Return of the Swallow

All civil and military officials in the dynasty are not fools. If you still can't figure out the emperor's thoughts at this time, your official position in the dynasty will be in vain.

Seeing what the Holy One said, many people began to echo his words.

The censor Yanguan who followed the ancient censor to impeach Pang Xiao all looked ashen for a moment, feeling that their lives would be decided today.

Sure enough, Li Qitian said in a deep voice: "As ministers, not only can you not help me solve my problems, I will not blame you for your incompetence, but you actually dare to frame your loyal ministers in front of me! If I believed your slander today, how could I Aren't you going to become a foolish king who framed his ministers? Where are you going to put me? These people should be severely punished!"

Li Qitian's full anger was released at this moment. In his memory, Li Qitian had never been so furious. The majesty of an emperor cannot be endured by ordinary people. Everyone was afraid that it would affect them, and even those officials who had remained neutral on the matter were frightened by the Holy Emperor's rage. Not to mention the ancient censor and others who were lying limply on the ground shaking like chaff.

Seeing that Li Qitian deliberately put the blame on others and picked it out, Pang Xiao immediately saluted and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is what Yan Guan Yu Shi accused. They found a problem and wanted to impeach. That is why they stick to their mission." points. Today they are impeaching me. There must be someone behind the scenes who caused them such a misunderstanding. They did their job conscientiously. Although they were fooled, there was nothing wrong in the end. Please calm down, Your Majesty."

Many of the officials were surprised. I thought that with Pang Xiao's domineering temperament, he would not let it go if he could seize the opportunity to take revenge. Who would have thought that the murderous prince would actually be soft-hearted at some point, and would actually find love for the person who had just impeached him.

But those who understand also know in their hearts that Pang Xiao is not kind and generous. He clearly wants to let those censors feel the difference in Li Qitian's attitude towards them.

If what happened today had not been authorized by the Holy Emperor, the censors would probably never impeach Pang Xiao in their lifetime.

They listened to the Holy Spirit's orders and did things, but in the end they were dragged away and severely punished by the Holy Spirit's orders. The people who interceded for them were the people they impeached.

Such a contrast is obvious to outsiders, and the parties involved must be more aware of it.

Li Qitian felt the same way in his heart. He secretly hated Pang Xiao for pretending to be a good guy, but he could only suffer the loss of being dumb.

None of his arrangements worked, and now he was afraid that Pang Xiao would explode on the spot and create an uncontrollable situation, so no matter whether he could endure it or not, he could only endure it.

Li Qitian groaned and sighed: "That's all, I will obey Prince Zhongshun, but you all remember that in the future, you must not sow the relationship between me and the other ministers for no reason. We have just completed the fourth year of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and what we need is everyone's concerted efforts. Working together to benefit the people is not just for internal fighting. We must learn from the lessons of the Northern Hebei Kingdom.

"If the courtiers of the Northern Hebei Kingdom hadn't been dissatisfied and the corruption and extravagance was serious below, the public resentment would not have boiled over in the end. As a teacher who never forgets the past, we must also learn from the lessons of the Northern Hebei Kingdom. yes."

When all the ministers heard this, they all saluted, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Li Qitian was finally able to take a long breath.

Fortunately, Pang Xiao was not angered to an uncontrollable level. Once he went crazy, the consequences would be even more difficult to control.

However, when he thought of Ji Zeyu who was under house arrest in the Huben Army barracks, Li Qitian felt depressed and suspicious again.

Ji Zeyu is not an incompetent person, otherwise he would not be able to dominate the north and make the Tatars tremble when they hear Ji Zeyu's name.

A few days ago, he specially asked Li Guanwen to test it out. Ji Zeyu had a good grasp of the situation of the Huben Army at that time. Why did it fail at the critical moment?

Now if anyone told Li Qitian that Ji Zeyu's situation was not intentional, he would not believe it.

Li Qitian's mind was spinning and he had already made up his mind to punish Ji Zeyu severely. It ruined his business and made him lose such a big person,

How can he let it go!

Li Qitian remembered that he had asked Qin Yining just now, and this was the best time to change the subject, so he said again: "Prince Zhongshun, please continue to answer the question I just asked."

Qin Yining watched the whole process, but just a few people came to Li Qitian to reply, which made Li Qitian completely change his attitude. She knew that Pang Xiao must have made some preparations behind the scenes.

Now that Li Qitian has changed the subject, she knows that this crisis has been resolved!

Qin Yining was happy in her heart and sighed at how powerful Pang Xiao was. However, there was a calm look on his face, and he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I was not the one who killed Anari Khan back then. The person who really killed Anari Khan was actually the current Utkin Khan. "

Qin Yining concealed the existence of Mu Jinghu and did not mention Lu Heng. He only briefly described the situation that day.

"...Later, I just knocked out Anari Khan. I didn't expect that Utkin Khan would kill his first wife after taking his cronies with him. In the end, I also used Anari Khan's death to inspire the people. of sympathy.

