sbdcsierra Chapter 386 Xie Qi’an kills his father
Chapter 386 Xie Qi’an kills his father
"Without my tacit consent, do you think these soldiers can successfully appear in the palace?"
"Do you think the palace guards are made of paper?"
Xie Rong spoke slowly, looking at Xie Qian'an and Earl Yongning and his party with cold eyes.
Only then did the officials recover from the soldiers' rebellion. Shen Qionghua looked at Xie Nanyuan and asked in a low voice, "Did you know this a long time ago?"
Otherwise why was he so calm and composed just now and made her feel at ease?
Xie Nanyuan shook his head slightly. "I just came back, how could I know so much, but..."
"But what?" Shen Qionghua tilted her head slightly and looked at Xie Nanyuan with a pair of eager eyes, which actually looked a bit cute.
Xie Nanyuan's heart moved, and his eyes became deeper.
However, there are so many eyes watching in the hall, so you can't go too far.
He had to suppress his inner throbbing, stretched out his hand and gently pinched her beautiful cheek, and said with a smirk, "But I know that the troops in the capital were ostensibly divided by my father and given to different people to manage, but in reality, those soldiers only obeyed the emperor's orders."
"The token in the hands of the Earl of Yongning can only command them normally. If the orders of the Earl of Yongning go against the imperial decree, then those soldiers will choose to obey the emperor's orders without hesitation."
Shen Qionghua's eyes suddenly widened, and she didn't even notice that Xie Nanyuan had pinched her face. She was completely shocked by what Xie Nanyuan had just said.
Therefore, although the Earl of Yongning thought that he was in control of the military power of the Grand Council, he actually never really held it in his hands.
The emperor already knew that Xie Qian'an might rebel today, but he kept it to himself?
Just now, the Emperor was watching them arguing with Xie Qianan...
Shen Qionghua subconsciously looked at the bright yellow figure sitting on the dragon throne. Looking at the other person's calm but majestic face, a sense of vigilance and fear slowly rose in his heart.
This fear not only appeared in Shen Qionghua's heart, but also in the hearts of Xie Qian'an and his group.
The usually calm Earl of Yongning finally lost his composure when he saw the rebellious soldiers.
He raised his hand holding the token and shouted, "What are you doing? The token is in my hand, and you should obey my orders!"
After he finished speaking, the soldiers didn't move at all, not even their heads, as if they hadn't heard him.
Earl Yongning became even more flustered, and his hands holding the token were sweating.
Seeing this, Xie Qi'an snatched the token from the Yongning Earl's hand, raised it high and said loudly: "As long as you obey my orders, after today's matter is accomplished, you will get gold and silver, or beauties, or even be granted a title of nobility and a position of prime minister!"
Xie Qian'an offered huge benefits, but there was no ripple.
The way he jumped up and down made him look like a clown.
Xie Rong looked at them coldly for a long time before he said, "Alright, stop wasting your energy. They won't listen to you."
After these words were spoken, Xie Qian'an seemed to be frozen in place. After a while, he turned stiffly and looked at Xie Rong.
The smug look in his eyes just now was now filled with intense hatred, while Xie Rong just looked at him calmly with a hint of mockery.
"You knew I was planning a rebellion long ago, but you deliberately kept it a secret. Just when I thought I had the final say, you dealt me a fatal blow. From beginning to end... you never considered making me the crown prince."
"Father, you have such a cruel heart! I am also your biological son! How can you plot against me like this!" Xie Qian'an gritted his teeth and said word by word.
Along with those words, what was uttered was more than ten years of unwillingness and roaring, as well as the unwillingness to accept the outcome after becoming a king and a bandit!
"I gave you a chance!" Xie Rong interrupted Xie Qian'an's suppressed roar.
Those cold eyes fell on him, "I originally thought that as long as you didn't actually do this thing today, I would pretend that I knew nothing about it."
"It was obviously you! You insisted on disrupting the peace! It was you! You coveted this throne beneath me! You even wanted to imprison me!"
"Since you don't care about the relationship between father and son, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Xie Rong's voice was extremely cold when he spoke the last three words.
"Hahaha...hahaha...father-son love? Hahaha! Father-son love!" Xie Qian'an's eyes were red. "Then, father, how do you want to deal with me?"
