The Devil's Coming [Quick Transmigration]

Chapter 71: The Uncrowned King 37

The guards turned against him, and his life was hanging by a thread. In such an unfavorable situation, after Emperor Huiming was shocked and angry, his face calmed down. As for what he thought in his heart, it was unknown.

"I underestimated you." He looked at the third prince with a little surprise in his eyes, "I thought you were the most timid and honest one, but I didn't expect that even the guards around me could be bribed. In this case, I have a question."

The third prince still smiled: "Father, please ask."

Even if they were fighting to the death, he was still graceful, and this demeanor was indeed much better than that of the eldest prince.

"You didn't have to let Li Sheng report to me. Let the eldest prince rebel successfully, then kill the eldest prince and take over the court..." The Li Sheng mentioned by Emperor Huiming was the commander of the guards who pretended to be bribed by the eldest prince but reported to him in return. He was also the one who controlled his life and death now. When he heard him mention himself, his hands were inevitably a little big, and almost made the emperor of a country die on the spot. The chill of the blade on his neck made Emperor Huiming's heart skip a beat, and his thoughts sped up by three points. "--Are you trying to test me through the eldest prince to see if I have any hidden cards?" Looking at the courtiers who were trying hard to reduce their presence, Emperor Huiming's heart moved again, "By the way, let's see which of my ministers are truly loyal to me?"

--If the eldest prince kills the emperor directly, and the third prince kills the eldest prince to take the throne, on the surface, the latter has avenged the emperor, but who can't see that the third prince is the mastermind behind it? What if the emperor still has hidden tricks that have not been launched, or the forces loyal to the emperor have not been eliminated, even if the third prince ascends the throne, he may be stabbed in the back in the future.

Only by thinking this way can Emperor Huiming understand why the third prince did not follow the above route, but instead made a more troublesome choice, first telling the emperor about the eldest prince's rebellion, and then jumping out after the emperor killed the eldest prince... Although he won the final victory, it was not the best choice.

Wait, in fact, the best choice should be——

"Your idea is too clumsy. In fact, as long as the information of the eldest prince's rebellion is leaked to you first, and then the eldest prince rebels and desperately protects you, and you kill the eldest prince, the filial third prince will naturally become the heir!"

A voice suddenly interrupted, and every word said what the emperor was thinking, and at the end, he did not forget to add lightly: "Isn't it the same in the storybook?"

Su Ying, who suddenly spoke, immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Even the court officials who were trembling with fear for their lives could not help but follow his train of thought: Yes, this is indeed the most reasonable and most likely way to ascend the throne legitimately.

——Even if Emperor Huiming has always disliked his adopted son, his loyalty and filial piety to protect him with his life should be touched, right? By then, two of the three princes have already died, and it is natural to pass the throne to the third prince.

As it is now, the Third Prince has certainly become the winner, but the process of his ascension to the throne has been criticized. With the scheming shown by the other party, why is he so unwise?

Facing the puzzled and suspicious eyes of the people, the Third Prince's smiling eyes flashed a moment of gloom.

——How could he not think of a trick that anyone could think of? But the premise is that he is indeed the only candidate for the succession, the biological blood of the emperor.

——Since the emperor has hidden his biological son, let alone the merit of saving the emperor, no matter how much he does, he will not be favored!

After learning about Xu Mingjin's existence, he gave up the idea of ​​getting the emperor's favor and succeeding to the throne normally.

Thinking of this, the Third Prince's joyful mood dissipated by half.

As the son of a rebellious king, he spent the first ten years of his life in confinement. Every day and night, he faced his crazy and violent father, his crying mother, and the narrow four-cornered sky. What lingered in his ears were always abuse, curses, crying, and begging.

The day he was taken out of the confinement and adopted by His Majesty the Emperor, he was like a pie falling from the sky. He swore in ecstasy: No matter what, he would never go back to the days when he lost his freedom again!

He never wanted to go back to where he came from in his life!

And to gain absolute freedom, he had to ascend to the supreme throne. Otherwise, everything now is a dream bubble, and the new emperor in the future can still lock him up with a word. His crazy father is a lesson for him.

For this goal, he has been keeping a low profile and making all kinds of plans in recent years. He has acted like a filial son and grandson in front of the emperor, but who knew that the emperor already had someone in his mind!

The moment he learned this secret, the fear of being locked up under the four-cornered sky in his childhood came back like a nightmare. In addition to the fear, he felt deeply humiliated and angry.

