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On May 23rd, the Tuoluo City Palace...
Qi Ruosi was anxiously waiting on the king's chair for the outcome of the negotiations ahead.
The ministers below were also uneasy and kept whispering. The general discussion was about how to escape safely if the Han army entered the city.
Just when everyone was in panic, Ma Bu Ma Qi, Mi Bu Ye and Sai Dan and his son strode into the palace.
Seeing this, Qi Ruosi immediately went to greet him: "Both of you, are you okay, the principal of the country? That's great. I wonder what the outcome of this trip will be?"
Saipan pushed Qi Ruosi away and said angrily: "Hunjun, do you still have the nerve to recognize my father as the head of the country?"
Qi Ruosi was startled and looked at Saidan, only to see him look at her with disgust and then look away.
For a moment, Qi Ruosi realized that something was wrong, and the eyes of these people looking at him were extremely cold.
The most important thing is that there is no sign of Orton. Where has he gone?
Before he could recover, Saipan walked straight to the throne and said loudly to the palace ministers: "Qi Ruosi's stupidity and incompetence has caused the noble widow to suffer unprecedented hardships.
Looking at his past, he was ungrateful to the people and dissolute. He is no longer worthy of being my noble widow and the king of a country. It is better to treat others with courtesy in the heaven.
Forgetting past the mistakes we have made, we are specifically allowed to set things right and restore the prosperity of my noble widow. Therefore, from now on, we will depose King Qi Ruosi and demote him to a common people to wait for his fate.
The state affairs are temporarily managed by our Saidan family! "
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was in an uproar.
Qi Ruosi's eyes widened with anger, and he screamed: "Saipan, you want to dethrone me? Why! I am the widowed king, who dares to dethrone me!"
Saidan looked at Qi Ruosi with a ferocious expression and sneered: "Qi Ruosi, since you are my son-in-law, I will let you live the rest of your life without any worries.
What you should do now is to take the initiative to step aside so that everyone can live a good life. "
Qi Ruosi was furious when he heard this: "You have already wanted to usurp the throne of the lonely king, right? Hahaha, come and try if you have the ability!"
Then he said to the ministers in the palace: "My lords, have you seen it? Saidan and his son want to plot something evil, so let King Gu take them all down immediately!"
However, no matter how he roared, everyone in the palace remained indifferent and just looked at him coldly.
This scene made Qi Ruosi feel extremely chilled. She could only point to Saipan who was very proud and asked: "Tell King Gu, why on earth do you dare to ask for King Gu's throne!"
Saipan took out the document given by Bai Qi and said loudly: "This is the certificate. The Han Dynasty has canonized me as the new widow king.
If you dare to disobey me, you are going against the Han Dynasty. Qi Ruosi, are you satisfied with this answer? Get it for me! "
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards immediately pushed Qi Ruosi to the ground.
"Do you want to rebel? The Lone King will not let you go even if he dies. I will definitely kill you all!"
Qi Ruosi was already like a mad dog, barking heart-rendingly.
At this moment, Mabu Maqi walked up to him and said, "Okay Qi Ruosi, the situation is over for you, so just accept the reality.
At least you were once the king of a country. Show your aura as a king, don't act like a shrew! "
Qi Ruosi suddenly became discouraged and his spirit became quite depressed.
Suddenly, he changed his attitude, looked at Saidan and said: "Master Zhang, I have nothing to ask for now. I only ask for my life to be spared. I am willing to be the owner of a manor. That is enough."
Saidan sneered: "I've given you a chance before, but it's a pity that you didn't cherish it. Originally, if you had voluntarily abdicated,
Maybe I will consider banishing you abroad, or give you food and clothing to make you live a more decent life, but it's a pity that you are really..."
After finishing speaking, he said to a servant behind him who was carrying a jug of wine: "Why don't you give the former king some wine to practice?"
The servant trembled and handed the wine plate to Qi Ruosi.
Qi Ruosi naturally knew that this was poisonous wine, and immediately struggled wildly: "No, you can't do this to me, you can't do this to me!"
But soon, four or five guards pounced on him, controlled his limbs, and opened his mouth. The poisonous wine flowed down his mouth and into his stomach.
