allonlinenovel Chapter 266: The King of War is angry, and all three tribes are destroyed
Chapter 266: The King of War is angry, and all three tribes are destroyed
Prince Zhan glanced at Zong Kui and then said calmly, "The Queen Mother just invited the Prince Regent to the Queen Mother's palace for treatment. The Queen Mother has a special pharmacy there."
Empress Dowager Xie suffered from headaches, so she had a complete supply of medicinal materials and a pharmacy.
So, when Su Jixue was away just now, Aunt Jin Ning had already invited Zong Kui to go to the Queen Mother for treatment.
Anyone who is interested can see that the Queen Mother has already shown signs of having a different attitude towards Zongkui.
"That's it..."
Su Jixue looked as if she had suddenly understood something, and didn't seem surprised by the result. "That's good... After all, the Queen Mother does have all the items."
Su Jixue deliberately dragged out her words, sounding a bit sarcastic.
Aunt Jin Ning gave Su Jixue a deep look. Just as she was about to speak, Su Jixue said directly, "Let's go. It seems that the Queen Mother wants to put me and the Regent of Nanqing together."
After she finished speaking, she walked out directly, her skirt fluttering in the air, her crimson skirt fluttering in the wind, without caring at all about the uproar her words had caused in the Dongchu Golden Palace.
In the night, the imperial palace of Dongchu stands majestically.
Su Jixue raised her eyes. The Golden Palace behind her was brightly lit, but all she could see before her was the vague outline of the palace.
This was an extremely unfamiliar place to her, but it was supposed to be her birthplace.
Ji Xue only knew many things after she became Su Jixue, but she knew them after all.
Everything must come to an end.
Aunt Jin Ning's words were stuck in her throat, and she quickly chased after him. Zong Kui also had a blank expression on his face. Bei Su pushed Zong Kui and walked slowly out.
Even after these three people left, the Golden Palace seemed to be empty all of a sudden.
When Zong Kui left, the Golden Palace of Dongchu returned to its previous rhythm.
However, the atmosphere in the Golden Palace was somewhat depressing because of the ministers kneeling in front of the desk and writing letters of apology.
At this moment, Emperor Ming's face finally darkened. He looked at the disrupted court procession and the War King who was sitting alone in a wheelchair in the center of the Golden Palace.
"Are you happy to have signed this contract?" Emperor Ming said solemnly to the ministers still standing in front of the palace: "But don't forget how this contract was obtained!"
"He was a pillar of Dongchu. He personally handed the evidence to Nanqing and also personally buried 120,000 soldiers of Dongchu who should not have been buried!"
"Can these conditions, these benefits, bring back 120,000 soldiers?! Can they bring back the hearts of 120,000 parents who long for their children to return?!"
This was the first thunderous wrath since Emperor Ming ascended the throne.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
"My lord is guilty!"
……
The ministers who were still writing letters of apology at their desks immediately apologized again.
"You are guilty. You are guilty of collaborating with the enemy, treason, and Dong Chu!" Emperor Ming pointed at the ministers who were hesitantly asking for forgiveness.
"Your crimes are unforgivable!"
Emperor Ming had read the list. Every single item, how they coordinated, how they constrained each other, and how they ultimately led to the outcome of the Battle of Gu'an were actually written clearly there.
If it weren't for the War King, it is very likely that all 120,000 people would have been wiped out, and the Battle of Gu'an would have been lost.
And Dong Chu will also lose its war king.
Emperor Ming turned to look at the War King. The War King, who used to look murderous and domineering, now mostly sat in a wheelchair when he returned, looking listless and very ill.
This battle really hurt Dong Chu's vitality.
Looking into Emperor Ming's eyes, Prince Zhan said calmly, "Your Majesty, there are more than just these people who are guilty."
In fact, not all the people on the list took the initiative to apologize, and some of them hid among the standing ministers in the hope of getting lucky.
"How do you want to deal with me, my royal brother?" When Emperor Ming mentioned this, he directly turned the conversation to Prince Zhan. He also knew that the people on the list had not completely knelt down to apologize.
But Emperor Ming has not yet decided how to deal with this matter, so he might as well leave it to King Zhan to handle.
"Lingchi." The War King opened his thin lips slightly, but the light words directly set off a bloody storm.
As soon as these two words came out, one of the ministers who were standing fainted on the ground.
This shows how powerful the War King's deterrent power is.
"Anyone who fails to confess his crime will be executed by slow slicing! All three clans will be exterminated!" The War King glanced contemptuously at the official who fainted on the ground, and spoke in a cold voice, which chilled people's hearts.
"Lord Zhan, isn't this punishment too severe?" Su Jian was shocked. Exterminating three tribes—this was truly a serious crime. If he was right, there were definitely more people who hadn't confessed their crimes than just the one who fainted.
"Heavy?!" The War King sneered: "Why don't you go to the northern border to see the place where bones are buried on the battlefield?!"
"Twelve thousand soldiers were left with no one to bury their remains, leaving them exposed in the wilderness. Whose fault is this?!"
The War King's cold voice was particularly heavy and clear in the Golden Palace.
"One person being tortured to death means the burial of three clans. Can this compensate for the loss of 120,000 people in Dongchu?!"
"I want everyone to know that if one person commits treason, all three clans will be guilty!"
"This crime requires severe punishment. I wish to ensure that no one in the future generations of Dongchu dares to commit this sin again!"
"This bad reputation belongs to me!"
The King of War sat in a wheelchair. His narrow, bloodshot eyes looked tired but still cold and sharp. His gaze passed over all the ministers one by one as if it had substance.
Su Jian couldn't help but shut up, knowing that this matter could not be undone.
Moreover, Su Jian predicted that when this matter became public, the King of War would not bear a bad reputation, but his reputation would be further elevated.
He looked back at the court officials still standing in the Golden Throne Hall, his face turning red and white, although he knew that this matter would not affect him.
But if Prime Minister Zhuang fell in this way, his lineage would no longer be able to support him. And who would replace the officials who were lost?
Even Su Jian, the right prime minister, felt that his position was unstable.
"I...are guilty!"
Some of the standing courtiers knelt on the spot, trembling and begging for mercy: "Just now, I was bewildered and did not apologize immediately, but now I sincerely admit my mistake."
"I hope that King Zhan will take my voluntary apology into consideration and let me and my family bear all the responsibility for this sin, and not bring disaster to the three clans!"
This person knew that when the War King mentioned the three Yi tribes, it must be the three Yi tribes.
As he spoke, the man kowtowed heavily on the ground, and soon his forehead began to bleed.
The War King, however, sat in his wheelchair and watched with an indifferent expression. His icy eyes glanced at everyone calmly: "Anything else?"
This is just the first one.
Soon, someone else knelt down.
The sound of plops was endless.
Just now, only a small number of people in the Golden Throne Hall were kneeling, but now, more than half of them were kneeling.
These people knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, seeking a little forgiveness from the person in the wheelchair.
Soon, the golden bricks of the Golden Palace were covered with bloodstains from the ministers' foreheads.
The War King's slender jade-like fingers gently stroked the ring on his hand, his eyes cold and indifferent: "Anything else?"