Prehistoric: Lord of the Nine Heavens at the Beginning, the Mythical Kunpeng

Chapter 295 The Second Marquis died, and the Xibo Marquis was cheated

Seeing that King Zhou was going to kill ministers without any hesitation, Ji Chang and E Chongyu had no choice but to bite the bullet and take out their respective memorials.

Yabigan took the memorial and presented it to King Zhou.

After King Zhou read the memorial, he was even more furious. Ji Chang and others said in the memorial that King Zhou was close to villains, favored demon concubines, indulged in wine and sex, and ignored political affairs.

Moreover, King Zhou was asked to demote Fei Zhong and You Hun to reorganize the imperial court.

King Zhou tore the memorials of Ji Chang and others into pieces, called for the guards, dragged Ji Chang and three others out of the Meridian Gate, and beheaded them in public.

When Fei Zhong and You Hun saw that King Zhou was going to kill Ji Chang and others, they remembered that Chonghou Hu was one of their own, so they had to protect themselves, so they hurriedly stood up.

Fei Zhong and You Hun knelt on the ground and said to King Zhou: "The four great princes are all guilty, but their crimes are different."

"Relatively speaking, Chonghou Hu is just following three people to slander the king. His crime is the least serious."

"What's more, Chonghou Hu has always been loyal to the king. He worked hard when building the Star-Zhaing Tower and the Longevity Palace."

"If all of them are beheaded indiscriminately, I'm afraid the world will not accept it!"

King Zhou usually trusted Fei Zhong and You Hun the most. After hearing that they spoke for Chonghou Hu, he prepared to pardon Chonghou Hu.

When Huang Feihu heard this, he was furious and stood up holding a wat board.

When Bigan, Wei Ziqi and others saw Huang Feihu coming out, they also stood up.

Bigan spoke first: "Your Majesty, Jiang Hengchu guarded Donglu and made great achievements in battle. There is no conclusive evidence that he committed regicide. How can he be sentenced to death?"

"Ji Chang governs Xiqi. He does not pick up lost things on the road, does not close his house at night, and is respected by all quarters. He is called a saint in the West."

"E Chongyu guarded the south, and the south was peaceful and without war."

"They are all important ministers who have contributed to the country. If they want to be pardoned, why not pardon them together!"

When King Zhou heard this, he didn't take it seriously.

"Jiang Hengchu conspired to rebel. E Chongyu and Ji Chang were eloquent and slandered me. How can I be forgiven casually? Stop talking about it!"

After saying that, King Zhou slapped the tables in front of him, sending the memorials flying everywhere.

Huang Feihu couldn't bear to see the three princes being killed, and said again: "The three princes have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. If their subjects know that they die tragically in Chaoge City, it will inevitably cause chaos."

"I heard that the Grand Master is not in Chaoge City. If there is a war, who can calm it down?"

King Zhou saw that ministers kept speaking for the three princes, and his attitude softened a lot. He said, "I have also heard that Ji Chang has always been loyal, but he should not echo his words and slander me. So, since all the ministers have spoken for Ji Chang, If you plead for mercy, then I will forgive him.”

"However, if something happens after Ji Chang returns to Xiqi, the person who begged for mercy today will be guilty of the same crime!"

Many ministers knew that King Zhou wanted to use the lives of several adults who helped Ji Chang to plead for mercy to contain Ji Chang.

In this way, even if Ji Chang wants to rebel, he will resort to the rat weapon, fearing that King Zhou will be angry with the few people who helped him intercede today.

If Ji Chang insists on rebelling, he will repay kindness with hatred.

Immediately, King Zhou continued: "E Chongyu and Jiang Hengchu's crime of rebellion cannot be pardoned and they will be executed immediately!"

"My dear ministers, there is no need to say anything more."

Seeing that King Zhou had made up his mind, Yang Ren, the senior official, and others also quickly stood up and tried to persuade King Zhou.

When King Zhou saw several people standing up, he frowned and said impatiently: "Jiang Hengchu's regicide, even cutting him into minced flesh is not enough to calm my anger."

"E Chongyu slandered me, and beheading him just offsets his crime."

"If you continue to dissuade me, you will be guilty of the same crime as them." Upon seeing this, Yang Ren and others did not dare to dissuade him any more, for fear that King Zhou would also kill himself and others.

In this way, E Chongyu was pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded in public.

Jiang Hengchu was nailed to the ground by the guards and cut into pieces with knives.

Lu Xiong supervised the execution and came back to report to King Zhou. King Zhou got up and returned to the palace.

Ji Chang quickly knelt down to thank Bigan and others for their life-saving grace, and left in tears.

The next day, Bigan went to court and asked King Zhou to return the bodies of E Chongyu and Jiang Hengchu to their fiefdom and release Ji Chang. King Zhou reluctantly agreed.

When Fei Zhong saw that King Zhou had pardoned Ji Chang, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, so he slandered King Zhou again.

"Ji Chang only looks honest, but in fact he is very cunning. He uses his mouth to confuse the officials."

"If Ji Chang is released and Ji Chang encourages Jiang Hengchu's son Jiang Wenhuan and E Chongyu's son Eshun to rebel, the disaster will be great."

King Zhou thought about it and realized that what Fei Zhong said made sense, but he had already promised Bigan and others to pardon Ji Chang. If Ji Chang was captured and beheaded again, Bigan and others might say that he had gone back on his word.

Fei Zhong said that he could test Ji Chang on behalf of King Zhou. If Ji Chang made any inappropriate remarks, it would not be too late to kill him.

After hearing this, King Zhou nodded in agreement.

The next day, Ji Chang packed his bags and prepared to leave Chaoge City and return to Xiqi.

Huang Feihu, Bigan and others paid a farewell visit to Ji Chang outside the city.

Ji Chang dismounted, thanked everyone, and bid farewell to him outside the city. He also said that when he returned to Xiqi, he would behave well and not let King Zhou get into trouble again.

After hearing this, Huang Feihu and Bigan felt relieved.

Ji Chang drank a lot, and he was very happy to escape death again this time. He exchanged glasses with Huang Feihu, Bigan and others, and drank happily.

While they were drinking, Fei Zhong and You Hun came on horseback, saying they wanted to see Ji Chang off.

When Fei Zhong and You Hun arrived, several people among the people present said they had something to do at home and left first.

After Fei Zhong dismounted, he cupped his hands towards Ji Chang and said, "Xianhou returned to Xiqi today, and we are here to bid you farewell."

Ji Chang was a gentleman and did not expect that Fei Zhong and You Hun were here to harm him. Seeing that what they said sounded nice, he believed them.

All the civil and military officials had already left, and only Ji Chang, Fei Zhong, and You Hun were still drinking.

Fei Zhong asked his servant to bring a big cup, filled it and handed it to Ji Chang.

Ji Chang took the wine and drank it in one gulp.

Fei Zhong and You Hun continued to pour wine, and Ji Chang drank a lot without knowing it.

When Fei Zhong saw that Ji Chang had almost finished drinking, he started talking to him.

Fei Zhong asked Ji Chang: "Many of the things the emperor is doing now are wrong. What will happen in the future? Lord Marquis, can you figure it out?"

Ji Chang had drunk too much and didn't realize that Fei Zhong was trying to trick him. As soon as he heard that Fei Zhong asked King Zhou about something, he said everything in his heart.

"The strength of the country is about to come to an end. What your Majesty is doing now will only accelerate the pace of the country's demise."

After speaking, Ji Chang let out a long sigh.

Fei Zhong then asked: "Then Lord Marquis, you ask me, how many years can the Chengtang Dynasty last?"

(End of this chapter)