Chapter 408 How could this king collude with the rebels?
Not long after, a guard came up carrying a plate.
There was a round object on the plate, and it was covered with a cloth. From the outside, I had no idea what it was.
The guard held the plate and stood in front of Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong, bending slightly.
And the smile on the corner of King You's mouth became more and more obvious.
"I believe you two will be very satisfied with this gift!"
After saying that, King You waved his hand and asked someone to lift the cloth on the plate.
The old servant walked up quickly, and then took off the black cloth on the plate with one hand.
Lin Yiqiu stared closely, as if he had some premonition.
Cang Hong, on the other hand, still looked on guard to prevent any danger under the black cloth!
The next second! The black cloth is lifted!
A bloody scene appeared in front of the two of them!
On that plate, a human head stood out!
His eyes were wide open and the blood was flowing out from them!
Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong were naturally very familiar with the identity of this head. It was the deputy general Zhou Peizhou whom they had been hunting down all night last night!
Lin Yiqiu frowned at this time, and Cang Hong's face suddenly condensed slightly. He looked at Lin Yiqiu, with doubts between his eyebrows.
According to their speculation, King You has most likely united with Zhou Pei since he has not made any move for such a long time.
But now Zhou Pei actually died in King You's mansion, and even his head was cut off by King You! This situation was beyond their expectations!
Lin Yiqiu was also slightly startled, but his expression quickly regained his composure, but he was not too surprised.
After a moment, King You stood up and said in an extremely majestic voice: "After the thief Zhou Pei came to Tingzhou, he tried to draw me into his camp! He instigated me and Zheng Xianba to rebel together!"
"Not only that, he also told me that he sent people to assassinate Governor Lin and Commander Cang last night!"
"After listening to this, the king was really angry!"
King You showed an expression filled with righteous indignation, which was full of righteousness!
"Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this dispute, so I didn't break up with him directly!"
"President Lin, Commander Cang, you also know that Tingzhou is just a small city, and I have lived here for decades!"
"If I and Zhou Pei have a falling out, Zheng Xianba's army will probably come and kill him immediately! Therefore, I will have to resort to the rat weapon!"
Having said this, Prince You showed a hint of helplessness on his face.
In fact, what he said is indeed right, Tingzhou is not big to begin with!
Compared with Zheng Xianba's Xingyang City and Emperor Qian's capital, not only was Tingzhou's city smaller, but its geographical location was also slightly remote.
If it weren't for the canal next to Tingzhou, which has constant flow of water and merchants, making Tingzhou gradually prosperous through water transportation, Tingzhou would still be a barren land, just like it was decades ago.
Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong looked at each other. They didn't say anything more, but continued to wait for King You's explanation.
Soon King You continued: "Just this morning, Zhou Pei suddenly broke into my palace! Let me save his life!"
"After I asked him carefully, I found out that he was being chased by Governor Lin and Commander Cang, and he had no choice but to escape to my palace!"
"But I can no longer stand such a treacherous minister! When he asked me to save him, he actually instigated me to rebel again, and even asked me to kill you two!"
King You spoke vigorously, and it can be said that his emotions suddenly became excited!
Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong listened quietly without refuting.
"As a relative of the emperor, although I am in Tingzhou, far away from the capital, how can I be ordered around by such a small lieutenant?"
Speaking of this, King You showed an unspeakable domineering power!
He pointed at Zhou Pei's head and said to Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong: "In a rage, I chopped off his head! This can be regarded as an apology to you two for him!"
"I don't know people well. Yesterday I even sent someone to entertain Zhou Pei. Now that I think about it, I really lured a wolf into the house. I almost boarded his pirate ship!"
"I also ask Governor Lin and Commander Cang not to blame me, and please also ask the Jinyi Guards to say a few kind words for me in front of the Holy Lord."
Having said this, King You directly handed over his hand, with a request in his tone.
Cang Hong didn't speak, he was just observing King You's expression when he spoke.
Jin Yiwei is good at observing words and expressions, and is even better at reading a person's thoughts and intentions from his expression.
But at this time, under Cang Hong's observation, what King You said did not seem to be lies, everything seemed quite natural!
And this made him even more strange. Logically speaking, the situation should not be like this!
Lin Yiqiu also had doubts in his heart. In fact, before entering the palace, he had already thought of various situations that might arise!
Even if King You will not attack them directly, who can really guarantee it?
Moreover, as King Pingnan said, he and King You still have a personal grudge against the eldest princess Xia Qingwu!
If King You really wanted to kill him and Cang Hong, he could just do it without any scruples!
But the situation at this time was completely beyond their expectations. Lin Yiqiu did not expect that King You would directly behead Zhou Pei and offer the head to them!
There seems to be nothing wrong with this argument, it’s very reasonable!
What does this mean? Is this taking the initiative to show one's innocence or is one showing weakness to oneself again?
But no matter which reason it is, it is definitely not as simple as King You said, Lin Yiqiu thought in his heart.
But Lin Yiqiu's face remained as calm as before. He looked at King You and responded with his hands raised: "Your Highness, Zhou Pei is indeed worthy of his death this time!"
"Last night, he actually sent a group of killers to sneak into my governor's inn with the intention of assassinating me. If I hadn't reacted very quickly, I might have been killed by Zhou Pei!"
"Then I followed the killer's escape path all the way to his yard, and finally eradicated all the traitors under Zhou Pei!"
As he spoke, Lin Yiqiu also revealed a majestic aura.
And this aura is not comparable to the majesty of King You!
King You looked at him deeply, and he paid more attention to Lin Yiqiu in his heart.
Lin Yiqiu continued: "But who would have thought that this week Zhou Pei actually escaped into your palace, but now it seems that he is seeking his own death!"
"Thanks to the prince's help, otherwise we would have been in big trouble if I had escaped this week!"
"Hahaha, wherever, this is what I should do!"
King You immediately waved his hand.
"As a relative of the emperor, I naturally cannot collude with these rebels!"
"But... Governor Lin and Commander Cang came to Tingzhou this time, probably just for me, right?"
