Chapter 264 High Mountains and Flowing Water Jade
So that's where they were waiting.
I thought he actually knew something about the differences between men and women, it scared me to death.
After going through all this trouble, it turns out it's just about a piece of jade.
Xiao Qing lifted his eyelids, looking rather like a bachelor.
"Shouldn't this question be asked of the Grand Tutor?"
Zhao Ziyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The soldier next to him looked at him warily and strangely.
Zhao Ziyuan quickly stood up straight, looking as if you had seen something wrong.
This show is good, it's great!
Lord Sun snorted coldly, "Stop with your sophistry! Even if the Grand Tutor were here, knowing you're not his disciple, he wouldn't protect you!"
He thought about what that person had said, and seeing the young emperor's attitude, he felt even more certain that this matter was true.
However, so far, they have neither captured Prince Xiao Yan nor the Grand Tutor, which makes him somewhat anxious.
From the moment the young emperor received a box of account books to the completion of the investigation and the subsequent arrests, the entire process took less than a night.
In such a short time, they can't make too many arrangements.
Xiao Qing smiled.
"Since Lord Sun is so certain, why not invite the Grand Tutor over for a discussion?"
Lord Sun is so annoyed by the young emperor's unhurried and deliberately argumentative behavior and expression!
You said we've already put pressure on you to the point of confrontation, and you're still acting like this, chatting and laughing with us.
I asked you, "Who are you chatting and laughing with?"
Don't you know what our positions are?!
Lord Sun decided to stop wasting words!
He sneered, "Since you refuse to hand over the imperial seal..."
"It's not that I'm unwilling to hand over the imperial seal. It's just that, as Lord Sun has seen, I don't even have a proper regent by my side right now. How can I hand over the imperial seal?"
Lord Sun glared.
Whether you pay or not, just give me a straight answer!
"Alright then, either Lord Sun invites the Prime Minister or the Grand Tutor here. I will then present the Imperial Seal to you in person. Such a grand Imperial Seal naturally deserves to be treasured. Lord Sun, you're just asking me for the Imperial Seal without any real knowledge... isn't that rather inappropriate?"
Xiao Qing looked extremely troubled; his silver tongue was enough to infuriate the old minister.
Lord Sun felt the blatant contempt.
He suppressed his anger, "As long as you hand over the Imperial Seal, the Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor will naturally come!"
"Lord Sun has studied the classics for decades and served as an official in the court for more than just a year or two. Although Lord Sun does not hold a position in the Ministry of Rites, these principles of etiquette should be ingrained in one's very being. Lord Sun's current reversal of these principles is surely a disservice to your teacher's many years of teachings."
Xiao Qing was completely enjoying the spectacle and didn't mind making things worse.
"Or is it that Lord Sun is not well-educated and naturally does not know these things? Ignorance is no excuse, and I am not a petty person, so I can understand Lord Sun. I just don't know that among the brothers of the city garrison, there should be some of you who have passed the military examination for the past three years and achieved excellent results in order to enter the city garrison and shoulder the glorious mission and heavy responsibility of stabilizing Nanhua."
Xiao Qing chatted slowly with a smile.
"Although the military examination emphasizes martial skills, it also tests basic etiquette between ruler and subject, and the proper conduct of manners. Fellow brothers of the city defense battalion, do you think Lord Sun's actions uphold proper etiquette?"
That's when they started trying to win people over.
Lord Sun's expression changed.
"You yourself are not upright, and your origins are unclear, so what else is there to say?"
What should I do if I really want to argue?
But there's no time for verbal battles right now.
"Men, fire the arrows! Whoever takes his head will be richly rewarded by the True King!"
Ma Hong was under heavy guard.
Yu Zaiting stepped forward to block Li Bo and retreated to Xiao Qing's side.
Whether it was Xiao Qing's words that had an effect or not, Lord Sun ordered the arrows to be released, but the archers, though ready, did not fire them.
Xiao Qing continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Oh, by the way, just now Lord Sun mentioned clearing out corrupt officials and inviting the True Lord. Now he's saying the True Lord King will offer a great reward. I wonder which corrupt official is being cleared out? And which True Lord is being invited?"
Lord Sun had just spoken, but his voice was interrupted before it could even reach his throat.
"If Lord Sun doesn't explain clearly, where are these brothers in the city defense battalion supposed to fight?"
Lord Sun was so angry that his head ached.
What's even more unsettling is that no one is carrying out his orders.
He looked at the face of the city defense battalion commander with a fierce expression.
This general relied on the Sun family for survival. He understood very well that things had come to this point; ordinary soldiers might have a way to survive, but he was in league with Lord Sun and Lord Li, and if they failed, no one would survive.
Not to mention Lord Sun, he felt quite uneasy.
The sounds of fighting outside grew closer and closer. Looking in his direction, he could see the soldiers behind him clashing with Zhao Youchen's men.
The young emperor sat there calmly, relying solely on Zhao Youchen, and perhaps a missing Grand Tutor.
They really had no way out.
The general waved his hand.
A row of archers stepped forward in unison.
Lord Sun's eyes deepened.
Zhao Youchen unconsciously took a step forward, estimating the chances of killing the general and Lord Sun.
"Archers, listen to my command!"
The general's hand was about to strike.
Ma Hong took a step forward, and Yu Zaiting already wanted to kill Li Bo and use him as a human shield.
The four people on the roof were preparing to break through the tiles and enter.
Xiao Qing suppressed her smile, gripped the dagger tightly in her sleeve, and made a slight attempt to stand up.
Just as tensions were rising, a soft laugh suddenly came from behind Xiao Qing.
"Since Lord Sun knows about the 'High Mountain Flowing Water Jade,' why doesn't he invite me to come and confront him?"
Xiao Qing cannot turn back.
But she could feel Fu Mingyi slowly walking up behind her.
He walked over to her, took her hand, and handed her a warm, smooth piece of jade.
Xiao Qing didn't need to think to know what it was.
Fu Mingyi never mentioned this jade to her.
But now, he has handed the jade to her.
Xiao Qing tightened her grip, noticing Lord Sun's terrified expression.
"Fu Mingyi!"
Fu Mingyi smiled, released Xiao Qing's hand, and knelt down in front of her.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my late arrival."
"Perfect!" Lord Sun sneered.
"Archers, leave no one alive in front!" he shouted.
When Fu Mingyi stood up, Yu Zaiting glanced at him, then took a step to the side while holding the nearly unconscious Li Bo in his hand.
Zhao Ziyuan felt relieved.
He made a gesture with the back of his hand behind his back.
Before the archers could even release their arrows, they were all slit in the throat by the person behind them.
Before Lord Sun and the general could react, Zhao Ziyuan had already jumped to their side, first killing the general with a single sword strike and kicking him aside, then pointing the tip of his sword at Lord Sun.
Zhao Ziyuan smiled.
"Damn it, so much nonsense! My ears are itching to hear it!"
He grabbed Lord Sun and turned him around.
"Put down your weapons, and you might still have a chance to live!"
Lord Sun shouted, "Don't put it down! The city defense battalion is on its way. Once they arrive..."
Zhao Youchen led his men and charged forward without any obstacles.
"City defense battalion? Do city defense battalions still exist?"
Xiao Qing felt it was a bit of a pity.
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