Since the emperor already had a biological son, why didn't he reveal it? Intellectually, he guessed that it was probably because his biological mother was of low status, so the emperor hoped that the heir would be born by the concubines in the palace, and the illegitimate child was just the last resort.

But he thought that he and the other two adopted princes were the last resort!

Since the emperor would never pass the throne to outsiders, and there was already an illegitimate child as the last insurance, why did he take these sons of the rebellious king out, give them the status of princes, and let them fight? Over the years, have they just been a few fighting cocks for the emperor to admire?

The fear of losing his freedom, the anger of being played with by others, and the unwillingness to realize his dream were all twisted into intense hatred in his heart. He could have used the hands of the eldest prince to kill the emperor and then come out to reap the final fruits of victory, but this strong hatred made him create today's situation.

He wanted the emperor to experience what it was like to be given hope first, then to despair, and to be at the mercy of others!

Now, the emperor's reaction always made him feel that it was not enough, and Su Ying who suddenly jumped out to disrupt the situation was even more confused.

For a moment, the third prince's mood waned.

It doesn't matter, the biggest victory has been achieved, and it doesn't matter if we don't add the rest. The eldest prince always overturns his position when he talks too much - look, even without his and the emperor's arrangements, that idiot would have fallen into Xu Qian's hands and become a prisoner.

After comforting himself, the third prince calmly leaned down, picked up the imperial edict that fell to the ground from the eldest prince's hand in the chaos, then took out a fire stick and lit it.

Looking at the imperial edict that was slowly burning to ashes on the ground, he smiled and said: "The eldest prince committed regicide, and the solitary convict was in danger. He was rescued. My father was dying. On his deathbed, he passed the news to me——"

After explaining the outcome of the emperor and the eldest prince in a few words, he looked at the many ministers with a smile: "Do you have any doubts, ministers?"

Today, many of the courtiers and relatives present are dizzy, but the eldest prince seems to have no chance. Their previous actions offended the emperor, and now it seems that it is not bad to join the third prince who they have not offended?

For a moment, there was only a submissive voice in the hall.

He had already seen the loyalty of these people through the eldest prince's behavior, and their reaction at this time was not surprising to the third prince. He turned to look at the emperor and the eldest prince, and was about to send them on their way.

Su Wei beside the two of them stared at the third prince's slowly raised arm and tightened his grip on the sword in his hand. The moment the third prince waved his hand, the lives of the eldest prince and the emperor were in danger.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." After enjoying the live-action drama, which was more interesting than the script, and seeing that the two protagonists were about to be forced to leave the show, Su Ying came to his senses, "I haven't agreed yet."

He moved and appeared next to the third prince in a blink of an eye, holding down the arm that the third prince had just raised.

"I think you are too impatient..." Su Ying's pressure on his hand seemed light, but the third prince couldn't get rid of it. "I have something good to show everyone."

His speed was so fast that no one present could react. When the third prince came to his senses, the smiling face of the young man in red was already close at hand. His smile was bright and cheerful, but it gave the third prince a sense of danger from a fierce beast. .

"presumptuous!"

"Let your Highness go!"

Many of the guards who reacted were so shocked that they were sweating all over, and the best ones had already rushed over.

"Back off!" The third prince shouted quickly. He was afraid that these people would be too impulsive and he would be killed directly by the person next to him. At such a close distance, it is useless no matter how brave Su Wei is.

After waving away his men, he looked at Su Ying again.

"Who is Shiba? What do you want to do?"

——He is only one step away from mastering Daqi. No matter what the opponent's request is, he can temporarily comply with his life. But if it's for the emperor...

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the other party, he saw the young man in front of him casually said: "Oh, that's not important."

"Importantly, I heard that His Majesty particularly appreciates and supports "Secrets of Shangjing", so I specially brought the latest issue of "Secrets of Shangjing", which is said to be the most exciting, to the banquet, just to thank His Majesty for his support and encouragement..."

The third prince slowly typed a question mark: "?"

What is this person talking about? He can understand every word, but why can't he understand this sentence well?

But the person in front of me continued: "... As a result, you rebelled one after another. Not only can the banquet not be held, but the gifts I brought to His Majesty have not been sent out yet."

"——If you die without seeing the most exciting secret about going to Beijing, you will definitely die in peace. This is too much."

He said to the third prince seriously:

"Tell me, how is this possible?"

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