Chapter 262: Zhongshan Must Die
In the early morning, it was not yet clear. There was peace in Lingshou City. However, in the left envoy's mansion, a group of black-clothed armor soldiers came. The person who leads is none other than Zhan Ai, the son of Zhan Qian.
Zhan Ai roared angrily: "Ji Xin get out of here." ”
The soldiers guarding outside the mansion saw the comer speaking wildly, insulting Ji Zuo's envoy, and shouted: "Hugh is rude. You can see what kind of place this is. ”
Zhan Ai's face was hideous, "Palace, I can still move freely. I haven't taken it to heart yet. ”
"Bold." The soldier saw that the comer was arrogant and arrogant, and there was no one in his eyes, so he said angrily: "This is the Left Envoy's Mansion, there is nothing else, please leave quickly." ”
She has been pampered since she was a child, and she has been pampered and pampered, how could she have ever been so angry, and shouted angrily: "Do you know who I am? Dare to speak to me in that tone. ”
"Even if you are the king, you want to see the left envoy." The soldier said contemptuously, "You must also act according to the statute." ”
Zhan Qian stepped forward, "I said no? ”
The soldier was not afraid, and took a step forward, "Then ask me if I will answer the long sword in my hand." ”
"Ji Xin is just a dog by the king's side. As long as the king says a word, he is not even a dog. He asked, "I only know Ji Zuo's envoy, but I don't know the king." Is there a king in your eyes? ”
He drew his long sword and killed the soldier with a thunderous force, "Talk to me like this, look for death." ”
Seeing this, the other six soldiers drew their swords one after another.
He shouted angrily, "Do you want to die too? ”
The six soldiers swung their long swords and slaughtered at Zhan Ai. Zhan Ai didn't expect that these people were not afraid of death, so he flashed to the side and shouted, "Kill them for me." ”
In an instant, the six soldiers were killed.
Zhan Ai looked at the seven corpses lying on the ground, and said coldly: "Just ants, dare to stand in my way." ”
One said: "Young master, we killed the generals of the Ji Mansion, this is a capital crime." ”
He kicked the man away and scolded, "He killed my father." As a son, shouldn't I avenge my father? ”
"The stakes are significant. We're still waiting for the king to decide. ”
"Fuck off." He said sharply: "Everyone break in with me to avenge my father." ”
He broke through the door of the mansion and walked in, but saw the soldiers in the mansion wearing battle armor and holding sharp blades. The leader of the war is Ji Xuan.
Ji Qi pointed his long sword at Zhan Ai and asked, "Why did you break into my mansion?" According to the law, trespassing on the mansion is a capital offense. ”
Seeing the neat military appearance, Zhan Ai was scared, but still shouted: "We are here to catch the murderer." ”
"Presumptuous." Ji Qi shouted angrily: "How can there be the murderer you said here." ”
He said angrily: "You rely on the military power in your hands, do you dare to be lawless and reckless." ”
Ji Ji didn't put the miscellaneous sergeant in front of him in his eyes, and sneered: "So what." ”
"You...," said Qian angrily, "Ji Xin killed my father, and today I will avenge my father." ”
"Revenge." Ji Qian asked, "If there is a kind, you will come." ”
Zhan Ai knew that this little force in his hand could not resist the generals in the Ji Mansion who had experienced a hundred battles, and he did not want to lose his momentum, "You don't want to hand over the murderer, I ask the king to call the shots." ”
"Presumptuous." Ji Kuo shouted to stop Zhan Ai, who wanted to leave, "Ji Mansion is not a place where you can come and leave when you want." You trespassed into the Left Embassy's Mansion and beheaded the soldiers of our army. Do you want to just leave? ”
Zhan Ai turned around and said coldly, "They were killed by me, so what." What can you do with me. ”
"It's good if you admit it." Ji Xuan's eyes showed murderous aura, "I will use your head to avenge the dead soldiers." ”
"If you want to kill me, I'm afraid you don't have the qualifications." Zhan Ai squeezed away the general, came to Ji Xuan, and said coldly: "I am in front of you now." If you have a kind, kill me. Seeing that the other party didn't dare to make a move, Zhan Ai provoked: "If you have a kind, you will kill me!" ”
The generals beside Ji Yan couldn't help it, and they pulled out their long swords one after another.
Ji Qi roared angrily: "Stop." ”
"General Ji, we'd rather die than kill him."
"Take the sword back." Ji Quan said angrily: "This is a military order. ”
Although the people were dissatisfied, they also did as they were ordered.
