On this day, all the third-rank and above officials in the capital were invited to attend the banquet hosted by Qingmeng at the palace. This is a strange thing. Everyone is trying to figure out the purpose of this banquet, but no one dares to refuse the invitation.
As the uncle of the state, Yin Jiesheng was also invited. Ever since he swore an oath in front of the blood edict that night, he had hidden it in his right sleeve, just waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Zhang Qingmeng. But Dr. Zhou is the most critical move, so why can't he be contacted at all these days?
Xie Tao and Qiu Fei were on standby at any time, and Huang Shenchao also visited many officials from the previous dynasty. As long as Zhou Cixiao was found, the next plan could be implemented.
But he didn't figure out that he was not among the officials. Why did Zhang Qingmeng think of him alone? To win over him? He was of no use to Zhang Qingmeng.
Huang Shenchao understood this situation and analyzed it to his uncle: "Maybe Zhang Qingmeng had insight into some situations and was testing my uncle. If he goes, he may be harmed; but if he doesn't go, he will attract criticism. Invite suspicion.”
"If this is the case, I am willing to go through this. He wants to harm me, but he has no evidence!" Yin Jiesheng clenched his fists, with the aura of looking forward to death.
Huang Shenchao held his uncle's hand tightly: "Master, don't worry, my disciple will be guarding you and protecting you!" He carried a seven-star sword on his waist in case of emergency.
On the other side, at Prince Zheng’s house
All the invited senior officials were present. Everyone was sitting in the courtyard of the palace. No one dared to say a word, even though Zhang Qingmeng had not arrived yet.
In the house, Qing Meng drank tea leisurely and said with a smile to the military advisor on the side: "Only now does the lonely king understand the military advisor's intention of sending Yang Min to the border to guard. The military advisor is really far-sighted."
Yu Jitao gently shook the folding fan: "Your Majesty, you still need to be careful. Lieutenant Xie Tao has been training frequently recently, which is not a good sign. Your Majesty Wanwang..."
"Okay!" Qing Meng smiled lightly: "Let's go, it's time to close the net."
Yu Jitao followed behind with concern. He was thinking about why Zhang Qingmeng didn't care about military training? Is it really because the king has let down his guard?
Qingmeng accompanied the attendants to the banquet, sat gently at the main seat, and looked around at everyone who came to the banquet - this was almost a small court.
The ministers stood up quickly and thanked him. Qing Meng smiled and waved, glancing at his uncle Yin Jiesheng from the corner of his eye.
"Thank you for your hard work, ministers. The lonely king hosted a banquet today and invited the palace dance team to entertain. I hope you will not be formal and express some of the lonely king's thoughts." Qing Meng held up the wine bottle and toasted to the ministers. The ministers stood up again, raised their bottles to thank him, and drank down the wine in their hands.
All kinds of dishes were served one after another, and all kinds of fine wines were also served. At this time, the banquet had just begun. With the sound of the first silk and bamboo music, a heart-stirring palace dance kicked off. Amidst the faint sound of the piano, dancers wearing tulle floated into the banquet one after another.
The delicate body rotates with long sleeves, dancing like a dream, suddenly rising gracefully, and the slender jade fingers seem to be plucking invisible strings, revealing an indescribable beauty.
But the ministers had no intention of enjoying the dance. They just looked at Qing Meng who was extremely happy with fear and could not sit still. The wine bottles at the main banquet were filled with one glass after another. Qing Meng seemed to be enjoying himself, and the wine in his hand never stopped.
"Aren't you all dissatisfied?" Qing Meng deliberately asked everyone.
The ministers panicked and clapped their hands and applauded the dancers. There was a constant stream of praise.
Qingmeng smiled coldly, and then drank another glass of wine. His mind was completely brought back. The highlight was yet to come! Then he looked at Yin Jiesheng: "Uncle Guo, are you satisfied with this banquet?"
"Of course satisfied!" Yin Jiu was frightened and found himself. Qingmeng just passed by.
"It seems that uncle Guo didn't have enough fun... The lonely king also has a big gift, specially for you." Qing Meng signaled Yu Jitao with her eyes, and the dancers were soon dismissed.
Yin Jie asked: "Thank you for the gift of the big king. The old man is really flattered. But I do n’t know what it is, and I want to send it to the old man at the banquet?"
