Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 1151: Chapter 158: Not Long Left to Live

"Uncle, you should think carefully." Prince Dai had never contemplated rebellion, as it was a treasonous act. No matter how arrogant and domineering he was in daily life, he wouldn’t be audacious enough to think about usurping the throne. "Uncle, don’t act on impulse; after all, this is a matter of exterminating nine generations."

Marquis Xuanping looked at Prince Dai and asked, "Your Highness, are you afraid?"

"Uncle, aren’t you afraid?" He was bold, but not so bold as to fearlessly attempt something as monumental as rebellion.

Marquis Xuanping suddenly laughed, "Not afraid. If I don’t succeed, I’ll die trying; sometimes people need to push themselves."

"Uncle, we are not so desperate as to need to rebel." Prince Dai was impulsive in daily affairs, but he would not act rashly in something like this.

"Your Highness, once the collusion between Prince Yue and Prince Han in committing treason is exposed, the Emperor will eliminate you from the candidates for the throne, and you will forever be suspected by him. You should be able to foresee how you will live your life from now on." Marquis Xuanping’s expression turned extremely calm, "In the end, you will still end up on the path of rebellion. So why not rebel now?"

Prince Dai felt that there was some truth in Marquis Xuanping’s words, but he did not immediately agree.

"Uncle, this matter is of great importance, and both you and I need to consider it carefully."

"Your Highness, three days at most." Marquis Xuanping said sternly, "Time waits for no one."

"I understand." Prince Dai could see that Marquis Xuanping was determined on rebelling and advised, "Uncle, you should think it over carefully."

Marquis Xuanping said nothing more and turned to leave.

After Marquis Xuanping left, Prince Dai’s face became extremely grim.

"Is Uncle mad?"

Standing aside, Fu Zhong was also frightened by Marquis Xuanping’s talk of rebellion, "Your Highness, the Marquis really seems to want..." The words "to rebel" were too daring for Fu Zhong to say.

"It seems Uncle has long harbored this thought."

Fu Zhong exclaimed, "The Marquis only considered this because he heard about Prince Yue’s collusion with Prince Han..."

"No, the partnership between my brother and the fifth prince finally provided Uncle with a justified excuse." If Uncle hadn’t been contemplating rebellion for a long time, he wouldn’t have immediately thought of rebelling after hearing about my brother’s cooperation with the fifth prince. "What I don’t understand is why Uncle wants to rebel; Father is not unkind to him."

"Your Highness, this servant believes the Marquis is doing it for you."

Prince Dai was very clear-headed: "Not just for me, but also for himself, and more for the Yu Family."

"For the Yu Family, but isn’t that still for you?" The Yu Family is Prince Dai’s maternal family, so what Marquis Xuanping does for the Yu Family is also for His Highness.

"It’s different; while the Yu Family is my maternal family, I belong to the Zhao Family."

"Your Highness, the Yu Family is your support."

Prince Dai waved his hand to dismiss Fu Zhong; he needed some time alone to think.

Fu Zhong respectfully retreated and instructed others not to disturb Prince Dai.

At this time, in Prince Han’s Mansion, Zhao Yao had already learned of Prince Yue’s collusion with Prince Han in rebellion and also knew about Marquis Xuanping’s instigation of Prince Dai to seize the opportunity to rebel.

"Your Highness, should we advise Prince Dai?"

Zhao Yao waved his hand, "Why advise him? If he doesn’t want to rebel, he will firmly oppose it. If he wants to rebel, no amount of persuasion will work."

Tong Xi asked curiously, "Your Highness, do you think Prince Dai will rebel?"

"He probably won’t now; at this moment, he should be quite afraid, but also a little excited. If he rebels now, he has a fifty percent chance of success. If he doesn’t, he doesn’t know how much chance he has of sitting on the throne."

"So, Prince Dai will ultimately decide to give it a try?"

"That depends on how strong the temptation of the throne is for him." Zhao Yao’s lips curled into an amused smile, "How many people in this world can resist the allure of the throne?"

"Your Highness, you can resist it." Even when the Emperor presented the throne to him, he wasn’t willing to take it.

"How many clever people in this world are there like me?" Zhao Yao instructed, "Have them prepare for Prince Dai’s rebellion."

"Your Highness, you think Prince Dai will still rebel."

Zhao Yao was certain, "Even if he hesitates now, the people around him will keep urging him to rebel; in three days, he will rebel." Moreover, the eighth prince will not allow Prince Dai not to rebel.

Tong Xi suddenly thought of something and was shocked, "Your Highness, if Prince Dai does rebel, then all three princes will be in trouble." He extended three fingers, "Prince Dai, Prince Yue, and Prince Han."

"Originally, it was only Prince Han, but now it is indeed all three." Zhao Yao said indifferently, "Prince Dai and Prince Yue are asking for death themselves; what can be done about it?" The eighth prince’s plan is indeed brilliant, using this rebellion to eliminate all three at once.