Chapter 408 The day to avenge Ah Hai will be the best auspicious day.
"Also, all your men outside the palace have been captured."
Tuoba Wenjing looked at Pei Yanchuan with a probing look in his eyes.
Pei Yanchuan spoke coldly, "If you insist on letting Tuoba Wenjing ascend the throne, then Dongling will fight Xixia to the death."
Pei Yanchuan then took out another letter from his pocket, "This is a signed document from the King of Nanli and other small countries, consistent with what I just said."
Pei Yanchuan threw the object in his hand at the face of Lord Liu, who was nearly scared to death.
Lord Liu opened the package with trembling hands and glanced at it. The more he looked down, the more his hands shook.
Finally, he turned to Tuoba Wenjing and said, "Your Highness, surrender."
All the other rebellious ministers also bowed their heads. At this time, whoever stood up would die; no one was stupid enough to do that.
"I want to know, what method did you use?"
"And where did you come from to subdue my 30,000 soldiers?"
"I didn't bring anyone with me."
"You mean you made that soldier outside surrender all by yourself?" Tuoba Wenjing laughed. "Are you kidding me?"
"Pei Yanchuan, what nonsense are you spouting? You think you alone can force 30,000 soldiers to retreat?"
"I am merely informing them how many innocent people you have caused to die in your quest to expand your territory, and how many soldiers you have sent to their deaths for the sake of a single city."
"You knew they would die, but you still kept it from them."
"The promised compensation was withheld from the families of the soldiers who died in the war."
Instead, he killed his entire family, solely to exchange the compensation money for weapons.
“You are ambitious, but your ambition is to climb over the corpses of your compatriots.”
Pei Yanchuan raised his voice slightly, "Tell me, is this the kind of monarch you want?"
All the soldiers and court officials lowered their heads in shame.
"This is precisely why your late emperor did not pass the throne to him."
"Although Tuoba Ling grew up in my Dongling, she is a Western Xia person, and Western Xia blood flows in her veins. She only thinks about making the people of Western Xia live a good life now."
"Here are all the drawings she and Yu Hai made, all of which are about the future development of your Western Xia."
"She doesn't want any of you soldiers to die on the battlefield because of a king's ambition, but to protect his family."
The blueprints and letters were passed around among the soldiers and ministers.
Everyone put down their weapons.
One of the older ministers bowed deeply to Shen Ruzhi, saying, "I was misled by the traitors, but fortunately, no great disaster has occurred."
"I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"
"......"
Everyone below began to follow suit.
Tuoba Wenjing looked at the scene before him and collapsed as if all the air had been sucked out. He took two steps back and shook his head, saying, "No, no, no."
“I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong, it was their duty.”
"Pei Yanchuan? I don't believe you didn't do this. Didn't any of your soldiers die for you?"
"The soldiers under the prince were all willing to die, and after their deaths, the prince and princess did not just give them some compensation, but also provided for the women, children and elderly in their families."
"Those who provide for the elderly until their death, and those who support the elderly until they reach adulthood."
"The prince would never let anyone die for no reason; he was always the one to rush to our side in every dangerous moment."
Mo Ran stepped forward and spoke.
Tuoba Wenjing still refused to believe it, saying, "I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong."
"What did I do wrong? We just did things differently."
Shen Ruzhi bent down to pick up the sword that had fallen during the fight, and dragged it step by step toward Tuoba Wenjing, the blade scraping against the ground with a piercing sound.
Jiang Wanning walked behind Shen Ruzhi.
“I said I would avenge Ah Hai,” Shen Ruzhi said.
“Zhizhi, he can be taken to the Dali Temple first and executed after the enthronement ceremony.”
"Let's not delay the auspicious time," Lin Qingshuang said softly.
"The day we avenge Ah Hai will be the best auspicious day." As Shen Ruzhi spoke, she raised her sword and slashed forward.
Tuoba Wenjing's left arm was cut off.
Before Tuoba Wenjing could recover, Shen Ruzhi chopped off his other arm with a single sword strike.
Next is the left leg...
Tuoba Wenjing knelt on the ground.
"You will stay here and wait for death to come, until your blood runs dry."
The period when a person knows they are about to die is the most painful.
The physical pain and the emotional pain...
Shen Ruzhi watched as Tuoba Wenjing fell into a pool of blood.
Finally, they dragged the person away and disposed of them at will.
"Zhizhi, change your clothes so we can complete the final coronation ceremony."
The final step was for Shen Ruzhi to wear a dragon robe and walk to the throne to receive the kneeling obeisance of the officials.
Shen Ruzhi dropped the sword in her hand. "No need. I'll just wear these clothes."
After saying that, he turned and walked into the main hall.
Jiang Wan Ning couldn't help but shed tears when she saw Shen Ru Zhi's appearance.
"It's alright now," Pei Yanchuan reassured Jiang Wanning.
"I'm afraid that Zhizhi will never be happy again."
After the coronation ceremony, Shen Ruzhi began to study how to be a good emperor every day, never smiling and using harsh methods.
Jiang Wan Ning stayed in Xixia for more than a month, while Pei Yan Chuan returned to Dongling first.
"Zhizhi," Jiang Wanning called softly.
Shen Ruzhi, dressed in casual clothes, sat at the other end of the table, which was set with a hot pot and drinks. "Ningning is here, come and sit down."
His tone was the same as before, only the smile was gone.
Jiang Wan Ning sat opposite her. All comforting words were in vain now; she could only let her slowly get through it on her own.
"Zhizhi, perhaps Yu Hai really isn't dead."
Upon hearing the name Yu Hai, Shen Ruzhi paused, her hand holding the chopsticks still, her face devoid of any emotion. "He will always live in my heart."
“I’m serious,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “Do you know why I’ve never dismissed Yu Hai’s words as nonsense?”
"Because I've died once before."
Shen Ruzhi then raised her head, a glint of light burning in her eyes, and looked at Jiang Wanning.
Jiang Wanning recounted her experience of being reborn, saying, "Back then, you also risked your life for me like this."
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Whether in her previous life or this one, Zhi Zhi had lost the most important person in her heart once.
In her previous life, Zhizhi was killed by Pei Anqing because of her own actions.
She is destined to live a life of suffering in this lifetime.
"Zhizhi, Yu Hai originally came from a place beyond the mortal realm. Maybe he really just went back?"
Jiang Wanning said, "No matter what, you must live well. Maybe he will come back one day."
Shen Ruzhi touched her lower abdomen and finally showed the only smile she had shown in recent days. "I will live well."
"For our children..."
Jiang Wan Ning was surprised, but also felt a mix of emotions.
“Uncle Shen has already resigned from his official post,” Jiang Wanning said. “He and Aunt Shen have come to live in Xixia with Niannian.”
"They want to be by your side."
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