Chapter 97: The Princess Disappears (3)
Zilan, who was already impatient, was irritable when he heard this, he looked at Jin Shang in disgust, and wanted to vent to him, but when he thought that Jin Shang was his ally, he couldn't act righteously and ruined the deep friendship between the two.
In fact, Jin Shang had been staring at Zilan and kept hinting that he was about to attack Zhuang Ji.
At this moment, Zilan's face was deformed, and her eyes bulged out of the frame, which made people shudder.
Qu Yuan saw Zilan's changes, and went up to insert it between him and Zhuang Ji. But he was a step too late, and Zilan had already rushed towards Zhuang Ji in a rage and knocked down Qu Yuan.
Zilan didn't care about Qu Yuan, she still jumped in front of Zhuang Ji step by step, grabbed his collar and shook it and shouted: "You traitor, return my sister, and call the princess back...... Return my sister and call the princess back......"
Zhuang Ji was originally tightly tied up, and he had no ability to fight back.
After Zilan vented, she said to the king: "King, Zilan's sister is gone, you have to be the master for her, don't kill Zhuang Ji, what are you hesitating about?" β
Jin Shang said: "Yes, Zilan is right, the gamble has been decided, Zhuang Ji loses all, if you don't kill Zhuang Ji, Princess Jingyin won't be blind." β
Suddenly, dozens of people came out from both sides, all kneeling in front of the king, and shouted with Jin Shang: "Yes, Princess Jingyin is not blind to death, and she is not blind to death." β
Zhuang Ji was among the dozens at a glance, and saw that the warden was also among them. Ignoring the guards, he stood up and walked to the warden: "Huh? Why are you here too? β
The prison warden said with empty eyes: "Dr. Jin won the gamble, and the little one is here to congratulate." β
Zhuang Ji angrily kicked him over.
Jin Shang knew that in order to cause Zhuang to die, the king must have an order. So he forced the king to say: "The king is above, the people of Wucheng now know that the old man Jin Shang won the gamble, it should be time to witness the miracle, Zhuang Ji's head fell to the groundββ"
King Chu slapped the Wang case: "Okay, gamble, Jin Aiqing wins, and the lonely king witnesses ......"
Before the king's words fell, Jin Shang commanded the guards to press Zhuang Ji's forehead to the ground, and kept colliding up and down......
Qu Yuan stepped forward to stop the guards and said, "You can't do this, stop." β
Jin Shang muttered: "Qu Lao'er is nosy. β
The guards guarding the gate ran to the door and said loudly: "Report - the king, General Xiaobu asks to see you." β
As soon as the guard finished speaking, the man behind him entered the hall.
Everyone turned their heads to see Xiao Bu shirtless, and his arms were tied by thorn branches. He went directly to the king, knelt down and said, "The left general of the Xizheng Expedition of the lower official Xiaobu bows to the king." β
When Jin Shang saw it, he said suspiciously: "Who is this?" You're here to smash the field? Guards, expel him and let him enter again. β
Zhuang Ji introduced: "He is Xiao Bu, the left general of the Chu Army in the Western Expedition, he specializes in smashing the Qin army's field, and your Jin Shang's field is too small, and it is not his turn to smash it." β
Xiao Bu cried and said: "The king is above, the real sinner is me, and it has nothing to do with General Zhuang." Princess Jingyin had an accident, and the responsibility was all on the little one, and it was the little one who didn't take good care of the princess, which made it difficult for the princess to return......"
"Reportβ" shouted the guard again, "report to the king, the search soldier has brought back the news of the princess." β
When the king heard this, he lifted his spirits and said, "Call him in quickly." β
The person who came was covered in muddy water, and the mixed thing of water and mud was still dripping on the ground, and I couldn't recognize who it was.
He walked up to the king and knelt down and said, "Report to the king, just now the guards on duty did not let me in, and the little one said that there was news of the princess, but the actual situation is ......"
Jin Shang interrupted the visitor and said: "King, such a rotten person, if you are deceived into coming in, it must not be a good thing, drive it out." β
The king stopped with his hand and said, "Slow, the lonely king wants to hear why he tricked in." β
The clay man said: "King Xie is tolerant, the small one is called Zhong Yitong, and he is the fake Dongdi soldier who has seen the king in the Daying Palace." β
When the king heard this, he somehow felt a sense of intimacy, and said, "If you have any grievances, although it is said that the lone king is the master for you." β
Zhong Yitong saluted the king again and said, "Report to the king, the little one has no grievances, just avenging Princess Jingyin." The little one searched for a corpse on the surface of the river......"
When everyone heard this, they said in unison, "Huh? "For a moment.
