Chapter 20 The prince was killed, Xie Yuan was wronged
This negotiation is basically a unilateral negotiation by him!
King Pengcheng took a deep breath, stared at the man and smiled: "Aren't you afraid that after the lonely king agreed, he would regret it and burn the corpses of you and other murderers in this barren mountain?"
Facing thousands of soldiers, the man was not afraid, as if he was used to it. He looked up to the sky and laughed again. Then he looked at King Pengcheng, and his slightly cold voice penetrated the forest loudly——
"I fed the prince a poison. If it is not detoxified within seven days, he will definitely die. No one knows the antidote to this poison except me. If the prince does not believe it, he can kill us in the mountains today. It is pitiful. If you kill this young prince, his soul will soon go to the west."
poison?
King Pengcheng's eyes were shocked and he subconsciously looked at the Crown Prince.
The prince nodded repeatedly, with a pale face and said tremblingly: "Father, save me!"
"Okay my son, please bear with me a little longer!" After King Pengcheng said that, he looked at the man who was smiling mischievously.
Damn it, your grandma’s legs are worth negotiating with!
What a bastard!
"Tomorrow at this time, the lonely king will bring you the title deeds of the ten thousand acres of land. If my son suffers any loss, the lonely king will set fire to the mountain and ask you to wait for him to be buried with him."
After saying this expressionlessly, he got on his horse and left with a group of soldiers.
The man sent King Pengcheng away with a smile. It wasn't until the crowd had gone away that a hint of unnoticeable panic slowly appeared in his eyes.
"Look at the prince, I will come as soon as I go."
He knocked Prince Pengcheng unconscious and gave him instructions to the men next to him. Then he found a horse and went to a small manor on the outskirts of Youzhou.
In the elegant room of the manor, a middle-aged man in rich clothes was sitting, sipping tea.
"As my lord expected, King Pengcheng indeed regards his son as his life, and promised to deliver the land deed tomorrow." The man entered and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man through a screen embroidered with a map of Youzhou.
"Well, there is one more thing I need you to do..." the middle-aged man said calmly.
After hearing this, the man was startled at first, and then showed hesitation: "My lord, the children of the royal family are not easy to mess with."
If this was discovered, all three of his clans would be destroyed.
"It's not easy to provoke, so you can't let him provoke someone else?" The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows.
"My lord, what do you mean..."
"Well, go ahead."
The guy was reminded, his eyes lit up, he bowed and left immediately.
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The rain stopped the next day, and two waves of people arrived as promised.
The bandits who kidnapped asked for the land deeds to be verified first. King Pengcheng narrowed his eyes, raised his hand and gave the order, sending over a thick stack of land deeds.
The bandit saw the land deed, confirmed it was correct, turned around and prepared to lead the people away.
"What do you mean?" King Pengcheng suddenly narrowed his eyes, "We agreed to hand over the person with one hand and the land deed with the other. Why don't you do the math?"
"That's what the prince decided, and I didn't agree to it." The man turned around and smiled mischievously, "But there is no need to worry, the prince. In three days, I will definitely give you a healthy little prince."
King Pengcheng watched them swagger away with his expression extremely grim.
He followed Emperor Tianwu in the north and south, and made great achievements. He has never been so disrespected by others until now.
It's his grandma's, it's best not to let him find out who is behind the scenes, otherwise he will make that guy miserable!
Three days later, King Pengcheng arrived again as promised.
This time, the bandits sent the person down the mountain in a polite manner, but the person disappeared.
King Pengcheng looked at the young prince up and down. After seeing that he was safe and sound, he was completely relieved. He waved his hand and prepared to lead his army back to Pengcheng.
When the army passed by the mountain range where Longgang Academy is located, a sudden change occurred.
A row of arrows shot out from the dense forest and plunged straight into the carriage in front.
A scream accompanied by the neighing of a frightened horse woke up King Pengcheng, who was sleeping with his eyes closed.
Hearing the noisy noise outside, his eyelids twitched, feeling that something had happened.
King Pengcheng frowned and pushed open the car door. When he saw a carriage that had been shot into a sieve, his face suddenly turned pale.
"My son!"
"What are you still doing, why don't you hurry up and save the prince!"
"Go and arrest the people! Catch the people who made the sneak attack! No matter life or death!"
King Pengcheng's roar made the soldiers quickly come to their senses. One team rushed over to see the situation of the people in the car, and the other team went up the mountain to catch the person who had just made a sneak attack.
Poor little prince, when he was carried out, he was completely unrecognizable and had no breath.
King Pengcheng held the still-living prince in his arms, looked down at his miserable death, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
The people who chased him up the mountain searched for a long time to no avail. They even searched Longgang Academy, but could not find a murder weapon and had to return without success.
Listening to the reports of the soldiers, King Pengcheng looked at the academy hidden halfway up the mountain with tearful eyes.
It must be Xie Yuan, it must be Xie Yuan!
He must have had evil thoughts after being threatened by his father and son. He set up an ambush to kill his son on their way back and cut off his command!
King Pengcheng angrily went up the mountain, kicked the academy door to pieces, and shouted loudly for Xie Yuan to come out and pay for his son's life.
When all the guests came out, they all looked confused.
"What kind of seizure did the prince have, and why did he come again?" Huo Qubing crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
It didn't matter that it came suddenly, but now the door has been broken down, so it's not too much.
"Xie Yuan, if you kill my son, the lonely king will ask you to pay with your life!" King Pengcheng ignored Huo Qubing and stared at Xie Yuan angrily.
"Your Majesty said that ordinary people were plotting to kill the Crown Prince, is there any evidence?" Xie Yuan glanced at the stretcher behind him.
The stretcher was covered with a layer of white cloth, which had been soaked in blood and turned into a bright red, showing how miserable the dead people were.
"He was attacked just below your mountain. There is no one else in this academy except yours within a radius of ten miles. Who else are you?" King Pengcheng's eyes were extremely red, and he looked like he wanted to thank Yuan for his life.
Everyone was shocked.
This means someone wants to put the blame on Mr. Xie Xiao.
Xie Yuan was thinking about how to answer. Qi Yan stood up, bowed, and said calmly: "The common people can prove that Mr. Xie Xiao was not the mastermind behind the murder of the prince."
"How do you prove it?" King Pengcheng slowly calmed down and spoke coldly.
There are children of the Huo family and children of the Lu family here. If he kills Xie Yuan rashly, it will be difficult to explain.
But no matter what today, he could not let his son die in vain.
"Your Majesty, let's go to a place with the common people."
"If you try any tricks, the lonely king will take you to prison!"
Everyone followed Qi Yan to the vegetable field.
Seeing the scene in front of them, the diners of the academy gasped one after another.
The greenhouse where the sweet potatoes were grown was trampled on at some point, and the tenant farmer watching next to him also had his throat cut, staring in a certain direction in horror.
Xie Yuan frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at Qi Yan.
"What's going on?" Huo Qubing murmured, "How did a good vegetable field become like this?"