NCCnovel Chapter 353 Which emperor doesn’t have a jade seal?
Chapter 353 Which emperor doesn’t have a jade seal?
At that time, the emperor was sitting alone in the imperial study, listening to the sounds of fighting outside, and he became annoyed.
With the military strength in his imperial city, he thought that he could suppress it quickly, but he never expected that the boss was so resilient?
The reinforcements will not arrive until at least noon, so the battle will probably last until evening.
But before noon, a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince committed suicide at Donghua Gate, and all the rebels have been killed."
Eunuch Cao was a little bit unbelievable and asked the guards, "It's not so fast for the Fifth Prince to go out of the city to ask for reinforcements! Did the First Prince really lose?"
The guard hesitated to speak and just looked towards the door of the imperial study.
Before the emperor could even breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the fifth prince carrying the eldest prince's head and walking into the imperial study. Wherever he passed, glaring scarlet blood flowed. It was the blood that had not yet dried up from that scary head.
The emperor was so frightened that he stood up and pointed a shaking finger at him: "Old, Old Five, what are you doing? Didn't you go out of the city to ask for reinforcements? Why are you here?"
The fifth prince had sinister eyes and a sneer on his lips. He suddenly smashed the eldest prince's head directly onto the imperial table in front of the emperor with a "bang" sound. The emperor was unable to avoid it and his face was splattered with blood.
Putting down the hands that were covering his face, the emperor opened his eyes and suddenly met the eldest prince's eyes that were still open at the imperial table.
Those eyes were wide open and full of resentment.
The emperor gasped in fear, his body trembling uncontrollably, and said in pain: "He is your brother after all, why did you do this?... Someone come! Someone come!"
"Don't shout. It's useless to shout until your throat is hoarse. This palace has long been under my control. I have to thank my father for handing over the tiger talisman. Now, all the soldiers obey my command. They all regard me as a hero who has suppressed the rebellion! Also, your Golden Armor Guard leader Xue Jin has been beheaded."
The fifth prince's eyes were filled with viciousness. He pointed his sword at the emperor and said, "Father, where is the imperial seal?"
Faced with such a rebellious son, the emperor opened his eyes wide, too shocked to utter a word.
After a while, he fell down on the dragon chair behind him, and said weakly: "It turns out that they are right, you are the real evil wolf! I am confused!"
"Hahaha... Father realized it too late! I finally waited for this day, and I have to thank you for your trust! If you hand over the jade seal obediently, I can let you enjoy your old age. Otherwise..." The fifth prince's voice became fierce, "Don't blame your son for killing his father!"
The emperor suddenly felt exhausted and sneered: "Yes! You played a good game! Kill me and frame the boss, and you will still be the hero who quelled the rebellion, so that everyone will support you to ascend the throne! Ha, it's really a good game!"
The Fifth Prince's sword moved closer to the Emperor's neck, and with a fierce look in his eyes he urged, "Tell me quickly, where is the Imperial Seal?"
"You want the imperial seal? You're dreaming. If you have the guts, kill me. I want to see if you have the guts to do that."
The fifth prince sneered, "To tell you the truth, my eldest brother did not commit suicide out of fear of punishment. Instead, he surrendered and knelt on the ground, and I killed him with one sword. Do you think I have the guts to kill my father?"
"Devil! If you, a vicious and heartless person like you, were to ascend the throne, would the people of the Dadong Dynasty have any way to survive? Even if I die, I would never let you get your wish!" The emperor scolded him, covering his chest.
The fifth prince laughed sinisterly, "Why? Are you so angry that your heart aches? If you don't hand over the jade seal, there will be even more pain. I will kill them one by one, starting with your beloved little grandson. Do you think that kind of pain will be as painful as cutting out the flesh from your heart?"
After killing the little grandson, kill your fourth son, and your sixth son who is still in swaddling clothes, and kill all your sons and grandsons! Oh, and the grandmother, if she dies because of you, will you still have the face to meet your ancestors in the underworld?"
