Chapter 286: Jing Ke stabs the Jin Emperor
Two days before the meeting between the Three Emperors.
In the camp of Wei State.
There are rumors that Jing Ke, deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards of Wei State, was severely punished by Zhao Changqing because he failed to assassinate Emperor Chu.
When Emperor Chu heard this, he was furious, but he didn't know why.
He sent people to the Wei army camp to inquire, and was confirmed by the Wei Emperor himself. Jing Ke ignored the righteousness of the Three Kingdoms Alliance and actually assassinated the emperor of your country for personal revenge. This move was outraged by heaven and earth. After the Three Kingdoms Alliance ended, Jing Ke was immediately punished personally.
He will be interrogated by the Ministry of Justice and will be sentenced to death when the charges are proven.
Emperor Chu couldn't figure out the situation. The assassination that day was just his own deception. How come someone in the Wei army really found out that he was going to assassinate him?
He asked Emperor Wei to hand over Jing Ke and let the State of Chu personally interrogate him.
However, he was rejected by Zhao Changqing, who replied: "Even if Jing Ke is guilty of a serious crime, he is still a member of the Wei State. He should be handed over to the Wei State for personal interrogation, so the Chu State should not bother him."
The Emperor of Chu had no choice but to wait and see what happened in order to figure out what was going on.
He simply had no way to explain to the world that the assassination he suffered two days ago was a good show directed and performed by himself, so he became confused after Wei Guo's move.
Why did Wei do this?
Late that night.
In Emperor Wei's tent.
Zhao Changqing waved his long whip and whipped Jing Ke, who was kneeling on the ground with his naked body, and cursed loudly: "Look at the good things you have done! It has all spread to the ears of the Emperor of Chu, and now he is here to ask for someone,
Do you think I should hand you over or not? You have done meritorious service to Wei State, but the merits and demerits cannot be offset by the merits.
Now is the critical period of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, but you have done such a scandal, what do you want me to say about you? If I hand you over to the Chu State, I am afraid you will not survive tonight! You are so brave! How dare you?
Dare to assassinate the emperor of a country! If you dare to assassinate Emperor Chu today, will you assassinate me tomorrow?!"
Jing Ke knelt on the ground in repentance, not daring to say a word, frowning tightly, enduring the pain from his back.
His entire back was already covered in blood, which showed how serious Zhao Changqing was.
It lasted for half an hour before Zhao Changqing stopped and said to the people outside the camp: "Here, please force Jing Ke back to his tent and put someone under strict supervision. No food is allowed, only one mouthful per day."
Shui, after the meeting of the three emperors is over, I will announce his punishment and order all the soldiers not to let anyone reveal what happened tonight. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
So Jing Ke was dragged out by the soldiers outside the camp.
After Jing Ke left here, Zhuge Liang suddenly walked out from behind the screen of the emperor's tent, bowed to Zhao Changqing and said: "Your Majesty, whether this plan will succeed or not depends on Jing Ke."
Zhao Changqing couldn't bear to say: "But this method will eventually put him in danger, I'm afraid..."
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, in order to fully implement your plan, anyone can be sacrificed when necessary. Moreover, Jing Ke already knew the consequences of this matter in advance. Since he still chooses to do so, then
He has shown his determination."
Zhao Changqing said: "Maybe we have other ways, such as solving him with my own hands during the discussion between the three emperors."
Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. This method is the only way to get rid of the infamy of Wei State. What's more, if after Jing Ke's assassination is successful, he is not in danger and can escape in the chaos, then your Majesty will take advantage of the opportunity."
Just send someone to rescue Jing Ke. In this case, the focus of others will only be on Jing Ke, who killed the emperor, not on your majesty, but on the state of Wei. If your majesty rashly attacks Emperor Jin, I am afraid that the state of Wei will eventually
The gain outweighs the loss.”
What he meant was that even if the army of Wei State rescued Jing Ke in the end, in the end, the people of the world would still focus on Jing Ke, because Jing Ke was the one who achieved success and fame. In this case, Wei State would
A lot less spittle.
But no matter what, this matter is inseparable from the Wei State itself, and it deserves some infamy.
However, combined with the impact of the original assassination of Zhao Changqing, in fact, Wei State will not lose much reputation because of this in the end, and will not allow other countries to take the opportunity to cause trouble.
After Jing Ke returned to the camp, he put on his clothes despite the severe pain, changed his clothes, and hid a picture in his sleeves.
After midnight, Jing Ke quietly walked out of the camp, used sweating potion to knock out all the guards guarding him outside the camp, and then left the Wei military camp.
He arrived outside the Jin camp.
He said that he wanted to see Emperor Jin and discuss important matters.
When Emperor Jin learned that Jing Ke was here, he had him tied up and handed over to Emperor Wei.
But if Jing Ke had martial arts and was able to hide, how could he be kidnapped by them and ruin Wei's plan?
