You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

Chapter 64 Dealing with the Qin Emperor

After defeating Moku, the capital gradually returned to normal.

The ministers who had fled for fear of being implicated, as well as the crown prince and other princes, returned to the main hall.

At this moment, Ying Tianzong sat on the dragon throne, his face gloomy.

The ministers below all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

The Qin Emperor collapsed and knelt in the center of the hall.

He survived the attack from Dian Wei, but his cultivation was completely destroyed, leaving him a cripple.

At this moment, his hair was disheveled, and his once magnificent dragon robe had been reduced to shreds.

Where was the bearing of a former royal family? They looked like a destitute beggar.

Crown Prince Yingxiao watched this scene with no change in expression, but a hint of joy flickered in his eyes.

Now that Qin Shi Huang's cultivation has been destroyed, he is no longer qualified to be the emperor of Qin.

In this way, as the crown prince, he was the most likely person to inherit the throne.

How could he not be agitated?

"Ying Hongzhi, do you know your crime?"

Ying Tianzong looked at Ying Hongzhi with a gloomy expression and spoke.

"Crime? What crime have I committed?"

Ying Hongzhi gave a bitter smile, but his eyes were incredibly firm; he did not believe he was guilty.

"As the emperor of Qin, his mind was not firm, and he was easily deceived and possessed, almost plunging Qin into utter ruin..."

"Not only that, you can't even tolerate your own son, so how can you possibly tolerate the people of the Great Qin?"

"This emperor has failed miserably!"

Ying Tianzong then revealed Ying Hongzhi's crimes.

If he hadn't been so weak-willed, he wouldn't have been so easily deceived by that magic treasure, and none of the subsequent events would have happened.

"Heh! You're all weak-willed! Isn't all of this your fault?"

"Although I am the emperor of Great Qin, I know that you have never respected me. If all my peers hadn't died, I wouldn't have been the emperor of Great Qin at all!"

"I am the emperor, but I do not have all the power of an emperor. Every major decision has to be approved by you. What kind of emperor am I?"

Ying Hongzhi screamed hysterically.

Hundreds of years ago, a catastrophe occurred in the Qin Dynasty. All the royal family members of Ying Hongzhi's generation, except for him, died suddenly for various reasons overnight.

Anyone with eyes could see that someone was targeting the royal family, but Ying Tianzong sent people to search for a long time without finding a single clue.

In the end, we had no choice but to let it go.

At that time, Ying Hongzhi was the only remaining member of the royal family. He had suspected that Ying Hongzhi was behind it all, in order to eliminate his rival and thus smoothly ascend to the throne of Qin.

However, at that time, Ying Hongzhi had only just reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

Without any powerful subordinates, how could they have killed so many members of the royal family?

In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

At that time, Ying Tianzong was heartbroken, and only one of his descendants remained alive.

No one could accept such a blow.

Therefore, he passed the throne to Ying Hongzhi and returned to the royal ancestral land to devote himself to seclusion, hoping to break through to the Void Refinement stage.

This is why Ying Tianzong, who was not particularly outstanding in any aspect, was able to ascend the throne.

After he ascended the throne, he formed marriage alliances with the three major families of Qin to secure their support in consolidating his rule.

This has led to the situation where the three major families have become too powerful to control.

Over the years, he had been trying to suppress the three major families, but he had only been able to secure his throne with their help, so he couldn't find any reason to take action against them.

This made the three major families extremely arrogant, constantly opposing the royal family and even openly interfering in local government affairs. Ying Hongzhi also wanted to take action against them, but his strength simply did not allow him to do so.

Therefore, after learning that Yincheng had sent people to wipe out the Qi family, his reaction was complicated; he was both excited and jealous.

Because Ying Chen accomplished what he himself had failed to do.

That's why he wanted to take over Ying Chen's military power, use that army of 20 men, all of whom were at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, to wipe out the other two major families and truly achieve the supremacy of imperial power.

But to his surprise, his plan fell apart before it even began.

He never expected that the extraterrestrial demon would possess him.

"Hmph! In the end, isn't it all your fault? If you had secured this throne through your own strength, there wouldn't have been any issue with those three great families. Wasn't it because you wanted to take a shortcut?"

Ying Tianzong snorted coldly and spoke.

"So be it! The victor is king, the loser is villain! I have lost, and I accept it!"

"You decide how you want to deal with me!"

At this moment, Ying Hongzhi was already disheartened. His cultivation had been destroyed, and he was now a cripple.

He's definitely not going to get the throne.

Upon hearing Ying Hongzhi's words, Ying Tianzong turned to look at Ying Chen, seemingly asking for his opinion.

Ying Chen noticed Ying Tianzong's gaze, took a few steps forward, bowed, and said, "Although Father Emperor has made a mistake, fortunately it did not cause too much damage. Considering that he has made contributions to Great Qin, let him spend the rest of his life in the royal mausoleum!"

Upon hearing Ying Chen's words, Ying Hongzhi raised his head in surprise.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Despite his hostility towards Ying Chen, Ying Chen was willing to risk his life.

Although he spent the rest of his life in the imperial mausoleum, at least his life was spared.

But little did he know that Ying Chen did this simply because he didn't want to bear the infamy of patricide.

With so many people here today, if word gets out that he killed his father, it will be extremely detrimental to him.

If there were fewer people, they might not have let him off the hook.

Hearing Ying Chen's words, Ying Tianzong nodded in satisfaction.

This is the successor that the Qin Dynasty is satisfied with.

He possesses the means, the vision, and the strength—he's practically the perfect successor!

"Since the Prince of Liang has pleaded for you, then you shall be exiled to the imperial mausoleum to live out your remaining days!"

Ying Tianzong waved his hand and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, two armored soldiers rushed in from outside the door.

They lifted their former emperor up on either side and carried him outside.

After Ying Hongzhi left, Ying Tianzong withdrew his gaze. Now that Ying Hongzhi's matter had been dealt with, it was time to move on to the next item.

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Now, depose Ying Hongzhi from his position as Emperor of Qin! Elect a new Emperor of Qin!"

He glanced at the ministers below and said in a deep voice.