Pei Qi was trapped on the side, unable to move or speak. He was simply sitting on pins and needles.
Everyone thought that if Jiang Fengchuan wanted to succeed to the throne, he would not dare to make any mistakes in front of the officials.
But don't forget, Jiang Fengchuan is basically a Shura ghost without emotions. How can he think about it with normal thinking?
How could he care about the opinions of his ministers? All he cares about is whether his goal is achieved. It doesn't matter to him whether the officials treat him sincerely and are willing to surrender.
Zhao Xun is an example.
Before coming to this banquet today, he was probably prepared to win. If anyone resisted, he would kill him until there was no one left.
If this group of ministers in a neutral position cannot be used by him, they must not become a stumbling block on the day he ascends the throne.
Zhao Xun's wife was already sobbing so much that she would have fallen to the ground if it had not been for the support of the maidservant who was serving at the side.
Jiang Fengchuan exerted force on his hand and withdrew the sword that had been poured into Zhao Xun's body. He raised his head towards the guard behind him and said, "Come on, take Mr. Zhao down and bury him alive. Well... why not bury him in the imperial palace?" Next to the mausoleum, he is so loyal to my father, and I will become a beautiful man."
"Now, do you have any objections to my ascension to the throne?"
Jiang Fengchuan's face was stained with blood at some point, and his murderous eyes made it even more terrifying.
He even omitted the title of me and replaced it directly with me.
This is to kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds.
Pei Qi's stiff body looked extremely thin at this moment, and the decadence in her eyes became more obvious after Zhao Xun's body slowly fell.
The feeling of powerlessness at this time was like being in prison again. No matter how much Rong Qin did, she was powerless to stop him.
The sky is watching everything, witnessing that the evil man is in power, but he seems...
and unwilling to stop.
Duan Qianjun also noticed something strange about Pei Qi at this time, and knew that she was now unable to move due to Rong Qin's acupuncture points.
It's a good thing that this is the case, otherwise with her temperament, she might not really want to stand up and try her best to keep Zhao Xun.
He hadn't noticed that Pei Qi had just hinted that he would speak for Zhao Xun, but even if he stepped in to stop her as she wished, Zhao Xun would still die.
Is there anyone hiding Rong Qin and Jiang Fengchuan inside and outside Chunjiang Tower?
He didn't have many people with him, so he couldn't compete with them.
Even if Zhao Xun is not dead today, he will return to Taishi Mansion by then. Or maybe he was killed by Jiang Fengchuan's people on the way back to Taishi Mansion, and then publicized it widely, which would also have the same effect of killing one person and serving as a warning to others.
The outcome of today's chess game has been decided from the beginning.
Seeing no one responded, Jiang Fengchuan casually dropped the sword in his hand on the ground, turned around with his hands behind his back, like a high-ranking emperor: "Since you have no other ideas about my succession, please invite me to the palace banquet in the future. You all come here to discuss the time for the enthronement ceremony."
Seeing that the matter was about to come to an end, Rong Qin had nothing to talk to the group of people, so he simply stepped forward and became the leader: "My lord, I obey the order."
When everyone saw this, even though they were dissatisfied, no one dared to say anything disobedient. Except for Duan Qianjun, everyone present had no choice but to follow Rong Qin and respond one by one.
"Weak minister, I obey the order."
"Weak minister, I obey the order."
"..."
In this way, the purpose of Jiang Fengchuan's trip has been achieved, and he is not going to stay any longer: "I still have some memorials to be approved, so I will go back to the palace first. My dear friends, have a good meal."
When passing by Lu Guogong and his daughter, Jiang Fengchuan pretended to stop and curled his lips: "Lu Guogong hosted a banquet today. He has played a huge role in my ascension to the throne. I will be rewarded with... ten thousand taels of gold."
When Pei Qi heard this, he looked at Jiang Fengchuan in disbelief, and saw that his expression was leisurely, without any shame at all.
Does this person really have no heart?
He has clearly achieved his goal, why is he still embarrassing Lord Lu?
On the surface, this reward was that Duke Lu had received a great favor, but in fact, it was to shift the blame tonight from himself to Duke Lu, making the ministers think that if Duke Lu had not hosted the banquet, there would be no Taishi of Zhao. He was killed on the spot.
The struggle for imperial power was natural for the prince Jiang Fengchuan.
And Lu Guogong, who had always been in a neutral position in the court, would make the officials think that he had already joined Jiang Fengchuan's command because of these few words.
As a result, he became the real murderer of Zhao Xun and became the target of public criticism.
He will be rejected by the court, alienated by his friends, and his reputation will be ruined.
Jiang Fengchuan, Duke Lu clearly poses no threat to your throne!
Such a person becomes a king...
Also worthy?
Compared to Pei Qi, Jiang Fengchuan had never considered so much. He saw Lu Guogong despairing, but he knelt down to him against his will, thanking the emperor for his great kindness, and he felt happy.
This is the feeling of entitlement.
What does the life and death of his ministers have to do with him?
As Jiang Fengchuan left, all kinds of sighs gradually sounded at the banquet.
Rong Qin was not ready to stay any longer. He walked to Pei Qi and was about to raise his hand to relieve her acupuncture points. However, he caught a glimpse of the blood on Pei Qi's waist that was even worse than before, so he lowered his raised hand. .
He bent down, put one hand through Pei Qi's arm, hooked her knees with the other hand, and hugged her horizontally.
Rong Qin lowered his eyes and took in Pei Qi's absent-minded look. Then he strode towards the door without stopping.
Behind him, a woman's cry suddenly sounded.
She is Zhao Xun's wife.
She howled loudly, rolled and crawled towards Lu Guogong, and beat him again and again.
In his mouth, there was an angry curse with endless hatred: "It's all you, you, a corrupt person who killed my husband, please pay back my husband!!"
In addition, Pei Qi also heard accusations and curses against Lu Guogong one after another.
And, Lu Annuan's begging for mercy and apology.
Some people even took out their anger on her.
But obviously...it wasn't them who were wrong.
…
Half an hour later, Qingxinyuan.
In the bedroom, Pei Qi's face was filled with fear and he stepped back step by step.
Rong Qin in front of him closed the door completely, looked at Pei Qi with almost cold eyes, and followed her retreat step by step.
Outside the door, Xiaosi was so anxious that he almost cried. With the lessons learned in prison, he was extremely afraid of what Rong Qin would do to Pei Qi.
But there was Xi Qing pulling him behind him, and Tu You guarding him outside the door.
He has a lot of ambition but not enough strength.
"Don't come here..." Before she knew it, there was no way out behind Pei Qi. Her back was pressed against the cold wall, and she could only watch helplessly as Rong Qin stepped closer.
Rong Qin walked forward unhurriedly. When he reached Pei Qi's side, he raised his hand to support Pei Qi's side, trapping her in the corner, his face as cold as a pool.
"There is one thing that I wanted to ask Madam about at the banquet, but the ministers were present at the time, so I put it aside."
"I wonder if Madam can answer the truth now? What did Madam... want to do with all the actions at the banquet?"
