mtl008 Chapter 353: Capturing the Rebel
Chapter 353: Capturing the Rebel
Jinluan Palace.
"No wonder I haven't seen my father for so long. He didn't even show up on the day of his coronation. It turns out that my father was put under house arrest by Wen Jiuci." The eldest prince said indignantly.
He hated himself for not making a big deal out of the matter, otherwise he would have been able to bring Wen Jiuci down at that time.
He has always been dissatisfied with Wen Jiuci's ascension to the throne. Before Wen Jiuci came to power, he was the eldest son most favored by his father and was almost appointed the crown prince.
As for why the old emperor hadn't appeared for so long, the eldest brother didn't suspect anything was wrong. It was because Wen Jiuci was born and received all the love from the old emperor.
The old man refused to give up power for a long time, but after Wen Jiuci was born, he kept saying that little Jiuci should grow up quickly so that he could inherit the throne. When he heard this, he felt very upset.
The remaining followers of the Great Prince seconded the proposal, "Wen Jiuci is too cruel. He even murdered his own father. He is not worthy of being an emperor!"
Ever since Wen Jiuci ascended the throne, the ministers who once followed the prince have been trembling with fear every day, fearing that they would make mistakes and be suppressed.
Originally they had accepted their fate, but unexpectedly the situation took a turn for the better. They were persuaded and brainwashed by the prince, and decided to fight to the death!
The ministers loyal to Wen Jiuci angrily said, "How dare you, a bunch of people, speak openly of His Majesty's name!"
The minister who was dissatisfied with Wen Jiuci said coldly: "Tsk, what Your Majesty? You are clearly a traitor who is unworthy of being a son of man!"
The ministers on both sides quarreled fiercely for a while, while the Chinese side remained silent.
The Fifth Prince was standing by, hoping that the world would not be in chaos. He said with a sad and angry expression, "I didn't expect that my Ninth Brother could be so cruel!"
The Fourth Prince obviously chose to stand on Jiu Ci's side. He also didn't believe that his Ninth Brother would do such a treasonous thing. "Big Brother, Fifth Brother, there is no solid evidence yet, so don't speak nonsense."
"His Majesty is not that kind of person. He values friendship the most."
The emperor originally favored his ninth brother, so there was no need for him to do such a thing. The fourth prince believed that as long as Wen Jiuci wanted that position, the emperor would definitely give it to him.
This was also one of the reasons why he didn't want to fight for it. He knew that his ninth brother had married a powerful wife. The famous Ningxiang Pavilion belonged to his wife Luo Ningyi.
If the ninth brother doesn't want that position, then he will have to fight for it.
Because the eldest and third brothers are vindictive and have no tolerance. If one of them gets promoted, he and the sixth brother will have a hard time.
The eldest prince frowned and said unhappily to his fourth brother who was dismantling the ring, "Fourth brother, have you decided to be on the side of the traitor?"
He called on the neutral Old Four not to make him go against him.
Or is it that the fourth brother has already sided with the ninth brother, and the so-called neutrality is just a decoy?
"Tsk, you actually call him Your Majesty, is he worthy of it?" The Fifth Prince was full of disdain, "If he values friendship the most, why would he ignore his father's advice and insist on running to Alvi Star?"
Who doesn’t know about the affair between Wen Jiuci and Ning Jingrou?
Lao Wu didn’t understand. He actually rejected the woman who came to his door. What a fool!
Ning Jingrou is not ugly. Not only is she not ugly, she is also a beauty.
Lao Wu was jealous of Wen Jiuci. Why did he look so disgusted with what he wanted? Ning Jingrou was also cheap. He recommended himself to her, but she even despised him for being dirty!
When he thought of this, the Fifth Prince was filled with resentment and deliberately said, "Among our brothers, the most rebellious one is the Ninth Brother. Maybe the Seventh and Eighth Brothers were framed by him."
The eldest prince felt relieved that finally someone was on his side. Although his fifth brother's words were not pleasant, it must be said that he said it beautifully this time!
The Third Prince, who temporarily stood on the same front with the eldest prince, could not help but say sarcastically, "Fourth brother, you are helping Wen Jiuci like this. Could it be that you also knew about the disappearance of our father and are adding fuel to the fire?"
He had long been displeased with the pretentious Fourth Brother, who pretended to be as calm as a chrysanthemum and did not fight or compete, but once his interests were involved, he became very ruthless.
The Sixth Prince couldn't bear to see them blaming the Fourth Brother, so he immediately sneered: "Fourth Brother, I just said something fair, but you guys are eager to throw dirty water on him."
