The sixth prince gave all the information of the empire to Ye Qinghan, which saved him a lot of trouble.
The official forces that belonged to the princes were all marked out. Of course, this was only the information that the Sixth Prince had found out. There were definitely some official forces that he couldn't find out.
Ye Qinghan looked at the distribution of the Sixth Prince's forces. More than a dozen large cities near the Sacred City had been taken over by the Sixth Prince. As long as His Majesty did not leave behind any last words, the Sixth Prince would be able to take over the Sacred City, seize control of the palace, and become the next Emperor.
There were tens of millions of soldiers in the Border Army, but none of them had declared their position yet. All of them were under the command of the Snow Border Army's Grand Marshal Xue Chengtian. His attitude was the most important, but he wouldn't risk universal condemnation. It was also the most difficult to get his support. Even without an imperial edict, he would need more than half of the empire's power to support him.
Ye Qinghan focused on collecting information from the cities that hadn't declared their position yet. About half of the cities belonged to the government. They obviously didn't want to take the risk.
After three days, Ye Qinghan obtained information on the four princes. After comparing, he found that sixty percent of the power had been taken over by the four princes. The remaining forty percent would rather die than declare their position. It was almost impossible to get their support.
In three days, the Left Marshal's Residence and Juexian Residence had been built. With seven hundred slave soldiers and three thousand city guards working together, the two residences were easily built.
Ye Qinghan sat in the Left Marshal's Residence, waiting for the summons.
Xue Wuhen had already reported Ye Qinghan and Jue Wuxin's contributions to the Emperor. There was a morning court session today, and His Majesty was going to attend. Even if he was seriously injured, he could still attend the morning court session.
In the morning, Xue Wuhen personally came to visit with Jue Wuxin.
"I've been by my father's side for the past two days. The other brothers are supporting their power, but I've been trying to curry favor with my father. They will give you two titles and try to take control of the city guards and the imperial guards." Xue Wuhen said excitedly.
Ye Qinghan nodded. It was impossible to take control of the imperial guards, but it was still possible to take control of the city guards.
However, Ye Qinghan had a flash of inspiration and decided to work with the Fourth and Sixth Princes to take down the Ninth Prince first.
"You guys go first. I'll go see the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince." Ye Qinghan said calmly.
With that, Ye Qinghan turned and left. He found the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince and had them prepare evidence of the Imperial Guard and the Palace Guard's inaction over the years. They were to work together to kill one of the princes.
The Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince really thought that Ye Qinghan had surrendered, so they didn't think too much about it. They thought that if they could take down the Imperial Guards and the City Guards, it would definitely be a good thing.
There were over a hundred important officials in the Imperial Court, and in recent years, many of the city magistrates had been transferred to the Sage City to prepare for the coronation of the Crown Prince. There were quite a few Paramount Gods in attendance, all of whom wanted to maximize their profits.
The Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince arrived at the Imperial Court first. Ye Qinghan followed not far behind, neither too fast nor too slow.
The huge Imperial Palace was decorated extravagantly. Ye Qinghan glanced at the Imperial Palace from the corner of his eye and found that many of the iconic sculptures were from the Great Wilderness Palace. Now that they had been taken over by the Snow Empire's Divine Realm, he was furious. This was a great humiliation.
The Emperor's face was pale, and this was after consuming the Divine Elixir of Life. If it weren't for the elixir, he wouldn't even be able to attend the Imperial Court.
Xue Wuhen obviously didn't want the Emperor to die early. His wings hadn't been fully formed yet. If the Emperor died, he wouldn't have any hope of fighting for the throne.
Ye Qinghan looked at the Emperor from the corner of his eye and found that he had the aura of the Snow Empire's Divine Realm's Divine Realm's Divine Realm Master. He should be the purest descendant. His killing intent and desire for revenge grew even stronger.
"I'll make sure you die with everlasting regret."
Ye Qinghan muttered to himself.
