ushernet Chapter 453 as a gesture of comfort
Chapter 453 as a gesture of comfort
"Get up, sir! You are the best adult in our hearts. Although we were frightened today and a little boy died, please don't feel guilty. This is the fate of ordinary people."
An elderly man in the crowd crawled down to Chen Er's feet and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
Chen Er's eyes were a little red. Chen Er wanted to speak, but he felt as if there was a fishbone stuck in his throat, which was very uncomfortable.
This prevented Chen Er from making a sound. Chen Er sighed and didn't speak again. He simply waved to the people.
"Pah! He's just a second-rank official, yet he acts like he's got a death wish. He actually ripped my entire arm off. I'm going to get my revenge."
Zhu Wenlong narrowed his eyes to slits, wishing he could plunge the knife into Chen Er's back right now, twist it violently, and kill Chen Er on the spot.
Today is destined to be an incomplete day, a day that will cause the Emperor a great deal of trouble.
At this moment, outside the magnificent palace, the emperor and many civil and military officials were loitering in front of a house. The emperor was furious, his two fists clenched together, his fingernails digging into his flesh, but he did not notice anything.
At this moment, Zhang Shaoqing came before the Emperor: "Your Majesty, I have investigated the matter thoroughly and found out who the assassins were. According to eyewitnesses, they are the same group of assassins who tried to assassinate Your Majesty a few years ago."
I never imagined that one of those assassins would still be alive. It was Zhang Tianfei who led the assassins to kill Chen Er today.
It is now clear that Zhang Shaoqing has become one of the Emperor's trusted confidants. Chen Er's condition is currently unknown, and he is still receiving treatment in his room, so the Emperor has no choice but to send Zhang Shaoqing to investigate.
"Ma Dazhi, explain to me, even if Zhang Tianfei and his assassins went to rescue Zhang Tian and Zhao Tianming, why did they still need to assassinate Chen Er?"
The Emperor's voice trembled slightly. It wasn't that the Emperor cared so much about Chen Er's life or death, but rather that he saw a domineering aura in Chen Er.
Seeing that he might one day reclaim everything he had lost, and that Chen Er would be the one to help him do so, Ma Dazhi knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, those people originally came to rescue Zhao Tianming, but for some reason, they suddenly targeted our boss."
"And before they left, they even killed Zhao Tianming, trying to frame our boss and get Lord Zhao Beixing to attack him," Ma Dazhi said bitterly.
The Emperor smiled coldly. "Lord Zhao Beixing is truly laughable. Where are the Imperial Guards? Pass on my message: bring Zhao Beixing to me. Ma Dazhi, you lead the team there."
Ma Dazhi never imagined that one day he would lead the Imperial Guards to capture Zhao Beixing. It all happened so fast that Ma Dazhi felt like he was in a dream. It was unbelievable. All of this was given to Ma Dazhi by Chen Er.
Ma Dazhi clenched his fist tightly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely arrest Zhao Beixing and get to the bottom of this." The Emperor is already very angry, so he must give Chen Er an explanation no matter what.
Regardless of whether Zhao Beixing or not, the Emperor will vent all his anger on Zhao Beixing to give Chen Er an explanation. The Emperor suddenly looked at the silent Zhang Xingchen.
"Zhang Xingchen, I heard that your Imperial Guards were prepared yesterday. Why are so many Imperial Guards watching Chen Er get injured today? Can you give me an explanation?" The Emperor's voice was even colder than before. The Emperor originally wanted to take action against Zhang Xingchen.
If it weren't for Chen Er, who was wearing a yellow jacket and stopped the Emperor yesterday, Zhang Xingchen would definitely not be the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard now. So now the Emperor has learned from Ma Dazhi that so many Embroidered Uniform Guards were actually watching there.
The Emperor found it amusing that the stalemate with the Eastern Depot had continued unabated, with no one stepping forward to protect Chen Er.
The emperor seemed to see himself a few years ago when Zhang Tianfei brought a group of assassins to kill him. At that time, the emperor was surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Eastern Depot, and the Imperial Guards.
In the end, only the imperial guards around him fought bravely to protect the emperor, while the rest of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Eastern Depot were all locked in a stalemate.
So the emperor felt this scene was so familiar because his power had been undermined. But now Chen Er's situation and experiences were so similar to his own. Zhang Xingchen felt his legs go weak and he couldn't muster any strength.
Zhang Xingchen knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please grant me death. It is all my fault for failing to properly educate these people, making them fear Wei Zhongxian to the core. So it is all my fault. If it were Brother Chen Er, I would also be willing to die for him."
Zhang Xingchen said helplessly.
The Emperor immediately laughed: "Zhang Xingchen, don't think that just because you're playing games with me, I'll let you go. Guards, seize Zhang Xingchen and wait for my decision. If anything happens to Chen Er today, also seize Sun Yunhe, who is by Wei Zhongxian's side."
The Emperor said coldly.
All the civil and military officials present felt their legs go weak and knelt on the ground before someone spoke.
"Your Majesty, do not touch Sun Yunhe, who is by Wei Zhongxian's side, for the time being. Otherwise, you will incur the wrath of many people, and even the Empress Dowager will cause you trouble."
One of the traitors who was close to Wei Zhongxian knelt down and said...
What infuriated the Emperor was that this traitor knelt on the ground, and everyone else knelt on the ground as well. Only the Emperor and Zhang Shaoqing stood together, as if they were the weakest and those kneeling on the ground were the strongest.
The emperor's lips trembled slightly: "Good, very good. Guards, take off this official hat of yours. Chen Er is already injured, and I want to seek justice for my people. How dare you still have the nerve to talk nonsense here?"
After the emperor finished speaking, he kicked the traitor in the chin.
This guy never expected that the Emperor must have suddenly become incredibly audacious today. You see, when they were following Wei Zhongxian, they had to make some important decisions every time.