The scolding came suddenly. Before Qu Yuangu could react, Qu Manying had already noticed that something was wrong.
Because they had to receive the edict, except for Yue Huanshan who stood to announce it, everyone else knelt down to receive it. Qu Yuangu was at the first seat on the left, and Qu Manying was next in line. As soon as the edict was read out, Qu Manying heard himself lowering his head. There was a sharp shout, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the person who had done the trick rushing towards him.
Qu Manying was shocked. He never expected that someone would dare to take action in the General's Mansion.
The opponent was obviously well prepared and pounced like a wolf, but Qu Manying also reacted quickly. The moment the opponent pounced, he had already picked up the table where the food and drinks were placed, shouted loudly, and smashed the opponent on the head. Go down.
When the man saw the case being smashed down, he raised his arms to block it.
"boom!"
The table smashed on the general's arm and broke into pieces. The food and wine on the table had already been spilled all over the floor.
But at this moment, a shadow from behind the general rushed over. Before Qu Manying could react, his right hand actually held a sharp short blade. It was very fast. When Qu Manying felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, the short blade The blade had pierced his abdomen.
At this moment, Zhai Zhi and another general in the opposite table had already jumped out of the front desk and rushed towards this side.
Qu Yuangu was horrified and knew something was wrong. He shouted in horror: "Come here, come here!"
But without Qi Ning's order, naturally no one could enter the hall. However, Qi Ning was watching with cold eyes and did not make any move. Even Yue Huanshan held the imperial edict in both hands and did not move.
Qu Manying was stabbed in the abdomen. Under the severe pain, he screamed again and punched the general who stabbed him. Unexpectedly, before the fist was punched down, he tightened his wrist and the soldier who was hit by the gun was hit. The general had reached out and grabbed Qu Manying's arm, but the general holding the sharp blade had already pulled out the short blade, and then stabbed it in again, with a crazy thrust, and in an instant, he had stabbed Qu Manying more than ten times in the heart and abdomen. knife.
Zhai Zhi and another general looked at Qu Yuangu like two wolves.
Qu Yuangu was horrified and reflexively touched his waist. He had been carrying a sword for a while and was used to thinking that the sword was at his waist. However, he forgot that the weapon had been confiscated when he entered the house. Touching the air, his soul flew away. At this moment, the brave general beside Zhai Zhi fell down like a giant ape, pressing Qu Yuangu under him. There was also a short blade in his hand, and he raised the knife and fell. , before Qu Yuangu could scream, it had already stabbed into Qu Yuangu's throat.
The four Zhongli Ao generals struck cleanly, moved quickly, and cooperated extremely skillfully, as if they had practiced it many times before.
Qi Ning seemed to have come to his senses at this moment, and said sternly: "Come here!"
Immediately, more than a dozen guards rushed into the hall, pointing their spears at Zhai Zhi and others.
Qu Manying had been stabbed more than a dozen times, almost all of them in vital parts. At this moment, she was lying in a pool of blood, twitching all over and looking dead.
Qu Yuangu was stabbed in the throat. The general was afraid that he would not die, so he pulled out the short blade and stabbed his neck several times. After confirming that Daluo Jinxian could not save Qu Yuangu even if he was alive, he let go and said with a look on his face Bloodstain stood up.
When Zhai Zhi saw Qu Yuangu and his son being killed, he suddenly raised his head, laughed, and then said: "Commander, we have killed the treasonous traitors and avenged the commander and the great man. We died without regrets." But he left. In the hall, he knelt down in front of Qi Ning. The three generals also walked behind Zhai Zhi and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, we have killed people, and we have nothing to say. Your Majesty can pull us down and chop us down now." Zhai Zhi showed no fear.
Qi Ning glanced at the corpses of Qu and his son, and sneered: "You are so courageous, drunk and committing murders. I know that you and Qu and his son have enmity, but they are already ministers of Dachu. After you were drunk, you committed murders in public... !" At this point, he suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Yue Huanshan, and asked: "General, did Qu Yuangu accept the order just now?"
Yue Huanshan sighed: "The general has just finished reading out the imperial edict, and before Qu Yuangu came to receive it,... such a murder occurred."
"So, Qu Yuangu and his son are not considered to be ministers of Chu State?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "Although they submitted to Chu State, they were not granted titles by the imperial court. Logically speaking, they are not members of Chu State." minister."
Yue Huanshan nodded and said: "Your Majesty, logically speaking, this is indeed the case."
Zhai Zhi and others came to the banquet today. They were also prepared to die, thinking that they would get rid of the Qu family and his son no matter what. When they entered, it was strange to say that although all the sabers were confiscated, they were hidden in their arms. But no one took away the short blade, and he actually entered the hall with the murder weapon.
Just now they suddenly launched an attack. From the beginning to the end, Qi Ning and others just watched on the sidelines. Only when Qu and his son were killed did Qi Ning call the guards.
Zhai Zhi and others are not fools, they have understood at this time.
There is no doubt that the people of Chu also had the intention to kill Qu and his son.
But after all, the Qu family and his son surrendered to the Chu State early and handed over Luoyang. The Chu army attacked and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty. It has to be said that the Qu family and his son also made great contributions. If the Chu people killed the Qu family and his son, although The father and son are indeed deserving of death for their despicable character, but the Chu State will inevitably be criticized by the world.
