Chapter Twenty-Seven: Blame Others
Liu Ye and Tu Qitang both think that the other party has another purpose, and as for what the other party is thinking about, it has not yet reached the point where it can be fully estimated.
Knowing that Feng Yan's whereabouts were unknown, Liu Ye was both sad and worried, for fear that she would be in danger, and immediately went down the mountain to find her. The two sisters have lived together for many years, and they have long been indistinguishable from each other, whenever Liu Ye is in trouble, Feng Yan will escort them regardless of everything, the two support each other, and how many times have they been freed from the dire situation.
For Liu Ye, Feng Yan is not only her right-hand man, but also her confidant and friend, and her relatives. I heard that Chang Hui couldn't find it, and Liu Ye couldn't care that his body was still very weak, so he had to look for it again. It just so happened that at this time, Lord Wei asked to see her and told her about the situation in the palace, and the ministers were clamoring to leave the palace, if they hadn't demonstrated by force, they would not have waited in the Chengyang Palace unwillingly.
The current situation was very tense, and the detained ministers were agitated, repeatedly speculating about the intentions of the Han side, suspecting that the vicious assassins were still in the palace, and they were afraid that they could go berserk at any time. And those family members outside the palace were also worried when they saw that they had not returned for a long time, and some people had already gathered around the palace gate to try to inquire about the situation in the palace.
Lord Wei's meaning is very clear, he wants Liu Ye to solve this matter in the name of Princess Dahan, and the princes and nobles of Dawan may question the prestige of a messenger, but with the princess present, it is expected that they will not dare to make trouble. The first king has passed away, and the top priority is to establish a new king to stabilize the fragmented Dawan court. As for who to make king, it is really worth investigating.
Qing Ling told them that the assassin was Esanke, and the guards found the bodies of Isanke and Agarwood in the forest. Isanke's motive for assassinating the king is obvious, to avenge his father. First of all, no matter how Isanke disguised himself as a dancer and infiltrated the Han military camp to learn swordsmanship, and no matter how he drugged everyone to assassinate them while they were in chaos, now that the king of Dawan is gone, the Han side must first reorganize the court to appease the people, and if the rumors of the assassination spread, there will definitely be many people who will play right and wrong, and even destroy the alliance between Dahan and Dawan.
Feng Yan disappeared, Liu Ye was anxious, but she understood that if this matter was not resolved, it would not only involve the lives of a few people and dozens of people, but another war.
Liu Ye finally calmed himself down and said, "Dawan's throne has always been passed down from father to son, unless there are great changes, such as the war between Dahan and Dawan. ”
Thinking of the war with countless casualties, Liu Ye couldn't help but tremble, thinking of Feng Yan, whose life and death were uncertain, her whole body was about to collapse, she hated this feeling of powerlessness. However, she must get through this hurdle, she may lose a loved one, but she cannot lose more innocent people.
Liu Ye opened his eyes wide and inhaled deeply, so that the tears would not fall, tears could not solve any problems, they were just a way for the weak to vent their emotions. If she doesn't want to be defeated and no longer endure the pain of failure, she must pick herself up and do everything she can to defuse this crisis.
Sorting out his emotions, Liu Ye continued: "Esanke's identity has not been confirmed, let's hide this fact, Yu Cheng has been destroyed, even if it provokes a dispute between Dawan and Yu Cheng, it is meaningless, on the contrary, someone will accuse Dahan of not being able to protect Dawan for the assassination, and even the king can't keep it." ”
Lord Wei thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "What the princess said is that we need to conceal the facts, and we can't leave people with an opportunity to take advantage of." Fortunately, the body of the assassin is with us, so it will not be a problem to hide it. ”
"I think it's better to make the prince the king, firstly, it is justifiable, and secondly, it can also block the mouths of the people." Liu Ye sighed tiredly, and the maid beside her hurriedly helped her sit down.
"And what is the explanation for the identity of the Assassin?" Shi Zhong asked worriedly, and Chang Hui and Master Wei also felt a headache. Those tricky princes and nobles, if they can't give a reasonable explanation, they will never give up.
Liu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly: "Before Dawan became a subordinate of the Han Dynasty, he had the best relationship with the Xiongnu, and there were countless treasures that paid tribute to the Xiongnu every year. Now, Dawan has been subdued by the Han Dynasty, and who is the biggest loss! ”
Shi Zhong, Chang Hui and Master Wei suddenly realized that since Liu Ye had already thought of countermeasures, he was somewhat sure of dealing with those princes.
Shi Zhongyuan wanted to accompany Liu Ye to Chengyang Palace, but Liu Ye insisted that he and Chang Hui go to Feng Yan, Chang Hui's mind was not as delicate as Shi Zhong, and he was too worried that he was very likely to miss the clues. Shizhong understood Liu Ye's intentions and believed that she could deal with those people in Chengyang Palace, so that Chang Hui could find Feng Yan's whereabouts.
Liu Ye invited Tu Qitang to accompany him, just to take the opportunity to observe his actions, Agarwood was escorted to the prison by Tu Qitang, how could she be released on the night of the banquet? Although this may be Isanke's obstacle, both Isanke and Agarwood have turned into dead souls, and now it can be said that there is no proof of death! Besides, Ethan Thank infiltrated the Han military camp and drugged the wine at the banquet, which he could not do with his own strength! So, who is the person who secretly helps him? Is it the opposition who is fighting with the king, or is it Tu Qitang, who has walked through the Yang in a hundred steps?
