Chapter 44 Li Chengqian Dies

Li Chengyun did not follow Li Chengqian's wish and did not take his head because such an act was too bloody.

Not what he wanted.

So he took a more decisive approach.

With a flick of his sleeves, a palm as powerful as thunder landed squarely on the top of Li Chengqian's head!
In a moment.

But Li Chengqian's face turned pale, blood flowed from his seven orifices, his body became stiff, and he fell to the ground with a bang!

"boom!"

A dull sound.

It is a resolute farewell between the body and the earth, and also a shocking echo in everyone's hearts.

At this moment, the eldest princess walked to the side of the pavilion and witnessed with her own eyes Li Chengyun's shocking act of breaking one's soul with one palm. His ruthlessness and decisiveness caused waves in her heart that could not calm down for a long time.

Thinking about her own choice, she knew very well that from this moment on, she and Li Chengyun would truly share weal and woe and be in the same boat.

Li Chengze's eyes were also fixed on the lifeless face with blood gushing from all seven orifices, and he felt mixed emotions.

He began to look at his sixth brother, Li Chengyun, from a completely new perspective.

In the past, he only thought that this person was good at planning and had deep scheming, but he never thought that at the critical moment, he could act so decisively and without any delay.

It turned out that those seemingly lazy days were all Li Chengyun's way of keeping a low profile and accumulating strength for the moment.

If you don't move, it will be enough. If you move, it will be shocking.

He actually did it twice in a row. First he set up a plan to depose the prince, and then he killed him with his own hands.

A chill arose from the bottom of my heart, like a cold winter wind piercing through my bones.

Li Chengze secretly congratulated himself that his wise decision in the past had saved him from danger.

Just imagine, if it was me who was in conflict with Li Chengyun at the beginning, I am afraid that Li Chengqian's miserable situation now would be my fate.

My thoughts drifted away, and I recalled my father sitting high on the dragon throne.

Li Chengze couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, and a complicated smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Father, oh father," he whispered, his voice mixed with a bit of sarcasm and relief, "In the past, you wanted to use my sixth brother as a whetstone to sharpen the Crown Prince's edge. Did you ever expect the situation today?"

"Have you ever thought that this seemingly insignificant whetstone can sometimes grind a blade to the point of breaking!"

……

This is Li Chengyun's side.

With one palm strike, the prince fell.

He took out a clean white handkerchief from his sleeve and gently wiped his hands which were stained with blood.

Then, the handkerchief floated down like an abandoned feather and covered the prince's cold body.

His expression was calm, his tone was steady, and he spoke slowly:
"Today, my second brother and I had good intentions and wanted to escort Li Chengqian to his fiefdom safely. We never expected that this man would be so treacherous and reckless!"

"They colluded with the Northern Qi rebels and plotted a rebellion. Such behavior is so obvious in the suburbs of Kyoto that it is really heartbreaking!"

"Fortunately, I still have some ability to help my father eliminate the treacherous and protect the peace of the capital. This is my great fortune and a great joy! What do you think? Second brother, aunt?"

Once these words were spoken, it was tantamount to convicting Li Chengqian without him even realizing it.

From this moment on, Li Chengqian's name was closely associated with treason and rebellion.

Li Chengyun, on the other hand, suddenly transformed himself into a hero who turned the tide and killed the rebels.

Li Chengze and the eldest princess are both intelligent people, how could they not understand his meaning.

He nodded in agreement, expressing his approval of what he said, and secretly decided that in his next report, he would also uphold this position and contribute to this achievement.

Seeing this, Li Chengyun raised his lips slightly, nodded slightly, and said:
"Today's events are really a bummer. It would be better to return to Kyoto quickly to comfort my father and mother."

After saying this, the group returned.

at the same time.

The commotion outside the city naturally alarmed people inside and outside the imperial city.

This prompted secret guards and spies to go out and investigate the cause. Deep inside the palace.

Emperor Qing opened his eyes slightly and read the latest secret report. His face suddenly changed and he became furious.

"Such a rebellious son!"

He let out a low roar, and the dragon's might shook the hall.

Then he kicked out, and the intricately carved vase beside him shattered, turning into dazzling yet desolate fragments on the ground, just like the king's complex and indescribable mood at the moment.

After his anger subsided a little, Emperor Qing was still staring at every word in the intelligence, his expression changing, as if he was weighing something, or thinking deeply.

Eunuch Hou was standing on the side. Seeing this, he quickly ordered the eunuchs to clean up the mess on the floor carefully.

I secretly guessed that Your Majesty was furious because of the Crown Prince's collusion with Northern Qi, so I tried to comfort him carefully:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty's health is the blessing of all the people. I hope Your Majesty will take care of himself."

"Your Highness, your actions were a grave mistake. Fortunately, the Sixth and Second Princes are safe, and the Northern Qi thieves have also fled. I have sent elite troops to hunt them down, and I vow to make them pay the price!"

Before Eunuch Hou finished speaking, Emperor Qing showed his impatience and waved his hand to signal him to stop talking.

In fact, the prince's mistake was just a speck of dust to him and did not shake his mood at all.

Emperor Qing had already planned to expel Li Chengqian from the imperial city and send him to a remote fiefdom.

It is expected that his journey will be full of twists and turns, and he will not be able to escape death.

However, what really made Emperor Qing furious was that Li Chengyun was gradually trying to break free from his control.

Li Chengyun, a man with a cultivation level above the ninth rank, is also protected by a hidden great master.

Not only did he suppress the rebels outside Kyoto, but he also cut off the prince's lifeline in full view of everyone.

The life of the crown prince could be discarded like a rag, but his death at the hands of Li Chengyun was like a sword piercing his heart, heading straight for Emperor Qing's weak spot.

What he seeks is absolute control, with everything in his grasp.

If a minister makes a small mistake, it is nothing more than a joke.

However, if someone attempts to break free from his control, it would be a matter of great magnitude!

……

The queen's bedroom.

A eunuch tiptoed to the queen's side and whispered the heartbreaking news.

After saying this, the eunuch choked up, bowed and said:
"I hope your Majesty will accept my condolences."

When the queen heard this, it was like a bolt from the blue.

She sat stiffly on the phoenix couch.

For a whole quarter of an hour, only tears silently slid down, dripping onto the brocade, splashing heart-wrenchingly.

In a moment, the queen seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, and her eyes were empty.

She was mad and in complete despair.

That was her flesh and blood, her only hope in life, but now he has turned into a lonely soul, dissipating in a pavilion outside Kyoto.

To her, life has lost its meaning.

Suddenly, the queen jumped up, with her hair disheveled, and rushed towards the empress dowager's bedroom like a madman.

She had already predicted Li Chengqian's defeat, and she also knew that this journey was a fight of life and death.

But when the cruel reality pierced her heart like a sharp blade, she finally collapsed.

She didn't want to accept it, didn't want to believe it.

She could no longer suppress the grief and anger in her heart, and the dam of rationality broke at this moment.

She wanted the entire palace to hear her cries and her unwillingness!

(End of this chapter)