My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 777: Work without leaving any traces, many scapegoats! You won't commit suicide? I'll help you!
Qi Pao's bad attitude made Yan Dan frown.

After all, I am the Crown Prince of Yan and the future King of Yan!

Even though I know that you are dissatisfied with me in many ways, how dare you treat me so coldly!

However, thinking that the war was more important, Yan Dan finally suppressed his dissatisfaction and bowed: "Your Majesty, Prince Dan, will obey the king's order!"

Qi Pao stared at the silk and spoke in a deep voice: "Qin and Yan were originally allies. In order to fulfill the Qin-Yan alliance, I have sent food and grass to the Qin Eastern Route Army, and also sent 300,000 troops to help Qin attack Zhao."

"Of course!"

"Prince Dan secretly recruited assassins out of his own hatred and recommended them as envoys, using them as envoys to assassinate the King of Qin!"

"After the assassination, Prince Dan turned around and attacked Qin without any orders, breaking the alliance!"

"When I heard this, I was very angry!"

"It's a pity that the matter has been settled. For the survival of Great Yan, I have no choice but to form an alliance with Zhao!"

Yan Dan endured it again and again, and finally interrupted Qi Pao's words: "Qi Shangqing is ridiculous!"

"It was I who recruited assassins to kill the King of Qin."

"I am willing to bear all the blame!"

"But abandoning the alliance with Qin and attacking Qin was a decision made before the war, not just my own!"

Yan Dan can take some blame.

Just like the assassination of Ying Zheng, Yan Dan could let everyone in the world know that he, Yan Dan, was the mastermind behind this incident, because this was a personal grudge, and it could even be said to be an act of revenge!

But there are some things that Yan Dan really cannot take the blame for.

Just as Yan State broke the alliance and attacked Qin State, Yan Dan could not take the blame.

This was clearly a plan that the court had made before the war, and it also involved the alliance of the country. Yan Dan could not let the world think that Yan Dan was a treacherous villain! Otherwise, the personality that Yan Dan had cultivated for a lifetime would be declared to be collapsed!
Facing Yan Dan's rebuttal, Qi Pao simply asked: "Prince, do you mean that this is the king's order?"

"Where is Wang Ling?"

Yan Dan was stunned: "Wang Ling... This is the plan that my father and I discussed after the military meeting before the war. Why is there another Wang Ling?"

Qi Pao said coldly: "Without the royal order as evidence, how dare the prince slander the king!"

You said that it was the king's intention to attack Qin?
Produce the evidence!

Without evidence, you can't say shit!

Yan Dan was furious: "Qi Shangqing, do you think I am such a liar?!"

Yan Hu also said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, our army has not joined forces with the Qin army since we set out on the expedition. I was suspicious at that time, so I reported this to the king, your majesty..."

Although Yanhuan did not have a high opinion of Yan Dan, Yanhuan had to stand up and say something fair.

Judging from the Yan army’s style of action in the early stages of this war and King Xi of Yan’s response, what Yan Dan said was very likely true.

However, Qi Pao rudely interrupted Yan Hao and shouted coldly: "I am reading the king's decree now!"

"Deputy General Yan Hu, what crime should you be punished for interrupting the king's order?!"

Yan Hu's voice faltered, and he had no choice but to bow and say, "I admit my guilt!"

Giving a cold look to Yan Hu and Yan Dan, Qi Pao continued to recite aloud: "Hearing that Handan had fallen, I was anxious and immediately mobilized 200,000 troops to help my allies."

"Fortunately, Prince Jia of Zhao went north early and established the Dai Kingdom to offer sacrifices, inherit the state of Zhao, and continue the alliance between Yan and Zhao."

"Of course!"

"Prince Dan once again acted without orders, lobbying officials of Dai State, encroaching on Dai State's territory, and destroying Dai State's cities, once again breaking the alliance!"

"So much so that the Qin Dynasty regarded us as the enemy! Everyone in the world thought that we were untrustworthy!"

Yan Dan clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves.