He knelt outside the tent of the Jin State and said loudly: "The alliance between the three emperors cannot last long. All countries have evil intentions, and the alliance is in vain. On my lower body are all the military deployment plans of the Wei State, the map of the Wei State's mountains and rivers, and many domestic secrets.
But leave it to the God of your country. I just hope that your country can take it in and save the next life so that you can survive in the world!"
What Jing Ke said was very tempting.
Army deployment plans, this thing is the most important secret of a country, and Jing Ke sent it as soon as he wanted. I have to say, this made Emperor Jin very interesting.
He summoned Jing Ke to his tent and asked him, "You are from Wei. Why did you let me save your life?"
Jing Ke said: "When the Chu State invaded the Jin State, my parents were killed by the Chu army. A few days ago, I wanted to assassinate the Chu Emperor to avenge my parents, but the plan failed. Unfortunately, I, the Emperor of Wei, were killed again."
I know that Your Majesty was afraid that I would ruin the Three Kingdoms Alliance, so he put me under house arrest. I spent a lot of effort to escape from the Wei army camp. If the Jin Emperor had me kidnapped and brought back, I am afraid that I
It is impossible to escape death, so I ask His Majesty the Emperor of Jin to rescue me!"
Emperor Jin sneered: "The story is well written, but what official position do you hold in the Wei army? How do you know such important blueprint information?"
Jing Ke replied: "I am the commander of the Jinyi Guards of Wei State. This is an organization in charge of Wei State's confidential information, so it knows these things well. If the Jin Emperor does not believe it, he can send someone to Wei State to inquire."
Emperor Jin knew about Jing Ke, and even more so that he had been beaten violently by Emperor Wei in the past few days. However, with just two sentences, Emperor Jin could not trust him, so he said: "I heard that you have made many achievements for the state of Wei."
Why, you assassinated the emperor of another country, and your emperor couldn’t save you?"
After hearing this, Jing Ke pretended to sneer and said: "Oh, your Majesty has gone to great lengths to reach an alliance with the Chu State. At such a critical moment, how could your Majesty save me and affect the relationship between the two countries? According to what I know
, His Majesty’s intention to be so friendly with the Chu State is actually to target the Jin State. A few days ago, Your Majesty went to see Xu Fengyun, the Crown Prince of Northern Liang, in order to discuss how to deal with the Jin State. I don’t know much about this matter, but what I can tell is that
, they already have a definite plan to deal with the Jin State, they only need Beiliang's response to implement it."
For Emperor Jin, relations with other countries are not so important now, but as long as the domestic situation is involved, Emperor Jin will appear particularly dignified.
Because he knows better than anyone else that the Jin State is now terminally ill. If he wants to restore his past glory, he must carry out drastic reforms and eliminate the hidden dangers of party strife. However, doing so consumes a lot of energy and requires a very courageous person.
An emperor came to lead all of this. It was obvious that he was not such an emperor, and his energy was really limited, and he might die at some point.
One of the domestic hidden dangers that worried him the most was Beiliang.
As long as it concerns Beiliang, it is no small matter in Emperor Jin's mind.
Although he knew that Xu Fengyun, the Crown Prince of Northern Liang, had met with the Emperor of Wei, he only thought it was a meeting and had not taken the time to investigate the matter. Now that this matter was mentioned by Jing Ke, he couldn't help but have some wild thoughts.
Jing Ke was also betting. He was betting that Emperor Jin was suspicious of Beiliang at this time and would not let the Prince of Beiliang come to confront him.
However, what he didn't know was that Emperor Jin had always been very suspicious of Beiliang.
Facts also proved that Emperor Jin's suspicion was correct.
He asked Jing Ke again: "Why should I believe these words of yours?"
Jing Ke felt happy.
If Emperor Jin can ask this, it means that today's plan can go ahead.
He said: "Because your sincerity is enough to earn your majesty's trust. As long as your majesty allows me to stay in the Jin camp every day to avoid this disaster, I will definitely burst into tears with gratitude."
Emperor Jin thought about it again and again, and thought it would be okay to look at the drawings recording Wei's military towns.
Mainly because the temptation brought by this drawing is really too great.
If war breaks out again between the Jin and Wei armies at this time, then we will know where to attack the Wei State and get twice the result with half the effort.
This is important information that our country's spies have been searching for for a long time but may not be able to find out.
Emperor Jin said: "It is not difficult to save you. Now bring me the drawings to take a look."
At this time, before Jing Ke could reply, he heard the voice of a scout outside the camp saying: "Your Majesty, the Jin State has sent people to ask for someone. It is said that Jing Ke actually escaped from the camp and came to your country. It's true."
Shouldn't we be asked to hand over the person as soon as possible?"
After Jing Ke heard this voice, he pretended to be suddenly pale and said: "Please, Your Majesty, the Emperor of Jin, save me. I will definitely devote my whole life to repay Your Majesty!"
Emperor Jin looked at Jing Ke, and after about a while of tea, he ordered outside the camp: "Let the people of Wei wait."
Then after a pause, he said to Jing Ke: "Whether you can survive depends on whether the information you provide is valuable."
Chapter completed!