Return of the Swallow

"Go away, go away!" The Gyeonggi Guard waved his riding crop to drive away the people, and the fat woman who spoke was also driven away.

"This is a serious offender of the imperial court, and the Holy Emperor will personally punish him! How can you decide whether they have water to drink? Should they listen to you or the emperor?"

The sound of the Gyeonggi Guards was like a bell, and the momentum was overwhelming. The common people had just seen that these people were silent and did not stop them from approaching, so they dared to speak. But now, how could they dare to say more when they see such a scene now? Even if they are dissatisfied and have a sense of justice, not everyone is willing to take risks for the sake of justice in their hearts.

Qin Yining lowered his eyes and suppressed his thoughts.

Both the Gyeonggi Guards and the spies realized that they had chosen the wrong time to enter the city. At this time, they still did not know how the Holy Spirit made the decision. Although they felt that the Holy Spirit's request for Prince Zhongshun to return to the capital was not a secret, after all, they had not asked for permission and could easily be anger.

So they immediately pushed Qin Yining and his party to speed up.

"Go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment first. Lock them up and wait for the emperor to punish them."

"yes!"

Everyone agreed in unison and immediately pushed the team forward. Although the people on both sides of the road had objections, no one dared to speak this time.

Qin Yining closed her eyes, and her long and messy hair fell on her cheeks as she lowered her head. Her steps staggered for a moment, and then she stood up straight again with difficulty.

But everyone could see that Princess Zhongshun was very weak.

Some people had clenched their fists nervously, while others at the back of the team stretched their necks and hugged forward.

Qin Yining was already very tired along the way. His frostbitten hands and feet and the joints all over his body were screaming in pain. His hungry stomach was tightening and cramping due to breathing in too much cold air. However, he was too worried about the child to have a hard time all the way. He gritted his teeth and endured it, all in one breath.

Now she can persist even if she wants to, but she knows better that she doesn't need to persist now, because these people arranged by Li Qitian are too arrogant and ignore the people's will just like their master, and now it is she who is creating public opinion the best time.

Qin Yining gave up her persistence and forced herself to be numb and ignore the pain in her body. Now that she indulged herself, the discomfort and weakness immediately completely submerged her like a rising tide.

She staggered two steps and almost missed the team. Her steps were heavy as if they were filled with lead. Seeing Qin Yining's speed slowing down, the Gyeonggi Guards on the side immediately concluded that she was planning a conspiracy and raised her hand to whip her.

"Come on! Pretend! Who of you is responsible for delaying the emperor?"

This whip was hitting Qin Yining's back. She had been beaten many times along the way, including whips, sticks, branches, and slaps. She forced herself to get used to it, but now the defense in her heart was broken, and the heavy whip hit her Her back was so painful that her vision went black for a while, and her feet fell softly.

"Princess! Princess, how are you doing?" Everyone exclaimed.

Behind Qin Yining were Bingtang and Jiyun. These people tied them to a rope. As soon as she fell down, Jiyun and Bingtang were the closest and were immediately dragged down. There were also people in front and behind them who fell down. Unfortunately, the entire escorting team was in chaos for a while.

Jiyun screamed and hugged Qin Yining who fell down, and shouted sadly: "Princess, princess!"

Bingtang's face was also full of tears, and she hurriedly went to check Qin Yining's pulse.

Xie Yue climbed up with difficulty, holding the rope tightly with both hands, and shouted with tears: "The prince is fighting for the country, but you arrest the prince's wife and children! Do you have any humanity at all? What have the prince and the princess done wrong? ! Along the way, you have been hitting, scolding, and insulting the princess at every turn. Aren’t you afraid that after death, you will go to the underworld and the Lord of Hell will put you in a frying pan?"

"Shut up!" Jingji Guard stepped forward and kicked Xie Yue aside.

But how could Jingzhe, Liao Zhibing and others agree? Even if their hands and arms were tied, they still resisted with their feet.

For a moment, horses neighed and people screamed in the street, and the sounds of fighting and insults were mixed together, frightening the people in the capital and retreating, and many people felt chills in their hearts watching this scene.

The Tatars invaded the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the family members of Prince Zhongshun immediately encountered such a situation. The prince fought for the country, but received neither praise nor trust. Even when he led troops to serve the king, the emperor did not even let him enter the city gate!

Now that the war situation was slightly stable, the emperor hurriedly recruited the prince to return to the palace. The prince wanted to continue fighting the Tatars, so the emperor arrested the princess and the prince's family, and tortured them in this way.

If the cunning rabbit dies and the lackeys cook it, it won't be so ugly, right?

How can the emperor live up to his conscience by doing this?

The common people don't understand many big principles, after all, they don't have access to those secret things, but they maintain a kind heart, know right from wrong, and know the most basic bottom line of being a human being. On weekdays, they might argue with their neighbors over trivial matters, but when it comes to big issues, why don't they remember in their hearts who has done something beneficial to the Zhou Dynasty?