Yan Dan admitted that he and King Xi of Yan both had the idea of ​​breaking the alliance and attacking Qin. Even if King Xi of Yan did not attack Qin, Yan Dan himself would choose to attack Qin.

But the strategy of breaking the alliance and attacking Zhao was the order sent directly by the eunuchs sent by King Xi of Yan! It was completely King Xi's idea!
At that time, King Xi of Yan never said that a new Kingdom of Dai had emerged in the world and that the alliance between Yan and Zhao had continued!

However, how could Yan Dan refute it without any evidence in hand?

At this moment, Yan Dan deeply realized how terrible it was to work without leaving any trace!
Qibao's noisy voice continued, and the tone was even higher:
"Prince Dan feels deeply ashamed of his betrayal to Dayan, his shamelessness, his betrayal, his disobedience to the king's orders, and his grave sins."

"Therefore, I will commit suicide in the camp to atone for my crime!"

"When I heard this, I felt so sad and heartbroken! I regret and hate it!"

"In order to fulfill Prince Dan's last wish, I am willing to give Prince Dan's head to Qin and his body to Dai, as an atonement for Prince Dan's crime of breaking the alliance!"

Yan Dan:? ? ?
Unconsciously taking two steps back, Yan Dan asked coldly, "What does Qi Shangqing mean by this?"

"Is what Qi Shangqing said really the king's order?!"

Qi Pao turned the royal decree around and showed the seal of the King of Yan to everyone, and said in a deep voice: "As the Grand Minister of Great Yan, I will not pass on the royal decree falsely!"

"I don't mean anything. What Wang Ling conveyed is the order of the great king!"

With his eyes fixed on the seal on the silk, Yan Dan could not see any flaws, but the doubt and anger in his heart did not diminish at all: "Qi Pao! How dare you say that you have never falsely conveyed the king's order?!"

"I am not dead! I will never commit suicide!"

"How could the king issue a royal decree based on my suicide?"

Qi Pao said calmly, "Your Highness, you don't know how to commit suicide? Then you can learn."

"If the prince really can't learn it, I can also lend a helping hand."

Yan Dan was stunned: "What?"

Can suicide help?

But then Yan Dan realized the crux of the problem.

Qi Pao didn’t care whether Yan Dan committed suicide or not, he only cared whether Yan Dan was dead or not!
After realizing what was happening, Yan Dan flew into a rage. He drew his sword from its sheath, pointed the tip of the sword at Qi Pao, and shouted angrily, "Do you want to stab me?!" "How dare you, you daring assassin, forge the king's order and enter my army to force me to commit suicide!"

"Soldiers! Capture this official!"

At Yan Dan's command, Yan Huan and others stood still.

Instead, the ten assistant ministers and a hundred guards brought by Qi Pao stepped forward together!
"Prince, I'm sorry!"

"Let go! Release the sword!"

Several assistant ministers worked together to quickly take the sword from Yan Dan's hand. Several other assistant ministers took the opportunity to knock Yan Dan down from behind and pinned him to the ground.

Yan Dan's face flushed with anger, and he shouted angrily, "I am the Crown Prince of Great Yan! How dare you humiliate me like this!"

"Send the order for the orphan!"

"Our soldiers, come to our aid immediately! Kill these rebellious officials!"

If the more than a thousand retainers that Yan Dan sent to intercept Ying Chengjiao were still there, they would certainly stand up without hesitation to stop Qi Pao, and even risk their lives to escort Yan Dan out of danger.

But unfortunately, all those retainers who were supported by Yan Dan with a lot of money had already died under Ying Cheng's halberd!
Among all the generals of the Yan army, only Gongsun Gao hesitated and wanted to step forward.

However, Gongsun Gao was grabbed by the arm by Yan Hu and whispered, "The prince is indeed the commander of our army."

"But the prince and our army's commander have already committed suicide."

"This is just the cry of a ghost who is reluctant to leave the world. Living people like us should not be able to hear it."

Yan Dan looked at Yan Hu in disbelief: "Deputy General Yan!"

