Chapter 518 Bloody Night
In the brilliant lights, King Anhua led everyone into the heart hall, and the officials stopped talking and stood up and bowed their hands as a courtesy.
"I have seen the prince."
Zhu Xiaoqi smiled and arched his hand and said, "Good, everyone, don't be polite. Everyone will sit down and eat for a few drinks and vegetables."
Everyone sat down and knew that since it was the birthday banquet of the king, it was necessary to invite the little prince to come out to receive everyone's congratulations. It was still early to eat and drink.
But when he saw that King Anhua didn't seem to have any intention of inviting the little prince, he stood in front of the table for a long time, glanced at the audience with a smile but did not say anything. Everyone was frightening by him and didn't know what he meant.
"Your Majesty, today is the birthday of King Qingding. We sincerely wish King Qing. Where is King Qing?" Li Zeng asked with his hand.
Zhu Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Mr. Li, don't worry. In fact, I lied to everyone today. Today is actually not King Qingding's birthday."
"Ah?" Everyone was buzzing and didn't know what King Anhua meant.
"You don't need to be surprised. I am using this excuse to invite you to the royal palace to discuss a major event." King Anhua said loudly with a faint smile.
Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what medicine he sold in the gourd, but for most people, it was not a big deal. No matter what his excuse was, the prince's treat was always coming.
"Where is Jingwen?"
"Your Majesty, I'm here." Sun Jingwen came forward with his chest out.
"Jing Wen will read an article for you. The matter I want to discuss with you today is all in this article. Please listen carefully." There was a cold chill in Zhu Yu's voice.
Everyone was even more surprised and turned their eyes to Sun Jingwen. Sun Jingwen was dressed and had a serious expression. He slowly and solemnly took out a roll of yellow silk cloth from his arms, slowly unfolded the silk cloth, and began to read it with a cough.
"Since he was awarded the title of prince, Zhu Huan, the prince of Anhua, has only known to abide by the law, be loyal to serve the country, and never slack. Today, he is a young master, inherits the will of the emperor and rise to rule the world. However, in the past three years, the national strength has been weakened, the people's livelihood is difficult, the traitors are rampant, and the court is polluted. The foreign court did nothing, the inner court played power, the villain was in power, and the righteous man was wronged. In fact, it was something that the king couldn't bear to see. Every time I think about national affairs, my heart was burning.
The officials in the hall stood like clay carvings with their mouths half open. They didn't expect that they would hear such rebellious words at the banquet in the prince's mansion, and they were openly read. The people in the seat were dry and didn't know how to react. Sun Jingwen's loud reading in his ears continued.
"It is difficult for the Virgin Mary of Taizu to start a business. The feudal sons screen the world and pass on endlessly. Once destroyed, the emperor's earth and earth can be learned from it. I am the bloodline of Taizu, and the descendants of the Zhu family. How can I sit and watch my ancestors suffer from this poison? In the past, the Jingnan actions of the king of Yan are still in front of us, which is praised for future generations. Today, although I do not have the virtue and talent of the king of Yan, but it is effective in his heart. Taizu's ancestor said: There is no righteous minister in the dynasty, and there is evil in it, and he must be disciplined by the side of the Qing Dynasty. This disaster is forced to bow, and I really have no choice but to do it. Righteousness and evil are not together, and they must follow the heavenly demand, so as to calm the society, the gods of heaven and earth, and learn from the heart.
Sun Jingwen slowly put down the silk book and handed it to Zhu Yu. In the stunned eyes, Zhu Xiao slowly took out a cinnabar pen from the case, signed his name solemnly and quickly, raised his hand in the air and said, "Gentlemen, this is the big thing I want to talk to you today."
The dead silence in the hall, and the rapid gasp are clearly audible. Everyone seems to be able to hear their heartbeats and feel the panic of the people around them. No one expected that this would be the situation today.
"Your Majesty, are you going to rebel?" Someone spoke slowly in the silence.
The king of Anhua looked at the speaker with a sinking face: "Eunuch Li, what I said in my article is very clear that I want to calm down, to clear the side of the emperor, and to return the Qingming Society."
"That's rebellion. No matter how you whitewash it, it's also rebellion." Li Zeng said coldly, "I didn't expect that the prince's ambition was not small, and he actually had this delusion. It's better to persuade the prince to pull his horse from the cliff and go to the capital to plead guilty."
Ang Huawang laughed and said, "Age-in-law Li, are you crazy?"
"It's you who are crazy, the prince. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Ningxia Town. If the prince doesn't pull back from the cliff, he will become a prisoner tomorrow."
Anhua Wang laughed and said, "Is that right? The soldiers in Ningxia Town are strong, but it's a pity that you can't mobilize a single soldier. They have all been loyal to me and are determined to follow me. Grandpa Li, your nose is not very smart.
Li Zeng narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't lie to me, Mr. Jiang, have you decided to rebel?"
Jiang Han slowly got up with a pale face and said, "How can I do this rebellion? Your Highness, pull back from the cliff."
King Anhua laughed again, smiled and waved his hand and said, "Zhou Ang, He Jin, are you willing to be loyal to me?"
Zhou Ang and He Jin bowed down and said, "I am willing to serve the death."
King Anhua said, "Jiang Han, Li Zeng, you can hear that the two commanders have been loyal to me, and another general Qiu Yuqiu has also been loyal to me. His soldiers and horses stationed in the Yuquan camp will be mobilized back to the city tomorrow to listen to my dispatch. What else can you say?"
Everyone's hearts are even cold. It turns out that all this has been stopped, and the soldiers and horses of Ningxia Town have been under the control of the King of Anhua, and all of this has been planned.
Jiang Han gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "Zhou Ang, He Jin, do you really dare to rebel?"
