bookrandom Chapter 222 Cannibalism
Chapter 222 Cannibalism
Seeing the shocked looks from the ministers, the emperor's face twisted with anger: "How dare you! I am the direct descendant of the late emperor. How can you slay the king and seize the throne? You just picked a beggar and wanted to slander me. Ji Chen, what are you thinking?"
Ji Chen snorted coldly.
"You know better than anyone whether this is slander against my royal brother. Eunuch De, please tell us the truth you knew back then. All the civil and military officials in the court will follow my example and enforce the law impartially, execute the regicide, and restore the truth to the world."
Eunuch De's eyes were blazing with fire, and he wished he could rush forward to kill the emperor and eat his flesh and blood. His face was full of hatred.
He trembled and stretched out his dry fingers like a branch and pointed at the emperor who was glaring at him.
"It was him. I saw it with my own eyes. He strangled the late emperor and ended his life. I went to get medicine for the late emperor as usual, but he took advantage of my opportunity. For years, he has been sending people to hunt me down, and I have been hiding. Fortunately, I met His Royal Highness Prince Xiao. He is not worthy of being the emperor, and he is not worthy of being respected by everyone. Fellow elders, His Royal Highness Prince Xiao must uphold justice for His Majesty the late emperor and kill the traitor."
Eunuch De was crying bitterly, his eyes were red, and the hatred in his eyes almost overflowed.
Eunuch De's words made many ministers present have red eyes.
"Humph, to think that the one they have always been loyal to is actually a villain who killed the king and seized the throne."
"I just feel that it's not right. Although the late emperor was terminally ill, he was still full of energy and vitality. It's impossible for him to die suddenly."
"So it was someone who plotted against him. I'm afraid the Crown Prince was also framed."
"How can someone so vicious be worthy of sitting in this supreme position and being respected and praised by the world?"
The emperor looked at the minister who was accusing him, his eyes filled with anger.
"How dare you! I am the Son of Heaven. How can I allow you to criticize me so recklessly? Aren't you afraid that I will punish you? Aren't you afraid that your entire clan will be implicated?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the minister shut his mouth.
No matter what, the emperor is still the emperor, and they are still his subjects. Even if he really killed the emperor and seized the throne, it has nothing to do with them.
But you can't speak rashly and ruin your family.
Seeing the silence had settled, the Emperor snorted coldly, "How can I take seriously the words of a beggar of unknown origin? I consider that you were all instigated, so I will fine you one year's salary. As for Prince Xiao, hmph, you were already wrong by bringing a beggar into the Golden Palace, and you colluded with the beggar to slander me. I strip Prince Xiao of his title, demote him to a commoner, and banish him to Yuanling, never to return to the capital."
Yuanling is an extremely poor and miserable place, 18,000 miles away from the capital, and is an area that was abandoned by Daqi.
Ji Chen's eyes flashed with sarcasm.
Since he started his revenge, how could it end like this?
He said coldly, "Brother, do you think that a few words can distort the truth? Since the ministers dare not, then I will personally uphold justice and execute the traitors."
As he said this, he touched his waist.
A soft sword came into his hand.
Under the cover of internal energy, the soft sword turned into a straight and hard long sword, pointing directly at the emperor.
The ministers were shocked and looked at Ji Chen in surprise.
I didn't expect that he would dare to bring weapons into the palace. It seems that he came prepared.
It seems that today is destined to be uneasy.
The emperor looked at Ji Chen gloomily, "You want to rebel? Then I will kill you on the spot. Come here——"
At the emperor's command, a group of people appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the Golden Palace.
Many ministers hid in corners in fear, fearing that they would be implicated.
Ji Chen pointed his sword at the emperor and was not affected at all by the appearance of the emperor's personal guards.
He would kill the emperor with his own hands today to avenge his father, his mother, the baby in his mother's womb, and all the suffering he had endured over the years.
He thought of his beloved father who turned into a cold corpse lying on the bed overnight, his mother's painful struggle before her death, and his sister who was dug out and thrown to death before she was born.
The blood, corpses, and broken limbs all over the ground were deeply imprinted in his mind, and he would wake up in terror every night.
Today, he will definitely cut off the emperor's head to comfort his father and mother.
The emperor snorted disdainfully, "I shouldn't have spared your life in the first place."
Ji Chen said: "You didn't intend to spare my life in the first place."
The constant assassinations and poisonings over the years were all intended to kill him. If he wasn't lucky, he wouldn't even be able to get his revenge.
Facing Ji Chen's sword, the emperor calmly clapped his hands, and five personal guards immediately appeared, holding swords to protect him.
Therefore, he was not afraid of Ji Chen's sword at all.
He has countless personal guards, while Ji Chen is alone and cannot withstand four punches with his bare hands. He believes that he can definitely defeat Ji Chen.
He grinned cruelly: "You can't kill me. On the contrary, today is the day you die."
Ji Chen nodded and looked at him with contempt. From beginning to end, there was no other expression on his face, only a strong determination and contempt.
The ministers huddled in the corner, trembling. They never imagined that King Xiao would rebel today.
If they had known this earlier, they would have just taken a sick leave instead of coming here to suffer.
It doesn’t matter who becomes the emperor, as long as they can be paid salaries and continue to hold official positions.
But some ministers still silently stood behind the prince they supported.
Now that Prince Xiao has rebelled, if he can dethrone the emperor, then it will be a fight among the princes.
If the prince they support can seize the throne, it will naturally be the best for their official careers.
At this moment, all the princes and ministers were silently watching the fight between Prince Xiao and the emperor, feeling like they were waiting for something to happen.
Ji Chen didn't care. He just wanted to kill the emperor with a legitimate reason and avenge his father and mother. He didn't care who would sit in this position.
He didn't care at all and left it to them to fight over.
At this moment, the emperor said with a smug look on his face: "Commander Wei, kill Ji Chen on the spot."
Commander Wei clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command."
Ji Chen looked at the emperor coldly, unmoved.
It seemed that he didn't take the emperor's personal guards seriously at all.
Commander Wei waved his hand, and the personal guards quickly gathered together, intending to kill Ji Chen.
Just as they entered the Golden Palace, one of the guards suddenly swung his sword at his companion.
They didn't expect that their companions would stab them, and they were caught off guard, so they looked at each other in confusion after being stabbed.
In the end, he died for unknown reasons.
They would never have imagined that there would be a traitor in their team.
The emperor did not expect that his personal guards would kill each other. They originally wanted to kill Ji Chen, but they started killing each other before they even got close to Ji Chen.
His face was filled with shock, "You...what are you doing?"
Damn it, it should be Ji Chen who should be killed at this time, why are they killing each other instead?
The personal guards also reacted, but they didn't know who was the traitor and who was their companion, and they were at a loss as to who to kill.