Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 871 This is not the first time I have killed someone in the Golden Palace (two in one)

The world of the night watchmen of Dafeng.

A white dove fluttered down.

The Jinwu Guard on duty in front of the palace felt a heaviness on his head and woke up instantly. He looked at his colleague who was trying to hold back his laughter, then raised his eyes to look at the bird's tail that blocked his vision. Only then did he realize what was happening and quickly reached out to drive it away.

"Go, go, go away."

Thumping...

The white dove kicked off the iron helmet and flew away with its wings flapping.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the leader of the Wushen Cult cultivates his primordial spirit and has extremely strong mental power. A fourth-grade wizard can cause trouble in dreams, weave illusions, poison people to wander at night, and even kill people and take their souls. A first-grade great wizard is a powerful living being who can rival the Supervisor. It is only natural that the King of Zhenbei has been bewitched and lost himself."

"Duke Cao is right, Your Majesty. The hatred of 300,000 people in Chuzhou should not be blamed on the King of Zhenbei. It is the evil deeds of the Northern Border Kui Clan and the Wushen Cult."

"..."

The Jinwu Guard on duty pointed inside the hall and whispered to his colleague across from him, "Are you still arguing?"

The other person nodded.

"It's almost half an hour."

A colleague with a bulbous nose across from him winked at him. He glanced to the side and the Jinwu Guards took the opportunity to glance over and saw that the captain in charge glared at him. He quickly straightened his attitude, cheered himself up and stopped making small moves.

At this moment, in the Golden Palace, Cao Guogong Song Shanchang was standing in the middle of the aisle and questioning Zheng Xinghuai righteously: "Sir Zheng, twenty years ago, the King of Zhenbei made great achievements in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and his reputation spread far and wide. The Kui clan was frightened when they heard about it, so His Majesty ordered him to stay in the northern border. Over the years, there have been countless large and small battles. Although the Kui clan has repeatedly violated the border, they have never been able to gain an advantage. If not for this, how could Chuzhou have grown from less than 100,000 residents to 300,000 people today? This is all the credit of the King of Zhenbei. Now you insist that the King of Zhenbei was the initiator of the massacre, not a conspiracy of the Wushen Cult. This is just your own opinion. Where is the evidence? Show me the evidence."

Zheng Xinghuai said, "That day, Censor Gou of the Censorate and Shaoqing Yuan of the Dali Temple witnessed the King of Zhenbei attacking the Master Kaiguang and killing Minister Sun. Afterwards, the King of Zhenbei personally admitted that everything that happened in Chuzhou City was the result of his collusion with the Kui Clan and the Wushen Cult."

Duke Cao looked at Censor Gou and Shaoqing Yuan and said, "Master Gou, Master Yuan, is this true?"

Censor Gou took a half step sideways and walked out of the line of civil officials, lowering his head and saying, "It is true, but I don't know whether the King of Zhenbei said this when he was awake."

Yuan Shaoqing echoed, "I am also unable to confirm whether the King of Zhenbei was sane at the time."

Duke Cao said, "My Lords, has the King of Zhenbei been kidnapped by a Kui clan warrior before? Has he fallen into a coma?"

Censor Gou hesitated for a moment and said, "It is true. The night watchman Jinluo and Nangong Qianrou can also testify to this."

Everyone looked at Wei Yuan. The eunuch remained silent, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart.

Duke Cao continued to question Zheng Xinghuai: "Master Zheng, you said that the King of Zhenbei killed your wife and children. Did the King of Zhenbei do it himself?"

"It was Que Yongxiu who was ordered to do so."

"Your Majesty," Duke Cao said, "According to my investigation, Duke Huguo Que Yongxiu said before his death that he did everything to save the life of the King of Zhenbei and had to obey the orders of the Kui clan. Censor Gou, Shaoqing Yuan, is this true?"

The two nodded in succession.

"Then, could it be that the massacre of the people of Chuzhou City was caused by Que Yongxiu's eagerness to save his master? Although it was caused by the King of Zhenbei, it was not his fault." Duke Cao continued to defend, "Your Majesty, with a powerful wizard like the Great Wizard of the Wushen Cult, who openly tore up the agreement with Lord Jianzheng and carried out a conspiracy, how could the King of Zhenbei resist? Therefore, I think that the King of Zhenbei may have made mistakes in the Chuzhou incident, but he is not responsible. It is Lord Zheng..."

He walked up to Zheng Xinghuai and said in a cold voice: "After the massacre, Lord Zheng neither tried to rescue the King of Zhenbei nor went to the capital to report to the emperor. Instead, he led his entourage south to Shankou County to escape the disaster. Such behavior is a shame for the officials of Dafeng."

