"General Li, everything is what our king asked us to do. We are just following orders." With a plop, Ji Fan knelt down on the ground. He didn't even need to ask anything, and he took the initiative to speak.
The King of Qi was "betrayed".
As soon as Ji Fan knelt down, many Qi soldiers who did not know the truth also knelt down on the ground, shouting that they were wronged, saying that they had no knowledge, and begging for forgiveness.
"Very good. You were just following orders and you have already admitted your mistake. I believe His Majesty will give you a lighter sentence if you find out." Mo Chengyu, who had been waiting for this moment for a long time, said very generously. And as he said these
As soon as the words fell, more and more Qi soldiers chose to surrender and kneel on the ground.
When all this fell into the eyes of King Qi, how could he still not see clearly what was happening? It would be impossible to send so many things into the mansion without internal response. Thinking of the time when he came to this mansion before, he
He once ordered Ji Fan to check whether there is anything unclean here, and the other party happily agreed. Now this person is the first to admit his mistake and kneel down. Who did it? Who has any questions?
Isn’t it obvious at a glance?
King Qi looked at Ji Fan who was kneeling on the ground with a murderous look. If he had a sword in his hand now, he would definitely swing it and make his head fall to the ground.
"Well, there is actually a handwritten letter of contact between King Qi and King Xiang here. The evidence is so conclusive, does King Qi have anything else to say?" Mo Chengyu stepped forward and came to a pile of correspondence books.
After opening one at random and reading the contents, he turned around and asked the King of Qi, with a strong intention to call an army to investigate.
"You...you are making false accusations, Ji Fan. What do you mean by harming me like this? How much benefits have you received from others?" Seeing that things had come to this, King Qi couldn't help but curse loudly. At this moment,
He finally figured out that Emperor Qianwen must deal with himself. It didn't matter whether King Xiang came or not. With these physical evidences here, it was enough to convict him of treason.
It was only at this time that Ji Fan's true face was revealed, and all he could say was that what King Qi used was inhuman. Mo Chengyu didn't listen to his nagging at all, and waved to the golden-armored guards who were following him, "What are you waiting for? Please come with His Highness King Qi."
Let’s go to the palace for a walk.”
King Qi was arrested, and the news soon spread throughout the city. At this time, the people who came to attend the memorial ceremony for the Empress Dowager had not yet left. After hearing the news, everyone had different reactions. But not surprisingly, everyone
People's faces have become much heavier than before.
They thought that Emperor Qianwen had been recuperating and recuperating for many years, and had been preparing for many years. After that, he was afraid that he would take action against the world in order to achieve the goal of becoming the true emperor and the lord of the world. But they still did not expect that Emperor Qianwen would first attack the owner.
The King of Qi from the Four Prefectures took action, and he did it so quickly and accurately that the opponent didn't even have a chance to fight back.
In the study room of Zongzheng Mansion, Zongzheng Tang Qinghe's face was as cold as snow. Emperor Qianwen's move was also beyond his expectation. He originally thought that so many representatives of the forces were in Daliang City. What would the emperor do?
, you always have to consider the impact. Who would have thought that the other party didn't care about this at all and took action so quickly. And more importantly, King Qi is such a waste that he didn't even know that the people around him were instigated by Emperor Qianwen.
, jumped into the trap like this, now that there are witnesses and material evidence, how can there be any defense, and who dares to speak for him?
"Tang Qingshan, you are so cruel." Zong Zheng said as he punched the wooden table in the study room hard. When a muffled sound was heard, the wooden table fell to pieces on the ground.
"Uncle He, calm down. This round, we were defeated, but fortunately King Xiang was not caught. Shen Tuwei caught up with King Xiang after leaving the Prince of Qi's Mansion, and now he has arranged for people to protect him and went to Qi. Qi. Once the news that King Qi was detained by the emperor spread back to Qi, there will definitely be a reaction there. Even if the emperor does not send troops to attack Qi, they will send troops to attack Qi. Once such a war begins, Uncle He The opportunity has come." The former Princess Di said leisurely.
From this moment on, there was no sigh on Princess Di's face. Maybe she didn't think this was a bad thing, but on the contrary, she thought it was a good thing. If Emperor Qianwen did this, wouldn't he be forcing Qi to do so? Did the Qi army take action? Moreover, the King of Qi is getting older, lacks courage, and has become less courageous. Now that he is caught, the Qi army can replace it with a new king. Once this person is courageous, he will turn bad things into Good thing.
After some persuasion, Zong Zheng's face looked much better. He may also know that some things have already happened and are irreversible, and it is meaningless to sigh in vain. He nodded and said: "Qian'er said. Yes, this may not be a bad thing. But King Qi can be arrested, but nothing can happen to King Zhong. Send him a message immediately and ask him to leave the city."
In contrast, King Zhong was brave and resourceful, and he was in his prime, so he must not let anything happen to him again, otherwise it would be a big loss for Zong Zheng.