Buzz — — —
When the morning bell rang, all the officials had already arrived and were lined up in neat rows.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
All the officials knelt down on one knee and said in unison.
"Everyone … cough cough … please rise. I've been tired recently. If you have something to say, say it. If not, you may leave." The Emperor coughed dryly, and his face turned even uglier.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial!"
One of the Fourth Prince's remonstrants stepped forward and said in a deep voice.
"Speak." The Emperor didn't want to stay any longer, but now he had no choice but to stay in the Imperial Court.
"Some of the officials in the Sacred City are indulging their sons to commit crimes. The Imperial Guards and the City Guards don't care. The people are complaining incessantly. I implore Your Majesty to uphold justice for the people!" The remonstrant was full of resentment, as if he couldn't tolerate the officials committing crimes.
The Imperial Court was dead silent. Most of the sons of the officials were arrogant and domineering. The Fourth Prince actually asked the remonstrant to make a memorial at this time. Was he trying to offend everyone?
The Ninth Prince's face changed as he looked coldly at the Fourth Prince.
"Do you have evidence?" The Emperor asked in a deep voice.
"Father, I can make the decision. Not only are the sons of the officials committing crimes, but even the sons of the rich and powerful families are causing chaos in the Sacred City. However, in order to not offend the forces behind them and to get their support, Ninth Prince ignored all of them, causing the people to complain everywhere! If the Imperial Guards don't uphold justice for the people and only speak for the officials, then what's the use of the Imperial Guards? "The Sixth Prince stepped forward and said firmly.
"Your Majesty, I can testify that the son of the Minister of Revenue bullied the people. The City Guards and the Imperial Guards didn't care. I only tried to stop them, but the Imperial Guards arrested us Border Army soldiers without asking any questions. For the sake of the officials' face, they didn't care whether the Border Army soldiers were wronged or not. This kind of Imperial Guards has long been rotten! Your Majesty is wise. I implore Your Majesty to reorganize the Imperial Guards! "Jue Wuxin stood up and said straightforwardly.
Humph!
The Emperor was angry. He hit the Dragon Throne, and the Imperial Court shook.
"Ninth Prince, is this true?" The Emperor asked coldly.
The Ninth Prince didn't expect that the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince, and Xue Wuhen would team up to mess with him. Which one of the sons of the officials under them wasn't arrogant and domineering? Was he trying to kill him as well?
"Father Emperor, your son has been wronged. Most of the Imperial Guards enforce the law impartially, but they encountered some of the sons of the officials. Most of them were loyal to the Fourth Brother, the Sixth Brother, and the Seventh Brother. They used their power to bully others. My subordinates couldn't shake them at all. In the end, the matter was left unsettled!" The Ninth Prince angrily accused. "Now they are the guilty ones complaining first. Why don't they investigate why the sons of the officials dare to be arrogant and domineering in the Sacred City?"
Cough, cough, cough …
Puff …
The Emperor coughed up blood. He was furious.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The ministers knelt down and tried to persuade him.
"Father Emperor, you don't need to be angry. Your son dares to guarantee that I will not tolerate the actions of my subordinates. Three days ago, the son of the Assistant Minister of Revenue, Li Quan, bullied the common people in the Sacred City. I have personally sent him to the Snow Palace for trial. Even the Assistant Minister of Revenue was arrested. Your son has already sent the memorial to the Imperial Palace. Father Emperor, the Ninth Prince is not strict enough. He is unable to control the Imperial Guards, but he still splashes dirty water on us.
"Father Emperor, the Imperial Guards' prison is filled with resentment and killing intent. It can be seen that there are many people who died unjustly. The Ninth Prince will not tolerate it because he is the son of an official. He will do it because he wants to curry favor with some of the officials! I implore Father Emperor to give the position of the Commander of the Imperial Guards and the City Guards to a just person! "The Seventh Prince quickly said.
Ye Qinghan smiled but didn't say anything. He coldly watched the four princes fight each other.
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