Vol 16 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Book 16 Chapter 05 - Exposed Again
The Eer's palace
Qu shi+ and the seventeen subordinates who perpetrated the sneak attack on Xiang Shaolong had been bound and were kneeling before Li Yanyan's dais Five arees of sounds and were covered with blood They were all looking very sad and pathetic
Including Qu shi+, of the twenty-five would-be assassins, seven had been killed by Xiang Shaolong
Li Quan and all the major officials ere in the palace at that ti the news Of these tere precisely Great General Dou Jie and the Minister-of-State Cheng Suning
This Dou Jie was originally someone who adhered to Li Yuan, but later defected Lord Chunshen and Li Quan's side after recognizing that Lord Chunshen washas always been Li Quan's lackey It was hi Qi and family warriors to i mother and son on the Huai River
Dou Jie and Cheng Suning are both about forty years old, with the for a formidable appearance filled with the air of a Great General The latter has a pale colance that he was someone deep into wine and women
Besides these two there was also Outer City Official Wu Zhan and the Royal Guard Captain Lian Anting as responsible for the security of the E leisurely and contentedly stood doard of the dais fro
Across fro's face is ashen as a corpse and his head is lowered in silence
Li Yanyan is wearing her phoenix coronet but is without her heavy veil Her jade face that was peerlessly splendid within Chu carried a severe and frosty expression Her eyes flashi+ng with prestige, she asked: ”Whats the matter here? Who incited this?”
Qu shi+ arrived in Shouchun, he went on a ra it seem like our Great Chu did not have any capable people Today he even offended the E's Mansion And even nant and decided to teach him a lesson nobody incited me to do this”
Li Yuan's voice sounded froh, he said: ”How did Wan Ruiguang run a had your home forcibly occupied by someone else, ould you do?” Everyone looked towards the entrance and saw Li Yuan walking in rapidly in high spirits He first greeted Li Yanyan, then ca clearly that they were standing together
Li Quan sneered and said: ”There is some discrepancy in the Left Minister's words How could the twooccupied and ad was still around but he never said anything to oppose it, clearly……”
Li Yanyan coldly cut hi: ”Great Prayer!”
Li Quan glared at Li Yuan and Xiang Shaolong and gave a ”Huh, that what he wanted to say was that Li Chuangwen's forceful occupation of the Dian King's Mansion ith the tacit consent and approval of the devil Xiaolie
Dou Jie gave a dry cough and said: ”Qu shi+er and coainst hteous indignation and is pardonable I hope that Eer will deal with this leniently”
He is a er had to consider his words From this, it can be seen that Lord Chunshen now has an overwhele in power
Cheng Suning also pleaded formerely wanted to burst General Wan's bubble a little and did not have the intention to kill Eer can see clearly”
Xiang Shaolong laughed loudly: ”This is strange indeed None of you were around just no could you be sure that General Qu merely wanted to teach reed on this fro was stu fiercely with a poisonous expression
The Royal Guard Captain Lian Anting bowed and said: ”Eer can see clearly When the small official led his men to the East Garden, Official Qu and the others were holding their swords It is not a case of the usual disturbance or fight Moreover the corpses of the seven people who died are distributed within the garden, clearly the result of intense battle and violent pursuit”
Li Quan sneered: ”Does the Royal Guard Captain have so is obviously a person with extree one bit, even having been openly accused by Li Quan of coveting the Inner City Official position which is one level above his He said: ”Great Prayer Li's words are too serious This official is but reporting the actual situation to the E, I will lose my job”
Li Yuan laughed and said: ”Deliberately distorting the facts not only carries the threat of dis the lect your form”
Li Quan angrily said: ”Left Minister…”
Li Yanyan interrupted hi to the as yet silent Outer City Official Wu Zhan and asked: ”Does General Wu have any opinion on this matter?” Wu Zhan controlled the city's defense so he wielded enormous power His position was at the same level as Dou Jie, but he has always been even-handed and impartial That is why his words have exceptional influence
The lion-like Wu Zhan's large eyes, which looked like copper bells, emitted a cold and severe expression and landed on Qu shi+ the knife and sithin the palace is a big criivable Nonetheless since Official Qu clai and disturbance, we should clarifythe offenders away to be interrogated separately, I guarantee that the whole truth will be revealed”
The countenance of Li Quan, Dou Jie and the rest changed iht that Wu Zhan did not take into account one bit of their feelings and sensibilities If all this group of background instigators are reveal, it would be an even worse disaster for them
At thisout: ”Lord Chunshen arrives!”
Lord Chunshen was followed by a warrior general on each side One of the Zhan, who rushed into the hall in a torrent
A they paid their respects, Li Yuan quietly infor that the other person was Lord Chunshen's third son Huang Ba
Lord Chunshen arrived and stood upstream of Dou Jie and coer and started scolding Qu shi+, you are the Inner Castle Official and are responsible for the security of the palace Unexpectedly you break the law despite knowing the law, do you admit your crime?”