"I am still alive! I am still alive! I am the commander of this army! All the soldiers should obey my orders!"

Yan Hu didn't look at Yan Dan, but only looked at Gongsun Gao and other generals, and asked again: "You are all people who can often see the king's order. Is there any flaw in the king's order held by you?"

"Are you willing to disobey the king's order for Prince Dan?"

The problem with the swallow-badger is actually quite ridiculous.

Because this is the Warring States Period, not the Song Dynasty!
Most generals have strong control and close relationships with the soldiers under their command.

No matter whether it is famous generals like Lian Po and Yue Yi, or almost unknown general like Zheng Anping who only commands tens of thousands of troops, as long as they decide to surrender to the enemy, most of the generals under their command will follow them and surrender to the enemy!
But this ridiculous question stumped Gongsun Gao and all the other captains of the Yan army.

Are they really willing to disobey the orders of the King of Yan for a commander who can abandon 120,000 of his comrades at will?

I'm not willing to give a shit!

If they could not disobey the general's orders, they would have long since stopped wanting to obey Yan Dan's orders!
Seeing all the generals avoiding their gazes, Yan Dan was greatly shocked and cried out in a hoarse voice: "Second brother, third brother!"

"I think I have treated you well!"

"How can you not help me?"

The fact that no one came to help him in times of danger was a bigger blow to Yan Dan than the fact that King Xi of Yan wanted him to die!

Because this shows that Yan Dan's lifelong strategy of using generous gifts to support scholars and win over personal connections is a joke!
His reputation as the greatest hero in the world couldn't help him at all!
Qi Pao looked down at Yan Dan and said calmly: "After hearing that the prince committed suicide to apologize for his crime, all of the prince's descendants were proud of him and committed suicide together to find him in the underworld to reunite."

"When all the prince's followers heard that he had committed suicide, they felt that they had failed him and committed suicide to apologize."

"The Crown Princess was so grief-stricken that she fainted several times. She has returned to Wuzhong City and is temporarily staying at her father's house to recuperate."

"The prince doesn't need to worry."

Qi Pao calmly stated the cruelest truth.

Except for the Crown Princess who escaped with her life due to the strength of her father's family, the rest of the Crown Prince's family was wiped out!
All of Yan Dan’s sons, regardless of age, will die!
Yan Dan's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted, "What crime have my gentlemen committed?"

"Why did Father want to harm them!!!"

The child can die, and it doesn't matter if the Crown Princess dies.

But if all the guests in my house are killed, how will the heroes of the world look at me?

Qi Pao shook his head speechlessly, took the initiative to step forward and put Yan Dan's sword back into Yan Dan's hand, then grabbed Yan Dan's hand and put the blade close to Yan Dan's neck, whispering: "The king finally gave the prince some dignity and allowed the prince to commit suicide."

"Please also show some respect to the Crown Prince, so that we don't have to help him show respect!"

Yan Dan shouted angrily: "I am the crown prince of Dayan!"

"I have been a hostage for Dayan! I have shed blood for Dayan! I want to see my father!"

I haven't become the King of Yan yet! I haven't made my brother Zheng look up to me yet!
If I die like this, even if I die with so many insults, how will the world view me! How will future generations view me!

I can't die!

At least I can't die in disgrace!

Seeing this, Qi Pao exerted force with his right hand and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Feeling the coldness in his throat, Yan Dan struggled hard and roared in shock: "No!"

"I want to see my father!"

Yan Dan struggled to twist his neck, and Qi Pao could only press down the sword and choose another place to strike.

"Now that Qin Chang'an's troops are exhausted, our army can take this opportunity to defeat Qin!"

"If my father does not want to fight again, I can ask the King of Qin and the Lord of Qin Chang'an to withdraw the Qin army without my head!"

"stop!"

"Do not!!!"

Accompanied by Yan Dan's last desperate cry, a corpse with dozens of sword wounds on the neck stopped struggling.

A head that once held a high position fell into the dust, and died with its eyes open!

(End of this chapter)