Thinking of this, Li Geng's face instantly turned cold.
He stared coldly at Sima Jing in front of him, his voice filled with extreme anger, veins bulging.
"You vixen! Stop spreading your nonsense!"
"What did you say!"
Sima Jing's gaze instantly darkened.
To everyone's surprise, Li Geng was not afraid at all. Although he was suppressed, his eyes were cold.
"You vile concubine! It was Zhang Shichang who first mobilized the Imperial Guards, and he even sent someone to inform me that there was trouble here! Moreover, it was Zhang Shichang who opened the palace gates! You two are in cahoots, trying to frame me!"
"Framed you?"
Sima Jing's pitiful expression vanished instantly, replaced by a cold one.
She looked at Li Geng, a cold smile playing on her lips.
"Li Geng, who do you think you are? Do you think I would want to frame you?"
"you!"
Li Geng raised an eyebrow and stared at Sima Jing.
His eyes were filled with rage, and the suppressed anger caused his whole body to tremble violently.
The guards on both sides quickly increased their efforts and barely managed to control Li Geng.
Upon seeing this, Sima Jing's eyes showed even more disdain.
She turned to look at Qin Yu, her eyes once again becoming pitiful.
"Your Majesty, I will not allow it. You must kill him, or I will not agree."
"Kill him?"
Qin Yu was taken aback, knowing that Li Geng was someone he had just promoted.
The situation is still unclear. Moreover, it is highly likely that he was framed, and he couldn't have killed Li Geng so easily.
Just as Qin Yu was about to say something, a figure stepped out from the side. As soon as the person appeared, he snorted coldly at Sima Jing.
"Sima Jing, you vixen, what are you trying to do to bewitch the Emperor now!"
"What are you saying?!"
Sima Jing froze, looking at the newcomer, who was none other than Xue Jian.
Her expression as she looked at Xuejian instantly turned cold.
Xuejian refused to back down at all, coldly staring at Sima Jing.
"Sima Jing, you bewitching woman have brought ruin to the country and want to kill loyal ministers and generals? Believe me or not, I'll kill you right now!"
"Shut up!"
Before Xuejian could finish speaking, Qin Yu, who had been silent all along, suddenly roared.
The reason he didn't speak just now was because he was thinking about the logic behind this matter.
Now he finally understood that Li Geng and his group had clearly fallen into a trap.
What they need to do now is not to get excited rashly; the period of dormancy is not over yet.
Now that Li Geng has been tricked, he absolutely cannot let Xue Jian fall into the same trap.
Left with no other choice, they could only continue to play dumb.
Qin Yu glanced coldly at Xue Jian and said in a deep voice.
"I haven't even spoken yet, what are you doing here interfering?"
"Your Majesty, you..."
Xuejian's expression changed instantly, and she looked at Qin Yu with some confusion.
But now, in front of Sima Jing, he could only continue to put on a brave face.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Xuejian stood there stunned, her gaze towards Qin Yu filled with complex emotions.
This isn't the emperor she envisioned. Could this emperor really be a tyrant?
A lustful, tyrannical, and incompetent ruler?
Qin Yu knew that he could not afford any more losses; he absolutely could not allow both of his generals to be lost today.
He turned to look at Sima Jing, a lecherous expression instantly appearing on his face. He pretended to scan her exposed, snow-white body, and chuckled wickedly.
"Hehe, my beloved concubine, don't be afraid, I will take care of it for you!"
"Your Majesty must do justice for me."
Seeing Qin Yu like this, Sima Jing felt even more relaxed.
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned around, hardened his heart, and kicked Li Geng on the ground.
Bang!
A muffled thud.
Li Geng fell to the ground with a thud; Qin Yu had shown no mercy in that kick.
After kicking Li Geng down, Qin Yu glanced at him coldly and said, "Killing this kind of bastard would be too easy. It would be better to throw him into the prison and torture him slowly."
As Qin Yu spoke, he turned to look at Zhang Shichang beside him.
“Minister Zhang, throw him into prison. As for the torture, that’s up to you.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shichang chuckled, but his expression turned cold as he looked at Li Geng.
Li Geng fell to the ground, staring at Qin Yu with wide, shocked eyes.
He couldn't believe that Qin Yu was so incapable of distinguishing between loyalty and treachery. Were all the things he had said to him just lies?
Or perhaps this emperor was just a flash in the pan, born with a foolish and lustful nature!
He was seduced by a woman a few times and forgot all his ambitions for his country and his family!
Li Geng felt that his patriotic fervor had been fooled and wasted!
A surge of anger welled up inside him. The emperor he had sworn to serve to the death had actually gone so far as to throw him into prison just to please this vixen!
And what about my brothers? Were they just going to die in vain?
Thinking of this, Li Geng glared angrily at Qin Yu and began to curse.
"You tyrannical and incompetent ruler! You're blind! You're incompetent! I, Li Geng, must have been blinded by greed to believe you..."
"Shut up! How dare you!"
Qin Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Geng. This kid was like a raging fire, with a volatile temper.
If he keeps shouting like that, his secret will be exposed sooner or later.
Being imprisoned is only temporary; it's just something I did to protect him.
If Li Geng were to utter any more treasonous words, even I would be unable to protect him.
"Gag him!"
Qin Yu's face darkened, and he adopted a violent expression, speaking harshly.
Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, a cold glint flashed in Zhang Shichang's eyes.
Li Geng looked at the despicable man who was approaching him with a cold and menacing gaze, and his eyes immediately blazed with fury. He was about to roar and curse, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a clump of filthy, stinking mud was shoved into it.
Li Geng's expression changed instantly, but his hands were firmly held down by several soldiers, and he was unable to resist at all. A moment later, his mouth was stuffed with mud.
Before he could react, a series of crisp sounds rang out, followed by more than a dozen.
The other person actually slapped him across the face more than a dozen times.
Zhang Shichang grinned and looked at Li Geng with a provocative expression.
"Kid, weren't you so arrogant? How about that now?"
Zhang Shichang had long disliked this kid. Even if the Prime Minister didn't intend to deal with this soldier tonight and instead use him as bait to test the tyrannical emperor, he would still find a reason to teach him a lesson!
That Li Geng actually dared to compete with him for the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard! He deserves it!
Although Qin Yu felt bad seeing Li Geng being beaten, they still had to continue the charade.
Qin Yu glanced at Li Geng with feigned indifference and said with a disdainful, deep laugh.
"Li Geng, who do you think you are? You were only appointed as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard because of the Empress's influence, and you actually think you're someone important?"
“If it weren’t for Her Majesty the Empress’s recommendation, you would never have become this commander in your life, do you understand?”
Seeing Qin Yu's resolute gaze, Li Geng's expression froze instantly.
But in an instant, the expression on his face turned weak and pale, filled with despair!
Qin Yu frowned and stared at him. He had no choice but to push Li Geng's matter onto the Empress.
Only in this way can things become more reasonable.
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