mesbooks Chapter 279: The Imperial Master Was Murdered
Chapter 279: The Imperial Master Was Murdered
Anning Kingdom, Imperial Palace.
Pan Rongrong was shocked to see the Imperial Master suddenly fall to the ground, and she quickly screamed:
"Someone come! The Imperial Master has fainted!"
Someone rushed in immediately, and soon, Emperor Jichang and his ministers all came over, with Chu Zhao being the first to rush over.
"National Master! A great victory!" Chu Zhao pinched the Ren Zhong point, called out to people, and transferred his internal energy to Gu Xi, but Gu Xi had no reaction.
Chu Zhao was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Emperor Jichang immediately ordered someone to summon the imperial physician.
Chu Zhao was worried that the imperial physician would see that Gu Xi was a girl, so he pressed a few acupoints on Gu Xi. The originally stable pulse immediately became very disordered. The imperial physician should not be able to tell the gender of the girl from the pulse.
The imperial physician who was taking the pulse's eyebrows twitched. He had never seen such a pulse before!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have never seen the illness that the Imperial Master has!"
The director of the Imperial Hospital also rushed over and frowned after taking the patient's pulse.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Master is in such a bad condition. Alas! I am helpless!" Yuan Zheng knelt on the ground.
Emperor Jichang frowned. Although he was afraid of the Imperial Master and wished he would die, he was still counting on him to cure his impotence. The Imperial Master could not die so early!
Chu Zhao's eyes were red and he glared at Pan Rongrong angrily.
Chu Zhao felt that Pan Rongrong looked familiar when she took off her veil, but he couldn't remember who she was.
He rushed over, grabbed Pan Rongrong's neck, and roared:
"Why did you want to murder the Imperial Master?!"
"I...didn't..." Pan Rongrong was strangled so hard that she couldn't breathe and her eyeballs rolled out.
Emperor Jichang shouted:
"Chu Zhao! Don't be rude! Let Princess Beiyan go!"
If the imperial teacher died at the hands of the Princess of Beiyan, then it would be easier for him to negotiate terms with Beiyan.
But if Chu Zhao strangled the Princess of Beiyan to death in public, their advantage would turn into a disadvantage and they would give Beiyan a ready-made handle.
The Northern Yan envoy also squeezed in and said anxiously:
"General, please release my Princess Beiyan, otherwise the iron hoofs of Beiyan will trample upon the Anning Kingdom!"
Chu Zhao's eyes were red, and he said angrily:
"Come on! If anything happens to the Imperial Master, I will destroy Beiyan to the ground, leaving no one alive!"
Seeing that the situation was not good and that Princess Beiyan was about to be strangled to death by Chu Zhao, Old Marquis Chu immediately stepped forward, grabbed Chu Zhao's arm, and pressed hard on his numbness.
"Evil creature! Let go!"
If Princess Beiyan died and a large-scale war broke out, his Chu family would be the culprit.
Chu Zhao's hand loosened and Pan Rongrong fell to the ground. Someone immediately helped her out.
Lord Chu immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty:
"Your Majesty, it was this old minister who taught Sun Wufang. Chu Zhao was too impulsive and thought that the Princess of Beiyan wanted to harm our Anning State's national teacher. I beg Your Majesty to forgive him for being devoted to the country and caring about his colleagues. Please forgive his crime of disrespect!"
Emperor Jichang's gaze paused on Chu Zhao's face for a moment. A few days ago, he thought that there was a rift between the Chu family and the imperial teacher, but it seems that this is not the case.
A feeling of being deceived came over me.
Emperor Jichang snorted coldly and said with a dark face:
"I can let it go, but if Princess Beiyan pursues the matter, I can do nothing to help!"
These words made Lord Chu's heart sink to the bottom.
The emperor's meaning was very clear. He would hand Chu Zhao over to Northern Yan for disposal, and the court would not protect him.
Chu Zhao was worried about Gu Xi, and his heart ached. He said word by word:
"The Imperial Master needs to rest now. Your Majesty, please allow me to escort the Imperial Master back home!"
Lin Xiaoxuan is in the Imperial Master's Mansion, and Chu Zhao urgently needs to find someone to discuss things with.
