C97 Seize the Throne

After bidding farewell to Shangguan Tiantong, Lu Qingfeng returned to his manor along the same route. It was already noon, so he quickly ate some food in the main dining hall before returning to the main hall alone.

Leng Rushuang was a sensible girl. Ever since she came to the manor, she had never disturbed Lu Qingfeng because she knew clearly in her heart that Lu Qingfeng had important matters to attend to in the capital.

The girl who was in love, who didn't want to have a good time with the person they loved, Leng Rushuang didn't do so, but silently supported Lu Qingfeng, praying every day that the person she loved was happy and safe.

According to the plan, today should be the day when the ten thousand elite soldiers of the Carefree King would arrive. Lu Qingfeng had already asked Situ Xiaoyang to send someone to wait outside the manor according to the pre-arranged communication method.

By the time it was night time, 10,000 soldiers had already set up temporary tents in the manor. As for the tents of the people following them, they were set up by the first 10,000 soldiers who arrived, and 180 brothers were patrolling the manor's vicinity day and night, in case they were spied on by the First Prince.

By midnight, all ten thousand of them had arrived. As expected of a soldier who had undergone rigorous training. When all ten thousand of them were gathered together, the entire square was silent. It was so quiet that a pin drop could almost be heard.

In order to keep this a secret, there were no cooking pots in the manor. If he did so, smoke would fill the sky, which would definitely alert the First Prince. Before these troops arrived, Lu Qingfeng had already arranged for people to go to many restaurants in the imperial city to reserve the food of these soldiers.

At the same time, Ling'er and Da Hu were also secretly following their target. They were constantly trying to figure out his every move. Even though they had perfectly copied him, Ling'er was still a little dissatisfied.

Nan Rong Lin also reminded Duanmu Xiao Yun, He Tianyun, and Zhu You Cai, that everything must be as it was in the past, and that nothing abnormal should occur.

Everything was done in secret. Lu Qingfeng received the ten thousand generals and explained to him some of the things he needed to pay attention to.

For the next three days, the army of the Carefree King came to the manor every day for 30,000 soldiers. In addition to the 10,000 soldiers from the first day, 100,000 elite soldiers had been laid in ambush at the manor.

On the fifth day, forty thousand soldiers came. On the sixth day, forty thousand soldiers came to stay at the manor. On the seventh day, twenty thousand soldiers came.

The plan to seize the throne was going to be carried out step by step, and it was just waiting for tomorrow morning. Ling'er would start the prelude to the Royal Family seizing the throne in the history of Nanxiong.

On the morning of the eighth day, while the First Prince, Nan Rong Yan, and his guards were still asleep, Ling'er had already turned into his bodyguard. Ling'er and Da Hu had already obtained the map provided by Lin Nan Rong. The two of them were already familiar with the layout of the imperial palace.

The two of them arrived at the emperor's chambers as if they were familiar with the route. At this moment, Lu Qingfeng's 180 brothers disguised themselves as the marshal of the army, Duanmu Zhantian and followed him into the palace.

After the 180 people entered, they were immediately separated into two parts. One part to protect the Southern Champion Forest while the other part went to the back door of the palace. They waited for the signal before they quickly opened the doors.

Around the emperor's chambers were a dozen imperial guards on patrol. They were hiding in a further area even further away. Over a dozen of the brothers who were disguised as imperial guards were lying in wait in ambush there, waiting for Ling'er to assassinate them.

The dozen or so people patrolling around the palace were all the First Prince's trusted aides. When Ling'er fought with the tiger, she did not show any mercy, killing one with a single punch. If Ling'er were to use any soul attacks, these people's heads would explode like fireworks.

When the two of them killed the guards, they purposely made some noise, leaving behind the last guard. Da Hu purposefully did not punch him to death, but the guard let out a pitiful cry.

At this moment, a few brothers who were disguised as guards in the shadows rushed out. They rushed forward and shouted, "Assassin! Capture the assassin!"

Perhaps the old emperor had just recovered and suddenly opened his eyes, just in time to see Ling'er in disguise as the First Prince's guard. He could only hear the old emperor shouting loudly, "You unfilial son who killed the King and usurped the throne."

The old emperor only said one sentence before fainting again. With the old emperor's words, Ling'er's mission was already completed.

Ling'er and Da Hu, seeing that they had achieved their goal, shot towards the palace walls like arrows. In an instant, they leapt out of the palace and ran towards the First Prince's residence.

At this moment, the officials had all arrived at the entrance of the emperor's chamber to protect the king. Marshal Duanmu Zhan Tian asked the guards, "Did the few of you see clearly what the assassin looks like?"

One of the guards said, "Reporting to the marshal, the few of us have seen that the black veil covering the assassin's face was torn by me."

The guard then continued, "That assassin is the First Prince's personal guard. When we were chasing after him, we watched as he entered the First Prince's residence."

"What?" "The First Prince's personal guard," All of the ministers were shocked. The Second Prince's side, Rongrong Lin's side, was gloating while the First Prince's side secretly cursed the First Prince for his stupidity.

This was the signal given to the brothers lying in ambush at the back gate of the imperial palace. The brother who was disguised as a guard immediately charged towards the back gate of the imperial palace, and in the blink of an eye, he killed the guard guarding the back gate of the imperial palace.

