Chapter 429 Yours is fake, fake
"The King of the South? You?" The shopkeeper was full of disbelief and laughed sarcastically, "You don't have a eunuch or a guard by your side. You are the only one with a girl, and you dare to pretend to be the King of the South?"
"How could our Southern King be so low-key when traveling? Also, our King doesn't like women, and it would be even more inappropriate for you to bring a woman with you."
"You are clearly pretending to be the King of the Southern Kingdom."
"You are fake, fake."
"What crime should you be punished for daring to impersonate the king of the Southern Kingdom?"
The shopkeeper did not believe that Dijiang was the real thing, but instead believed the fake one in the room upstairs.
This was probably because when the counterfeit came, he was very stylish, brought along palace maids and servants, paid the shopkeeper money, and stayed overnight, making the shopkeeper's restaurant very popular. The shopkeeper then had a preconceived idea that the counterfeit was the real thing and Dijiang was a fake.
The same thing happened to several county magistrates who came to see the counterfeit. They thought Dijiang was trying to scam people and was fake.
The basis for this judgment is still the fact that Dijiang has a girl with him.
Everyone in the South knows that the king has been on the throne for many years, but his harem has been empty and he has no interest in women. He even had several quarrels with court officials over the selection of concubines. Fortunately, Prime Minister Dugu intervened, so the king was able to keep his harem empty for many years without the court officials making a fuss.
"You are a fake, pretending to be the king of my Southern Kingdom, but you don't do your homework?"
"You actually brought a woman here to pretend to be the king? You are so bold! Aren't you afraid that His Majesty upstairs will hold you accountable? Prime Minister Dugu's residence is also nearby. Aren't you afraid that we will invite Prime Minister Dugu to punish you?"
The county magistrates were very disdainful and angry at Dijiang's behavior. They shook their sleeves fiercely and looked at Dijiang with angry brows.
Another county magistrate said directly: "Please invite His Majesty upstairs to come out and let His Majesty punish this impostor."
Dijiang did not comment on this.
He just wanted to meet the king upstairs to see who he really was.
The same is true for Jiujiu.
The two of them held their ground and remained motionless, responding to ever-changing circumstances with the unchanging attitude.
However, the magistrates of several surrounding counties thought that the two men were guilty and afraid, so they became even more excited. They knelt down impatiently and took the lead in calling the monarch upstairs to come out.
"Your Majesty, please come out and take a look. There is an imposter pretending to be you."
"Will you come out and punish this impostor?"
"Your reputation cannot be tarnished by such a person."
The restaurant owner, the waiter, and the first few people in line all knelt down and asked the king upstairs to come out.
The noise was so loud that it was impossible for the people upstairs not to hear it.
After a while, the door of a room upstairs creaked, and a person really came out.
This man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, a golden crown on his head, and walking in a square step. He was followed by several white-bearded eunuchs and several palace maids. The eunuchs held whisks in their arms and nodded slightly, while the palace maids lowered their eyebrows and folded their hands in front of their abdomens. They all showed great respect for the monarch, and the monarch really looked like a monarch.
But, it's fake.
When Dijiang saw the unfamiliar face, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
The same is true for Jiujiu.
【Brother Dijiang’s reputation cannot be tarnished.】
[Jiujiu cannot tolerate someone pretending to be Dijiang's brother.]
Jiujiu tightly grasped the hilt of the Fengming Sword, with murderous aura still emanating from her body. She was ready to rush forward at any time to kill the impostor and clear her brother Dijiang's name.
The man upstairs didn't feel the murderous intent of the two people at all. He raised his chin arrogantly, looked down at the people below, and said, "Tell me, who is impersonating me?"
The county magistrates were relieved that they had finally seen His Majesty's true face and that their queue today was not in vain. They also pointed at Dijiang and Jiujiu and said, "It was these two who pretended to be His Majesty and questioned your identity."
"Really?" The counterfeit narrowed his eyes and looked at Dijiang and Jiujiu.
"How dare you impersonate me? How daring." This would really ruin his good fortune. He had originally wanted to stay in the room, impersonate the emperor for a few more days, make some money, and then run away quickly, but now it seems that he must run away sooner.
He has already appeared and has been seen by many people. It is not appropriate for him to stay here any longer.
However, he really couldn't swallow this person who had ruined his business, so he had to deal with him first and then run away.
The counterfeit put his hands on his waist, closed his eyes, and shook his head in a pretentious manner, stretching his muscles, with an attitude of being a flower on the mountain, inviolable.
After a while, he opened his eyes, glanced at Jiujiu and Dijiang, and said, "Come here, bring these two people forward and give them fifty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
"After that, castrate the man and make him a eunuch."
Humph, you dare to ruin his good deeds.
He ruined his happiness for the rest of his life.
Upon hearing the sound, several eunuchs came downstairs and walked towards Dijiang and Jiujiu. The people around them snorted disdainfully, then stepped back several steps to make room for them.
"Hit them, hit them quickly."
"Then castrate the fake man."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Fengming sword in Jiujiu's hand was unsheathed, and the people who were cursing on the side were shocked by the sword energy of her shuriken and took several steps back.
As for the eunuchs who came up to capture them, they didn't look like ordinary people. Their footsteps seemed very light. They must be martial artists or martial artists, so they dared to be so arrogant.
But Jiujiu is not afraid.
Jiujiu simply slashed out with a sword in the air. The sword did not hit them, but only the sword energy was released. They could not bear it and were hit by the sword energy. They hit the wall behind them, vomited a lot of blood, and fainted.
"How dare you attack my father-in-law? How bold, how bold."
"I'm going to kill you."
The fake one upstairs yelled.
Jiujiu found it very noisy and found it hard to accept that such a fake person was standing in a high position, giving orders, defrauding people of their money, and blaming her and her brother Dijiang.
What's even more outrageous is that he actually wanted to castrate his brother Dijiang.
Who does he think he is? He can castrate anyone he wants?
This is truly a disregard for the law of the country.
It is a capital crime.
Jiujiu flew to the second floor and stabbed the counterfeit in the chest with a sword, killing him instantly.
Di Jiang originally didn't want to start a war. He wanted to capture this man alive and then torture him to find out if there was someone behind him and who instructed him to do this, but Jiujiu killed the man.
I can't question it anymore.
But this also has an advantage, which is that it can serve as a warning to those with ulterior motives, and warn them of the consequences of impersonating the monarch, and advise them to think twice before acting in the future.
Dijiang did not blame Jiujiu. Instead, he was secretly happy. Jiujiu cared about him a lot, and could not stand him being targeted even more than he did.
"You, a little girl, actually killed His Majesty?"
"You are so bold!"
Several county magistrates started shouting.
They also shouted: "Quick, quickly invite the city patrol guards and the people from Prime Minister Dugu's residence nearby, please come and capture this traitor who killed your majesty and avenge your majesty!"