Coup exposed.

Pei Jin after his return was busy to his neck. Beside preparing for the final step he was also busy preparing for Yusheng's birthday and the engagement after.

This year she will be celebrating her birthday in capital and he wanted to make it as grand as the emperor's. He had informed his parents of three engagement and the wedding.

The royal couples were over the moon and agreed all the proposals that he had placed to elders. The royal couples thought much better to have one than to have many and suffer like themselves.

Empress was the most excited and started to prepare even though Pei Jin said not to. Currently in harem there were two concubines. One was concubine she previously her dowry girl and her trusted people.

While other was concubine li who after falling of consort mu was very obedient staying farther on her boudoir. The rest of the concubines were serving as servants for having crimes resulting to previous consorts death.

After consort mu was driven out the emperor no longer paid attention to other concubines thus empress was having a very easy and worry free life. The part of consort mu returning was impossible as Yusheng had plans for her.

Pei Jin had already informed his father about the show he had prepared thus emperor was also very free and happy these days.

In the court hall, after some minor discussions they just started to discuss about the next candidate for the prime minister when a man in army uniform came hurriedly saying he had urgent letter.

He was from Qingfengs barrack, the hall buzzed thinking may be war was about to happen. Reading the letter emperor was now looking like a raged lion which stopped the humming and buzzing.

Third prince was in his own world till the emperor raged at him. Making him fearful and confused, but still dare lift his head and ask his raging father the reason.

"Pei Lam you ingrate, how dare you?" Roars the emperor even picking a brush and throwing at his sons head. After this all the courtiers knelt and asks emperor to calm down and not harm his health.

"You unfilial son.. all the years of teaching gone to wind ..ah.. daring to act... putting a well behaved child mask.. fooling zhen.. ah.. good.. good.."says emperor.

Third prince unable to handle the pressure screams "Fuhuang.. Fuhuang.. never had this son done so.. someone is trying to malign this son.. trying to destroy the bond of father and son.. Fuhuang please do not trust these malicious news and person.. trust this son Fuhuang.. "

"Hehe...trust you.. malicious news... hahaha.. you really think Zhen is fool and all the people are fools beside you..

Impudent... beast.. how dare you ask for trust when you have a hidden army behind Zhen?... preparing for a coup with this army... planning to remove Zhen from forceful abdication..

Unfilial to the very core yet you dare to spout the nonsense of bond between father and son. Is this how a bond is secured? By planning to kill ones brothers and father."

Third prince felt as if stricken by the thunder. He questioned inside of how did his old man found about it and feared what would happen to him.

"Why silent now? Even if you bleed to death Zhen has evidence in hand of your army and planning's. You read the letter for all the people know what has zhens son done and prepared for his father" orders the soldier who brought the letter.

With upright posture and strong voice he reads the content "General Lin Qingfeng humbly greets the holy one, a very sad and ugly truth has come to this general. This general had went to Xuzhou for personal matter when heard rumours.

To check the validity of the rumour stayed behind as a normal civilian. After a week found the rumors to be true. The third prince has a hidden villa in the forest of Xuzhou where he is training and raising the army.

Due to some unknown situation they seem to be entering the city often to rob the nobles, snatching ladies and creating havoc on city once in two weeks. This general managing to enter found that they have weapons stacked along with hundreds of mines.

This general also heard the commander about entering the capital and killing everyone including yourself. He was also boasting of how he would be made a great general once third prince seats on the throne.

This general has also found many letters exchanged between him and the third prince and the mu clan. It seems the previous beheaded traitors also had a part played in raising this army. Though hasn't found about previous minister Zhou but his sons definetly are in cahoots to helping in raising the army.

This general also came to learn that the missing amount from the relief fund were used for the rebel army. The weapons and rations previously missing also were given to this rebel army.

Emperor it is undeniable truth that third prince is staging a coup for the throne. As not to let the enemy gain upper hand without your permission, this general with 5000 of best soldiers has managed to subdue the rebel army.

After questioning the commander confirmed that third prince had staged the coup at the end of the year. The plan was to enter the capital in small groups as merchants and labor workers. And third prince would let them inside the palace as eunuchs and servants.

After forcing you to abdicate and passing the throne he was also planning to kill qinwang sheng, Junwang Zhang, fifth and sixth prince leaving none of the males alive.

This general awaits your punishment for acting out of order and for the further instruction on how to handle the rebels."