Xie Rong said coldly, "You murdered your brothers, colluded with the enemy, formed a clique for personal gain, framed loyal officials, and conspired for treason. Add these crimes together, and you deserve death!"
"It's not a pity to die! Hahahaha! Father, you really have no love for your son!" Xie Qian'an laughed wildly, as if he was crazy.
Concubine Zhou could no longer sit still after hearing what Xie Rong said. She knelt forward a few steps, tears streaming down her face, and pleaded, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please don't do this! An'er, An'er was just confused for a moment. Please forgive him this time. I... I will teach him well in the future. He will never dare to do it again, Your Majesty!"
Xie Rong sneered, looked at Concubine Zhou with a squint, and said, "Concubine Zhou, you are willing to speak now."
Concubine Zhou felt guilty when Xie Rong looked at her. "Your Majesty, I was just momentarily blinded by what I said. Please don't hold it against me."
Xie Rong snorted coldly, "You are the one who failed to educate your son. You have made him like this. He is so audacious and reckless that he murdered his father and committed treason. And you still have the nerve to plead for him!"
Princess Anle originally wanted to follow Concubine Zhou in pleading for Xie Qian'an, but when she heard Xie Rong's rebuke, she immediately backed off.
Xie Rong glanced at everyone and shouted, "Li Shunquan!"
"I'm here!" Li Shunquan stepped forward respectfully.
"I hereby declare that Prince An, Xie Qi'an, murdered his brothers, colluded with the enemy, formed a clique for personal gain, and framed loyal officials. He has shown no remorse and even dared to lead his troops into the palace, intending to kill his father and usurp the throne. Such a disloyal and unfilial person is unfit to be my son. For the sake of our ancestors' legacy and the people of the world, and to uphold order, I hereby strip him of his royal title, imprison him in the Ministry of Justice's prison, and sentence him to death. The execution will take place in three days!"
"The biological mother, Zhou, failed to raise her son properly. She allowed him to plot treason and refused to repent. She is to be imprisoned in the cold palace and given a piece of white silk. She will be executed in three days."
"Yongning Earl, General Lin, has colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, secretly communicated with foreign nations, leaked military secrets, and intended to commit treason. These crimes are extremely serious. The evidence is conclusive and the charges are numerous. They are sentenced to death. Within their three clans, all men over ten years old will be executed, and those under ten will be exiled to the border. All women under sixteen will be imprisoned in the Jiaofang Bureau and will be kept as slaves forever. Those over sixteen will be enslaved and will never be able to redeem themselves, as a warning to others!"
"The rest of the guards and servants will all be executed!"
As soon as these decrees were spoken, all the officials were shocked, and Concubine Zhou's legs went weak and she almost fainted.
But she held on with all her might, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please don't do that! It's my fault for not teaching my son well. If you want to punish me, punish me alone! Please spare An'er, please spare An'er! Your Majesty, I am willing to die for An'er!"
Concubine Zhou was really panicked now, crying her eyes out, no longer looking as dignified as before.
Soon, blood began to seep out of his forehead.
But Xie Rong wouldn't even look at her at this moment. Even if she died in front of him, he probably wouldn't be moved at all.
"Li Shunquan!" Xie Rong shouted, "What are you still standing there for! Hurry up and drag these people away!"
"Oh, yes! I obey your command!" Li Shunquan finally reacted from his shock and glanced at Xie Qian'an.
It seems that the emperor is determined to kill Prince An!
He sighed with sympathy, but with a respectful expression on his face, he turned around and shouted, "Hurry and drag him out!"
The soldiers stepped forward as instructed.
Suddenly, Xie Rong heard a cry of surprise, "Your Majesty!"
Xie Qian'an had somehow broken free from the soldiers' control and rushed towards Xie Rong with a sword in hand, taking advantage of the situation.
"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!" Li Shunquan shouted in shock while using his body to block Xie Qian'an.
Xie Qian'an stabbed Li Shunquan in the heart without mercy. Li Shunquan slightly tilted his head, and the sword did not hit his heart, but his shoulder.
Li Shunquan screamed in pain and was kicked to the ground by Xie Qian'an.
Xie Qianan drew his sword and stabbed at Xie Rong again, "You want me dead! You go die first!"