right.

The fake prince eliminated his close eunuchs and Jing, but why didn't he take action against the queen?

"The King of Yin is plotting to take the throne and is talking nonsense here! Come, take down this traitor!" the prince roared.

"Let's see who dares!" King Yin roared, "The traitor stole the country, and you are helping him to commit atrocities. Aren't you afraid of being executed in the autumn?! Queen, you know this man's identity best. Do you really think he is Qin Zhaoyue?"

King Yin pointed at the prince on the stage and refuted him word by word with clear words.

The Donglin Guards were stunned for a moment. Even when the newly appointed leader yelled at them to capture the traitor, no one dared to step forward.

The ministers who had been arranged to serve among the ministers immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is indeed extraordinary! What King Yin said may be true!"

"How dare you frame me and attempt to disrupt the foundation of the country!" The prince looked at the kneeling minister.

After hearing this, several people came out and knelt down to plead their case, saying that there were many suspicious points about the people on the stage. Among them, there were even several officials from the prince's lineage!

King Yin was somewhat surprised by these people's words. To be on the safe side, he did not contact them to expose the true identity of the fake prince. Could it be the Queen's arrangement?

He couldn't help but look at the queen.

The Queen Mother had a solemn expression on her face. She had not said a word from just now until now. The Queen beside her slowly stood up and walked towards the center of the square, facing the glittering swords, making all the officials focus their attention on her.

The Queen Mother whispered, "Queen!"

The queen turned a deaf ear.

She walked to the side of the altar, and not far away from her was the prince holding a bloody knife.

She knew that this person didn't dare to kill her yet.

"Mother!" the prince shouted.

"Don't call me mother." The queen's voice was very clear. "You all have my witnesses. This man is indeed not my son! I have been restrained in the imperial city for many days. Now I finally have the opportunity to seek justice for Zhao Yue. Donglin Guards, take down this traitor!"

The Donglin Guards were completely thrown into disarray.

Suddenly, someone rushed to the altar with a knife in hand. The smoke from the incense burner suddenly shifted, and someone rushed towards the queen. Seeing this, the loyal Qin Zhaoyue in the team also rushed to the altar and shouted, "Protect the queen!"

Civil strife broke out, swords gleamed and sabers clashed, shouts of killing rose and fell.

The leader of the Donglin Guard still retained a bit of rationality. He led his men to separate from the people who assassinated the queen, jumped off the altar, and went straight for King Yin in the crowd!

The ministers saw this and knew that there would be chaos today, and almost fled in panic. The guards of King Yin had already hidden among the ministers, and when the Donglin Guards rushed over, they all took out swords from their wide sleeves and attacked.

The square was in chaos.

The ministers and clan members wanted to escape quickly while the two teams of guards were fighting, but they heard shouts of killing from far behind them outside the Yingtian Gate.

Unidentified soldiers appeared out of nowhere and poured into the imperial city. A large group of cavalry quickly poured into the square in front of the Mingtang, surrounding the ministers and the altar; the Imperial Guards and the Donglin Guards could only barely resist the cavalry, and the encirclement gradually shrank.