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Chapter 259: Forced to Abdicate (1)

Yi Tianxiao couldn't determine the cause of the disease for a moment and remained silent.

The second prince was impatient and asked in a serious tone: "Mr. Yi, do you have a solution?"

Yi Tianxiao had no choice but to say: "Let me first determine whether it is a poison or an epidemic. It would be better to let my junior brother come out." After saying that, he walked out of the room.

The situation was urgent and tomorrow's action was imminent, so the Second Prince immediately ordered someone to bring Master Ye out.

The second prince's confidence is the North City Camp, where most of the generals are his people. Taking advantage of this epidemic, as long as the crown prince and the fifth brother are eliminated, he will become the only heir.

As for the disabled and sickly third brother, he didn't take him seriously at all.

By then, the emperor would have only him as a capable son, and even if he had great objections to him, he would have no choice but to make him the crown prince. Besides, the emperor also had the disease, what if he couldn't survive?

He was a criminal, and so was his grandfather. If he didn't take this opportunity to turn things around, he would never have another chance. After all, once the tragedy of the richest man in Qiongzhou was exposed, Rong Taiwei's official position would definitely be lost. If his mother's status was further reduced, or if she was banished to the cold palace, he would never have a chance to turn things around.

This is also the reason why the second prince had to take the risk.

The lights in the Second Prince's residence were on all night.

Jian Yue and Doctor Mao were also very busy. They took Fu Wu and others, and with the emperor's order, they inspected all the clinics in the city, asking them to only give people with the plague water and chrysanthemum water. The reason was that before the cause of the plague was found out, no medicine could be used casually, so as not to make things worse and aggravate the patient's condition.

Especially for the patients who are isolated, panic, anxiety, uneasiness and other negative emotions will also affect their condition. Dr. Mao, as a miracle doctor, assured them that as long as they drink chrysanthemum water or mugwort water on time, they will be able to leave the isolation point safely. But the premise is that they obey the arrangements and ensure personal hygiene.

The appearance of Doctor Mao and the Imperial Medical Bureau envoy at the quarantine point together was very convincing, and the panicked and anxious patients finally calmed down.

The city became increasingly quiet, every household stayed indoors, and there wasn’t even a dog to be seen on the streets.

It was at this time that 30,000 soldiers from the North Camp entered the city from the north gate. Under the slogan of helping to control the epidemic, 10,000 soldiers surrounded the East Palace and 20,000 rushed into the Imperial Palace.

As to why they didn't attack other government offices, it was because they were all closed. All important departments were shut down today and their gates were locked.

The thirty thousand soldiers moved in as if they were in an empty land, and it was so smooth that it felt like a dream.

Just as the soldiers entered the city, in the Second Prince's mansion, Yi Tianxiao and Master Ye finally succeeded in killing several officials who were sick with the plague.

The two brothers looked at each other.

They were very careful and the prescription was decided after careful consideration. Even if it was not suitable for the disease, it would not be fatal. But these officials were indeed dead, and the two men really couldn't figure out why this happened.

The second prince sent someone to call the two of them. They had no time to find out the reason, and hurriedly followed the second prince into the palace.

The prince and his wife were not in the East Palace. They were said to be recuperating in the palace. The generals who were trying to catch the prince and his wife were caught in vain. Some of them were left to guard the East Palace, while the others went to the next target, which was the Princess's Mansion.

There is Doctor Mao in the Princess's Mansion, and there is also Princess Mingyue who can detoxify the emperor. These two people must be controlled.

However, the Princess's Mansion was also empty-handed. According to Steward Lei, the Princess and Doctor Mao were mostly in the palace treating the Emperor. After all, the Emperor also had the plague!

The general leading the troops naturally didn't believe it, so he went into the mansion and searched it carefully, but didn't find anyone, so he destroyed the mansion in a mess.

Some people were left to guard the Princess's Mansion, while the others rushed to the palace. According to the news from the spies in the palace, the Crown Prince and his wife, the Fifth Prince, Doctor Mao, and Princess Mingyue were all in the palace at this time. Isn't this better! Kill them all at once?

The highest commander of the Chengbei Camp was called Kaohsiung, a trusted confidant of General Rong who had been promoted by him through many tricks. It took Kaohsiung four years to become the second-in-command of the Chengbei Camp. Of course, the first-in-command was General Rong.

Kaohsiung was not a brainless reckless man, on the contrary, he was a little smart. At this moment, he felt something was wrong. Ever since he entered the city, he felt that everything was strange, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually increased as he approached the palace.

However, this uneasiness dissipated a lot when he saw General Rong standing at the palace gate on horseback.

General Rong is dressed in armor, and even though he is in his sixties, he still gives people the feeling that he is still as sharp as a sword.

More than half of the guards at the palace gate had been killed due to the epidemic. When the few remaining people saw the large number of soldiers swarming in, they were so scared that their legs went limp. They just hid aside and dared not resist.

General Rong was very proud. According to the intelligence he received, eight out of ten people in the palace were infected with the epidemic. They would not need any effort to take over the palace.

According to the second prince's idea, he would first find an excuse to kill the prince and his wife, force the emperor to make him the prince, and then let the emperor "die of illness" after a period of time. However, Rong Taiwei was afraid that the night would be long and he would not allow the emperor to live for a while. Therefore, today, the emperor of Nanchang must be replaced.

They are at the end of their rope and can't afford to gamble anymore.

The Second Prince and General Rong led their troops into the palace, unstoppable. Several palace masters came out to stop them. But they all seemed to have contracted an epidemic, panting, and after barely fighting a few moves, they retreated to the emperor's bedroom.

The Second Prince and his entourage were in high spirits and soon arrived at the Emperor's bedroom. There were many ministers outside the bedroom, including Grand Tutor Wei, several Shangshu, Prince Xunyang, Duke Lu, etc.

Seeing the Second Prince and General Rong leading a large army to charge in, everyone was horrified. Among them, those who were on the Second Prince's side were naturally secretly delighted, but the other ministers were shocked and angry.

Taifu Wei pointed at the Second Prince and Taiwei Rong and shouted angrily: "You, you actually dared to escape from prison and bring people to force the emperor to abdicate."

Anyone with eyes could tell that the Second Prince was trying to take advantage of the situation. His rebellious behavior shocked the royalists.

How dare he?

Rong Taiwei laughed while sitting on his horse, looking down at Wei Taifu from a high position, and sneered: "Wei Taifu, you are joking. We are here to help the emperor control the epidemic. I heard that everyone in the palace has contracted the disease. For the sake of the emperor's health, the sick palace servants must be isolated immediately. The imperial guards in the city have also been infected, so there is no one to use! I had no choice but to transfer people from the camp in the north of the city."

Wei Taifu was so angry that he trembled: "How dare you mobilize troops without the emperor's permission? You are rebelling."

The second prince was unhappy: "Master Wei, please don't say such harsh words. Father is too sick to get up..."