He pointed at the King of Qi angrily and said, "You are really stubborn and unyielding. Then, don't blame me for being rude."
The King of Qi opened his eyelids and replied to him lightly.
"That depends on whether you have the guts to be rude to me. Prime Minister Li, you have to know that sometimes being too assertive and conceited is not good for people."
The voice was so calm, which invisibly made Prime Minister Li even more angry. The anger that had been pent up for a long time was out of control and he could no longer hold it in.
Prime Minister Li walked to the door in a furious manner, said a few words to the servant who served him personally, and then walked back in a swagger.
He held his head high and looked down at everyone.
Concubines: "......"
Officials: “…”
Come on, this is the emperor's funeral, you act like you're so happy.
However, what everyone didn't know was that when Prime Minister Li thought about the concubines and ministers submitting in a moment, he was so happy that he lost his mind and never thought that this was Zhou Beichen's funeral.
There was an unfathomable smile in the calm eyes of the King of Qi. "My Royal Brother, I have put a lot of thought into provoking Prime Minister Li. Once you deal with him, your brother's dream of becoming a leisurely prince will come true. He doesn't want to do any of the messy things in the court anymore."
General Ye was a man of few words. He had become even more taciturn since the death of his daughter, the former queen. At this moment, he felt extremely disgusted seeing Prime Minister Li wandering around with his tail sticking out.
At the same time, he also realized that something was wrong. This confident look, could it be that Prime Minister Li had prepared troops?
Thinking that his Ye family had received great favors from the emperor, and that the world must not fall into the hands of Prime Minister Li under any circumstances, General Ye suddenly became alert. He walked slowly towards Prime Minister Li, first trying to get close to him.
General Ye patted Prime Minister Li's shoulder gently. Prime Minister Li turned around and looked at him strangely. Yes, he almost forgot that he hadn't looked at this guy straight in the eye for a long time since he lost his military power. General Ye didn't care about Prime Minister Li's look. He lowered his head slightly and pretended to remind him in a low voice.
"Prime Minister Li, today is the Emperor's funeral. You're walking through the Golden Throne Hall so brazenly. Are you treating it like a market? Or are you determined to rebel against your superiors and don't even take the deceased Emperor seriously? Or, have you already made preparations and are you planning a rebellion?"
General Ye's eyes were deep and dark. Prime Minister Li froze. How could this guy know his thoughts so well? He must be a worm in his stomach.
Thinking that things had come to this point, he was not afraid of anything anymore. Just as Prime Minister Li nodded, General Ye suddenly reached out and grabbed Prime Minister Li's neck.
He said viciously, "As expected, Prime Minister Li, I feel that you are different today. Look at how you looked just now, you looked like a villain who had achieved success. Now, look, I have caught you at your weak spot. I wonder how you dare to let those people outside come in and surround the palace?"
Prime Minister Li's face turned pale, then red. Soon, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. General Ye burst into laughter.
"Haha, Prime Minister Li, I thought it took a lot of courage to lead troops to surround the imperial palace, but I really didn't expect that you are not so brave. Why are you scared now?"
Many concubines took a step back and watched all this with horror in their eyes. Concubine Xian looked on coldly. She now felt that what Prime Minister Li did was nothing but a farce.
Imperial Noble Consort Li's defenses were immediately broken. Her father's life was the most important thing, so she left her two sons to the care of her personal maid. Ignoring the ministers who had already run to both sides, Imperial Noble Consort Li was the first to run to Prime Minister Li. Seeing Prime Minister Li's increasingly difficult breathing, Imperial Noble Consort Li felt heartbroken.
As the soldiers hadn't arrived, Imperial Noble Consort Li knelt down, crying out, "Oh Heaven, oh Earth, please open your eyes. Prime Minister Li has done nothing wrong, yet he's been wrongly accused of treason. No one can stand this."
General Ye was unmoved, and neither were the people around him. Everyone had their own plans and were waiting.
Imperial Noble Concubine Li was alone and helpless. At this moment, she stood up excitedly and tried to pull General Ye over with her meager strength. However, she was a weak woman who could not even tie a chicken, so there was no way she could pull him away.
Prime Minister Li's face was still filled with fear, his brain racing left and right, thinking of a countermeasure.
"General Ye, you said Prime Minister Li was rebelling, but where is the evidence? If you don't have any evidence, you are making a false accusation. According to the law, he should be executed."
Imperial Noble Consort Li pointed at General Ye with an accusing look on her face.
"General Ye, you'd better think carefully before you take a top official of the dynasty hostage."
General Ye looked at the father and daughter who only knew how to act with disdain. Just as he was about to speak, the door was kicked open with a "bang" and a group of soldiers in blue clothes rushed in from outside.
He walked in and knelt directly in front of Prime Minister Li, "I am late, please forgive me, Prime Minister!"
When General Ye saw this, he knew it was confirmed. He could not succeed in this kind of thing no matter what. Thinking that Prime Minister Li was their only bargaining chip, he pressed Prime Minister Li's sword-holding hand tighter. Until a little bit of bright red appeared on Prime Minister Li's neck, General Ye's hand still did not move at all.
General Ye's face was cold and hard, "Quick, get your men to retreat!"
Prime Minister Li felt that his legs were not working properly. He knew that once the old man General Ye went crazy, he could do anything and would only be cruel to his own people.
"Retreat, retreat, retreat quickly."
When everyone had left the main hall, Prime Minister Li looked up and carefully glanced at General Ye. He appeared calm on the outside, but his heart was beating wildly. "Now, you can let me go."
Unexpectedly, the King of Qi stepped forward, raised his hand, and pressed a dagger against the back of Prime Minister Li's neck. "No, I still want you to promise that you will never rebel in this life and will be loyal to the Zhou Emperor for the rest of your life."
Prime Minister Li was stunned for a moment and wanted to shake his head, saying he would not do it. But when he saw his daughter's arms being held by Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian at some point, Prime Minister Li's legs went weak and he quickly agreed.
"Okay, I promise, I promise."
But immediately, I had some thoughts in my mind.
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief and Prime Minister Li was released, a assassin suddenly flew out from behind the soldiers and put a dagger to the neck of King Qi.
King Qi: “…”
Cold sweat broke out on his body, and his eyes glanced at Shufei from time to time, as if to say, "My sister-in-law, when my royal brother asked you to deliver the message, he didn't seem to say that this might be fatal."
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