Seeing the prince's family members being abused in this way, the princess was already so weak that she was overwhelmed. There was a baby crying miserably in the carriage. In addition, when the Gyeonggi guards beat the prince's family members, some young and old, they punched hard and made a dull sound.

Is this still the capital?

Is this still at the feet of the Emperor?

Many people almost don't know where they are, let alone why they are here to watch such a farce. They dare not say more because they are afraid of being offended, but the respect for the emperor in their hearts is disappearing little by little. , leaving only the shadow of the emperor mistreating the family of the hero.

"Stop, stop! Stop it!"

"Go over there and arrest all the gangsters. Everyone in the Pang family should be taken to the prison of the Criminal Department immediately!"

People from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department arrived quickly. A group of people rushed into the crowd like they were dividing the sea, separated the fighting people, punched and kicked Jingzhe and other people from the palace, and tied them tightly with ropes again.

Qin Yining still fell to the ground and couldn't get up, so the other party had to cut off Qin Yining's rope and connect Jiyun and Bingtang together. Qin Yining's hands and feet were tied and thrown into the carriage.

"Let's go!" Someone gave the order, and the team immediately moved forward. More than a hundred soldiers and horses from the Five Cities came to isolate the people watching on the street.

Everyone looked at the direction where Qin Yining's carriage was leaving, expressionless as if they were not thinking about anything.

But who can completely understand the hearts of the people?

Royal study room.

Li Qitian frowned deeply as he looked at the spies kneeling in three rows in front of him.

"So, you brought Prince Zhongshun's family back, but you also alarmed the people all over the city?"

"Your Majesty, be angry. At that time, Princess Zhongshun suddenly fainted, which delayed the process. In addition, the steward of Prince Zhongshun's palace cried loudly, which aroused the discussion among the people."

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to raise their heads to see the emperor's expression.

Li Qitian looked at this group of people, with veins jumping on his forehead.

"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Everyone kowtowed hurriedly.

Li Qitian sneered: "If you mess up an errand, you will tell me to calm down. Don't you go out on your own without thinking? Do you need my detailed analysis of everything? When you come back after arresting Qin's group, you will use your brains to know that it is the Buddha who should declare You guys are so lucky to have done this!"

"Your Majesty, I know that I have sinned. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Li Qitian stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly.

The servants serving in the palace, such as Xiong Jinshui, held their breaths and gathered their thoughts, not daring to let the emperor notice their existence.

The spies also pressed their foreheads to the ground, sweating all over their bodies, waiting for Li Qitian's announcement.

Li Qitian was quiet for a moment, but he thought about it.

Now that the famine in the south has been resolved, and the Tatars in the north have been defeated, Pang Zhixi is accused of resisting the imperial edict, and his family members are still in his hands. He does not believe that Qin Yining and the two newly added children are still in his hands. The baby is here, and Pang Xiao will be captured without hesitation!

There have always been winners and losers in this world, and all history is written by the victors. As long as Pang Zhixi is defeated in one fell swoop, what else is there to worry about?

Fame? Are you afraid of being stigmatized?

What else can those ignorant people do besides talking? They usually don't care about what's going on between the royal family and the ministers. They only care about whether they have all-you-can-eat meals and whether they have a lot of money. As long as he works hard and changes the current situation, the people will naturally forget about irrelevant people and things, and they will know who they should be loyal to!

What's more, no matter how bad things are, he is still the emperor, how much do these people dare to talk behind his back? Don't you even want to die?

Thinking of this, Li Qitian's frown finally relaxed.

Now that he was about to hire people, he couldn't deal with all his people. It's hard to find the right manpower to do the job for a while.

Thinking of this, Li Qitian said calmly: "That's it, get up."

Everyone couldn't believe their ears. They looked at each other and kowtowed to Li Qitian, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"

Everyone stood up and stood with their hands down.

Li Qitian said: "If this doesn't happen next time, if you continue to do things without thinking and ruin my business, I will kick your heads like balls!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison. No matter what, this level is over.

Li Qitian asked about where and how he had caught Qin Yining and his entourage on the way, and what happened along the way. He then asked emphatically: "...can you find Pang Zhixi's letters or any news from Pang Zhixi?" .”

"Back to the Holy Spirit, we did not find any letters from Prince Zhongshun. Even if there were correspondence, these important things were hidden by the princess, or simply destroyed. As for the account books, it was only when we captured their eldest brother. It was burned by a fire under politics. I tried to grab it from the brazier but didn’t even get it!"

Li Qitian's face became a little gloomier again.

Everyone was afraid. The leader of the spy lowered his head and thought for a moment. Suddenly his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, in fact, we also encountered another strange thing this time when we captured Princess Zhongshun."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Li Qitian's attention was successfully diverted.

The spy thought for a moment, and then said the story more jealously: "Actually, when we captured the Qin family, there was a group of guards secretly protecting the Qin family, but it seemed that the princess didn't know the existence of this group of guards at all, and They were also killed by us and left in a great defeat."