The officials were in an uproar and talked a lot.

Zheng Xinghuai was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he could do nothing.

He looked up and glanced at Wang Zhenwen.

Even though Sun Min was a member of Wang's party and the Prime Minister's greatest arm, Sun Min's death would make it difficult for Wang Zhenwen to support the prosecution of King Zhenbei.

After all, everyone knows that Duke Cao is a favorite of the emperor.

After all...

It was Emperor Yuan Jing's intention to protect the King of Zhenbei.

Zheng Xinghuai's family was wiped out, and he was the only one left who dared to risk his life to give direct advice. Others did not dare to disobey the emperor. Once they angered the person on the dragon throne, even if they were let go today, there would be thousands of ways to kill them in the future.

At this moment, Yuan Jing was very satisfied with the performance of the court officials, and was also happy with the actions of his capable general, Duke Cao. In the matter of Chuzhou City, the monk who performed the consecration ceremony got the princess. As the saying goes, a man who eats someone's food is soft-hearted and a man who receives someone's money is obliged to return the favor. How could he have the nerve to help Zheng Xinghuai?

Therefore, Zheng Xinghuai has no chance of turning the tables.

As for the nine demon-sealing nails in the body of King Zhenbei, he couldn't pull them out, and Zhao Shou couldn't pull them out either. The Supervisor refused by saying he was in seclusion, but that didn't mean there was no hope. For example... the three Bodhisattvas of Buddhism.

……

at the same time.

Night watchmen in the yamen and prison.

Jiang Luzhong blocked Xu Qian'an's way.

"Xu Yinluo, please go back. Duke Wei has explained that the case of the bloodbath of three thousand miles is of great importance. No one is allowed to take the King of Zhenbei away from the prison without his order."

Although Yuan Jing wanted to protect the Prince of Zhenbei, the Chuzhou City tragedy was too terrible and had far-reaching consequences, causing great public outrage and official anger. Even as the emperor, it was not easy to send the person back to the palace before a conclusion was made. Considering that the Ministry of Justice was Sun Min's territory and Sun Min died at the hands of the Prince of Zhenbei, in order to avoid any unexpected situation, he handed the person over to the night watchman for custody. After all, with the Queen in his hands, Wei Yuan was a soft persimmon that could be manipulated at will.

Xu Qian'an took out his badge and said, "This is a badge given by the Emperor, ordering me to investigate all criminal cases involving officials of the imperial court colluding with foreign races. Jiang Jinluo, you are trying to disobey my order by stopping me now?"

Jiang Luzhong frowned, "Xu Yinluo, the night watchmen are ordered to guard the Prince of Zhenbei. This is the emperor's order."

"Jiang Jinluo, give him the person."

A man walked out of the prison.

Jiang Lvzhong was stunned for a moment: "Nangong Jinluo..."

"This is what my godfather meant."

Jiang Luxin wondered why Wei Yuan had clearly told him to look out for the King of Zhenbei...

However, thinking about the relationship between Nangong Qianrou and Wei Yuan, and their past style of targeting Xu Qian'an, he did not suspect anything. He winked at his subordinate Yin Luo, and the two of them turned around and invited out the King of Zhenbei, who was being held in solitary confinement and treated with good food and drink.

Xu Qian'an looked at Nangong Qianrou deeply, and asked Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao to take the people away.

……

At the same time, the Jinwu Guards in front of the Golden Palace encountered difficulties again.

A monk in monk's robes and holding a Zen staff suddenly appeared, walked up the stairs, and walked inside step by step. The Jinwu Guards, who had just been visited by the white doves, subconsciously stepped forward to block him, and the leading captain quickly grasped the man.

"You don't want to die, that's the master of consecration."

"But……"

The captain glared at him fiercely: "But what? The master of opening the rostrum is the emperor's consort, how can he be harmful to the emperor?"

The Jinwu Guard thought about it and realized that it was just as the captain said. The monk Kaiguang was about to get married to the two princesses, and there was no reason for him to have a conflict with his father-in-law, so he put his hands down and stood back in his original position.

At this time, Chu Pingsheng had already walked onto the red carpet and arrived at the Golden Palace.

Duke Cao, Wang Zhenwen, Shaoqing Yuan, Censor Gou, as well as Wei Yuan and Zheng Xinghuai, were all stunned where they were, wondering why he was here again.

Duke Cao looked at Zheng Xinghuai with a worried look on his face, suspecting that he was going to interfere in the case?
Yuan Jing also had the same doubt: "I wonder why the master came here?"

