Chapter 707 Back To Life (Part One)
The new emperor''s enthronement was a big event. All of the civil and military officials had long been
waiting in the Imperial Pce for the new emperor to hold the inauguration ceremony in the Temple of
Heaven. The old emperor had passed away several days ago, but the new emperor was yet to ascend
the throne. Worried as the officials were, the new emperor was, atst, willing to take the throne.
Although it was quite absurd for Prince Matthew''s wife, Harper to be the empress, they had no
choice but to ept the fact for the sake of the imperial court''s steady status.
After all, the empress could be stripped of her status. Once the new emperor had sessfully
ascended the throne, they would find fault with Harper in the future and force the new emperor to drive
her out.
Maxwell thought that things were going so smoothly, but since Franklin had retired, it was very difficult
for him to lower his level and ask Zack. That being said, he was a straightforward man, so he had hard
trouble keeping the words to himself. In the end, he decided to move closer toward Zack.
"Lord Zack, do you feel that the atmosphere is quite dignified today?" Maxwell asked, trying his best to
act natural.
"General, today is the day the new emperor ascends the throne, so the atmosphere is naturally
dignified. After all, this is a very significant event. How could it be not dignified?" Zack replied with a
gentle smile.
You little fox! Maxwell cursed deep inside. As far as he was concerned, Zack was much harder to deal
with than his father. He was such a cunning man, and always performed well whenever he was doing
his job. The people of the Bu n were all cunning foxes, but Zack was more cunning than his father!
"I''m just curious. The Imperial Pce seems to be heavily guarded today."
"Given that the new emperor is about to ascend the throne, no mistake is allowed. Of course, the
pce is heavily guarded."
At that moment, Maxwell really wanted to p Zack across the face hard. ''Why are you acting like such
a cunning fox? Why haven''t you learned from anyone other than your father? That man is so cunning
and slick. Would it kill you to say something and make a guess?
You little fox!'' he screamed in his heart. Then, he was no longer interested in talking to Zack.
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A faint smile appeared on Zack''s lips. "I heard that your wife sumbed to her illness a few days ago."
Maxwell turned frigid, and then responded in a serious tone, "Yes, we didn''t want to disturb others
because it was close to the old emperor''s funeral. And we had her buried peacefully."
Zack gave him a peculiar smile. As for Maxwell, he felt so ufortable seeing his smile, but when he
thought that they supported the same person, he was somewhat relieved. No wonder Zack became
friends with Harper; he was just as heartless and cunning as her.
While the officials were waiting for the new emperor toe out, Lucas, who had already been dead
and buried, appeared out of the blue. Moreover, he brought along fifty thousand soldiers with him to
have the entire Imperial Pcepletely surrounded!
"What the hell!" The minister of the Ministry of Works rubbed his eyes, finding what he was seeing hard
to believe. Then, he pinched the vice minister beside him, which made thetter grimace in pain.
"Prince Lucas hase back to life! Did you see that? Am I right?"
The vice minister replied at once, "My Lord, you are not mistaken. It really is Prince Lucas and he has
come back to life."
The minister didn''t loosen his grip on the waist of the vice minister at all. Instead, he pinched it even
harder and said, "But I don''t feel any pain when I pinch myself. Is this just part of my dream?"
The vice minister almost cried out in pain, "My Lord, since I''m actually the one you''re pinching, you
wouldn''t feel any pain."
Turning his head, the minister realized that he had indeed pinched someone else. He released his grip
immediately and looked at Lucas who was standing outside the gates of the Imperial Pce. "Your
Highness, what are you doing? Why are you leading your men to surround the Imperial Pce? Are
you trying to rebel?"
Lucas snorted with a grim face. These past few days, he had been forced to disguise himself as a
woman and work as the number one prostitute in a brothel. For that reason alone, he had been
depressed enough. "Minister, are you blind? Don''t you see that the army I lead belongs to the
emperor? This is not an act of rebellion. I am merely ridding the emperor of evil ministers!"
Staring at the general in front of the army, the minister asked in surprise, "General Yu, what do you
think you''re doing?"
"Thete emperor had issued an imperial edict that we Regal Guards should obey Prince Lucas''
orders!" the general replied seriously.
"Nonsense! You are the army belonging to the emperor. Shouldn''t you be following the orders of the
heir to the throne instead?" As soon as the minister was done speaking, he realized that something
was quite amiss. The Regal Guards led by General Yu were taking orders from Lucas, indicating that
the previous emperor had chosen Lucas as the heir to the throne. However, Francis apparently had the
testamentary edict in his hands to make him the new emperor. Knowing that, why were the imperial
guards following Lucas'' orders? Could it be... The minister had a vague doubt on his mind that Francis
might not be the legal heir to the throne, but he dared not say it out loud.
"Your Highness, thete emperor has issued a testamentary edict dering that Prince Francis is the
heir to the throne. Now, you are leading your troops to threaten the new emperor, and you are staging a
rebellion and guilt of treason. You should be sentenced to death!" The vice minister stepped forward
and stated since the minister couldn''t say a thing.
Lucas simply snorted and responded, "Thete emperor has issued a testamentary edict dering that
Prince Francis is the heir to the throne? Are you kidding me?"
"All of us have witnessed it with our very eyes. If you don''t believe me, you can ask the officials present
whether thete emperor mentioned that Prince Francis would be the heir," the vice minister blurted
out, ovee by emotions. ''Now, Prince Francis is about to be the new emperor. You''re already
a dead man. How dare you show up just to rebel? Are you kidding?''
"Francis tried to murder my father and even framed Felix. Then, he killed Felix to keep the secret. How
could my father possibly pass down the throne to him?" Lucas'' loud voice, mixed with his internal force,
echoed throughout the Imperial Pce.