Chapter 202: The Court is Over

Emperor Fengwu's eyes swept over the evidence one by one.

After a while.

Her face turned pale, and she angrily threw a stack of papers back onto the tray held by the palace servant:

"Take him down and let these people see what they are protecting! If anyone dares to ask for mercy again, I will punish her."

After saying this, Emperor Feng Wu narrowed his eyes coldly and ordered in a cold tone:

"Duke Qi Xian abused his power for personal gain, bought and sold court positions and embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. The evidence is now irrefutable, but I consider that he has served the country for more than ten years, so I will give him a lighter sentence."

"Zhuo will be stripped of his Dukedom of Qi from today, and his entire clan will be exiled to the border town of Lingzhou as slaves. In addition, Qi Fengjun has such a mother and family virtue that is unworthy of the position, so he will be deposed from his Fengjun position and banished to the cold palace."

Duke Qi was struck by lightning when he heard this.

She shook her head in disbelief, ran over quickly, took the evidence sent by the palace servant, and flipped through it again and again.

See that the evidence is indeed complete.

Duke Qi's eyes turned desperate and terrified. He walked to the center of the hall with difficulty, then knelt down slowly as if exhausted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

Emperor Feng Shu glanced at her indifferently, waved to the imperial guards outside the palace without saying a word, and ordered:

"Drag him away."

As soon as he finished speaking, several imperial guards rushed into the hall, grabbed Duke Qi's arms, and dragged him out of the Fengtian Hall.

On the edge.

Lu Shengling glanced at the Duke of Qi who was being dragged away with his head lowered and without saying a word. His eyes were slightly closed under the mask, and his long eyelashes concealed the deep meaning in his eyes.

…………

In recent days, the news that Duke Qi and Qi Fengjun were convicted of crimes has spread all over the capital. Not only are ordinary people watching the fun, but officials who used to be her subordinates are also trembling with fear and secretly discussing finding other backers.

Su Mansion.

Everyone in the Su family gathered together. Su Yuan dismissed the servants, looked at his father and husband with a serious face, and whispered:

"I've been on sick leave for a few days, and it's time for me to go to court. I'm worried about something when you're not at home during the day."

Song Yuezhong was sensitive and knew a lot. Upon hearing this, his eyes moved and he guessed:

"But is it related to Duke Qi?"

Su Yuan nodded and said in a serious tone:

"If the Duke of Qi doesn't die, there will be a counterattack. I guess something big will happen in the capital soon, and I am considered a favorite of His Majesty, so I will be the first to be affected."

"In order to avoid any accidents, I want to find a safe place for you to move to and hide away until the trouble is over."

Father Su tightened his grip on his granddaughter and said worriedly:

"Yuanyuan, have you chosen a place? Since we are going to avoid disaster, we have to do it quietly. Since we have a large family, it would be best to choose the capital."

Su Yuan looked up at the slightly gloomy sky outside the door, hummed softly, and replied:

"My daughter has chosen the Wanfo Temple. Tomorrow, father will bring the Meng family with him. I have already discussed it with the Fifth Prince in advance. You will stay in the back mountain."

After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Song Yuezhong who was sitting below her and gave him a veiled instruction:

"There are Feng Shu's 3,000 Fengyu Army guards there, but for safety's sake you should transfer some more people over there."

Song Yue nodded, "Okay.

…………

Half a month passed in a flash.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the bright moon was half-hidden by idle clouds. The uneven and low-hanging clouds floated unsteadily, and the ground was flickering with light and darkness, and the shadows of the clouds were heavy.

North city gate.

It was past curfew.

The double doors that should have been closed were open, and Wang Ying, who was in charge of guarding the north gate, no longer had his usual arrogant attitude.

She slightly bent her waist, made a gesture of invitation to the middle-aged woman in front of her, and said with a smile:

"Duke Qi..."

Halfway through the conversation.

Wang Ying realized that he had made a mistake and said "Pah" twice, then changed his words:

"Sir, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

The Duke of Qi did not answer immediately. He turned around, looked at the huge army outside the city gate, raised his hand and waved slowly.

She tilted her head slightly and leaned closer to Wang Ying's ear, her eyes filled with murderous intent mixed with a hint of excitement, and she curled her lips and said:

"Well done. If it weren't for you, it would have taken a lot of effort. Humph, you will definitely get the benefits tonight."

Wang Ying chuckled, "Yes, yes. I would like to congratulate you in advance."

Duke Qi looked at the private soldiers who kept entering the city, raised his chin slightly, and said with a hint of contempt:

"Go, follow my private soldiers to attack the palace. Wait and cut off Emperor Fengwu's head. I, no, I will reward you with a great general. It is better than you being a watchdog for Emperor Fengwu."

Wang Ying was overjoyed, "Thank you, General."

The Duke of Qi snorted and laughed, and adhering to the principle of capturing the leader first, he led his private soldiers numbering more than 10,000 people towards the palace.

Half an hour later.

The second gate of the imperial palace is on the Mingyangmen city wall.

Su Yuan looked indifferently in the direction of Xuanzheng Gate.

A sea of soldiers broke through the palace gate and rushed in. The Duke of Qi, who was in the lead, proudly commanded the soldiers and shouted in a long voice:

"Kill! Break open the second palace gate and take the head of Emperor Fengwu."

A group of soldiers behind him echoed with great vigor:

“Kill, kill!”

Along with the shouts of charge, a large number of Lu family soldiers armed with bows and arrows suddenly emerged from the empty palace walls, and their sharp arrows flashing with cold light were aimed at the Qi public and private soldiers below.

The bow was fully drawn, and sharp arrows pierced the air and whizzed past. In an instant, swords and arrows collided, and screams were heard everywhere.

Blood and flesh were flying everywhere, and arrows like a rainstorm pierced through the armor. The air was filled with an increasingly thicker smell of blood, and the ground was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river.

The Duke of Qi was hit by an arrow in the chest and was half-kneeling in the middle of a pool of blood. He looked around at the corpses around him expressionlessly and saw that the private soldiers he had trained for many years were wiped out in one day.

There was a flash of crazy fire in her eyes and she let out a series of creepy laughs, as if she had lost her mind and fell into a state of madness.

The voice was shrill, and he looked up and shouted at the city wall:

"Haha——, Emperor Fengwu."

"If you come out, the Duke will kill you. This world will soon belong to my Qi family. It all belongs to my Qi family, uh, uh..."

Before the Duke of Qi could finish his words, a sharp sword shot out from the direction of Mingyang Gate and pierced her throat at high speed.

Seeing this, Su Yuan slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at Emperor Fengwu standing in front of him, and said slowly:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Duke Qi and his private soldiers have been destroyed. We have finished playing this game of chess in the court."

Emperor Fengwu tilted his head and stared at the longbow in his hand with deep eyes. He snorted and laughed, and his tone was drawn out and slow:

"Yeah, it's over."