Return of the Swallow

The common people also saw that Li Qitian and Xiong Jinshui were either rich or noble, and they were not offended. Some of them were even bolder. When they became curious about Li Qitian, their eyes would always glance in his direction from time to time. 33 novel first releases

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Li Qitian took a deep breath to calm himself down, so as not to upset the onlookers on the spot. He very much wanted to reveal his identity as the emperor right away so that these people would not dare to do it again.

But when it slid to his mouth, he held it back.

Now at this time, the image of the emperor has been completely destroyed. If Li Qitian reveals his identity, he will most likely face doubts from the people. Can he arrest all those who question him? 33 novel first releases

Neither, he couldn't lose his status in front of his subjects, and he still had to maintain the aloof image of the emperor, so this was not the time to reveal his identity.

Li Qitian stood there with his hands behind his hands, waiting for Xiong Jinshui to lead people to disperse the people who were watching, tore down the notice, and held it in front of him with both hands.

He didn't bother to look at the writing on it anymore, he just held the piece of paper close and carefully observed the large seal of the Imperial Seal again.

It seems to be true...

"Go back to the palace. Order someone to open the warehouse and find the imperial edict for comparison." Li Qitian went there with a sullen face.

Xiong Jinshui hurriedly agreed and arranged for others to go down.

Li Qitian called several of his trusted ministers and compared it for an entire afternoon. Finally, he was able to confirm that the jade seal was indeed not fake. Even the parts on it that had yin and yang bumps and which parts were not smooth enough had the same angle.

In the imperial study room, everyone was frowning and thinking.

Li Qitian said: "Do you think the identity of the prince of the Northern Hebei Kingdom is true?"

Back then, he did order people to bloodbath the Beiji harem, killing no one who should be killed, but he could not kill such a large palace by himself, so he naturally used his subordinates to do it.

Among them, who accidentally let the prince go, or someone did it deliberately and kept a prince from back then.

"What Zhou Lian, I've never heard of it!" Li Qitian took a sip of tea and threw the tea bowl on the table. The tea spilled all over the table, and Xiong Jinshui was so frightened that he immediately wiped it with his sleeves.

The ministers looked at each other, and then one person stood up and said: "Going back to your Majesty, there was indeed a prince named Zhou Lian in the previous dynasty, who was born to Yu's concubine. At that time, Yu's concubine was just a nobleman, and she died after giving birth to the prince. The Northern Hebei Kingdom The emperor posthumously made her a concubine, and the prince was raised by Concubine Lian, the head of the Fuchun Palace where Concubine Yu lived at that time. Later, it was recorded in the former clan mansion that the palace staff under Concubine Lian did not do well, and the little prince died when he was only five years old. He fell into the pool of the Royal Garden and drowned. The drowned prince was named Zhou Lian. But no one could have imagined that he was not dead yet. If he were alive now, he should be sixteen or seventeen years old."

Li Qitian narrowed his eyes coldly.

He naturally understood the strife in the harem. The foolish king in the Northern Hebei Kingdom had no other abilities, but he had many heirs. It seems that Zhou Lian was not taken seriously.

"A prince who was supposed to drown suddenly appeared." Li Qitian sneered, "Either the records were wrong and he deliberately faked his death, or someone assumed his identity! I think it should be the latter. "

A prince whose biological mother died has been with Concubine Lian since he was a child. How could he possibly think of preventing Concubine Lian from faking her death and escaping? He must be really dead.

So now, there is a person pretending to be the prince of the previous dynasty with the jade seal passed down from the previous dynasty!

Li Qitian made a judgment,

The roots of my teeth are itching with hatred.

The ministers did not dare to say anything when they saw the emperor like this.

Li Qitian rubbed his back molars angrily, "What do you mean! You have the jade seal of the previous dynasty, and you dare to come to me and order the world. That Zhou Lian is simply shameless! You should tell the police below that you didn't have time to search everywhere in the city. Notice to get out.”

In Li Qitian's opinion, this is the best way at the moment.

"Who dares to spread rumors? Once I catch him, I will never forgive him lightly!"

Several ministers bowed their heads and saluted, and each hurriedly followed the instructions.

However, the search process was like looking for a needle in a haystack. The detectives had limited manpower. Li Qitian later sent additional Gyeonggi Guards to assist. However, the door-to-door search was very disturbing to the people. They used the excuse of catching a gangster, but instead caused panic among the people. , the entire capital was shrouded in tension and solemnity.

The people who had just experienced the baptism of war were most afraid of something like this happening. Everyone was talking privately about what kind of gangster it was, and finally it was all related to the "announcement" made a few days ago.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense. The current emperor has destroyed the power that was seized from the Northern Hebei Kingdom, and now a prince from the Northern Hebei Kingdom appears. Of course, he is afraid that the Northern Hebei Congress will resurrect.

There were many smart people, so when everyone figured out this reason, they naturally did not dare to discuss it anymore. Finally, no one in the capital discussed the former prince and the imperial seal. However, the capital also appeared to be filled with dark clouds and trembling winds.

While the Gyeonggi Guards were conducting extensive searches, notices were posted next to several main streets overnight. The positions of the imperial seals on them were the same as last time, and the contents were similar.

Only this time, the former prince Zhou Lian, as a royal, severely criticized Li Qitian for his selfish behavior and not caring about the lives of the people.

The people had seen enough of these, and when the people from Gyeonggi Guard and Shuntian Prefecture arrived and tore up the notices, everyone had seen enough.

This search went on for more than twenty days, but there was still no clue.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped into the capital. The knight on the horse held up the victory report and shouted loudly: "Great victory! Great victory! Prince Zhongshun and Duke Ding, together with the troops of Qinwang from all over the country, went straight to the Tatar capital and captured the Tatars alive. Khan, now the Tatars are leaderless and have ordered their people to come out and surrender! The family members of the Tatar Khan and the treasonous traitor Lu Heng have been escorted to Beijing to wait for His Majesty's fate!"

The knight on the horse rode all the way to the palace, repeating it loudly and very skillfully. It was obvious that he had said this routine many times along the way.

When the people heard this, they immediately clapped their hands and cheered. After the tension and gloom of recent days, everyone said: "Let's go to the city gate and watch them escort the Tatars and traitors!"

"Yes, yes! I have been bullied for so many years. I am so angry!"

"Prince Zhongshun and Duke Dingguo are so powerful! This battle is really not easy!"

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The people rejoiced, and even the elderly people and those who had experienced the iron hoof of the Tatars saw her wiped away tears with excitement.

It is precisely because of the years of war that their lives are precarious and they are displaced.

What they longed for was peace, stability, and a self-sufficient life, and Prince Zhongshun and Lu Heng joined forces to achieve this!

The good news spread throughout the streets and alleys, and almost all the people in the capital turned out in full force and rushed to the city gate, waiting on both sides of the road for the prison car to enter the city gate.