Not long after, Qi Ruosi was bleeding from all seven holes. He clutched his chest and fell to the ground, struggling. As his body twisted irregularly, he slowly stopped moving and died.
"Drag it down!"
Saidan waved his hand, and Qi Ruosi was pulled down.
Then Saipan announced loudly: "From now on, I am the widowed king. Do you have any objections? Who is in favor and who is against?!"
Naturally, no one objects. As long as it does not harm one's own interests, it doesn't matter who becomes the king.
However, someone raised a question: "Why didn't Prime Minister Orton come back?"
Mabu Maqi said: "Oton did not know etiquette and wanted to be disadvantageous to the general of the Chinese Empire during the negotiation process. He tried to persuade him several times to no avail. As a last resort, he was executed on the spot by the general of the Chinese Dynasty."
When everyone heard this, they were all frightened.
In fact, the real inside story is that before signing the armistice agreement, Bubu Maqi and Mian Bu also made another request to Wei Ji, which was to get rid of Orton.
Wei Ji was also very dissatisfied with Orton's uncertain attitude. He was afraid that his continued presence in Guiwi would be detrimental to the Han's rule in Guiwi, so he agreed to their request.
Poor Orton suffered from vomiting and diarrhea not long after leaving Turbine Fortress, and finally died suddenly of foaming at the mouth.
And when Orton died, the position of prime minister was naturally vacant. In addition, Nan Zhuan also died, and the position of general protecting the country was vacated, which was just enough for the two of them to fill. It can be said that everyone was happy.
"Okay, now your widow has signed an armistice agreement with the big man. The specific content of the agreement will be sent to you later.
When the time comes, you will act according to the agreement and prepare the money and cattle and sheep needed to compensate the Han army as soon as possible, and wait until everything is settled.
Everyone can sit back and relax, hahahaha..."
Saipan sat on the king's chair with satisfaction, feeling the inexplicable pleasure of being at the peak of power.
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Five days later, in the Turbine Fortress, Bai Qi was sending someone to carefully count the compensation money and goods sent by the noble widow.
Xia Yu looked at so many cattle, sheep, gold and silver, and couldn't help but wonder: "I didn't expect that the land in the Western Regions is so rich. What your Majesty said is true. The so-called barbaric land is actually full of real gold and silver, it depends on who is there." Ruled."
Tian Yan also sighed: "Historical records have always recorded that the Central Plains is a vast land with all kinds of resources. Even though His Majesty once said not to be short-sighted,
But the subordinates were still dissatisfied. How could wealth come from the wild land? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, my subordinates still wouldn't believe that all this was true. "
Only Bai Qi was calm about this. He came to a box of gold ingots, grabbed a handful and slid it back into the box between his fingers, thinking thoughtfully:
"The war with the noble widow has basically been decided, but I don't know what Zhuge Shilang's situation is in Dashi."
Just as he was thinking about Zhuge Zhi's situation, someone from the Intelligence Department suddenly rushed to the Turbine Fortress.
"General Bai, this is a letter sent by Zhuge Shilang. Please read it personally."
Bai Qi immediately took the letter and opened it to read.
After a long time, he folded the letter and said to the important person in the Intelligence Department: "Convey this to Minister Zhuge for me, saying that your widow has been defeated, and the feast is over."
The important official from the Intelligence Department didn't say much. He handed over to Bai Qi and turned to leave.
Xia Yu and Tian Yan stepped forward and asked, "Shuai Bai, is there any news about Minister Zhuge?"
Bai Qi nodded: "Everything is going well, Minister Zhuge, and Dashi has no time to go east, because a war is about to break out between Dashi and Sassanid."
When Tian Yan heard this, he sighed: "Zhuge Shilang is really a god. He can actually divert disasters to the east. This is amazing. Scholars should not underestimate him."
Bai Qi put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance: "After counting the supplies, prepare to return to the Western Region Protector's Mansion and send the good news to the capital to present to His Majesty.
In addition, Geng Gong was ordered to leave three thousand soldiers to garrison the city and monitor the noble widow's every move. "
"Here!"
