CHAPTER XXVII
After Yingshu testified, Lord Dianzheng personally made an impassioned statement, accusing the eldest princess and Yu Jian of having a secret love for a long time, and the eldest princess had lost her virginity before marrying Jinju. These accusations were confirmed by Yingshu one by one. Such an answer seems to have deepened the doubts of some people, but it also explains the mystery in the minds of many people. Master Densho's statement sounds reasonable and reasonable. By the end of the day, the people of the Dragon Avenue had gradually dispersed, and the huge procession had ceased to exist.
But Tie Huan knew that the cabinet's statement was untrue. Three years ago, the eldest princess married to Jinbao, and according to the custom, she had to verify her virginity, and he and Mu Rong were present during the whole process. At least the eldest princess had an affair with Yu Jian before marriage, and the maid Yingshu was dishonest in this matter.
The public announcement of this kind of dishonorable matter will not only discredit the heir of the Dragon Monarch in the first line of succession among the people, but also set off a wide range of discussions in the entire Ruifeng Continent. As the once-in-a-century Day of the Dragon's Face was approaching, the royal capital dragon had gathered quite a few visitors from other countries at this moment, who had rushed from all over the mortal realm to the heart of the Ruifeng Continent, eager to see the miracle, but before that, they had heard of the embarrassing scandal of their powerful neighbor.
No country in the mortal world will tolerate adultery after marriage, and this despicable crime will be criticized by the entire continent.
When he returned to the Palace of Heroes, he found a family meeting taking place. He was the Grand Elder of the Northern Sect, and if he intended to attend such a meeting, he would not normally be hindered.
In the hall of the Golden Horse Hall of the Qunying Palace, there were dozens of people standing in Qi Shushu, and everyone in the Qin family in the giant dragon was here, including some vassals who did not go out with Qin Wei, and more family members - except for the eldest princess and her maids. Most of the vassals were from the south, and the lords of the north were busy resisting the nomadic tide, but many of the people in the south were still stationed in their territories, but most of them rushed over after the white fire was lit this time. A few people noticed Tie Huan's arrival, but Tie Huan motioned to be quiet and wait for the Mistress of the Golden Castle to speak.
The Cabinet's announcement undoubtedly stabbed these ancient families in Kankoma Province like a sharp knife, and everyone's face was frosted. A large round table was set up in the hall, the chairs were removed, and the people stood in a circle, listening to their hostess's speech.
Mu Rong was wearing a yellow velvet robe with a golden fluffy shoulder with a white tassel on the shoulder, and her expression was solemn, and her demeanor was the same as her husband's. When Tie Hwan came in, he heard her startling command.
"My lords, most of you, will set off at the time of the tree, leaving the dragon and returning to the Golden Pony. I have made a list here, and Qin Bo will read it out later, and those who are named will go back, and the rest of the people will stay and wait to participate in the new king's enthronement ceremony and the day of Longyan. ”
There was a commotion from the surrounding crowd. Mo Xu, the son of Mo Feng, the city lord of Long Fence City, a short and fat man, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Madam, we have suffered a lot of humiliation here!
Mo Xu had the same rough voice and violent personality as his father, the two of them were simply carved out of the same mold, and his speech immediately won more than half of the crowd.
The Cabinet made such an announcement that bypassed them entirely, and no wonder they were so angry.
"Regardless of whether the eldest princess really committed the crimes written in the notice or not, she is a member of the Jin Ju and the Qin family, and before or after the cabinet tried her, and sent her to prison, did you give us any explanations, explanations, or notices? "We're still fighting the barbarians, have they come to show anything?"
"Quiet!" Qin Bo stretched out his left hand and looked at the two city lords grimly, "Madam has already ordered, and everyone must obey it." ”
Ma Tong wanted to speak and stopped, Mo Xu's voice lowered, and he muttered: "Madam, I respect you as much as my father, but you are the only one, we just don't want to suffer a dumb loss, so we left the dragon in disgrace." ”
Mu Rong nodded at him, indicating that he understood his feelings, and then said in a loud voice: "Everything that happened to the dragon in the past few days, the Qin family has kept it in mind and will not forget it. I had already sent someone to the cabinet to see my daughter-in-law, but I was refused. ”
This sentence once again sparked an exchange of words in the crowd. Mu Rong paused, scanning the crowd, the whispers quickly died down again, and she continued, "My lords, I have always been very clear about the intentions of the cabinet. As you all know, there are more than 100,000 troops stationed not far from the city, and we are three hundred and sixty dragon steps away from the Golden Castle, and most of our troops are still fighting the barbarians. The Cabinet's verdict is very convincing, and their accusations seem to coincide with the timing and can be very confusing. But I can prove to everyone here that my daughter-in-law was still perfect when she married into the Qin family. And near my daughter-in-law's bedroom, there are guards guarding day and night. The accusations against her are outright lies, and Yingshu lied!"
