Chapter 595 Tangli was framed
Tangli stood where he was, looking at the two Huns coldly.
The Hun chattered a few words and then walked towards Tangli, reeking of alcohol and the stench of mutton, giving off a disgusting smell.
One of the Huns reached out his hand towards Tangli and tried to grab her hand.
But in the next moment, his arm was grabbed.
The woman who grabbed his arm was petite, but she was extremely strong.
The Hun stretched out his other hand and tried to touch her face, but was kicked and was forced to take two steps back.
Seeing this, another drunk Hun man sobered up a little, cursed in Hun language, and rushed towards Tangli.
Tangli dodged to the side, avoiding his large figure.
Another person also pounced towards Tangli.
Tang Li nimbly dodged the two men, took two steps back, and hid in the corner.
At this time, a person appeared in front of Tangli and blocked her behind him. It was Fourteen.
Fourteen raised his head, his eyes flashing with coldness, making his seemingly ordinary face look stern.
These two blind guys actually dared to covet his wife!
Fourteen suddenly threw a punch, hitting the approaching Hun in the face.
The Hun suddenly became angry and cursed, then swung his fist at Fourteen.
Fourteen kicked out, landing on the man's abdomen, and the Hun groaned. Another man's fist was already at Fourteen's face, and Fourteen leaned back, the wind from the fist passing by his face.
The Xiongnu were tall and strong, like wild bulls, but Fourteen was skilled, agile, and ruthless in his attacks.
After a few moves, Fourteen beat the two Huns to the ground, making them roll on the ground and wail in pain!
Tangli glanced at the two men and left with Fourteen.
In the evening, Tang Li told Wei Qing about this matter.
Wei Qing was so angry that he gritted his teeth. What a fellow! How dare he bully his wife!
He really wanted to beat up those two people right there!
"They didn't touch me, so Fourteen gave them a good beating." Tang Li said.
"They must be members of the Hun delegation. They are so arrogant!" Wei Qing said angrily.
During this period, he had suffered a lot of humiliation from the Hun delegation, but this time, they actually set their sights on his wife, which really crossed his bottom line!
"Husband, I'm fine, don't be angry." Tang Li reached out and touched his angular face, comforting him.
Wei Qing's anger dissipated a little, and he leaned his head on her neck and rubbed it obediently.
"When you are confident, you will naturally be arrogant." Tang Li said.
“Haoden Lion opened his mouth wide and asked for a lot of horses and food.” Wei Qing said.
"He wants horses and food. Is it for the Huns or for himself?" Tang Li thought thoughtfully.
Wei Qing said, “Haoden’s mother’s clan controls the royal court, and he himself is deeply loved by the Khan, but the Xiongnu general supports the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince is more powerful. If the Second Prince gets horses and food, perhaps he can fight the Eighth Prince.”
"Husband, do you think the emperor will give it to you?" Tang Li said.
“Zhao Shu and Haoden are mediating to delay time, and the emperor has sent envoys to Chu. If the Qi-Chu alliance fails, the second prince will get nothing. If the Qi-Chu alliance succeeds, the emperor may give in.” Wei Qing said.
Tangli frowned in thought.
If they really gave it to them, it would be very disadvantageous to them.
Haoden is Jinse's man. If Haoden becomes Khan, Jinse will have an extra helper.
If only I could contact Hachioji...
Tang Li was thinking about how to break the deadlock, but unexpectedly, something unexpected happened the next day.
As soon as Tang Li and Wei Qing got up, the servants came hurriedly to report.
"Sir, Madam, someone has come from Prince Rui's Mansion and asked you and Madam to come over!"
What does Zhao Shu want from them?
Tang Li and Wei Qing were both a little confused.
"Go and take a look and you'll know." Tang Li said.
After they put on their clothes, the people from Prince Rui's Mansion urged them to leave, so they didn't even have time to have breakfast and hurried to Prince Rui's Mansion.
After getting off the carriage, the two were led into the main hall by servants.
There were several people sitting in the main hall, including Zhao Shu, the Xiongnu envoy, and several members of the Xiongnu delegation.
As soon as the two appeared, Zhao Shu's gaze fell on Tang Li, with an indescribable emotion in his eyes. He sighed softly, his expression very complicated.
Wei Qing stood in front of Tang Li, blocking Zhao Shu's gaze.
Wei Qing blocked Zhao Shu's gaze, but failed to block another gaze. The man sitting below the envoy, tall and strong, with sharp eyes, swept his gaze over Tang Li with strong aggression and inexplicable hostility.
Tang Li thought, this person should be Haoden.
Under his wolf-like gaze, Tang Li was not afraid at all. He glanced at him and then looked away.
"Your Highness, why did you call me and my wife here so early in the morning? Is there something important?" Wei Qing asked.
Zhao Shu sighed softly, seeming to be in a difficult situation.
"There is indeed one thing I need to confirm with Lord Wu and Madam Wu."
The envoy said coldly: "Bring the man up!"
After a while, a stretcher was brought up, and on the stretcher was a person lying, covered with a white cloth.
There was a man with a bruised face and nose following the stretcher.
Tang Li looked at the man and felt that he looked strangely familiar. Then he looked at the stretcher and suddenly had a bad feeling.
The man with a bruised face and nose suddenly raised his head, pointed at Tangli, and said a lot of words with a red face and eyes full of anger.
