Ancient Zhao State.
In the palace.
In the political hall.
Zhao Hao stood in front of the dragon chair, staring fiercely at the eldest prince who was also standing on the other side of the dragon chair.
"I have received the favor from my father and become the new king of the ancient Zhao Kingdom. Brother, please don't resist."
"That is disrespectful to my father and disloyal to the ancient Zhao Kingdom!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was in an uproar!
"How can this be?"
"Although the third prince is indeed the best among men, hasn't His Majesty always been in love with the eldest prince?"
"Why did you go out and change your mind?"
The entire hall was like a pot exploding at this time, and many people simply did not believe what Third Prince Zhao Hao said.
"His Majesty's thoughts have always been very difficult to guess. How can we, as ministers, guess the emperor's thoughts?"
"Besides, His Highness the Third Prince has the Jade Seal in his hand. If Your Majesty does not intend to belong to His Highness the Third Prince, how could you hand over something as important as the Jade Seal to him?"
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The whole court started talking in an instant. Those who supported the third prince Zhao Hao felt that this was the emperor's will, which was to pass the throne to the third prince.
As for those who support the eldest prince, they are questioning the third prince's rhetoric.
Just this morning, the city gate was not yet open.
His Royal Highness the Third Prince led a group of generals and hurriedly knocked on the gate of the imperial city.
Then he took the jade seal and a group of generals to the court.
And what he said to everyone was that the war on the front line had reached a very anxious stage at this time, and His Majesty the Emperor ordered him to come back and inherit the orthodoxy.
This rhetoric is very powerful, but also very nonsense.
Anyone who lives in the ancient Zhao Kingdom knows that the great emperor of the ancient Zhao Kingdom was a man who valued power very much.
It was impossible to hand over the throne to him before he died, but when the third prince came, he had the jade seal in his hand.
That's a jade seal, not a stone!
His Majesty the Great Emperor protects it as if it were his own little cub. Didn't you see that he even fought a battle and kept the jade seal with him?
If it hadn't been for a critical moment, he would never have handed over the jade seal.
"Third Prince, please explain clearly why you all have come back, but our Great Emperor has not."
Qian Zhongliang, the imperial censor, looked at the third prince next to the dragon chair with a straight face and asked him to give an explanation in an awe-inspiring manner.
"Hmph, why do I need to explain to you."
"Where is the right general in front of the emperor?"
Zhao Hao had no time to waste on these people, so he shouted directly outside the hall.
Zhamuhan immediately entered the hall, followed by hundreds of soldiers, wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, with stern faces and murderous eyes.
"Everyone, please listen to me."
"His Majesty the Great Emperor has indeed given the throne to His Highness the Third Prince, because he knows that this time is likely to be his last expedition."
"Although His Majesty the Great Emperor is still very attached to the entire ancient Zhao Kingdom, he said that he is tired and wants to rest."
"After this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, he will be free between heaven and earth, traveling among mountains and rivers."
"So he handed over all the military power and the throne to His Highness the Third Prince. If you are not convinced, you can go to the front line and ask now!"
When he said this, he actually felt unsure.
As early as the moment of defeat, they had no way out.
On the way to escape, they had already thought of a plan.
They must not give anyone an opportunity to take advantage of them, and must suppress everything before everyone can react.
Then let the third prince Zhao Hao successfully ascend the throne. As for other things, we have to wait until later.
After the new emperor ascends the throne, even if the defeat on the front line is exposed, it will not be a big deal.
Because at that time, Zhao Hao had become the top leader of the entire country, and those people did not dare to gossip no matter how much they had opinions.
The most important thing for them now is to replace the new emperor and proclaim himself emperor, and then quickly take control of the military power of the entire country.
Only with military power in hand can the world belong to them.
Therefore, Zhao Hao made up a temporary statement. Although he knew that this statement was untenable, it didn't matter, he still had an army.
"Lao San, what do you mean?"
"It is absolutely impossible for my father to explain clearly what happened behind his back before the war started. You are deceiving me."
He didn't believe every word the eldest prince said to the third prince.
He was about to unite with the important ministers in the court to launch an attack, but he didn't expect Zhao Hao to take the lead.
He quickly took out a dagger from his sleeve, rushed directly in front of the eldest prince, and stabbed him in the chest.
This sudden change caused all the civil and military officials in the court to take a breath of cold air.
Although they had already prepared for the royal war, they did not expect that it would come so suddenly.
"Who has any objections?"
Zhao Hao looked at the courtiers below with a cold face.
If possible, he would definitely not want to bear the reputation of being a roommate at war, but he had no choice but to do so.
Now that things have been made clear, everyone has to surrender.
The third prince is the only person left who is qualified to sit on the throne.
What's more, they were forcing them with knives. If they didn't agree, they would probably die today.
"Great Emperor for ten thousand years!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty quickly knelt on the ground and saluted Zhao Haoxing.
"Everyone is safe!"
Zhao Hao's face was full of excitement. In order to sit on the throne, he could say that he did everything possible and even used countless energy, but in the end he still lost to the eldest prince.
But now, he is the one who has the last laugh!
"Whoever comes, tell the world immediately."
"The eldest prince deliberately conspired to rebel, and he has been killed by me at the ninth level. I have been ordered to be in trouble, and I will definitely carry forward the ancient Zhao Kingdom."
"In addition, I order all the troops of the ancient Zhao Kingdom to assemble in the imperial capital without any mistakes!"
All civil and military officials were dumbfounded.
What does this mean?
Zhao Hao looked at the civil servants and generals standing in the center of the hall with a cold face, feeling very guilty.
But the most difficult level has been passed, and the eldest prince has been killed by him.
The situation was already under his control, and even if these ministers wanted to resist, it was too late.
"His Majesty the Great Emperor, I don't know why you want to gather troops to the imperial capital?"
"Is it because the war on the front line is not going well?"
A gray-haired general stood up, his face full of fatigue, but he firmly asked the doubts in his heart.
"I am just preparing for a rainy day. Once the battle on the front line goes unfavorable, we can provide timely reinforcements."
