Chapter 677 The biggest suspect!
"Continue investigating. I want to make sure the answer is correct."
Emperor Zhou Jin pondered for a few seconds, then stared straight at Xiahou Tie who was drinking.
According to his conclusion, the Xiahou family has always been loyal to the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there is no possibility of a traitor!
Therefore, he would not kill innocent people before ensuring the correctness of the answer.
The golden-armored guards left in response.
Zhou Jin examined the shattered golden needle and looked at Xiahou Tie again.
If it can be confirmed that this broken golden needle came from the Xiahou family, then the East County Governor Wu Yingrong may have met with an accident.
Then, if the Xiahou family's intention to rebel is confirmed, he will kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
Thinking of this, he raised his wine glass, stood up and slowly walked down from the dragon throne.
All the civil and military officials in the hall stood up.
Zhou Jin looked around at everyone with a forced smile, then raised his glass and looked at Xiahou Tie, "Are you a member of the Xiahou family?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Xiahou Tie, and I'm Xiahou Xuan's grandson." Xiahou Tie didn't know why Zhou Jin was paying so much attention to him, and hurriedly bowed in response.
"Is Xiahou Xuan very busy?" Zhou Jin asked meaningfully.
"Yes, he is in seclusion, so I am here to congratulate the prince on his wedding on his behalf." Xiahou Tie responded.
"In seclusion?"
Zhou Jin's smile gradually froze. "I sent out the invitations half a month ago. He is deliberately avoiding the joy of my son's wedding!"
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. When my grandfather was refining weapons, he would often enter an uninhabited area, so we had no way to wake him up." Xiahou Tie saw Zhou Jin's anger and felt that something was wrong.
"snort!"
Zhou Jin raised his head and drank the wine in his cup, then pointed at all the guests present and said, "Xiahou Tie, take a look at the identities of everyone here."
"identity?"
Xiahou Tie nodded blankly.
But before he could take a closer look, Zhou Jin continued, "Among the people present, there are three county governors, four princes, as well as the mayors of the major cities and the heads of the families, right?"
"Yes." Xiahou Tie nodded.
"But your Xiahou family sent a small character like you. It's very inappropriate!" Zhou Jin raised his eyebrows.
Xiahou Tie didn't dare to refute.
Ji Keyan, the governor of the Southern Territory, flattered the emperor, saying, "Xiahou boy, you, the Xiahou family, are ungrateful and are intentionally trying to embarrass the emperor. What is your crime?"
"I didn't. Everything I said was true."
If Xiahou Tie didn't argue anymore, I'm afraid the others would vent their anger on him in order to flatter the emperor.
"never mind!"
Zhou Jin suddenly waved his hand, and everyone who was hesitant to try finally shut up.
"Considering that your Xiahou family is the leader of the weapon-refining family, I can forgive your grandfather's disrespect." Zhou Jin stared straight at Xiahou Tie.
Xiahou Tie finally breathed a sigh of relief.
but!
Zhou Jin changed the subject and said, "However, I cannot indulge the Xiahou family like this. I will punish you by making you drink a pot of fine red fruit wine."
Fine wine from red fruits!
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
The raw material of Zhuguo Wine is Zhuguo, which contains spiritual power. It can only be brewed by a powerful person in the ninth level of the Supreme Realm.
A pot of fine red fruit wine is enough to be equivalent to the inner elixir of a supreme demon beast!
You know, if you want to kill a demon beast of the supreme realm and obtain the inner elixir, you need at least two supreme realm masters to work together to kill a demon beast of the same realm!
Therefore, the preciousness of Zhuguo wine is self-evident.
Having said that, the so-called punishment of Xiahou Tie by Emperor Zhou Jin should actually be a reward!
"Your Majesty, the fine red fruit wine is too precious. Xiahou Tie dare not accept it." Xiahou Tie certainly understood the preciousness of the fine red fruit wine. After seeing a servant bring a pot of fine red fruit wine, he hurriedly bowed and shook his head.