Qing Meng yawned and clapped her hands hard several times. Just listening to the huge chain sounds from the palace, Ding Dingdang was getting closer and closer, and everyone looked at the sound source curiously. I saw a man who was tightly tied up in the chain and was put in. He was full of blood, the flesh was fragmented, and a dried right eye fell outside, his hair shook the mud in a messy hair, and he was picked out. The tendons were exposed, and the wounds were covered with countless flies.
"Vomit--" The literati had been scared on the spot that these literati had seen such a scene, and someone even vomited and fainted to the ground. The ministers hurriedly wanted to run away, but Qing Meng coughed again: "Let's see who dares to ruin my king's happiness!"
Although the sound is small, the words can smash the ground out of a pit. The ministers returned to their seats like a herd of obedient goats.
Huang Guanchao's eyes narrowed, and whispered to Yin Jiansheng: "This ... isn't this Zhou Taiyi!"
"What?" Yin Jiesheng became anxious, and the wine bottle in his hand fell to the ground with a violent sound.
Qingmeng looked at Uncle Guo who was losing his temper and asked with a smile: "Uncle Guo, do you know this person?"
Before Yin Jiesheng could answer, Zhou Cixiao cried and kowtowed: "I did it all... It was the uncle Guo who took the emperor's blood edict and signed a contract with us and swore an oath, and finally he hid it in his right sleeve, waiting for one day to be able to Assassinate the king and help your majesty seize power!!!"
Yin Jiesheng slumped on the chair, his fat fingers kept trembling, and his nostrils kept sucking air. He felt an unknown force in his heart, forcing him to be unable to move.
"Your Majesty! You promised me that as long as I bring everything out, you will let Mother go!"
Qing Meng nodded and said in a slow tone: "Don't worry, not only will I let your Majesty go, but I will also support you every month and send someone to serve you. What else do you have to say?"
All the courtiers looked at the living corpse, waiting for what he would say next.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm relieved..."
"Take off the chains and shackles and take him back!" Qing Meng waved his hand, and the two jailers followed the instructions and lifted the restrictions on the prisoner.
Zhou Cixiao looked at his uncle Guo for the last time, full of grief and anger: "I am ashamed of myself! I have failed the emperor's favor!!" In the last hoarse voice, Zhou Cixiao hit the wall crazily and died with a split head. His only left eye looked stubbornly in the direction of the palace.
The ministers were already frightened out of their wits, but soldiers had been set up inside and outside Prince Zheng's palace, making it difficult for them to fly even with wings.
Qing Meng took a sip of wine, walked up to Uncle Guo and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo, why don't you explain the right cuff in detail?" Yin Jiesheng was so frightened that he was scared out of his wits, as if he had been hit in the back, stupidly Stunned in place.
Wei Hanlin, who was sitting next to him, seemed to understand something. He looked at the two people confronting each other, stood up slowly, and walked behind Qing Meng.
"Since Grandpa Guo is inconvenient, the lone king had to do it himself!" Qing Meng said with a ruthless words, reached out to pull Yin Jiansheng's hand, and pulled his right cuffs.
No one expected that when Qing Meng was about to pull the right cuffs away, Huang Guanchao, who was sitting firmly, suddenly rolled the table, and the huge sound shocked everyone present.
He pulled out the seven-star sword from his waist without any hesitation. When Qingmeng didn't react, he rushed towards the latter like crazy and shouted: "National thief! Take your life!"
This sudden incident scared everyone to the point of being unable to react. Qing Meng had no time to escape! The sharp blade is about to pierce his heart!
At this critical moment, Wei Hanlin, like the swift wind, spread his hands to stop Qing Meng without hesitation. " -" The seven -star sword pierced his body, and the heart was in the heart.
Qing Meng woke up in an instant. He pulled out the Qiu Su from his waist, and a sword flashed across his face. Huang Shenchao screamed, and his right arm was broken. Blood spattered on Qing Meng's body.
Wei Zhongcheng was heartbroken and cried to summon the doctor who was serving him. Wei Hanlin was his only grandson. Yu Jitao hurriedly ordered someone to summon people from Taiyuan Hospital, and then temporarily stopped the bleeding with the help of doctor's herbal medicine.
"Sir, there is no need to be nervous. The Seven-Star Sword has not hurt the young master's heart. He only needs to rest for a few months." The doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
This was another assassination. If Wei Hanlin had not responded in time, Qing Meng would be lying on the bed now. The ministers concentrated their energy, waiting for Qing Meng to burst into thunderous wrath.
