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Chapter 1127: Chapter 455: Change of the Tang Emperor_3 Chapter 1127: Chapter 455: Change of the Tang Emperor_3 At such times, the state could no longer tolerate His Majesty’s reckless actions.

Uniting various countries to resist Chu has become the inevitable trend.

His Majesty insists on his own way, causing harm to the world for his own selfish desires, truly a crime of harming the nation and bringing disaster to the people, thus greatly losing the hearts of the people within the state.

To protect Tang Kingdom and the world, I have discussed with the Grand General and the Clan, and we all agree that His Majesty’s virtues are no longer sufficient to ascend the throne.

We specially come today to ask His Majesty to abdicate, and to cede the throne to King An.

As for His Majesty and His Majesty’s sons, the Clan Residence in the Imperial City will ensure His Majesty lives out his twilight years comfortably.”

When Emperor Tang heard this, he flew into a rage, “I am the Heavenly Son, the chosen of Heavenly Mandate, how dare you rebels deceive me!

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Where are my Personal Guard, quickly dispatch these traitors before me!”

These rebels below had gone too far.

Not only did they wish to depose his imperial position, but in order to prevent future troubles, they even wanted to strip the imperial title from his lineage.

What Clan Residence?

Is that a good place?

It was specially used to detain those clan members who had erred.

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If he and his sons moved in there, it would be equivalent to being imprisoned in the Imperial City.

In the future, once that imperial uncle, King An who replaced him, ascended the throne and secured his position, wouldn’t it be easy for him to order my execution?

For such an outcome, Emperor Tang would rather die than accept.

However, now that these high-level officials of Tang Kingdom had reached a consensus, what could he, a mere emperor, do to resist?

He called out several times, but all was silent outside.

Outside the tent, those Personal Guards loyal to Emperor Tang had been preemptively slaughtered and controlled by the people behind the coup.

Now, nearby the great tent, it was the Prime Minister, the Grand General, and people like King An and their armored soldiers who were in control.

And with Emperor Tang’s tyrannical and ruthless rule, who knew how many within the Barracks bore him grudges?

Even if someone knew that a military insurrection was happening here,

they would probably not come to save the king, but instead cheer, thinking that the Prime Minister and the generals had finally done a good deed.

Therefore, the rescuers Emperor Tang hoped for were destined not to appear.

“Rebels, since there’s no one, then I’ll personally behead you all!”

Emperor Tang had called out for a long time without response, his heart growing more desolate and his rage intensifying.

He unsheathed his sword and aimed to strike down the Prime Minister below.

But at that moment, the Prime Minister’s backup, the Grand General, stepped forward, with just a few quick movements, seized the Emperor’s sword, lightly tapped to seal his Inner Strength, and easily subdued him.

“Your Majesty, stop making trouble.

Just obey the order, write the abdication decree, and come with me to the Clan Residence.”

The Grand General beside him sighed softly, carrying the Emperor whose acupoints had been sealed, and walked down.

Upon reaching the Prime Minister and others, he nodded slightly, “Prime Minister, I’ll watch over His Majesty for now.

I will also keep the commanders in the camp calm, so no chaos will arise.

The issues of the abdication decree, King An’s enthronement, and soothing the hearts of the people in the state will be left to you.”

Prime Minister Song Yingan’s expression was solemn, “Rest assured, Grand General, this old one understands.”

The Grand General nodded gently, then, with a group of armored soldiers, “escorted” Emperor Tang away.

The fate awaiting this emperor was long-term confinement, and the possibly of being granted the poisoned wine.

But no one cared about this.

Everyone had had enough of this nonsensical emperor and did not want to accompany him toward ruin.

Seeing him off was also a release for many people.

No one would stop it.

After the Grand General left, Song Yingan turned back, helped up the Xu Country Messenger who had collapsed on the ground, patted the dust off him, and smilingly said, “Honored Messenger, have peace of mind.

With us here, you will not be in danger of losing your life.

Now that His Majesty has left, we can talk in detail about the reconciliation between Four Kingdoms and the alliance of Five Kingdoms to resist Chu.”

At this moment, the Xu Country Messenger finally recovered from his shock.

Looking at the smiling Prime Minister of Tang Kingdom, still somewhat stupefied, he just nodded hesitantly, “Okay, alright…

let’s discuss the matter.”

Song Yingan nodded slightly, then turned his head to look at King An who had been silent beside him, and respectfully saluted, “King An, His Majesty is indisposed and cannot manage affairs.

Your Highness, as a significant member of the Clan, please act as regent and take charge of state affairs.”

King An beside him smiled, “If that is the case, the state matters are pressing.

I shall not decline.”

In this exchange of words, the temporary transfer of power in Great Tang was completed.

This dizzying scene left the Xu Country Messenger utterly dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, King An stepped forward a few paces, sitting down where Emperor Tang had been, without any hint of concealment.

Having secured his position and tasted the flavor of power for a moment, the ministers below had already saluted.

“Long live King An, may His Highness live a thousand years!”

Prime Minister Song Yingan led the ministers in this ritual, tentatively establishing the new precedence.

“Rise, my subjects!”

King An raised his hand slightly, then turned to the messengers of Xu and Xu countries, smiling, “As regards the matter of reconciliation, I find it feasible…”

In the Tang Kingdom camp, a swift and smooth coup was underway, quietly unfolding with the secret plot of uniting the Five Kingdoms.

…

Time flowed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of the eighth month.

On this day,

Sheqiu City, which had been teetering on the brink of collapse, finally raised the white flag just before its near collapse.

The last remaining Innate General of Xu Country, along with the remaining three hundred thousand soldiers in the city, flung the gates open wide, emerging to surrender to Chu.

The Chu army outside, having been prepared, immediately sent personnel up to take control of the weapons and watch over the disarmed soldiers of Xu.

Qingyangzi rode his tall horse leading a host of Chu generals, coming before the Innate of Xu Country.

And here, the Xu Country Innate himself took the reins, leading them into the city.

After several months of siege, this southeastern stronghold of Le’an Prefecture had finally fallen into the hands of the Chu army.

The path from the Chu Le’an Camp leading to Leling, the Imperial City of Xu Country, was thus forcefully opened, with no more obstacle in the way.

While the union of Xu, Tang, Xu, and other countries was still under discussion and preparation, Chu had already made the first move, achieving a breakthrough on the Le’an Battlefield.

The glimmer of hope that Xu Country had just welcomed had not yet had time to bear fruit before another shadow fell over their heads.

The sure and steady advance of Chu toward unifying the Nine Provinces continued unabated.