How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Chapter 243: Xie Shoujun stands firm in his position, and Xie Chengze remains calm

As the words fell, someone in the imperial guards suddenly tied a red cloth strip on his arm and turned the knife that was originally pointed at Xie Chengze and others towards the soldier next to him.

Cao Qingran's expression changed instantly. When he realized that these people were the elite troops under the command of the eldest prince, he could not help but shout angrily, "Xie Shoujun!"

"You don't have to be so loud, mother."

Among the imperial guards, Xie Shoujun, dressed in a dark imperial guard uniform, walked out slowly. His handsome and calm face carried a bit of the sinister murderous aura of someone who had just walked out of the battlefield after a bloody fight. All his former gentleness was gone, and he looked like a true god of war.

How could a general who could fight the Huns for ten years and a warrior who could fight a pack of wolves single-handed be a person with a pure and kind heart?

The youngest son, who was still young and leaving the palace for the first time, was forced to face those bloody and terrible scenes. In order to survive, he practiced martial arts and gun skills day and night, for fear that he would die on the battlefield and would not be able to return to the palace to avenge his mother.

During the ten years at the border, the mental stimulation he received on the battlefield gradually washed away the hatred of his mother's suicide when he was a child. He was hesitant, confused, and numb, and the reasons for him to persevere kept changing.

From avenging his mother, to protecting the people of Jian'an, from going back to see his second younger brother, to living simply for the sake of living, and then to living to protect his soldiers.

Until leaving the battlefield.

He returned to the long-awaited palace, watching the ministers scheming against each other in the Golden Throne Hall, watching those who feared him disperse his elite troops and send them far away, thinking of the court's poor treatment of the border troops over the years, and thinking of his troops almost starving to death on the road back to Beijing...

Thinking of how the prince had personally planned to send him to the border.

How can I not blame?

This palace has long since turned into a pool of dirty black water. Everyone is covered in mud, except for that one white lotus, which stands out from the mud without being stained.

He wondered why the throne should be occupied by the Xie family and the Cao family.

He commands a large army, and regardless of whether they have military orders or not, all of his elite soldiers are willing to obey his orders. Emperor Jian's fear is not groundless, and he does have the intention to disrupt the peace of the court.

He wants to claim back everything that was owed to him in the past.

If they are willing to fight, then they can fight more. After all the fighting, don't they still need his support in the end?

Whoever wants to be emperor has the final say.

And now, the man chose to stand on Xie Chengze's side.

It was not just because of the childhood friendship. Ten years could dissipate a lot of things, including the warmth in one's heart. But the young man saved his soldier. He skated freely and energetically on the ice rink. His smile was as pure as a child's. His heart was simple and kind, which made him willing to protect this hard-earned whiteness.

People walking in darkness always admire that bit of white.

Xie Shoujun gently stroked the top of Xie Chengze's head. Under such a solemn temperament, it was difficult to hide the gentleness that only belongs to young people. "Don't be afraid, big brother is here."

Then, he looked at Sheng Shihuai coldly and said, "I'll settle this account with you later."

He was talking about the incident in which he stabbed Xie Chengze.

Sheng Shihuai shrugged, and when he moved the dagger away from Xie Chengze's neck, he did not forget to tease, "Your Highness, it is more precious than I thought."

Not only does the Crown Prince protect him, but even the eldest prince is willing to stand on his side.

Sure enough, he guessed right.

Sheng Shihuai is not a fool.

He has coveted the throne for a long time and has been immersed in the court for many years. How could he know every minister so well but overlook the second prince?

What's more, the second prince is an excellent choice for a puppet.

So, how could he not notice the sudden change in the Second Prince?

Even though the Second Prince still acted rashly and spoke wildly, he was different. The Second Prince was indeed a mediocre person, a mediocrity that a wise person could not pretend to be. He had an arrogant look but a deep inferiority complex, while he had an arrogant look but was confident and outspoken, like a newborn calf that was fearless. How could he have a trace of inferiority complex that came from being a mediocre person?

The change in Xie Jinyu's eyes towards the second prince was even more difficult to ignore.

It was like finding back a treasure that had been lost, or like his desire for the throne, believing that it was something that should have belonged to him.

He knew this kind of look very well. No matter how deeply it was hidden, he could still feel the same.

Xie Jinyu's weakness is today's Xie Chengze.

Although Sheng Shihuai didn't know why Xie Chengze's temperament changed drastically and whether he was replaced, it didn't matter.

The throne is the most important thing.

As long as Xie Chengze is under control, Xie Jinyu has nothing to fear.

Sheng Shihuai thinks that Prince Xie Jinyu is a complete failure. As an emperor, how can he have a weakness?

This is a taboo.

The situation in the palace changed drastically. The imperial guards who had lived in the capital for a long time could not compare to the elite soldiers who had been tempered in bloody battles on the battlefield, especially when the sounds of fighting between the two armies were heard outside. Not long after, another group of soldiers broke into the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, led by the eldest and second in command, and Gu Ying.

The big boss came with the brothers of Qianjin Village. The big boss strode towards Xie Chengze, put his arm around his shoulders, and said imposingly, "Nephew! I'm here to help you! The imperial guards outside have been killed by us and those bandits from Liaozhou!"

Hearing this, Cao Qingran's expression became even uglier, but Sheng Shihuai seemed to have turned the tide and returned what Cao Qingran had just said to her.

"Come here, arrest the prince's gang!"

"Protect the Crown Prince and the Queen!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Que immediately drew his sword, protected Xie Jinyu and Cao Qingran, and ordered the surrounding imperial guards to resist these elite soldiers of Xie Shoujun.

Xie Chengze quickly patted Sheng Shihuai and urged, "Quick! Go and kill Xie Jinyu! Big brother, you go too!"

Just as Sheng Shihuai was about to refuse, Xie Shoujun grabbed his arm and dragged him in the direction the prince left.

Sheng Shihuai: ...

Xie Chengze waved his hand, with an expression that said "I believe you", "Go without worry! Wuhen and Wuji will protect me!"

Then he rushed to his ministers with a look of sacrificing his own life, "My dear ministers! Stay closer to me! I have experts to protect me! Don't get hurt by mistake. I will be sad if any of my ministers get hurt, OK?"

The ministers were deeply moved when they heard this.

They really did not follow the wrong person! Although the Regent was sometimes unreliable, he really loved his subjects like his own sons!

The ministers rushed towards Xie Chengze tremblingly.

Inside the Yangxin Palace, the two sides fought each other, and the soldiers' blood splattered on the red pillars and windows, like a painter's artistic ink splashing. From time to time, soldiers wailed and fell down, covering the blood on their necks, twitching all over, and then they stopped breathing.

Many ministers were so frightened that their faces turned green and white. They had been in high positions for a long time, and some had never even seen such a scene. They could not help but bend over and vomit.

The merit of protecting the dragon is not so easy to obtain. Not only do you have to fight with all your might, you also have to vomit.

Look at the Regent again. He has a calm face, like a Dragon Emperor, and he handles things with equanimity.