Chapter 81 The Charlatan National Preceptor Was Captured by the Dark-Faced Tyrant 39

The ministers underestimated the extent of Xie Hanzhou's violence.

By the time Xie Hanzhou had calmed down a bit, his own emperor had already been beaten so badly he was unrecognizable.

His face was swollen like a pig's head, covered in bruises, and his body was covered in blood and gore; it was a gruesome sight.

King Cheng, Qin Weicang, then spoke up for his elder brother, saying, "Isn't it somewhat inappropriate for His Majesty of Li Kingdom to beat His Majesty of our Kingdom to this extent?"

Xie Hanzhou directly transferred his hatred to Qin Weicang.

"I heard you are the King Cheng of the neighboring country? What are those two characters? Could it be the same as the King Cheng of the victorious and the vanquished?"

Qin Weicang could no longer maintain his composure.

What's wrong with Xie Hanzhou? Why is he talking so harshly, like he's deliberately stabbing him in the heart?

"Xie Hanzhou, you need to understand one thing: this is Lin Kingdom, not your Li Kingdom. Aren't you afraid of being so arrogant...?"

Xie Hanzhou raised his eyes and glanced at the minister who had just spoken. "So what? Do you think you can control me?"

After saying this, Xie Hanzhou dragged the tyrant, who was about to sneak away, back and beheaded him with a single sword stroke.

The scene erupted in screams.

Qin Weicang felt the timing was perfect, so he turned his back and rummaged around, eventually pulling out a tiger tally from under his underwear.

"The tiger tally is here! Men, follow me to kill the Emperor of Li and avenge my elder brother!"

Qin called out to Cang, but no one paid any attention to him.

He thought no one had heard him, so he repeated it, only to receive the same answer as before.

He looked at the military officers and ministers in disbelief, "What exactly is going on, gentlemen?"

The military officer clasped his hands in a salute to him, gesturing for him to look at his tiger tally. "Your Highness, your tiger tally is fake."

King Cheng did not believe that his tiger tally was absolutely genuine.

Until he saw the inscription on the tiger tally: "The victor is king, the loser is villain; in the end, he will never truly be king."

Qin Weicang: "..."

He had a hunch that Xie Hanzhou had stolen and replaced the tiger tally, but how could that be?

His tiger tally was hidden in such a secret place that no one but himself knew how it had been stolen and replaced.

Qin Weicang carefully recalled the unusual events of this period and finally pinpointed them to his favorite concubine, Jian Xi.

Only she was unusual today, actually taking the initiative with him during the day...

It must have been around that time that she discovered and replaced the tiger tally.

Qin Weicang cursed inwardly, then turned his attention to Xie Hanzhou, saying, "What are you waiting for? That's the Emperor of Li Kingdom. The Tiger Tally was obtained by Li Kingdom spies."

The ministers remained unmoved.

At this moment, Qin Zheng kindly stepped in to defuse the situation, saying, "Uncle, you are overthinking it. I will not let the Tiger Tally fall into the hands of the people of Liguo. Besides, the Tiger Tally was not originally made by His Majesty of Liguo."

Qin Weicang: You think I believe you for a second!

No one would believe that I said that.

Anyone with eyes can see that this Crown Prince is cooperating with Emperor Xie Hanzhou of the Li Kingdom.

This was something the ministers had guessed long before the wedding banquet even began.

Before the wedding banquet began, Qin Zheng visited the generals with the still-warm tiger tally. The generals recognized the tiger tally and naturally sided with him.

Therefore, the only ones kept in the dark about tonight's wedding banquet are the foolish emperor and King Cheng.

King Cheng was trembling with rage. "Qin Zheng—you actually cooperated with the Li Kingdom to kill your father for the throne! You are utterly rebellious and unworthy of being a son!"

Qin Zheng covered her lips with her folding fan and chuckled, "Royal Uncle, which eye of yours saw me commit patricide?"

"I am also heartbroken by my father's death! But I cannot offend the entire Li Kingdom for the sake of my father alone, can I?"

"Someone like my royal uncle, who once held military power, should understand my good intentions, right? After all, the military strength of the Li Kingdom is not to be trifled with, and with my father passing away at this time, the kingdom is leaderless. If we were to launch an attack on His Majesty of the Li Kingdom now..."

"It is possible that the Li Kingdom will send troops to attack the country. When the Li Kingdom's army is at the city gates, the people will be displaced. This is probably something that Father Emperor would not want to see."

At this point, Qin Zheng squeezed out two crocodile tears from the corners of her eyes, her eyes reddened slightly, and she lowered her head, trembling slightly.

Qin Weicang was almost driven mad by him.

He'd said both nice things and mean things; what else could he do?

"Qin Zheng, you!"

Qin Zheng slightly raised her eyes, her gaze towards Qin Weicang cool. "But what exactly is the purpose of your actions, Imperial Uncle, in slandering me, the Crown Prince, when Father Emperor passed away?"

Before Qin Weicang could speak, the ministers who had already received Qin Zheng's orders pointed at Qin Weicang in terror, "Could it be, could it be that His Highness Prince Cheng..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was waiting for someone to pick up where he left off!

One of the ministers suddenly realized something and slapped his forehead, blurting out, "Could it be that His Highness Prince Cheng intends to raise an army and rebel?"

After saying that, he covered his mouth in terror and shrank behind a military officer.

"Indeed, now that I hear what Lord Yang said, His Highness Prince Cheng has always held considerable military power. If the Tiger Tally hadn't been lost, His Majesty's passing now would have been extremely advantageous for him!"

"That's right, that's right! No wonder His Highness Prince Cheng has been unwilling to relinquish military power for so many years; so that's what he was thinking!"

"After all, it's the throne; who wouldn't want it?"

Under the "imagination" of the ministers, Qin Wei Cang was unable to defend himself.

"You! You're all in cahoots! Don't forget, Xie Hanzhou and the others were brought into the palace by Qin Zheng. Isn't he the most suspicious one? Besides, he's holding the tiger tally that rightfully belongs to me!"

The ministers looked at Qin Zheng again, still undecided.

Unexpectedly, Qin Zheng was more agitated than anyone else. "Qin Weicang! The Tiger Tally is not yours! It belongs to Father Emperor. I never imagined that Father Emperor entrusted it to you out of trust, yet you treated it as your own private property!"

"According to you, does that mean the soldiers of my neighboring country have become your Qin Weicang's private army?!"

"What you're doing is no different from rebellion! Besides, my position as Crown Prince will not change, so why would I plot against my father like you?"

Qin Zheng's voice was firm and resounding, and the ministers were once again awakened by his words.

"That's right. His Highness the Crown Prince is rightfully the rightful heir. When His Majesty passes away, His Highness the Crown Prince will rightfully ascend the throne. But His Highness Prince Cheng, why were you so agitated just now? What else could it be but a rebellion?"

"It is true that I rebelled, but it is also true that Qin Zheng wanted to kill his father!"

Qin Zheng's face showed surprise, resentment, and confusion. "Qin Weicang, you finally admit it. Father Emperor treated you well, so why did you usurp the throne?!"

Qin Weicang: Qin Zheng, you son of a bitch @＃*&……

Qin Weicang was completely speechless.

It's true that he wanted to rebel, but it's also true that Qin Zheng wanted to kill her father!

Why doesn't anyone believe him?

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite!"