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Chapter 312 Purple Heaven Gate
Chen Guo.
There was a solemn and murderous atmosphere in the palace.
The fully armed imperial guards quickly gathered towards the East Palace.
"The prince and his party are planning a rebellion. Your Majesty has ordered that the prince, Zhou Bailin and others be arrested immediately."
Prime Minister Liu's order was conveyed to the lower levels.
The various imperial guards began to take action, continuously searching for civil and military officials who were related to the prince's party. A purge was inevitable, and even many innocent people would be involved.
As for Crown Prince Xiao Nian who was in the center of the vortex, he was no longer in the palace at this moment, and he would not be persecuted by Prime Minister Liu and his party.
Thousands of imperial guards led by Xiao Nian and Zhou Bailin were marching from the southern camp of the capital towards the imperial city.
This mutiny must be caused by the desire to completely destroy one force.
Bedroom.
The emperor was lying on the bed, his face pale.
Prime Minister Liu walked in and glanced at Emperor Chen who was still unconscious on the bed.
At this moment, the imperial physician had just finished diagnosing the emperor.
"How is the emperor?"
Prime Minister Liu said with a serious expression.
The imperial physician had a worried look on his face and replied, "Prime Minister, the emperor's pulse is weak. He may not live long."
"Life is short?"
Prime Minister Liu frowned.
Now, huge changes have taken place in the entire palace.
"You step back for now."
Prime Minister Liu ordered.
"Yes, Prime Minister."
The imperial physician left immediately.
Prime Minister Liu walked slowly in front of Emperor Chen, staring at his bloodless face, with a hint of ruthlessness flashing across his brows.
Since the emperor is about to die, the prince must be buried with him. Now Prime Minister Liu urgently needs to put the eighth prince on the throne. Once he has complete control over the entire capital, he will have the energy to turn around and deal with the Yan army outside Jiankang city.
Although the Yan army had already reached the outskirts of Jiankang City, Prime Minister Liu was still not at all panicked. He was very confident that only by destroying the prince's party and relying on the more than 100,000 troops in Jiankang City, he would be able to stop the Yan army outside Jiankang City.
According to the investigation of spies on the front line, the number of Yan troops that entered the capital area this time was no more than 60,000.
Not enough to be afraid of.
Prime Minister Liu now only wants to destroy the prince's party, and other things are not in his consideration for the time being.
While I was thinking, I heard anxious footsteps behind me.
Prime Minister Liu put away his inner thoughts and turned around to look. At this moment, Eunuch Wang was walking towards him in a hurry. As soon as he came in front of Prime Minister Liu, he knelt down and said, "Prime Minister, we searched the entire palace and couldn't find any trace of the prince."
"Still can't find it?"
Prime Minister Liu frowned immediately and clenched his fists.
If the prince had not died, Prime Minister Liu would have been unable to rest in peace.
Eunuch Wang said in a panic, "Please forgive me, Prime Minister. I have ordered people to surround the imperial city. The prince will not be able to escape from the imperial city."
"We must dig deep into the ground to find the whereabouts of the prince. We must not let him escape from the capital!"
Prime Minister Liu said with a stern look.
If Crown Prince Xiao Nian is allowed to flee the capital, there will be endless troubles.
The emperor is now seriously ill and is on his deathbed. If he dies one day, the first heir to the throne will still be the crown prince.
Although the emperor wrote the edict, he never made it public. Moreover, only Prime Minister Liu and his party knew about it inside and outside the court. If the eighth prince was forced to ascend the throne and become emperor.
Doing so will surely give the prince's party a reason to rise up and seize power.
Prime Minister Liu was not worried about not having enough troops to deal with the prince's party, but there were still many princes with military power in the north and south of the Chen State.
Now that the Yan army is facing a powerful enemy, in order to eliminate internal troubles, they have to first eliminate the prince who threatens the position of their prime minister's party.
At this time, at the Zi Tian Gate of the Imperial City, a troop of several thousand men was charging towards the Imperial Palace with great momentum.
The imperial guards guarding the Zi Tian Gate had already closed the gates of the imperial city.
Now, there are a large number of troops arranged by Prime Minister Liu around the entire imperial city.
The people under Xiao Nian's command were not enough to forcibly capture the imperial city.
"Whoever you are, stop!"
On the tower of the imperial city, the commander of the imperial guards shouted loudly.
At this time, a man walked forward.
"I am Jiang Shaoan, the captain of the Imperial Guards. Open the city gate immediately!"
The person standing under the city wall was Jiang Shaoan, who held a high position among the imperial guards.
The imperial guards who were in charge of guarding the imperial city recognized Jiang Shaoan at a glance, and many people speculated that Jiang Shaoan might have defected to the crown prince.
"Without Prime Minister Liu's order, no one can enter or leave the imperial city now."
On the tower of the imperial city, the imperial guards shouted loudly.
This group of imperial guards have become the running dogs of Prime Minister Liu and his clique.
"Fire arrows!"
On the city wall, the commander of the imperial guards gave another order.
But the next moment, a sharp knife stabbed into the general's back.
It turned out that the prince had already placed people on the city wall.
Suddenly, an unusual four-killing incident began on the city wall.
"Open the city gate!"
someone shouted.
After a moment, the Purple Sky Gate slowly opened.
Seeing this, Xiao Nian personally led the soldiers and charged into the imperial city.
This time, Prime Minister Liu and his party must be killed.
In the imperial city, the imperial guards were fighting each other.
The troops led by Crown Prince Xiao Nian acted quickly, regardless of any obstacles.
"Prime Minister Liu is in the inner hall!"
Xiao Nian shouted loudly.
At this moment, they have no way out.
Since there are still many defensive troops in the imperial city, the number of troops under the crown prince's command has been decreasing.
On the way to the inner hall, there was only sporadic resistance.
Crown Prince Xiao Nian personally led thousands of soldiers and horses, and fought their way from Zi Tian Gate to the inner hall, but at this moment, Xiao Nian was left with only Zhou Bailin and a few hundred soldiers led by Jiang Shaoan.
In order to prevent Prime Minister Liu from escaping the imperial city, Xiao Nian dispersed some of his forces and tried to seize all the gates of the imperial city.
Although their troops suffered many casualties, they still successfully made it to the imperial city and were about to approach the inner hall where the emperor and Prime Minister Liu were.
Suddenly, there were loud footsteps.
Turning around, he saw thousands of imperial guards suddenly pouring out from all directions, surrounding Xiao Nian and his group.
"Your Highness, there is an ambush!"
Jiang Shaoan was shocked and said, no wonder it went so smoothly just now, it turned out that the other party let them in on purpose.
Xiao Nian frowned, looked around, and tightly grasped the sword in his hand.
"Fight in!"
Xiao Nian continued to fight forward regardless of everything.
In his opinion, the plan would be successful as long as Prime Minister Liu was killed.
Xiao Nian rushed to the front and kicked open the door of the inner hall.
The blade in his hand was already stained with blood.
For the sake of the State of Chen, he was willing to sacrifice his life and kill Prime Minister Liu who was causing chaos in the government.
Xiao Nian quickly came to the innermost part of the inner hall, but the person he was looking for was not there.
There was no one in the inner hall...
Outside the inner hall, the sound of fighting continued.
Xiao Nian seemed to have fallen into a trap, and there was a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.