But Qingmeng was unusually calm. He looked coldly at Huang Shenchao, who had been subdued: "What a pity... I almost became famous in history..."
Zhao Hongyan tore off Yin Jiesheng's right cuff and dug out a blood edict. He was afraid of damaging the evidence, so he hurriedly presented it to Qing Meng.
Qing Meng spread out the edict with a blood-stained seven-star sword and read it word by word. The corners of his mouth turned up strangely, and he made a chilling nasal sound.
"Okay...it turns out that the emperor was also deceived by you and wrote the edict..."
Yu Jitao took the overall situation into consideration and deliberately reminded: "Your Majesty is still young in mind and may be deceived by someone with intentions. In other words, this may be a false edict."
People from Tai Hospital came, and they hurried to the bedroom to treat Wei Hanlin's injuries and prescribed medicine. Qing Meng seemed to be sighing, and said to Wei Zhongcheng: "Only at this time can we see who is loyal. I owe Wei Hanlin my life, and I owe you the Wei family a love."
All the officials in the imperial court were frightened. They hurriedly expressed their loyalty and began to offer suggestions for Qing Meng.
"Your Majesty, I think we should check the names in the edict one by one, and finally talk to the emperor!"
Qing Meng nodded slightly and said quietly to Yu Jitao: "Trouble the military advisor to inform Xie Tao of this matter. As long as they lead troops to rebel, they will inevitably be charged with rebellion!"
Yu Jitao suddenly realized it and secretly praised in his heart: "Your Majesty is really far-sighted, I admire him..."
As Qingmeng expected, the incident reached the lieutenant's office in the afternoon. Xie Tao and Qiu Fei were afraid of being liquidated, so they decided to lead a rebellion of 200 imperial guards. They first occupied and consolidated important military strongholds around the capital, and then they He and Qiu Fei joined forces and rushed into the capital along the north gate. The sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the imperial capital.
Guan Lang, who was then Jing Zhaoyin, had been waiting for him for a long time. He personally led 500 Yulin troops and stepped forward to confront him with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in hand. Xie Tao and Qiu Fei both held spears and were not afraid.
"How dare the traitor dare to confront me? Dismount immediately and surrender!" Guan Lang caressed his long beard and looked down upon the two of them.
Xie Tao and Qiu Fei looked at each other and rushed forward on horseback. When Guan Lang was about to challenge, a fast horse jumped up and blocked their way.
The young general was seen holding a Miao knife and neatly beheaded Qiu Fei under his horse. Xie Tao was frightened to death, so he got back on his horse and retreated. The young general tightened his grip on the horse's belly and hurried up at lightning speed.
Xie Tao looked back and saw the young general's resolute expression, showing a sharp edge. His face is like a crown jade, his eyes are like bright stars, he has a tiger's back and a wasp's waist, and he is full of high spirits, showing his heroic spirit that can reach thousands of feet. His armor sets off his valiant and heroic appearance, which made Guan Lang repeatedly praise: "He is really a good man!"
"Who are you? How dare you confront me!" Xie Tao asked.
The young general put away the scabbard and replied politely: "I am Xiayuanhang, a general of the Yulin Army. I am here today to take your life!"
"How dare you speak nonsense, Ru Zian! Wait for me to stab you down with a spear!" Xie Tao threw away the spear, returned to his horse and charged. Accompanied by the neighing of a horse, Yuan Hang tightened his grip on the reins and faced the battle with a Miao knife in his hand.
I saw him pulling forward and back, quickly throwing away the scabbard, swinging the long knife to chop it down, Xie Tao hurriedly jumped, but unexpectedly the spear was split in half.
Yuan Hang feinted with his sword, tempting Xie Tao to stab downwards, and blocked him. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he swung his sword across his left ribs. Xie Tao ducked in panic, and a sword shadow passed by. Cut off most of the horse's head!
Xie Tao fell under his horse, stood up in embarrassment, and stabbed Yuan Hang's horse with half of his spear. Yuan Hang hid a small knife in his left hand and threw it at him when he wasn't paying attention. Xie Tao panicked and parried the flying knife on his head. Taking this opportunity, Yuan Hang slashed with his long sword, a cold sword mark whizzed past, and Xie Tao's head rolled to the ground.
Seeing that their leader was beheaded, the Imperial Guards surrendered one after another. Guan Lang ordered his men to tie the heads of Xie Tao and Qiu Fei to their horses, and then he walked towards the general.
