kingly way

Chapter 14 014 Who's Behind the Scenes

"Your Majesty, something is wrong."

The imperial envoy Luo Yuanding hurried in and saluted Wang Quanan;
"What's so panicking?" Wang Quanan asked;

"Master Liao and the others were intercepted and killed by unknown people in Qunxian Mountain. Master Yu is dead, but Master Liao's whereabouts are unknown." Luo Yuanding said hurriedly;

"What? What did you say?" Wang Quanan's expression changed, and he asked in shock;

Luo Dingyuan repeated the words;
"God will kill me too!"

Wang Quanan sighed and sat on the chair without moving!

"Who killed them?"

After a while, Wang Quanan came back to his senses and asked in a hoarse voice;
"Master Yu seems to have died with five fingers inserted into his throat. Those soldiers seem to have been injured by animal claws. The wounds turned black, and they seem to have been poisoned." Luo Yuanding replied;
"Eunuch Liu, call Master Zhao Guangyi to come here." Wang Quanan ordered Liu Bao, the personal eunuch;
Eunuch Liu responded and walked out;
"Who did it? Do you have to force me to death?"

Wang Quanan said to himself;
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Luo Dingyuan asked;

"You said just now that they were injured by animals?" Wang Quanan asked;
"These people all died under sharp claws. According to Yichen, they must have been killed by some kind of vicious animal."

"Do you know what animal it is?"

"I haven't found out what kind of animal it is yet." Luo Yuanding replied;
"Master Zhao is here."

Following Liu Bao's shout, Zhao Guangyi walked in,

"The minister kowtows to see the king."

Zhao Guangyi bowed to Wang Quanan,
"Master Zhao, please excuse me. Master Luo, please tell Master Zhao what happened."

Wang Quanan waved his hand, motioning for Zhao Guangyi to excuse himself;
Luo Yuanding told Zhao Guangyi in detail about the killing of the commander and soldiers who followed Liao Gonggong;
"My lord, from this point of view, this is a conspiracy from beginning to end. The palace assassinated the king, and the killer carried your token on his body, and now the envoy who was envoy to the country of Ji was killed in the country of Ji. , the purpose is to make you enmity with the king and force you to rebel." Zhao Guangyi said;

"I don't usually have any enemies with anyone? Who wants to harm me?" Wang Quanan said decadently;
"There are many palaces for queens and concubines in the palace, and the king has no fixed place to live. How could the assassin know where the king sleeps at night? How could this person know that Liao Changshi was sent as an envoy to the country of Ji and killed Eunuch Liao in the territory of the country of Ji? What about them? Is this clearly trying to frame you?" Zhao Guangyi said;

"Master Zhao, what do you think we should do now?" Wang Quanan lost his mind;
"Now the king will definitely send troops to conquer the country of Ji, and arrest the king and bring him to the capital for punishment. If he goes to the capital, the king will be executed. I advise the king to take this opportunity, just don't do it, and don't stop..." Zhao Guangyi said ;

"However, with our strength, how can we confront the army of the Xu Kingdom?"

"The abolition of the feudal vassal system has caused all the vassals to strongly oppose it. I believe everyone is ready to move and dare not move. As long as you establish yourself as the king, you will definitely respond. Duan Yingwu, the Marquis of Juguo, and Jiang Guokai, the Marquis of Ningguo, and your ministers If you have a personal relationship, you can leave a letter, state your strong relationship with them, and persuade them to join the army." Zhao Guangyi said;

"This king is worried that Duan Yingwu, Marquis of Ju and Jiang Guokai, Marquis of Ning, won't join us in the uprising." Wang Quanan shook his head and said;
"I will analyze the situation with them. Jin Yuanhong is dealing with us. If we fail, he will deal with them next. I think they are smart people and will understand this."

"It seems that this is the only way to do it now." Wang Quanan said;

"The minister went to prepare, each wrote a book for them, and stated their strong relationship."

"Well," Wang Quanan nodded helplessly...

After the early court, all the officials had dispersed; Jin Yuanhong was about to leave the meeting hall,
"Your Majesty, Lord Liao is back to report to you."

Gao Changshi approached Jin Yuanhong and said;

"Oh, the widow is tired, tell him to report again tomorrow morning." Jin Yuanhong wanted to leave the meeting hall after finishing speaking;
"Your Majesty, Lord Liao said that there is something urgent to report." Gao Changshi hesitated for a moment and continued;
Jin Yuanhong didn't say anything, but let out a cold snort;

"Your Majesty, Lord Liao is the only one who came back from the group of people sent to Ji Kingdom."