Qi Ning held a banquet today, which was actually a killing spree.
It is known to everyone that Zhai Zhi and others wanted to kill Qu and his son and then quickly. Today's banquet, Qi Ning was to provide opportunities for Zhai Zhi and others, and Zhai Zhi and others did live up to Qi Ning's expectations.
If Qi Ning did not want Qu and his son to die, even if Zhai Zhi brought thousands of people to kill him, Qi Ning could still keep Qu and his son safe.
Of course Zhai Zhi and others knew at this time that Qining was using his own hands to kill Qu and his son.
But a few people didn't have the slightest anger, but they were very grateful in their hearts.
As soon as Qi Ning said these two words, Zhai Zhi was so shrewd that he immediately understood the exculpatory meaning in Qi Ning's words. He deliberately glanced at the corpses of Qu and his son, patted his head, and said in a low voice: "They... how did they do it?" Dead? Your Majesty, this...!"
Qi Ning had a sullen face and pretended to be angry: "You got drunk, hurt people, and committed crimes in the general's mansion. How unreasonable is it? What kind of place do you think this is?"
"I was the one who caused trouble while drunk, please punish me!" Zhai Zhi immediately apologized, and the other three people naturally understood and apologized together.
Qi Ning frowned and said: "The emperor has already granted Qu Yuangu the title of King of Jin, and also granted Qu Manying the title of Zhongyong Marquis. Once they accept the decree, they will be the princes and marquises of Da Chu. You are in the General's Mansion. If you kill them, you will naturally be punished by death. Even General Yue and I will not be able to escape the blame." He pondered for a moment and sighed: "But they have been killed by you before they accepted the order, and even though you surrendered, Da Chu, the decree has not yet awarded you a reward. To put it bluntly, you and Qu and his son are still Northern Han people. If you fight each other, you cannot be punished according to the laws of Chu. This... is really embarrassing for me! "
Yue Huanshan coughed and said: "What the prince said is absolutely true. Since he killed a minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, he must be punished according to the laws of the Han Dynasty."
"But the Northern Han Dynasty has been destroyed, so naturally there are no Han laws." Qining asked distressedly: "What should we do?"
Yue Huanshan sighed: "If that's the case, then no one can control this murder. Although they can't control their crime of killing Qu's father and son, they still can't escape punishment for being drunk and causing trouble in the General's Mansion. According to the law, Each man shall be punished with thirty rods.”
Qi Ning sighed and said: "This is the only way." He looked at Zhai Zhi and others and said coldly: "You are making trouble in the General's Mansion by drinking. Your crime is inexcusable. Each of you will be punished with thirty canes. Do you have any What are you talking about?"
Thirty sticks are really nothing worth mentioning to these generals on the battlefield.
Zhai Zhi and others went to the banquet today and were prepared to die. They thought that as long as they killed Qu and his son, even if they died in the General's Mansion, it would be worth it. Just now they succeeded, and everyone felt that the great revenge had been avenged. Relaxation means putting life and death aside.
Who knew that Qi Ning actually exonerated them, and several people were extremely grateful. They knew that Qin Ning wanted to settle the case with thirty sticks per person. At this time, let alone thirty sticks, they would be willing to accept even three hundred sticks. He kowtowed and said, "We are willing to accept the punishment!"
Qi Ning then ordered people to take off the bodies of Qu and his son, coughed twice, and then said to Yue Huanshan: "General, what do you think of this treatment?"
"Your Majesty is fair and honest, and this kind of treatment is more appropriate." Yue Huanshan said: "I will immediately write a note and submit it to the court to explain the process of this incident. Zhai Zhi and other four people drank too much, and they were talking to each other during the banquet. There was a quarrel between the Qu family and his son, and Qu Manying became so violent that the quarrel turned into a physical conflict. In the end, both parties accidentally killed the Qu family and his son while they were drunk. After Zhai Zhi and others sobered up, they were frightened and petitioned the court. Because both parties None of them had accepted the decree, so they could not be regarded as subjects of Chu. However, the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed and the case could not be dealt with. However, the four of them caused trouble in the General's Mansion. According to the law, each of them was punished with thirty sticks to serve as a warning to others." At this point, Then he said to Qining: "Your Majesty, I wonder if it is appropriate to present this memorial?"
Qi Ning nodded and said: "The general is reporting the truth to the court. There is nothing wrong with it. Let's report it like this." Pointing to Zhai Zhi and others, he said: "But if there is another time for you to cause trouble by drinking, I, the king, will I will never be lenient, you must understand."
The four of Zhai and Zhi knelt on the ground and said in unison: "We will obey the instructions of the prince and the general and will never dare to do it again. After we go back, we will reflect on it and repent wholeheartedly."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and then said: "Thirty sticks for each person. When you go out later, you can go outside to receive it." He stood up, glanced at a few people, and said angrily: "I originally thought about spending time with you tonight It's good to get drunk and then rest. If something like this happens, how can I still be in the mood to drink?" He raised his hand and said: "Get up, everyone. I'm not in the mood to drink here. Let's go to another place and have a few more drinks. .”