When he saw this, he laughed and said, "You ants, how dare you kill me?" ”
"We're ants, good." Ji Jie pulled out his long sword and put it on Zhan Ai's neck, "But we know that it is a matter of course to kill people to pay for their lives. The lives of these soldiers need to be repaid by you. ”
When the soldiers heard this, they hurriedly said, "General Ji, no." ”
"This is a military order." Ji Qian shouted: "No one can do it." ”
Zhan Ai never believed that the other party dared to kill him, raised his neck, and shouted: "You want to kill me, come!" ”
Ji Yan waved his long sword, and the sharp blade left a scar on the opponent's neck, "I took your life." ”
She covered her neck and said incoherently, "You... Dare... Kill... I..."
Before the last word could be uttered, he fell to the ground, breathless. Ji Qi roared angrily: "Those who don't want to die put down their weapons. ”
"Avenge the young master." Zhan Ai's family will draw their long swords and rush towards Ji Xuan. Seeing this, the soldiers beside Ji Jie pulled out their long swords to meet the enemy. With the first morning sun, it shines into Lingshou. The dispute was finally settled.
Sima Ziqi came to Sima Xi's room and said happily: "Father, you have succeeded." ”
Sima Xi asked, "Zhan Qian is dead." ”
Sima Ziqi nodded, and said: "In order to avenge his father, Zhan Ai led a hundred soldiers and broke into the Ji Mansion. Zhan Ai was beheaded by the Ji Fu general, and of the hundred soldiers he brought with him, only twenty remained. ”
"Great, great." Sima Xi clapped his hands and said, "This old thing Ji Xin is dead." ”
Sima Ziqi asked, "Father, what should I do next?" ”
"Enter the palace." Sima Xi said with a smile: "For the father and son of Zhan Qian and Zhan Ai." ”
The king of Zhongshan Zili was the queen of Yinji, lingering all night, sleeping in the gentle township. Suddenly, a famous eunuch came in a panic and said, "Your Majesty, Sima Xiang and many other ministers ask to see you. ”
Seeing that the king did not speak, the eunuch shouted again: "Your Majesty, Sima Xiang and many other ministers ask to see you." ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi said unhappily: "The widow said that he would not go to the early dynasty for three days, and if there is anything, he will talk about it in three days." ”
"Sima Xiang said that he had something important to see."
Zhongshan Wang Zi said angrily: "What the widow said doesn't work? ”
The eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and did not dare to squeak.
The queen of Yin said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, Sima Xiang's request to see must be a national event. The king cannot be seen. ”
"The widow listened to the queen to see Sima Xiang." Zhongshan Wang Zi asked: "Sima Xiang is in a hurry to see the widow, for what." ”
"Da Sima is dead."
When Zhongshan Wang Zi heard this, he instantly sat on the bed, his eyes were stunned, and he said, "What did you say." ”
"Da Sima is dead."
Zhongshan Wangzi's pupils were full of blood, his hands were clenched into fists, and he gritted his teeth and squeezed out three words, "Who did it." ”
"Ji Zuo envoy."
"What do you say. Ji Zuo's envoy killed Zhan Qian. Zhongshan Wang Zi said angrily: "The widow and the man are also teachers and friends, and they are like father and son. Ji Xin dared to kill Zhan Qian, and the widow wanted his life. ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi walked into the main hall, his face was full of murder, and shouted: "What is going on with Sima Xi." ”
Sima Xi said: "Your Majesty, the specific situation is not clear. ”
"You don't know." Zhongshan Wang Zi asked, "I still don't dare to tell the truth." ”
"Minister... Minister. ”
Seeing that Sima was happy to speak and stopped, Wang Zi of Zhongshan had some scruples, and shouted: "If you know anything, tell the widow." ”
"The minister heard that Da Sima was killed last night. Therefore he and his ministers begged the king. Sima Xi said again: "Please punish the murderer." ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi asked, "Who killed Zhan Qian, and the widow wants to avenge him." ”
Sima said happily: "Last night, Ji Zuo's envoy had a fight with Da Sima. An hour later, Da Sima was killed. Chen, I don't believe that it was Ji Zuo's envoy. ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi listened to the first half of the sentence, and as for what the second half of the sentence was, he didn't hear it at all, and asked, "Is what Sima Xi said true?" ”
"The minister heard with his own ears last night that Ji Zuo threatened to kill the old horseman."
"The ministers also heard it."
At first, the minister thought that it was Ji Zuo's drunken words, but he didn't take it to heart. Chen didn't expect that Da Sima would die. ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi asked, "Where and when was Da Sima killed?" ”
Sima Xi replied, "An hour after the banquet last night. Da Sima was on his way home when he was pierced through the chest with a sword. ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi asked: "Da Sima is also a good martial artist, how can he be pierced through his chest with a sword." ”
"Da Sima is a martial artist. Two or three soldiers can't help Da Sima," Sima Xi replied: "The murderer must know Da Sima." What did Da Sima talk to the murderer before he died. Then, the murderer took advantage of Da Sima's unpreparedness and pierced his chest with a sword. Who can kill Da Sima silently, the minister doesn't know. ”
"Who else but Ji Xin has this ability. Please, the king, be the master of the courtiers. At this moment, a cry came from outside the temple.
