Chapter 995 Be good, or die
After leaving the palace, Prince Ji had been wondering how Xiao Yan planned to suppress the disturbance in the post house. However, he never imagined that what he meant by sending the Black Armor Guards there was that he would wait until the people in the post house made trouble again and then directly let Wu Kui and others lead people to surround the post house.
As soon as the people from Beiling, Xijiang and Southern Qi started fighting, the Black Armored Guards broke in.
Several people who took action chopped off their heads and hung them in the front yard of the post station. The person who led the riot was taken to the criminal department. Faced with the blood all over the floor of the post station, everyone, whether it was the people from Western Xinjiang who had caused the most trouble, or the envoys from Beiling and Southern Qi, all stopped moving at once.
Wu Kui stood in the inn and said to the stiff-faced people opposite him:
"You are all honored guests of the Great Wei, and no one should be harmed. However, recently there have been people who have tried to annoy your majesty by disturbing you."
"Our Majesty is the most hospitable and has specially sent us here to help you resolve your worries. We hope you will all feel comfortable and happy here and experience the hospitality of the Great Wei. Of course, if you feel that this place is not comfortable enough, you can also let His Majesty know, and His Majesty will let us find other places for you to ensure that you are satisfied."
Everyone present: "..."
Prince Ji stood aside, looking at the bloody sword in Wu Kui's hand and listening to his words. Even though he was mature and prudent, he couldn't help but remain silent.
Is this other thing to be removed the prison or the underworld?
Their emperor was almost about to order someone to hold a sword against the man's neck to threaten him.
Be good, or die.
After Wu Kui and his men retreated with the Black Armored Guards, the corpses hanging in the courtyard were still dripping with blood. The pungent smell of blood made everyone else in the courtyard look unhappy, but no one, whether they were from Xijiang, Beiling, or Nie Xuan, the emperor of a country, dared to make trouble again.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Wei is truly difficult to fool." After the Southern Qi delegation returned to their residence, someone said to Nie Xuan, "We originally thought we could use the men of Beiling and Xijiang to test the Emperor of Wei, but we never expected him to actually order his men to take action."
When they came to Beijing, they didn't bring many people with them to show their "sincerity", and there were only a few good fighters among them. But today they lost several of them at once, and several civil servants who cursed were directly arrested. The Emperor of Wei really didn't follow the rules when he took action.
Nie Xuan's expression was cold: "If he was so easy to fool, how could he have come this far?"
Xiao Yan is not the former Emperor of Wei, nor is he someone who cares about reputation and the eyes of outsiders. He seized power and has been killing people ever since then. Every step he takes is ruthless and merciless. If he cared about the eyes of others and cared about reputation, he would have died long before he seized power.
Nie Xuan touched his broken arm, his eyes filled with gloom: "Take our people back, so as not to anger the Emperor of Wei."
"But Your Majesty, we haven't yet learned about the weapon that the Wei Dynasty used against Beiling."
How many people were watching the battle between Wei and Beiling. The Wei Dynasty was able to defeat Beiling because of Xiao Yan's amazing strategy, but the shocking sound that killed the Beiling army outside Luoyan Pass that day also shocked the whole world. Their visit to Wei this time was not for congratulations, but to test the Emperor of Wei to find out about this thing, which was the more important thing.
It’s a pity that the spies they sent before were all caught because of Lu Zhinian’s relationship, and the people who sneaked in later didn’t get any clues at all.
The Southern Qi court official whispered, "Those people did it secretly, and with Your Majesty present, no one should notice..."
"That was before."
Nie Xuan said coldly, "I ordered you to secretly provoke the people of Beiling and Xijiang to cause chaos in the posthouse to attract attention. But now Xiao Yan has suppressed everyone in one fell swoop. I'm afraid he used such a drastic measure because he noticed something and is killing the chicken to scare the monkeys to warn us."
