Seeing Tuo Qi erupt in anger once again, the guards quickly lowered their heads and stood there trembling with fear.
"Your Majesty, although they escaped, I have discovered this!"
As they spoke, the captain of the guards took out a wooden plaque and handed it to Tuo Qi.
"Is this a Hunnic identification tag?"
Tuo Qi took the wooden plaque from the guard with a puzzled look, but his expression changed immediately after he read the words on it.
Immediately, Tuo Qi's face darkened, and he said through gritted teeth, "Fine! These Huns, I merely refused their demands, yet they dare to send assassins to kill me?"
Just then, a personal attendant of Tuo Qi came running from the other side, shouting as he ran:
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!!"
Tuo Qi looked at the newcomer and asked urgently, "What's wrong? What happened again?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the Right Chancellor Tuo Shang... he's dead!!"
"What.....?"
Tuo Qi's expression changed, his eyes fixed on the newcomer, his gaze almost spitting fire. "What did you say? The Right Chancellor is dead? How did he die?"
The man stammered, "He...he was assassinated!"
"Damn assassin!!"
Upon hearing this, Tuo Qi roared, then his face turned pale, and he staggered back two steps, losing his balance. Fortunately, several guards caught him quickly, preventing him from falling.
Right Chancellor Tuo Shang was not only his most trusted minister, but also his own brother, and yet he died just like that?
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince have been assassinated!"
Before Tuo Qi could catch his breath, another voice came from the other side, and a guard rushed to Tuo Qi in a panic.
"Wh...what??"
Tuo Qi, who had not yet recovered from the death of Tuo Shang, suddenly heard that his three sons had been assassinated. His mind went blank and he felt dizzy.
Tuo Qi suddenly broke free from the support of the guards beside him, stretched out his hands, and grabbed the shoulders of the person who came to deliver the message.
Tuo Qi stared at the newcomer with bloodshot eyes and asked sternly, "The three princes, what is their condition?"
The man stammered, "The... the eldest prince, and... the second prince, were assassinated, and the third... the third prince is seriously injured!"
"Ah! My son!!"
Upon hearing this, Tuo Qi felt dizzy and his chest tightened. Although Tuo Qi was cruel and greedy, that was only towards the common people under his command. He still valued family ties very much.
In just one night, he lost a brother, two sons, and was seriously injured. This blow undoubtedly caused Tuo Qi to lose his mind.
Immediately, Tuo Qi recalled the curved sword from before and the identity tag engraved with the name of a Xiongnu person, and immediately concluded that it was the Xiongnu who did it.
As for what benefits this would bring to the Xiongnu, he neither thought about it nor would he consider it.
Tuo Qi, barely managing to stay upright, gritted his teeth and said, "Kill! Slaughter all those Xiongnu people, leave not a single one alive!!"
"But... wouldn't it... invite retaliation from the Xiongnu if Your Majesty kills them so casually?" Although he was very afraid, the guard still spoke with apprehension.
Upon hearing this, Tuo Qi's face contorted with rage, his eyes turning bloodshot as he glared at the captain of the guards. He said in a deep, deliberate voice, enunciating each word clearly, "Now, immediately, go and kill them for me!!"
"promise!!"
Seeing that Tuo Qi had lost his mind, the captain of the guards did not dare to delay and hurriedly led dozens of guards away from the palace.
Soon, Tuoqi's guards surrounded the residence of the Xiongnu delegation.
"Charge in! No more talk, just kill them all!"
At the captain of the guards' command, the guards smashed open the door and rushed inside.
Several Xiongnu were also instantly awakened, but before they could resist, they were killed inside. In just a few moments, the entire Xiongnu delegation was wiped out, leaving no survivors.
"Cut off the heads of these Huns! Take them back!"
Looking at the several Hun corpses dragged out of the courtyard, the captain of the guards sneered and then ordered their heads to be cut off.
Just then, a subordinate came to the captain of the guards with two pieces of clothing.
"Captain, we found two black garments in their backyard!"
"These should be the clothes those two assassins were wearing. Let's take them back with us!"
"promise!"
Soon the captain of the guards led his men away from there.
Shortly after they left, three figures emerged from the darkness.
The leader was Wang Ming, the head of the Juyan Investigation Bureau, and the two men behind him were the two assassins who had previously tried to kill Tuo Qi.
"The show's about to begin, let's go!"
Looking at the headless corpses of the Huns in the courtyard, Wang Ming's lips curled up slightly, and then he led the two of them back into the darkness.
On the other side, Tuoqi also summoned a group of officials from Juyan overnight.
Sitting on the throne, Tuo Qi surveyed the crowd with a cold expression and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, the Xiongnu tried to kill my entire family. My brother and two sons died at their hands. This revenge must be taken!!"
"What? The Huns are so vicious?"
Left Prime Minister Ta Xing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and the other officials also looked at Tuo Qi on the throne in disbelief.
Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the captain of the guard returned with the heads of the Huns and the two black garments.
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