C2657 The Old Emperor Was Unwilling to Give up
C2657 The Old Emperor Was Unwilling to Give up
However, the truth was that the experts of the Yuan Feng Country were really too strong. Even if these generals had many personal guards with them, they were not confident that they could leave this place safely.
Besides, the Seventh Prince that they sought refuge with had died. This also meant that... They had lost their biggest backer and the chance to improve their position by relying on the prince to ascend the throne. Even if they returned safely, they would still be ostracized by the other princes and their colleagues. It was totally imaginable that they would no longer have the glory they had in the past. Furthermore, because of the Seventh Prince's death, the old prince might condemn them. Their comrades would also not let go of this opportunity to add insult to injury.
It could be said that the moment the Seventh Prince died, their status in the Fengjue Country had plummeted. This was the price of participating in this competition. They had won. Of course, they could win everything. If they lost, there might really be nothing left. Unfortunately, although the competition had not yet reached the end, however, since the Seventh Prince was already dead, they had already lost.
Since they had gone all out to return to the country, there would not be any good results. There might even be the danger of being punished. They might as well surrender. Although the Yuan Feng Country had suddenly become stronger, however, they definitely needed some talents. They could totally find their own place in the Yuan Feng Country.
After figuring this out, one of the generals simply threw away the weapon in his hand. Furthermore, he knelt down on one knee in front of Huang Feng, indicating that he was willing to surrender. When the other generals saw someone taking the lead, they hesitated for a moment. They also threw away their weapons and surrendered to Huang Feng, and the personal guards of the generals did the same thing.
Because of the surrender of the generals from Fengjue Country, the battle in the city ended very quickly. The army of Yuan Feng Country won once again. They took over the city defense and started to maintain the security in the city.
At this point, Huang Feng had already defeated all the troops sent by Fengjue Country. He believed that there wouldn't be too many troops in the country of Fengjue Country. At that time, they only needed to defeat the armies in Fengjue Country. Then... Yuan Feng Country would be able to unify all the countries outside the pass. At that time, he would be able to make money by consolidating the development of these countries. He had not come for nothing. At the same time, he had fulfilled his promise to Princess Qi.
However, Old Emperor from Yuan Feng Country, who was using Huang Feng and New Emperor's software, had secretly made a move when Huang Feng and the previous emperor were fighting outside.
Huang Feng and New Emperor had noticed that Old Emperor seemed to have doubts about New Emperor's identity. However, neither of them killed him. This was also out of pity. After all, ___ wasn't young anymore, and two of his sons had died in a row. Huang Feng and the others had already occupied the throne of the other party, so they could kill him now. It would be too much.
However, the two of them obviously didn't want Old Emperor to give them any more trouble. Therefore, they placed Old Emperor under house arrest. In any case... Old Emperor's health wasn't good either, so it wouldn't be a problem for him to announce to the public that he was recuperating. As long as a period of time passed, Old Emperor, who didn't have much time left to live, would die. There wouldn't be any more troubles.
However, what Puppet Emperor and Huang Feng didn't expect was... Old Emperor wasn't willing to lose just like that. He had indeed suspected New Emperor's identity. As New Emperor's father, he knew his son very well. New Emperor's series of actions had made him notice something unusual.
However, he had already announced that he would pass the throne to New Emperor in public. The power had already fallen into New Emperor's hands. Therefore, even if he had doubts in his heart, he couldn't do anything about it.
Fortunately, not long after that, Huang Feng and Puppet Emperor left the Imperial Palace with their army and went out for an expedition. This gave Old Emperor a chance.
After all, Old Emperor had been the Emperor of Yuan Feng Country for so many years, and he still had some trusted aides in the Imperial Palace. After New Emperor left, he secretly contacted these trusted aides. This allowed him to successfully escape from being imprisoned and regain his freedom.
"All of you have followed Zhen for many years. I hope that all of you can stand on my side and help me this time." Old Emperor looked at the group of people kneeling in front of him and said.
Among these people were the generals of the Imperial Guards. Most of them were eunuchs in the Imperial Palace, and more or less, they had some authority. Because Old Emperor had just abdicated not too long ago, the authority in these people's hands had yet to be handed over. However, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before they became officials. New Emperor would choose a new person to replace them. At that time, the authority in their hands would also be handed over.
It could be said that they were the most unwilling in the entire Yuan Feng Country to see Old Emperor abdicate. It wouldn't do them any good if New Emperor ascended the throne. If they had the chance to retain their power, they naturally wouldn't refuse. They would even try their best.
Because of this, they gathered together the moment they received Old Emperor's order. However, they didn't know what Old Emperor wanted to do.
"I don't know what His Majesty wants us to do." One of the Imperial Army generals said. He didn't change the way he addressed Old Emperor, which meant that he didn't want Old Emperor to abdicate.
It was no wonder that the Imperial Army in the Imperial Palace was the personal army of the Emperor. They were the last line of defense to protect the Emperor, so the generals of the Imperial Guards must be the most important person to the Emperor. Otherwise, if the generals of the Imperial Army were to judge, it would definitely be a fatal blow to the Emperor.
Therefore, if Old Emperor abdicated and New Emperor ascended the throne, the positions of the other eunuchs might not change. However, the position of the Imperial Army commander would definitely be lost. However, New Emperor personally led his troops out to battle the moment he ascended the throne. For the time being, he didn't have the time to adjust the position of the Imperial Army general. However... He could totally imagine what would happen once New Emperor returned. Then, this Imperial Army general would definitely have to change his position.
Therefore, he was unwilling to accept Old Emperor's abdication. This could be seen from the way he addressed New Emperor.
Old Emperor was also very satisfied with the way he addressed this general. Although he was no longer the Emperor, he still liked the way he addressed the Emperor.