Chapter 496: An Unsettling Smoothness
It went so smoothly that even Yan Ruchu found it hard to believe.
“The Fifth Prince and the Fourth Prince charged into Zhao Zhen’s bedchamber. Their troops surrounded the palace building, pressuring Zhao Zhen to depose the Crown Prince and make himself the Retired Emperor to ‘enjoy his remaining years.'”
Yan Ruchu raised an eyebrow. “That part was very strange too. That night, the palace guards seemed to have been withdrawn. Someone must have pulled strings behind the scenes. Otherwise, Zhao Qing and Zhao Chengren wouldn’t even have gotten past the palace gates.”
But even now, he still hadn’t discovered who was behind it.
“What followed was even more beyond expectation.”
“According to the palace servants back then, just as the Founding Emperor of Xiang was about to give in, the Fifth Prince suddenly drew his sword against the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince seemed to have expected it; his soft armor stopped the blade.”
“In an instant, the bedchamber erupted into chaos.”
“Troops both princes had secretly infiltrated into the Sanhua Army stirred up fierce fighting. The entire Imperial Palace echoed with the desperate sounds of slaughter.”
Yan Ruchu frowned. “I still remember that coup vividly to this day.”