After an hour's "lunch time", a melodious bell rang, and the imperial martial arts performance continued.

He Zhi and Jiang Yuetian returned to the Martial Temple and sat down, and saw that on the seats of the original Qi Palace, none of the six princes, Gongsun Wuji and his party appeared.

And in addition to Gongsun Wuji's Qi Palace, the position that originally belonged to the Marquis of Zhenguo was also empty.

"Hmm, what about the Six Emperors and the Marquis of Zhenguo?" The emperor on the throne naturally did not ignore the absence of a prince and an important minister, and immediately asked out loud to everyone.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenguo is haunted by the death of Huamingshan for his confidant, and he is too sad at noon and drinks too much, which causes an old illness, which is already unfortunate. A small yellow door beside the emperor stepped forward tremblingly and replied.

"What, the Marquis of Zhenguo is dead?" the Emperor was shocked.

The Marquis of Zhenguo is dead?

He Zhi was also shocked when he suddenly heard the news. I almost instinctively felt something strange in it.

What nonsense such as excessive drinking causes old diseases, He Zhi doesn't believe a word. Almost instinctively, he linked the death of the Marquis of Zhenguo to the assassination of Gongsun Wuji.

Could it be that Qi Liang himself was not sent by the Duke of Qin, but by the Marquis of Zhenguo? If this is the case, then the death of the Marquis of Zhenguo was to kill people and destroy their mouths?

No...... This doesn't make sense! The Marquis of Zhenguo is also an important minister of a country. Qi Liang is obviously a dead soldier, and he will never reveal any evidence related to the Marquis of Zhenguo. In order to prevent the tracedown, it is simply nonsense to kill an important minister of the level of the Marquis of Zhenguo!

Why did the Marquis of Zhenguo die? Could it be that Qin Guogong actually sincerely wanted to make peace with Gongsun Wuji, and the conditions offered were all true. But the Marquis of Zhenguo made his own initiative and sent Qi Liang out to assassinate, which ruined the major affairs of the Duke of Qin, so the Duke of Qin was angry and rushed to kill the Marquis of Zhenguo to vent his anger? Perhaps, there is also the intention of continuing to show goodwill to Gongsun Wuji and trying to redeem it?

The death of the Marquis of Zhenguo was by no means a trivial matter. The meaning behind the death of such a big man made He Zhi subconsciously try his best to think deeply.

On the other hand, the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty obviously did not put all his thoughts on the Marquis of Zhenguo. Compared with the Marquis of Zhenguo, the son of Gongsun Wuji is the object of his more concern.

"What about the Sixth Emperor, how is he?"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness Sixth was frightened at noon and has already returned to the house to rest. Another little yellow door also said.

"Frightened? What's going on? Could it be that when the Marquis of Zhenguo died, the Six Emperors were present?" The emperor's voice changed a little, and it seemed that he had some bad associations.

After all, the grievances between the six princes, Gongsun Wuji and the Marquis of Zhenguo, are known to the world. If Gongsun Wuji was present when the Marquis of Zhenguo died, it would not be good news for Gongsun Wuji!

"Back to Your Majesty, the fact that His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness was frightened has nothing to do with the Marquis of Zhenguo. It was the confidant of the Sixth Highness, who loved Qi Liang, who suddenly went crazy for some reason during lunch, and wanted to assassinate the Sixth Highness. Fortunately, His Royal Highness was blessed by His Majesty's True Dragon Qi, but he was only slightly injured, and he was fine. The culprit, Qi Liang, knew that he was guilty after being captured, and actually committed suicide by taking poison. His Highness was frightened by this, and returned home on his own. ”

"What? Qi Liang actually wants to kill the Six Emperors? This ...... What did you say?" the emperor seemed to be stupid when he heard this, "How could it be like this in just one hour?"

"Your Majesty, the assassination of His Royal Highness Sixth is really suspicious. Qi Liang has always been a confidant of His Royal Highness the Sixth, and it is indeed unbelievable that he suddenly went crazy and assassinated. It's just that now Qi Liang is dead, and His Royal Highness is unharmed. This matter can only be ordered by His Majesty and let the internal guards investigate it in detail. Qin Guogong also stood up at this time and said, "As for the Marquis of Zhenguo, as an important minister of the imperial court, he doesn't know self-love. Indulgence to the point of recurrence of old diseases is really his own fault, which is sad and lamentable. ”

"Qin Guogong's words are too heavy. Huamingshan and Zhenguohou have known each other since childhood, and they have also made great achievements for Zhenguohou in the north. Now that Hua Mingshan has been killed in front of the imperial martial arts, isn't it okay for the Marquis of Zhenguo to be sad?" the third prince also interjected at this time.

"The Third Highness reprimanded. It's the old minister who is biased. The old minister only felt that the dignified town marquis failed to dedicate himself to the battlefield for the country, but died because of some indifferent trivial matters, and he felt something for a while, so he said nothing and disrespected the old town marquis. I also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness. Qin Guogong's attitude was excellent, bowing to the ground in front of the emperor and apologizing.

"Oops...... Forget it, the deceased is gone. After all, the Marquis of Zhenguo has merit in the country, and he grieves for the death of the general, which can be regarded as worrying about national affairs. The rights and wrongs of it, don't talk about it anymore. Spread the decree to the Ministry of Rites, let them choose a good man for the town and the country, and bury it with the gift of the country. ”

"Your Majesty is forgiving. Qin Guogong took the lead, and many dignitaries and nobles in the hall slapped the emperor on the back.

For the Marquis of Zhenguo, the emperor was only momentarily emotional.

Although the Marquis of Zhenguo was one of the important ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, his weight was far from enough to compare with such a grand ceremony as the imperial martial arts. Especially the Marquis of Zhenguo is still a disgraceful "accidental violent death". His death only caused a few small waves in the imperial martial arts, and then he returned to peace.

Everyone's minds soon returned to this imperial martial arts that may decide the fate of many people in the world.

Countless ill-intentioned eyes focused on He Zhi and Jiang Yuetian at the same time.

The assassination that took place in the side hall of the Xiaoyao faction at noon, many dignitaries and nobles present received a little bit of news. The rumor that Jiang Yuetian was seriously injured and was likely to be unable to fight had already spread to everyone's ears like a pervasive spring breeze.

Everyone was waiting at this time. Wait to see the final result.

Taking a deep breath, He Zhi stood up. In any case, He Zhi knew that now was the time to fight hard.

Fortunately, what is in front of He Zhi is not a dead end.

According to Jiang Yuetian's judgment, with He Zhi's current strength, as long as he didn't meet the top masters among the top ten forces in the Imperial Martial Arts, he should have a chance to win.

And the goal of the Loose faction itself does not include the big forces that challenge the top ten. All they want is to enter the top 16 of the Imperial Martial Arts and complete the main task of the Qiankun Palace. For He Zhi, in fact, this is not an absolutely impossible goal.

After a break at noon and Ding Lu's conditioning, He Zhi's current state has basically recovered to its peak. As long as there is no longer the scene of being besieged by countless strong men in the wheel battle like in the morning, He Zhi asked himself that he should still be able to persevere.

"Send He Zhi freely, challenge the sixteenth place, Chen Guogong's Mansion!" Walking into the center of the martial arts arena, He Zhi did not continue to challenge upwards one by one like Jiang Yuetian. Instead, he directly chose the sixteenth-ranked "Chen Guogong Mansion" and challenged them.