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"Oh, there is another piece of news. His Majesty has appointed Song Mo as General Huaihua to go to Annan to quell the rebellion."

Ji Yong's words made Qin Hao pause in his hand that was holding the cup.

"It looks like it's time to use Song Mo as a chess piece."

Three days later, Yan Chaoqing handed a secret letter to Song Mo: "Young Marshal, a secret letter from the King of Qin."

When Song Mo took it and looked at it, his eyes suddenly turned red and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"You are so good, Song Yichun. I see. One day, I will make your entire family pay for their blood debt with blood!"

Afterwards, Song Mo wrote a letter back to Qin Hao, with only one sentence in it: Allow me to take revenge and I will do whatever you want.

A month later, Song Mo led an army of 200,000 to invade Annan. It took only half a year to pacify Annan. Zhu Jianshen admired Song Mo's bravery very much and appointed him as General of Chariots and Cavalry.

In the following two years, the world was peaceful, but Qin Hao knew that this was just the calm before the storm. On the one hand, he cooperated with Dou Zhao in business to obtain a large amount of silver and money, and on the other hand, he prepared himself and waited for the opportunity.

In the autumn of the twenty-seventh year of Chengping, the Queen was ill, and Prince Qing asked for permission to return to Beijing to visit her.

There were many opposing voices in the court. Staunch members of the Prince's Party, such as Lord Wu, were afraid that Zhu Jianshen would waver in his decision to choose the successor after Prince Qing returned to Beijing. After all, Prince Qing had spent a lot of money over the years and had many followers in the court, who made him a wise king, while the Crown Prince's performance over the years was really lackluster.

The only opportunity to enhance his reputation through disaster relief was ruined by Duke Dingguo Jiang Meisun.

Prince Qing's party responded sharply, accusing Wu Ge Lao and others of having evil intentions.

"Our dynasty has always ruled the country with filial piety. Now that Li Zhen has surrendered and the situation in Liaodong has stabilized, it is only natural for His Royal Highness Prince Qing to return to the capital to fulfill his filial duty."

"That's right. Not allowing His Royal Highness Prince Qing to return to the capital is against human ethics and is condemned by both humans and gods."

Zhu Jianshen was so annoyed by the quarrel that he finally relented and agreed to let Prince Qing return to Beijing.

However, this time when Prince Qing returned to the capital, he brought not only his personal guards, but also a full army of 100,000. In the words of Prince Qing's party, Prince Qing had made outstanding military achievements over the years and had also offended many people. The army was to protect Prince Qing.

These were the elite troops trained by Prince Qing in Liaodong. Although they were not allowed to enter the city without Zhu Jianshen's order, the arrival of these 100,000 elite troops from Liaodong completely broke the balance of armed forces in the capital.

Over the years, Prince Qing has used various means, either to buy off or eliminate dissidents, and has placed many confidants in the capital's imperial guards. These people, together with the 100,000 troops brought by Prince Qing, are enough to support Prince Qing in launching a coup.

Realizing the danger, Wu Ge Lao and others quickly persuaded the Crown Prince to advise Zhu Jianshen to let Prince Qing return to his fiefdom as soon as possible.

However, the Crown Prince felt that Prince Qing was being filial to his mother and there was no reason to stop him. Elder Wu was so anxious that he jumped up and down, and even the Crown Princess was scolded.

"You are so stubborn! You are talking to others about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, but they have already put a knife on our necks!"

Seeing that he could not persuade the prince, Lord Wu could only explain the interests involved to Zhu Jianshen.

Although Zhu Jianshen was unwilling to believe that Prince Qing dared to rebel, as the emperor he still issued an imperial decree, summoning Song Mo to lead his army back to the capital.

Zhu Jianshen still felt uneasy right after seeing off Lord Wu, so he called Wang Yuan to his side.

"I will draft another secret decree and send it to Shaanxi at an expedited speed of 800 miles."

Half a month later, Qin Hao received Zhu Jianshen's secret order, and a smile finally appeared on his tense face.

Ji Yong took the imperial edict and was immediately overjoyed: "Congratulations, Your Highness. With this secret edict, you are legitimately qualified to challenge the emperor."

As midwinter approaches, the weather in the capital becomes increasingly cold.

Zhu Jianshen's health was getting worse and worse, but Empress Wan, who had always claimed to be ill, looked radiant.

Kunning Palace.

Empress Wan was half-leaning on the bed when a palace maid hurried over to report: "Empress, His Royal Highness Prince Qing wants to see you."

"Let him in." Queen Wan waved her hand, and the eunuch beside her helped her up.

Soon, Prince Qing strode in and said, "Your son is here to see the Queen Mother. I pay my respects to her."

"Okay, there's no outsider here, no need to be polite, just sit down."

"Thank you, mother."

At a glance from Empress Wan, her personal eunuch, Eunuch Wang, dismissed the serving palace maids and eunuchs.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You are going to be the ruler of a country in the future. If you don't have this kind of self-control, I will tell you what I have taught you."

