Rebirth as Princess Jin again

King Duan had no choice but to surrender at this moment, but there was clear unwillingness in his eyes.

However, before he could react, the League of Gentlemen issued the first imperial edict after ascending the throne.

"When the late emperor was critically ill, his uncle, King Duan, joined forces with the regent to rebel and murder all the princes. The evidence is conclusive. I order you to capture the rebellious King Duan. If there is resistance, he will be killed without mercy!"

When King Duan heard this, his eyes were about to burst, and he said bitterly: "Gentlemen's Alliance, what evidence do you have to prove that this king did it?"

Prime Minister Zhang shouted angrily: "Dear the king, how can my emperor's name be called by a traitor like you? Where are the imperial guards? Why don't you hurry up and take it!"

The imperial guards on the side stepped forward and surrounded King Duan. When the courtiers of King Duan's party saw the sharp blades in the hands of the imperial guards, they were immediately frightened. Anyone who dared to step forward to help and speak was afraid that the sharp blade would be pointed at them. .

King Duan roared angrily: "I am not convinced, but you have no evidence."

But at this moment, the Gentleman League who was sitting in a high position stood up, looked at Prince Duan coldly, and said solemnly: "I am the witness. I was hiding aside when the prince was killed in the palace that day. I happened to go to the imperial garden that day. From a distance, you can see the prince tugging at you. The prince seems to be asking for something from you. At this time, the regent suddenly surrounded you with troops. In order to let you join his camp, the regent handed the knife in his hand to your hand. The prince You stabbed the sword in the abdomen yourself. I saw it with my own eyes, so why are you making excuses?"

King Duan was shocked and said hurriedly: "No...that's what he forced me to do, it's none of my business!"

The League of Gentlemen said sternly: "What about the Second and Third Imperial Brothers? Do their affairs really have nothing to do with you at all?"

King Duan was completely speechless at this moment. It turned out that his inconspicuous nephew had secretly investigated these things clearly.

Seeing that the situation was not good, King Duan suddenly took out a soft sword from his waist, stabbed the imperial guard in front of him, raised his sword and flew towards the League of Gentlemen.

Prime Minister Zhang was shocked: "Hurry, escort..."

However, just when King Duan was about to approach the Gentlemen's Alliance, a stone flew from nowhere and hit him hard on the crook of his foot.

King Duan was in pain and fell to the ground. The imperial guards on the side rushed forward. King Duan was instantly overwhelmed. He soon lost his voice and died in the hall with his eyes wide open.

King Duan died, and all the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief. Now it seems that the overall situation has been decided.

Prime Minister Zhang had a smile on his face, so what if he had a lot of soldiers in his hands, those soldiers couldn't enter the palace, and if they did, it would still be a dead end.

At this moment, Xu Liangcheng broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had listened to the prime minister's words last night, otherwise there would have been an extra corpse in the hall today.

However, before he could recover, he heard Prime Minister Zhang step forward and say: "Your Majesty, the traitor Junyue led troops to the border without the emperor's orders, provoked war for no reason, disregarded the lives of the people, and put the Western Region in danger. The lower official thinks that General Xu Liangcheng can be sent to the border to bring the rebels back, and if there is resistance, they will be killed on the spot!"

When Xu Liangcheng heard this, he looked at Prime Minister Zhang blankly. This old guy, he was also involved in the conspiracy. The regent had a lot of troops. If he let him go, what would be the difference between him and his death?

He hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, King Duan's rebellion has not been eliminated. If I leave, I am afraid that the Emperor will have no one to protect me. I would like to ask Your Majesty to be merciful and leave Wei Chen to protect me personally. Wei Chen will be dead and die."

This was a good time for Mingzhi, and he couldn't let Prime Minister Zhang burn the bridge.

