The best ring

The previous time in the hall, Zhao Lun became a laughing stock in everyone's eyes. He knew that at that time, everyone was watching his good show, especially those brothers who were in competition with him!

Now, there is a chance to retaliate, how could Zhao Lun let it go?

"Third... Third brother, what is... in your hand?" Zhao Xuan asked Zhao Lun nervously.

"The imperial edict." Zhao Lun looked at Zhao Xuan with a teasing look on his face: "Why, big brother doesn't know it? I remember that when my father was alive, he issued an imperial edict to big brother more than once. In theory, big brother should be familiar with the imperial edict. Why doesn't he know it now?"

Zhao Xuan stared at the imperial edict in Zhao Lun's hand with his eyes fixed, his face was extremely gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

He naturally knew the imperial edict. As Zhao Lun said, the old emperor had issued an imperial edict to him more than once before. How could he be unfamiliar with the imperial edict?

The reason why he asked that just now was because he didn't want to believe that Zhao Lun could take out the imperial edict at this time, and he didn't believe that the old emperor would leave a will for Zhao Lun before his death!

Even if the old emperor really left a will, it should be given to him!

"Why, my eldest brother still doubts the authenticity of this imperial edict?" Zhao Lun said lightly, and then his face suddenly became serious, and he said to everyone in a deep voice: "His Majesty's will! Everyone accept the order!"

Plop!

As Zhao Lun finished speaking, many people at the scene knelt down subconsciously. Those who did not kneel down at the first time, after hesitating for a while, also knelt down. No matter what the content of the imperial edict was, it was indeed an imperial edict. Everyone had to kneel down in front of the imperial edict.

Everyone knelt down one after another. In the end, only the eldest prince Zhao Xuan and the second prince Zhao Ke did not kneel down.

"Why, the father has just passed away, and the two brothers have already ignored the father?" Zhao Lun held up the imperial edict and said to the two princes in a rather yin-yang tone.

Zhao Ke hesitated for a moment, then knelt down reluctantly. He was now a suspect in the murder of the old emperor. If he showed disrespect to the old emperor at this time, it would be even more difficult for him to prove his innocence, and the people at the scene would no longer believe him.

Everyone looked at the eldest prince Zhao Xuan, whose face kept changing, with resentment, jealousy, and unwillingness!

Plop!

Under everyone's gaze, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan knelt down in front of Zhao Lun, lowering his head. No one saw his expression, but from his trembling body and clenched fists, everyone could guess his mood at the moment.

Zhao Lun looked at the people kneeling in front of him, especially the eldest and second princes, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face.

"The Emperor of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven declares! I know that my time is near and I will not be alive soon. The only thing I can't let go of is this country! After I leave, there must be a prince with outstanding ability to inherit my throne. Among the many princes, the one I am most satisfied with is the third prince Zhao Lun!"

After reading this, Zhao Lun paused, and the smug look on his face became more obvious. Everyone at the scene was also thinking about it.

"I now leave this edict. After my death, the third prince Zhao Lun will inherit the throne. Others must not obey. All ministers must assist the new emperor and help our Yanfeng country!"

After reading it, Zhao Lun slowly put away the imperial edict and said to the kneeling people: "Everyone, you have heard my father's will now. I believe you all know what to do."

No one spoke for a while, and the silence at the scene was a little scary.

Not long ago, the crowd was divided into three camps. Some supported the eldest prince, some supported the second prince, and some remained neutral, but no one supported the third prince Zhao Lun!

Now suddenly there was such an imperial edict to confer the title of the third prince Zhao Lun, and everyone was a little overwhelmed for a while.

Change to support the third prince?

But what about the things that they had secretly discussed before? Moreover, the third prince Zhao Lun was not superior to the other princes in terms of ability or character. When the old emperor was still alive, he had never praised the third prince in public. Now he suddenly wanted to support the third prince as the new emperor, which was unacceptable to everyone.

Then, oppose the third prince's enthronement?

It seems that it is not possible. After all, the content of the imperial edict clearly states that it was the old emperor who let the third prince inherit the throne. How can they not obey the old emperor's order? Isn't that disobeying the order?

Disobeying the order is a capital crime!

"Your imperial edict must be fake!" Just when everyone was hesitating and didn't know how to decide, the eldest prince suddenly shouted and questioned the authenticity of the imperial edict.

Everyone looked at Zhao Lun. Zhao Xuan's words were actually what many of them were thinking at the moment. After all, based on the old emperor's attitude towards Zhao Lun on weekdays, it was not clear that the old emperor was optimistic about Zhao Lun. Now that such an imperial edict suddenly appeared, everyone would doubt it.

"Humph! Don't cry until you see the coffin!" Zhao Lun said coldly, and his right hand shook, and the imperial edict was displayed in front of everyone.

I saw that the imperial edict was stamped with the jade seal at the end of the signature!

Now, no one doubted the authenticity of this imperial edict. Everyone present was an important official in the court. They had received the imperial edict more or less, so they were familiar with the seal of the jade seal.

This seal is real!

This is a genuine imperial edict!

"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Zhao Xuan stared at the seal at the end of the imperial edict and muttered to himself. Even though he saw the seal with his own eyes, he still found it difficult to accept this fact.

When Guan Zhuo pointed his spearhead at Zhao Ke, Zhao Xuan thought he had already won and no one could stop him from ascending the throne.

But now, things have changed. Zhao Lun suddenly rushed out, and the first move was the imperial edict!

Once this move came out, Zhao Xuan was killed without any chance to fight back!

From heaven to hell, there were only a few minutes in between. The huge gap made Zhao Xuan unacceptable.

Zhao Lun sneered at Zhao Xuan, without a trace of sympathy in his eyes, let alone a trace of family affection. He said coldly: "My dear eldest brother, are you going to disobey the imperial edict?"

Disobey the imperial edict?

Zhao Xuan subconsciously looked at Zhao Lun, his eyes a little numb.

The lethality of this word is huge. No matter who it is, if you dare to disobey the imperial edict, it is a capital crime!

More importantly, there were so many ministers present, and they had all heard the imperial edict. Even if he wanted to ascend the throne by force, it would not be legitimate, and he would not be able to sit firmly on the throne. Not to mention, there were many ministers present who did not support him in the first place. It was impossible for him to ascend the throne by force.