Invincible Sixth Prince - Chapter 1: Crossing Over to Become the Sixth Prince

Chapter 1: Crossing Over to Become the Sixth Prince

“Report! Urgent report! A severe locust plague has broken out in Beihuan, and Beihuan has assembled 200,000 iron cavalry at the border. The State Preceptor of Beihuan has personally led an envoy to our imperial capital to request grain, and they will arrive soon!”

“Requesting grain requires assembling 200,000 iron cavalry? That’s a blatant threat to me, the Emperor!”

“Your Majesty, our dynasty has just experienced the rebellion of the Crown Prince, and internally, we are extremely unstable. We cannot afford to go to war with Beihuan again!”

“Decree: Summon all high-ranking officials to the palace for an emergency meeting. Anyone who dares to be late will be punished!”

…

Great Qian Dynasty, the residence of the Sixth Prince – Bibo Courtyard.

Yun Zheng sat alone in the pavilion in the courtyard.

Although he accepted the reality of crossing calmly, he was still a little depressed.

How did he end up crossing over into the body of this useless Sixth Prince?

The key point was that this guy had accidentally obtained a blood letter from the Crown Prince, exposing the Third Prince’s frame-up, and now the Third Prince was after him!

The Third Prince wanted to get his hands on the blood letter and was causing trouble for him every day, trying to kill him at any moment!

As Yun Zheng was feeling frustrated, the several maids in his courtyard were whispering among themselves.

“This useless prince got slapped by the Third Prince yesterday and is still scared to death!”

“He’s already 21 years old, but he doesn’t even have a fief, and among the princes of our dynasty, he’s the only one like this.”

“The Third Prince said he’s a remnant of the Crown Prince’s party, I reckon he won’t live much longer!”

“The sooner he dies, the better! Then we can be transferred to another place…”

The several maids, although they were servants, looked down on Yun Zheng, their master.

The Sixth Prince, Yun Zheng, was only a child born to the Emperor after a drunken night with a palace maid.

His mother didn’t even have a title when she was alive, and was only posthumously granted the title of “Beauty” after her death.

Yun Zheng didn’t have any backing, and he was so cowardly that he basically didn’t fight back or say anything when he was beaten or scolded.

He deserved to be bullied!

Just as the maids were whispering, Yun Zheng suddenly stood up.

Without a backing in the court, he might as well not be in the court at all!

He should go to the border and gain military power!

As a high-achieving student of the Command Department, he was skilled in warfare!

As long as he had military power, whoever became the Emperor would have to look up to him!

He could beat up anyone who didn’t please him!

That’s it!

Having made up his mind, Yun Zheng immediately got up and went to find his cheap father. 

Just as he was about to leave, the Third Prince Yun Li walked in.

“Greetings, Third Prince!”

Seeing Yun Li, the several maids hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.

Unlike Yun Zheng, Yun Li had a deep foundation in the court.

His mother was the highly favored Imperial Concubine, and her family was prominent, with many relatives holding high positions in the court.

Now, with the new Crown Prince not yet determined, Yun Li had a high chance of being appointed.

“Get out of my way!”

Yun Li let out a cold snort and walked straight up to Yun Zheng, his face expressionless as he questioned, “Sixth Brother, why didn’t you pay your respects when you saw me?”

Pay respects?

Screw that! I’ll pay respects to your mom!

You stupid thing!

Just wait till I get my hands on military power, and you’ll be the first one I’ll take care of!

Yun Zheng cursed silently in his heart, rubbing his head as he said, “My body is weak, and I’m still recovering from the slap you gave me yesterday, so please forgive me for not paying respects.”

Yun Li’s expression changed slightly upon hearing Yun Zheng’s words.

That slap yesterday had actually stirred up this useless prince’s temper?

“Sixth Brother, are you blaming me for slapping you?”

Yun Li’s face was still expressionless as he stared at Yun Zheng.

“Do I have to thank you?” Yun Zheng asked back.

“You should indeed thank me!” Yun Li said with a sneer.

“Third brother taught you a lesson for your own good, understand?” 

Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, “I really don’t understand.”

“You’re just a blockhead, of course you wouldn’t understand!”

Yun Li looked at him with contempt, and said with a smile. “The Crown Prince rebelled, and his loyal followers desperately fled to you. If the Crown Prince’s confidants gave you something, but you refused to give it out, you would become the Crown Prince’s accomplice!”

Oh, here we go again!

