Book with Emperor

Chapter 258 Huo Qiu's Death
Inside the main hall, Huo Qiu couldn't hide his anger, and shouted, "What you said is your own side, forgive me for not being convinced, I want to see Your Majesty!"

As soon as his words fell to the ground, no one supported him, but no one dissuaded him.

Qin Guanyue smiled, "As I said just now, it is inconvenient for Your Majesty to see people now, but Mr. Huo is too old to hear clearly?"

"All the officials present are above the second rank, civil and military pillars. Someone in this palace is planning a rebellion. It should be investigated clearly and announced to the world. How can it be done hastily?"

Huo Qiu's eyes were hale and hearty, and he looked straight at the person in front of him, "Besides, it's still unknown whether the prince rebelled and forced the palace, or someone wanted to coerce the emperor to order the princes!"

He was old, but his words were loud and powerful.

"Well said." Qin Guanyue raised his hands and applauded, with a smile on his face, "Master Huo is worthy of being a minister of pillars, so let's do what Master Huo said."

Huo Qiu was startled.

"Come here." Qin Guanyue ordered, "Present physical evidence."

A moment later, a corpse was dragged in. The corpse was dressed in black iron armor, its eyes were loose and round, its face was pale and bloodless, there was blood at the corner of its mouth, and an arrow in its heart.

"This person is..." Someone saw that face and felt familiar, but for a while they couldn't figure out who it was.

At this time, Feng Yi suddenly said, "Wu Xiaofeng, the commander of the Outer Imperial City Army."

"The Outer Imperial City Army belongs to the lower ranks of the imperial guards. They are usually outside the imperial palace. They seldom deal with court officials. It's normal for you to not be able to call his name."

Qin Guanyue looked up at Huo Qiu, "Does Lord Huo know this person?"

Huo Qiu's wrinkled face remained unmoved, his drooping eyes were half covered, "Of course I don't know the commander of the Outer Imperial City Army."

"Is it."

Qin Guanyue chuckled, reached out to take the stack of letter papers handed over by Xiao Sheng, and spilled them out, "Master Huo is so casual, he would correspond with someone he doesn't know for three months!"

The paper filled with ink fell to the feet of the crowd, clearly writing how Huo Qiu hinted at the prince's contact with Wu Xiaofeng, and the prince's specific plan to force the palace, even including the informant letter about when His Majesty will leave the imperial banquet at the Taiqing Palace tonight and return to the bedroom .

At this point, the truth is all clear, tonight Wu Xiaofeng took advantage of the change of guards of the imperial guards and led troops into the palace to surround the imperial city, and joined forces with the crown prince inside and outside, while Huo Qiu stayed among the courtiers in the Taiqing Palace to take care of everything.

The officials talked a lot, but Feng Yi remained silent. He had already closed his eyes when Qin Guanyue took out the letters, as if he had foreseen the outcome at this moment.

Huo Qiu calmed down at this moment, "What do you want to do with this old man? This old man is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he has the merits of a dragon. His Majesty promised me that even if I commit treason, I will not be punished by death."

Qin Guanyue looked at him with a smile on her face, "That's why you dare to collude with the prince to plot against... In other words, Master Huo has confessed his crime?"

Huo Qiu's gray beard moved, but he didn't speak. He didn't know what Qin Guanyue was planning, and he didn't dare to be so arrogant under the eyes of everyone.

Qin Guanyue curled the corners of her mouth and took a step back.

At this moment, a feathered arrow flew from outside the hall, skimmed the black fox fur on her shoulders, and pierced straight into Huo Qiu's neck.

Huo Qiu's eyes suddenly widened, and those muddy brown eyes shrank and expanded in an instant.His old hands subconsciously covered the bleeding hole on his neck, but they hung down powerlessly.

"Bang!" His body slumped to the ground, his eyes wide open, and a feathered arrow stuck in his neck.

Shocked by this shocking scene, everyone stood there dumbfounded, Feng Yi was the first to react.

