Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 227: Trap (2)
"Then my lord, what should we do?" Axi said with a serious expression.

"Axi, in the past few days, in order to prevent us from leaking the news, the king has been monitoring us very closely. If Master Cheng Rong hadn't used the excuse of asking for peace, this news would not have been revealed, so when you return the gift to Master Cheng Rong, remember Take a few more oranges and peel them." Bao Si thought deeply.

"My lord, what do you mean by giving oranges?" Axi asked helplessly. "Ah Xi, Master Cheng Rong is very smart, he will understand." Bao Si winked at A Xi and insisted on ordering.

Sure enough, that night, Cheng Rong received Bao Si's gift in return, and when he found that the oranges had all been peeled, he couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, and became even more frightened.

"My lord, more than [-] local officials have arrived at the court room. Your Majesty invites you to entertain them." At this time, Cheng Rong's servant came to report respectfully.

"I see, let's step back." Cheng Rong nodded, and ordered casually, while continuing to observe the oranges in the fruit plate, he began to think hard.

"My lord, Jue Tu, the Marquis of Qi, Jiang Yuan, and Fang Wu, the governor of Qishan County, have arrived at the court ahead of time. Please show me to you, Your Majesty." reports.

"Okay, they're all here, Xiao Ruzi, you immediately deploy a large number of imperial guards in the court room, let Fang Wu come to see the widow first." Minggong was overjoyed immediately, jumped up from the jade couch, and loudly ordered Xiao Ru Such as Zidao.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xiao Ruzi showed a fierce look on his face, and hurried down to prepare.

Soon, Fang Wu, the governor of Qishan County, came excitedly towards the Qinzheng Palace, and Xiao Ruzi happily led the way. Suddenly, a group of people came to a remote courtyard, and the door outside was closed suddenly. Shivering with horror, he quickly questioned Xiao Ruzi: "Elder-in-law, what's going on? Aren't you going to bring me to see Long Live?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruzi laughed three times, with burning eyes, he immediately took out the imperial decree from his bosom, and read it in public: "Fang Wu, the governor of Qishan County, received the decree, and inspected Fang Wu, the governor of the county. The evidence of the crime is undeniable, and the crime cannot be punished, thinking that it was a veteran of the first court, Te Jiaen committed suicide!"

The eunuch behind Xiao Ruzi immediately put a jug of poisoned wine in front of Fang Wu. "Your Majesty, the old minister was wronged!" Before Fang Wu could struggle, the imperial guards rushed forward and poured poisoned wine down Fang Wu's throat. In an instant, Fang Wu's seven orifices bled to death.

The autumn wind in Lishan, rustling, blows the layers of trees, as if overwhelming mountains and seas.

Staring at the ink shadow of the mottled bamboo, Bao Si couldn't help covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed a few times.

"My lord, it's cold outside, let's go inside and rest." Axi supported Baosi with distress, and persuaded her with kind words.

"Axi, has the king already taken action now?" Bao Si frowned and asked hastily.

"My lord, Mr. Jutu, auspicious man, has his own celestial features, so nothing will happen to him. Besides, my Great Zhou Kingdom transports chariots and prosperity, the king will definitely not be so foolish and hurt himself." Axi comforted him earnestly.

Palace of Qinzheng, Duke of Qi Jiang Yuan heard that the emperor had added an official rank to him, he couldn't help but be ecstatic, followed Xinyue's footsteps, walked triumphantly into the Palace of Qinzheng, knelt at the foot of the jade steps, waiting to be summoned .

At this time, Ming Gong, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, came out in a domineering manner wearing a nine-gun dragon robe.

"Minister Jiang Yuan, kowtow to my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Jiang Yuan hurriedly kowtowed to pay his respects.

"It turned out to be Lord Jiang. Your Jiang family is the founding hero of the imperial court. They have always been loyal to the emperor and served the country. Last time, some people made rumors and made troubles. They framed the prince of Chuxiu and were framed. You Qi Guo spoke out righteously, which shows your loyalty. Later, the rebellious ministers forced the palace. You too Not participating in it is really a model of taking care of the overall situation, for this reason, the widow has decided to make you the crown prince and protector, add the title of duke of the state, and stay in the capital to support your old age, what do you think?" Ming Gong announced happily.

Jiang Yuan was so frightened that he lost his mind, he quickly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am sincerely terrified. If I stay in the capital as the Duke, then no one will handle the affairs of the Qi State, so I feel in a dilemma."

"It's easy. Your son will inherit the position of Qi State's monarch, and the imperial court has sent a clan to assist you Qi State. You can spend your old age in the capital with peace of mind." Mingong smiled happily.

Jiang Yuan knew that he had fallen into the trap of the imperial court. He sneaked a peek around Qinzheng Hall and found that there were guarding soldiers in ambush all around. If he resisted, he would surely die. When he arrived at the court room, he was put under house arrest.

"The next one is Dutu!" Mingong's eyes were full of murderous intent.Cheng Rong, who stood by the side, was sweating profusely for a while.

"My lord, more than [-] generals from the frontier have gathered in the Wanru Pavilion to drink and have fun. Please order me to deal with it!" At this time, Prime Minister Lu Kai came into the hall to report holding his wat aloft.

"Is Qutu among them?" Mingong asked indifferently.

"This banquet was held according to the king's orders, and all the border guards should be in it." Lu Kai replied obsequiously.

"Okay! You take a group of men and horses, and in the middle of the night, light the kindling and create a fire. Remember, no one will be left behind!" Mingong smiled coldly from the corner of his mouth.

"Master Die Tu, this is the royal fruit given to you by the empress!" At the same moment, Die Tu and An Tong, who were just about to receive the order and rushed to Wanruxuan, met Xinyue, the palace maid, on the way. Maid, holding a fruit plate full of oranges respectfully, please look over.

Qu Tu frowned, carefully observing the oranges on the plate, they were all green, and looked immature.

"My lord, what you mean by empress is that the time to meet the king is not ripe yet, so let's make an excuse not to go." An Tong seemed to have seen the clue, and quickly reminded Qu Tu.

Ju Tu shot a look at An Tong, quickly covered his stomach pretendingly, and cupped his hands towards Xinyue, "Sister Xinyue, I really feel unwell, please forgive me for not being able to accept this fruit plate. The disease is getting worse, so I can't attend Wan Ruxuan's banquet, so please ask Sister Xinyue to convey it on your behalf."

"Okay, Mr. Jutu, take care of your health, this servant will go and answer right now." Xinyue said with a smile all over her face.

It was already late at night, and the dew was moistening the flowers. Suddenly, the flames shot up into the sky at the foot of Lishan Mountain, and screams continued.

"Flooding! Hurry up and put out the fire!" In the direction of Wan Ruxuan, the fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind fueled the power of the fire. The hot flame ignited everything that could be ignited, and raged mercilessly.

"My lord, there is a raging fire in the direction of Wanruxuan!" Outside the quiet Qinzheng Hall railing, Ming Gong watched the orange flames proudly, and slowly listened to the eunuch Xiao Ruzi's report.

"Is everyone burned to death? Hurry up and put out the fire!" After a while, Mingong opened his eyes and angrily said to the left and right.

(End of this chapter)