northernbook Chapter 219: Forced to Abdicate (2)
Chapter 219: Forced to Abdicate (2)
"What? Your own son died! So you also feel bad about it!" Chu Feiyan sneered.
"He's just a bastard, how can he compare with my son?!" Queen Yue roared at her.
"Mother!" Xia Tingyu stopped her from saying anything else and helped her up.
He looked at the two people on the stage and said, "Gong Beixuan, no matter how much hatred you have in your heart, you cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
"Xia Tingjing and Yue Wenyuan are innocent?" Chu Feiyan walked to the steps and looked down at them. "Then may I ask what crime the Gong family committed? Why did your royal family confiscate all their property?"
"The Gong family has ulterior motives and is plotting a rebellion!" said a minister.
"What evidence do you have?" Chu Feiyan was playing with a dagger in his hand. The sharp blade emitted a cold light.
"You'd better have solid evidence for what you say, otherwise! Yue Wenyuan lying on the ground will be your fate."
The official shrank his neck and dared not speak anymore.
"The Gong family has been secretly raising private soldiers. Two months ago, Gong Qingyun secretly transferred the Gong family to southern Xinjiang, which shows that the Gong family has ulterior motives." Xia Tingyu said.
"According to what you said, the Gong family can never leave Huajing? The Gong family has a century-old foundation, a large family business, and business spread across three countries. What's wrong with hiring some guards and servants?
Isn't this the case with all the big families nowadays? Don't the Yue family have enough people? It's obvious that you, the royal family, covet the Gong family's assets and want to get rid of them so that you can find a reason to seize their property."
When Chu Feiyan said this, he suddenly turned around and stabbed the dagger into the emperor's palm.
The emperor opened his mouth in pain, but because it hurt so much, he couldn't shout out, and his face was distorted.
"Chu Feiyan, stop!" Xia Tingyu wanted to rush forward, but was held back by Empress Yue, who shook her head at him.
"Yu'er, don't do that." She had already lost a younger son, and nothing could happen to her older son again.
"So you also feel the pain!" Chu Feiyan said faintly, pulling out the dagger, and blood flowed out of the emperor's palm.
"Just this morning, Xia Tingjing led his men into the Gong family, killed the Gong family's guards, and wanted to send my grandfather to jail. My grandfather's old illness relapsed and he fainted on the spot.
If I hadn't killed King Jing, the person who died would have been our grandfather. Since I was there, I would never let this tragedy happen to my own people.
Also, do you know how Yue Tianyou and Yue Qianqian died?"
"Bitch, it was you who killed them?" Queen Yue screamed.
The Yue family was her backing, but all of them were killed by this woman, and now only a few mediocre illegitimate sons are left, who are of no use at all.
"Of course. The last time we returned to Longyuan Country from Huajing, the Yue family acted as pawns of the Qingjian Sect. They intercepted us on the way and wanted to kill us. Unfortunately, they were unlucky and were killed by us. Do you still say that they died innocently?" Chu Feiyan looked at Xia Tingyu and asked.
"Mother, are these things true? You know it too, right?" Xia Tingyu asked Queen Yue.
"No, Yu'er, don't listen to her nonsense." Empress Yue pointed at Chu Feiyan, "Chu Feiyan, stop slandering me here!"
"Yue family!" Chu Feiyan suddenly shouted:
“The story you used to frame my mother-in-law was full of loopholes, and only this foolish emperor believed you.
No, no! In fact, he already knew that it was you who framed my mother-in-law, but he chose to continue the mistake, causing my mother-in-law to suffer injustice for more than ten years and die with hatred."
"Chu Feiyan, do you have any evidence for what you said?" Xia Tingyu asked her.
"Father! Rebels have broken into Huajing City..." Three figures ran into the hall. They were the emperor's other sons.
But when they saw the situation in the hall, they were shocked.
When the emperor saw them, he became very anxious and wanted to shout at them to go out, but he couldn't.
Gong Beixuan has come back for revenge this time and will not let them go.
Seeing his anxious look, Chu Feiyan sneered, "Emperor Dalin, he is your son as well, you really are partial to him!"
The three princes all recognized Chu Feiyan and asked angrily, "Chu Feiyan, so you were the one who brought those rebels in?"
"You stinky woman, let go of my father."
"Come here, all of you." Xia Tingyu pulled his brothers aside and signaled them not to speak.
“Swish…Bang! Swish…Bang!!”
Suddenly, the sound of several flares exploding was heard in the sky outside.
Everyone in the hall sensed something was wrong and looked towards the entrance.
An imperial guard rushed in, "Your Majesty, the Gong and Xiao families have rebelled, Gong Qingping and Xiao Hong have brought people to the palace to attack!"
"The Gong family is indeed ambitious." The prime minister pointed his finger at Gong Beixuan and asked angrily, "Gong Beixuan, what else do you have to say now?"
"What's wrong with treason? If the Gong family doesn't rebel, are they waiting for you shameless people to kill them all?" Chu Feiyan asked coldly.
The ministers were all secretly anxious. Not to mention whether the Gong family could succeed in their rebellion, the main thing was that they had fallen into the hands of these two people and they were afraid that they would not be able to escape death today.
"Chu Feiyan, do you think that you can overthrow the Xia family with just the few people from the Gong family and the Xiao family?" Xia Tingyu was also angry.
"Don't worry!" Chu Feiyan said lightly.
At this time, they all heard shouting and fighting sounds outside.
"Report——"
Another imperial guard ran in, panting and reporting: "Your Majesty, the Blood Demon Sect and the Moon Shadow Pavilion led 80,000 troops to surround the palace. Huajing has fallen..."
"What? People from the Blood Evil Sect and the Moon Shadow Pavilion, how is this possible?" Xia Tingyu found it a little unbelievable.
The Blood Evil Sect and the Moon Shadow Pavilion are both martial arts sects that have become famous in the past year. When did they become involved with the Gong family?
"Gong Beixuan, you really have some skills. Have you bribed these two sects?"
Gong Beixuan looked outside the hall door and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
The sounds of fighting outside were getting closer and closer. A blood-soaked guard stumbled in and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy has breached the palace gates. We can't resist..."
Before the imperial guard could finish his words, he fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
"what……"
Everyone in the hall started to panic.
It's over! They are all finished!
"Yu'er, leave quickly!" Empress Yue urged Xia Tingyu to leave. "As long as there is green, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood. Leave now."
"Mother, you and father are both here, how can I leave first..."
"Pa!" Empress Yue slapped Xia Tingyu on the face, and then she felt distressed, "Yu'er, I beg you to leave now!"
Then he ordered the commander of the imperial guards: "Commander, quickly protect the crown prince and leave."
Xia Tingyu glanced at the emperor, gritted his teeth, turned around and left, rushing out of the hall under the protection of the imperial guards.
Seeing this, the three princes and some ministers hurriedly followed them.
Gong Beixuan and Chu Feiyan stood there without moving, watching them leave coldly.
As Xia Tingyu and his men reached the gate of the main hall, they saw a large number of rebels rushing over and blocking the outside of the main hall.
These rebels all had yellow strips of cloth tied around their arms.