After hearing this, the Hun envoy's face suddenly turned cold.
"King Rui, it is now confirmed that the murderer is Madam Wu! People from our delegation were beaten to death in your capital by people from your Great Zhou. What are you going to do?" the Xiongnu envoy said angrily.
After hearing what he said, Tang Li immediately understood the whole story.
The two Xiongnu who had provoked Tang Li yesterday were beaten up by Fourteen, and one of them died. They thought it was Tang Li who had killed him, so they called them over to bring him to justice!
Tang Li thought about the two people rolling on the ground in pain yesterday, and could confirm that they were both still alive.
Now one of them has died...
Tangli pursed his lips, his mind racing.
Yesterday, she thought that the Huns were too arrogant and dared to tease women on the territory of the Great Zhou. Now it seems that they may be deliberately targeting her!
Yesterday I wanted to lure her into taking action, but the real purpose is today!
Now, the emperor wanted to stabilize the Huns, so except for not giving them food and horses, he almost granted all their requests.
The members of the Xiongnu delegation were killed by the Great Zhou. In order to stabilize the Xiongnu delegation, the emperor will definitely severely punish the person who did it and give an explanation to the delegation!
Tang Li thought about Haoden’s hostile look just now, and felt that it was probably from his hand.
He actually used his life to frame her!
Why did Haoden do this?
Provoked by Jinse, and venting her anger?
Tangli had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
"Envoy Rongmu, don't be anxious. There may be some misunderstanding." Zhao Shu said to the envoy.
"The man is dead, how could there be any misunderstanding?!" Rong Mu said angrily, "Killing means paying with one's life! Prince Rui, if you can't make the decision, I will go to your emperor!"
As Rongmu was speaking, he was about to walk out, but was stopped by Zhao Shu.
"Emissary Rongmu, Madam Wu may not have done it on purpose, so she won't have to pay with her life..."
The bruised Hun man spoke twice angrily.
Rongmu said: "My people said that Madam Wu did it on purpose. There is no explanation."
"Emissary Rongmu, please give me a favor and discuss this matter properly. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
Rongmu looked unhappy. He glanced at Zhao Shu, gave him face, and sat down on the chair.
"Madam Wu's father is the great general of our Great Zhou. Paying his life with his life is a bit too much. Is there any other way?"
"Does the general's daughter have special privileges? The lives of us Xiongnu warriors are not worth our lives?!"
"Emissary Rongmu, that's not what I meant. Please calm down first." Zhao Shu said in a gentle voice.
If you didn't know the relationship between Zhao Shu and Rong Mu, you would really think that Zhao Shu was helping her.
But Tangli knew the truth, and he just found it ridiculous watching them acting out.
Tang Li interrupted their conversation, "Prince Rui, Envoy Rongmu, how can you both be so sure that I was the one who murdered them? Yesterday, two envoys from your delegation got drunk and tried to do something bad to me. My guards did fight with them to protect me. However, after the argument, both envoys were still alive. Is it too arbitrary to conclude that I was the one who murdered them based solely on one side of the story?"
"Perhaps this messenger," Tang Li pointed at the bruised man, then at the dead man on the stretcher, "had a grudge against the deceased, so he took the opportunity to kill him and then framed me."
Tang Li continued, "I see this envoy is such a heavy drinker. Perhaps he got drunk and fell to his death?"
Wei Qing said, "According to the laws of the Great Zhou, the murderer is determined based on the fatal wound. We can ask the coroner to examine the wound and determine the cause of death."
"Yes, please ask the coroner to examine the injuries. If the death of the deceased is truly related to me, I am willing to accept the punishment according to the laws of the Great Zhou. If it is not, I do not want to bear the blame."
"Coroner?" Rongmu looked at Zhao Shu in confusion.
"The coroner's duty is to perform an autopsy, determine the cause of death, and dissect the body if necessary," Zhao Shu explained.
Rong Mu glared at Tang Li angrily: "You killed my Xiongnu warrior and even desecrated his body! I will never allow it! No, I want to see His Majesty!"
Rongmu left angrily and Zhao Shu couldn't stop him.
After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Rongmu went to the Imperial Palace.
Zhao Shu sighed softly, "I've almost finished my talks with the Rongmu envoy, and now this has happened. If it affects the peace talks... Madam Wu, you shouldn't have angered Rongmu just now. You should have discussed it properly. Now that it's before His Majesty, it's going to be even more difficult to resolve."
Zhao Shu's words pushed the huge responsibility onto Tang Li.
Wei Qing wanted to see the Hun's body, but was stopped by Zhao Shu.
Zhao Shu gave a look and ordered people to carry the body away.
It was obvious that not allowing Wei Qing to see the body was to pin the crime of murder on Tang Li!
Wei Qing glared at Zhao Shu and tried to push away the person who was stopping him, but his hand was held by Tang Li.
Tangli shook his head at him.
Zhao Shu's action obviously angered her husband.
If her husband acted impulsively and was then charged with stealing the corpse and destroying evidence, that would suit Zhao Shu's wishes.
"Husband, let's go to the palace and report the truth to His Majesty." Tang Li said.
Wei Qing nodded, took Tang Li's hand, and walked towards the gate of the palace.
Zhao Shu looked at their backs and smiled faintly.
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