Things have their own priorities. In Shao Jianmin's eyes, everyone related to the Tang family is about to die. Even if there is a problem with their identity, there is no need to pursue it at this juncture.
Shao Jianwu nodded hastily. This is the reason. It is indeed important right now.
You must know that after the plan for Shao Heyang to hook up with a big shot named Gu failed, the prospects of his Shao family in Peiguo became a bit pessimistic.
Fortunately, His Highness Meng Wulie valued it and gave him the opportunity to surrender to the Shao family. He must do things well now. As long as things are done well, the Shao family will not only maintain the power in Pei Kingdom, but also go one step further.
The officials in the banquet hall were full of worries and had their own evil intentions. At the entrance of the hall over there, the master of the palace finally arrived.
King Pei was dressed in a solemn dress with a blue water crown hanging on his head. He was led into the hall by the eunuchs. His waist was straight and he looked energetic.
However, the pale and lifeless hair revealed his advanced age, and the wrinkles and vicissitudes at the corners of his eyes revealed his recent fatigue.
Unable to help, he was exhausted both physically and mentally. The army of the Lan Kingdom pressed on the border, and rumors of his incompetence and morality were spread throughout the counties of the Pei Kingdom. There was also a bloody storm in the court.
All kinds of changes came one after another, and he was more anxious than anyone else.
"See your majesty!" When King Pei arrived, all the officials stood up to greet him. The due etiquette must never be abandoned.
"Your Majesty, no courtesy." King Pei forced a smile, as if he had noticed the unfavorable wind direction in the court. His eyes only softened slightly when he saw Tang Xuance.
He took his seat and waited with the other officials, waiting for Dasheng's second prince to arrive.
The appointed time arrived, but Prince Wu Lie was still nowhere to be seen at the gate. King Pei was very patient and waited with a cautious and solemn expression.
The ministers were very quiet, and the atmosphere was strange and reserved. Gu Chen was pouring himself a drink, leisurely, and seemed out of place.
"cough!"
Suddenly, Shao Jianmin's cough broke the silence. He stood up from his seat and raised his hands to King Pei. "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"My dear, please speak." King Pei looked at him with confusion on his face.
Shao Jianmin straightened his back and spoke loudly in front of all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Nowadays, the army of the Lan Kingdom is pressing on the territory outside, and the Luomen have disappeared for no reason inside. Our country, Pei, has reached a critical moment of life and death."
"There are rumors in the country that the reason why Luomen disappeared is related to your Majesty's immorality and incompetence, and that the country of Pei is showing signs of doom."
"Although the rumors are pure nonsense, the people's hearts and minds have been lost. As the saying goes, water can carry a boat but it can also overturn it..."
Shao Jianmin was talking eloquently when King Pei suddenly interrupted him with an extremely ugly look on his face. "What do you mean by Aiqing's words?"
Shao Jianmin did not dodge the gaze of King Pei and bowed sincerely. "I sincerely ask your Majesty to consider the common people of Pei State and abdicate the throne in favor of the Seventh Prince!"
“I second the proposal!” “I second the proposal!”…
As soon as Shao Jianmin finished speaking, all the officials in the banquet hall stood up and echoed, as if they had already discussed it privately, breathing through one nostril.
"Seventh Prince?" King Pei was stunned when he heard this.
"Master Shao, are you kidding? Your Majesty is in good health. How can he abdicate because of rumors? Besides, the seventh prince has been frail and sick since childhood and has eye diseases. He has never participated in government affairs. What is your intention in electing him as the new king of Pei?"
At the critical moment, Tang Xuance stood up and accused angrily, truly furious.
He guessed that the Shao family had been bribed, but he didn't expect the betrayal to be so direct.
This was a banquet hall, not a court, and he actually chose to attack King Pei at this time.
The reason for launching the attack is so ridiculous. What kind of rumors have caused the people to lose all support. They don’t even need a fig leaf!
Letting King Pei abdicate and pass the throne to the Seventh Prince was an extremely sinister move.
The eight heirs of King Pei, Wen Tao and Wu Tao, all had their own merits in military strategy. However, the seventh prince was frail and sickly since childhood. Although he was sixteen years old, he looked like he was eleven or twelve years old.
In addition, he suffers from eye disease and knows nothing about the court. If he becomes the new king of Pei, wouldn't it be a mess?
This is something that everyone knows, but Shao Jianmin pushed the seventh prince out. It was clearly because of Wu Lie's instructions!
The reason is very simple. Once the seventh prince is allowed to inherit the throne, and he is blind and weak at the mercy of others, the royal power of Pei will be emptied out!
It is conceivable that as long as this goal is achieved, Wu Lie will send someone he trusts to take over the imperial court of Pei State to act as regent, thereby firmly grasping the right to speak in Pei State!
What Shao Jianmin did was clearly an act of treason, and the ministers agreed that this was an attempt to force the palace, which was simply unfaithful and unjust. How could he not be angry?
Tang Xuance made an angry accusation, but Shao Jianmin didn't seem to hear it. There was a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth. He just stared at King Pei and reminded: "Your Majesty, those who understand the current affairs are heroes. Let the seventh prince inherit the throne. After all, the throne will still belong to the Liu family.
hands."
