"Sister Wang..." His eyes were gentle, and even a fool could understand what he wanted to do.
"Huh?" She responded softly, not daring to raise her head at all.
The kiss was just a secret kiss, just a brief taste. There was no time to taste the beauty. Xiao Yuan was unwilling to accept it. He put his arms around King Xuan's waist and wanted to get closer.
But the latter didn't give him a chance anymore. He quickly pushed him away. In a panic, he turned to one side and spat with a red face: "Liar!"
"This!" Xiao Yuan was a little anxious. He was about to say something more, but there was a slight movement outside, and then the stone door opened.
The person who came in was not Lu Qingshan, but the Qingyi Guard Commander, Yang Zhao.
As soon as he entered, he immediately knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "My rescue is too late! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Because of what happened just now, King Xuan was obviously a little flustered, and the blush on his face did not go away at all. He hurriedly turned his back to Yang Zhao, adjusted his mentality, and said, "Has everything been dealt with?"
Although her behavior was a little strange compared to usual, Yang Zhao dared to ask and immediately replied: "Yes, Lu Qingshan has already gone to the palace. When the ministers saw that he had left, they eliminated all the enemies in the village."
"Yes." King Xuan nodded and asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's almost dawn."
"They should have taken action now. Have everything been arranged at the palace?" She still turned her back to Yang Zhao.
"Everything is under the king's arrangement." Yang Zhao returned seriously.
"Okay, let's go back too. You retreat first and notify Hong Ling and the others."
"No!" Yang Zhao saluted, and before leaving, he glanced at Xiao Yuan curiously.
Xiao Yuan frowned and looked quite unhappy, obviously blaming him for his unlucky arrival.
Lu Qingshan thought that no one knew about this secret room, and the poisonous tea had secretly controlled Xiao Yuan and King Xuan.
Little did he know that all his actions had already been exposed, and as soon as he left, the green-clad guards cleared the villa cleanly.
After Yang Zhao left, King Xuan turned around. She seemed to have adjusted her mentality very quickly, but her pretty face was still a little red, which was really pretty.
Seeing her appearance, Xiao Yuan found it interesting and couldn't help but smile.
King Xuan gave him a stern look, and then said: "Brother Wang, let's go out first. You can go back to the post house later. I will inform you after I finish handling the matter."
"How can that be done?" Xiao Yuan said with a smile: "When I came to Xuanguo this time, I finally encountered such a big show, why shouldn't I watch it all..."
In the morning of that day, Xuanwang Palace, Chaoyi Hall.
The ministers had already lined up and the morning court had begun, but no one appeared on the king's chair directly above.
King Xuan has always been diligent in his work, which seemed somewhat surprising to the ministers, who couldn't help but whisper and discuss in low voices below.
Overnight, the entire Xuanwang Palace seemed to have undergone some changes.
"This, your wise king, is discussing politics in the court, but this has never happened before..."
"Yes, your Majesty and the King of Qin went on a trip yesterday, and they haven't returned yet. Something happened..."
Just when the main hall was noisy, footsteps were heard outside the hall, and Lu Qingshan, dressed in official uniform, stepped in.
His official uniform was the highest level in the Xuan Kingdom. He had not worn it for a long time, and he had not entered the court meeting hall for a long time.
When the ministers saw him, they were somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look over. Some couldn't help but said in surprise:
"Qi Guogong?"
The Duke of Qi is Lu Qingshan's title. This title can no longer be described simply as an official position. In addition to his orthodox status in the royal family, his status can be imagined.
Everyone looked at him, and Yao Tingyu frowned secretly, because he had vaguely noticed something.
Lu Qingshan walked to the front of the hall, then turned around with a sad expression on his face:
"My lords, you don't have to wait any longer. I just received news that your king and the king of Qin were assassinated by assassins during their trip. They both disappeared. Their whereabouts are still unknown, and their lives and deaths are unknown."
What! ? Hearing this, the palace suddenly exploded.
All the ministers were panicked!
When people first heard the news, panic and bewilderment were written on their faces.
Yao Tingyu had a gloomy face, stared at Lu Qingshan coldly, and said in a cold voice: "The Duke of Qi said that the king has been killed. You know that such things should not be joked about! Otherwise, it will definitely cause turmoil in the royal court! And then the whole country will be implicated!"
"Nonsense!" Lu Qingshan glared at him unceremoniously.
"Does the Duke of Qi have any evidence to show who the assassin is?" Yao Tingyu continued to ask.
Lu Qingshan said: "It is still uncertain whether the king has actually been killed. As for the assassin, I am also closely investigating."
As he spoke, he added: "And I am here today to tell you all that this matter is of great importance. We must stabilize the overall situation and not let ourselves get into trouble."
"This... I wonder what the Duke of Qi means..." A minister asked tentatively.
Lu Qingshan glanced at him and said: "In my opinion, on the one hand, we will send more manpower to continue searching for the whereabouts of the king. On the other hand, we must block the news and prevent it from being discovered by other countries. Otherwise, there may be changes in other countries."
What he said was very serious, and someone immediately stood up and echoed: "I deeply agree with what the Duke of Qi said. In addition, I believe that a family cannot be without a master for a day, and a country cannot be without a king for a day, especially It is at this critical juncture that someone with high moral character and respect must step forward and take the lead among the officials in order to stabilize the overall situation."
This person is Tingwei Zou Zhe.
Xuanguo Tingwei, one of the nine ministers, is in charge of edicts, prisons, revision of laws and regulations and other matters. His official position is not low.
When Lu Qingshan heard this, he nodded pretendingly: "Well... what about Mr. Zou's opinion?"
"For the sake of the overall situation, I ask the Duke of Qi to temporarily take charge of the government until my king returns." Zou Zhe said directly.
After hearing this, many ministers' expressions changed. Yao Tingyu even stood up and said coldly: "Now that the king's situation is unclear, how dare you talk about state affairs!"
"Now the ministers are leaderless, and the ministers are at a loss. It won't be long before the State of Qin will send envoys to hold this matter accountable. When the time comes, there must be someone in charge of the overall situation!" Zou Zhe said: "The Duke of Qi is my king. Shi Zhengtong, besides him, who else has this qualification?"
In the absence of the king, someone is indeed needed to take charge of the government temporarily.
In the past, it was always the Prime Minister Yao Tingyu, but now, Lu Qingshan is here, and with his status as Duke of Qi, he obviously overpowers Yao Tingyu.
His plan was also very good. He took over the government temporarily and said he was looking for King Xuan. In fact, King Xuan was trapped in the secret room by him, and then gradually took over the power. Everything fell into place.
The reason why he didn't dare to kill King Xuan was also related to the military power of the Xuan Kingdom Central Army outside, and he still needed to use King Xuan.
After Zou Zhe finished speaking, Lu Qingshan also waved his hand and said grandly:
"Huh? We won't discuss these for now, but before I came, in order to prevent unexpected changes, I ordered the guards to change the defense urgently, which can be regarded as temporarily stabilizing the palace."
When all the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Yao Tingyu felt even more nervous.