In front of Queen Wan, the usually arrogant Prince Qing became as docile as a pet dog.

"Please forgive me, mother. I have received news that my father has ordered Song Mo to return to the capital. If we don't take action now, I am afraid we will miss this opportunity."

Queen Wan frowned when she heard this: "Song Mo, it's this Song Mo again. He has the same temper as his uncle Jiang Meisun, stubborn and stubborn."

"Since you have made up your mind, just go for it. I will lend you a helping hand at the critical moment."

"Thank you, mother. Once I take that position, I will be able to serve you forever."

After coming out of Kunning Palace, Prince Qing's aura suddenly changed, and he whispered to his confidants: "Gather all the key people to my house tonight. There is something important to discuss."

"Yes."

That night, the lights in Prince Qing's mansion were on. On the surface, Prince Qing was inviting guests and having fun singing and dancing. But in fact, in the secret room of the mansion's study, Prince Qing was discussing a plan of action for rebellion with the central figure of his party.

"Everyone, at midnight tomorrow night, listen to my command and take the capital in one fell swoop. When the Japanese king ascends the throne, you will all have served him well and be promoted to higher positions, given titles, and given titles to your wives and children. I will never let you down."

"I am willing to die for your Highness!"

At nightfall the next day, the first snow of the 27th year of Chengping arrived quietly. Just as the people in the capital were looking forward to the auspicious snow that would herald a good harvest, Prince Qing's men had already quietly taken action.

As the snow fell heavily, the imperial guards on duty at the Meridian Gate hunched their necks in the cold wind and cursed the horrible weather.

Suddenly, a guard saw a figure flashing below, and immediately became alert and shouted, "Who? Who's there?"

"Kill~~~"

When Prince Qing saw that his whereabouts had been exposed, he immediately ordered a violent attack.

The imperial guards on the city walls had never thought that someone would dare to attack the imperial city. They were completely unprepared. By the time they reacted and raised the alarm, crossbow arrows had already flown to the top of the city walls, and screams were heard everywhere.

At the same time, a large number of agile elite soldiers from Liaodong began to climb with ladders, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

However, the imperial guards who were selected to guard the imperial city were all elite. They quickly organized a defense under the leadership of the commander, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

Seeing that he could not capture the Meridian Gate for the time being, Prince Qing hurriedly sent reinforcements to the Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate.

Finally, half an hour later, Donghua Gate was breached and the gate guard was killed. Soon Xihua Gate was also captured, and then Wumen Gate also collapsed.

Prince Qing assigned three trusted aides to guard the three gates, and then he personally led his men to attack the East Palace, while at the same time sending people to take control of the Qianqing Palace.

The fighting in front of the East Palace gate was extremely brutal. Although the prince's personal guards had the advantage of terrain, they were too few in number and completely unprepared, and the gate was soon breached by Prince Qing.

For a moment, the entire East Palace turned into a Shura hell, with screams ringing in the ears.

The prince was protected in his bedroom by the remaining guards.

Outside the palace were densely packed with Prince Qing's soldiers.

"Brother, I've told you long ago that you are not fit to be the crown prince. If you had given up the throne to me earlier, you and I wouldn't have ended up like this today."

Prince Qing said smugly, with the attitude of a winner.

The prince angrily shouted, "You traitor, even if you kill me, my father will never pass the throne to you."

"Haha, you are so stupid to be called naive. Now the entire Forbidden City is in my hands. With just one imperial edict, I will be the rightful emperor!"

"How dare you kill your father and your king!" The prince's eyes widened.

"Why shouldn't I dare? If he knows what's good for him, I might let him live a few more days. If he doesn't, my sword won't recognize anyone."

After Prince Qing finished speaking, he waved his hand and a volley of bows and crossbows fired, causing the crown prince's guards to fall in large numbers. In the end, only the crown prince and the crown princess were left, and they hugged each other in panic.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I will take you on your way."

"You, you will die a miserable death..."

King Qing spat at the two corpses and said, "Humph, you curse me before you die. Someone, burn their bodies. I will grind them to dust!"

After dealing with the crown prince, Prince Qing immediately led his army to the outside of the Qianqing Palace. The guards of the Qianqing Palace were either killed or fled, leaving only a group of eunuchs blocking the door.

"I, your son, greet you, Father. I beg you to come and see me."

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jianshen coughed and when he used his handkerchief to catch the cough, a mouthful of black blood gushed out.

"His Majesty……"

Wang Yuan wanted Zhu Jianshen to lie down again, but he pushed him away: "Change my clothes, I want to meet this rebellious son!"

"The slave obeys the order."

With tears in his eyes, Wang Yuan helped Zhu Jianshen put on the dragon robe, and then helped him out of the palace.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but cough dryly. If Wang Yuan hadn't supported him, he wouldn't have been able to stand steadily.

"Father is in poor health. How about issuing an imperial edict to pass the throne to your son? I promise that you will live out your life in peace and die of old age."