Zhou Ang held his fist and smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, don't be angry with me. Those who know the current affairs are handsome. Today, the emperor trusts treacherous ministers. It is difficult for the prince to be disciplined by the emperor, which is the heart of the people. Why should General Jiang be so rigid? It's better to be loyal to the prince and create a career. The prince will not treat you well."
"Shameless!" Jiang Han was furious. He picked up the tea cup on the table and smashed it. Zhou Ang turned his head and flashed, and the tea cup fell to the ground and fell to pieces.
King Anhua shouted angrily, "Those who follow me will live, and those who disobey me will die. Jiang Han, I will give you one last chance, but I will never obey."
No one expected that the ordinary and submissive Jiang Han would have such a spirit. He pointed to the nose of King Anhua and scolded, "Rebellious thief, don't think about it, I, Jiang Han, vowed not to be a rebellious minister. Don't be your spring and autumn dream."
"Okay, I will fulfill your English name." Zhu Yu shouted coldly, "Come on, complete Mr. Jiang."
The figure behind Zhu Huanyu flashed. Before everyone could see the situation clearly, they saw that a guard had bullied Jiang Han and reached out to grab Jiang Han's collar. Jiang Han shouted angrily and kicked him. The cold light in the guard's hand flashed, as fast as lightning. A head flew into the air. Jiang Han's body without a head was sprayed with blood and stood stiff. Banging on the ground.
The officials shouted in horror, and when they dodged, they knocked over the table and the chair, and fell over. At this time, 70 or 80 royal guards gushed out of the front and rear porch of the mind hall, and surrounded the officials with cold and shining blades.
"This is the end of not knowing the current affairs. My surname is Zhu, and my body is the blood of Taizu. How can I rebel? Nowadays, the emperor is blinded by treacherous cis and indulges in Yile. The people of the world are not living, and the society is low. My king's difficult behavior is to follow the sky. If you follow my king, you will follow God's will. Zhu Qi shouted loudly.
"Go to your mother's will." Li Zeng's eyes scolded angrily.
Zhu Xiaoqi's eyes were cold and he stared at Li Zeng and said, "It seems that Grandpa Li also wants to follow Jiang Han's footsteps?"
Li Zeng was also a backbone. He stamped his feet and scolded, "Don't think our family is a traitor."
"Kill!" Zhu Yusen ordered.
The guard only had one knife in front of him, Li Zeng's chest and abdomen were opened, blood flowed all over the ground, and the body fell down.
"Your Majesty, the subordinate is willing to follow the prince." Zhou Dong was so scared that he was about to be incontinent. Seeing Zhu Xiaoqi's eyes turned to him, he quickly shouted.
"You are not good enough. You are just a dog of Liu Jin. Your master searched everywhere and didn't even give me face. Last year, in Xiangshan Courtyard, I was blackmailed by him for 50,000 taels of silver, and he and his dog could not live. Kill."
Zhou Dong's face turned blue and he was about to run. A guard stepped to catch up and cut him to the ground with a knife. Zhou Dong cried and crawled forward. The guard chopped several knives and finally was silent.
Zhu Qihong glanced at the audience, and the officials had already been heartbreaking. I don't know who was the first to kneel down and shout, "We are willing to follow the prince... No... It's the emperor who works. Long live the emperor."
"Hangtray, emperor." The officials shouted tremblingly.
Zhu Xiaoqi looked up to the sky and laughed. When the laughter stopped, one of the people who knelt down in front of the black pressure stood down and frowned and asked, "An Weixue, what do you mean?"
An Weixue slowly raised his head and said sadly, "Your Majesty, the humble position has always respected the prince. Following the prince's service in front of the saddle and behind the horse, it is because the prince is the royal bloodline and extremely noble. Since the humble position is an official in Ningxia Town, it is natural to serve the prince like serving his parents."
Zhu Xiaoqi nodded and said, "I am very satisfied with you, and I will treat you well. I will give you a great reward. I was going to tell you about this in advance, but I was afraid of scaring you, but now you know it. Aren't you happy for me?"
An Weixue shook his head and sighed, "Serving the prince is not for anything in return. Although the subordinate has made no achievements in his life, he has always remembered the instruction of benefiting one party as an official, and also remembers the words of loyalty and filial piety. I am willing to do something against the prince, and I know that the prince has different aspirations, but my reason why Still serving the prince, but he felt that the prince would not really embark on this road. My only hope is that the town will be peaceful, so I have always wanted to be a reconciled person; although I am incompetent, I also hope to maintain this for officials without harm. But I never thought that the prince finally took this step. He didn't know how to say anything, and the pain in his heart was beyond words.
Zhu Wei frowned and said, "Are you going to oppose my difficult move?" I didn't expect you to object."
An Weixue sighed: "The humble position also wants to listen to the prince's instructions as before, but in this way, the humble position will have to be scolded for all generations. Instead, it is better to die."
Sun Jingwen shouted, "Lord An, are you confused? Didn't you see the end of Li Zeng, Jiang Han and Zhou Dong?"
An Weixue glared at Sun Jingwen and said, "It's all your villains, otherwise how could the prince have such an idea? You little people are going to harm the prince for your own selfishness."
Zhu Weiqi said angrily, "Sht up, An Weixue, the last time I asked you, did you never follow me?"
An Weixue shook his head and looked at the officials kneeling on the ground behind him and suddenly smiled and said, "You people usually scold me for having no backbone and being a dog's leg for the prince. What's the difference between you and dogs now, and you are still untiful dogs, unfaithful and unfilial dogs."
Zhu Yu shook his head slowly, waved his hand and whispered, "Kill!"
The guard came forward and went back into An Weixue's abdomen with a knife. An Weixue frowned and bent down on the table. His mouth overflowed blood. Without saying a word, he stared to death.