The back door of the imperial palace was opened. Prince Xiao Yao's tens of thousands of elite troops flooded into the imperial palace. Very quickly, the First Prince's imperial guards were all under his control.

In front of the emperor's palace, the prime minister was none other than the Prime Minister. Marshal Duanmu Zhan Tian stood before all the ministers, and the two of them looked at each other. Duanmu Zhan Tian ordered them to disguise themselves as guards before saying, "Hurry to the First Prince's residence. Take the First Prince along with you and bring them back for questioning."

Liu Qiang was among the disguised guards. He replied, "Yes." After he finished speaking, he brought dozens of disguised guards and ran out of the palace.

All the ministers were standing in front of the emperor's sleeping quarters. These ministers were normally people who lived in luxury, but after standing here for a few hours, their legs were trembling, and some of them did not even dare to pee. They had no choice but to pee in their pants, their faces sallow and bloodless.

Three hours later, Liu Qiang brought more than a hundred disguised guards and escorted the First Prince and his subordinates to the entrance of the emperor's sleeping quarters.

All of them were tied up like bundles of rice. They were pulled out in their sleep, not even dressed properly, and in this period of nine winters, their entire bodies were frozen purple. Over three hundred people knelt in front of the door of the palace, and all they could hear was the sound of their teeth chattering.

Pointing at the First Prince, his hands were trembling. "First Prince, you are really muddleheaded, why would you do such a stupid thing? You have committed the crime of murdering a monarch, and I was even prepared to recommend you to be the crown prince but I didn't expect that you, you … "Sigh, it really disappoints us all."

When the officials of the First Prince's side heard these words, they couldn't help but curse in their hearts, 'He Wei Xiong, you old fox, you're crying like a cat and crying like a mouse. Who doesn't know what you're thinking?

When the First Prince heard He Wei Xiong's words, he could not help but feel even more grief and indignation. Although he knew that he had been framed, he had no way to explain himself as he turned around and faced the direction of the palace, screaming out in pain, "Royal father, this son is wronged. This was not done by this son, it's really not so!"

After the First Prince had finished speaking, he fell to his knees with a thump and kowtowed heavily onto the stone slab. After a while, his forehead was covered with blood, and fresh blood flowed down from his forehead onto his face.

Just then, the old emperor was saved again, shouting out the window of the palace, "You unfilial son, you actually dared to kill the king and usurp the throne. Even an outsider has seen this, yet you still dare to quibble? Where is Duanmu Huanghun's beloved official?"

Duanmu Zhantian hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt down. He loudly said, "This old official is here." The old emperor said hoarsely, "Send someone to bring this unfilial son out of the gate of noontime quickly."

"This subject obeys the decree," Duanmu Zhan Tian kowtowed again. Then, he stood up and turned around to give Liu Qiang a look. Liu Qiang understood and waved his hand to one hundred and eighty brothers.

An hour later, more than three hundred heads were brought back. Duanmu Zhan Tian faced the entrance of the palace as he loudly recited, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the First Prince and his subordinates, a total of three hundred and sixty-two people, have all been beheaded. This old official has handed in his orders."

The old emperor coughed a few times before calming himself down. After a while, the old emperor said, "I've passed down the message that the Second Prince, Nan Rong Lin, is a man of virtue and knowledge, and possesses exceptional talent. He will be conferred the title of Crown Prince today, and succeed the position of Emperor in a month."

All the ministers knelt down and kowtowed nine times before leaving in droves. The only thing left was to quickly wipe out the traitors, leaving no hidden dangers for the future succession of South Jonglin.

Prince Xiao Yao was in charge of the security of the imperial palace and the entire imperial city. From that day onwards, the entire imperial palace was preparing for the inauguration ceremony for the new emperor.

Three days after the change in the palace, the old emperor passed away. The preparations for the inauguration ceremony were suspended and all efforts were put into preparation for the old emperor's funeral. The capital descended into a tragic atmosphere.

Another week later, the old emperor's funeral was grand and grand. The Royal Tomb Garden was located a hundred miles north of the Imperial Palace, close to the mountains, and had beautiful scenery. From afar, the entire Royal Tomb Garden looked like a giant dragon sitting at the foot of the mountain.

The funeral procession was more than ten miles long. Along the way, millions of people escorted them along the streets. The scene was grand, and it was the first time since ancient times.

South Jung Lin personally escorted the coffin to the cemetery. Behind South Jung Lin, Lu Qingfeng had sent 180 brothers to protect South Jung Lin's safety.

Right now, it was an extraordinary period. No one could guarantee that the First Prince's remnants of influence would be hiding in the shadows. Besides the appearance of the South Hongrong Forest, the entire Southern Champion Empire would fall into chaos.

On the day of the old emperor's death, the monthly auction of the Divine Continent Auction House was held as scheduled. Lu Qingfeng had nothing to do in the villa as well.

Two hundred thousand soldiers had left the manor while the eighteen hundred thousand brothers were protecting Nanyun Lin. The only ones left in the manor were the Situ siblings, Leng Rushuang, Ling'er, Bluesilver, and Da Hu. Lu Qingfeng did not bring anyone and left the manor alone, heading towards the Divine Continent Auction House.