"I don't think the rumors are to be taken seriously. Maybe it's just a smokescreen released by someone in order to fight for the throne. It's hard to say in whose hands our father is imprisoned." The sixth brother's words showed his doubts about the eldest and third brothers.
"If I really imprisoned my father, what good would it do me? Wouldn't it be a waste of money for Wen Jiuci?" The old man was very angry. This sixth brother was really stupid.
The one who benefited was Wen Jiuci. Instead of attacking Wen Jiuci, they blamed him. They are really stupid.
"Sixth brother, the rumor was not spread by my eldest brother and me, so what does it have to do with us?" The fourth brother was not to take the blame. If it weren't for the rumor, he would not have thought of this.
He was originally disliked by the old emperor, so naturally he didn't want to see him. Therefore, he didn't react much to the old man's absence from the coronation ceremony. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
The Second Prince had a dark face and shouted, "Stop arguing, isn't the most important thing to do now to rescue our father?"
Although his father was unkind, as a son, he could not be unjust.
Among the nine sons of the old emperor, only the second one is the most loyal and filial. He is always thinking about his old father who is suffering in some remote corner.
When the second brother thought that his father was missing and they were still quarreling, he felt sad and felt sorry for the old emperor.
At this time, the imperial guards shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!"
The hall was instantly silent.
Only the prince, whose mind was confused, spoke nonsense.
"Wen Jiuci, you traitor, hand over my father!" Seeing Wen Jiuci appear, the eldest brother stood on the moral high ground, pointed at him angrily, and said: "Otherwise I will kill you!"
Wen Jiuci did not defend himself, nor did he even glance at him. His eyes were wide open with anger, and he wished he could kill his great prince.
He strode in, and the ministers around him made way for him.
When the ministers who originally followed the prince saw Wen Jiuci, they suddenly became silent and dared not say a word.
They were horrified. After not seeing him for a while, His Majesty's fighting ability seemed to have improved a lot, and his momentum was high.
On the other hand, the eldest prince had sunken eye sockets and unsteady steps, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not in good health!
Why did they believe the prince’s lies in the first place?
The prince saw that none of the people he brought were useful, and they all kept silent when the real boss came. When he really took the throne, he would first deal with these fence-sitters!
When the Fourth Prince saw Wen Jiuci coming, he stood up and spoke for him: "The matter has not been investigated thoroughly yet. It's not good to convict Your Majesty so quickly!"
The Fifth Prince sneered, "This is tacit consent! It seems that it is my Ninth Brother who has imprisoned Father!"
"Fourth brother, the culprit is too lazy to explain, why are you, a tool, so anxious!"
"I'm really curious about what good thing my ninth brother gave you that made you want to do anything to excuse him."
The Sixth Prince clenched his fists and said, "Fifth Brother, that's enough! If you continue to slander Fourth Brother, don't think I won't beat you up."
"You and your fourth brother are birds of a feather, both traitors!" The fifth brother sneered and mocked, "You hit people when you can't win the argument. You are really well-educated! You are worthy of being a good son who is so cruel as to follow Wen Jiuci to imprison our father."
"You are the traitor. I will never admit to anything I didn't do." Lao Liu was so angry that his face turned red. He almost couldn't help but rush up to beat someone up.
He secretly blamed his fourth brother in his heart for speaking up for Wen Jiuci. Didn't he know that he was being targeted and isolated by the other brothers?
Wen Jiuci was the same. If he hadn't done it, why didn't he make it clear? Didn't he even dare to explain? Or was he really too guilty to speak up?
The second one stared at the man sitting on the high seat with a serious face, his eyes revealing a hint of doubt and worry.
He asked slowly, "Nine, Your Majesty, where did the emperor go? Are those rumors true? Is the emperor's disappearance really related to you?"
"Second brother, stop talking nonsense with him. He is the traitor who forced the emperor to abdicate and imprisoned my father!" The eldest prince said gritting his teeth, his eyes filled with anger and hatred.
"Didn't you say we have no evidence? Well, he is in the palace now. As long as we search the entire palace carefully, we will definitely be able to find the whereabouts of our father!"
The reason why the prince was so sure was because Ning Jingrou came and told him the truth.
Of course, the boss would accept any woman who came to his door. He even had sex with her several times before leaving, and his body still felt a little weak.
I really didn't expect that He Linglong had already fallen out of favor, and Jingrou was actually my father's favorite.
The eldest prince had a gloomy look in his eyes. No wonder Wen Jiuci would do such a crazy thing. It was all because of that bitch He Linglong!
He was determined to dethrone Wen Jiuci, and as for the old emperor, he would say that he was tortured and killed by Wen Jiuci.