Prince Qing said proudly.

"Rebellious son! I don't believe you dare to kill your brother and father!" Zhu Jianshen pointed at Prince Qing and cursed.

Prince Qing laughed loudly: "Father, I finally know who my eldest brother inherited his innocence from. Unfortunately, I am not as stupid as you. If I had not been fully prepared, how could I have taken action?"

As he spoke, Prince Qing clapped his hands, and a palace maid held a wooden box in front of him.

"How come the imperial seal is in your hands..." Zhu Jianshen suddenly thought of something and became completely hopeless.

Ever since he fell ill, in order to lighten his burden, he asked Empress Wan to help with state affairs. Later, for convenience, he simply handed over the imperial seal to Empress Wan. Now it seems that even his own wife is standing against him and wants to kill him.

Prince Qing proudly held up the imperial seal and said, "Father, as long as we have this imperial seal, even a piece of waste paper can be turned into an imperial edict."

"My patience has its limits, Father. I will count to ten. If you still do not agree to abdicate, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhu Jianshen spat out another mouthful of blood in excitement: "What did you do to the prince?"

"Of course I sent him to hell. This is all your fault. He is just a piece of trash and is not fit to be a crown prince. Just because he was born a few years earlier than me, you have always been on guard against me. If you had made me the crown prince earlier, we wouldn't have ended up in this situation today."

Zhu Jianshen angrily rebuked: "Don't even think about it. Even if I die, I will not pass the throne to you."

"Hmph, then don't blame me for being ruthless." Prince Qing was about to give the order to kill Zhu Jianshen when suddenly a soldier stumbled over.

"Your Highness, the Meridian Gate is in danger, and the Marquis of Yongwu can no longer bear it."

Prince Qing was horrified: "How could this happen? The Nine Gates Commander is my man. The imperial guards outside the city can't get in at all. How could someone attack the Meridian Gate?"

"Yes... General Song Mo led his troops to defend the king, and the remnants of the Dingguo Army in the city opened the city gates with the help of the outside forces."

Zhu Jianshen laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Rebellious son, you want to seize power and usurp the throne, what a foolish dream."

Prince Qing was furious and drew his sword to order a bloodbath in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, but was dissuaded by a man dressed as a counselor beside him: "Your Highness, the situation is still unclear, why not spare his life first? Maybe he will be useful in the future."

"Come here, detain them and keep them under strict guard. The rest of you, come with me to help the Meridian Gate."

When Prince Qing led the reinforcements to the Meridian Gate, the battle had already reached a fever pitch and both sides were blood-thirsty. Song Mo even personally led the veterans of the Dingguo Army to charge onto the city wall.

"Song Mo, you are ruining my good deeds again!"

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Prince Qing drew his sword and fought with Song Mo.

Song Mo shouted angrily: "Give me back my uncle's life!"

Prince Qing was moved: "Duke Dingguo Jiang Meisun was obviously killed by the crown prince, what does it have to do with me?"

"Hmph, stop trying to use such sweet talk. Without solid evidence, how would I know that you are the mastermind behind this!" Song Mo snorted coldly and slashed at Prince Qing with both swords in his hands, each one more ferocious than the last.

Prince Qing was so shocked that his palms were numb and he could only fight and retreat.

"Song Mo, don't let others use you. Your uncle and I have no grudges in the past or present, so why would you kill him?"

"I will only ask Song Yichun about the right and wrong. If you want to live, put down your weapon and surrender!"

Seeing that they could not reach an agreement, Prince Qing had no choice but to fight Song Mo to the death. The two sides fought back and forth for dozens of rounds with no clear winner.

Just as the two were fighting, the Meridian Gate could no longer be defended. Under the desperate offensive of the elite troops of the Dingguo Army, the Meridian Gate was breached and Marquis Yongwu was beheaded on the spot by Yan Chaoqing.

"No, Song Mo, you can't kill me. I am the Prince of Qing. The Crown Prince is dead. I am the Crown Prince and will be the Emperor in the future. If you kill me, you will be committing regicide!"

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Prince Qing also became frightened.

Song Mo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He had been poisoned by his father Song Yichun. Now that he was forcibly mobilizing his internal energy, the poison had penetrated deeply into his internal organs.

"So what if you are the emperor? Today I, Song Mo, will seek justice for my uncle."

One knife, two knife cuts, the wounds on his uncle Jiang Meisun's body before his death appeared in front of Song Mo's eyes. He wanted to return all the wounds to the culprit.

"Song Mo, kill me if you dare!"

"Don't worry, there are still a dozen knives."

Only after all the wounds were healed did Song Mo cut Prince Qing's neck with a single knife.

"Young Marshal, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has already captured the Donghua Gate and is now heading to the Qianqing Palace."

Yan Chaoqing supported Song Mo, who was already at the end of his strength, and whispered.

"Order my brothers to guard the Meridian Gate. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order." (End of this chapter)