The League of Gentlemen looked at the panicked Xu Liangcheng in front of them and said seriously:

"General Xu is the pillar of the country. During the turbulent period of imperial power, he has always adhered to his true intentions. Today's incident is also thanks to General Xu's assistance. I know General Xu's loyalty. What the Prime Minister said is very much in line with my wishes. General Xu will be here tomorrow Get going and deal with this matter as soon as possible!”

Xu Liangcheng slowly raised his eyes and saw the majesty in the eyes of the League of Gentlemen, which made him swallow unconsciously.

"My lord, I obey your order!"

Prime Minister Zhang stepped forward at the right moment.

"Your Majesty, there is civil strife on the border of Xia Zhaoguo. The Western Regions must not interfere, lest we follow in the footsteps of Northern Liao. There is a huge disparity in strength between the Western Regions and Xia Zhaoguo. We must not take advantage of people's danger at this time. If Xia Zhaoguo counterattacks, the Western Regions may be in danger. , and also asked the emperor to issue an order to order the three armies to withdraw to the Western Regions, and send envoys to Xia Zhaoguo to sign a friendship alliance and jointly seek border development."

The League of Gentlemen nodded: "What the Prime Minister said is true!"

After retreating from the court, as soon as Prime Minister Zhang stepped out of the hall, he was stopped by Xu Liangcheng: "Prime Minister Zhang ran very fast. He clearly had a good talk with me last night, but today he joined me and said that civil servants are cunning. There are many scheming minds, and I have learned a lesson from this general today."

Prime Minister Zhang smiled slightly: "General Xu's words are wrong. I am saving the general!"

Xu Liangcheng snorted coldly: "Hmph...you old man, you have the final say anyway!"

Prime Minister Zhang gave him a meaningful look: "General Xu, the new emperor may seem young, but he knows very well in his heart. Do you think your little tricks can be hidden from the new emperor's eyes?"

"Today the new emperor asked you to deal with the regent. It seems to be making things difficult for you, but in fact he is giving you an opportunity. If you don't handle this well, I am afraid that today for Prince Duan will be your Xu family's tomorrow. Don't forget Well, when the new emperor was being hunted, you were sitting on the sidelines watching the fight between tigers and tigers. Now the lives of your nine Xu family clans are all tied to you. General Xu should think carefully about what to do."

Xu Liangcheng was not a fool. After being prompted by Prime Minister Zhang, he felt very uneasy: "My general is stupid, do you still ask for advice from Prime Minister?"

Prime Minister Zhang walked forward on his own, while Xu Liangcheng hurriedly followed behind him.

"When you go to announce the decree tomorrow, I will arrange two people for you. You don't need to know the identities of those two people. You only need to know that the regent must die on the front line!"

Xu Liangcheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Prime Minister Zhang. He looked at the curved corners of Prime Minister Zhang's lips and suddenly realized what he was doing. He nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

When the new emperor ascends the throne, it is the time to settle old scores. Those who harmed the previous emperor and the prince will eventually have to pay the price with their lives for their ambitions, no matter how high their status is.

Although he did not take action against the royal family, thanks to the favor of the late emperor, he chose to stand by and watch when the royal family was in danger, which was a capital crime.

Now the new emperor has given him the task of killing the regent, hoping that he will atone for his sins. If he succeeds in this matter, all guilt will be exempted, but if he fails, it will be a major crime to destroy the nine tribes.

After everyone walked out of the main hall, the League of Gentlemen walked behind the screen of the main hall and slowly bowed: "Thank you so much for your life-saving grace today, His Highness King Jin."

Situ Jin cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. Don't forget our agreement."

The Gentlemen's Alliance took out a piece of covenant from his sleeve, with a big seal on it, and presented it with both hands: "This is the covenant. If His Highness the King of Jin feels that there is nothing missing, please submit it to the Emperor of your country on my behalf!"

Situ Jin took the paper of covenant, read it carefully and put it away. Now that he was in the Western Region, there was no need to send envoys there. The covenant was settled, and he could go to the border to deal with the regent with peace of mind.