After hearing this, Shen Ningyun looked at Meng Guxue, with a hint of relief in her eyes.
She knew that Meng Guxue had a good personal relationship with the Qiao family. In this critical moment, Meng Guxue could still keep a clear head and ask for help from the perspective of her family and country. She was really smart.
How could the king not know the seriousness of this? He shouted loudly: "Where is Sun Bing!"
The sound of armor clashing sounded, and the imperial guard Sun Bing hurriedly entered the palace.
"My lord!"
The king took a deep breath and said coldly: "Go to Nanjing Palace Road quickly to rescue the envoys of the Yong Dynasty. If they hurt a hair, you are the only one to ask!"
"The Yulin army is here to help the tyrants, and anyone who dares to resist will be shot without mercy!"
"yes!"
Sun Bing took the order, called the imperial guards and rushed away.
Meng Guxue looked at Sun Bing's back and clenched her hands nervously.
The next moment, the king suddenly raised his foot and kicked the eldest prince beside him with such force that he was directly kicked to the ground.
"evil creature!"
The eldest prince was kicked to the top of his thigh, and his face turned pale from the pain, but he immediately knelt down in front of the king and cried out:
"Father! It was... It was Yin Zhu who stole Erchen's waist badge. I don't know about this. How could I rashly attack an envoy from another country!"
The king snorted coldly when he heard this. He looked down at the eldest prince. At this moment, the gloomy look in his eyebrows was mixed with murderous intent, which was intimidating.
"You don't know?"
The king suddenly leaned over, grabbed the eldest prince's collar, and said through gritted teeth:
"The Yulin Army has always obeyed Yu Gu's orders. How can you control the Yulin Army with your wealth? The only explanation is that you have placed people in the Yulin Army, and your position is not low!"
"Boss, what do you want to do with the Yulin Army? You want to rebel, you want to usurp the throne!"
The eldest prince raised his head and faced the sinister-looking king. He was trembling with fear and his face was completely drained of blood.
"No, no, no! I don't dare! Father! I don't dare!"
"Don't you dare? Haha——"
The king stood up suddenly and dragged the limp eldest prince to his feet.
His face was ashen, and his eyes were like two sharp knives, scratching hard on the eldest prince.
"No matter how smart Yin Zhu and Shen Yuanbai are, without you as a bridge, can they reach the palace?"
"Boss, boss, you are so stupid! Do you realize what Shen Yuanbai and Yin Zhu are planning?"
"They have never looked down upon you from the beginning! As long as they kill the Qiao family in the palace today, the Yong Dynasty will not let it go!"
"If Nanli and Yong Dynasty are at odds with each other or even go to war, the Northern Kingdom will be able to reap the benefits!"
"I worked hard back then and used your tricks to deliver the soul-drawing Gu to Yu Liu's hands through your hands. Only then did I narrowly maintain the current status of the Three Kingdoms!"
"You bastard! If the two countries go to war because of this, go ahead and kill yourself in front of the battle to apologize!"
The king yelled out the last words and pushed the eldest prince forward hard. His anger echoed like thunder in the silent imperial study.
When Meng Guxue heard this, she was suddenly stunned.
It turns out...it turns out that the soul-drawing Gu was sent to Yu Liu on purpose by the king of the country. This was done to preserve the power of the Three Kingdoms and prevent the Yong Dynasty from annexing the Northern Kingdom and becoming completely powerful.
And this silent promotion caused Yu Liu to set off a storm in the Yong Dynasty, directly or indirectly ruining the lives of countless people.
But can you say that the leader of the country did something wrong?
He just shouldered the responsibility as the king of Nanli. In order to preserve the foundation of the Baili family and for the future of Nanli, he did his best.
At this moment, Meng Guxue suddenly glimpsed the complexity of positions and the unfathomable nature of human nature in this small imperial study.
"History is a grain of sand, and when it falls on a person's head, he becomes a mountain." This sentence turns out to be so heavy and realistic.
The eldest prince fell heavily to the ground. His face was confused at first, then suddenly, and finally he laughed dumbly, his face full of sadness.
Everyone... everyone is playing tricks on him!
After the king guessed that the eldest prince had rebellious intentions, he was completely disappointed with his son.
It was good that he preferred his second son to become the crown prince, but for so many years, he had favored the eldest son. The second son was cold and cold, the third son was distant, and only the eldest son was always at his side.
Nanli needs a dutiful king, and the second child is the most suitable candidate. Since he wants to establish the second child as the heir apparent, as long as the elder brother has no faults, he will naturally try his best to save his life.
However, the son he thought was the closest to him turned out to have had a rebellious intention, and even joined the Yulin Army to usurp the throne in a treasonous act!
If the boss had this method and forced him to give up his position, he would still look down upon the boss. After all, the monarch of Nanli was so ambitious and such a method was enough.
But the boss has this ambition, but he doesn't have the ability at all. He was deceived by outsiders and kept busy. He spent half his life making wedding dresses for others!
With his thoughts at this point, the king lowered his eyes and looked at the eldest prince on the ground, with a real murderous intention.
There is no such thing as a tiger in the royal family. For the sake of Nanli's country, he will take his boss with him in the future!
"Boss, tell me all about the manpower you have arranged in the palace, as well as Shen Yuanbai and Yinzhu's plans. You are Gu's son, Guzi will spare your life!"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince suddenly raised his head and looked at the king, with deep fear and despair flashing in his eyes.
He still had some understanding of his father's temperament, and he returned to calm after being so angry, not because his father cared about their father-son relationship, but because he had been completely sentenced to death in his father's heart.
He is finished...
"Boss, I don't want to ask you a second time."
The king spoke coldly, his eyes sharp.
The eldest prince looked at the king's eyes, which were so cold that he seemed to be looking at a stranger. Suddenly, his throat felt sore and he was unbearably sad.
"Father, my son said, I just tell you everything I know!"
He knew his father's methods, and his ruthlessness and determination were unparalleled.
The ex-wife also said that he would be poisoned to death and there would be no way for him to survive, but there were still so many people in his house.
Although the eldest princess did not like him, she gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, as well as so many concubines and concubines. They all looked to him for their livelihood.
If his father is destined not to let him go, and if he cooperates obediently at this time, his father may spare the lives of others.
No matter whether they can only be imprisoned in the palace or demoted to civilians in the future, at least they are still alive...
With his thoughts at this point, the eldest prince bowed deeply to the king with red eyes. Without getting up, he confessed in a trembling voice.
As the eldest prince announced a series of names, the king's face became increasingly gloomy, but he could still remain calm in the end.
Until he heard that one of them was a slave from Sasao outside the treasure house, the king's expression suddenly changed!
"Guan Sheng! Take people to the treasure house quickly, replace all the guards, and guard it yourself to see if the box is still there!"
The king's sudden and violent reaction shocked everyone.
The eldest prince looked up blankly, but the king suddenly kicked him on the shoulder, causing the eldest prince's face to twist in pain.
The king looked sinister and said sternly with red eyes: "There are still two sub-gu of the soul-drawing Gu in the treasure house. At that time, the late emperor said that they were defective Gu and might not survive, but Gu also put them away properly."
"Now the mother Gu should be in that Shen Yuanbai's body. If he is allowed to steal the child Gu, he will cause trouble again in the future and it will be difficult to guard against it!"
"You - you really are - boss, you'd better pray that this is just a coincidence and not Shen Yuanbai's ultimate goal!"