The previous owner of this body had thought that if he handed over the blood letter, the Third Prince would kill him to silence him, and if he didn’t hand it over, he would be framed as a accomplice of the Crown Prince and still be killed.

Thinking about it, this guy had actually scared himself to death!

Living like a coward, dying like a coward!

“I didn’t receive anything from that person,” Yun Zheng said calmly.

“I think that person was being chased and had nowhere to go, so they came to my yard,” Yun Zheng continued.

Yun Li narrowed his eyes and sneered, “Do you think I will believe it?”

Yun Zheng spread his hands, “Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!”

 Seeing Yun Zheng’s attitude, several palace maids looked like they had seen a ghost.

Oh my god!

This cowardly Sixth Prince was actually daring to talk back to the Third Prince like that?

Had his brain been addled by the slap from the Third Prince yesterday?

Looking at Yun Zheng’s unusual behavior, Yun Li’s face darkened, his voice cold. “Are you determined not to hand over the thing that person gave you?”

“I don’t have anything, what can I hand over?”

Yun Zheng shrugged, “Anyway, I need to go see the Emperor, so I won’t bother with you anymore. If you think I have something, you can send someone to search my place slowly!”

As he spoke, Yun Zheng was about to leave.

He burned the blood letter as soon as he came through, so let him search!

Yun Li’s face changed, and he immediately stopped Yun Zheng, and shouted at the same time, “Guards!”

Upon hearing Yun Zhě’s voice, the guards outside rushed in.

Although these few people were clearly Yun Zheng’s guards from the Bi Bo Courtyard, they were more obedient to Yun Lì’s commands than dogs.

“What do you want to do?” Yun Zheng asked.

Yun Lì sneered, his face cold as ice, “Take this traitor who plotted with the Crown Prince to rebel and throw him into the imperial prison to await punishment!”

Yun Zheng’s eyes narrowed, “You’re trying to frame me?”

“Frame you? I have solid evidence!” Yun Lì retorted.

Yun Lì sneered, his face cold as ice, and looked up at the several palace maids, “You are all people from the Sixth Prince’s side, tell me, is the Sixth Prince not in cahoots with the Crown Prince?”

Facing Yun Lì’s interrogation, the several palace maids hastily nodded.

“Yes, we’ve personally heard the Sixth Prince discuss rebellion with the Crown Prince.”

“The Sixth Prince even said he wanted to find an opportunity to poison the Emperor…”

“Yes, we’ve heard it too…”

The several palace maids immediately turned against Yun Zheng, speaking with conviction.

Yun Zheng listened, his heart filled with killing intent.

These despicable palace maids!

He usually treated them well, not to mention beating and scolding them, he rarely even scolded them. 

It was understandable that they didn’t know what they were going to say.

After all, they were just lowly palace maids.

It was too easy for Yun Li to take their lives.

But to falsely accuse him to his face, that was a classic case of betrayal!

They deserved to die!

“Do you have anything to say for yourself?” Yun Lì asked, looking at Yun Zheng with a self-satisfied expression, then waved his hand, “What are you waiting for? Take down this traitor for me!”

Take down?

I’ll take down your mother!

Yun Zheng was furious, and with a fierce kick, he struck Yun Li’s groin.

Yun Li never expected Yun Zheng to dare do such a thing, and he didn’t even have time to react before being kicked squarely.

Bang!

“Ah…”

A blood-curdling scream echoed throughout the Bi Bo Courtyard.

Yun Lì covered his groin, his face contorted in pain as he fell to the ground.

The palace maids and guards in the courtyard were all shocked and frightened by this scene.

Everyone stood there, stunned, as if petrified.

Good heavens!

This useless Sixth Prince actually dared to kick the Third Prince’s vital parts?

This must be an illusion, it has to be an illusion!

However, Yun Lì’s blood-curdling scream reminded them that this was no illusion!

“Third Prince, how are you?”

“Quick, call the imperial physician!”

As they came back to their senses, the several people rushed forward in a flurry.

“Get… take down this traitor! Ah…”

Yun Lì rolled around on the ground, his face twisted in agony as he shouted.

“Yes!”

The guards received the order and immediately moved to take down Yun Zheng.

“Who dares!”

Yun Zheng let out a loud roar, stopping the guards in their tracks, and shouted, “I am still the Sixth Prince of the current dynasty, how can you dare to lay hands on me? I will go and plead for forgiveness from the Emperor!”

With that, Yun Zheng strode out of the room, his footsteps swift and urgent…