At six years old, Xie Sangning, who should have been the pampered eldest daughter of the general's manor, was sent to the barren Xihan region to freeze to death due to her second aunt's jea...
Chapter 216 The Time Has Come 4
Before he could finish speaking, the newcomer suddenly raised his right hand!
Amidst tens of thousands of gazes, Xie Sangning held the Tiger Tally high!
"Is this...is this the real Tiger Tally? How could it be in the hands of a woman!" The people were completely dumbfounded.
"Does it matter if she is a woman or not? Whoever controls her is the one chosen by the late emperor!"
"That must be General Xie's daughter, Xie Sangning, right?!"
"What! Really? Like father, like son!"
The veteran officials below the altar, especially Xie Zhenting, were terrified when they saw the tiger tally!
That one is the real tiger tally!
Pei Yan's long sword clattered to the ground.
His face was ashen, his lips trembled, and he knew it was all over!
Everything is over!
Xie Sangning! She's back!
"Ten years have passed, you traitor who usurped the throne, murdered your father and brothers, seized power, and relied on your schemes and tricks to sit on this dragon throne for ten years. Have you been able to live peacefully?"
"Do you ever wake up startled in the middle of the night?"
boom!
Parricide?!
Brother murder?!
These two words ignited the crowd once again!
If the fake tiger tally shook the foundation, then the patricide and fratricide completely nailed Pei Yan to the pillar of shame for being worse than a beast!
In the Qing Kingdom, this is a crime punishable by being torn apart by five horses!
The old ministers and nobles below the altar, especially those who had experienced the sudden death of the late emperor and the passing of the princes, instantly changed their expressions!
Pei Yan pointed at Xie Sangning, his finger trembling: "Witch...witch! You're spouting nonsense! You...you..."
"Slanderous accusations?"
Xie Sangning scoffed, "The Tiger Tally is the best answer. If you were truly legitimate, why didn't the late emperor hand over the Tiger Tally to you? Instead, it was sent out and guarded by someone else?"
"Do you really think no one knows what you did back then? Do you really think you killed all the people who knew? You not only poisoned the late emperor, but also killed the three elder brothers who stood in your way! You didn't even spare your infant brother! You massacred the palace, leaving countless corpses! And then, with a forged edict, you seized this dragon throne stained with the blood of your own kin!"
With each word she spoke, Pei Yan's face grew paler.
"You're lying! Evidence! Where's the evidence?!"
Pei Yan attempted a final struggle.
"Evidence?" Xie Sangning sneered. "You want evidence? Fine! I'll make sure you die with your eyes open!"
After he finished speaking, several elderly people, supporting each other, stepped out from the crowd.
When Pei Yan saw their faces clearly, he was so shocked that he took a few steps back and almost lost his balance!
Didn't he kill them?
Xie Sangning quickly answered his question.
"Xie Ji, come out and explain."
Xie Ji stepped out from the crowd, his eyes bloodshot. If he hadn't met Xie Sangning, he might have kept this secret locked in his heart for the rest of his life to protect himself and the safety of these people!
"Your subject Xie Ji greets the young lady!"
The people were dumbfounded. This high-ranking official from Daqing didn't bow to the emperor, but instead bowed to the county princess?
Is the world really about to change?
Xie Sangning nodded, signaling Xie Ji to continue.
"Ten years ago, the late emperor's personal eunuch found me with his last breath, told me the truth, and entrusted these people to me. They are all witnesses to your usurpation! At the same time, he also gave me an inkstone, and hidden inside the inkstone is the real tiger tally!"
“From that moment on, I knew this matter was not simple, and you, Pei Yan, are even more so. But I don’t have the power to confront you, so I can only secretly raise them!”
Everyone was shocked when they heard this!
So the tiger tally was in Xieji before! No wonder he's been playing the fool all these years, never causing trouble or getting involved, like an invisible man.
Pei Yan's eyes were bloodshot. He really hadn't expected that it was the blind spot right under his nose!
The Emperor actually entrusted the Tiger Tally to an official for safekeeping!
But he immediately retorted, "All of this is just your word. If everyone were like you, able to overthrow an emperor without concrete evidence, how would we govern Daqing!"
Xie Sangning interrupted him; she was too lazy to argue with Pei Yan anymore.
Xie Ji immediately took out what was in his pocket and unfolded it in front of everyone.
"This imperial edict in my hand was bestowed by the late emperor! It clearly states that the late emperor was poisoned to death by Pei Yan! And it ordered me, Xie Ji, to take care of these eyewitnesses! Pei Yan, you didn't expect this, did you? The prisoner you killed was a switched one! You were too arrogant, and it was your arrogance that led you to make such a grave mistake."
Pei Yan's face twisted in pain. When he saw those people, he knew he couldn't wash his face off today.
Before anyone could react, he suddenly drew the sword from the imperial bodyguard and plunged it into his own stomach!
He was quick, well-prepared, but Yin Bai, disguised as a eunuch, was even faster. He took a step forward and began first aid; he couldn't let him die so easily.
Pei Yan truly wanted to die a painful death; if he were captured alive, only being torn apart by five horses awaited him!
He clutched his bleeding wound, desperately trying to stop Yin Bai from getting closer, but two imperial guards stepped forward and pinned him down, making it impossible for him to move.
Xie Sangning dismounted and walked step by step to Pei Yan.
"Pei Yan! You traitor who murdered your father and brother, usurped power, deceived the world with falsehoods, and wreaked havoc on the land for ten years! You have tarnished the land of Daqing long enough! Your play should come to an end!"
She suddenly raised the tiger tally in her hand:
"Western Cold Guard! Xie Family Army, heed my command!"
"Traitor Pei Yan! The evidence against him is irrefutable! He will not be tolerated by Heaven and Earth!"
"Give it to me—"
"Drag this disloyal, unfilial, inhumane, unjust, and treacherous traitor who has brought disaster to the country and its people off the throne! Throw him into the imperial prison! Let him await his fate!"
"yes!"
Several fierce, armored knights pounced on Pei Yan, who was lying limp on the ground, like black lightning!
Amidst his pig-like screams and futile struggles, they roughly ripped off his crown and stripped him of his black robes, dragging him down from the pinnacle symbolizing supreme power, like a dead dog!
The dragon robe, covered in dust, rubbed against the jade steps like a rag!
"Traitors, be executed!"
Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly!
moment!
"Traitors, be executed!"
"Long live Miss Xie!!"
"May God bless Daqing!!"
Beneath the altar, Xie Sangning held the tiger tally, his gaze sweeping over the kneeling masses, over the officials with complex expressions of awe or fear, and finally landing on his own father—the Duke of Zhenguo, Xie Zhenting, who stood there dumbfounded, as if the whole world had collapsed.