"Watch the fun."

Chu Pingsheng walked to the steps and sat down, looking at the civil and military officials with a smile: "You continue, no need to worry about me."

All the officials looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what he meant by this action.

"Go on, don't worry. I have no attitude or position on the North Border case. I was just bored these days and came here to listen to the music to relieve my boredom."

This reason...

The officials were in an uproar, angry that he was treating state affairs as a joke, but they could do nothing about it. The grass on the graves of Liu Heng, the Minister of Works, had not yet grown long, and the maids of Anyuanhou's family could often be seen parading through the streets at the West Market. These were all his masterpieces.

"Hey, why don't you talk?"

Chu Pingsheng looked back at Yuan Jing, who was sitting on the dragon throne with a gloomy face and suppressing his anger. "Your Majesty should know that I am a sincere monk and never lie. My trading partners all praise me for being a trustworthy person."

"..."

Wang Zhenwen recalled the secret report from his servants yesterday evening, which said that two women from Xu's house went to the Zhenbei Palace to pick up the princess. According to information leaked by the guards in the palace, the two women held the imperial edict in their hands.

Combined with the seemingly joking remarks of the lecherous monk, it is likely that the father-in-law and son-in-law made some kind of deal or compromise. In order to prevent the emperor from thinking too much, the monk was trying to reassure him.

Mu Nanzhi, the most beautiful woman in Dafeng, is most likely a bargaining chip in exchange for the monk not to interfere in the Chuzhou tragedy.

The princess changes for the prince.

Considering Kaiguang's lustful personality, there is no reason for him to give up this business.

Wang Zhenwen withdrew his gaze from Yuan Jing, and Wei Yuan cast a look at him, and they looked at each other in silence.

"Xu Yinluo, Xu Yinluo, the emperor is discussing matters with the other officials in the palace. It is inappropriate to barge in now..."

"The Emperor gave me a badge, which means I can come to the palace to report any urgent matters at any time. Captain Jin, you have stopped me. If you have delayed the military mission, do you know what crime you will be punished for?"

"This……"

"Step aside!"

Soon, footsteps were heard in front of the palace, and Xu Qian'an walked into the palace in silver armor. The ministers were stunned, not knowing what this brother-in-law was up to. Was he dissatisfied with the waist badge bestowed by the emperor? How dare he barge into the court meeting?
"See Your Majesty."

Xu Qian'an walked into the main hall and looked at the monk who was sitting in front of the steps with his head shaved and legs crossed, treating the Golden Palace as a garden teahouse. He bowed his head to greet the person on the dragon throne.

"Xu Yinluo, what's so urgent? Can't you see that I'm discussing state affairs with you?"

The emperor's tone seemed calm, but all the officials knew the blame contained in his words.

Xu Qian'an did not answer his question directly.

"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, I was the main organizer of the Three Thousand Miles Bloodbath in the Northern Territory."

When these words were spoken, the whole audience was stunned.

Indeed, it was Yuan Jing who originally gave the case of the bloodbath to Xu Qi'an, with the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate working together. However, Yuan Shaoqing and Gou Yushi went to Beijing in advance to narrate what happened in Chuzhou. When it comes to the events in the northern border, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is Kaiguang's amazing behavior of defeating the first-class wizard and killing the head of the Earth Sect. As for the name Xu Qi'an, it was selectively ignored.

Yuan Jing frowned and his face was cold. He couldn't go back on his words that he had spoken in the court.

"As far as I know, the reason why Master Kaiguang went north this time was because he disguised himself as you to investigate the bloodbath in 3,000 miles. From beginning to end, you never showed up and never asked about the case. I didn't hold you responsible for dereliction of duty, so you still dare to mention this matter in front of me?"

"Your Majesty, just because I didn't go to the North doesn't mean I didn't investigate the bloody massacre."

Officials on both sides immediately started talking.

Duke Cao said, "Xu Yinluo, I really want to know how you investigated the case in Chuzhou without going there?"

Xu Qian'an said without further ado, "Bring it up."

Zhong Li, who was wearing a light blue shirt and a dark blue skirt, and two Si Tianjian sorcerers were escorting two fourth-rank strong men whose cultivation was restricted into the hall. One of them was wearing a Taoist robe with a lotus embroidered with yellow thread on his chest, and the other was a middle-aged man with a two-color face, black on the upper part and white on the lower part, as if he had been wearing a mask for a long time.

