Hu Jingqi was a famous official in the world, and his reputation was not only resounding throughout the Qingyun Empire, but also spread to the Iron War Dynasty. Hu Jingqi's hard-line ideas made the people of the Iron War Dynasty hate him even more. If Duan Xuan had just returned to the Tie Zhan Dynasty and was still unfamiliar with it, then Wei Chunqiu was different.
As soon as he heard that the person kneeling here was Hu Jingqi, his eyes immediately lit up, with a cold light flashing, revealing his murderous intent. Fortunately, this is a palace, and the surrounding area is heavily guarded. If it were in the wilderness, Hu Jingqi would be turned into a corpse in the time it took him to breathe.
Seeing clearly that the person standing in front of him was He Zhen, the fatigue and weakness on Hu Jingqi's face were instantly replaced by extremely strong anger. He didn't know where the strength came from, and he suddenly raised his head and pointed. He touched He Zhen's nose and cursed sternly, "You are a thief who has harmed the country and the people! How can you stand in front of me? You are not worthy of standing in the blue sky with me! People like you, living, are inseparable from the bright future of the world." Insult! Bah!”
He Zhen couldn't dodge, and Hu Jingqi spit out a thick mouthful of phlegm on his brand new official robe.
"Hu Jingqi! You... such a stubborn thing, the emperor should let you kneel down and die here alive!" He Zhen was furious and his face turned blue.
"Hahaha..." Hu Jingqi let out a breath of bad breath and looked up to the sky with bursts of laughter.
"It turns out that this is the famous Lord Hu Jingqi Hu. How disrespectful! Come on, let me help you up. It's so cold underground!" Wei Chunqiu suddenly leaned over to Hu Jingqi with a smile on his face. .
"Go away! You thieves of the Iron War Dynasty, don't think that you can dominate the world just because you have strong soldiers and horses. Without a human heart, no matter how strong you are, it is only strong for a moment. One day, your Iron War Dynasty will be wiped out and no longer exist. "
Hu Jingqi was furious and waved his hand to drive Wei Chunqiu away, but Wei Chunqiu was not angry. He stretched out his hand to fish it out and grasped Hu Jingqi's pulse in his hand. An invisible force was like a poisonous needle. , drilled straight into Hu Jingqi's body.
Hu Jingqi felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his entire consciousness had faded away, becoming dull and stupid.
"Hey! Lord Tiger, why are you doing this?" Wei Chunqiu took advantage of the situation and stood up, with a look of sympathy and helplessness on his face. People who don't know, really think that he has admired Hu Jingqi for a long time.
However, Hu Jingqi, who had previously scolded He Zhen so harshly, now drooped his head and remained silent.
Although He Zhen was not proficient in martial arts, he still had keen eyesight. When he saw Hu Jingqi's appearance, he knew that Wei Chunqiu must have secretly done something poisonous to him, and he hurriedly turned to look at Wei Chunqiu.
The capture of Wan Youqi and Shangguan Yunzhu during this trip to Yunzhong City was already a great achievement for Wei Chunqiu. Unexpectedly, when they went to the palace for a banquet, Hu Jingqi was also eliminated. And made great achievements. Even though Wei Chunqiu was young and calm-minded, he couldn't help but feel a little drifting at this time.
Twisting his white beard lightly, he nodded slightly to He Zhen, with a gloomy and sinister smile on his face.
"Will he be discovered?" Although He Zhen hopes that Hu Jingqi will die early, Hu Jingqi's identity is not trivial. If the Dong Chuang incident happens and Wei Chunqiu and Duan Xuan return to the Iron War Dynasty, the blame will most likely be on him. Come and carry.
Wei Chunqiu patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry! I didn't kill him immediately, but tapped a secret acupoint on him. It would take three days before he died. At that time, everyone Everyone will just think that Hu Jingqi died on his knees, and no one will doubt you or me. "
When Wei Chunqiu said this, He Zhen felt at ease. He gave Wei Chunqiu a thumbs up and laughed repeatedly, "Mr. Wei is indeed a good man, I admire him!"
Wei Chunqiu became more and more proud, and the smile on his face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.
Getting rid of Hu Jingqi was equivalent to cutting off one of the right-hand men of the Xu family. For He Zhen, it was a great victory. Looking at Hu Jingqi with a smile, He Zhen said: "Master Hu, please kneel here first. After entering the meeting, I will definitely plead with the emperor for you. Although you are unkind to me, He cannot be unjust to you. Who can How can I really be kind-hearted? Hahaha... Mr. Duan, Mr. Wei, don't keep the emperor waiting, please!"
When we arrived at the main hall where the banquet was being held, most of the civil and military officials of the second rank and above had already arrived. It's just that with so many ministers gathered together, it's not lively at all. There's a dead silence everywhere and the atmosphere is very dull.
Looking at the faces of the ministers, one is more serious than the other. Those who knew it knew that it was a wedding banquet for welcoming the wind, while those who didn’t knew thought that it was a funeral banquet for Hongmen.
And when He Zhen led Duan Xuan and Wei Chunqiu in with a smile, the atmosphere instantly became stagnant. One after another, the gazes fell on the three of them, like knives, making the three of them feel cold.