"Why did you violate military orders and attack without authorization?" Guan Lang asked loudly.
"I hope you will forgive me. The general was in a hurry and never thought of violating military orders..." Yuan Hang explained.
Guan Lang closed the red phoenix lightly, stroking his beard and laughed: "What a 'temporary impatience'. Such martial arts is not like a sudden enlightenment. Not only did Guan forgive your innocence, he also recommended you to King Zheng. Now the court is When employing people, Guan is really like a treasure!"
"Thank you, sir!" Yuan Hang thought for a while and asked: "Sir Wanwang, I will take you as your disciple. General Guan's reputation is known to the world, but I am just doing a job."
Guan Lang nodded: "You are indeed a good man! What is your name?"
"General Yuan Hang, please accept me as your disciple!"
"Okay! As long as he is a hero, Guan will accept anyone who comes!"
The two sent the head to the palace, and all the court ministers began to curse in order to please Qing Meng.
"Your Majesty, we should take these things and go to the emperor to ask for an explanation!"
Such a sound came from the crowd, and Guan Lang and Yuan Hang were waiting outside. Qingmeng washed the seven-star sword clean and put it into his arms. Lifting the two heads in his left hand and holding the blood edict in his right hand, he led all the court ministers to the palace to "raise the troops to investigate the crime."
Weiyang Palace
Taibu Ran was having a heart-warming conversation with the two nuns. He was thinking about how to revive the legacy of his ancestors after he took power.
"It's almost time. Uncle asked someone to send a message. They are already taking action!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a palace maid hurriedly rushed in: "Your Majesty, there is a group of people holding heads and carrying edicts to see you!"
Tai Buran jumped up excitedly: "The efficiency is so high! This must be my uncle and loyal people who came to see me with Zhang Qingmeng's dog head!" He was about to tell the palace maid to order someone to wait when he heard the sound of footsteps. Come in.
"Thing!" Tai Buran's heart felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. He looked at the man in front of him with fear and fear, and his hair stood on end. Infinite fear filled his chest and made his heart freeze...
How could it be Zhang Qingmeng! ?
Qingmeng threw the two bloody heads in front of the little emperor, spread out the bloody edict, his expression was cold, but there was anger in his tone:
"Why did your Majesty rebel?"
Taibu Ran fell to his knees with a groan, showing an expression of begging for mercy, and replied cowardly: "Please forgive me, Prime Minister... Please forgive me, Prime Minister... I, I am young and ignorant, and I was bewitched and bewitched by thieves."
Yu Jitao shook off the sweet-scented osmanthus folding fan and said, "Is this the case with your Majesty? I think it was Yin Jiesheng himself who misused your Majesty's name and issued a false edict?"
"Exactly so...exactly so..." Tai Buran's head hit the floor desperately, and his buttocks rose higher.
Qing Meng pulled him stiffly: "Is there any reason in the world for a king to kneel and his ministers to kneel? Your Majesty, please get up quickly! Get up!"
Tai Buran was trembling, his legs were slightly bent and he didn't dare to straighten them.
"In your Majesty's opinion, how should these traitors be dealt with?"
"Everything is at the Prime Minister's command..."
Qing Meng was waiting for these words. He ordered people to take Yin Jiesheng and Huang Shenchao to Caishikou for execution and perform a knife attack. Just when the soldiers got the order, they were ready to implement it. Qingmeng also added: "Use a dull knife, don't let them die too quickly!"
After that, Qingmeng used this as an excuse to organize a large number of unjust cases to eliminate dissidents, and for a while everyone in the court was in danger. Either follow King Zheng or follow King of Hell...
A few months later, Wei Hanlin was almost recovering. Qing Meng personally came to visit the mansion and presented him with many precious medicinal materials.
"Thank you so much for your love, Your Majesty, Hanlin is so grateful..."
Qingmeng asked gently: "Is the injury better now?"
"Thanks to the king, I am recovering very well now. My health must get better. In a few months, my cousin will get married..."
Qing Meng seemed to be thinking about something, and then said: "Is he that cousin from Nanjin County? King Gu owes you a favor, so I will organize this wedding banquet! I will also go to Nanjin County for the banquet. "
"Your Majesty..." Wei Hanlin held Qing Meng's hand tightly, tears streaming down his face.
Qingmeng looked at the distant blue sky, as if replying, or muttering to himself: "It would be great if I could find my son in Nanjin County..."