"What about the others?"

Jin Yuanhong stopped in his tracks;

"They were all killed." Gao Changshi said in a low voice;
"What? They were all killed?!"

Jin Yuanhong jumped up and roared;
"Yes... they were all killed."

"Who did it?!" Jin Yuanhong roared loudly;

"I don't know, my lord, did Lord Xuan Liao come in to report?"

Gao Changshi asked anxiously;

"Xuan... Hurry up and come in."

……

As soon as Gao Changshi said, "Xuan, Liao Changshi will meet you", Liao Buqi walked quickly into the meeting hall;

"Slave..."

"Excuse me, excuse me...you tell the widow what happened quickly."

Liao Buqi was about to salute, but Jin Yuanhong stopped him,
"Yes, the servant announced the imperial decree at King Ji's mansion. Wanghoujun was displeased and even spoke rudely to you, the king. The ministers were in other mansions and did not dare to argue with him, so they hurriedly followed Lord Yu and said goodbye to them and returned to the capital. , on the way back to Beijing..."

Liao Buqi recalled what happened in the forest, he felt lingering fear, his voice was a little trembling, he readjusted his emotions and wanted to continue:
"He, Wang Quan'an, dared to speak disrespectfully to the envoy of the widow. What did he say?" Jin Yuanhong interrupted Liao Buqi;

"He said...he said..."

Liao Buqi deliberately slowed down the pace, he knew that doing so would make Jin Yuanhong even more angry;
"What did he say?" Jin Yuanhong really couldn't stand it anymore;

"He said that in order to satisfy your selfish desires, consolidate his power, listen to slander, and intend to harm their royal family, their royal family can't bear it anymore, and you also said..."

"This Wang Quan'an, the widow must execute him Ling Chi and chop him up. What else did you say?"

"You also said that you, the king, stole your country from other people. Why can you steal other people's country, but their Wang family can't steal your country."

"Wang Quan'an is so bold, I'm really mad at you."

"He also sent killers to intercept and kill us on the road. On the way back, in the woods, he was suddenly attacked by a group of animals that were neither human nor ghost. Master Yu and the soldiers were all killed. "

"Then how did you come back alive?" Jin Yuanhong stared at Liao Buqi and asked;

"Those ghosts are led by a man with a ghost face. The man with a ghost face said that they were sent by the Marquis of the State of Ji, and that the slave's life was saved so that the slave could tell the king about him..." Liao Buqi looked at Jin Yuanhong and stopped talking;

"Tell the widow what?"

"He wanted me to tell the king that the assassins were sent by them. I only regret that I failed to assassinate the king, and the Marquis of Ji Guo would not come to the capital, and even scolded you, the king."

Liao Buqi recounted the incident in an eloquent manner;
"It's unreasonable to sweep away Ji Guo for the widow, and kill Wang Quan'an by thousands of knives."

Jin Yuanhong scolded loudly in anger;

……

"We are far from Zhao Qingyu in strength. Xu Guo's army is as powerful as a broken bamboo. It has broken several of our cities in a row. Now it has surrounded our Xunyang City for more than ten days. The chief Sima Qin Kang has been in emergency many times. What are the ministers? The law of the enemy."

Wang Quan'an looked at the ministers and asked;

All the ministers look at me and I look at you, keeping silent,
Wang Quanan looked at everyone, shook his head, and asked again. Most of the ministers advocated surrender in order to keep Xunyang City safe.

"I would like to assist Master Qin in defending against the enemy." Zhao Guangyi said;

Several ministers ridiculed Zhao Guangyi,
……

After retiring from the court, Wang Quanan kept Zhao Guangyi alone;
"Master Zhao, what's the news about Ju and Ning? Are they willing to fight against Jin Yuanhong?" Wang Quanan asked;

"Your Majesty, the several messengers sent by the minister have not heard from them."

Zhao Guangyi shook his head and said helplessly;

"The sky wants me to die, the sky wants me to die..." Wang Quanan sighed several times, with a frustrated expression on his face;
"Your Excellency is capable of both civil and military skills, it's up to you." Wang Quan'an suddenly looked up at Zhao Guangyi and said;
"The minister must live up to the responsibility of the king."

Although Zhao Guangyi said that, he was at a loss in his mind. If he was to face off against Zhao Qingyu, who had experienced many battles, he really had no chance of winning, but there was nothing he could do. Zhao Qingyu had passed the test and was approaching Xunyang City. If he doesn't stand up, who dares to come forward...

(End of this chapter)