"If you don't stop now, I'm afraid all of us will be trapped in this Wei Dynasty and unable to leave."
The courtier said, "How is that possible? We are the envoys from Southern Qi, and you are the ruler of a country."
"So what?"
What about the delegation and the Emperor of Southern Qi?
If Xiao Yan really killed them, at most there would be another big battle, but once these people's lives were gone, they would be dead for real.
Nie Xuan said in a deep voice, "Do as I say. That thing is extremely powerful. The Great Wei will be guarding it very strictly and will not let anyone else get the news easily. First, withdraw all the people you sent out. Those who cannot be withdrawn will hide where they are. Wait until after this Wei Dynasty Palace Banquet to find another opportunity."
Xiao Yan had warned him once before when he had conspired with others to plot an assassination, which nearly caused him to lose the city and be assassinated. Now that he was in Wei, he did not want to really anger Xiao Yan and break up with him.
Some things don't need to be rushed. He is still young and is never afraid of waiting.
If one or two days doesn’t work, then one or two years.
Dripping water wears away stone, and he will always find an opportunity.
The officials of Southern Qi fell silent after hearing this.
Compared to the deliberate actions of Southern Qi, Beiling and Xijiang were obviously more frightened. Both sides surrendered after being defeated, fearing that they would anger Xiao Yan and suffer a thundering disaster.
After that day, the three delegations in the post station enjoyed unprecedented harmony. After the news of what the Black Armor Guards had done spread, everyone in the court remained silent. No one dared to speak out about the emperor's cruelty. Even the people from the Censorate, who were the ultimate authority, did not dare to speak up for the members of those delegations.
Everything in the court remained normal, except that the trivial memorials delivered to Xiao Yan's desk every day decreased sharply, and even the trivial nonsense in the morning court was much less.
It seemed as if overnight, all the officials in the court became smart and capable.
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On New Year's Eve, the palace began to worship ancestors early in the morning.
All the officials in the court gathered outside the Taimiao. When they saw Nie Xuan, Beiling County Prince Hu Baoxian and others who were also standing outside the Taimiao to "watch the ceremony", everyone was stunned.
"Why are they here?"
Liang Guangyi was wearing official uniform, and the cold winter weather made him unable to help but gather up his sleeves. He glanced at the unfamiliar people opposite him, and asked Prince Ji who was standing beside him: "Your Majesty is offering sacrifices to the ancestors. It is a solemn matter and no outsiders should be present." What's more, the person present was the emperor of another country.
They were offering sacrifices to the ancestors of the Great Wei, so could they ask Nie Xuan and the others to follow suit and pay their respects?
Prince Ji held his tablet and rolled his eyes: "How would I know?"
Cao Dejiang looked at him and asked, "Isn't it the prince who is in charge of receiving the envoys?"
Prince Ji said expressionlessly, "I am in charge of this matter, but today it was His Majesty who personally invited them to come and observe the ceremony."
Cao Dejiang & Liang Guangyi: "..."
Watch the ceremony?
What kind of ritual is this when it comes to ancestor worship?
Both of them frowned slightly, their faces blank as if they had vaguely sensed something was wrong, and the court officials standing behind them who had heard the previous conversation also looked puzzled.
It would be fine to let these envoys attend the palace banquet, but why come to the Taimiao to watch the ceremony?
Isn't His Majesty's ancestral worship ceremony today? I heard that His Majesty plans to also name the little princess and have her name entered into the Imperial Book of Documents. But what's so trivial about such a ceremony worth attending? Could there be something else more pressing?
But I haven’t heard from the Ministry of Rites before.
Many people's eyes fell on the Minister of Rites. Knowing some inside information, the Minister of Rites felt as if he was the only one sober while the whole world was drunk. He thought of what His Majesty asked him to prepare, and his heart was pounding, but he pretended not to know everyone's doubts.
Everyone fell silent while waiting for the ritual music to begin playing from above.
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