Anyway, there is not much father-son affection between them. Especially when the prince knew that the old emperor had ill intentions towards Jingrou, he hated him so much that he would never let anyone else take Jingrou away!
The eldest prince could not wait any longer, so he took out his weapon and pointed it at Wen Jiuci, "As the eldest brother, today I will help my father to capture you, a traitor who is worse than a beast!"
The Fifth Prince was full of admiration, thinking that his eldest brother was really brave today!
He was the first one to attack Wen Jiuci.
Swords and knives have no eyes, so he should step aside and watch the battle!
The second prince frowned. What happened to the eldest brother today? He was so irritable that he started a fight before he even asked about the matter clearly.
Also, why didn’t Ninth Brother explain?
The fourth brother winked at the sixth brother, then stepped forward quickly, one step ahead of the guards, and repelled the eldest brother's sword, saying in a deep voice: "Brother, you are deliberately plotting to murder His Majesty, are you trying to rebel?"
Here, the sixth brother, who received the eye hint, held a small bottle, sneaked up to the third brother, and opened the lid with one hand when the third brother was not paying attention.
The fourth brother's obstruction made the eldest brother very angry, "Fourth brother, do you really want that traitor from the side to go against me?"
"Your Majesty is not a traitor!"
The fourth brother was very powerful, and the eldest brother was no match for him. He hurriedly shouted to the third brother, "Third brother, come and help me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the fourth brother rushed over with a sword in hand. The eldest brother was so scared that he didn't care about the third brother and quickly raised his sword to resist.
The third brother then discovered that something had suddenly happened to his body. Not only was he unable to move, he couldn't even utter a word.
He couldn't help but feel panicked. What on earth was going on?
Could it be Wen Jiuci's doing?
Lao Liu silently put the empty bottle in his hand back into the space button. This was the top-grade paralyzing agent given to him by his fourth brother. It was colorless and odorless, and highly volatile. Within a range of one meter, it could directly knock down a high-level soul master.
Just like that, without any effort, he dealt with the third brother.
At this moment, Wen Jiuci gave an order in a deep voice: "Come here, the first prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince are committing treason and slandering me with lies. Take them down! From today on, their princehood will be abolished and they will be demoted to commoners!"
Everyone was shocked, especially the ministers who were planning to follow the princes again. They were trembling with fear. Since Wen Jiuci came in, under the powerful pressure, they dared not say a word, let alone plead for the princes.
It’s not that they don’t want to, but Wen Jiuci is too terrifying. Compared to promotion, life is more important!
The eldest brother had a lot of soul power absorbed by Ning Jingrou today. He was originally weak and now even weaker. Facing the siege of the fourth brother and a group of guards, he was defeated in less than ten moves and was quickly subdued.
The third brother was unable to move and had no power to resist, so he was easily captured by the guards.
At this moment, the third brother kept cursing Wen Jiuci in his heart. This damn guy actually plotted against him without making a sound and put him in such a situation.
At the same time, he was full of resentment towards the boss. The boss had no confidence at all, but he forced him to take risks together. He was simply a complete fool!
He had advised many times that they should take a long-term view and not act so rashly, but the boss did not listen to the advice and brainwashed himself, saying that he would definitely be able to do it.
Now, the truth has been exposed and they are all trapped.
The good-for-nothing Old Five couldn't even last three moves against the guards.
After being injected with the superpower inhibitor, Lao Wu immediately became timid and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Ninth brother, spare my life! I didn't doubt you, it was my eldest brother and the others who forced me to do it!"
The eldest brother struggled frantically, and when he heard that the fifth brother wanted to put all the blame on him, his face suddenly turned pale, "Five brothers, I didn't force you, don't talk nonsense and throw dirty water on me!"
"It's obviously you who hates Wen Jiuci and wants to bring him down, but now you refuse to admit defeat, you coward!"
"Brother, can you please have some shame? I have no grudge against my ninth brother. If you hadn't come to my house to threaten me, why would I side with you?"
The eldest brother did come to see him, but he just explained the situation and didn't threaten him. However, in order to get rid of the crime, the fifth brother had to throw dirty water on the eldest brother, hoping that the ninth brother would forgive him.
But Wen Jiuci was not moved at all, his heart was so hard!
Lao Wu regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would not have tried to argue. Now it was too late to say anything.
Actually, there is nothing wrong with Wen Jiuci coming to power, and he is not targeting him. Wouldn't it be nice for him to be a cool and elegant Prince Le?
You were courting death, and now you’ve been demoted to a commoner!
As for the people they brought, they had already been subdued by Wen Jiuci's men.
The eldest prince roared in anger: "Wen Jiuci, you have no right to depose me. Your position is not legitimate, I don't accept it!"