Chapter 281 Internal strife and conspiracy
The King of Qi also knew that he was in the wrong, after all, the losses this time were very heavy.
Not only were more than 300 carefully trained men in black killed, but an important stronghold was also destroyed, and even Princess Dechang was exposed. Now the princess's mansion has been surrounded, and no news can come out of it.
It was surrounded like an iron cylinder.
Although Princess Dechang was not tortured for the time being, who knows whether Emperor Wu of Qin would be cruel enough to abandon her in the future?
In the face of imperial power, family affection is as light as a feather.
The King of Qi felt a little guilty and did not respond to Huo Mao's words. He pretended not to hear and did not say a word. He just clenched his fists, proving that he was still extremely angry at the moment.
A prince is being yelled at so loudly by a prince of a royal palace. Doesn't he have any dignity?
How could he be willing to swallow this bitter pill?
Even if you are in the wrong, it is hard to swallow.
He glared at Huo Mao, wanting to warn him to stop.
He was a prince after all, not his subordinates who could be humiliated by him like a son.
At the same time, he knew very well in his heart that he must never confess that this action was all caused by Gu Xiangsi.
If the people present knew that it was Gu Xiangsi who instigated this, they would probably immediately draw their swords, rush into the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and kill her immediately.
I can only hope that I can get through this by being patient.
Seeing that the King of Qi was pretending to be deaf and dumb and still refused to admit it, Huo Mao became even more furious, and the anger almost burned through all his sanity.
In his anger, he could not let the King of Qi go and continued to loudly accuse him.
"Princess Dechang and we are all in this together. If Emperor Wu of Qin really doesn't care about the brother-sister relationship and uses severe punishment on her, how many punishments do you think a princess who has lived a life of luxury since childhood can withstand?"
"If she confesses some secrets, what terrible consequences will there be?"
"While it won't wipe us out entirely, it will certainly injure us. Can you imagine the serious consequences? Are you trying to kill us all by acting this recklessly?"
"When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. Of those who are on the same boat with us, how many of them can hold out to the end and not defect?"
"Even you, don't even think about getting away with it..."
If you want to die, go die by yourself, don’t drag us all to be buried with you…”
"This prince is warning you. If you continue to act like this, don't blame us at the Zhao Palace for never supporting you again. What we need is a wise ruler, not a firecracker that will explode at any moment and blow everyone to pieces..."
Seeing that Huo Mao was still not giving in and continued to attack him, the King of Qi could no longer tolerate Huo Mao's disgrace and even roaring at him in person. He was not made of clay, so how could he not have a temper?
So he smashed the teacup heavily to the ground to express his indignation.
At the same time, it was also a warning to Huo Mao to stop and not go too far.
Seeing that the King of Qi still dared not say a word, the King of Zhao also wanted to take the opportunity to suppress him.
He spoke in a slightly displeased tone, "Your Highness, Prince Qi, what exactly do you think about this matter? We all don't believe you when you say it has nothing to do with you."
"After the incident, I received a letter from Li Liang. In it, he clearly stated that they were following your orders to capture Lin Pianran."
"We might have succeeded at first, and even sent a letter asking what to do with the people we captured. But things might have taken a huge turn later, and in the end, our people were all wiped out by the people Huo Yuchen brought with him..."
The King of Qi glanced at the King of Zhao and refused to admit his mistake.
"Don't think that just because Li Liang is dead and there's no evidence, you can arbitrarily accuse me of anything. I will never admit to anything I haven't done..."
When Huo Mao saw that the King of Qi still wanted to deny it at this time, he became even angrier. He really despised such irresponsible villains.
He continued to attack with harsh words.
"You are indeed a coward. You dare not take responsibility for what you did. You have harmed so many people. Do you think that just shirking responsibility will be enough?"
"You've caused such a big mess, you should think carefully about how to end it!"
Seeing Huo Mao being so aggressive and refusing to let go of his pigtail, the King of Qi was so angry that his face turned red.
He defended himself again, "This time, dealing with Lin Pianran has nothing to do with me. I don't know what's wrong with Li Liang. He actually brought a large number of people to assassinate Lin Pianran and even wanted to kidnap her."
"Do you think this king would issue such a brainless order?"
In order to dispel everyone's doubts, he even scolded himself, which was really hard-working.
But if he cannot dispel people's doubts about him, and if they lose confidence in him and no longer support him, then he will lose more than he gains.
This is even more what he doesn't want to see.
The King of Qi continued, "I guess Li Liang wanted to kidnap Lin Pianran because she was so beautiful. He wanted to incorporate her into our mission to find beautiful women!"
This explanation seems reasonable on the surface, but it is full of loopholes and is completely unconvincing.
"This is entirely Li Liang's personal behavior. What does it have to do with me? How can you believe someone else's one-sided words and blame me? I am more wronged than Dou E!"
The King of Qi deliberately showed weakness, hoping that others would let him go.
When Huo Mao heard this, he was so angry that he was fuming. This guy was obviously trying to shirk responsibility and thought he could get away with it by cheating, so he became even more outspoken.
"Don't think that just because all the men in black in the cave are dead, I don't know they were ordered by you. Do you think you can deny it by refusing to admit it?"
"The losses this time are extremely severe. You must give a reasonable explanation, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public."
"As for Princess Dechang, we still need to find a way to send people to comfort and rescue her. You must do all this with all your strength. We in the Zhao Palace will not clean up your mess..."
"If you dare to do something, you must dare to take responsibility. If you do something wrong, you will be like a turtle hiding away. There is no way..."
The King of Qi was also annoyed at this time. His cheeks were dyed with rage, as if a storm was about to come. His eyes were bloodshot, and he slammed the table and fought back loudly with great momentum.
"Why am I denying it? You need to provide real evidence for what you say, otherwise I won't be wronged so easily. I won't tolerate this kind of bullshit..."
"If you think that if you put the blame on me, I will just accept this injustice, then you are mistaken."
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