Chapter 490 Uprising

Some scholars got together and wrote in blood, denouncing Qin Peiyuan's evil ambitions.

Some storytellers even compiled a script overnight and told it in teahouses, accusing Qin Peiyuan of unforgivable crimes.

Some passionate people had already gathered at the gate of the imperial palace, making a lot of noise and cursing Qin Peiyuan for being so heartless...

These words quickly drifted into the palace with the wind.

Floated into Qin Peiyuan's ears.

Qin Peiyuan was in the palace supervising the preparations for the coronation ceremony and trying on the dragon robe that had already been made. When he heard He Wen report these things, he threw the teacup he had just picked up to the ground.

The teacup broke into pieces and the tea spilled all over the floor.

"Your Highness, please calm down." He Wen hurriedly picked up the broken porcelain pieces and tried to dissuade him.

"These people are as annoying as flies. How can I calm down my anger?" Qin Peiyuan's face turned red, and his voice was a little hoarse because of shouting so loudly.

"Your Highness." Wu Qi bowed, "Some people are just doing evil things under your nose. Your Highness really doesn't need to worry about their actions."

"Those scholars who have read a lot of pedantic articles think they are well-versed in the classics and can cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern the country and bring peace to the world, so they point fingers at the entire court. In fact, they are just barking wildly."

"If Your Highness feels that these people's voices are a bit too noisy and disturb Your Highness's peace, I will swat the flies for Your Highness and smooth the tongues of the world."

Qin Peiyuan was angry. After hearing what Wu Qi said, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Just do whatever you want."

Such a trivial matter is really not worth his personal attention.

"Yes." Wu Qi understood and got up and went out.

The wind and snow had not stopped yet, and a group of people and horses drove out of the palace gate in a hurry and stopped in front of the scholars gathered outside the palace gate.

Wu Qi and others who were riding on tall horses, with a condescending and arrogant attitude, glanced at those scholars who were not afraid of the severe cold and were shouting and cursing with red eyes.

There was murderous intent in his eyes.

However, those scholars and students did not show any fear. Instead, they took a step forward, as if they were ready to challenge Wu Qi and others.

Wu Qi sneered and waved his hand.

The guards behind him immediately stepped forward, holding their swords high.

The blade glowed with a sinister cold light, which was frightening.

"Do you really think you can cover up the world like this..."

The leader's words suddenly stopped, and the head that was originally connected to the body flew out almost in an instant.

The bright red blood sprayed a line in the air and fell all over the snow.

The white snow and the red blood are shocking.

The headless body stood for a moment before staggering and falling down, even twitching for a moment on the snow...

Such a tragic situation made everyone present exclaim in shock.

Some people turned and fled, some knelt down and cried for the dead, and some became even more emotional, denouncing Qin Peiyuan's cruelty...

The guards didn't care what the scholars were doing. They just swung their swords and chopped at those people.

Scream, wail, scream...

More and more people fell in a pool of blood.

The guards became more and more bloodthirsty, and anyone nearby, whether they were scholars or not, or whether they were cursing or shouting at the palace gate, were hacked to death.

At the same time, a large number of guards patrolled the streets. If they heard anyone discussing state affairs or making any disrespectful remarks about Qin Peiyuan, they would execute them on the spot without asking any questions. They would then drag the bodies to the mass grave outside the city and leave them to be eaten by wild beasts.

Killing and blood became the most common things in the capital. The bloodstains on the ground could not be washed away due to the cold weather and the freezing of water, so they could only freeze into ice with the snow.

Such blood ice can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of the capital.

The people in the city were frightened and even more afraid of the disaster, so they simply closed their doors and stayed at home.

For a while, the capital city, which should have been bustling and lively at the end of the year, was as silent as a ghost town. Only at night when the guards' patrols were relaxed did the people dare to go out quietly and buy and sell daily necessities from each other.

Such days are terrifying and even more infuriating.

But eggs cannot beat stones. They were just ordinary, unarmed civilians and could not fight against the guards and soldiers who were armed with weapons.

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If only someone could rise up at this time and drive Qin Peiyuan away...

Such thoughts arose in the hearts of the people in the capital, and were also mentioned in the hearts of the people in other provinces, and they were silently repeated to God many times every day.

I don’t know if it was because too many people had such thoughts and God showed his wisdom, or because Qin Peiyuan’s tyranny was unbearable, some local officials gathered together, gathered the yamen runners and the military force, and prepared to go to the capital to attack Qin Peiyuan.

But to send troops, you need a leader.

Local officials were equal and held similar positions; no one could bow to the other, and since they believed they were not capable of commanding so many troops, they did not compete for the position of leader.

After everyone discussed, they secretly contacted and rescued the King of Yue, who claimed to be bedridden but was actually under house arrest by Qin Peiyuan. They wanted to lead the attack on Qin Peiyuan.

"How can I be qualified to handle such an important matter..." Qin Lingshu was terrified when faced with the suggestions of the crowd.

"Prince Yue, please don't refuse." Prefect Wu of Gulin Mansion said, "Prince Yue is highly respected and has a very high reputation among the people. He is also Qin Peiyuan's uncle. It is better for Prince Yue to lead the army."

"That's right." Others echoed.

Qin Lingshu has been in charge of shipping, overseas trade and envoy diplomacy for many years, and his abilities are obvious to all.

Qin Lingshu was silent again after hearing this. After a long while, he said, "Yuan'er is my nephew. Although he was a bit domineering in the past, he is not a bad person. Times have changed. I never thought that he would do such a rebellious thing, and even asked me to punish him personally..."

After another sigh, Qin Lingshu clenched his fists and said, "No matter how much I care about the relationship between uncle and nephew, as a member of the royal family, I cannot bear to see the foundation of the country left by my ancestors destroyed by Yuan'er."

"For the sake of the country and the people, this king can only do this thing of sacrificing his own family for the sake of justice!"

Hot tears rolled down Qin Lingshu's eyes, and he knelt on the ground. "Ancestors, I am an unfilial descendant of Qin Lingshu. I am now trying to harm my nephews, but I have no choice but to do so for the sake of my country. I hope that you can understand. When this matter is settled and my country is stable, Qin Lingshu will personally go to the underworld to apologize to you!"

The voice was sad, and it seemed even more desolate and lonely in this cold winter day, which only made everyone's eyes warm. - Hint, there is a game, there are illusions, there are sacrifices but not many, and seeing is not believing

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(End of this chapter)