roccoschili Chapter 127 The ultimate plan
Chapter 127 The ultimate plan
Ji Zexu looked at the obvious marks on the necks of the people on the ground and his heart skipped a beat. He seemed to have seen this method of killing somewhere before.
He looked up and around as if he sensed something, and then his expression turned into fear.
The assassins he had originally deployed on the roof had been replaced by another group of people at some point.
At this time, all the people on the roof were wearing black clothes, and there were dark patterns embroidered on the left sleeves of their arms.
Ji Zexu's face turned pale immediately. This was the emperor's secret guard, a unique mark of the Hidden Dragon Guard.
Before he could react, another large group of soldiers surrounded him.
The people who surrounded them were all wearing the armor of the Imperial Army, holding weapons in their hands, with solemn faces. The person in the front was Xue Fei, the general of the Imperial Army.
"This palace is really bustling. I wonder why the young prince privately dispatched the imperial guards?" Xue Fei gestured to the imperial city soldiers following behind him.
The imperial city soldiers quickly surrounded the study. Xue Fei looked at everyone with a smile on his face. "It is a capital crime to dispatch the imperial guards without the emperor's order. My young prince, please come with me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the old princess being held hostage by the guards. Xue Fei looked puzzled and glanced into the study.
He seemed to be fully aware of the strangeness of a dead man appearing in the study. He quickly retracted his gaze and looked at the mob being taken away by the Imperial City Army.
The Imperial Guards guard the safety of the Imperial Palace. Apart from the commander of the Imperial Guards, only the Emperor can dispatch them. Anyone else who wants to be dispatched must first report to the Emperor.
The Imperial City Army is above them and is the guard of the entire Imperial City. All generals and officers must obey their orders when they encounter the Imperial City Army.
All the soldiers knew that Xue Fei was not only a general of the Imperial City Army, but also the Emperor's personal bodyguard. His words were equivalent to the Emperor's edict.
Ji Zexu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He had a tiger talisman in his hand, but the army was stationed outside the city. The ones who surrounded Ji Yinghuai just now were the death squads he trained. He deliberately let these people stand in high places just in case. As for the people who surrounded the study, they were some people who wanted to go to higher places and were won over by him. They were some imperial guards who held neither high nor low positions in the military camp, but were not very famous.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yinghuai could still remain calm at this time, causing the loss of more than half of the imperial guards he arranged outside. He was afraid of alerting the imperial city troops patrolling outside, so he did not use the death squad at the beginning.
After all, if the plan failed, it could all be blamed on Ji Yinghuai. These people could also say that they had seen the dead King Zhan Bei and made merit by doing so. However, they did not expect that these deadpools could not even last a few moves and died silently.
What’s more important is that the appearance of these imperial troops was too coincidental, as if they had come at the exact moment, just to catch him in the act.
Ji Zexu gritted his teeth and calmed himself. Now was not the time to panic. He clasped his fists towards Xue Fei and said, "The situation is urgent. I can only deal with him severely. I hope General Xue will report truthfully. I am only catching the traitor now."
"Oh!" Xue Fei raised his eyebrows and finally turned his gaze to Ji Yinghuai in the study.
Ji Zexu's men had all been controlled by the Imperial City Army. He could only push all the blame onto Ji Yinghuai. He looked at the people in the room and said coldly, "I don't know why my elder brother appeared in my study even though he was dead. This study has always been a place for handling military secrets. My elder brother broke into the study without permission. I suspect he is treasonous. I hope Your Majesty will be able to see through this."
"You don't have to worry about this, my Lord. I will hand this matter over to the Emperor. Now that we have all the evidence, you should explain to the Emperor why you privately dispatched the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards protect the Emperor, but you privately dispatched them to the palace. This behavior really makes people think deeply about whether you are suspected of murdering the Emperor."
Xue Fei waved his hand, and a team of imperial soldiers behind him stepped forward to capture Ji Zexu.
Ji Zexu's face changed drastically. In a panic, he took out a token from his sleeve and raised his voice to shout, "Who dares? I have a gold medal bestowed by the emperor. You can't touch me."
Xue Fei's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at him calmly and said with a smile: "This general only asked the young prince to move to investigate. It has nothing to do with you. Moreover, this gold medal..."
His tone turned cold: "If I remember correctly, this is the gold medal bestowed by the emperor on King Zhanbei. King Zhanbei has made great military achievements, and the emperor specially bestowed this gold medal of immunity from death on him. Even if the young prince really wants to use this gold medal, it will be useless."
After saying this, he didn't wait for Ji Zexu to argue and directly ordered the Imperial City Army to suppress the man.
The people who held the old princess hostage were also taken out. At this time, the old princess was lying limp on the ground, her face pale.
Before Xue Fei could say hello, the black shadow came back with something that looked like a few letters in his hand.
Behind the black shadow was the old princess's personal maid.
The maid looked at the bloodstains on the ground, stepped forward tremblingly, performed her greetings, then hurried to the side and supported the old princess towards the back hall.
The body lying in the study was taken away by Ji Yinghuai's secret guards.
Ji Yinghuai didn't say a word from beginning to end, nor did he look at the old princess. He sat down in the study. There were corpses and some broken arrows on the ground. The sun was shining brightly outside, but the scene in the room made people feel cold from the bottom of their feet.
It was morning, a time when many people were there, and it was also the busiest street in the capital, with pedestrians coming and going constantly.
Suddenly, they heard a horse neighing in the front. Everyone looked up and was so frightened by the scene in front of them that they stood there in a daze.
In the distance, a large number of imperial soldiers and forbidden guards were walking towards this side with weapons in their hands.
Although this kind of formation is rare in the capital, it does not mean that no one has ever seen it. With so many soldiers holding weapons, which prince or minister must have committed a crime again?
He was frightened by the scene and stood there in a daze. He immediately reacted when someone pushed him from behind and quickly stepped back.
The common people stood on both sides of the road to make way for the imperial guards and the royal city troops, with some uneasiness on their faces.
Inexplicably, I have a feeling that a storm is about to come.
After a while, the Imperial Army and the Forbidden Guards walked past them with solemn expressions.
Looking at the soldiers marching in neat steps, this scene reminded many people of the scene a few years ago when the new emperor had just ascended the throne and rebels attempted to rebel and the entire mansion was massacred in blood.
I heard from people at that time that it was raining that day, and the rain water flowing out of the door was all red. It rained for a whole day and a night, and the blood in the mansion flowed for a whole day and a night.
Many people were so frightened that they shook all over, shuddered, gathered up the things in their hands, and hurried home.
Today, I'm afraid it's going to change again.
The leader was still the commander of the Imperial City Army, Xue Fei. He stood in front of the gate and gave an order to the soldiers behind him: "After a thorough investigation by the Dali Temple, this incident has nothing to do with other people in the palace. Be careful not to hurt the family members of the palace. Servant, we are mainly collecting evidence related to the traitor Ji Zexu."
"Yes." Everyone behind him responded in unison.
All of a sudden, everyone rushed into Prince Zhanbei's mansion, and all the people in the mansion were gathered in the front yard, all of them looked panicked and pale.