Chapter 509 Ending 2
Some of the ministers in the hall were stunned, some were angry, and some seemed to have expected it.
Emperor Gan De raised his eyelids at this time, seeming a little surprised by Prince Mu's performance.
What surprised him even more was that the imperial guards outside the palace really came in, walked up to King Jing, bowed, said "I'm sorry", and then held King Jing's shoulders.
"What are you doing? How dare you be rude to the prince in front of our father?" King Jing struggled angrily.
"Brother Emperor, during the nearly twenty years under your rule, the officials of the Great Qi Dynasty have become disloyal, and important officials have been wronged and even rebelled. Shouldn't you reflect on yourself?"
Prince Mu clasped his hands in his robe sleeves, placed them on his bulging belly, and looked up at Emperor Gan De.
"What did you say?" Emperor Gan De still maintained the posture of supporting his chin with his hands, and there was no change in the expression on his face.
“I say…” Prince Mu even changed the way he referred to himself.
"Prince Ping of Daliang is coming to the palace with his envoys." The eunuch outside the palace sang loudly. This was an announcement from Emperor Gan De, but the time for him to come to the palace was not very coincidental.
Prince Ping, accompanied by Jian Qingluan and several envoys dressed in Da Qi costumes, walked into the hall.
King Jing's gaze fell on a slender messenger among them. Although he lowered his head slightly, his eyes were restless.
King Jing raised the corner of his lips and shook off the hands of the two guards in front of the palace.
"The envoy wants to take Prince Ping back to Daliang. What benefit will it bring to Da Qi if the hostage returns? If not, it is better for him to stay in Da Qi, and Prince Ping can travel around and enjoy the scenery of Da Qi."
Emperor Gan De seemed to have forgotten what Prince Mu had just done and concentrated on negotiating with the envoy from Daliang.
"Your Majesty, when His Highness Pingjun returns to Daliang, he must have sufficient sincerity in exchange."
Jian Qingluan took out a scroll of silk book from her arms.
Nowadays people write on rice paper most of the time, and writing on silk is a very important thing.
"This was written by General Jian Hong of Daliang. Your Majesty, please allow the envoy to read it." Jian Qingluan held the silk book to his eyebrows and said solemnly.
"Accurate." Emperor Gan De uttered a word.
After expressing his gratitude, Jian Qingluan unfolded the silk book and read it word by word.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Great Qi, I received a letter from your country's senior officials ten years ago, and we joined forces with Daliang to lure the 30,000 soldiers led by Marquis Wuning into Mount Xumi..."
When Jian Qingluan read this, Prince Mu's expression changed. He turned his head and stared at Jian Qingluan sharply:
"Emissary, our Great Qi has already concluded that it was Duke Ji Zhongliu of Zhou who secretly implicated General Jian, causing our Great Qi to lose 30,000 elite soldiers. It is useless for you to read out General Jian's words at this time."
"Please be patient, Prince Mu, and continue listening." Jian Qingluan said without turning back, holding the silk book in her hand.
"…I was ordered to kill all the Daqi soldiers without leaving any alive. When I returned to the court, I felt that this was not fair enough. I could not sleep well every night because I seemed to hear the angry scolding of 30,000 soldiers. Therefore, I stayed at home for many years and no longer led the army.
Previously, I had received intelligence from your country that the wife of the late Marquis Wuning, General Du, was about to give birth, so I deliberately went to disturb her.
General Du gave birth to a pair of twin daughters and handed them to a peasant woman for care before riding off to join the war. Someone was instructed to abduct the babies, but by then one of the girls and the peasant woman had already been killed. Someone could not bear to do that and took the other baby girl back to raise her and named her Qingluan. ”
Jian Qingluan paused slightly, and the court fell into silence.
"For the sake of my family and country, I have done evil but have never regretted it. If I were a son or a father, I would be ashamed of my ancestors and Qingluan, so I am using this opportunity to express my feelings.
Your country's important ministers, Prince Mu and Prince Yi, father and son, were the ones who framed the late Marquis Wuning. The one who tipped me off to kidnap the baby was Duke of Xu, Lu Qianru. ”
Naturally, there would be no members of the Lu family in the court at this time. After Duke Xu's rebellion, Lu Jun was implicated and naturally could not be the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. The eldest princess also lived in the palace to accompany the empress dowager, which was how she escaped the punishment of the officials.
"How dare you! A small envoy from Daliang dare to stir up trouble in the court of Daqi. This woman looks 70% similar to the Qin family. Could it be that she is the lost daughter of the former Marquis Wuning who took this opportunity to return to her ancestry and even fabricated a clean life story?"
Prince Mu had never spoken so harshly before, and the veins on his forehead were about to push up his black hat.
Several military generals in the court changed their expressions, but the first to stand up were Minister Yin and Zhuang Siqing.
"How can Your Highness humiliate the deceased like this! The late Marquis Wuning fought for the Great Qi for decades, how can you allow others to talk about you!" Minister Yin's face was filled with anger.
"Lord Yin is right. The late Marquis Wuning was as majestic as a mountain. You and I cannot even compare to him, let alone make irresponsible criticisms!" Lord Zhuang also supported Minister Yin.
"Don't be afraid, my son. This time, your mother will protect you well!" The old woman's voice came from outside the hall.
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