It's not strange that Tu Qitang rescued Qing Ling, it's strange that he pretended not to know, he is not the kind of person who does good deeds without leaving a name, he deliberately keeps a distance from Qing Ling, and he is also estranged from Ethan and Agarwood, so as not to be suspected! Yes, Shizhong, Chang Hui and Qing Ling didn't know that he had the ability to penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, but she knew! She is the only one who knows!
The more Liu Ye thought about it, the more scared he became, Tu Qitang was the prince of rest, why did he help Esanke assassinate King Dawan? Whether it is Dahan or Dawan, there is no contradiction with Anxi, and the relationship between Dahan and Anxi can even be called relatively good, and it stands to reason that Anxi has no reason to go against Dahan! As a prince, Tu Qitang cares so much about the image of the royal family, how can he do such a thankless thing and plaster his face!
couldn't figure out Tu Qitang's motives, and it was unreasonable to explain it, so Liu Ye had to ignore Tu Qitang for the time being, and settle the matter in front of him first.
There was silence in the Chengyang Palace, and everyone bowed their heads in obedience, but Liu Ye and Lord Wei both understood that they were all wolves in sheep's clothing, ostensibly subservient to the big Han, but if there was a chance to turn defeat into victory, they would gnaw themselves to the point that there were no bones left.
Liu Ye's gaze swept over everyone and stayed on Princess Dawan, who was also with her head down, her face pale, her expression was in a trance, and her body was shaking. Presumably she already knew the identity of the assassin, but she was afraid that someone would expose it and provoke public anger, and she was afraid and shocked and ashamed that she had hurt her parents by being greedy for men, and she couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into. If she hadn't been forcibly escorted, she would have preferred to pretend to be deaf and dumb than show up.
Looking at the prince next to Princess Dawan, he is in his forties, with an honest and loyal appearance, very much like the old king and his wife. If he ascends to the throne, he should be like his father, without courage or ambition, and be his king carefully under the protection of the Great Han.
Liu Ye gave Master Wei a look and signaled that he could speak. Lord Wei cleared his throat and said loudly: "During the arrest of the assassin who murdered the first king, the assassin resisted stubbornly and was killed on the spot. After the official verified his identity, it was confirmed that the identity of the assassin was a Hun. ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar, Dawan used to live under the protection of the Huns, and now it has changed hands, no wonder the Huns want to retaliate.
Tu Qitang glanced at Liu Ye, and the corners of her mouth raised an imperceptible sneer, it turned out that she had already thought about pushing all the charges on the Xiongnu. However, he had to admit that this woman still had some brains, and this trick was good, reasonable, and not suspicious, and it was very suitable to scare these impetuous, timid and fearful princes and nobles.
Sure enough, none of the people who had discussed with Liu Ye said anything, it was indeed reasonable for the Huns to send assassins to assassinate King Dawan, this was a common trick used by the Huns, and they would pull them over and kill them directly when they saw who was not pleasing to the eye, and there was no need for a reason at all. The cruel methods of corpses everywhere are also the hallmarks of the Huns, who are bloodthirsty and perverted, and love to dismember this mouth. Even if there are still people who question the identity of the assassin, there is nothing to be done, everyone is dead, what else is there to investigate, the Han envoy gave this conclusion, he is not afraid of them to check, whoever likes to check will check, anyway, it is impossible to confront the Huns.
The identity of the assassin can not be investigated, but it is an indisputable fact that the protection of the Han is not good, someone stood up and said face to face with Lord Wei: "Last night was the birthday banquet of the first king, and the Han envoy who came to the banquet specially brought hundreds of guards to guard it, and it was actually able to give the assassin an opportunity to assassinate the first king in front of everyone." Dare to ask Lord Wei what explanation for this? ”
Lord Wei expected that they would hold on to this handle, but he didn't know the situation at the birthday banquet, and after thinking for a while, Liu Ye had already explained it for him.
"By the time the Assassin made his move, everyone here was unconscious! Where do you say it? Liu Ye's tone was mixed with mockery, and she swept towards everyone indifferently, "The assassin secretly poisoned the wine, and the guilt of negligence lies in Dahan or Dawan, and it is impossible to say, the assassin has a clear goal and goes straight to the first king, and it is a pity that the Han guards didn't have time to rescue him!" Fortunately, the guards reacted quickly and risked their lives to protect the guests, preventing the Assassins from committing further misdeeds. In order to capture the Assassins, the guards suffered heavy casualties, and it was a blessing in disguise that you were still sitting here unscathed. ”
The man was poor in words, and after he passed out, he didn't see anything, and it would be humiliating for him to continue talking. He looked awkwardly at his colleagues, hoping that a Witness would stand up and support him, but after waiting for a long time no one looked up, he had to sit back with his mouth flat.
"Since you have no objections, let's now discuss when the next son will ascend the throne! The country cannot be without a king for a day, the first king died, and it should be succeeded by the son, according to the custom of Dawan, the son of the world can only ascend the throne after a hundred days of filial piety for the first king......"
Before Liu Ye finished speaking, someone raised an objection: "The first king was not from a royal family, and he was mediocre during his reign, and the prince is not qualified to inherit the throne!" ”