Chapter 437 Confrontation (I)
"Nothing." Yuan Ziyou smiled, pulled out a dagger from his calf, took a few steps forward, kicked Eunuch Liu away, and stretched out his hand, the dagger was against the throat of Emperor Qi Wen: "Your Majesty, please protect the safety of the Yuan and Huo families."
"You..." Emperor Wen of Qi looked at the dagger at his throat with a pale face and gritted his teeth, "Yuan Ziyu, do you know what you are doing?"
"It couldn't be clearer. I'm not confused." Yuan Ziyu smiled faintly, which made Emperor Wen of Qi feel cold in his heart: "Your Majesty, please follow me."
"Go...where to go." Emperor Wen of Qi turned his head to look at Eunuch Liu who was kicked unconscious by Yuan Ziyu. He felt even more uneasy. He didn't know what the consequences would be after being kidnapped by Yuan Ziyu, but it would definitely not be a good thing.
"Your Majesty will know." Yuan Ziyou thrust the dagger forward again: "Your Majesty, your patience is limited."
"Hmph." Emperor Wen of Qi knew he had no choice. He snorted coldly and followed Yuan Ziyu to Yuan Qifeng and Huo Xifei. Seeing that the two of them had no objection to Yuan Ziyu's behavior, he became even more angry. He thought to himself that after being rescued, he would definitely kill both Yuan and Huo families to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Yuan Ziyu was escorting Emperor Wen of Qi, with Huo Xifei and Yuan Qifeng following behind. Not long after the four of them left the Qinzheng Hall, they saw Xuanyuan Che leading the imperial guards and imperial guards surrounding them.
"Yuan Qifeng, Huo Xifei, you dare to kidnap the emperor? You are so bold." Xuanyuan Che was shocked when he saw Emperor Wen of Qi with a dagger to his throat by Yuan Ziyou. What are Yuan Qifeng and Huo Xifei going to do? They don't want to be good ministers, but to become traitors. Are they crazy?
"Your Highness," Yuan Qifeng said to Xuanyuan Che, "I have overstepped my bounds today, but I have no regrets for what I did today."
Xuanyuan Che's eyes widened upon hearing this: "General Yuan, what are you talking about? Let the emperor go!"
They have already kidnapped the emperor and committed a heinous crime, yet they still say they have no regrets?
"Impossible." The dagger in Yuan Ziyu's hand was pressed tightly against Emperor Wen of Qi's throat, forcing Emperor Wen of Qi to raise his chin, fearing that Yuan Ziyu would accidentally cut his throat.
"Second Miss Yuan, you are kidnapping the current emperor, do you understand?" Although Xuanyuan Che was not very familiar with Yuan Ziyu, he often heard of her because of Princess Linyang. He originally thought that Yuan Ziyu was a straightforward girl who could clearly distinguish between good and evil, but today it seemed that her straightforwardness was too much. If she even dared to kidnap the current emperor, what else would she not dare to do?
Xuanyuan Che began to doubt Princess Linyang's vision in making friends. As for the content of the imperial edict he learned yesterday, Xuanyuan Che selectively forgot it.
"There is no need for the prince to remind me, Ziyou knows it clearly." Yuan Ziyou responded calmly.
"You..." Xuanyuan Che didn't know what to say for a moment, and he didn't dare to order the arrest. After all, Emperor Wen of Qi was still in their hands.
Yuan Ziyou smiled, looked at the sword-wielding guards behind Xuanyuan Che, then looked at the archers hiding in the shadows around him, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it's best not to act rashly. If you're not careful and shoot the emperor like a hedgehog, even if you take that position, you'll be despised by the people."
How could Xuanyuan Che not know this truth? The Dali Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. If the emperor was unfilial, he would be criticized by the people. If his negligence caused the death of Emperor Wen of Qi, then he would not even think about that position. The impeachment of the officials alone would be enough to make him suffer.
"Second Miss Yuan, if you have anything to say, please say it nicely." Now that Emperor Wen of Qi is in Yuan Ziyu's hands, Xuanyuan Che naturally knows that he has to appease Yuan Ziyu.
"Your Highness, you might as well let those archers retreat first." Yuan Ziyu said loudly.
"Back off." Xuanyuan Che also knew that those archers were useless at this moment, so he waved at them.
"Back off." Yuan Ziyu took Emperor Wen of Qi one step forward.
Xuanyuan Che gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, waved his hand and said to the guards behind him: "Back off."
Yuan Qifeng and Huo Xifei followed Yuan Ziyu silently, always paying attention to the situation behind them to prevent Xuanyuan Che from making a secret move.
In this way, the group walked forward and backward, and soon they arrived at the corridor that had to be taken to leave the palace.
"Sister Yuan." At this time, Princess Linyang, supporting the Queen Mother, and Empress Xuan hurried over. Seeing Yuan Ziyu holding Emperor Wen of Qi hostage, Princess Linyang couldn't help but open her eyes wide and shouted.
"Princess." Yuan Ziyou nodded to Princess Linyang, then greeted the Queen Mother and Empress Xuan, saying, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, please forgive me for not being able to perform the ceremony."
Although Emperor Wen of Qi was a good-for-nothing, the Queen Mother and the Empress were still good to her. Now that they were on opposite sides, Yuan Ziyu did not feel any guilt, but she still remembered the kindness they had shown her in the past.
"Girl from the Yuan family, why can't we talk it out nicely? Why don't we all take a step back? If you have any grievances, I will take care of it for you, okay?" The Queen Mother sighed secretly in her heart. Her own son was not ambitious enough and forced the Yuan and Huo families to rebel. But no matter how ambitious he was, he was still her son. As a mother, she had to save him.
The Queen Mother felt truly guilty towards the Yuan family.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness." Yuan Ziyou pursed her lips and smiled. "But, can the Queen Mother really make the decision for my Yuan and Huo families? Can you guarantee the safety of the hundreds of people in my Yuan and Huo families? Will His Majesty listen to you?"
Yuan Ziyu's words stunned the empress dowager.
Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "Yesterday, the Emperor sent Eunuch Liu to my Yuan family to announce the decree. I'm afraid most people know the content of it. The Empress Dowager also knows it, right? Did the Empress Dowager persuade the Emperor to stop?"
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, of course she failed to persuade him.
"Sister Yuan..." Princess Linyang looked at Yuan Ziyu worriedly, but after calling Yuan Ziyu, she didn't know what to say.
advise?
How to persuade?
Persuade her to release the emperor's uncle, and then let him be killed? Then let the hundreds of people from the Yuan and Huo families be slaughtered by the emperor's uncle? She couldn't persuade him!
When she learned about the imperial edict yesterday, she knew that things were going to be bad. Based on her understanding of Yuan Ziyu, he would definitely not sit idly by. However, she never expected that Yuan Ziyu's behavior would be so extreme.
Kidnapping the emperor!
This is a serious crime that will result in the extermination of nine generations of the clan!
She also understood that as long as Emperor Wen of Qi escaped safely, the Yuan and Huo families would not be able to escape no matter what. She knew her uncle very well. He attached great importance to the throne and was sometimes confused. Today, Yuan Ziyu kidnapped him, which was a great shame and humiliation for him. How could he let the Yuan and Huo families go?
Not to mention that the emperor's uncle had already had murderous intentions towards the Yuan family.
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