"Don't worry and drink as much as you want. After all, your Xiahou family has made so many weapons for the soldiers of the Great Zhou royal family, and you deserve praise." Zhou Jin said with a smile.
Then he picked up the pot of red fruit wine and handed it to Xiahou Tie.
Xiahou Tie was hesitant, but suddenly he saw a broken golden needle in Zhou Jin's hand holding the wine, and his eyes subconsciously shrank.
at the same time.
Zhou Jin also noticed that Xiahou Tie's eyes were deliberately avoiding him when he noticed the shattered golden needle. "What? I personally gave you a glass of wine, and you won't accept it?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Xiahou Tie tried his best to control himself and calm down.
However, he was only at the Solid Dan Realm after all, so how could he withstand the pressure from Zhou Jin, who was at the ninth level of the Supreme Realm?
As soon as he took the red fruit wine in his hands, his body lost its balance and he fell to the ground.
“Crash!”
The fine red fruit wine fell to the ground and shattered, emitting a rich aroma of spiritual wine.
At this moment, the entire hall fell silent.
Xiahou Tie actually dropped the wine given by the emperor himself on the ground!
"Xiahou boy, you don't know the rules at all. You are simply looking for death!" Ji Keyan, the governor of Southern Region, immediately picked up Xiahou Tie from the ground.
"I would like to ask you, on the way to Zhongshan, have you ever met Wu Yingrong, the governor of the Eastern Region?" Zhou Jin took a step forward and approached Xiahou Tie.
"I..." Xiahou Tie was now hesitant.
It was entirely because of his low level of cultivation that he felt uncomfortable all over because of the oppressive aura of the people nearby.
From the emperor's attitude, Xiahou Tie guessed that the emperor had become suspicious of him.
If he refused to admit it, the Emperor might force him to remove his recognition of the Sumeru Ring as his master and check the mid-grade attack artifact Burning Sky Falling Feather that he treasured inside!
By then, the shattered golden needle in the emperor's hand would have found the answer from his Burning Sky Falling Feather.
If he admitted it, he might be executed immediately!
"Your Majesty, Xiahou Tie's cultivation is still shallow. It would be better to remove the pressure first, so that he can calm down and answer Your Majesty's questions." At this time, in the originally silent hall, the barbarian dragon from the barbarian tribe walked over.
His grandson Man Lei has a close relationship with Ye Mu, and even he has received Ye Mu's favor!
Xiahou Tie has a good relationship with Ye Mu.
They are a barbarian tribe called Behemoth, and they often have dealings with the Xiahou family.
If Xiahou Tie encountered misfortune at this time, he must stand up.
"My Lord, what has made you so angry?"
At this time, Xue Qing, the head of Mount Emei, also walked out from the crowd.
She was only at the fifth level of the Supreme Realm, and actually didn't want to stand out now, for fear of incurring the jealousy of the Emperor.
However, if she doesn't stand up, then Luo Luoyi beside her will stand up.
"I just received news that Wu Yingrong, the governor of the Eastern Region, has disappeared near Longhu Mountain."
Zhou Jin put one hand behind his back, looked around at everyone present, and raised the shattered golden needle with his right hand. "However, there is a place near Longhu Mountain that has traces of fighting, and there are also several shattered golden needles."
"Your Majesty suspects that the owner of this golden needle murdered the governor of Wu?" Manlong asked, stroking his beard.
"Now, I can be sure of that."
Zhou Jin said calmly, "Of course, County Magistrate Wu is nowhere to be found, alive or dead, so it's currently impossible to determine whether he's alive or dead. However, the owner of this golden needle is the biggest suspect!"
Everyone remained silent, and you could almost hear a pin drop.
However, Xue Qing, the head of the Emei Sect, said in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, you are wise. Young Master Xiahou's current cultivation level is only at the late Solid Core Realm. How can he face County Magistrate Wu, who is at the peak of the late Void Realm?"
It must be said that Xue Qing's words hit the point, which surprised Zhou Jin slightly.
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