Xiao Yan held a sword and sneered at Liu Tongen's words: "Whether I kill the king or not, and whether I force the emperor to go to the palace or not, in your mouth, he is a traitor. In this case, I might as well follow your wishes..."
When he raised his hand and was about to cut it off again, King Ji said urgently:
"Wait!!"
He stepped forward quickly, his legs were a little weak. Although he was shocked by the incident in the palace, his face turned pale, but he also knew that Emperor An could not die.
The palace change tonight was originally for the purpose of leaving in twenty years. Xiao Yanyuan has also agreed to retreat. Naturally, the other people in the palace can leave safely. But if Emperor An dies now, everyone else will probably die on the spot, even if Liu Tongen leads someone to kill him. Once he came in, it was impossible for him to protect everyone in the hands of so many black-armored guards and private people outside the capital.
Once Emperor An dies, the court will be in chaos.
When the time comes, not to mention the bloodshed in the capital, the throne of the Xie family will probably be handed over to others, and their clan members will probably be driven out and exterminated as soon as possible.
King Ji turned his head and shouted at Liu Tongen: "If you still don't shut up, how could Governor Xiao ever be a traitor?"
Liu Tongen: "He led people to force the palace and hurt His Majesty..."
"Shut up!"
King Ji scolded him sternly, and when he glared at Liu Tongen, his eyes were even more fierce:
"Everyone in the palace knows that Governor Xiao was avenging his father's grievances and asking for justice for the people of Nandi who were killed in vain. That's why he offended His Majesty in a moment of impatience. Your Majesty is magnanimous and has just decreed that he will not be held responsible for today's incident. This king and others have personally heard Hearing it and writing it down as evidence, who dares to say that Governor Xiao is a traitor?"
Liu Tongen's expression changed. How could His Majesty issue an order?
He quickly looked at Emperor An, but saw that he didn't say a word, and no one in the palace said anything to refute King Ji. He suddenly felt ridiculous.
Is Your Majesty crazy? !
Seeing that Liu Tongen's mouth had been blocked, Prince Ji raised his head and faced Xiao Yan: "Master Xiao, something happened suddenly tonight. Commander Liu was also desperate to save him and didn't know the details in the palace, so he had a misunderstanding with Governor Xiao. Let's explain it clearly now." That is, don’t act impulsively and do something you regret.”
Seeing that Xiao Yan was unmoved, King Ji softened his voice and tried his best to persuade:
"What you did was an act of loyalty and justice, but if you really killed His Majesty today, outsiders would only say that you were using old things for selfish purposes."
"At that time, let alone the third master of the He family, even the people in the South who died in vain will not be able to get justice. Is this what you want?"
Xiao Yan paused in his hands.
Old General Yin also stepped forward Shen Ran: "Xiao Yan, since you are a son of the He family, you should know that Mr. He was a man. When he was alive, he served the country and the people. He would never want to cause chaos and war in the world because of his own blood, let alone Let the He family become eternal sinners."
When Xiao Yan heard this, he immediately sneered: "The He family has long been notorious. How can a person who plots rebellion and annihilation gain fame?"
"But you're not!"
General Yin raised his eyes and said seriously: "I am afraid that you came out today not only for He Wenzhuo, but also for the entire He family. If you really want to conspire to overthrow the power of the Wei Dynasty, you will never wait for Cui Lin and others to plot. Only then do you take action."
Xiao Yan's face was expressionless: "I don't know what you said, Governor."
"You know."
General Yin looked directly at Xiao Yan, with determination on his already old face.
"You have been by His Majesty's side for many years. If you had just wanted revenge, you would have had the opportunity to kill him with one blow. But you didn't. You just used the opportunity to target the Lu family and waited until today. What you want when you lead troops to surround the palace is not His Majesty's life, but It’s for your father and to clear the name of the He family.”
"But if you touch His Majesty, what you want will no longer be possible!"
Xiao Yan's expression froze, his mouth tightened and his expression gloomy.
Cao Dejiang saw the solemn atmosphere in the palace and walked up to General Yin.
"President Xiao, I know that you are resentful, but Commander Liu's affairs have nothing to do with His Majesty. Eunuch Feng also said that it was him who brought people in without permission, which led to what happened just now. Commander Liu's words and deeds were not authorized by His Majesty. "
"His Majesty has just personally promised not to pursue today's matter, and also issued an imperial edict in front of so many people. He will never go back on his word and be the villain who breaks his promise."
"You let His Majesty go, and Liu Tong leads his people to retreat. Today's incident will be settled. Your Majesty will definitely investigate the events of twenty years ago as previously stated, find out the truth about the massacre in Rongjiang, and provide justice to all those who have been wronged."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and looked at Emperor An after hearing this.
Emperor An's lips trembled, he looked at the sword tip close at hand and whispered: "I will promise..."
"I want you to thoroughly investigate the He family's past."
"The He family was convicted by the late emperor..."
The tip of the sword was handed forward three points. Emperor An, who originally wanted to argue, immediately changed his mind: "Okay, I will order a thorough investigation of the He family's rebellion. If there is any injustice, I will give justice to the He family."
"really?"
"You have no joke."
Xiao Yan looked at Emperor An steadily, and after a long while he said in a cold voice: "General Yin has spoken to Duke Cao. I will trust your majesty again. I only hope that your majesty will remember what you just said..."
When he retracted his sword, Feng Lai rolled and crawled in front of Emperor An.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you okay?"
An Di felt Feng Lai's hands tremble and whispered: "I'm fine..."
"President Xiao, it's getting late, these black-armored guards..." someone whispered.
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes: "I will take him away on my own."
He walked down the high platform casually, and the black-armored guards around him retreated.
Xiao Yan walked up to Tang Ning and stretched out his hand toward her: "Let's go."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, feeling the eyes of everyone in the palace falling on her. They were either surprised, suddenly enlightened, or disdainful of the enlightenment. However, Tang Ning did not hesitate in the slightest, and just looked directly at her. He put his hand on Xiao Yan's and then led him out of the banquet.
Rongyue sighed softly when he saw this, and also walked out.
She knew that after today, Tang Ning and Xiao Yan were completely tied together, and even she had the name of the He family.
The three of them were protected by black-armored guards and walked out of the palace.
An Di watched their figures getting further and further away from him, holding on to Feng's arm tightly, feeling humiliated, embarrassed, and disbelieving in his heart.
The majestic emperor was forced to such an extent. He repeatedly gave in and had his crown cut off. His hair was disheveled and his body was in a mess. Today Xiao Yan walked out of the palace, and he, the emperor, would be disgraced. From now on, who would be like this? If you believe in him, what dignity can he have?
He remembered how much he valued Xiao Yan before, how he thought Song Tangning was just an ignorant little girl, and how humiliated he had been when they repeatedly deceived him.
When Andi's teeth clenched, he had a splitting headache. The suppressed anger and itching pain in his body after the fear filled his limbs and almost broke his reason.
When Xiao Yan and Liu Tongen were about to leave the main hall, they were in the wrong place.
The dull drum sound outside the hall rang again, and occasionally there was a sharp and rapid sound of an arrow exploding in the air.
Emperor An was startled for a moment, then he was overjoyed, then turned gloomy and shouted downwards with his eyes down.
"Liu Tongen, kill Xiao Yan for me!!"
