Chapter 20: The Assassin Arrives
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Several lifeless palms rushed out of the bag and fell to the ground, and a clear voice floated from outside the door, "Emperor Faint, this is my great gift to you, forty palms of faint officials and their families." ”
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a crackling sound on the roof, and the footsteps of a group of Royal Foresters outside the main hall from near to far.
The faces of the kings and envoys of various countries were full of incredulity, and there was a lot of disdain in their eyes in the whispers.
The emperor couldn't sit still, but he tried his best to restrain his impulses, thinking about how to turn the situation around, how to re-establish the authority in their hearts.
Liang Guojun was the first to hold back, and was the first to jump out and ask: "Dare to ask the Emperor of the Holy Dynasty, what kind of unique performance is this?" ”
The envoy of Qi State hurriedly said: "I didn't expect that the Southern Song Dynasty, which killed the enemy and broke the city on the battlefield, the place where the Son of Heaven lived was so casual, hahaha, today is really an eye-opener." ”
"Yes, I thought that the most powerful soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty were the soldiers on the battlefield, but I didn't expect that there were people outside the people, and the masters of the Holy Dynasty would break into the palace alone, even the Imperial Forest Army was helpless." The envoy of Beiyan couldn't help but nod.
None of the civil and military forces in the present made a sound, all lowered their heads and looked at their table cases and let the envoys of various countries make mockery, the emperor saw such a scene, and the anger in his heart suddenly rushed to his forehead, and he stood up with a "Teng" out of Concubine Gaoxian's hand.
With a calm face, he wanted to say his anger, but he really didn't know what to say, the eyes of the ministers who were originally expecting dimmed again, and the emperor was a little helpless for a while, and even a little determined, and the face he lost in front of the envoys of various countries today was lost.
At the moment of silence, King Shun suddenly left the table and knelt down to the main hall, and pleaded: "Father, the son is willing to arrest the assassin immediately." ”
The Emperor's eyes jumped, knowing that he would not be able to catch the assassin in a moment, and when the time came, he would inevitably lose face again, and was about to open his mouth to refuse him, but he insisted: "The retainer promises to catch the assassin within an hour." ”
The emperor looked at his son very embarrassed, but when he looked back and saw Concubine Gao Xian's eyes, he couldn't help but hesitate.
"How is it possible to do it in such a short time? His Royal Highness King Shun should not be reckless. The envoy of Qi State spoke in a very respectful tone, but his face was full of ridicule, and he paused and said: "If you can't do it, won't it disappoint everyone?" ”
King Shun sneered, quickly pulled out the dagger, the dagger slipped in his hand and flew straight towards the envoy of Qi, the envoy of Qi widened his eyes, he didn't have time to dodge, and under the exclamation of everyone, he watched the dagger fall steadily on the table in front of him.
A little frightened, he got up and said in a trembling voice: "Your Royal Highness King Shun, you... What do you mean by this, I just said a few words about you, is it the Southern Song Dynasty..."
Before he could say anything, he saw King Shun look at him coldly, and his words were choked, and King Shun walked up to him expressionlessly, pulled out the dagger inserted in a whole roast suckling pig, and said in a flat tone: "I don't mean anything else, and I ask the envoy to eat more." ”
Cutting off the pig's head with a knife and moving it to the plate in front of him, the envoy of Qi looked at the emperor with a blue face, and said, "Is it because I am an envoy that you can humiliate me like this?" Is this your hospitality in the Southern Song Dynasty? ”
The emperor glanced at him expressionlessly, slowly looked away and fell on King Shun's face, and said coldly: "You are wrong, it's not because you are an envoy that you will be treated like this, I, I promise, even if it is the monarch of your Qi country who is sitting here today, Zishun's approach will not change by half a point." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present understood, and the other kings did not say more.
The emperor's soft gaze swept over everyone one by one, but those who touched his soft eyes felt incomparably great pressure on them. King Shun's approach today is indeed unreasonable, but in such a situation, it is undoubtedly to win back some face for the Southern Song Dynasty, and the emperor will not care whether he is rude or not.
The emperor's eyes turned around and finally fell on King Shun's face, and he said dotingly: "Go, come back quickly when you are out of breath." ”
It seems that he doesn't care whether he can catch the assassin at all, and he doesn't mind what happened just now, I don't know if this emperor is too confident in the palace's defenses, and the envoys of various countries can't help but sigh.
The singer greeted the king at the same time as the king retreated, the sound of the warbler was endless, and everyone once again fell on the center of the hall, but no one's face was really relaxed, if there is, there is only one person, and that is the emperor who sits on the throne.
