latelenovela Chapter 209 Kun Kingdom's 3-step poisonous scheme
Chapter 209 Kun Kingdom's 3-step poisonous scheme
When Shen Changgong said this, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
The civil officials retreated one after another, and the military generals immediately surrounded them.
But they all went to court without any weapons.
But they will not be afraid even if they are unarmed.
Xu Ke looked at Shen Changgong with a focused gaze.
Shen Changgong also looked at Xu Ke, his eyes cold and amusing.
Suddenly, Xu Ke swung the scroll in his hand violently, and the scroll opened all at once. A dagger flew into the air and was caught in Xu Ke's hand.
This set of movements is smooth, handsome and fast.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Ke rushed towards Shen Changgong, raised the dagger in his hand, and stabbed it towards Shen Changgong's face.
Shen Changgong has always been wary of him.
He was standing with his hands behind his back, holding the two swords behind him. When Xu Ke rushed up, he suddenly pulled out the two swords, then used the sword in his left hand to block the opponent's dagger, and slashed the outer side of Xu Ke's forearm with the sword in his right hand.
Xu Ke screamed and the knife in his hand fell out of his hand, but he reacted very quickly and immediately caught the knife with his left hand and stabbed it towards Shen Changgong's stomach again.
Shen Changgong dodged with a sliding step, and swung the handle of his left hand down, hitting Xu Ke on the back of the head and knocking him to the ground.
In just two seconds, the two exchanged two moves, and Xu Ke was unfortunately defeated.
Shen Changgong stepped on him, and the generals rushed forward and pressed down his limbs tightly.
The guards outside the door also rushed in, first captured Xu Ke's servants, and then took out ropes to tie Xu Ke up.
When Xu Ke was lifted up, blood was still flowing from his nose and he looked in a miserable state.
A general picked up the dagger and handed it to Shen Changgong.
The officials around were talking about it, filled with righteous indignation, and denounced the snakes and rats of Kun State for trying to assassinate them again.
Why "again"? Because on the day Shen Changgong returned from the battle, he had already experienced an assassination attempt, and Shen Changgong put the blame on Kun Guo.
This time, Kun Kingdom went even further. They disguised themselves as envoys and assassinated their prince in the most sacred place, the Golden Palace of Dayan.
Shen Changgong played with the dagger in his hand and sneered,
"That's it? Don't you know that I am also a master, equally skilled in assassination?
How dare you? You want to assassinate me right in front of me? Is this a stupid idea that Emperor Kun came up with?
Xu Ke knelt on the ground, glanced at Yu Huatian without leaving any trace, and then immediately said,
"I won't answer any of your questions!"
"Why are you looking at Yu Huatian? You're not thinking that it was Marshal Yu who asked you to assassinate me, are you? Hahahaha..."
Yu Huatian said quickly,
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to Your Majesty and you, and I hate Emperor Kun to the core. I would never do anything to assassinate you, Your Majesty. Please understand."
"Of course I believe in your loyalty."
Shen Changgong waved his hand, asked everyone to stand, and then paced in the court, leisurely, and said,
"Well, I will make a bold guess about Kun Nation's plan."
"First, Kun State selected an assassin to be sent as an envoy to Yan State. This official had never been heard of before. He was only temporarily promoted to the position of Chief Censor. Even if he died in Yan State, no one would feel sorry for him. After all, he was just an assassin.
Then, he arrived in Yan State, and the first thing he did was to pay a visit to General Yu.
What he said is not important; what is important is his action of going to see Marshal Yu.
After arriving at the court, he first stated Kun Kingdom's conditions, which were full of traps and intended to get something for nothing.
If we agree, after sending the army, General Yu and the officials over, they will directly take over the army, behead General Yu and all the generals, and send all the 150,000 troops into Han Xuan's army, blocking them outside Yaoguan.
If we kill one more of our officials, it means we get nothing. They get 150,000 troops for free, and kill General Yu and other generals who are "traitors of Kun State". It can be said that they kill two birds with one stone.
This was the first step in their evil plan.
If we don’t agree, it doesn’t matter, Kun Kingdom still has a backup plan.
This envoy will carry out the assassination, and it will be done openly in the court.
This situation was unheard of in the history of the Nine Kingdoms. No one could have imagined that an envoy from another country, after being searched, could enter the palace with a sharp weapon.
His first target must be His Majesty, so he first asked His Majesty to look at the map.
But I saw through his trick and did not ask Your Majesty to come, but came here myself.
There is no other way, his target can only be changed to me.
But he didn't expect that the king would not step forward and even saw through his tricks.
He had no choice but to take the risk and assassinate me.
This is the second step of their evil plan."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked and terrified.
Imperial Censor Wang Zhe said angrily,
"Damn Kun Country! This vicious scheme is so sinister, one thing after another. Is this something a big country could actually do?"
"For a country like this, this is too vicious. Are all the civil and military officials in their court such despicable villains?"
"This filthy villain and this filthy little country will never be tolerated by Heaven!"
Shen Changgong waved his hand to ask everyone to be quiet, and then said,
"Do you think this is the end? There is still a third step in the evil plan."
"Ah? There are still more?"
"Of course, do you still remember his move to go to the Yu family last night? This king said that what he said to General Yu is not important. What is important is that he made this move to go to the Yu family.
If the first two steps fail, the envoy will be captured alive and will definitely be thrown into prison and tortured, right?
At the beginning, he would definitely refuse to tell anyone, but at the end, he would pretend that he couldn't bear it anymore and would say that it was Marshal Yu who asked him to assassinate the king or His Majesty.
After all, he went to Marshal Yu's residence yesterday.
In this case, we will definitely suspect Yu Shuai. In addition, Yu Shuai once had a "secret meeting" with him, and Yu Shuai's identity as a Kunren will make things even more sensitive.
All the civil and military officials in the court will ask Your Majesty and me to arrest General Yu and torture him severely.
With Yu Shuai's small body, he'll probably be gone after just a few hits."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huatian's pretty face turned slightly red and she turned her head away.
"After General Yu was beaten to death, the generals of the Tianyu Army were bound to be dissatisfied and would either seek justice or rebel.
No matter what the outcome is, we have to suppress it, there will be civil unrest, and we will lose a genius like General Yu and the Tianyu Army.
This is the third step of the vicious plan, and also the most vicious one.
The three-step plan is interconnected and impeccable.
As long as you succeed in any step, you will make a lot of money.
Lord Xu, am I right?"
Xu Ke's face turned pale, he looked at Shen Changgong in disbelief, but still said stubbornly,
"Then what makes you think that Yu Huatian really didn't ask me to kill you? He's a Kun person, so can you guarantee that he has no ulterior motives?"