Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 240 Ancient World 57: Fighting

Perhaps it was because Zuo Zhizhi's noise was too loud that Gao Xingyun was also awakened. After all, he had been sleeping uneasily, so it was normal for him to wake up after hearing the noise.

Gao Xingyun didn't say anything, but just gently held Zuo Zhizhi in his arms. The two of them snuggled up to each other, absorbing each other's warmth.

Although they don't know what the situation is like outside, as far as the current situation is concerned, there is no problem with their safety.

After all, he had never participated in the fight for the throne, and had never taken sides. He was a true loyal minister.

No matter who ascends the throne, it is impossible to completely wipe them out.

At least until the new emperor has completely cultivated his own confidants, they can rest assured.

Even if the new emperor has his own connections when he ascends the throne, they can slowly get closer to him. Even if they are not as good as before, their lives can always be guaranteed.

Zuo Zhizhi listened to Gao Xingyun's words without saying a word, but just sat there quietly.

As for checking on the situation of other people, although I wanted to, I didn't want to see such a tragic situation, so it would be better to wait a little longer.

Not only Zuo Zhizhi, Zuo Qingan and Duan Huairen in the other room also slept uneasily.

Just in case, they held their child close to them and slept together.

Even though the child was sleeping soundly, the two of them still couldn't rest.

They all knew that no matter what the outcome of this incident was, they would not be in danger.

But I am always worried. After all, swords have no eyes. It would be bad if someone I care about got hurt.

Especially Duan Huairen, his sister is now in the palace. Although under normal circumstances, she would never go to the harem even if someone forced her to abdicate, if someone took advantage of the chaos, they would be helpless.

So all we can do now is pray!

After a sleepless night, everyone sat up until morning, hoping to get results as soon as possible.

Zuo Zhizhi finally came to her senses and began to check on the affairs of the palace.

It turned out that at this time, there was no one in the several mansions outside the palace. At least the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince were not in the mansions outside the palace. They were both in the palace.

Perhaps they had received the news a long time ago, or perhaps it was just a coincidence that the Crown Prince, Prince An, the Fourth Prince, and the Emperor were gathered in the hall.

The emperor sat in a wheelchair, looking at the third prince approaching with a sword in hand, and could not help but angrily scolded, "You evil creature, haven't I been good enough to you all these years? How dare you force me to abdicate!"

Prince An shook his head, "Father, do you think you've been good to me? Then why am I still just an ordinary Prince An? Why can't you make me the Crown Prince?"

"you!"

The Crown Prince stood beside the Emperor. Although he had several guards around him, he looked quite alone. However, upon hearing this, he could not help but speak, "Third brother, have you forgotten that I am the Crown Prince now?"

"Haha," Prince An said dismissively, "Crown Prince? A crown prince for 40 years? Your power has been greatly weakened over the years. I'm afraid you don't even have as many people as me now!"

Although the prince was very angry, he could not refute it.

The older the emperor gets, the more power the prince has. This is a natural thing.

But my father refused to accept his old age. Even though his body was getting weaker and weaker, he just kept weakening the power in his hands. Even the three dukes and three teachers that the prince originally had were gone.

Now, all he has under his command are the forces of his mother's family and his wife's family. As for those who he has secretly bribed and recruited, it is naturally impossible for them to show up at this time, otherwise his father will definitely eliminate them all.

Therefore, the prince just looked at his father, trying to read his expression.

It’s a pity that the emperor didn’t pay any attention to the prince at all.

The appointment of a crown prince was originally a last resort. The original intention was to find an opportunity to get rid of him, but none of the subsequent princes were suitable to be the crown prince, so it was delayed.

The Prince An in front of him was his son whom he had doted on for decades, but now he dared to take his life for the throne!

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but turn his head to the queen beside him.

"Where's the fourth one? Where are the fourth ones?"

The queen's eyes flashed quickly. She naturally knew about this, but in order to protect her son and grandson, they were now in a remote corner of the palace where no one could discover them.

"It's getting late. I asked them to go and rest first. I don't know where they are now!"

"Haha!" The emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Great, really great! These are my good sons, each of them wishing I'd die! You've been pretending for so many years, all for this chair!"

The Crown Prince quickly considered the situation and concluded that the Emperor must have a backup plan. Without hesitation, he stood before the Emperor and said to Prince An, "Third brother, if you surrender, you might still have a chance of survival!"

"You have no military power and no connections, so why do you say that to me?"

"On me!"

Following the emperor's order, numerous guards appeared around the palace from nowhere. Prince An couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw these people and horses.

"This is?"

"Do you think I don't know what you're doing? I just want to see how far you can go, so I'm moving the troops from the border back to the capital early!"

"I thought I could give you a chance to live, but who knew you would be so stubborn and stubborn!"

"Someone, take this evil boy down!"

Following the emperor's order, several people surrounded Prince An and walked over. Prince An knew that the troops his father had mobilized this time must be troops from the border.

He only had 3 troops under his command, but the army at the border had a total of 10 troops. He had no chance of winning!

Prince An looked up at the emperor in front of him unwillingly. He thought that by quickly finishing all this, he would be able to ascend to the throne. He didn't expect that everything he did was to help others!

Thinking of this, Prince An felt particularly unwilling. After seeing a smile on the corner of the prince's mouth, he quickly realized that perhaps he had always been a chess piece in the prince's hands!

The prince has no troops, so he will take the initiative to force the emperor to abdicate and protect him in order to gain his trust.

In addition, he had already sent people to get rid of the Fourth Prince in advance, so after all his efforts, the one who benefited in the end was the Crown Prince who had always been against him!

How could he accept this!

So Prince An took advantage of his last bit of strength and rushed towards the prince without hesitation. Since they couldn't decide who was better when they were alive, they would continue after they died!

With a cry of surprise from the crowd, the Crown Prince and Prince An were both injured. Although the imperial physician was called in time, both of them died of their injuries.

The emperor saw with his own eyes his two most beloved sons killing each other and finally dying together in front of him, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood!