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Chapter 170 A complete defeat
The emperor finally died five days after being poisoned. King Zhao executed all the imperial doctors in the name of incompetence to cover up the fact that he did not let these people treat the emperor at all.
The emperor died and the prince was critically ill. King Zhao took out an imperial edict and announced that the emperor would pass the throne to his son.
In just a few days, the situation in the court changed dramatically. King Zhao had already gathered a large number of people, and with the addition of those he had won over before the battle, most of the officials immediately submitted to him.
Looking at those who were unwilling to submit, King Zhao's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "If they refuse to change their ways, send them to hell!"
When the soldiers got their hands on the officials, they immediately rushed over to them. Seeing that they were about to kill someone, the timid ones immediately knelt down and said, "Your humble servant pays respect to the new emperor. Long live the emperor!"
"See Your Majesty!"
Some people knelt down one after another, but there were still a few staunch old ministers who stood firm and questioned the authenticity of the edict.
"Although we recognize the ability of Prince Zhao, the emperor cannot be a disabled person, and it is even more impossible to pass the throne from one generation to another. Even if the crown prince is seriously injured, there are still other princes, and it will never be the turn of the grandchildren. Prince Zhao, are you sure that the edict in your hand was written by His Majesty himself?"
"During the days when His Majesty was poisoned, Prince Zhao was guarding him alone and never saw outsiders. Now you have killed the imperial physician and the palace maids. It is obvious that you are guilty and want to cover up the truth."
King Zhao was indeed trying to cover up the truth, and what this minister said was almost true, but would he admit it?
History is written by the victors. Which emperor who ascends the throne doesn't have some tricks?
"Since Lord Zhou doesn't believe me, then go down and ask His Majesty to see if he wrote the edict himself."
The soldiers raised their swords and were just one step away from chopping off the man's head when there was a sudden commotion outside.
"Report!"
A soldier quickly ran in: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is leading his troops to attack us."
Everyone looked up and saw the Sixth Prince, Duke of Korea and others leading their men rushing in.
However, they only reached the gate, and after entering, they were faced with King Zhao's tens of thousands of troops.
The Sixth Prince was blocked at the door and dared not go any further.
But he would not compromise. He fought his way to the top of the city wall, looked at the door of the Emperor's bedroom from afar, and shouted angrily.
"Prince Zhao, you assassinated the crown prince and framed me, and now you have poisoned my father and usurped the throne. This is truly a heinous crime that cannot be tolerated by heaven. As long as I am here, you will never succeed!"
Although Prince Zhao was in a wheelchair, it did not prevent him from despising the Sixth Prince.
"Just you?"
The Sixth Prince's face suddenly turned dark, and at this moment an arrow shot out from King Zhao's camp, straight at the Sixth Prince's throat. Fortunately, the guard next to him reacted quickly and pulled him away, thus the Sixth Prince was saved from death on the spot.
After surviving the catastrophe, the Sixth Prince was filled with anger and waved his hand without thinking: "Kill him!"
Arrows rained down from the wall and the fighting began instantly.
King Zhao stared at the place where the first arrow appeared with a gloomy face: "Who ordered the arrow to be shot just now?"
The fighting had already begun underground and no one could answer King Zhao's question.
Swords clashed, blood flowed like a river, and in a short while, corpses were everywhere.
King Zhao did not want to fight with the Sixth Prince. It would be no good if both of them suffered losses. The Sixth Prince had been kept under close watch, so how could he still join forces with the Duke of Han to gather the army?
The deafening shouts and cries of killing outside proved that the army was not small. But even if the Han family had the Yongning Marquisate, it would be impossible for them to gather so many troops so quickly.
As the fight got closer, the Sixth Prince's troops had already crossed the palace wall and were face to face with Prince Zhao's troops.
The sounds of fighting and screams were endless, and blood flowed like a stream.
King Zhao was powerless to stop the battle. Once the fight for the throne began, it would be a fight to the death.