"Teacher!" For the first time, he lost his composure and etiquette, knelt beside Huo Qiu's corpse, and called his teacher in disbelief.

Behind him, Ling Yun rode in and reported, "Teacher, the assassin was the prince's remnant party, and his subordinates killed him on the spot!"

Qin Guanyue looked down at the corpse on the ground, raised the corners of her mouth, and sighed, "The prince's remnant party killed Lord Huo. It's not a pity to die, but it's a pity for Lord Huo. Please forgive me, Prime Minister Feng."

"Qin Guanyue!" Feng Yi suddenly raised his head and glared at her, his eyes were red with grief and anger, and he lost all his usual elegance.

Qin Guanyue raised her eyebrows, "I'm here, what's the matter with Prime Minister Feng?"

Feng Yi looked up at her, furious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.At this moment, he truly realized how terrifying the method of this woman in front of him was, even surpassing Gong Yue.

Seeing the anger in his eyes, Qin Guanyue asked suddenly, "It's dawn, Prime Minister Feng hasn't returned all night, Miss Feng should be worried."

Feng Yi's heart skipped a beat, and there was a trace of panic in her gaze.

"It seems that Ms. Laifeng still has a marriage contract with the Han family. Now that Han Zhengwei has been pardoned, when he returns to Beijing, he can get married."

"...The little girl is still young, has a perverse and rude personality, and it's not time to get married, so Teacher Laodi misses her."

Feng Yi looked down at Huo Qiu's body, and slowly said, "Although the teacher has committed a serious crime of treason, he has been loyal to the country for decades, please Your Majesty, let his bones rest in peace."

"It's natural." Qin Guanyue said in a gentle tone, "But after all, it's a crime of treason, and it needs to be announced to the world."

Feng Yi's hands trembled, and he opened his mouth to argue again, but Qin Guanyue had already turned around.

"The censor doctor Huo Qiu conspired to commit a crime, and was killed by the remaining party. His title was revoked during his lifetime, his family property was confiscated, and his servants were dismissed. In addition, the post of censor doctor was temporarily replaced by two censor Zhongcheng."

It was already bright in the east outside the hall, and the first ray of sunlight from the dark sky passed through the hall door and entered the hall, falling on the woman who was walking out against the light with her back to everyone.

"For those who intercede, the same crime."

The people in the Hall of Supreme Purity didn't dare to refute until the figure had gone far behind, "This is too..."

The man didn't go on, but the others knew what he was going to say.

Too pretentious, too ridiculous, too shocking.

However, in just one night, the world was turned upside down, and the supreme authority of the entire Daxi was replaced by another person.

All the officials looked at Feng Yi, Feng Yi looked down at his teacher's body on the ground, and said quietly, "Since His Majesty ordered the emperor to act as an agent of the government, we must obey."

"But the prime minister—"

"The Forbidden Army and Ling Yunqi are both in her hands, who dares to speak?" Zhao Guangyi from the same party showed his eyes, "Unless you can get the tiger charm of an army and send troops to Beijing."

Feng Yi's eyes turned cold, "You'd better not act rashly, otherwise you will just lose your life in vain."

"Prime Minister afraid?" Mr. Zhao sneered, "Yes, she even dared to kill Mr. Huo in public, so why not?"

"Just don't forget, Feng Xiang, you and Master Huo are on the same side, she is so ruthless, I'm afraid you and I won't live long."

He stepped forward to Fengyi, and said in a low voice, "Yuzhou Army is the closest to Beijing—"

"Since you are so sure, just do it without discussing it with me."

"You—" Zhao Guangyi was furious, and reprimanded in a low voice, "You are really afraid of her!"

Feng Yi sneered, "You should also participate in the teacher's plot against the prince."

Zhao Guangyi's expression changed, he looked around hurriedly, and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Feng Yi glanced at him coldly, turned and left the hall.

(End of this chapter)