"Okay." Princess Di nodded. He also knew the importance of King Zhong's safety, so he agreed and said he would do it immediately.
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Yangxin Hall of the Imperial Palace.
Yan Fu's voice was ringing in the palace, reaching the ears of Emperor Qianwen who was sitting on the golden dragon chair and taking a nap. He didn't even open his eyes.
King Qi's fate was already decided when he agreed to come to Daliang City. Even if there was no internal agent like Ji Fan, there would still be Zhang Fan and Li Fan. Emperor Qianwen spent a lot of money to smash it, so he didn't believe that he couldn't bribe an internal agent. , the difference is only the size of the job.
Fortunately, Ji Fan was still a wise man. After receiving a full five hundred thousand taels of silver, he chose to side with Da Gan, thus leading to the tragic end destined for King Qi.
Of course, Emperor Qianwen will not really kill King Qi now. After all, he is also a vassal king. If he really kills him, other vassal kings will inevitably feel sad and sad. When dealing with them in the future, They will give up all illusions and resist desperately. This is not what Daqian needs. Putting King Qi under house arrest first is the right way.
Emperor Qianwen closed his eyes and listened. Now that the Empress Dowager was no longer in the palace, he had truly achieved what he promised. No one could stop him from doing anything he wanted to do. That feeling was really good. It wasn't until Yan Fu mentioned that King Zhong requested an order to return to Liaozhou that Emperor Qianwen slowly opened his eyes, "Oh? Brother Sichuan, are you scared too?"
"Your Majesty, do you need to keep him too?" Yan Fu couldn't see through Emperor Qianwen's thoughts, so he asked tentatively.
"No need, now we have to capture the four states of King Qi first. As for King Zhong, isn't there King Ji?" Emperor Qianwen laughed. It was because all the ministers wanted Tang Ao's life. Emperor Qianwen Only then did he have to disclose his identity and send him to a remote place in Jizhou.
At that time, this was just to save his life, but now it seems that it has become a clever move. With Tang Ao restraining King Zhong's attention in Jizhou, even if King Zhong wanted to make any move, he had to do it. Get rid of distractions so they don't become a serious problem.
When Yan Fu heard Emperor Qianwen mentioning the matter of Prince Ji Tang Ao, he thought of something and asked, "But Your Majesty, Prince Ji has only been in Jizhou for only half a year. Does he really have the strength to contain Prince Zhong?"
"Even if we can't contain it, we can always stop it for a while. As long as King Zhong attacks King Ji, we will have enough preparation time, and it will be fine." Emperor Qianwen didn't know what Tang Ao was doing in Jizhou. He only knew what Tang Ao was doing in Jizhou. After knowing that Tang Ao had gone, he carried out a series of reforms, which seemed to make the local dignitaries panic. This alone made him feel a little unhappy.
In Emperor Qianwen's view, the most important thing to be able to maintain a stable position is to see whether the powerful people support him. After all, they have money and people. In comparison, the common people are just yes-men. They don't care who becomes the emperor. , because whoever becomes the emperor still has to pay grain and taxes, right?
On the contrary, those powerful people will choose someone who is beneficial to them and can bring benefits to them to be the emperor. They also contribute money, effort and people for this, so whether they can get their support is extremely important.
On the other hand, Tang Ao's approach was to make good friends with the people and cut the flesh of the powerful. In Emperor Qianwen's view, this was simply putting the cart before the horse and committing suicide. Even so, it would be better to let Tang Ao become A victim became an outpost for King Zhong to raise his troops, which was considered effective. As for Tang Ao's own safety, Emperor Qianwen was not worried. He was protected by people sent by Aoxue, so he would not easily Someone can hurt him. But as long as Tang Ao can no longer survive and returns to Daliang City, as a father, he will still keep his son safe.
When that time comes, he will still reuse Tang Ao. After all, his ability is indeed outstanding. But if he can be suppressed, Tang Ao's temper will become much better. In this way, he will have more Wouldn't it be a good thing to have a helper?
Yan Fu saw that Emperor Qianwen had his own thoughts on Tang Ao's matter, so he did not say anything more, but went to draft an edict to agree to King Zhong's return to Liao.
Soon the imperial edict was delivered to Prince Zhong's Mansion, and Prince Zhong took three thousand cavalry to prepare to leave the city. Yan Fu, who came to deliver the edict, even sent it off in person, showing that the emperor attached great importance to it. In fact, he wanted to keep an eye on the crown prince Tang Yi. He just left. After all, with this proton, King Zhong would have to be timid if he wanted to do anything. But once the emperor conquered the four states of King Qi, Jie Shi could go back and deal with King Zhong wholeheartedly. It would be a big deal. It’s settled.
Prince Zhong had no intention of taking Tang Yi away. Now that the former Princess Di came forward in person and said that she would take her only son out of the city, he chose to believe it. Although he did not like the former Princess Di and her identity in his heart. .But I believe that they still have a lot of common ground and interests in dealing with Emperor Qianwen, so there is no need to worry about what tricks the other party will use in this matter.