A short time later, a fifteen-year-old boy walked in and cried in front of the court.
Zhongshan Wang Zi asked: "Qianqian, why do you need a widow to make decisions for you, just say it." ”
"Last night, my father came home and was killed. At the scene of his father's murder, the elder brother found a season written on the ground. Later, the father and brother discovered the token left behind by the Assassins. The more Qian said, the more emotional he became, "That token is used by Ji Zuo's envoy." In order to seek justice for his father, the elder brother led a hundred soldiers to confront Ji Zuo. Before leaving, the elder brother told his ministers that if he did not return, he would die at the hands of Ji Xin. Seeing that his brother had gone out and had not returned, the minister hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the news. Later, the general who fled back told the minister that his brother and more than 70 soldiers were killed by the Ji family. Ask the king to be the ruler of his courtiers. ”
Sima Xi asked: "Could it be that the token and the word Ji were deliberately left by the murderer, and their purpose was to frame the blame for Ji Zuo's envoy." ”
"The minister was also present at the time, and it was determined that the word Ji was written by his father." Jian Qian wiped away his tears and said: "Before my father died, I wrote this word to tell my brother and ministers who was the murderer of my father. My father also wanted my brother and me to avenge him. ”
Sima Xi said: "Ji Zuo is dedicated to the country, how can he act like this." Your Majesty, will there be any misunderstanding in this? ”
"You can suspect that the word Ji was not written by my father. You can also assume that the token was deliberately left behind by the Assassins. Zhan Qian roared: "The bodies of Danchen's brother and more than seventy soldiers are still in Ji Mansion. If it's not Ji Xin's hand, who else can it be. ”
Seeing that all the testimony and evidence pointed to Ji Xin killing Zhan Qian, Wang Zi was convinced in his heart that it was the other party's hand, and said angrily: "Zhan Qian, the widow will seek justice for your father and brother." ”
He bowed and said, "Minister, thank the king for my father and brother." ”
Sima Xi said again: "Your Majesty, why did Ji Xin kill Da Sima." There must always be a motive for killing! ”
"The widow reused the sword and put him in a high position. Ji Xin was unconvinced, and once said that he would kill Zhan Qian. The widow thought he was talking angrily and didn't take it to heart. Zhongshan Wang Zi said regretfully: "If the widow had taken measures earlier, Da Sima would not have died." ”
Sima Xi did not hesitate to offend Zhongshan Wang Zi and asked: "Your Majesty, maybe Ji Zuo is resentful and angry. ”
"Three years ago, my country attacked Yan in the north and Zhao in the south. What a glorious Warring States we have achieved. In less than three years, our southern Xinjiang has lost to Zhao twice, why is this. Ji Xin wanted to use Zhao Guo to blackmail the widow in order to achieve what he wanted. How can a widow listen to it and let it go? Zhongshan Wang Zi said angrily: "Except for Ji Xin, who will kill Da Sima." ”
Sima Xi said: "Ji Zuo is brave and loyal, and the sun and the moon can be seen." ”
"What a brave and loyal, the sun and the moon can be seen." Zhongshan Wang Zi cut off: "Ji Xin spent manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build three checkpoints in Shancheng, and stationed 30,000 defenders in Shancheng. He assured the widow that it would take several months for the Zhao army to break through the checkpoint and reclaim the city. The result? Zhao Jun broke through the checkpoint, collected the city, and tossed China's southern Xinjiang. Ning Jia was broken, and the Jingcheng of the Taihang main road out of the west was also lost. ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi said again: "If this battle failed, the widow does not blame him. But the defense lines of Gaoyi and the Great Wall built by him are solid, what is the result? The outnumbered people believed him, and as a result, the Zhao army reached Dongyuan from the north and south, and Shiyi from the east. ”
"Is it true that my country can't win against Zhao Guo, or do some people want to use Zhao Guo to achieve their desired goals." Zhongshan Wang Zi said coldly: "The widow once proposed to let Zhan Qian replace Ji Xin's left envoy. It was also for this reason that Zhan Qian was killed by Ji Xin. Sima Xi, is this motivation enough? ”
"The king..."