"Your Majesty, one of these two is Huang Lian of the Earth Sect, and the other is a spy of the King of Zhenbei. When Master Kaiguang went north, the two of them went south to Jianzhou in the name of Hei Lian, the head of the Earth Sect, and the King of Zhenbei to rob the treasures of Yueshi Villa. I got the information from the informant, and after some discussion with the master, we decided to split the troops into two groups. The master went north to Chuzhou, and I went south to Jianzhou. After a fierce battle, we finally captured and killed the villains."

After briefly introducing the background of the incident, Xu Qian'an continued, "According to the confessions of Earth Sect Huanglian and spy Tianji, the King of Zhenbei had colluded with the Demonic Path long ago. At least a year ago, they planned to sacrifice 300,000 people in Chuzhou City with blood to refine the blood pill to reach the second level. Because they were worried that the Princess' Flower Spirit Essence was only a name and difficult to complete, they learned that the Nine-Colored Lotus was about to mature, so they led the team led by the Black Lotus clone, gathered the Earth Sect Red Lotus, Orange Lotus, and Huanglian, the King of Zhenbei's spy Tianji and Tianshu to go to Yue's Villa to seize the treasure, to ensure that the King of Zhenbei could advance to the second level without any mistakes."

Without waiting for the court officials and Yuan Jing to respond, he said to Huang Lian and Tian Ji who were captured alive: "You two, tell me the details of the whole incident."

The two who were tortured to the point of being willing to die quickly talked to each other, and told the story of Hei Lian offering the strategy of refining blood pills to King Zhenbei to break through the barrier. Later, they hit it off with the Wushen Sect's Linghui Master. On the one hand, they ordered Chu Xianglong to go to the capital to bring the princess, and on the other hand, they ordered Chi Lian, Cheng Lian, Tian Ji, Tian Shu and others to go south to Jianzhou to plunder the nine-colored lotus. They narrated in detail the story.

After the two finished talking, Zhong Li took a step forward and smiled sweetly at the monk who was yawning in boredom in front of the steps. Then he looked at Yuan Jing and said, "Your Majesty, Di Zong Huang Lian and the spy Tian Ji did not hide anything. What they said is true."

"..."

"..."

"..."

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

In an extremely heinous case like the Blood Massacre of Three Thousand Miles, if the Supervisor protected the King of Zhenbei, the sorcerers of the Imperial Observatory would never obey Xu Qian'an's orders.

Since Zhong Li claimed that what Huang Lian and Tian Ji said was true, what did it mean? It meant that the King of Zhenbei had already planned to sacrifice 300,000 people in Chuzhou City to refine the blood pill and soul pill. Then his earlier statement that he was deceived by the great wizard and killed the people was a lie, and Cao Guogong's defense and support were meaningless.

Yuan Jing's face looked extremely ugly. He never expected that the case happened in Chuzhou, but the witness was arrested in Jianzhou.

At this moment, Xu Qian'an raised the small jade mirror and waved it to the ground. Two figures appeared in front of the aisle. One was wearing red armor, with only his eyes radiating green light showing; the other was wearing a loose white robe, with a dignified appearance, and looked 50% similar to Yuan Jing. It was the King of Zhenbei who was supposed to be imprisoned in the Night Watchmen's Prison.

"Xu Qian'an, who told you to bring the King of Zhenbei here?"

Duke Cao said angrily, "Sir Wei, was this... your idea?"

Wei Yuan said expressionlessly: "I don't know about this."

"So...Xu Qian'an, it was you who took the Prince of Zhenbei away from the Night Watchman's Prison on your own initiative?"

"It's His Majesty's wish."

"His Majesty?"

Duke Cao looked towards the dragon throne.

Yuan Jing remained silent, but his eyes were cold and gloomy, like a poisonous snake.

Xu Qian'an said, "Your Majesty has ordered me to monitor whether all officials have colluded with foreign races and committed evil deeds. If necessary, I can bypass Duke Wei and act at his discretion."

Yuan Jing never imagined that his move to divide the night watchmen and intensify the conflict between Wei Yuan and the monk would be a boomerang and hit him today.

Xu Qian'an walked up to the arrogant King of Zhenbei and said, "King of Zhenbei, you have heard the confessions of Tianji and Huanglian just now. Do you have anything to say about this?"

"Humph, I have never met them before, what you are saying is nonsense."

"Since Your Majesty is well behaved, you shouldn't mind Miss Zhong Li using the Qi-Seeing Technique on you, right?"

Xu Qian'an didn't wait for the King of Zhenbei to speak, and looked back at Yuan Jing: "Since the King of Zhenbei has nothing to be ashamed of, please allow Miss Zhong Li to perform the Zhan Qi technique to clear the King of Zhenbei's name."