Xiang Shaolong and Li Yuan winked at each other, knowing that Lord Chunshen is going to kill them to ensure their silence
Qu shi+ to use another eneral accepts his guilt!”
Lord Chunshen faced Li Yanyan and said: ”The old official invites Eer to make an immediate decree, to behead all the offenders”
Qu shi+ his head, shouted in shock: ”Lord! This matter…”
Huang Zhan hurried out fro on the mouth The latter's teeth were immediately shattered and lips split With a round
Lord Chunshen turned his head and glared at the Qu shi+round and said disdainfully: ”You have committed a capital offense and you still dare to insult the Eh to absolve you”
With a few si Zhan's act to silence the prisoner
Li Yanyan looked at Lord Chunshen coldly, and only after a long while did she let out a sigh and say: ”Men! Bring these people out of the palace hall to be hanged immediately The Royal Guard Captain is responsible for the execution”
Lian Anting knelt to receive the order, and then instructed the guards to take Qu shi+ and the rest out
Li Quan and the rest were all pale, but knew that this was the best way to solve the problem for them
Li Yanyan's eyes swept over everyone When her eyes fell on Xiang Shaolong, she stopped for quite a while, showing a perplexingly co to Wu Zhan She said in a soft voice: ”Who does General Wu think should assume the role of Inner City Official?”
Xiang Shaolong had a good feeling about the fierce general Wu Zhan, and was very interested to know his proposal
Lord Chunshen and gang all displayed a wary look It would appear that this Inner City Official position has a critical influence on the outcome of the battle between the two factions
On the contrary, it was Li Yuan who'sa smile
Wu Zhan solemnly said: ”Shouchun is now in troubled tieneral believes that there should not be any es Let us promote Official Lian up one rank As for the Royal Guard Captain post, let the Vice Captain Du Gui fill it Does Eer think that this is workable?” Before Lord Chunshen and the rest could object, she preeestion is close to my intention Let it be done this way nobody may object”
The she continued and said: ”General Wan has been startled Please stay behind Dismissed!”
Li Yanyan was alone waiting for Xiang Shaolong at the back of the hall After the guards and servant maids had been driven away by her, this absolutely beautiful E Shaolong as sitting doard and said: ”Is it reasonable to say that General Wan is actually more famous and talented than he is presently”
Xiang Shaolong felt fear creeping into his heart, but pretended not to understand, saying: ”What is the er's words?” Li Yanyan flashed hilare and said: ”The people anted to uards Each of them can handle tena sneak attack, General Wancompletely unhurt yourself This caused me to think of one person”
Xiang Shaolong felt a chill down his entire spine and asked: ”Who did Eed the subject and said: ”After , I went to see Madam Xiu'er's embroidery She was perturbed and er I questioned my men and found out that General and Xiu'er bu, and that she even arranged for a carriage to send General off At that ti General's later perfor's Mansion and in the palace, I changed ”
Xiang Shaolong secretly exclai that she had suspicions of him
Li Yanyan's eyes glea: ”There is only one man under heaven who can cause Xiu'er to be so distracted after only one encounter Can General Wan tellknew he had been exposed Guo Xiu'er is Li Yanyan's close friend after all, and must share her personal esuch extraordinary yet furtive conduct together with his forent wo
This time, this pretense of his seems to have suffered setbacks everywhere and is in shambles It is fortunate that Tian Dan does not yet know he has arrived
And Li Yanyan also shooed everyone else away before revealing his identity There must be some leeway for him to turn the situation around
After heaving a big sigh, he reverted to his former easy and unrestrained manner and dully said: ”Did she tell you any of the 'honey stories'?” Li Yanyan nodded slightly and her face turned dark again, saying: ”Xiang Shaolong! How audacious of you This time are you on orders fro Shaolong forced a s am not such a base and despicable person, plus I disdain to do these kind of things If I want to fight, I will fight on the battlefield to show my real stuff This time I came to assassinate Tian Dan Now that er, I have no choice but to return to Qin The only request is to be able to lead Dian's orphan and ay peacefully”
Li Yanyan al Shaolong s around of his handsome sex appeal, then serenely said: ”Whether you want to kill or maim, its all at your convenience But if I am killed, and with Lord Chunshen's plot to send people to kill Xu Xian, even Lu Buill find it difficult to prevent the Qin ar to a disaster”
Li Yanyan was extre an intolerable bully Do you thinka revolt in the Eastern regions and is unable to look after itself Would they really dare to invade my Great Chu?” This speech was hard on the outside but soft on the inside People with sharp eyes could all tell that she was afraid It is no wonder Whose countenance does not change nowadays when talking about Qin?
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: ”Qin is certainly now busy with internal affairs But what ? 'Soldiers arrive, calm restored' 'Medicine arrives, illness cured' On the contrary, it is Great Chu's issue with Dian that has caused the vassal states to have a change of th to conquer Chu right now, but as long as Qin is able to force Eain, the consequences would be indescribable”