eurekapd Chapter 812: There's going to be a big mess
Chapter 812: There's going to be a big mess
Chapter 812: There's going to be a big mess
The design of the main gate of the Su Yuan Palace is somewhat different from that of the Northern Qi Dynasty. A city wall is erected directly in front of the palace entrance, just like the gate of a city. There are royal guards guarding below, and heavy soldiers are standing on the wall.
As they were making a fuss, the soldiers above pointed their swords downwards, and one general shouted, "Retreat!"
The Second Prince refused to retreat. The guards even shouted, "Your Highness, the Second Prince has been chosen by God! Your Highness, the Second Prince has been chosen by God!"
At this time, the crown prince Lou Qinghan walked out from the top of the city wall, looked down at them, and shouted, "Second brother, what are you doing? Who said that the emperor was critically ill? The emperor is obviously fine and has no disease. Why do you say he is critically ill?"
These words stunned everyone below.
His Majesty is not ill? Impossible! The king is seriously ill, this is a fact known to everyone. Didn’t the court even issue an imperial decree to find phoenix eyes to make medicine for His Majesty?
Someone raised this question, and Lou Qinghan replied, "What nonsense! His Majesty has never been ill, but the Second Prince has been announcing to the public that the king is seriously ill, and even privately issued an imperial decree to look for phoenix eyes. Humph! There is no such thing as a phoenix eye in the world, even Su Yuan, the witch doctor, has never heard of it."
His white hair fluttered in the wind. As people watched, they remembered what the Second Prince had just said, so they asked again, "I heard that the Crown Prince's hair was already black, and the current white color was dyed. What does the Crown Prince say about this?"
Lou Qinghan laughed loudly, "Seeing is believing. Since some people say that my white hair is fake, I will wash it in front of all of you to see if it fades."
Ever since Lou Qinghan went to Northern Qi, he no longer took washing his hair in public seriously.
He immediately ordered someone to bring a basin of water, and then he stood on the city wall and began to wash his hair in front of all the people in Xiaoyue City and the three hundred guards brought by the second prince.
It was the first time that people saw such a grand spectacle. They all opened their eyes wide and stared at Lou Qinghan's hair without blinking.
I saw him washing and rubbing, and applying Poria cocos over and over again.
After all the trouble, the hair remained white and didn't change at all.
Finally, Lou Qinghan felt that his hair was almost washed, so he dried it in public and asked the palace servants to tie it up again.
Then he poured the basin of shampoo down the wall, shouting, "Look carefully to see if there is any faded white dye in the water!"
People rushed forward to catch the water and soon discovered that there was no white in the water but it was still clear.
People began to question the Second Prince's words, and the Second Prince also began to question his own investigation. His spies had clearly stated that Lou Qinghan's hair was already black, and the white hair was dyed, and even brought some fallen hair to him for proof.
Why isn't the hair dyed now?
He vaguely felt that something seemed a little wrong, because he thought of what Lou Qinghan had just said: The king is not sick.
If the monarch is not ill, what has become of him now?
"Second brother." Lou Qinghan's voice came out again, "I have already confirmed with you the matter of this prince's hair. Next, I will confirm with you whether the emperor is sick or not." After that, he looked at the people in the city and raised his voice a little louder, "Open your eyes and see if His Majesty is fine and has no illness! Then think about what you mean by supporting the second prince! Also look at what your second prince has done to sit on the throne!"
After he finished speaking, he stepped back and gave up his place. Soon, the old king Su Yuan came forward and took his place.
The second prince was shocked at the time: "Father, the Emperor?" Shouldn't the Emperor be seriously ill and on his deathbed?
The people were also stunned. Is His Majesty really not sick?
He really doesn't look sick! He looks so energetic, even more energetic than the second prince. How can he be considered critically ill?
King Su Yuan also wanted to show off his healthy body, so he walked back and forth on the city wall several times and turned around twice to prove to the people in all aspects that he was really not sick.
Then he scolded his second son in public: "Why did you spread rumors that I was seriously ill? Why did you spread rumors that I was critically ill? I was obviously fine, but you ordered people to forcibly detain me in the palace and announced to the public that I would not live long. Not only did you spread rumors about me, you also spread rumors about the crown prince and slandered him. Just for this throne, you don't even want family affection? You don't even want your father?"
The old king was so angry that he was shaking. He was really angry. Although he had favored the crown prince since he was young, he believed that he had never treated his other sons unfairly. Apart from the throne, he had given them everything else that should be given. Why were they not satisfied?
Looking at his son below, the old king felt very disappointed.
He told the people in the city: "I have never been sick, but someone wants me to die early and give up the throne. He not only wants me to die, but also wants my prince to die. Only when we die, the throne will become his.
I heard that tens of thousands of elite soldiers have gathered outside the city. If I do not give the throne to him, his people will lead the army to attack the city.
I am not afraid of death, and I believe the prince is not afraid of death either. But I am afraid of your death!
When a large number of troops enter the city, innocent people are bound to be harmed. You are all my people, and I love you as if you were my own children.
I don't want to see anyone die because of this, so I think for your sake, I should give up the throne to someone who wants it.
But I also feel that if a person like that becomes your king in the future, your life will be very difficult. This person can even kill his own father, so how could he possibly treat you well?
So you tell me, what should I do?"
The old king was heartbroken, which caused the people below to cry as well.
Some people shouted: "We would rather die than agree to the Second Prince becoming the king!"
One person took the lead, and soon many people followed suit. People expressed their thoughts one after another, all of them supporting His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and all of them were against the Second Prince.
After all, the truth is obvious. The old king is not sick. As the victim, he stood up and slapped his face. Second Prince, what else do you have to say? Facts speak louder than words!
At that time, outside the gate of Xiaoyue City, the sound of fighting could be heard from afar, and even the city walls could feel the vibrations from the sound of horse hooves stepping on the ground.
The soldiers defending the city were terrified, because the veterans with combat experience told them: "Such a big commotion would only be caused by tens of thousands of people fighting together. It's terrible. I'm afraid Su Yuan is going to cause a big mess!"