A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1397

[Chapter 1386 12 Hours]

Dawn is approaching, and there is still no movement in the imperial city, but Xiao Shaozong is very calm.

The imperial city was already in his hands. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded the imperial city. When to attack, it was only what he ordered.

The old Shang Shu pondered for a moment before he said, “You mean, when Qi Ning was kidnapped, an expert helped him?”

“What the hell is going on, Xiao Wang doesn’t know.” Xiao Shaozong sighed: “However, when Qi Ning regained his consciousness, things naturally became very difficult. After the witness found out, he was always worried, but it was not convenient for him to ask the matter himself. So the burden of monitoring Qi Ning falls on the father and the king.”

“You mean… old prince?”

Xiao Shaozong nodded and said, “That’s right. That witness trusts the father very much. He didn’t tell anyone about this, but told the father alone. The father is in the court and can keep an eye on the Qi family at any time, so that’s the witness. Entrust this matter to the king.”

The old Shangshu wanted to let the King of Huainan do this in person, and the identity of the witness was naturally unusual.

“My lord, since that witness already knew that Qi Ning was not of the Qi family’s blood, why didn’t he report the matter to the emperor?” The old Shangshu asked, “As long as the emperor knows about this and doesn’t reuse Qi Ning, Qi Ning has no power in his hands. , naturally there will not be too much threat to the court.”

“That witness had been hiding the matter earlier, and the father knew about it after Qi Jing passed away.” Xiao Shaozong said, “At that time, Qi Ning was highly regarded by the emperor, and Qi Ning was indeed assisting the emperor in dealing with Sima Lan. For the sake of the overall situation, the witness concealed this matter from the emperor.”

“So it is.” The old Shangshu nodded slightly, although Xiao Shaozong said with a nose and eyes, but they were all one-sided words, and he couldn’t even come up with any decent evidence. The old Shangshu naturally still had doubts about what Xiao Shaozong said, and he pondered for a while before saying: “I don’t know why the lord told this secret to the old minister this time?”

Xiao Shaozong said solemnly: “Xiao Wang just wants to tell the old Shangshu that this time Xiao Wang killed Qi Ning at all costs, not only for the sake of the emperor, but also for the sake of my great Chu country.” After a pause, he continued: ” Just now, Lord Lu is still in doubt and doesn’t understand why Qi Ning should rebel.”

“My lord, please let the old minister bluntly say that even if Qi Ning is not of the Qi family’s blood, it does not mean that he has rebelled.” The old master said, “Could it be that the prince wanted to say that Qi Ning was abused by the wife of the Qi family when he was a child. , so you hate me because of this, so you want to rebel?”

Xiao Shaozong shook his head and said, “Naturally it’s not for this reason, it’s just a personal grudge between him and the Qi family, and the emperor treats him with great grace, so he has no reason to rebel against it.”

“Then the old minister is puzzled.”

“Boss, since Qi Ning is not from the Qi family’s blood, then he never came out of the ground?” Xiao Shaozong sneered: “He was indeed born of the Liu family, but his father was someone else. …!”

The corners of the old Shangshu’s eyes twitched again, Xiao Shaozong whispered close to his ear: “Once Qi Ning knows who his biological father is, he will definitely feel resentment. As far as I know, he has already doubted his origin, and secretly He has also been investigating his own life experience, if I guessed correctly, he already knows who his father is, so this is the reason for this act of murdering the king.”

“Who is his father?” the old Shangshu asked anxiously.

Xiao Shaozong hadn’t spoken yet when he heard the sound of drums at the top of the city. Everyone in the city raised their heads and looked towards the city. They saw that Qi Ning had already appeared at the top of the city, looking down at the city from a high position. The old man, the queen and several nobles in the palace have already come, and now they can leave the city.”

The old Shang Shu immediately cupped his hands and said, “I am waiting for the empress to leave the city!”