Speaking of this, the crowd was full of discussion again. Madame didn't get to the bottom of what she said, and in order to prevent Zaima from being a scoundrel, she set up two guards outside the boudoir to guard her day and night, and she euphemistically said it was near the dormitory.
"However, this is still not enough for us to launch any kind of counteroffensive. We can't give a more plausible reason than the Cabinet for suddenly becoming pregnant after three years of infertility. What's more, even if we disagree, how much do you think the adults in the Seven Sons Hall care? The situation is very clear, they have to race against time to elect a new king as soon as possible. They will stop at nothing to achieve this goal. In their statements, our Qin family was the victim party, and like the dragon, we were deceived and betrayed by my daughter-in-law. If we make a mistake at this time, we will fall under the pretext of coveting the throne. ”
After a long explanation in one breath, she paused for a moment, and finally came to the conclusion: "At least for now, there is no need for King Castle to express a tough attitude, and our primary goal now is to get the young lady of King Castle out of prison first, and it would be counterproductive to accuse the cabinet or other drastic measures in person." As victims, we have no choice but to make a friendly statement. Therefore, my lords, those of you who have been called by name in a moment, you must set off as soon as possible, and return home, and wait until my husband's war is over. ”
"Madam, if we don't take action now, when the war is over and the new king is already on the throne, what else can we do?" Ma Tong still protested, but his voice was much quieter.
"My lord, then tell me now, what can you do, can you resist the army of more than 100,000?"
Tie Huan understands Mu Rong's thoughts. The Northern Alliance will not recognize the usurper, and at the right time, they will consider waging a war of reckoning. But those words Mu Rong would not openly say at such a meeting.
In fact, generally speaking, the strength of the vassals in the south of Jinju is no less than that in the north, and many of the vassals who came to the royal capital this time have more than 10,000 subordinate armies, such as Ma Tong, who has 15,000 soldiers. The concentration of such people here is self-evident in the pressure on the cabinet ministers.
"What about the eldest princess, then? What can Madame do to get her acquitted? Since the people in the cabinet want to be convicted in this way, they will not let her go back to the Golden Castle. Could it be that we just watched the eldest princess being sentenced to capital punishment, with the flesh and blood of the Qin family? Our Mo family will never believe that the young lady has committed those crimes!" Mo Xu's words caused some people to echo him.
But there were still some people who didn't, and Tie Huan could see those faces. Ying Shu testified in person, which inevitably made some people suspicious, and they became less certain about Long Dailan's purity.
"My lords, we all know very well that the eldest princess can't go home with you right now. Now that the downstream herding tide is going on, your town cannot afford to be left without the care of its master for a long time, and the safe return of the adults has preserved our strength. That's the end of it, get ready. ”
"Madam, do you mean 'you'?" Mo Xu keenly caught something.
"Yes, Qin Bo will go back to Jinju with the adults who have been named. I'll stay. ”
"They captured your daughter-in-law, and you're going to stay with the dragon?" the crowd erupted in strong disapproval.
Mu Rong's voice was as calm as water. "Yes, my daughter-in-law is in prison, I believe that what she has in her belly is the flesh and blood of my Qin family, I can't abandon it, I am sorry for my husband and my eldest son like that. I'll be looking for another chance to meet with Dailan. I stayed to fulfill our Qin family's obligation to the kingdom - no matter who the new king is, the enthronement ceremony will be held soon, and if Qin Bo is allowed to stay as the representative of Jinju Province, it will not satisfy the cabinet. My two sons will be by my side, and there will be enough guards to protect me. ”
Next, Qin Bo took out a piece of parchment and read out the list of vassals who would return to Jinju with him.
After reading it, Mo Xu roared, and twisted green tendons bulged out of his stubby neck, like entangled snakes. "Hey, I heard it, I, Mo Xu, have been read! Ladies and gentlemen, and my brothers! Since Madame doesn't go back with us, then I, Mo Xu, won't go back either! I want to stay with Madame! If any of you are willing to stay with me to protect Madame, stand up!"
After saying that, he took a few big steps with his short legs and stood aside, and some people in the crowd walked towards him one after another.
"Presumptuous!" Qin Bo waved his hand and pulled out the long knife at his waist, and said sharply: "Here, Madame is the king of the golden horse, she has already ordered, Mo Xu, are you going to disobey?"
"My lord! If it weren't for the lady who personally led the army to come to the rescue, the long fence city would have been scorched in the barbarian fire, and my father would not have escaped death, and the Mo family would always remember the kindness of the lady! No one in my Mo family would be a coward who retreated!"
Mu Rong walked towards Qin Bo, snatched the long knife from his hand, and slashed the round table with a wave of his hand. Her apricot eyes widened, she glared at Mo Xu, and said word by word: "Your courage is used to disobey orders?" Mo Feng's son, Lord Mo Xu, this table is like your head, I order you, and all those who are named by name, Shushi, leave the dragon with Lord Qin Bo and go back to Jinju! If anyone dares to say more, I will execute my husband on my behalf!"
There was a dead silence. Tie Huan didn't say a word from beginning to end, turned and exited the hall.