The sharp blade pierced through the clothes and passed through unimpeded.
An indescribable excitement emerged from the depths of the eyes of the young commander of the Royal Forest Army.
The moment he saw Emperor Jing Xing, he knew that he would definitely die.
But having a princess buried with you before you die is not a bad idea no matter how you look at it!
However, the next moment, his eyes widened and he stared at the person who was stabbed in front of him, dumbfounded.
It turned out to be not Princess Huaiqing, but Duke Zhang Xun of Dingguo!
And the sharp blade in his hand was like stabbing steel, unable to make any further progress.
This... I haven't heard that Duke Dingguo has practiced hard qigong. How can his skin be so hard?
However, he had no time to think too much, because the next moment, he was punched dozens of meters away by Ji Ling.
Seeing this, Zhang Xun opened the inner lining, revealing the soft gold armor inside, and sneered: "You really think I'm not prepared?"
The reason why he and Jia Pingsheng came was because Li Changkong found his son, saying that he had found important evidence to clear the grievances of His Majesty the Crown Prince, and begged them to enter the palace and meet His Majesty.
At the same time, Princess Huaiqing may encounter something unexpected and needs to be rescued quickly.
How could he and Jia Pingsheng sit still for such a big event? They hurried into the palace to report to His Majesty.
Although the palace gates are now completely sealed, Emperor Jing Xing still has to deal with government affairs.
Therefore, whether Jia Pingsheng or Zhang Xun, they would more or less enter the palace with the warrant given by Emperor Jing Xing.
When the guards saw the two of them and were in a hurry, they naturally knew that something big was going on. In addition, Zhang Xun repeatedly emphasized that he would be responsible for anything that happened and would never blame the guards, so he entered the palace.
Met Emperor Jing Xing.
That's why it happened now.
He must have made a prompt decision, otherwise looking at this scene, if he had come a step too late, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"Your Highness, is everything okay?" Zhang Xun turned around and looked at Huaiqing carefully. He was relieved when he saw that there were no obvious wounds on his body.
"Thank you, Duke Dingguo. Nothing happened to me. It's just a pity for these dead soldiers. They all died to protect me."
"Don't worry, His Majesty will give him a generous burial and compensate his family."
Compared with Zhang Xun's eloquent talk, Ji Ling was much silent, and his face was extremely ugly.
He looked at the subordinate who was beaten to death by his punch, and said in a cold voice: "Whose are you?"
Unexpectedly, the little commander didn't say a word and just wanted to bite his tongue and kill himself.
When Ji Ling saw this, he immediately stepped forward, subdued him, tore off a piece of clothing and stuffed it into his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide again.
The value of this person alive is infinitely greater than that of death.
If he really died like this, he might not be able to escape even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Although he, Ji Ling, did not personally kill the princess, but his subordinates did it. Who can be sure that he did not give the order?
In addition, there was some conflict between him and Princess Huaiqing because of the arrest of the prince.
This makes an already serious situation even worse.
"So brave! So brave!"
In the distance, after seeing Huaiqing being rescued, Emperor Jing Xing first breathed a sigh of relief, and then an uncontrollable rage surged in his chest.
"The Royal Forest Army was originally established by Emperor Gaozu to protect the royal family and defend the palace."
"It's good now, it almost became a weapon to kill the royal family's descendants!"
"Am I too tolerant to you guys on weekdays? That's why I caused so many troubles!"
"Ji Ling, do you know your guilt?"
When Ji Ling heard this, he knelt down on one knee with a plop and admitted his mistake: "The general will finally find out his crime, please punish him."
"As punishment for your crime, I will find out the person behind this crime."
"If it's found out, let's drop this matter. If it's not found out..." Emperor Jing Xing didn't say much, just snorted coldly, but everyone present could feel the chill in it.
After angrily scolding Ji Ling, Emperor Jing Xing walked towards Huaiqing again. Like Zhang Xun, after looking up and down, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay."
"Thank you for your concern, Father." Huaiqing bent down, his expression neither humble nor arrogant, with no unnecessary expression.
Emperor Jing Xing sighed when he saw this. He knew that Huaiqing was blaming him for arresting Liu Yu and making Empress Lu angry.
But...that traitor has done such treacherous and unethical things. If he doesn't punish him, how can he give an explanation to the world?
Daqian governed the country according to the law, and what it emphasized was that princes who broke the law were equally guilty as the common people.
Over the past hundreds of years, the foundation laid by more than ten generations of ancestors, how could we make an exception for that traitor?
"Li Changkong said you found a witness that can prove the prince's innocence?" Emperor Jing Xing said.
Only then did Huaiqing feel moved, nodded, and said: "There is a man named Zhen Jian. He was originally a servant in the Marquis Wuling's mansion. He was later sent to the East Palace by Li Changkong as a eunuch."
"There is another person named Wei Xiang, who is the chief eunuch of the East Palace."
"These two people witnessed all the processes during the crime and may be used as witnesses."
Emperor Jing Xing nodded when he heard this and asked, "Where are these two people now?"
"In the son's mansion."
"Then shout out and I will interrogate you on the spot!"
After a while, Zhen Jian and Wei Xiang were both awakened and brought to Emperor Jing Xing.
Although Zhen Jian had never met the emperor, the dragon robe on Emperor Jing Xing was very conspicuous. He recognized the identity of the emperor at a glance, and immediately knelt down excitedly and said: "Zhen Jian, a common man, has met your majesty. Long live your majesty. age!"
"Pingshen, Huaiqing said you witnessed the entire incident?"
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. The common people saw that Wei Xiang secretly brought the dragon robe and the witchcraft mantra with His Majesty's name on it to the palace of His Highness the Crown Prince. While His Highness the Crown Prince went out for a banquet, he took the dragon robe and the witchcraft mantra with him. The villain went into hiding."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Emperor Jing Xing looked at Wei Xiang and asked, "Is what he said true?"
Wei Xiang heard this but said nothing.
He knew that if he said one more word now, his chances of survival would be reduced.
As long as you haven't spoken yet, you have enough value, and that person may still be able to save you.
When Zhang Xun saw this, he rushed forward and gave Wei Xiang a hard fight. He beat Wei Xiang until stars appeared in his eyes, and angrily shouted: "Your Majesty is asking you a question!"
But even so, Wei Xiang remained silent and even raised his head, pretending to beat me to death if he had the guts.
When Emperor Jing Xing saw this, he waved his hand to signal Zhang Xun to stop, and then said to Ji Ling: "Take this man back and hand it over to the Criminal Department and the Imperial City Department. They will have their own means to pry open this man's mouth."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhen Jian and asked: "Since you knew the truth, why didn't you tell it at the beginning? Instead, you wanted to escape from the East Palace?"
"Your Majesty, it is not the ordinary people who want to escape, but Wei Xiang who found out that the matter was exposed and wants to silence the ordinary people."
"Furthermore, Wei Xiang has many helpers in the palace. The common people are unable to defeat him, so he can only flee to the desolate corners of the palace in order to survive. Until he is found by Her Royal Highness, the truth can be made public."