“Boss, there are many attendants accompanying the Queen and a few nobles out of the palace, please take good care of you.” Qi Ning turned his eyes to Xiao Shaozong and said loudly, “Xiao Shaozong, if any of them are injured in the slightest, the responsibility will rest with you. .”

Xiao Shaozong put his hands on his back and said lightly, “The maid can leave the palace,

Not a single eunuch was allowed to leave the city.

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Qi Ning frowned, “What do you mean?”

“You sneaked into the palace this time to assassinate, with many assassins.” Xiao Shaozong said: “If you let them disguise themselves as eunuchs and sneak out of the city, it is not impossible. The assassins who entered the palace this time don’t want to leave the city. come out.”

Qi Ning laughed and said, “It makes sense.” Shen said, “Open the city gate!”

The gate of the imperial city soon made a “quack” sound, and the heavy city gate slowly opened. Qi Ning mainly arranged for the queen to leave the city, but he also sent several inner palace concubines near the Fengyi Palace out of the city. There are so many nobles in the harem, and naturally it is impossible to organize everyone out of the palace within more than an hour. Although only the queen and a few nobles left the city, there were quite a few eunuchs and palace maids accompanying them, and the long team was already in the city. Waiting behind the door, the city gate opened wide, and a group of palace maids came out from the city gate, surrounded by the queen’s phoenix chariot.

Xiao Shaozong did not allow the eunuchs to leave the city, and the eunuchs who accompanied them had to retreat and stay in the city.

A long procession came out of the city, like a long snake. Hundreds of palace maids also followed out of the city. The queen’s phoenix chariot approached, Xiao Shaozong and the old Shangshu were already kneeling on the side, and the army formation had long since moved out of the way. channel.

“My lord, although the Sima Mansion has been confiscated, the courtyard has not been damaged. It has always been closed.” When the queen’s phoenix passed by, the old Shangshu got up and said to Xiao Shaozong: “The old minister thought that we could let the queen and a few nobles temporarily. Settling down temporarily in the Sima Mansion, I wonder what the lord wants?”

After the Sima Clan was exterminated, the family property was confiscated. It turned out that the Duke’s Mansion had also been sealed, and the imperial court had not dealt with it in detail. However, the Sima Clan had been prosperous for decades and had been distinguished for many years. After leaving the city, there were hundreds of people in a group. It was really not easy to find a place to live in the capital, and the Sima Mansion was indeed a good place to temporarily settle.

“Yuan Moxian!” The old Shangshu shouted, Yuan Moxian came over immediately, and the old Shangshu ordered: “You escort the queen to the previous Sima Mansion, and send someone to immediately notify the governor of the capital, Tiezheng, and order him to dispatch the servants of the capital to protect the queen and the others. Your safety.”

Yuan Moxian stepped back and hurried away.

When the last person came out of the city, the gate of the imperial city closed immediately, Qi Ning looked at the long queue, he knew that Chi Danmei was among them at this time, but there were too many people, and he didn’t know where Chi Danmei was. Only waiting for the team to pass through the army array and go away, Qi Ning looked up at the sky and found that there was a hint of fish belly white on the horizon in the east.

Dawn has come!

“Qining, the queen has already left the city, do you want to tie yourself out of the city?” Xiao Shaozong looked up at Qi Ning at the head of the city: “This king has no patience to wait any longer.”

Qi Ning laughed, suddenly raised his finger and pointed at Xiao Shaozong and said sternly: “Xiao Shaozong, you are still pretending to be here, the emperor was killed by you, and you actually beat me up and framed me, it is absolutely shameless.”

“Oh?” Xiao Shaozong was calm and composed, with a slight smile on his lips: “Do you have evidence?”

Qi Ning sneered: “I have sent someone to look for evidence, and I have also found clues, but soon there is sufficient evidence to prove that the emperor was killed by you.”

