"You, you guys..."
Xiahou Jing's eyes were wide open, her face was full of shock, and her body was shaking uncontrollably. She simply couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes - her own soldiers were actually bowing down to Nalan Yunzhi.
At the same time, the sharp blade that was originally placed between the necks of General Feng Cailan and Princess Nalan Qingcheng was quickly pulled away. The two were looking at her with mockery.
"Hahaha..." A sudden and crazy laugh suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the Baohua Hall.
The one laughing was none other than Xiahou Jing. She approached Nalan Yunzhi and the others with panicked, stumbling steps, like a madman, muttering over and over, "Impossible! This is impossible! My king, no, my lieutenants are loyal to me. How could they betray me? Let alone turn against us at the last minute? This must be an illusion!"
"Are you talking about this group of people?" Just as Xiahou Jing was falling into self-doubt, a cold and somewhat immature voice suddenly came into Baohua Hall.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man dressed in black, wielding a black iron dagger, enter the hall with heroic grace. Walking alongside him was a strikingly beautiful young woman, and behind them were four soldiers carrying heavy packages.
With a loud thud, the soldiers threw the huge, heavy bags in their hands to the ground as if they were discarding garbage.
As the bundle fell to the ground and scattered, more than a dozen bloody, hideous heads rolled out, instantly covering the entire ground. The originally quiet and solemn atmosphere in Baohua Hall was completely shattered. Everyone was stunned and a chill ran down their spines.
Xiahou Jing's eyes widened in disbelief, her face filled with disbelief, her body trembling uncontrollably. Her voice was filled with fear and astonishment: "Aren't these... aren't these my lieutenants?"
Shan Zuo twirled the black iron dagger in his hand with a frivolous look, his eyes as cold as ice. He nodded and said, "Yes, it is these scum. They dared to neglect their duties and openly visit prostitutes while on duty. This is a blasphemy against military discipline and national laws. I, entrusted by the emperor, have punished them severely according to the law and executed them on the spot."
"Well said!" Feng Qiyan, standing next to Shan Zuo, echoed with a righteous expression, "It's absurd that such people without moral integrity can hold important positions in the army. They should have been severely disciplined long ago."
"And you, Xiahou Jing, as their immediate superior, not only turned a blind eye to the evil deeds of your subordinates, but also condoned and shielded them, even secretly colluding with the enemy nation in an attempt to usurp the throne. Your crimes are truly unforgivable! You deserve the death penalty, lingchi (death by slicing), and your entire clan must be implicated!"
Although Feng Qiyan's voice was still a little childish, every word she spoke was powerful and resounding, echoing in the Baohua Palace.
"Wha…what?"
Xiahou Jing's face turned pale as paper in an instant, her eyes filled with despair and fear. Her lips trembled as she looked at Nalan Yunzhi in disbelief, as if hoping to get some explanation or mercy from her.
However, Nalan Yunzhi just watched quietly and coldly, looking at everything happening in front of him with an expressionless face, as if he already knew all of this.
In an instant, a thought surged through Xia Hou Jing's mind like a tide. This thought was so heavy, like an anvil crashing down on her head, giving her a splitting headache that was unbearable.
It turned out that the emperor before him was actually playing dumb! Her so-called terminal illness was nothing but a carefully woven lie. On the surface, she was keeping the news secret for the sake of court stability, but she cleverly let herself "accidentally" learn about it...
All of this was clearly a carefully planned trick by Nalan Yunzhi! His purpose was nothing more than to confuse her and make her let down her guard...
Not only the subjects of Laifeng, but also the envoys from other countries were stunned by the dramatic changes. At this moment, they secretly thanked themselves for not revealing their attitude too early, otherwise it might bring endless trouble to their own country.
Of course, Lengyue Kingdom and Zhaoyang Kingdom, which colluded with Xiahou Jing, are excluded.
"Hahaha..." Xiahou Jing laughed arrogantly again, "Nalan Yunzhi, do you think this is the end? When you were toasting in Baohua Palace, did you ever consider that Youzhou, far to the north, had already fallen? Lengyue Nation's 500,000 elite cavalry have already entered Laifeng Nation. I'm afraid that at this moment... at this moment, they have already taken control of the entire Youzhou! Moreover, this is just the beginning. More cities will fall one after another..."
Although Gongyang Jieying's mission this time was merely to exert pressure and not to launch actual military action, Xiahou Jing knew the ambitious Lengyue Princess well enough to know she would not easily pass up this golden opportunity to establish her own authority. Although it was only a guess, Xiahou Jing had no doubt about it.
"I'm really scared!" Nalan Yunzhi said sarcastically.
Nalan Yunzhi turned her head to look towards the East Palace, a complex expression flashing in her deep eyes. She was well aware of the little tricks of the Crown Princess, Su Mulige.
In this regard, Nalan Yunzhi chose to turn a blind eye and even secretly added fuel to the fire, so that the sinister guy Su Mulige could smoothly transport those powerful weapons to Youzhou.
At this moment, those ignorant Lengyue soldiers must have died without a burial place, right?
"You...you are not worried?" Xia Hou Jing asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Worried? Why should I worry?" Nalan Yunzhi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looking at the person in front of him with a smile, a barely perceptible cunning flashed in his eyes.
She turned her head to look in the direction of the Lengyue Kingdom envoys, raised her eyebrows slightly at Gongyang Jiezhen, and said angrily, "It's already spring, and my Dalaifeng Kingdom should also begin some construction projects that benefit the country and the people. Gongyang Yingyi, that old hag, has so generously sent me laborers. If I don't accept them, wouldn't I be betraying her 'kindness'?"
Having said that, Nalan Yunzhi couldn't help but chuckle, but then she suddenly put away the playful smile on her face, and her expression became serious and cold.
New and old grudges lingered in Nalan Yunzhi's mind, especially the fact that Gongyang Yingyi had dared to covet Feng Lingyan. Forcing him to cede a few cities to redeem Gongyang Jiezhen, or spending money to buy back prisoners of war, would be the least of his worries!
Thinking of this, Nalan Yunzhi shouted loudly, "Come! Immediately capture the traitor Xiahou Jing and the third princess of Lengyue Kingdom, Gongyang Jiezhen! This time, I will make that old hag Gongyang Yingyi pay the price! If I can't make her suffer, I will change my surname to Gongyang!"
Nalan Yunzhi's voice echoed in the hall like thunder, carrying with it an unquestionable majesty and determination.
As Nalan Yunzhi finished speaking, the former "rebels" sharpened their knives and headed towards Xiahou Jing and Gongyang Jiezhen who were sitting in the seats of the Lengyue Kingdom's envoys.
Seeing the situation was hopeless, Xia Houjing's expression instantly turned ashen. However, in the blink of an eye, she regained her composure.
"Hehehe, Nalan Qingcheng, don't you want to know the whereabouts of Hua Rongsheng and Ye Maochun's wife and husband?" Xiahou Jing's voice was like an evil spirit from the Nine Nether Hell, sinister and shrill.
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