I watched the dance very intently, and the corners of my mouth rose from time to time, as if I was really attracted by this song and dance.
An hour passed, and King Shun did not return for a long time, and the envoys who were waiting to see the show became active again, from the first whispering to getting louder and louder.
The Emperor didn't seem to hear at all, but his eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze seemed to pass over the singer and land on the closed door behind them.
The monarch of Liang was full of pride on his face, but he was afraid of the emperor and did not dare to make a mistake, so he had to sit up straight and try his best to pretend to be calm and wait.
"Squeak." The moment the door opened, everyone seemed to forget the sound of the piano around them, and they all stretched their necks to look, and King Shun walked into the hall alone.
King Shun bowed his head and said, "Erchen failed to catch the assassin. ”
And so it was.
The minister's face was full of disappointment and unwillingness, but the kings of all countries were full of energy, and the comparison with one of them was simply staggering.
"But Erchen caught a mismodel, and he didn't look like a person from the Southern Song Dynasty." King Shun's gaze slowly skimmed over the faces of several monarchs.
Emperor: "Oh? With a sigh, he looked at King Shun with some surprise, and his eyes swept over the panicked monarchs, and he pretended to be surprised: "It's not me from the Southern Song Dynasty?" Bring it on. ”
King Shun answered, and then made a gesture, only to see a soldier dressed in Liang State costume being tied up and pressed to the main hall, Liang Guo Jun jumped up at once, and said loudly: "Holy Dynasty Emperor, although this person is wearing my Liang country costume, he is definitely not sent by me!" ”
Beiyan Guojun squinted his eyes and said coldly: "You didn't send it, could it be that you still came by yourself?" ”
Liang Guoguojun's anxious words were not clear, "It's not... This...."
"King Liang doesn't need to be in a hurry." King Shun suddenly interrupted and asked the man, "Say, who sent you?" ”
The man raised his head and snorted coldly, turned his head away and didn't speak, everyone only thought that he was outstanding, although he was not old, his temperament was not ordinary people, and even in the current predicament, he looked arrogant.
King Shun's gaze fell on his waist, as if he noticed something, the man's face changed and he wanted to cover the jade pendant on his waist, but his hands were tied so that he couldn't move, so he had to grit his teeth and lower his head.
"Say, who are you?" Hearing King Shun ask again, the man saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he had to spit out a few words angrily: "Yes... Sent by the crown prince of Northern Yan, Yao. ”
This time it was the turn of the Northern Yan Monarch's face to change greatly, and he said, "Nonsense! How could you be my Beiyan..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by King Liang, "You made a good move, you really killed two birds with one stone, wearing the costume of my Liang Kingdom to plot misdeeds in the palace of the Southern Song Dynasty, what a good trick!" ”
Beiyan Guojun's face turned white and blue, and blue turned black, and he said angrily: "Nonsense! That's nonsense! ”
Fang was so speechless by the monarch of Beiyan Kingdom, how could King Liang let go of this opportunity, and hurriedly said: "If it wasn't sent by you, it can't be separated from your Beiyan, if you really don't know, I feel ashamed of you, my son has already set his sights on his position, and he can't do anything." ”
The envoy of Qi State echoed: "Yes, yes, King Liang is right. ”
As he spoke, he couldn't help but retract his gaze when he touched King Shun's cold eyes, turned to King Liang, and laughed twice flatteringly.
The emperor leaned on the dragon chair and watched them bickering with interest, life is not like this in the world, when he is out of the way, he likes to watch jokes and fall into the well, and when it is his turn, he should be laughed at and fall into the well.
King Shun took off his jade pendant and looked at it intently: "This jade is very transparent, it is a good jade, and it is not something that you can have as an ordinary officer and soldier." This spike is a bit of a scholar, not like a husband in the army. Tut... Where do I seem to have seen this jade pendant? ”
After thinking for a moment, he said: "Yes, it was made by Lu Tuzi, a very famous craftsman in Qi State, and I also saw this jade pendant painting paper a few years ago." ”
The emperor's eyes jumped, and fell on the envoys of the Qi State, and the envoys of the Qi State hurriedly looked away from the emperor's gaze, and the sweat on his forehead was already dripping down.
"I heard him mention that this jade pendant was specially made by him for the thirteen princes of Qi State, and it is the only one in the world."
As soon as these words came out, the hall was full of shock, only the face of the envoy of Qi State was unconcealed panic, thinking that he should be panicked, the prince of Qi State was arrested, and all the wind blades were about to be aimed at Qi State, and he did not have any ability to parry and fight back, as if he was a fish on the board to be slaughtered.
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