"You... do you still have any humanity?" The emperor gnashed his teeth and fell into deep self-blame, "Why did I believe the lies you and your son said? You questioned Mo'er, the Prime Minister, and all the ministers who spoke out and gave advice. I was really blind!"
The fifth prince was already getting impatient: "So much nonsense! Where is the imperial seal?"
Without the imperial seal, it would be impossible to forge an imperial edict of succession, let alone other imperial edicts. Which emperor could be without an imperial seal?
He must get this imperial seal to secure his throne!
The emperor had seen many storms and waves. After thinking for a moment, he calmly compromised and said, "I can give you the imperial seal and let you ascend the throne, but you have to release everyone first!"
"Do you think I'm stupid? If I release everyone, will I still have bargaining chips?" The fifth prince laughed foolishly, "When I sit on the throne, I will naturally release them!"
"Handing over the imperial seal is equivalent to handing over everyone's life. Do you think I still trust you?"
"Have we lost even the most basic trust between father and son? This is difficult to deal with! How about I catch your little grandson to play with first? Let them see the hideous head of their uncle, do you think they will be scared and cry?" As soon as the fifth prince finished speaking, he opened his mouth and gave orders to the outside.
"Someone, go to Shoukang Palace and bring the little grandchildren to the imperial study. Tell them that their royal grandfather misses them!"
"You bastard!" The emperor was furious. Those two children were his dearest and he would not let them be in danger even if he died.
"Don't make things difficult for them! I will draft an edict to pass the throne to you. If you ascend the throne and release them, I will naturally take out the imperial seal and let you sit on the throne!" The emperor looked so sad that he had to compromise.
Hearing the bait thrown by the emperor, the fifth prince was indeed tempted. He immediately ordered people to prepare jade scrolls and silk cloth: "Write the imperial edict first!"
The emperor sighed heavily, closed his eyes in pain, and blamed himself. He had been proud all his life, but he taught such a bastard son! He was too ashamed to face his ancestors!
He shouldn't have questioned Jun Mo and Shang Buqun, shouldn't have trusted this evil creature, and shouldn't have insisted on handing over the tiger talisman.
Now everyone he cares about has become his weakness, and he is ruthlessly threatened by his own son. He deserves it!
He is unworthy of being a father, unworthy of being a son, and unworthy of being a king!
Tears kept welling up from the emperor's eyes, but the fifth prince ignored them and thrust his sword towards him, urging him to write quickly.
The emperor's hands were shaking as he picked up the pen and wrote the first imperial edict in his life that was humiliating and detrimental to the country.
After stopping writing, the Fifth Prince held up the written imperial edict with both hands. His breathing became rapid with excitement. He stared at the words on it with wide eyes, as if he had found a treasure.
Finally, he slapped the imperial edict on the table and said, "Seal it, quickly!"
How can the officials be convinced without the imperial seal on it?
The emperor rubbed his brows and said: "With me here, I can help you ascend the throne first. When you release everyone, I will hand over the jade seal. You can stamp as many seals as you want!
After all, the Tiger Talisman is in your hands, and all the troops are under your control. I can't escape even if I have wings. What else do you have to worry about?"
"That's true!" The fifth prince picked up the imperial edict again and laughed crazily: "Hahaha..."
At this time, the guards came to report: "Fifth Prince, it's bad! The little grandson and the empress dowager are missing. We searched the entire Shoukang Palace but couldn't find them."
"How could this be? Didn't we have people watching you all the time? Are you all dead?" The fifth prince lifted the guard's collar with an angry look on his face.
"Someone was watching them the whole time. No one saw them leave the house! It was as if they were escaping the earth and suddenly disappeared!"
The emperor burst into laughter upon hearing this: "Hahaha, God will not destroy me!"
If he could escape as many as possible, he would have lived up to his ancestors!