The royal family of King Pei has the human surname Liu, and this has been the case since the Pei Dynasty. What Shao Jianmin said is true, the seventh prince is indeed also surnamed Liu, and he is qualified to inherit the throne.
It just sits on the throne but does not have any power. Does such a puppet royal family have any meaning?
King Pei looked at the officials headed by Shao Jianmin, who were breathing out of their nostrils, with a bitter smile on his lips.
He knew very well that if he abdicated, the power of Pei State would no longer be in Liu's hands. Even if he could still sit on the throne, he would only act as a puppet to see others' faces.
He absolutely did not want his ancestor's empire to be ruined in the hands of his generation, but facing the confident officials and the person behind them, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness.
"I naively thought there was room for negotiation, but I didn't expect that guy didn't even bother to meet me once, and just sent you vicious dogs out to bite people." King Pei said bitterly, feeling cowardly and sad in his heart.
Prince Wu Lie suddenly came to Peidu. How could he not know his intention? He was already prepared today.
He took a shower and changed clothes early in the morning, and was serious about today's banquet, just because he had the illusion that there was still room for negotiation between the two parties.
To put it bluntly, what Prince Wulie valued was not the territory of Pei State, but the throne of Dasheng Dynasty. What he wanted was probably Pei State’s support.
If this is the case, he has many ways to negotiate with him. Even if he is forced to choose a side in the end, he can at least temporarily save the country of Pei.
However, Prince Wulie's tyranny was far beyond his imagination. He didn't just want Pei Guo to support him, or he didn't trust him at all.
He gave no room for negotiation at all and chose to oust him from the throne. He ignored the old covenant between the dynasty and the kingdom and blatantly wanted to take control of Pei State!
Today's banquet was held for him, but he was arrogant and refused to show up. Just letting hundreds of officials force him to surrender would make him surrender!
"The matter has come to this, why should Your Majesty linger on the throne? There is no point in showing off your rhetoric."
King Pei called all the officials "dogs", and some officials lowered their heads in shame, but the leader, Shao Jianmin, did not blush or breath.
"Your Majesty, Shao Jianmin deceived the emperor and ignored his superiors. Please allow me to take him down!"
Among all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, only Tang Xuance remained loyal. At this time, he angrily asked King Pei for instructions, intending to capture Shao Jianmin.
"Tang, you have too much time to take care of yourself, why are you playing the role of a loyal minister?" Shao Jianwu responded with a sneer. Shao Jianmin still ignored him and pressed on to King Pei.
"If I am unwilling to abdicate, what will happen to you?"
Feeling Tang Xuance's loyalty and the fact that there were heavy guards from the Shuiwu Army outside the hall, King Pei gritted his teeth and said.
"If Your Majesty is stubborn, we won't force you. However, I'm afraid someone is going to bleed in the hall today." Shao Jianmin said calmly, glancing at Tang Xuance.
Not long after he finished speaking, a gust of warm wind blew into the banquet hall, accompanied by the melodious sound of the flute.
The soldiers of the Water Dance Army who were guarding outside the hall suddenly fell to the ground one after another. Pink and tender peach blossoms slowly flew in, fell into the wine on the desk, and landed on the minister's hair bun.
Tang Xuance's expression suddenly became stern, and all the officials in the hall became commotion!
"Before anyone arrived, the sound of the flute came first, and peach blossoms were flying all over the sky. Could it be that the peach blossom layman is here?"
"Wuwang Pavilion's national war-level killer. Rumor has it that anyone caught in his sights will definitely die. Shura has countless dead souls in his hands!"
There was fear in the eyes of many ministers. Most of them could only recruit killer apprentices from Wuwang Pavilion. How had they ever come into contact with such a famous killer?
What is a national war-level killer? Wuwang Pavilion explains it this way. Even if the two countries are fighting and one country is completely at a disadvantage and may be destroyed at any time, as long as a national war-level killer comes to help, it will be enough to reverse the situation on the battlefield!
You must know that the national war is often a battle between millions of troops. One killer can actually turn the situation around and be worth millions of troops. You can imagine how powerful it is!
Even before Taohua layman appeared, the whole hall was shocked. King Pei could not sit still!
"You can't avoid what's coming."
Tang Xuance felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, but he was very calm in his heart and murmured to himself.
When he received the peach blossom, he knew that this scene would come soon.
The killer chose to attack him at this time, and he knew why.
It was nothing more than killing the chicken to scare the monkey. He was the chicken, and King Pei was the monkey!
His water dance army protects King Pei's safety. To a certain extent, it gives King Pei the confidence to continue to control the government. Therefore, if he wants to force King Pei to step down, he must be dealt with first.
Let me ask, if Tang Xuance was openly killed by a killer in the heavily guarded palace, under the watchful eyes of the ministers of the dynasty, what impact would it have on King Pei?
I'm afraid that no matter how unwilling King Pei is to hand over his royal power, he will have to bow to that person!
Prince Wulie never showed up, but he was already making vicious and deadly moves one after another!
The sound of the flute gradually became more urgent, and the peach blossoms also enchanted the eyes, interpreting a cold murderous intention in the splendor.
Everyone in the banquet hall stood up in panic, except for one person who sat calmly, drinking wine as if no one else was around, and muttered something.