Chapter 203: Destruction and Reconstruction
The situation took a turn for the worse in an instant.
Jiang An had just stood up halfway when he was half-kneeling and two knives were placed across his neck.
He dared not move, and raised his hands, "My Lord, what does this mean?"
"What do you mean?" Xuan Pinghou stood up and walked in front of him. "I want to ask you, in the palace, did you deliberately let them kill the King of Qi?"
"What are you talking about, Lord?" Jiang An said anxiously, "It was Chen Yu. After the King of Qi entered the palace, he was held hostage by Chen Yu. I threatened the women in the harem and the emperor's grandson, but Chen Yu refused to budge and did not give me any chance to negotiate."
Xuanping Hou narrowed his eyes, "What about my son Pei Chunli?"
Regardless of whether the knife was on his neck or not, Jiang An didn't dare to tell the truth, "I have already told the Marquis that it was Xie Tingzhou! He couldn't get out of the city so he shot the young Marquis to death. By the time I got there, it was too late."
As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Xuanping hit Jiang An in the face with his scabbard, causing Jiang An to see stars.
Jiang An shook his head and said with tears in his eyes: "My Lord and I stand together, how can my Lord not believe me?"
"My son Anan is good friends with Shen Yu. He stole my token just to let Shen Yu leave. My son is very kind-hearted. He didn't even have time to send her away, so how could he close the door and not let her go?"
"I..." Jiang An was speechless, "I told the Marquis that it was already late when I arrived. This is also my guess."
Xuan Ping Hou stood up, staggered to the door of the tent, turned his back to the crowd, raised his hand, and said, "Kill!"
Jiang An: "Hou——"
His body was still stiff and his head had already fallen to the ground.
A soldier stepped forward and said, "My Lord, we have already controlled the remaining imperial guards. They all said that it was not Jiang An who did it, but the arrow was indeed shot from the crowd. No one noticed who did it."
"It doesn't matter anymore." Xuan Pinghou waved his hand, "Then just kill them all."
"yes."
Marquis Xuanping stumbled into the tent and stroked the coffin in the tent with tears streaming down his face.
"Son, there is no one to serve you down there. Dad will send Jiang An and the imperial guards down there to serve you like slaves. You can be the local emperor down there."
"You like Chen Yu, don't you? You want her to play with you, right? When dad catches Chen Yu, I'll send her down to be buried with you."
"Don't feel lonely. If you feel lonely, come to me in my dream.
Dad will chat with you."
Xuan Ping Hou cried bitterly and hugged the coffin, shouting: "Anan, my son, it is my father's fault, it is my father's fault!"
"Dad was wrong..."
The square in front of Xuanhui Hall has been cleaned and the pile of corpses have been dealt with.
The corpses of the rebellious imperial guards were transported outside the city and burned in piles. The families of the imperial guards who defended the Xuanhui Palace could come to claim the bodies and pensions. If no one claimed them, they would be properly buried.
The ground of the square was washed with water over and over again, but bloodstains still remained in the cracks.
The smell of mugwort in the air covered up the smell of blood, and the palace maids were burning atractylodes and mugwort to prevent epidemics.
Li Jifeng sat down next to Li Zhaonian. The two sat side by side in front of the hall, watching the palace maids and eunuchs coming and going in the square.
"This man-eating cage turns everyone into monsters." Li Zhaonian said tiredly.
Li Jifeng smiled gently, "Don't you still remember your original intention?"
Li Zhaonian sighed, "How many people wanted to squeeze into this mass grave, and would rather be eaten until only bones were left than leave."
"But there are also people who desperately want to leave." Li Jifeng said: "We brothers didn't get along before. I thought you were too rigid, and you thought I was uneducated. No one looked down on the other. I didn't expect that we would be sitting here in the end."
Li Zhaonian had a blank expression and asked, "How many years have you been practicing martial arts?"
"Twelve years." Li Jifeng leaned back on the ground and said casually, "When my mother died, she told me to learn to protect myself. She said that smart people in this imperial city are prone to death, but what can I do? I am extremely smart."
"Twelve years is really not easy." Li Zhaonian said in a young voice.
After a long silence, Li Zhaonian suddenly spoke: "You have been hiding your edge for so many years, not just to protect yourself. No one has seen through you, you are the one who hides the deepest."
"Yes, of course. Xie Tingzhou and Shen Yu." Li Jifeng said.
Li Zhaonian said: "They are different. They are born strong and are definitely not ordinary people."
Li Jifeng smiled and said, "Do you see it clearly now?"
Li Zhaonian was extremely tired. "If you want the throne, take it. I can write an abdication edict to keep my wife and children safe."
"What do I want this throne for?" Li Jifeng said, "This country is crumbling, whoever wants to sit on that shabby seat can sit on it, but I won't sit on it.
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"Then what do you want?" Li Zhaonian asked with a frown.
Li Jifeng stood up, lowered his eyes and looked at him and said, "Li Zhaonian, you have to admit that you can't save the world, and neither can I, but someone in this world has to stand up and hold up this piece of land."
Li Zhaonian was stunned for a moment and looked up at Li Jifeng.
Li Jifeng looked into the distance, his eyes surging with light, "He, Xie Tingzhou, restrained his edge and pretended to be a playboy in order to fulfill his own loyalty to the emperor, but what did he get? Who would believe that he would not rebel? If he handed over the military power, he would die, and if he didn't, he would also die. But if he retreated, it would be a problem for all people. There must be someone or an opportunity to push him forward."
Li Zhaonian looked towards the square, "You mean..."
"That's right." Li Jifeng had guessed what he wanted to say, "Father is worried that he will rebel, but I hope he will rebel. I originally wanted to kill Chen Yu during this turmoil."
"You!" Li Zhaonian stood up suddenly.
Li Jifeng glanced at him and said, "If you kill Chen Yu, Xie Tingzhou will definitely rebel. Fourth brother, the reason why we can live in harmony now is because we have the same goal. Neither of us wants to sit in this position, but we all hope for peace in the world."
"But Xie Tingzhou's rebellion caused chaos in the world." Li Zhaonian said solemnly, "The result is that the people are living in misery."
"Aren't people living in poverty now? More and more people are starving to death every year." Li Jifeng said contemptuously: "Destroy before rebuilding, this principle, you know?"
"Since ancient times, every change of dynasties has resulted in rivers of blood. When the Great Zhou overthrew the tyrannical previous dynasty, didn't it result in rivers of blood? Wasn't it also denounced as a traitor? But the Great Zhou brought nearly two hundred years of peace to the people." Li Jifeng said excitedly.
"But giant trees will decay. Over the past hundred years, the Great Zhou has been declining. At this time, another giant tree is needed to support this piece of land. The people have waited for a hundred years for this opportunity to thank Xie Tingzhou." Li Jifeng said word by word:
"He can't retreat! This traitor must be dealt with by Xie Tingzhou!"
Li Zhaonian took a step back in panic. He thought his ideas were unorthodox enough, but he had to admit that Li Jifeng's ideas were even more unorthodox.
But Li Jifeng was right.
Only by destroying and then rebuilding can there be a new life.
"If you give him the throne, will he sit on it? He won't." Li Jifeng said with a smile, "But he has no way out now. He has no choice but to rebel."
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