Chapter 318: The Palace Banquet Four Destroys the Corpses
The King of Jin led his men running wildly. It was dark at night and they could only hear the wind passing by their ears. After who knows how long, everyone was tired.
Prince Jin couldn't run anymore. He was old, and the whole night of running had already made him exhausted.
He panted, "We...we fell into a trap."
Everyone guessed this.
They originally thought that as long as they could rescue the hostages without anyone noticing, the Daxia people would not be able to use them to gain control during the negotiations.
Moreover, the Jiang family also took other actions. They wanted to fish in troubled waters, but the Emperor of Daxia had already noticed their plan.
Maybe we can take advantage of the situation...
After all, Li Qingyao was still the imperial concubine. It would be easy to execute her, but it would create a rift between the emperor and Prince Duan. After a while, people would forget about the Chu spy, and some people would say that the emperor was cruel...
Who knows.
People have two lips, how can we say that everything depends on one mouth...
The human heart is hard to predict.
The emperor not only used them to get rid of these people, but also...
He also had the leverage.
A more important handle than these insignificant spies from the Chu State...
King Jin was not a fool, he thought of it.
He broke out in a cold sweat and felt as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him.
"Get up, run... run quickly..."
He shouted, but it was too late.
The sound of breaking air was heard again from all around, and several men fell to the ground.
At this moment, Prince Jin just wanted to save his life.
He shouted: "I am the King of Jin in Chu... I am the King of Jin in Chu..."
He tried to use his identity to stop the people in the dark, thinking that capturing him as a prince would be more useful than those spies from the State of Chu.
As long as he is in hand, Daxia can gain considerable benefits.
However……
It would have been fine if he hadn't shouted, but once he did, all the bows and arrows seemed to have found their target and shot towards him.
The people around King Jin fell one by one to protect him, leaving him no chance to escape...
I don’t know how long it took.
Peace returned to the surroundings.
Torches were lit one after another.
King Jing appeared with his men.
He looked coldly at the corpse of Prince Jin, whose eyes were open in death.
Just as King Jin thought, it would be better for Daxia if he were alive, and he could be exchanged for something...
But the emperor didn't want to.
Like King Jing, he only wanted King Jin to die.
He and Concubine Shu are both demons, and countless people have died at their hands over the years.
They don't deserve to live.
"Your Highness, what should we do with these corpses?" the subordinate came over and asked.
King Jing said coldly: "Burn it."
The King of Jin was a merchant from the State of Chu. Now that he is missing, the people of Chu cannot say anything. Moreover, after tonight, the people of Chu will no longer have any chance to speak at the negotiating table.
There was a fire in the suburbs, but it was late at night and no one noticed.
In the palace, everyone had different expressions when they heard that the emperor had been assassinated. The aristocratic families headed by Prime Minister Jiang all breathed a sigh of relief, and they pointed the finger at the Chu people without hesitation.
This is really a good strategy to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Tomorrow, when the dust has settled, Concubine De can announce that she is pregnant. Once the child is born, with the support of the Jiang family, the child can inherit the throne.
However, before they had time to be happy for long, footsteps were heard outside the door.
Countless imperial guards rushed in, and everyone was so frightened that they dared not breathe.
The emperor walked in step by step from outside.
The moment Concubine Shu saw the emperor, the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.
Very good.
The emperor is still alive.
As long as the emperor was alive, she would not panic.
In contrast, the expression on Concubine De's face was frozen, as if a perfect mask was shattered and cracks appeared in an instant.
How could that be?
How could that be?
Why didn't the emperor die?
They clearly made a careful plan, and it was clearly well planned.
How come he didn't die?
The emperor looked at Prime Minister Jiang and said, "I am not dead. Prime Minister, you seem surprised?"
No matter how frightened Prime Minister Jiang was in his heart, his face remained calm.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are saying. I am so happy that Your Majesty is back alive."
"Really?" The emperor sat on the dragon throne step by step and looked at the people below.
"Bring everyone up here."
Soon, several assassins covered in blood and wearing Chu clothes were brought up.
"These people are not ours." The fifth prince shouted loudly.
Although he didn't know the current situation, he knew that these people definitely could not be from Chu.
The emperor glanced at him and said, "Isn't he from Chu?"
The fifth prince shook his head: "No, no, no."
The emperor said: "Don't worry, you will be able to meet the people of Chu soon."
The Fifth Prince was shocked. What does this mean?
When those assassins came up, Prime Minister Jiang panicked for a moment, but he told himself that it didn't matter, as these people were all death warriors and would not tell anyone about him.
But no one knows what means the emperor used, but as soon as these people arrived, they admitted that they were instructed by Prime Minister Jiang to assassinate the emperor, or that Concubine De arranged them in a side hall.
They had obviously made a careful plan. There were very few imperial guards in that place. Although the emperor was a martial arts master, he could not withstand their large numbers and they were all masters. As long as they could kill the emperor, everything would be worth it.
Prime Minister Jiang’s first reaction was to deny it.
As long as he denies it, the emperor has no evidence...
"Your Majesty, this is slander. My loyalty to Your Majesty is evident to all. I would never do such a thing."
Prime Minister Jiang's words made many people suspicious.
No one can tell whether it is true or false until the matter is settled.
The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. If you want evidence, I will give it to you."
The emperor clapped his hands, and soon several palace servants were brought up.
They are all Defei's confidants.
They were responsible for clearing out the people in the side hall and arranging people from the Jiang family.
There are also the palace maids around Concubine De.
It was revealed that Concubine De had an affair with someone and became pregnant.
They even found letters between Concubine De and the Jiang family.
Letters from the Jiang family and others.
Piece after piece of evidence was laid out.
Even if Prime Minister Jiang wanted to defend himself, he had nothing to say.
Concubine De's face was even paler. She did not kneel down to beg for mercy, nor did she even leave her seat. She just stared at the emperor sitting on the high throne.
This is the emperor, the one she fell in love with at first sight.
He is indeed very powerful and excellent.
pity……
pity……
Unfortunately, all these clever strategies were used on her.
Concubine De felt that she had no secrets in front of him.
Concubine De asked calmly, "Your Majesty already knew about this, didn't he?"
The emperor finally gave her a look.
He didn't say anything, but his silence said everything.
Defei suddenly felt like a clown.
Therefore, the emperor had long known her thoughts, knew about her scandal with Prince Duan, knew about her and her father's plot, knew everything...
Everything...
But he said nothing, just watched quietly.
Watching her and the Jiang family go to a place of no return.
Concubine De smiled.
She laughed out loud.
Her laughter echoed in the quiet hall, full of despair and madness.
"Your Majesty is kind, but why are you so cruel to me?" Concubine De stood up and faced the emperor: "Why do you watch me go to my doom?"
The emperor looked at her coldly.
"De Fei, I gave you a chance."
More than once.
After she sent someone to kill Xiaojiu, the emperor did not punish her for the sake of the Jiang family's reputation, even though he gave her a chance.
That’s his little nine.
The emperor really wanted to kill her at that time.
But I still held back.
If Concubine De had stopped at that time and the Jiang family had been able to stay calm, the situation today would not have occurred.
Moreover, over such a long period of time, they had countless opportunities to stop.
But they didn't.
Whether it is Concubine De or the people from the Jiang family.
They don't regret it, they're just afraid.
If they were given another chance, the emperor believed that they would still do the same.
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