According to the Dafeng Law, the sorcerers of the Imperial Observatory were not allowed to perform qigong on officials of the fifth rank and above without permission. For royal family members of the level of the King of Zhenbei, the control was naturally even stricter.

"..."

Yuan Jing's facial muscles twitched slightly, and his internal anger surged.

Chu Pingsheng turned his head away, without saying a word, but stared at the emperor.

At this time, Wang Zhenwen stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, please prove the innocence of the King of Zhenbei. This is an opportunity for the scoundrels to frame you."

Zheng Xinghuai then said, "Your Majesty, please allow Miss Zhong Li to perform the Qi-Zhan technique."

Wei Yuan thought about it and also stepped out of the military officer queue: "I second the motion."

When Yuan Shaoqing, Gou Yushi and others saw Wei Yuan and Wang Zhenwen taking the lead, they all stepped out and joined in.

Faced with the advice from all his ministers, Yuan Jing almost gritted his teeth.

What should I do in this situation? What should I do!
The eunuch Liu Rong was the most considerate. He met the emperor's gaze and made a painful expression.

Yuan Jing understood that this was a strategy of letting him pretend to be sick to get away with it in order to delay the attack.

At the same time, Xu Qian'an, whether it was hallucination or something else, suddenly said: "Miss Zhong Li, His Majesty has agreed."

This beautiful girl, who had been promoted to a formation master and wished she could be different every day, said loudly, "King Zhenbei is lying."

In the past, as the King of Zhenbei was a third-rank warrior, she was unable to see his aura. But now, nine magic-sealing nails were driven into the King of Zhenbei's body, his soul was imprisoned, his aura was suppressed, and he only had a well-trained physique. Of course, it was impossible for him to lie in front of her.

At this moment, Zhong Li's words represented the attitude of the Imperial Observatory.

What's more, this is the truth.

Yuan Jing's idea of ​​escaping due to illness was stillborn. Liu Rong sighed, lowered his head and remained silent.

King Zhenbei said angrily: "Nonsense."

Xu Qian'an said, "King of Zhenbei, are you questioning the disciple of the Supervisor for giving false testimony?"

"Yes."

"Shut up, King Zhenbei, you are challenging the moral integrity of the Supervisor with the reputation of the royal family."

Xu Qian'an said angrily: "You still haven't admitted your guilt until now, King Zhenbei, you are really a disgrace to the royal family."

"That's right, King Zhenbei, you slaughtered the people and sold out your country for glory. You are truly a traitor to the country."

"Such evil deeds are unworthy of the royal family."

"King Zhenbei, where is your conscience for slaughtering 300,000 people in the northern border?"

"..."

The officials around him shouted at him, and Yuan Jing felt powerless. After all, this group of people were standing on the side of the royal family to crack down on the royal scum, and the law did not hold everyone responsible, so he had no channel to vent his anger.

Only Duke Cao is still making a final effort. Although he knows that the situation is hopeless and he is powerless to reverse it, he can take the opportunity to curry favor with Yuan Jing.

"Xu Qian'an, His Majesty clearly did not respond to your request just now, but you falsely spread the emperor's message and instructed Miss Zhong to use the Zhan Qi technique on the King of Zhenbei. For such behavior, the three clans should be executed."

As soon as the words fell, a flash of light burst out.

puff!
Duke Cao's head flew into the sky, and the blood from his neck sprayed all over the Minister of Rites' face, frightening him so much that he collapsed to the ground, with a stain on his crotch.

Everyone shut up and time seemed to stand still.

No one expected that the monk who was performing the consecration ceremony would suddenly attack and kill people in the Golden Palace.

"He is my eldest uncle."

A soft voice, calm eyes.

With this attitude, it seems that killing the Duke in front of the Emperor is as easy as crushing an ant.

Of course, it’s also Duke Cao’s fault for speaking without thinking.

Kill three clans, could he say such words in front of the monk Kaiguang? He was a businessman, and he said he didn't care about the bloody massacre of three thousand miles, and he really didn't say a word from beginning to end. But Cao Guogong threatened to kill Xu Qi'an's three clans, which was equivalent to threatening to kill his wife in front of the monk. Isn't this courting death?
Yuan Jing was so frightened that his body sank.

If the monk Kaiguang dared to kill the Duke in the Golden Palace today, he would dare to enter the palace and assassinate the emperor tomorrow. Judging from the ambiguous behavior of the Supervisor in the past, God knows whether he will stand up to protect him. After all, under the current situation, no matter which prince is supported to ascend the throne, the Supervisor is still the Supervisor.

(End of this chapter)