Chapter 672: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 119
Everything happened so fast, and the dance troupe still maintained their original formation, gathering in the center of the hall.
The first person to react was the commander of the Imperial Guards, who had been standing behind the emperor's right side, putting all his efforts into protecting the emperor's safety.
The commander of the royal guards rushed out and shot out the dagger in his hand, deflecting the poison arrow by a little. Without stopping, he was in front of Ina in an instant, stabbed Ina's right arm with a sword, and then with a click, he cut Ina's jaw to prevent her from committing suicide by taking poison.
There was only one poisonous arrow in the sleeve, which disappeared after being shot. The commander of the Royal Guards kicked the hidden weapon far away and tied up the man in no time.
The emperor's scream had not yet stopped and he was still trying to escape when the assassin was captured.
The queen sat at the top of the table, picked up the wine jug that the emperor had knocked over in panic, and then pulled the emperor up unnoticeably, preventing him from tripping over the chair.
She was not worried about Yuwen Hong falling, but she cared about the reputation of Chen State. It was too embarrassing for an emperor to fall down in front of so many people!
"Your Majesty, the assassin has been killed. Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, and you will be blessed by God."
The emperor was still in shock and broke out in a cold sweat. After he sat down, his legs were shaking.
Prince Rui was already prepared when the assassin approached the emperor. As soon as the assassin made a move, he rushed towards the emperor regardless of anything, shouting "Protect the emperor".
Although it didn't have any effect, he still stood in front of the emperor, so anxious that tears came to his eyes.
"Father! Are you okay? I was so scared just now that I wanted to exchange my life for yours. Fortunately, you are safe and sound."
The emperor felt relieved. Compared with Rui'er, the queen was too calm. Although she did not lose the royal demeanor and did not do anything wrong, Rui'er's true feelings made him happier.
As expected, his blood-related son is closer to him and he is more worried about his safety. The emperor glanced at Yuwen Yi below, but Yuwen Yi just stood up and didn't come over at all. Although they are both sons, Rui'er is more filial and loyal.
Yuwen Yi really couldn't act out the same exaggerated effect as Prince Rui. He looked very fake, but the emperor enjoyed it very much.
Prince Rui knew that he had already won half of the game. His father's favor was with him, so he would be invincible!
Prince Rui wiped the tears from his face, put on an angry expression, pointed at the dance troupe and said angrily: "There are assassins in the dance troupe! The northern barbarians have evil intentions and intend to assassinate my father. Capture them all!"
The royal guards forced the assassin to kneel on the ground, looked at the emperor, and waited for his orders.
The emperor was furious and shouted, "Catch him for me!"
More and more imperial guards rushed in with weapons in hand, surrounding the Sai Palace tightly. A large number of bows and crossbows were strung and aimed at the delegation.
The two sisters could not understand the Chen language, did not know what was happening, and did not understand why Ina wanted to assassinate the emperor, but they could see that the Imperial Guards wanted to arrest them, and they were very unhappy.
"Yina wants to kill the emperor, what does that have to do with us?"
"That's right, the emperor's brain has been bitten by a wolf, right? Assassinating him will do us no good."
"How insidious! He must be trying to take this opportunity to kill all of us!"
"Fight them!"
The two sisters had bad tempers and were about to start a fight with the Imperial Guards while talking!
Jia Ya held one in each hand and knelt down quickly.
She was so strong that the sisters staggered and fell to their knees.
The others also didn't understand what was happening and knelt down as well.
Jia Ya said in Chen Guo language: "We are unarmed. The palace ladies checked us many times before we entered the Temple of Heaven. We came here for peace. There must be some misunderstanding."
Faced with the crisis of life and death, the emperor no longer cared about beauties. He wished he could kill all these people to prevent future troubles!
Yuwen Yi stood up and took out the words he had prepared long ago, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, please calm down! A poisonous arrow cannot possibly hurt Your Majesty. Maybe someone is instigating this and intends to destroy the peace among the countries."
"With the Royal Guards here, the dance troupe can't escape either. Why not interrogate the assassin first and find out who is behind this?"
This statement made sense and the ministers in the palace also echoed it.
The emperor knew that what he said made sense, but he was still dissatisfied. He was almost hit by an arrow and his life was hanging by a thread. However, Yuwen Yi was calm and composed, without any of Rui'er's nervousness and worry. He was indeed a little brat who was difficult to tame and he had never liked him since he was a child.
"Since we have caught him alive, let's give him a trial."
The commander of the Imperial Guards waved his hand and the bows and crossbows were put away. He knew that today would not be peaceful, and it would be best if there was no fighting. His job was to protect the emperor's safety. As long as the emperor was alive, he didn't want to get involved in other things.
King Rui was somewhat disappointed. He had wanted to let the two sides fight each other. Those who performed the dance were not unknown people. They all had noble status on the grassland. If a few more of them died, it would be impossible for the northern countries and Chen Kingdom to coexist peacefully.
The peace talks failed, the parties started fighting, and the situation was completely muddied, which gave him more room to maneuver.
The emperor asked the commander of the Imperial Guards to interrogate the assassin. Interrogating criminals has always been the job of the Ministry of Justice, and the commander of the Imperial Guards simply did not have this skill, but he had no choice but to do it anyway.
With a snap, the commander of the Royal Guards broke one of the assassin's fingers and asked expressionlessly, "Tell me, who sent you to assassinate His Majesty?"
The assassin wailed. The severe pain caused her mind to go blank for a moment. She subconsciously spoke fluent Chen dialect without any stumbling, "The Emperor Chen is unkind. I am doing this for the prosperity of the twenty-eight departments...ah..."
The commander of the Imperial Guards broke another finger. "From your accent, you must be from the capital. You are not here for the prosperity of the 28 tribes. You want to send them to the west. Tell me the truth. Who sent you here?"
The assassin realized that she had made a big mistake. Time was tight and she had no time to learn the bird language on the grassland. She was hurriedly chosen to complete the task.
The assassin lay on the ground wailing, not daring to say a single word.
After breaking five fingers, the commander of the Royal Guards became annoyed. He was thinking about where to stab the assassin with the knife so that it would be painful but not life-threatening, when suddenly a stream of black blood gurgled out of the assassin's mouth.
After the poison took effect, blood oozed from all his orifices and the assassin died within a few breaths.
The emperor was furious: "Commander Luo! How did you interrogate him? Why did he die again? I asked you to guard the Temple of Heaven, but you let assassins in. I asked you to interrogate the prisoner, but he died. I trusted you so much, you are such a waste!"
The commander of the Imperial Guards knelt down quickly and said, "The assassin took poison in advance. I can't do anything about it. I am not doing my job well. Your Majesty, please dismiss me."
This job cannot be continued for another day. Rather than being framed like Liao Qi from the patrol camp, it is better to resign voluntarily and have a good end.
The emperor couldn't find anyone to replace Commander Luo for a while, and Commander Luo was promoted by him, so he still believed in Commander Luo's loyalty.
"Get up, you have always been loyal, so I will only punish you with twenty military sticks. Go and receive your punishment tomorrow."
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