Zhou Quan accepted the order without hesitation and led dozens of soldiers to the secret room.
After burning incense, the three feudal princes were "invited" out.
The King of Lu and King Min had a gloomy face, and the King of Ningxia had a gloomy face, with sparks almost shooting out of his eyes.
This insidious and cunning Sheng Hong!
He had already stated that he had "important matters to discuss" and asked Sheng Hong to enter the secret room "alone".
Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for the unsuspecting Sheng Hong, dozens of strong and brave soldiers arrived. The one named Zhou Quan spoke politely, but he was rude when he took action and carefully covered their bodies.
After searching carefully, a total of six sharp and poisonous daggers were found...
Now, the six shining daggers were carefully taken over by Zhou Quan and placed on the ground. They were shining with a blue and cold light in the sunlight.
It was like six slaps in the face, hitting the faces of the King of Ningxia and others hard.
It's burning, it hurts!
Surrounded by a group of soldiers, Sheng Hong's face was full of brotherly love, and he said sincerely: "I came too late, and I made several brothers suffer."
The King of Ningxia sneered: "Stop being hypocritical. If you want to kill, kill! Anyway, these are all your people. When you go back, say that we died at the hands of the traitors. No one will compete with you for the throne in the future."
The land of Daqi and the dragon chair are all yours."
King Lu and King Min: "..."
Both the King of Lu and the King of Min looked very wonderful, and in their hearts they cursed the King of Ningxia half to death for speaking evil words and provoking them.
You want to die if you want, but please don't take us two with you! We don't want to die here in such an unexplained way... As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we have to struggle.
Sheng Hong didn't even look at the King of Ningxia, and sighed to King Lu and King Min: "Second brother, fifth brother, you two may have been deceived by fourth brother, and made a big mistake in your impulse. After returning to Beijing,
I will report everything I see to the Queen Mother and ask the Queen Mother to make a decision!"
King Lu and King Min were shocked in their hearts and looked at each other quickly.
Sheng Hong's words were profound. They naturally understood the meaning contained in them. As long as they put all the blame on the King of Ningxia and try their best to clear themselves up, there might be a way out.
The King of Ningxia's eyes lit up with anger and he sneered. Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Quan on the side quickly took action under the direction of Sheng Hong's gaze. He gave the King of Ningxia a moderate blow on the neck.
The King of Ningxia's vision went dark and he fainted to the ground. Zhou Quan tied up the King of Ningxia's hands and feet quite neatly.
King Lu and King Min continued to remain silent.
Sheng Hong didn't say any more, turned around and ordered his soldiers to carry out the ice coffin of Emperor Jian'an.
…
After a lot of effort, the ice coffin was finally lifted out.
The ice coffin can keep the body from rotting and decaying for a period of time. Emperor Jian'an's body has been placed in the ice coffin for a month and has not rotted. However, the body is unusually stiff.
Emperor Jian'an died in a very tragic manner. He was hit by at least ten arrows. The most fatal arrow was on his chest. The blood all over his body solidified into black, and the look of horror before his death was frozen forever on his face.
Fang Ge Lao, Zhao Ge Lao and other officials were rescued and gathered after hearing the news. The moment they saw Emperor Jian'an's ice coffin, all the officials knelt down together, kowtowed and cried.
General Chu was deeply favored by the emperor. When he saw the body of Emperor Jian'an, the grief in his heart was not false. Tears rolled down his face.
Xiao Shangshu cried most emotionally and miserably.
The son-in-law had only been on the throne for three years before he was killed by the feudal king for rebellion. The queen, Xiao Yuhan, had only one young daughter.
It is inevitable that brother will eventually become brother.
The Xiao family has no hope before they can be honored. The poor daughter had a difficult time in the palace in the past, and I am afraid it will be even more difficult in the future.
Amid the crying, Sheng Hong's expression didn't look good.
Emperor Jian'an is indeed dead long ago!
The one who conspired to raise an army to kill Emperor Jian'an was undoubtedly the King of Ningxia, King Lu and King Min. He led the troops on this trip and it can be said that he achieved a complete victory...
What should we do next?
Zhou Quan glanced around and caught a sharp glimpse of two figures who shouldn't be here. He was startled and quickly reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, the princess and Princess Fujian are here."
Sheng Hong raised his eyes and looked over.
Sure enough, it was Xie Mingxi and Yin Xiaoxiao who came.
The battle that was supposed to be fought was over within half a day, with corpses and blood all over the ground. The thick smell of blood spread in the air, making people sick to their stomachs.
Xie Mingxi looked calm, but Yin Xiaoxiao looked quite pale.
The moment she saw the emaciated King of Fujian, Yin Xiaoxiao burst into tears and ran over.
King Min, who had been silent and barely maintaining his composure, could not help himself at this moment, his eyes flashed with water, and he stretched out his hand to hug Yin Xiaoxiao into his arms.
The couple hugged each other and cried bitterly in front of everyone.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was on the ice coffin at this time, and no one was paying attention.
Xie Mingxi also stepped forward quickly, her eyes passing over the six shining daggers on the ground, then passing over the cold corpse in the ice coffin, and finally landing on Sheng Hong's handsome face with a complex expression.
At this moment, Xie Mingxi didn't know what she felt in her heart.
The couple looked at each other wordlessly for a moment, and then Xie Mingxi whispered: "Let's welcome the Emperor back to Beijing in an ice coffin today!"
Sheng Hong nodded: "This matter really cannot be delayed."
Although Emperor Jian'an had died long ago, his body had to be brought back to the palace. The huge imperial mausoleum was like an asura field, with corpses scattered everywhere, and it also took time to clean up.
In front of everyone, it was inconvenient for the two of them to say anything more. After looking at each other, they each looked away.
…
Sheng Hong entrusted the matter of cleaning up the imperial mausoleum to General Chu. He took Emperor Jian'an's coffin and Prince Lu and others back to the capital.
Having learned from the past, Sheng Hong was extra cautious and was escorted by 10,000 imperial guards along the way. Due to the transportation of the coffin, the journey was much slower and it took two days to return to the capital.
The emperor was assassinated, which was the first time since the founding of the Qi Dynasty.
In all the previous dynasties, there has never been such a shocking thing. After hearing the bad news, the people in the capital were so confused that they spontaneously rushed to the city gate, knelt on both sides of the road, and cried.
Emperor Jian'an was narrow-minded, unyielding, and had no tolerance for others. He eradicated dissidents in the court and suppressed the vassal princes. He did not do many serious things that were beneficial to the country.
However, for ordinary people, these are too far away. They only know that the emperor is dead and Da Qi is in ruins. A new emperor will be established again.
Lu Ge Lao and Li Ge Lao led the ministers to welcome Emperor Jian'an's body. The moment they saw the ice coffin, everyone burst into tears on the spot, regardless of whether they were really sad or fake.
The ice coffin was quickly delivered to the palace.
Empress Dowager Yu and Empress Xiao cried until they fainted.
The kings of Ningxia, Lu, and Fujian were all imprisoned in Tianlao. The young and timid King An was so frightened that he developed a high fever that night. Sheng Hong had no choice but to step forward and conduct the funeral ceremony of the emperor.