The king hurriedly stopped and asked, "Is it Princess Jingyin's?" β
Zhong Yitong replied, "No, it's a male corpse with sword wounds on its body. Xiao knew him, and he was the princess's bodyguard on the ship. β
When Xiao Bu heard this, he knew that he was talking about the soldier he had always hated, so he asked, "Where is his body?" β
Zhong Yitong said coldly: "It's not him, who is it?" They are all soldiers you can trust. β
Xiao Bu saluted the king again and said: "It's all a small fault, and now, the little one bears the guilt of Jing Jing, and wants to kill and scrape, and the little one has no complaints." Command, my lord. β
Jin Shang stepped forward and said to the king: "Okay, king, now that someone is responsible for the death of Princess Jingyin, the king should immediately kill this thief and avenge the princess; Immediately ordered Zhuang Ji to be killed, so that the old man and Zhuang Ji's gambling game had a result. Of course, if Princess Jingyin can return at this time, the old man can't ask for it, and he is willing to admit defeat and return to his hometown. β
Ling Yin Zilan stepped forward and said: "The king is above, what Jin Shanglao said is that although it is impossible for the princess to return, the two criminals have already admitted their guilt, and they should fight for the princess; and Jin Shanglao is serious and worthy of heavy responsibilities, because he has always taken gambling seriously and talked about credibility. Zilan thought that for the sake of the country's letter, from today onwards, the king would decide the victory or defeat for Jin Shang and Zhuang Ji. β
King Chu hesitated to look at all the people present, then stared at Jin Shang, looked at Zhuang Ji and Xiao Bu, and then said with a trembling voice: "Come on, pull Zhuang Ji and Xiao Bu out......"
When Jin Shang heard this, he raised his hand and shouted: "Long live the king, long live the king......"
As he shouted long live, Zhong Yitong quietly went out the door.
"Reportβ" The guards hurriedly entered, rushed to the king, and said, "Report to the king, Princess Jingyin is back." β
The king pointed to the guards and said, "He, teasing this king for no reason, pulled him out and cut him down." β
The guards shouted in horror: "King, it's really Princess Jingyin who has returned......"
Jin Shang accused: "You keep saying that the princess has returned, why didn't you come in?" The Great King's Decree is right, he deliberately disturbed the King's Decree and pulled it out and cut it. β
Qu Yuan stepped forward and said, "The king is angry, let the old man go out to take a look, and then report it." β
"There's no need to call you out to see, the princess is here."
When everyone looked back at the door, they saw a person coming in with a hemp bag, walked straight to Zhuang Ji, and then gently put down the sack and said, "General Zhuang, a small pound of water has brought the princess back." β
Zhuang Ji realized that the princess was gone, and his body trembled and he comforted the sack with his tied shoulders.
When the king heard that the princess had returned, he was comforted, but now that he saw that it was a hemp bag that came in, he suddenly panicked in his heart, and suddenly said angrily: "Jingyin, you died unjustly...... Pull it out...... All pulled out and chopped...... One doesn't leave ...... behind."
Jin Shang hurriedly commanded the guards and said, "What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and take Zhuang Ji and Xiaobu out and cut them down. β
A pound of water hurriedly stopped the guards and said to the king: "The king is calm, General Zhuang and Xiao Buzuo will never be killed, and there is conclusive evidence that the little ones will not kill them." β
Jin Shang retorted: "Now that there is more evidence, you still get a sack to disturb it, report to the king, this pound of water was originally a spy of the Qin army, and at every critical moment, he came to disturb it, and the old man suggested that he be pulled out and cut down with Zhuang Ji and Xiaobu." β
A pound of water ignored him, squatted down to untie the sack, but was not in a hurry to show what was in the sack. He carried the mouth of the sack with one hand, and waved with the other: "Don't kill this at every turn, slaughter that, it's all done, it's not interesting to leave you alone, right?" Now the king is merciful, and they all see it, but the king is also susceptible to the clamor of the wicked......"
Jin Shang pointed to a pound of water and said, "Who are you, dare to speak ill of the king?" Oh, come to mind, you, a Qin Army spy. Come on, pull it out and cut it down. β
A pound of water said calmly: "Listen, the little one just said not to cut people at every turn, this old minister is really powerful, the king didn't give an order, he ordered, who has the final say in this Chu King Palace?"
Jin Shang asked sharply, "Who are you?" Deliberately sowing discord between my king and his courtiers? Oh, the old man remembered, you, a Qin army spy. Pull it out and cut it off. β
A pound of water said to the king: "The king is above, do you cut it or not?" β
The king said without hesitation: "If Zhuang Ji loses the gamble, he should be killed; Xiaobu didn't protect Princess Jingyin, so he should be killed. β
Jin Shang saluted the king and said gratefully: "The king is wise." β
A catty of water emphasized: "The king's intention shows that the gamble between General Zhuang and Dr. Jin is unchangeable, right?" β
Jin Shang said impatiently: "What are you talking about?" If you want the king to change the decree, you have to let Princess Jingyin come back alive first, can you? If he can, the old man will return to his hometown from now on, no, like Zhuang Ji, the king ordered the beheading, this is fair, right? β
A pound of water replied decisively: "Okay! He began to open the sack to reveal the truth inside.
Jin Shang grabbed a pound of water and said: "You put Princess Jingyin's corpse in it, which is the greatest disrespect to the princess, and this one alone can strip you of three layers of skin." β
A pound of water shook off Jin Shang's hand and said, "Please talk less and watch more, and do some good deeds." As he spoke, he peeked a human head out of the sack.
When King Chu saw it, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and walked to the sack, wanting to see Princess Jingyin for the first time.
A pound of water looked at the king, covered the mouth of the sack and said: "Don't look at it, the king, I suddenly had an idea, I don't open it with my own hands to let the people inside come out, but I want to ask Lord Ling Yin to do this, is it okay?" β
Zilan has been watching the two sides arguing from the side, and he doesn't know who to help.