A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 511: Arrow Shoots Zhou Emperor

Volume 11: Fighting for the Central Plains: On the Road to Success (Conclusion)

The dark clouds overhead are translucent, and the sun is bright and sultry.

As soon as Yuan Wuyou walked out of the main hall, he saw a girl in a red skirt with wide sleeves standing in the corridor.

As the sound of her footsteps rang out, the girl who had been waiting for a long time turned around and hurried over in her high-heeled shoes.

"Sister! I just found out that Prince Ande forged your handwriting..." Feng Lingxin's eyes were filled with deep worry. She looked Yuan Wuyou up and down a few times before she breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're not hurt, sister. I was afraid that Prince Ande would do something desperate... Why is he silent? Did he ask you to silence him?"

Yuan Wuyou didn't know how to tell his sister for a moment, so he just shook his head and said, "At most he will suffer some physical pain, and he has his fourth brother to accompany him."

Sister Feng's brows furrowed when she heard this. "Prince Ande is a bastard. How dare he forge the emperor's order and make you bear the infamy! What's the difference between what he did and assassinating the king, seizing the throne and rebelling?"

"The worst bastard should be your royal cousin, right? If he hadn't ordered him to do so, why would Gao Yanzong have chosen to commit suicide?"

"My royal cousin has always been a bastard, but I just discovered today that King Ande is also a bastard without any bottom line! Sister hasn't said anything yet, how do you plan to break the situation? How do you plan to make him die?"

"I don't intend to let him die. I have cut off all ties with him now. We are tired of each other. I will go to Gao Yanzong and your royal cousin to get back the forged letter and destroy it in front of them, as if this incident never happened. As for Zhou Guo, I can only admit that I have rejected the marriage."

Seeing his sister calmly saying "leniency", Feng Ling was unwilling to accept it and said, "Now everyone in the inn is talking about you being a tyrant who prefers beauty to the country. Since my sister is tired of him, you should hand him over to Qi for punishment, and let Zhou supervise and execute him impartially."

"Tsk...sister, do you have a grudge against him? Or do you want to avenge me?" Yuan Wuyou discovered that Sister Feng was much more ruthless than himself. She would only help her relatives and not others, and was extremely tolerant and partial to herself. She thought others deserved to die even if they even breathed.

Feng Lingxin said sternly: "Sister, do you know about the story of 'Duke Zhuang of Zheng shooting an arrow at the Emperor of Zhou'? Since Duke Zhuang of Zheng dared to shoot an arrow at the Emperor of Zhou, the authority of the Emperor has been violated. This is like a slave bullying his master and a minister bullying his king."

Yuan Wuyou felt a chill on her back. She was suddenly enlightened by an anecdote told by Sister Feng!

"The fact that the Emperor of Zhou was shot by an arrow is not a big problem. The big problem is that the Emperor of Zhou did not destroy Duke Zhuang of Zheng. This proves that the Emperor of Zhou is not inviolable. So you advised me to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys?"

Feng Lingxin nodded and sighed,
"He is like a demon concubine who has stepped into the emperor's shoes and issued orders. Whether you forgive him or not, it has been proven that he has a rebellious heart. He will do anything to achieve his goals and has no bottom line. I am afraid that even my cousin will be afraid of him... I am afraid that he will dare to force the emperor to abdicate and seize the throne one day. This is related to the authority and dignity of a monarch. Even if you are tolerant and merciful, you can't forgive him like this, right? I am afraid that people will think that you are a puppet who can be manipulated by others."

What his sister said was absolutely right, but now the arrow was on the string, Yuan Wuyou could only shake his head helplessly.
"The inviolability of the monarchy is not just about fighting violence with violence. Yes, although I am living in Qi, if I pursue the matter to the end, Qi will also execute him impartially to give an explanation to the world. However, it is not worth it to make me a tyrant because of him. He is just a pawn of Qi and has no humanity, but he has a relationship with me after all."

"Sister, do you want to influence him and turn the enemy into a friend?"

