King Zhao cursed angrily. The more he cursed, the angrier he became. Flames rushed into his mind.
Suddenly, his eyesight turned black, and his whole body swayed.
It happened that there were only father and son in the room at this time. Prince Zhao was kicked and couldn't get up, and he kept crying bitterly. He didn't even notice that his own father was fainted from anger.
As a result, King Zhao fell straight down with a loud bang and a muffled sound.
The personal guards of King Zhao who were guarding the door quickly pushed open the door and rushed in. They carried King Zhao into the bedroom with all their hands and feet, while shouting for Dr. Xuan.
Prince Zhao was completely stunned, with tears and runny nose still hanging on his face, and his face was at a loss.
what to do?
Now how to do?
His father, the only one who could save him, also fell. Who else can save him now?
At this moment, the prince came in with several servants.
"Your Majesty," the prince's eyes were filled with sadness, and the chill in his voice could freeze a person into ice: "Our family searched the imperial kitchen and found the body of Eunuch Shao. On the body of the assassin pretending to be Eunuch Shao, a
Waist badge. I heard that this waist badge belongs to the secret guards of Prince Zhao’s Mansion. Now please, Your Majesty, please accompany our family to see the Emperor."
Prince Zhao's face was pale, his whole body was shaking and he couldn't say a word.
Such a fool dares to send people to assassinate the emperor. He is really asking for death!
The prince's father-in-law was filled with anger and resentment. He turned around and gave an order. Several servants came forward and dragged Prince Zhao up like a dead dog. They dragged him all the way to Emperor Qing'an.
The pale-faced Crown Prince of Zhao, with tears still on his face, knelt down in front of Emperor Qing'an.
Emperor Qing'an looked at his nephew with cold eyes and asked slowly: "Did you send the assassin to kill me?"
Prince Zhao's lips trembled: "No, it's not me. Someone must want to assassinate the emperor and put the blame on me. I am the emperor's nephew, how could I do such an unethical thing! The emperor must believe me!"
Prince Zhao came to his senses at this time, wiping away tears and crying to defend himself.
Emperor Qing'an was very angry: "Zhu Shi! You are stupid yourself, do you think others are as stupid as you?"
"This assassin disguised himself as Eunuch Shao to assassinate me. Now that the assassin is dead, do you think he will die without proof? Eunuch Wang has already found a disguise potion to restore the assassin's face to its original appearance. He was brought in by you.
It belongs to the imperial mausoleum, I just need to have everyone around you brought here, and I can identify it right away."
"I left you the last bit of dignity, so I only brought you here to give you a decent way to die."
Prince Zhao was trembling all over, and he cried and begged Zhu Yun who was standing aside: "Cousin! Please beg me for mercy and save my life! I was confused for a moment and did something wrong. Now it's already
I know I was wrong!"
Zhu Yun's face turned livid and he said coldly: "How can you be confused for a moment? You clearly had a premeditated plan."
"There are very few masters who are good at the art of disguise. You have gone to great lengths to recruit such a master and make him pretend to be a clean servant and sneak into the imperial mausoleum. Only Eunuch Shao is the only servant who can get close to my father.
And Eunuch Wang. Eunuch Wang is not tall, and the assassin's stature is similar to Eunuch Shao. So, you have already chosen Eunuch Shao."
"The timing is also chosen just right. The palace is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to get close to the emperor. Taking advantage of the tenth anniversary of the emperor's grandfather's memorial ceremony, you brought the assassin into the imperial mausoleum. You lured Eunuch Shao away and killed him, and then disguised himself as Eunuch Shao.
In this way, he could get close to his father and assassinate him in one fell swoop."
"Although your plan is a bit reckless, it is unexpected. If my father hadn't been alert, today would have caused a catastrophe!"
The more Zhu Yun talked, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He looked at Prince Zhao with eyes full of hatred: "Zhu Shi! My father has never treated you badly. My third uncle wanted to join the feudal vassal, and my father agreed.
Why would you do such an outrageous thing!"
Prince Zhao's plump face lost all color, his lips trembled, and he finally stopped crying. He squeezed out a few words: "How have we, father and son, been living these past few years?"
"Every hard work and errand is ours. Once we make any omissions, we will be scolded by the emperor. My surname is also Zhu, so how am I worse than you? Why are you the prince and everyone respects and loves me, so I have to worry about it?"
Aren’t you tired of working hard, being despised and looked down upon by others?”
As Prince Zhao spoke, his emotions became aroused, and his fat face flushed with anger: "Yes, I just can't reconcile myself to it. I have been planning today's assassination for a long time. I only regret that it failed to happen and fell short."
"Otherwise, it would be your turn to question me now!"
Zhu Yun was extremely angry and laughed back: "Thank you for having the nerve to say so! In the past few years, my father has sent you a lot of errands. Why not give you a chance to gain a foothold in the court? You are in the Ministry of Accounts, and you are greedy for money. There you go.
The Punishment Department was still greedy for gold and silver, and almost caused a big disaster."
"Father, I would like to spare you, but you don't live up to your expectations. How can you blame others? It's better to admit directly that you are ambitious and want to seize the throne."
Prince Zhao stared at Zhu Yun, with sparks in his eyes about to burst out. In a fit of rage, he said unscrupulously: "Why do you have the nerve to say this from a high position!"
"You think you are the only son of the emperor and your throne is secure. Hahaha! Let me tell you! In fact, that's not the case at all..."
"Shut up!"
Two angry shouts sounded almost at the same time.
Zhu Yun and Emperor Qing'an glared at Prince Zhao angrily.
Prince Zhao was suddenly yelled at and reflexively shut his mouth. He quickly reacted and risked everything to reveal the secret: "Why don't you dare to let me continue? I want to make it clear."
"Zhu Yun, you actually have a brother! You don't know it yet! Hahaha! That Shen You who showed great power in the border army is your half-brother!"
Prince Zhao laughed wildly again: "Hahaha, it's really ridiculous. You have been kept in the dark all this time. The Queen in the palace has also been kept in the dark."
"I didn't expect it! The devoted emperor who is praised by everyone had an illegitimate son when he was young. He was specially sent to the border army to become a mighty general. Now he has an elite cavalry that is unparalleled in the world and has grown up."
"I want to see how you will deal with Shen You in the future!"
Zhu Yun: "..."
Zhu Yun didn't know what expression to put on and looked stiff.
Emperor Qing'an was finally completely angry. He stood up suddenly and his eyes flashed with cold light: "That's nonsense! I originally wanted you to die lightly, but now it seems that I can't let you off lightly."
"Someone, bring that dagger."
Commander Dong dodged in, holding in his hand the poisonous dagger held by the assassin.
Prince Zhao could no longer laugh and looked horrified.
Emperor Qing'an looked cold and opened his mouth to order: "Send Prince Zhao on his way."
