bookrebus Chapter 222 A good show
Chapter 222 A good show
After three rounds of drinking, the Chess King pretended to stand up, walked unsteadily to the center of the hall, raised his glass and said to the Jinyang Emperor:
"Brother Emperor, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, I would like to recite a poem to congratulate our country on its eternal prosperity."
In one sentence, the atmosphere in the hall dropped to freezing point.
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This is simply treason. The world belongs to the emperor alone, and the chess king's words are clearly provocative.
Even the Queen Mother was so shocked by these words that she almost stood up. Her youngest son, whom she had brought up with her since childhood and spoiled to the point of lawlessness, actually dared to say such a thing.
Concubine Zhen beside him also had a slightly changed expression, and looked at Prince Qi with a gloating look in her eyes.
One or two impetuous ministers stood up and cursed:
"King Qi, His Majesty has shown great grace, specifically ordering you to come out of Eternal Lane to celebrate this festive occasion. How dare you speak nonsense? Your Majesty!"
The Emperor of Jinyang did not say a word from beginning to end, but just looked at the chess king without saying a word.
He raised his hand and told the ministers to shut up.
"I'd like to hear what good poems my good brother has to offer."
It seems that he has no expression now, and even his pressure is weaker than usual.
Only Concubine Zhen knew that this was just a precursor to the coming storm.
The chess king seemed to know nothing about this, and he raised the corner of his mouth and drank the wine glass in his hand.
"The imperial city is locked in a dream of prosperity, the dragon throne hangs high, a phantom that lasts forever.
The treacherous officials in the court and the country are always fawning on the people, but who cares about the suffering of the people?
The towering golden palace hides filth, and the cold jade steps reflect desolation.
I ask the heavens when a wise ruler will descend to sweep away the darkness and reveal the dawn."
Suddenly, you could hear a pin drop in the hall, and even the ministers who had just been radical did not dare to speak.
This is not just treason, it is actually pointing at the emperor's nose and cursing him, and the curse is very ugly.
Emperor Jinyang slammed the jade Buddhist beads in his hand onto the table, frightening everyone in the hall to their knees.
"Good...very good...Mother...look at my good brother..."
"puff!"
"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
"Pass on the Imperial Physician!"
"Father!"
The sudden vomiting of blood frightened Zhong Yunhai so much that he hurriedly called for the imperial physician. The people around him were already in a state of panic, rushing to check on the emperor.
The Queen Mother stood up and looked down at Prince Qi who was gloating over her misfortune.
"Royal brother! If you are not feeling well, go and rest. You need a healthy body to rule this world!"
Seeing that the fire was not big enough, the chess king continued to add firewood.
"You bold Prince Qi! His Majesty treats you well, yet you plot treason!" Concubine Zhen stood up and scolded.
Now that there is no queen in the palace, she is the highest-ranking concubine and should stand up and take charge of the situation.
Several princes ran to the emperor's side and looked at him worriedly, ignoring Prince Qi's nonsense.
"Who the hell are you? How dare you scold me? A woman, relying on the emperor's favor, yells at me. How disgraceful!"
"Chess King, you actually dare to mention propriety! This is simply a heinous crime!"
"Extremely heinous? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, why don't you ask my good brother what he did to ascend the throne?"
"The chess king has gone crazy!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Eunuch Zhong shouted anxiously.
At this time, the imperial physician came running over panting, looked at the emperor's condition and shouted.
"Move His Majesty to the side hall first. His Majesty needs to lie down now!"
Concubine Zhen:
"Capture him! Wait for His Majesty's decision!"
A group of people were about to move the emperor to the inner hall, and the guards on the side also rushed to the center of the hall to detain Prince Qi.
There were many ministers and their families coming tonight, and there were only a dozen guards in the inner hall to protect safety. The guards outside the hall should have come in when they heard the noise, but there was no sound for a long time.
Seeing the guards surrounding him, the chess king smiled and said:
"Just a dozen or so people, you think you can take me down?"
Suddenly, the palace door opened wide and a group of guards with knives rushed in. They controlled everyone in the palace, but they did not rush to the emperor.
Prince Qi played with the jade ring on his hand with great interest. He had found out everything. Chu Ye was already at the end of his strength. It was not easy for him to muster up the energy to attend the banquet tonight.
Coupled with his own good poems, his brother would be skinned alive if he didn't die.
"Chu Qi! Are you planning a rebellion?"
Concubine Zhen was a little frightened by the scene, but she managed to calm herself down. She was a noble concubine of a country and could not afford to be inferior in momentum.
It had been less than half an hour since the incident, and Prince Qi had already prepared everything. It seemed that this was arranged in advance.
"That's right! But the words are a bit harsh. This is not called treason, this is called supporting the new emperor to the throne. Isn't that right, Second Prince?"
The second prince was shocked. What did this have to do with him? Even if he had the courage of heaven, he would not dare to do such a heinous thing.
This guy is throwing dirty water on himself!
"Shut up! I'm an innocent person, and you dare to slander me! When did His Highness have anything to do with you?"
The worried Fourth Prince noticed the smug look on his Third Brother's face... and secretly thought of what to plant on their graves...
"Chu Qi! His Majesty treats you well! How can you treat His Majesty like this..."
With one cut, blood splattered on the spot.
Chu Qi wiped the blood stains on his face and spat out two words.
"Noisy."
"Who else? Who else is dissatisfied? Tell me, and I will send him to paradise!"
Another old man with a white beard stood up, stroked his beard and said with a sharp gaze:
"You rats, you have done such filthy things that Heaven will not tolerate!"
The old man who stood up was none other than the Fourth Prince's future wife, Shen Aozhi's grandfather, Grand Tutor Shen.
"Mr. Shen, I am concerned about your advanced age..."
"Alas! The heart of this traitor is wicked and cruel, harboring evil intentions and plotting to usurp the throne. He is a mediocre and ignorant man, ignorant of the destiny of heaven, and vainly attempts to overthrow the country and oppress the people with his treacherous methods. This is intolerable, what is unbearable!"
As soon as they got there, the two of them started fighting, and Prince Qi was even stunned.
By the time he reacted, Master Shen was already prepared to die calmly, with his neck stiff, waiting for his sword to fall.
"Old thing! How dare you hit me!"
Just as the sword was about to fall, an arrow flew over and knocked King Qi's sword away.
Prince Qi turned around and looked in the direction where the arrow came from with a cold gaze.
I was so scared that I almost collapsed on the ground when I saw it.
"You! You! Aren't you dead?!"
The young eunuch came in and told him that the man in front of him had been strangled to death and that reinforcements from the imperial city would take an hour to arrive, so he dared to act.
"I'm not dead, but Prince Qi seems unhappy?"
"Your Majesty! I am too late to save you! The assassin in the palace has been strangled! The guards who entered the palace were all my personal guards! Your Majesty, are you going to arrest him?"
This farce was about to come to an end. Xu Qingzhao saw that Emperor Jinyang, who had been breathing more in than out just now, now woke up slowly and cooperated very well. He was helped to stand up by Zhong Yunhai, and looked coldly at the empress dowager and then at Chu Qi.
"Take him to jail and wait for your punishment."
He was then supported and walked towards the inner hall.
Unfortunately, he fell heavily to the ground after taking only two steps.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Father!"