"Let Ximen's people come over." King Zhao ordered coldly.
"Yes."
In order to obtain the throne, King Zhao made sufficient preparations. He was older than the others, and from the time he had the ambition to compete for the throne to now, he had more than ten years to prepare and save, which was enough for him to gather a huge force and troops.
Even if the Sixth Prince has the support of several families such as the Han family and the Li family, they are definitely not his match. The main target of his defense is not the Sixth Prince, but the person in the East Palace.
The prince was not dead. Qin Zhuo protected him like a watchdog and always felt that they were planning something.
But now Lao Liu was biting him like crazy, and he couldn't care less.
With the addition of Ximen's men, the pressure was instantly put on the Sixth Prince's side. The situation became one-sided, and the Sixth Prince's men were almost killed and had to leave the palace.
Seeing that the Sixth Prince was about to lose, a soldier in silver armor suddenly jumped down from the roof of the hall behind King Zhao. His long spear was like a dragon and pierced through King Zhao's back and nailed him to death in the wheelchair.
"Ahhh! Your Majesty!"
The people next to King Zhao had their faces splashed with blood, and the guards were so shocked that they were stunned for a moment before they realized that they had to kill the thief.
The thief was very agile. He jumped onto the roof in the blink of an eye and disappeared quickly.
People with eyes could already tell that it was a woman, and some ministers even recognized the person.
"Princess Changle? Is that Princess Changle from Prince Qi's mansion?"
Everyone looked at Prime Minister Luo, the head of all officials, especially those who loyally followed King Zhao. At this moment, they looked at him as if he were the enemy who murdered their father.
"Luo Xiang, shouldn't you give an explanation?"
"Why did Princess Changle kill Prince Zhao?"
How could Prime Minister Luo know why Princess Changle suddenly killed Prince Zhao? He didn't even know how Princess Changle got in.
However, Princess Changle was his daughter-in-law, and no matter how he explained, these people would not believe him.
Luo Chengshan made a prompt decision: "Princess Changle is not close to my Luo family. Instead of doubting me, you should think about whether this is what the King of Qi meant."
"Now that King Zhao is dead, but the new emperor is still alive, this is not the time for internal strife. Protect the new emperor!"
King Zhao is dead, but the new emperor is still alive, so they don’t lose.
As expected of Prime Minister Luo, with just a few words, he made those who hated him change their minds, temporarily suppress their doubts, and unite against the outside world.
Although they questioned Prime Minister Luo, they did not really convict him. Prime Minister Luo came here with King Zhao and was the first to take the lead in acknowledging the imperial edict. No matter how you look at it, he should not be a rebel.
"King Zhao is dead, King Zhao is dead!"
Someone shouted loudly, and when the Sixth Prince heard it, his morale was immediately boosted.
"Kill!"
Although King Zhao supported his own son to ascend to the throne, everyone knew that King Zhao was the one in power and the backbone.
King Zhao was dead, and the soldiers could not help but panic. They subconsciously turned back to confirm, only to see King Zhao nailed to a wheelchair by a spear, dying with his eyes open.
In an instant, the courage to fight was lost and I continued to lose my courage.
The Sixth Prince's men attacked in an overwhelming manner, and in the end it was Marquis Yongning who came to the rescue and managed to stabilize the situation.
This fight lasted for a full hour.
The number of dead cannot be counted.
Finally, Marquis Yongning was exhausted and killed on the battlefield. Although King Zhao's lineage had a clear chance of victory, they were ultimately defeated.
Prime Minister Luo and others tightly grasped the edict of succession that King Zhao took out, but King Zhao was dead, and both sides were killing each other. At this time, the edict no longer had any binding force.
King Zhao used force to make everyone surrender, and everyone had to bow their heads. This edict was the evidence that King Zhao's son was the legitimate one, and it was used to silence the gossips of the people throughout the world.
But if King Zhao's power is not enough to suppress these people, then King Zhao is a traitor who killed his father and usurped the throne, and this edict is evidence of his crime.
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