Chapter 343 The prince ascends the throne.

The prince... is about to ascend the throne!
The siege was still going on outside the city, but no one felt anything inside the city.

What's more, this palace has another level of separation.

Inside the Tai Chi Hall.

"Mr. Shu has returned home to recuperate due to illness." The empress dowager looked a little grim, but she did not lose her temper at this time.

She was sitting behind the pearl curtain beside the dragon throne at this time, looking at the prince standing below, and said softly: "Prince, come up."

Li Chengqian's body trembled a little, and with the help of the eunuchs, he slowly walked towards the dragon throne.

Turning back to face the courtiers and looking down at the people below the stage, he calmed down. He knew that as long as he sat down, he would become the fifth emperor since the founding of Qing! The supreme ruler, controlling the life and death of everyone in the world!
Unfortunately, not only did the second brother not kneel down, but even the third brother was so scared that he did not return from Jiangnan.

Li Chengze is just resisting stubbornly.

The prince tried to calm down his heart again and again, but he couldn't calm down no matter what. For this moment today, he had been panicked, worried, hateful, and jealous... Fortunately, he endured it!

He thanked Fan Xian!
He thanks Ang Lee!
If it weren't for these people, he wouldn't know how many years he would have to endure!

With a hint of viciousness flashing in his eyes, he slowly sat down on the dragon throne!
"Congratulations to your Majesty on ascending the throne!"

"Congratulations to your Majesty on ascending the throne!"

"Congratulations to your Majesty on ascending the throne!"

Li Chengqian bowed three times with a loud voice, as if he saw all the people kneeling down to him. A sense of satisfaction of being in control of the world arose spontaneously and filled his heart.

But this excitement passed very quickly. After he reached the climax, it turned into boredom in an instant, so boring that it was annoying!
He didn't know the reason, but just blamed it all on Li Chengze outside the city.

A sneer flashed through the prince's mind. Second brother, do you think you can win with the help of the Ye family?

Compared to Fan Xian, he didn't take Li Chengze seriously at all. Thinking of Fan Xian, the prince felt like there was a thorn in his heart, but he was inexplicably relieved. That was a face that people couldn't hate, and he looked forward to meeting them again.

Then, send the other person to hell with your own hands!

"My dear ministers, who can help me relieve my worries and quell the rebels outside the city?"

The beaded curtain swayed, and the Queen Mother's gloomy voice rang out.

"Your Majesty is kind."

"The second prince has started a rebellion and committed the crime of treason!" The empress dowager stretched out her old and dry hand, slowly pulled aside the pearl curtain and walked out from behind it. She stood beside the dragon throne and looked down. The prince quickly supported the old lady.

What a scene of loving and filial relationship between grandfather and grandson.

"You are welcome to speak freely. How can we suppress the rebellion and capture the rebels?"

Hearing this, the prince's heart skipped a beat. He understood clearly that when it comes to the struggle for imperial power, there is no such thing as gentleness. Especially since the Second Prince has already raised an army to plot rebellion, and if he does not suppress him with the most iron-blooded means, how can he secure his throne and control power in the future?
The Queen Mother's eyes gradually grew colder, and this solemn look infected all the ministers in the palace.

Many people looked at each other.

The outcome of both sides is still undecided, and it is inappropriate for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne at this time, even with the help of the Queen Mother. Isn't the first thing he would do after taking the throne to appease his brothers and hold a funeral for the late emperor, but to use his brothers as a chess sacrifice first?
Hmm, it does have that flavor.

A faint sigh was heard in the hall, which came from Scholar Hu.

He stepped forward and suggested, "The capital city is currently being defended by General Qin Ye, and the number of troops under his command is not much different from that of Ye Zhong. Moreover, one side is attacking the city, while the other side is defending it?"

"The rebels are nothing to be afraid of, but these soldiers are all from Qing. The situation among the countries has changed drastically. As the late emperor has just left, we should prioritize stability."

"I suggest that you persuade the second prince to surrender!" The prince had already made up his mind to show his arrogance similar to that of the late emperor. Hearing this, he just frowned and said, "I have always respected the Grand Secretary. But what Li Chengze did today was an act of treason, not to mention that these rebel soldiers are the elite led by the Ye family. If you say that they don't understand that they are rebelling, I don't believe it!"

"Thinking of how kind Ye Zhong was when my father was alive, I never thought that he would be so perverse and foolish now!"

"Everyone, let's talk about how to defeat the thieves!"

The Queen Mother, on the other hand, was still waiting for the eldest prince to bring the second prince's mother, Concubine Shu. She had the bargaining chip in her hand, so why not use it?
At worst, I can wait until Li Chengze becomes a prisoner and then take ruthless action!
It’s not that she, as a grandmother, is cruel, but the Qing Kingdom cannot be in chaos!

My ministers, look at me and I look at you. The only way to quell a rebellion is to use force and fight with real swords and guns. Or... Everyone can think of this method, but no one is the first to say it, whether it is good or bad.

"I think we should let the eldest prince lead the imperial guards to help quell the rebellion." One person said truthfully.

"Where is the eldest prince now?"

The prince frowned and asked.

Today is his coronation ceremony. Even if the eldest prince has the duty to guard the imperial palace, he should not be absent from the hall!
Any deputy general can be asked to guard the palace, but this person didn't show up, which obviously shows that he is resentful. This is a lack of respect for me!

Although the power of the imperial guards is now in the hands of the eldest prince, Li Chengqian is not worried at all. After all, the eldest prince's identity and background destined him to not get the support of the civil and military officials in the court, and he is not worried that he will do something bad to him.

But after all, I am not the father.

Not only do they lack the military power, they also lack the confidence that comes with wisdom and strategy.

Later on, the eldest prince will have to hand over the power of the imperial guards. Now that he is still needed, just be patient for now.

"Queen Mother!"

A young eunuch hurried in and saw that all the civil and military officials in the court were looking at him, especially the murderous look in His Majesty's eyes. The young eunuch was so frightened that he shuddered and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Prince Heqin (the eldest prince) sent Concubine Shu out of the city!"

"what!"

Li Chengqian's face changed slightly, his eyes were unusually cold, and he said sternly: "Could it be that he is also going to rebel against me? Come, bring Prince He back for further trial!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Has your majesty lost his mind? It's already this hour and you're not thinking before you speak!

They were almost suffocating, and at the same time, they became more and more worried about the future of Qing Kingdom.

The Queen Mother coughed twice, looked at the young eunuch, and said, "Where is the Prince now?"

"On the way back to the palace."

"Why did you take so long to report?" Li Chengqian also heard the Queen Mother's cough and immediately came to his senses, "How many soldiers are there around him?"

"Your Majesty, I was previously held in the palace of Imperial Concubine Shu, and I just had a chance to escape and came to report immediately." He was the person assigned by the Queen Mother to monitor Imperial Concubine Shu's palace. No matter how he explained, he was considered derelict in his duty. "There are only two guards around Prince He, and the rest of the guards did not move."

Wiping the sweat off his face, he didn't care whether he could avoid punishment or not, he just kept telling everything he knew.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Prince and I are not going to rebel."

The Queen Mother calmed people's hearts. She understood that Li Chengze's real siege might have already begun.

(End of this chapter)