Chapter 439 - Rebellion (1/2)

Translator: StarReader

Editor: Elitecoder

Come night, second prince and You Ming were sitting in the main hall waiting for information. Below them were military officials, with the commander of the city guards in the lead.

Since the emperor had left the safety of the capital in the second prince’s hands, these men were his to command.

To seize the throne and rule the lands, he needed a proper foundation.

“What’s taking so long?” Second prince’s feet bounced, waiting with anxiety. You Ming, next to him, shook his head.

[Second prince wears his heart on his sleeve. How can he be ruler material? If by some miracle, he gets the throne, he’ll soon get kicked off anyway.]

Unlike the current emperor, who, despite being known as incapable, had his own thinking. He had toyed with Tianyu’s old foxes for decades. A true master of the mind.

[Just how can such a father have a hothead for a son? Humph, that midwife must’ve been at fault. She must’ve dropped him on his head at birth.] (StarReader: the literal translation: She had to have thrown away the baby thinking it was the placenta rather than the true baby. I.e. calling him brain dead.)

You Ming mocked him inside.

Second prince had no clue that his most trusted advisor had no trust in him at all, only waiting impatiently for the spy.

Whoosh!

A man appeared in front, on his knees.

Second prince jumped to his feet, “What’s the situation?”

“Your Highness, Dugu Army has been marching for a month and is thousands of leagues away. It will be impossible for them to return in time, even if it is only Dugu Zhantian or the Four Tigers of Tianyu!”

“Truly?”

Second prince was ecstatic, “Ha-ha-ha, Dugu Army is gone for real. Father is wide open. Commander, assemble the thirty thousand guards and attack the palace and force father to abdicate. By morning, at court, I’ll be the new emperor. No one can do anything, ha-ha-ha…”

“Yes, Your Majesty! Long live the emperor….” The commander bowed.

Second prince laughed harder, his face beaming, writing himself off as the emperor already.

“He-he-he, let’s see who will dare say I’m not fit to rule when I have the Imperial Palace in my palm!” Second prince left with the captains right behind him, “Begin, capture all officials. I don’t want any chaos. Thirty thousand imperial guards are enough to seize everything. We will settle it tonight!”

“Your Majesty is invincible!” The men chapped their lips.

Only You Ming stayed behind with a mocking smile.

[Humph, the tallest tree gets all the wind. The imperial capital doesn’t lack men with power and ambition so why the hell don’t they act, leaving you to go first? Idiot, your only use is to be someone else’s pawn.]

[I’ve done what Zhuo Fan and Leng Wuchang asked. The imperial capital will be in chaos, Dugu Zhantian’s army will have to return and they can fight to their heart’s content, ha-ha-ha… ]

You Ming slunk into the dark night.

The main street of the imperial capital was soon crawling with soldiers. One busybody got too curious but was scared away by the display.

Some stubborn officials were under house arrest, with nobody going in or out.

Sighing, these men guessed what was going on. Someone was rebelling, now of all times, when everything was in chaos.

All they could do was to wait for the resolution, knowing the night would be a chaotic one.

Zhuge Changfeng was at his home, consulting the details of his operation when he heard the commotion outside. One servant reported seeing guards around the house.

Everyone was frantic, especially a man with sideburns, shouting, “Humph, didn’t I tell you? He even has the Prime Minister’s house surrounded. Just which captain dares to do this?”

“Minister of War, settle down.”