"I know I can't influence him, but I will let him know that I am more humane and capable than his current master. Those who achieve great things do not stand high and mighty, but are able to use courtesy and humility to win people's hearts and minds. Therefore..."

Yuan Wuyou looked back at the room behind him, knowing that the two brothers could hear through the wall, so he deliberately said:

"I will tear up the letter in front of you, not admitting the marriage proposal with Lanling King, but admitting that I have rejected the marriage proposal from Zhou State. This will not only make my attitude clear, but also give King Ande a chance to survive."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuan Wuyou heard the two brothers whispering in the room. She pinched her sister's large sleeves with gorgeous embroidery and said:
"Come on, find out for me why the Zhou envoys came and who they are. I'm going to look for the letter in King Ande's room."

"Sister, you don't have to go."

Feng Lingxin took out a stack of papers from her big sleeves and handed it to her.

"I found it."

Looking at her onion-like fingers, unrolling several neatly folded pieces of letter paper, Yuan Wuyou was shocked.
"You looked for it in his boudoir?" Sister Feng said with disgust. "What boudoir? He deserves death. The place where he lived will at most be a haunted house in the future! After I learned about this, I went to settle the score with him, but I found out that he came to Lanling King's room... and I happened to find this in his room, here——"

She opened all the letters in her hand and stuffed them into Yuan Wuyou's hands.

"There are three pieces of paper in total, including the one in the hands of my royal cousin. I also asked for it."

Yuan Wuyou nodded, folded the paper and put it into the secret pocket of his sleeve.

"Thank you for your help, sister. I will go ask where the envoy of Zhou State is now."

"I know. I'll take my sister with me."

As she spoke, Sister Feng took Sister Yuan's right arm and dragged her to find the way.

When the two sisters passed by the stone pavilion in front of the corridor, they were seen by the young emperor of Qi who was drinking tea inside and chased them out.

He came over, swinging his long-sleeved shirt, and the first thing he said was to instruct Feng Lingxin: "Cousin, please step aside. I have something to discuss with the Queen alone."

Feng Lingxin frowned and glanced at Sister Yuan, muttering, "Men are so pretentious!"

He turned and left, leaving only Yuan Wuyou and the little emperor.

Gao Wei didn't care about being scolded. He raised his hand and said:
"Sister, please go to the pavilion and talk with me."

So the two of them sat back at the stone table. Yuan Wuyou thought about how he left the stone pavilion angrily that morning, and it was difficult for him to control his temper and speak nicely to Gao Wei.

As soon as he sat down, he asked:

"Now the Zhou Kingdom has sent an envoy to see you. It's obvious that they are not happy about being rejected. How are you going to deal with this matter, sister? Hand over King Ande, who forged the document, and expose him to the public?"

"What forged documents?" Yuan Wuyou raised his head suddenly, his eyes glaring at the young emperor in front of him, "You'd better keep your mouth shut. I will supervise you to tear up the letter. As if this matter never happened, the marriage proposal will be invalid."

Hearing this, Gao Wei smiled, "Are you going to take all the blame for King Ande? You really love beauty more than the country, right? But the Zhou Kingdom came here because you refused to marry, and everyone in the Zhou army camp knows about it. You can destroy the evidence, but you can't stop the gossips, right?"

"I will go and explain to Zhou State right away."

"Tsk, sister actually took on such a serious crime of treason for King Ande? It seems that he was very satisfied with the service he received in the room just now..."

Fearing that the little madman would utter foul language, Yuan Wuyou interrupted him hurriedly!

"Don't mention him! We are done. He makes me sick just by looking at him. I am not taking the blame for him. I am only taking the blame for my own negligence."

Gao Wei nodded in agreement.

"Isn't it just right that we've broken up? I've discovered long ago that you don't love Gao Yanzong at all. At most you feel sorry for him. Your affair was caused by Prince Lanling not letting you sleep with him. If Prince Lanling was as open-minded as he is, and could do whatever he wants in bed, what would he have to do?"

Yuan Wuyou was a little confused by what he said. "Is that so?"

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