kvmb Chapter 418 Lord Feng Requests an Audience
Chapter 418 Lord Feng Requests an Audience
The King of Qi gripped a dagger and thrust it swiftly and ruthlessly towards the throat of the Emperor of Northern Qi.
Unfortunately, he was a step too slow. A scabbard was thrown from behind and struck the King of Qi's arm hard. The King of Qi was hit and his arm lost its strength, and the dagger fell to the ground with a "clang".
A ghostly figure leaped down from the beam, its five fingers forming claws as it gripped the Qi King's shoulder, throwing him to the ground, and pressing a long sword against his neck.
The King of Qi lay stiffly on the ground. The intense pain in his shoulder brought him back to his senses. When he saw the bloodstain on the Northern Qi Emperor's neck and realized what he had done, his face turned deathly pale.
He hadn't actually intended to kill the Northern Qi Emperor; it was just that those words had triggered a surge of pent-up emotions within him, leading him to contemplate murder.
The Northern Qi emperor's face was grim. He raised his hand and wiped his neck, his hand covered in blood.
He still felt lingering fear when he thought of the scene of King Qi drawing his dagger and lunging at him. If the guards had been even half a moment later, King Qi would have succeeded.
The Northern Qi emperor clutched his neck, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at the Qi king, and roared, "You bastard, who gave you the audacity to murder your father and usurp the throne!"
"Who gave you the audacity?" After his initial fear subsided, King Qi calmed down completely and said angrily, "According to ancestral teachings, you should have long ago made me the Crown Prince to stabilize the court. But instead of making me the Crown Prince, you supported Prince Xian. Prince Xian has repeatedly tried to harm me, and Consort Shu has openly and secretly targeted my mother. You have seen all of this, yet you not only failed to punish Consort Shu, but you also promoted Prince Xian in disguise."
"Consort Shu and Prince Xian threatened your position, so you had to deal with them. I thought that from now on, I could live a peaceful life with my mother. But you gave power to Prince Guangling, allowing him to suppress me at every turn. In order to gain favor with you and make you look at me with new eyes, I ignored my injuries and went to investigate the remnants of the previous dynasty. Who would have thought that I would fall into an ambush and almost lose my life."
“The position of crown prince should have been mine all along. No one is more rightful than me. I just need to wait for you to get tired of this position before handing it over to me. But my brother covets this position, so I have to fight for it. If I don’t fight for it, my mother and I will both lose our lives.”
"But what if I fight? I'll almost die anyway. I don't want to play along anymore, I don't want to live this life of constant fear. I might as well take a gamble. If I succeed, I can rest easy from now on. If I lose... hahahaha, it's just death."
"Isn't this the ending you wanted?" At this point, King Qi became emotional: "You forced me to do this, you forced me to do all of this."
Hearing the King of Qi's words, filled with grievance and resentment, the Emperor of Northern Qi was filled with rage, his gaze sharp as he looked at the King. The King, in his extreme anger, struck his neck with the blade, blood staining his collar.
He believed he knew his son well, and even if the Prince of Qi had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to assassinate him alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Furthermore, since the King of Qi considered the throne to be his for the taking, why would he resort to such underhanded tactics to attack him after nearly losing his life in an ambush?
Or was it that the wise king was ousted, leaving him with only two sons, the King of Qi and Zhao Yi? And the King of Qi knew he wouldn't pass the throne to Zhao Yi, which is why he dared to commit the audacious act of regicide?
Because no matter how angry or confused he was, he would still care about this bloodline and would not order the King of Qi to be put to death.
The Northern Qi emperor's face darkened: "You think that because I only have you as my son, you dare to commit the heinous crime of regicide? Are you so sure that I won't dare to kill you?"
"This Northern Qi is your absolute domain. Whoever you command to live, lives. Whoever you command to die, dies. How dare I presume to guess His Majesty's will? I have no chance of winning. Rather than watching them steal my things and then die a miserable death at their hands, I'd rather take a risk and gamble on a sliver of hope." The King of Qi shouted hysterically, "Come on, kill me! I committed the heinous crime of regicide; I never expected to live!"
With things having come to this point, the King of Qi had no choice but to resort to provocation.
The more he begged for death, the less likely the Northern Qi emperor, with his suspicious nature, would let him die a quick and painless death.
Moreover, his death would surely cause turmoil in the court.
According to ancestral teachings, the eldest son of the legitimate wife should be the heir, and if there is no legitimate son, then the eldest son should be chosen. This throne is going to fall to Zhao Yi.
The Northern Qi emperor would never kill Zhao Yi before either taking back his military power or summoning the Prince Xian to the capital.
Seeing the King of Qi's frenzied state, the Emperor of Northern Qi turned ashen-faced. Before he could give an order, a palace attendant announced loudly at the door, "Your Majesty, Lord Feng requests an audience."