"That's enough." Zhongshan Wang Zi was furious, "Da Sikou, you take someone to arrest Ji Xin." The widow asked him to confront him in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs. ”
Gongzi Shang said: "Ji Zuo is the commander-in-chief of Southern Xinjiang, with military power in his hands, and there are generals in the house. Your Majesty, dealing with Ji Zuo's envoy still needs a perfect strategy. If you are not careful, it will lead to chaos in the country. ”
Seeing that the king was silent, he mistakenly thought that the king was afraid of Ji Xin's strength and did not dare to touch him. Zhan Qian was bent on avenging his father and brother, and cried bitterly: "If you don't pay for your life, where is the law of the country." Where is the dignity of the king? ”
"Archi, you don't warn the widow. The widow really forgot. Zhongshan Wang Zi was agitated by the words, and the killing intent was even stronger, "The widow ordered you to lead 30,000 soldiers to arrest Ji Xin." If anyone resists, they will be killed. ”
Ji Xin woke up, walked out of the house, saw that the general's armor was mutilated, his face was covered with blood, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Ji Jie told the ins and outs of the matter.
Ji Xin didn't blame the general, his eyes were grateful, "The old man is here to thank you." I'm responsible for everything. ”
Ji Zuo cried and shouted: "Ji Zuo, I caused the disaster. I'm in charge alone. ”
"They're here for me, and you can't be held accountable for this." Ji Xin said: "The merits are decided. Those who want to harm me will not succeed in their schemes. ”
"Ji Zuo's envoy, Wang Shang and Zhan's family, have deep feelings." Ji Qian said in a low voice: "The king is not a Ming monarch, taking advantage of the fact that we have military power in our hands, it is better to do the opposite." ”
"Don't talk nonsense." Ji Xin arched his hand and said: "The Ji family is deeply favored by the previous king, so they have today. It is better for the king to bear me, and I will not fail to live up to the king. will not live up to the grace of the previous king. ”
At this time, a soldier ran in and said, "Ji Zuo, the big priest is here." ”
Not long after, Gongzishang walked into the mansion and saw many corpses lying in the courtyard. Ji Xin came out to greet him and said: "I don't know that the big priest is coming, Ji Xin has missed the welcome, and I ask for forgiveness." ”
Gongzi Shang pointed to the corpse in the courtyard and asked, "Ji Zuo, what's going on." ”
"Someone tried to break into the mansion last night and was killed by my general."
Gongzi Shang said: "Ji Zuo has killed people here. I came to ask Ji Zuo's envoy to go to the palace to inquire about the situation. ”
"I was about to enter the palace to meet the king." Ji Xin said: "Great Priest, please." ”
Gongzi Shang also said: "Please." ”
Ji Xin walked out of the mansion and saw that there were at least 30,000 soldiers outside the mansion, and asked, "There is no need for the big priest to bring so many people. ”
"I'm also doing what I'm told." Gongzishang raised his hand and said, "Ji Zuo, let's go!" ”
Ji Xin asked, "Great Priest, if I don't obey." These soldiers will set foot on my mansion. ”
Childe Shang said something in Ji Xin's ear. I saw Ji Xin's face pale, and he followed Gongzishang into the palace.
Gongzi Shang said: "Minister, see the king." ”
Ji Xin also said: "Minister, see the king." ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi asked, "Ji Xin, are you guilty?" ”
Ji Xin replied: "The minister is guilty. ”
"Just confess your sins." Zhongshan Wang Zi shouted: "Come on, escort Ji Xin down, and behead the palace gate." ”
Ji Xin asked, "Why did the king kill me?" ”
"You have pleaded guilty to killing the father and son." Zhongshan Wang Zi showed a murderous aura, "Isn't it damned?" ”
Ji Xin said angrily: "Zhan Ai broke into my mansion and killed my soldiers." He is innocent of death. But the minister did not kill the enemy. ”
"You don't have to quibble." Wang Zi of Zhongshan raised his hand and said, "You once said wildly that you want to kill Zhan Qian." All of these people can testify. ”
"I'm just a drunken gaffe." Ji Xin said: "I admit to killing Zhan Ai, but I didn't kill Zhan Qian." ”
Zhongshan Wang Zi said coldly: "Zhan Qian is dead, it wasn't you who did it, who else." ”
Ji Xin shouted: "I didn't do it, someone must be trying to blame me." Sima Xi is not going to blame me. ”
"Sima Xi has been interceding for you. You actually bite someone back. Zhongshan Wang Zi shouted angrily: "Someone, drag him down, and behead him." ”
"I want my Ji clan, fight and kill the enemy for the country, brave and loyal, the sun and the moon can be seen. He died in vain. Ji Xin let out a long roar and said: "There is no excuse for the crime you want to add." The king is so deaf that he does not distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Zhongshan will perish, Zhongshan will perish. ”