novelraw Chapter 395 The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy
Chapter 395 The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy
Mu Cang looked at him sternly without saying a word.
King Xiao looked at the Jin princess who had been well-known recently. He had heard a lot about her fame since Mu.
However, because of the priest's palace, he always got news a few steps slower than those people. Feng Mingqi and Rong Xiao arrived in Mu to support her, and blatantly brought the black riders of the Southern Kingdom.
When King Xiao got the news, he was about to send people to Mu to find out, but heard that King Yu went to Jin.
There must be a reason for King Yu to go to Jin. King Xiao sent a large number of people to investigate the situation, but at that time, many intelligence was either intercepted or confused by sleight of hand, so that when he knew that the Jin princess was very likely the reincarnation of the Southern Queen, the situation was no longer under his control.
He had asked himself more than once, should he still insist on his ambition?
With the protection of the Priest's Palace, the King of Phoenix and the King of Feathers, and even the Ninth Prince of the Mu Kingdom's God of War, the Princess of Jin has been surrounded by many masters, and is protected like an iron barrel.
How easy is it to get rid of her?
King Xiao anticipated many possibilities, and later he felt that he didn't have to get rid of her.
If she could stay in Jin and never come back, with the forces he had planned, it would be no problem for her to take control of the Southern Kingdom sooner or later.
But the facts proved that she was indeed a person protected by God, and she could be reborn after dying once.
How could ordinary people have such a bizarre and absurd opportunity?
Not only was she reborn, but she also repeatedly destroyed his plans, and she could uproot the chess pieces he arranged by taking the opportunity of investigating the Jin Kingdom case.
It is impossible to say that he has no hatred in his heart.
Even if he was standing here now, King Xiao wanted Yan Li to disappear from the scene immediately, and wanted to...
"It's really unexpected that King Xiao came." Yan Li's eyes were cold, and his voice was even more indifferent and distant, "Shi'an River is indeed a good place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery."
"Your Majesty... Your Highness, the Princess." King Xiao came back to his senses, bowed and saluted, with a humble and thoughtful attitude, "I want to talk to you."
Yan Li sneered coldly: "What do you want to talk about?"
King Xiao lowered his eyes and said in a light voice: "The content of the conversation is guaranteed to satisfy the Princess."
A hint of sarcasm passed across Yan Li's mouth: "You have been flying here for two nights, King Xiao must have something to ask for."
"What I want has nothing to do with the Princess." King Xiao said truthfully, "But I have something I want to give to the Princess in person."
Yan Li looked at him steadily, and after a moment, he nodded slowly.
Turning into the yard, Yan Li went straight to the front hall.
This time Mu Cang did not leave.
The guests quickly entered the hall and sat down. The maid who served tea poured more tea for them and then left.
"I didn't expect that even the most secret underground passages could be found by others." When King Xiao said this, his eyes fell on Mu Cang's face, his eyes dimmed, "The God of War of Mu Kingdom, the Ninth Prince, is indeed worthy of his reputation."
Mu Cang obviously didn't like him, and his attitude was not polite: "Because you are too stupid."
King Xiao's expression turned cold, and then he smiled as if nothing had happened: "It shouldn't be that I am too stupid, but that the Ninth Prince has another identity."
Mu Cang's voice was lonely and cold: "What's the matter?"
King Xiao bit: "You know everything about what happened in the South Country, and you can use the power of the South Country freely , it is hard for me not to suspect you are a spy. "
"If you came here today just to verify your suspicion, you can get out now." Mu Cang was as cold as frost, "I am not interested in answering any of your questions."
The eyes of King Xiao were dark: "Don't you think you are not fair in winning, Lord Jiu?"
"It sounds like you are not willing to accept it." Mu Cang held a teacup in his hand, with a bit of sarcasm in his tone, "It's a pity that I have never had the intention to compete with you. You are just a traitor, you are not qualified to compete with me."
The expression of King Xiao froze, and his face became extremely ugly in an instant.
Yan Li drank a sip of tea quietly, without stopping the dispute between the two.
She did hear some unwillingness from King Xiao's words.
"Whether it was an unfair victory or not, it cannot change the fact that King Xiao committed treason." Yan Li looked up at him, his eyes revealing the pressure that people in high positions often have. "A person who should have been tortured to death is here to talk about unfair victory. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
King Xiao held the teacup tightly and calmly stated the facts: "Everyone wants to fight for the power above ten thousand people."
"No one will stop you from fighting." Yan Li said calmly, "As long as you can face the failure calmly and don't blame others, it will be fine."
The end of a failed treason is death, and there is no room for quibbling.
Hasn't it been like this since ancient times?
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
Even if it is a rebellion, as long as you can succeed, you can still become a superior person-even if there will be many infamy for usurping the throne in the history books in the future, the power of life and death in those few days is indeed in your hands.
At the same time, everyone in the court knew that if the rebellion failed, he would surely die.
Not only would he die himself, but hundreds of people would also die with him.
And the first person to bear the brunt of King Xiao's actions this time was Shen Yanshu.
Yan Li could not forgive what he did.
"I can indeed accept this consequence." King Xiao was silent for a moment, his voice was indifferent, "But-"
"Where is the 'but'?" Yan Li interrupted him, his expression was cold and stern, "Xuanyuan Heng, do you think you are qualified to say but to me?"
King Xiao's expression froze, and he pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Since you took the initiative to find this place, it proves that you already knew my identity." Yan Li's eyes were cold, and his eyebrows were full of pressure. "If I didn't appear in this identity, do you think you could still sit here and talk to me?"
King Xiao's expression changed. He was exhausted physically and mentally after two nights of traveling. Last night, the wind blew on the mountain until midnight. Now he was completely forcing himself to deal with it, but he didn't expect Yan Li to not even have the mind to deal with him.
Even though his appearance changed, his momentum when he came straight to the point to ask for the crime was even stronger than before.
King Xiao was silent for a long time, and his five fingers holding the teacup tightened little by little. Finally, he just said: "I can hand over all the evidence to you, and I will let you deal with it, but considering your relationship with Shen Yanshu, I hope you can let him go."
Yan Li sneered: "Are you begging for him?"
A trace of annoyance flashed across King Xiao's face, and his hand holding the teacup tightened and loosened for a while, and finally slowly put down the teacup.
He stood up, lifted his robe, bowed his head and knelt on the ground: "I am the ambitious one, I am the traitor, and I am the one who abused him in various ways. Shen Yanshu had no choice but to be implicated by a guilty minister like me."
He paused, "Besides, he is a descendant of a general. When my father ascended the throne, he always appreciated the loyal ministers of the Shen family. I hope Your Majesty will show him leniency."
After that, he took out two lists and two account books from his arms: "This is the list of all the families and officials I have collected, as well as all the properties under my name, horse farms, shops, granaries, and shares of merchants in various places. I will give them all to you, hoping to save Shen Yanshu's life."