Chapter 412 If the King Wants His Subjects to Die, They Must Die
The originally lively birthday banquet turned into a palace coup to catch the assassin.
"Others, go back to your seats and sit down. No one is allowed to leave without permission." Chu Qinghuang's eyes turned slightly, and his tone was cold and full of pressure. Wherever his eyes passed, everyone bowed their heads unconsciously, "Anyone who dares to do something that shouldn't be done will be regarded as a traitor and killed together!"
Everyone knelt down and shouted: "Long live our emperor!"
Chu Xuanyi ordered his troops to leave the palace. The nine gates of the palace were tightly sealed, and no one was allowed to enter and leave at will. The originally noisy palace banquet began to be filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
Under Chu Qinghuang's order, the ministers stood up and returned to their seats. The fruits and wine in front of them instantly lost their taste, and the dancer's exquisite and graceful figure was no longer attractive.
Wei Heng's body was dragged away.
Chu Tianling knelt on the spacious red carpet under the imperial platform and replied: "I don't know about this matter. Please investigate it, Your Majesty." "When Prince Ling entered the palace, he brought his servant with him, but I don't even know the identity of the servant. I find it hard to believe your explanation." Chu Qinghuang looked at him calmly, "Are you trying to tell me that this assassin's disguise skills are so advanced that they are indistinguishable from the real thing?" Chu Tianling lowered his eyebrows: "There is indeed such a servant in my house. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, I will immediately ask someone to bring the servant here. After Your Majesty sees it, you will know that the assassin's disguise skills are indeed enough to be indistinguishable from the real thing." "Why did the assassin choose to pretend to be the servant beside Prince Ling instead of others?" "I don't know the assassin's mind." Prince Ling replied "If the leader of the Dark Chamber had not killed the assassin, perhaps Your Majesty could have interrogated him, but now he is dead and there is no evidence. Later, when Emperor Duanmu is arrested and brought to the palace, Your Majesty might have asked him."
"Prince Ling seems to be confident." Chu Qinghuang sneered, "In that case, I will trust you for now, but please be more cautious in the future, and pay more attention to the degree. The servants in the palace should investigate what they should investigate, and don't let people with ulterior motives sneak in. It's a small matter to ruin Prince Ling's reputation, but if the crime of regicide is framed on Prince Ling, then there is no way to defend himself."
In the hot summer, no one knew that Chu Tianling had already broken out in a cold sweat. He even heard something from this warning-Chu Qinghuang already knew about his relationship with Emperor Duanmu.
But she seemed to be planning to let him go.
Chu Tianling did not dare to be too optimistic, and only responded respectfully: "I obey your order."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chu Tianling knelt quietly, his body motionless, and no one dared to speak without authorization.
No one expected what happened today. Her Majesty the Queen did not deliberately make things difficult for Ling Wang in public, but the fact was that the servant brought by Ling Wang did have ulterior motives, which made it difficult for people to believe that Ling Wang was innocent.
If someone in his own house had an accident, would Ling Wang, the master, be unaware of it?
But Chu Qinghuang's attitude was also a bit puzzling. When encountering such things, regardless of whether it was true or false, the person would be arrested first. If Her Majesty wanted to eliminate dissidents, then Ling Wang would have no excuse, and being punished was also an expected result.
But letting people kneel in such a lukewarm way made it impossible for people to guess what she was thinking. Every time at this time, they felt more and more deeply a kind of hesitation and uneasiness that life and death were controlled by the superior.
If the king wants the minister to die, the minister must die.
If the king wants his subjects to live, they can save their lives even at the gates of hell.
The confused dancers filed out, Fu Cang went down to change into a black outfit, and stood silently beside Her Majesty the Queen.
Half an hour later, Chu Xuanyi led the imperial guards to bring the Northern Frontier Emperor Duanmu Yu. Under the gaze of many people, he looked at the woman sitting high, his eyes were fine: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Chu Qinghuang looked at him expressionlessly: "My shadow guards found out that you sent assassins to assassinate me."
Duanmu Yu's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes subconsciously began to search in the crowd. However, even if he searched the whole place, he did not see the person he should see, so he said coldly: "Your Majesty, why do you say that?"
"How dare you!" King Rong shouted coldly, "You dare not kneel in front of the Holy Carriage, and dare to question Her Majesty the Queen, you are really brave!"
As soon as the voice fell, Chu Xuanyi raised his foot and kicked, kicking his knee with great force. With a "bang", Duanmu Yu's knee hit the ground hard, and his face turned pale in pain. He was furious for a while: "How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you be so rude to me?!"