Emperor Jichang said nothing, nodded, turned around and left. He still had to go and take care of the situation of Princess Beiyan.
After walking a few steps, he winked at Eunuch Lin and arranged for several secret guards to follow Chu Zhao to prevent him from escaping.
If Princess Beiyan is fine, then it would be fine if she doesn't want to pursue the matter. But if something goes wrong, Chu Zhao must be handed over.
Imperial Prefecture.
Chu Zhao held Gu Xi in his arms and hurried to her room, carefully laying her down on the bed.
He also ordered someone to call Lin Xiaoxuan back quickly.
He sat by the bed, holding Gu Xi's hand. The more he looked at her, the more heartbroken and uncomfortable he felt.
Then he ordered someone to call the signalman.
The Imperial Master's Mansion also has a communication station. Two communication soldiers came over. Chu Zhao gritted his teeth and said:
"Princess Beiyan has caused the Imperial Master to fall into a coma. Send a message to Beidi immediately and ask them to prepare. If the Imperial Master still doesn't wake up tomorrow, I will kill Princess Beiyan and go to Beidi to attack Beiyan myself!"
If Axi never wakes up again, he will make the entire Beiyan pay with blood!
The two signalmen were also very angry and immediately went to send a message.
Lin Xiaoxuan and Lan Wei were discussing at the hospital what materials were still missing. When they heard that Gu Xi had fainted, they hurried back home.
"What's going on?" Lin Xiaoxuan asked.
Chu Zhao's eyes were red, and he said:
"I don't know either. At that time, only Axi and Princess Beiyan were in the side hall. Axi was unconscious, so she can't be free from responsibility. If Axi doesn't wake up tonight, I will kill Princess Beiyan and the Beiyan envoys!"
Lin Xiaoxuan patted Chu Zhao on the shoulder:
"Don't be impulsive. With Sister Xi's abilities, how could a Princess of Beiyan possibly do anything to her? There may be other things going on. If Sister Xi doesn't wake up tonight, I will go with you to meet this Princess of Beiyan tomorrow."
Lan Wei also comforted him:
"Don't worry, maybe Gu Xi went back to modern times for something, and will be back when he's done."
But he was unsure. If Gu Xi didn't come back, he might have to stay here forever.
In the Northern Army.
A messenger rushed to the gate of the barracks on a fast horse, shouting:
"Urgent news from the capital! The Imperial Master has been murdered!"
Li Tieniu and others were shocked when they heard this.
The entire Northern Army was also excited by this news.
They can eat enough now, all thanks to the national teacher. In this era, if someone can give them enough food, they are really willing to repay it with their lives.
When they heard that the Imperial Master was murdered by the Princess of Beiyan, they were all furious and shouted that they wanted to destroy Beiyan and avenge the Imperial Master!
While Li Tieniu ordered his men to prepare for war, he could no longer tolerate the situation and asked the signalman to send a telegram to the northwest.
The telegraph network established by Gu Xi covered the entire country, so even those who were far away could still receive the message after several transfers.
So an hour later, communication stations across the country received the news that Gu Xi had been forced into a coma by the Princess of Beiyan.
They spread the evil deeds of Princess Beiyan in various ways.
For a time, people on the streets were discussing this matter.
Jiangzhou Prefecture, Dafu Village.
"Second brother Li, have you heard? The national master was killed by the Princess of Beiyan!" A young man ran to the field and said to a man who was hoeing the ground.
Li Er threw away his hoe and widened his eyes.
"What did you say? The Imperial Master was murdered?"
"You heard me right. I just came back from the county town. My second uncle's nephew works as a waiter in a restaurant in the county town. I heard about it from the customers."
Two lines of tears rolled down Li Er's dark face:
"The Imperial Master is our great benefactor. Without the subsidized food he gave us, half of the people in our village would have starved to death..."
"The tomato rice has begun to ear, and we can tell at a glance that the yield will far exceed the rice we planted before. The village chief also said that when harvesting, each of us should pick out two of the largest and fullest ears of rice and send them to the national master. How can the national master die? Wuuwuwu..."