"My lords, come on, let me introduce you to you. These two are the special envoys appointed by the Iron War Dynasty, Lord Duan and Lord Wei. They are the most distinguished guests of our Qingyun Empire, and they are our guests tonight. The star of the banquet.”
At this point, He Zhen paused. According to his experience, at this time, the civil and military officials should have come together and exchanged lively greetings, but the result was exactly the opposite. No one in his position had the intention to stand up, and as for greetings and greetings, there were no words. There were quite a few curled lips, sneers, and glares. Just like Duan Xuan and Wei Chunqiu were mortal enemies who killed their wives and took away their children.
By doing this, Baiguan not only lost the face of Duan Xuan and Wei Chunqiu, but also slapped He Zhen in the face, causing He Zhen's complexion to turn purple in an instant.
"Everyone! Could it be that He didn't make it clear just now? Or maybe there is something wrong with your ears? Master Duan and Master Wei are the distinguished guests entertained by the emperor today. What do you mean by this attitude?"
He Zhen raised his voice, his face became gloomy, and even Bai Zhenshan moved out, but what he got in return was still unmoved. No, not entirely unmoved, the ministers stared at him. , obviously more cold and disgusting than before.
Duan Xuan glanced around, and all he saw were looks of hatred, which made Duan Xuan's heart sink.
In the court of the Qingyun Empire, there are both the warring faction and the peace-promoting faction. Duan Xuan is clear about this. But as far as he knew, the two factions that advocated war and those that advocated peace were equally matched in power, but at the moment, it seemed that was not the case.
Among the ministers in front of them, wherever there was a peace advocate, they all seemed to be from a war faction. Could it be that in this short period of time, the differences among the civil and military ministers of the Qingyun Empire were completely eliminated? This is too incredible.
In addition, Duan Xuan had to re-evaluate He Zhen's status among the ministers.
Duan Xuan thought before that even if He Zhen lost power, he would always have his own team. As long as you can afford the gold, it is not difficult to reunite the party. But the situation in front of him made Duan Xuan suddenly realize that He Zhen had not lost power at all, but was completely spurned by all the civil and military officials!
Seeing the disgust and hatred that almost radiated from the bones when the civil and military officials looked at He Zhen, Duan Xuan knew that even if he moved a mountain of gold to He Zhen, it would be useless. Duan Xuan even believed that He Zhen was the reason why the civil and military officials of the Qingyun Empire were so hostile to him and Wei Chunqiu. Duan Xuan couldn't help but began to regret. If he had known this, he should have stayed as far away from He Zhen as possible. Why should he cooperate with him
"Hahaha... I kept the two special envoys waiting for a long time."
The appearance of Bai Zhenshan slightly eased the awkward atmosphere around them.
Duan Xuan and Wei Chunqiu looked at each other, neither daring to be too indifferent. They were already unpopular. If they were arrogant, wouldn't they obviously want to be drowned alive by the saliva of the officials of the Qingyun Empire
The two people hurriedly knelt down and worshiped, and chanted together: "I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Hahaha... please get up, please get up quickly!" Bai Zhenshan took Bai Die's hand and first placed her on a seat next to him, and then he sat down on his dragon seat.
The power of the Qingyun Empire must always be passed on to Bai Die. Bai Zhenshan has been deliberately cultivating Bai Die's majesty from a long time ago. Whenever there is an important occasion, he must bring Baidie with him.
"Your Majesty, Lord Duan and Lord Wei have traveled thousands of miles from the Tie Zhan Dynasty to come to our Qingyun Empire to conclude an alliance between the two countries. How sincere this is. From a humble perspective, many of the adults present expressed their gratitude to the two special envoys. When I arrived, I didn’t seem to take it seriously, and my attitude was very arrogant and rude, which really shouldn’t be the case.”
He Zhen is He Zhen, and he must retaliate. The emperor just had fun with Duan Xuan and Wei Chunqiu, and he couldn't wait to stand up and complain.
"Huh!" As soon as He Zhen said this, the crowd of ministers immediately roared in anger.
There was even a minister who said bluntly and loudly, "Your Majesty, I am no better than Mr. He. I will not be like Mr. He, who kowtows to the Iron War Special Envoy, flatters me, and is born to look like a slave. I am definitely not intending to be lazy!"
"Hahaha... Master Wu is right!"
"In this regard, all of us present here together, I'm afraid none of us can compare to Lord He."
"How mighty Sir!"
One stone stirs up a thousand waves! All the officials unabashedly ridiculed He Zhen, bursting into laughter and ridicule, and the atmosphere suddenly became heated. I didn't realize that He Zhen was really good at stirring up the atmosphere.
Listening to the discussion of the ministers, He Zhen's face turned three points darker than the bottom of the pot. He Zhen is also an eloquent master, but no matter how eloquent you are, you only have one mouth. How can you speak to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty? He could only stare in anger and look at Bai Zhenshan eagerly, hoping that Bai Zhenshan would seek justice for him.
Little did he know that Bai Zhenshan had already scolded him in his stomach. Did your head really get caught in the door? Don’t you know that the civil and military officials were influenced by the Xu family and were hostile to the Iron War Dynasty? If you want to please the two special envoys, why do you need to take action on the ministers? Isn't this about putting your face close to him and looking for a slap? (To be continued)