At this time, Dou Kui and others came forward, Dou Kui raised his finger and pointed at Qi Ning at the head of the city and cursed: “Qining, you are a rebellious monarch who is dying, and you are still spewing blood here. You led an assassin to sneak into the palace. , to assassinate the emperor, even your father-in-law can testify, you are still sophistry?”

“Qining, you have humiliated the statement of the Jinyi Qi family.” Another person shouted sharply: “If you are still ashamed, immediately tie yourself out of the city and apologize to the prince and the civil and military of the Manchu dynasty!”

“If you are stubborn again, the army will attack the city, and after the city is broken, you will be smashed into tens of thousands of pieces!”

A group of people shouted insults at Qi Ning, Qi Ning sighed and said, “This is not a vegetable market, so don’t scold the shrew here, anyway, they are all high-ranking officials of the court, it is better to keep a trace of dignity.” How big, but the energy penetrated and easily suppressed the voices of the crowd.

Yuan Lao Shangshu raised his hand and signaled everyone to calm down. Lao Shangshu was highly respected in the court and China, but everyone gave Lao Shangshu a bit of face. Qi Ning said: “Qining, you can see the current situation, with the strength of the guards in the city, it is impossible to resist the army attacking the city. Inside and outside the imperial city are all warriors of my great Chu, you really want to make me stronger. Chu soldiers kill each other? Why do you want to do this when you know you can’t do it, hurting others and yourself?”

“My lord, I’ll be honest, I’m guarding the city, not for other reasons, just to find out evidence.” Qi Ning said loudly, “I believe that the emperor was killed by Xiao Shaozong, this person is virtuous, in fact, he is the real one. Treason giant!”

“You said that the prince killed the emperor, what evidence is there?” Yuan Lao Shangshu said with a cold face, “Everyone can see that you brought the assassin into the palace. If not, why would you be trapped in the city?”

“What the lord said is very true.” Dou Kui immediately said: “This person is struggling to the death, knowing that he will definitely die, but he has to turn around to frame the prince, it is really unconscionable, such traitors will be eradicated at all costs. He said to Xiao Shaozong: “My lord, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com don’t need to talk nonsense with this traitor, immediately order a siege of the city. world!”

Xiao Shaozong was very calm and did not speak.

“I have found some evidence.” Qi Ning said loudly, “As long as you give me some more time, I can prove that everything was done by Xiao Shaozong.” Staring at Xiao Shaozong in the crowd, he said coldly, “Xiao Shaozong, the sky net is wide and sparse. Don’t miss it, what you do will eventually be revealed to the world!”

At this time, Lu Xiao, the Minister of War, suddenly said loudly: “Qining, if you don’t have any evidence to frame the prince, you’re going to be bloody. You said that there is evidence to prove that the emperor was harmed by the prince, so you will take out the evidence?”

“Master Lu, I said, it will take some time.” Qi Ning said: “I’m just worried that this prince is afraid that I will find out the evidence completely, and will immediately order a siege. He has a guilty conscience and is always afraid that the truth will be revealed to the world!”

Xiao Shaozong suddenly smiled and said: “Qining, you are just trying to delay time. You said that if you can find evidence that this king murdered the emperor, then this king will give you half a day. The clearer is self-clearing, and this king wants to see you. What kind of tricks can you play?”

“Xiao Shaozong, it seems that I underestimate you.” Qi Ning said with a smile: “So, how about I make a bet with you, within twelve hours, if I can find evidence that everything is what you did, then Needless to say, if I can’t find it, I will tie myself out of the city and let you go, what do you think?”

Dou Kui immediately said: “My lord, don’t talk nonsense with him, he is just delaying time, the army is ready, and the lord can attack the city with a single order, why bother with him and let him live another day.”

Xiao Shaozong glanced at Lu Xiao and the several ministers behind him, then at Yuan Lao Shangshu, and finally said lightly to Qi Ning at the head of the city: “Okay, after twelve hours, I will wait for you to present your head!”