"When I was hiding in Tatar, the Tatar people praised Utkin Khan's infatuation for vowing to avenge Anazhi Khan. Even a ten-year-old child wanted to take revenge on Anazhi Khan. Fighting on the battlefield.

"Their folk customs are hot-blooded and fierce, which is different from ours. Utkin Khan controlled their emotions and thoughts very skillfully."

Qin Yining's voice spoke clearly, explaining the matter clearly. Both the civil and military officials in the DPRK and China fell into deep thought.

"It seems that I underestimated Utkin Khan's shamelessness." Li Qitian gritted his teeth and said: "This Utkin Khan helped Anari ascend to the position of regent queen, and then supported her little by little to become khan. I am afraid that this is From her, an orthodox member of the royal family, she legitimately obtained the position of Khan and was recognized by others. Her scheming is so deep and shameless that it is simply outrageous."

Upon hearing this, all the ministers agreed and condemned Utkin Khan for his shamelessness.

After a while, someone stood up and said: "It seems that Princess Zhongshun was kidnapped to the Tatars on her way back from the disaster relief. It was really unjust. Even if the Tatars are going to war now, it is not because of Princess Zhongshun." It happened. The princess is really innocent in this matter."

"Exactly. As a woman, the princess was able to maintain her integrity in Tatar. She did not do anything to harm the Great Zhou, and she was able to maintain her chastity and wait until our rescue. Her character and will are worthy of learning from the women of the Great Zhou. "

Someone said this, and everyone saw that Li Qitian had no intention of refuting, so they all agreed.

Qin Yining lowered his eyebrows and remained silent.

Pang Xiao, Qin Huaiyuan and Qin Xiuyuan remained silent. It looked like it was all based on the orders of the Holy One.

Li Qitian smiled and nodded frequently, but he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood with hatred in his heart.

What do these people mean? Why, it’s just that his plan didn’t succeed and he didn’t capture Pang Xiao. Why should he be asked to reward his wife again?

A woman from a virtuous family was kidnapped and sent to Tartar. Who knows if he is still chaste or not? These people praise chastity with open mouths, but he has no way to refute at this juncture.

These people were definitely ordered by Pang Xiao!

Li Qitian almost broke his teeth. But he could only bear this loss.

"The ministers are right. Princess Zhongshun is indeed a hero among women." Li Qitian said with a smile: "The Qin family accepted the title."

"My wife is here." Qin Yining knelt down gracefully.

"Prince Zhongshun, Princess Qin, is smart, intelligent, kind, gentle, and pure in virtue. She can be called a model of women. Today, I will be conferred with a royal title of the first grade, a hundred taels of gold, and several silk and satin treasures."

Qin Yining hurriedly saluted: "My wife, I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness."

Li Qitian laughed and said: "That's all, get up quickly. You are very heavy now. Kneel down and bump into my silly brother and make trouble with me again."

What he said seemed as if Pang Xiao liked to find trouble as his foster brother.

Pang Xiao smiled and pulled Qin Yining up, and saluted Li Qitian respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am an adult now, and I won't always go to your house to make trouble like before."

Fighting back neither lightly nor harshly showed that Li Qitian was talking about things that happened when he was a child.

And this answer caused many people to think deeply.

Everyone can clearly see this scene today. It was clear that Li Qitian had launched a battle to win over Pang Xiao, and the reason for this was that he had to call the master of great achievements. But Pang Xiao's military exploits are real, and they are still sworn brothers, which is the friendship they had when they were young. As an emperor, he has no tolerance and is so eager to eradicate heroes, which is really chilling.

Some people expected this, but naturally some people did not expect it. They even smiled in response to the situation, thinking that this was in agreement with the youthful friendship between the Holy Sage and Prince Zhongshun.

Li Qitian felt a sense of boredom in his heart. Seeing that he couldn't get any benefits today, he became even more bored and soon announced the disbandment of the court.

After wasting all his strength for so long, not only was he unable to capture Pang Xiao, but he was also deprived of a super first-grade imperial title by Pang Xiao's wife, as well as a hundred taels of gold and several treasures. This was more distressing than breaking Li Qitian's heart, but he couldn't show it yet, so he could only endure it.

The Gyeonggi Guards and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division prepared in the city were mobilized in vain. They each returned to their positions without receiving follow-up instructions.

Qin Huaiyuan and Qin Xiuyuan left the palace, not daring to discuss today's events or make unnecessary expressions, so they hurried back to the Qin Mansion.

Qin Yining and Pang Xiao left the palace and got on the carriage.

When they left the Meridian Gate all the way, getting further and further away from the palace, and the voices of the common people began to be heard in their ears, Pang Xiao and Qin Yining looked at each other and laughed in tacit understanding.

"Your Majesty knows things like a god, what have you done? Why don't you talk to me about it?"

Seeing that Qin Yining's face was rosy and she was not affected by today's battle at all, she was still as calm as ever, and even joked with him. Pang Xiao liked it very much, took her hand, kissed her, and explained.