Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chapter 1264 Backstab!

"Second brother, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to hold us hostage and usurp the throne?"

The Fourth Prince Ji Yingwu looked at the imperial guards surrounding him, a look of horror flashed through his mind, and a hint of shock and anger appeared on his face.

These are the imperial guards, who only obey the emperor's orders.

But now the imperial guards obey Ji Yingjie's orders, which shows that Ji Yingjie has taken control of the palace.

If they resist, they will definitely be killed here by Ji Yingjie!

"Hostage?"

Ji Yingjie sneered, "Fourth brother, don't speak so harshly. Father passed away suddenly, and our dynasty has no crown prince. According to the order of primogeniture, I should inherit the throne."

He held the imperial edict high in his hand and stared at everyone with cold eyes: "Here is the imperial edict. If anyone disobeys, all nine generations of his clan will be punished!"

There was a hint of murderous intent in his words.

His intention was obvious, which was to make everyone recognize this imperial edict.

The two princes couldn't help but look gloomy when they saw this.

The officials of the six ministries, the Grand Tutor and others looked at each other, with a hint of hesitation in their eyes.

In fact, they knew that the second prince was not the best candidate for the throne.

But now the situation is stronger than people. If they don’t agree, not only will they lose their heads, but their families will also be killed.

Just as everyone was hesitating, the Minister of Rites suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Since Your Majesty has left an imperial decree, I am willing to respect the imperial decree and make Your Highness the new emperor!"

Ji Yingjie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked satisfied: "Very good!"

He glanced at the other officials, narrowed his eyes and asked, "My Lords, what do you think?"

The Minister of Revenue knelt on the ground without saying a word, and shouted: "I am willing to support the Second Prince as the new emperor!"

When the other four ministers saw the two men's expressions change, they no longer hesitated and immediately knelt on the ground, shouting:

"We are willing to support His Majesty the Second Prince as the new emperor!"

In the end, the Grand Tutor did not express his opinion. He looked at the Fourth Prince Ji Yingwu and the Sixth Prince Ji Yingcai while still standing.

At this moment, Ji Yingjie walked up to him and said indifferently, "Why, Master, do you want to object?"

Seeing that the other two princes dared not speak, the Grand Tutor could only kneel down slowly and said in a deep voice: "Your humble servant will follow the late emperor's wishes!"

He did not say that he supported the second prince as the new emperor, but that he was following the wishes of the late emperor!

Of course, if the will is false, he can object.

This is to leave a way out for himself!

What a cunning guy.

Ji Yingjie sneered in his heart, seeing through the subtle meaning in the Taifu's words, but did not speak out to expose it.

He now needs the support of the Grand Tutor to ascend the throne, and now is not the time to deal with the Grand Tutor.

After he has firmly established himself on the throne, he can then purge the court and replace all the ministers with his own people.

Thinking of this, Ji Yingjie narrowed his eyes and pretended to be satisfied: "Grandmaster really knows how to deal with the current situation!"

He turned to look at the other two princes who had not expressed their opinions, and said coldly: "Now you have two paths to choose from!"

"First, you must support me as the new emperor, and second, I will take your heads off right now!"

There was a strong murderous intent in his tone, which shocked the two princes.

It was not until this moment that they had to admit that they had been defeated and that their lives and property were in the control of Ji Yingjie.

They have no choice but to express their opinions!

Thinking of this, the Sixth Prince Ji Yingcai was the first to bow and say, "Since my father left a will, I will obey it."

When the Fourth Prince Ji Yingwu saw that the Sixth Prince had admitted it, it was useless for him to object. He could only sigh and bow his head and said:

"I am also willing to follow my father's will!"

"very good!"

Ji Yingjie suddenly felt heroic and said loudly, "In that case, the Grand Tutor will be in charge of Father's funeral!"

"As for the two of you, return to your respective fiefdoms."

"By the way, you must hand over your military power. I want to cooperate with Qin to besiege the Chu army!"

Before he even ascended the throne, he was already impatient to call himself emperor.

The reason for asking the two princes to hand over their military power was, on the one hand, to concentrate the troops, and on the other hand, to not give the two any chance to turn the tables.

Although he spared the lives of these two men, he didn't want them to cause trouble behind his back.

Although the Fourth Prince was reluctant, he was now surrounded by so many imperial guards, and it was impossible for him to refuse.

With reluctance, the Fourth Prince handed over the military token in his hand.

Ji Yingjie took the military token with excitement on his face, and looked at the Sixth Prince who was still hesitating!

"Why, Lao Liu, you don't want to hand over the military power in your hands?"

Ji Yingjie stared at Ji Yingcai, as if he would decide life or death with a single word if the other party's answer did not satisfy him.

The surrounding imperial guards also sensed Ji Yingjie's murderous intent. They tightly grasped their weapons, and with a sudden surge of their aura, they pressed towards Ji Yingcai!

Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, Ji Yingcai quickly explained: "Second brother, you misunderstood. I am not unwilling to hand over the military token!

But his father passed away suddenly, and it would be too sad to bury him in the imperial mausoleum like this.

As father and son, I cannot bear to see my father leave like this, so I am willing to take the initiative to guard the imperial mausoleum and will not participate in the affairs of the court in the future!"

He saw the murderous intent in Ji Yingjie's eyes.

Even if he and the Fourth Prince are not killed today, they will be killed in the future.

And they have already handed over their military power today. Without the means to save their lives, how could Ji Yingjie let them go?

Perhaps the only way to escape is to collect the emperor's tomb, not participate in government affairs, and not pose a threat to Ji Yingjie, so as not to be killed.

Sure enough, Ji Yingjie looked at Ji Yingcai with some surprise when he heard this.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone was waiting for Ji Yingjie's decision.

At this moment, the Grand Tutor suddenly spoke up: "Second Prince, since ancient times, the imperial mausoleum has always been guarded by members of the royal family!"

"Now that you are sending troops to assist Qin in besieging the Chu army, you will probably have to dispatch many generals to the front line, which will also leave no one to guard the imperial mausoleum."

"Since the Sixth Prince is willing to go, why not let him go? Otherwise, people will say that the Second Prince is narrow-minded and doesn't even have the tolerance to tolerate others."

"When a new emperor ascends the throne, he pays the most attention to his reputation. If he cannot make the people submit, his prestige will be completely gone in the future."

A series of questions made Ji Yingjie hesitate.

His ascension was not a natural thing, and if he had been narrow-minded, he would have left a bad name in history.

What's more, he has now taken away Ji Yingcai's military power, and he really needs to mobilize many generals to assist the Qin State. Under such circumstances, it is really difficult to choose the person to guard the imperial mausoleum.

As a prince, Ji Yingcai is indeed the most suitable person to guard the imperial mausoleum.

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Yingjie finally nodded and said, "Okay, then let Sixth Brother guard the Imperial Mausoleum!"

After that, he said loudly: "At present, the Qin army is about to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army. I have decided to mobilize half of the country's troops to support Qin!"

"This battle will be led by General Xian Zhen. Set out to Julu immediately!"

The State of Jin finally made its choice.

Ji Yingjie believes that with the strength of the Qin State, he will definitely be able to defeat the Chu-Zhou coalition led by Chu Ning!