The beautiful and powerful minister hooked up with the crazy emperor and couldn't escape

The guards who swarmed over could not survive even a moment under the flash of the sword. Feng Jiuqing picked up the blade on the ground and approached the Ghost Hand Rakshasa step by step.

Ghost Hand Rakshasa's face turned pale. He never thought that he would become a fish on the chopping board one day. But he knew that a wise man is a wise man. He knelt on the ground and said, "Please spare my life, sir! I am just following orders. I don't want to harm you! Please spare me once."

Feng Jiuqing stopped in front of him, his long sword resting on the tip of Ghost Hand Rakshasa's nose: "Spare you? Have you spared those who begged you for mercy before?"

"I was just following orders from above. I had no choice. Please forgive me, sir! I will definitely turn over a new leaf and never do such a shameless thing again! It is said that if you put down your butcher knife, you will become a Buddha. Please give me a chance to reform myself!"

Feng Jiuqing moved his wrist slightly, and the knife light flashed across the face of Ghost Hand Rakshasa. In just a few breaths, dozens of knife cuts appeared on the face of Ghost Hand Rakshasa. This time, he really lived up to his name and became a real Rakshasa face.

"what--"

The Ghost-Handed Rakshasa let out a shrill cry that echoed deep in the imperial prison. The prisoners were so frightened that they dared not move. They could only sigh in their hearts, not knowing which unlucky person had been captured by the Ghost-Handed Rakshasa.

"You want to become a Buddha right now? Do those innocent people who were tortured to death by you deserve to die?"

The Ghost Hand Rakshasa fell to the ground wailing, and like the people he had tortured before, he was unable to answer at all.

Feng Jiuqing swung the knife casually and easily cut off the Ghost Hand Rakshasa's right hand.

"I won't kill you today. Go back and tell your master to wait for me. I will definitely reward him with interest!"

Three hours ago, in the Imperial Palace, Xuanshi Hall.

"Your Majesty, Duke Shen was assassinated and seriously injured!"

Mo Ling closed the memorial in an instant and asked in a deep voice, "How is Duke Shen now?"

The man lowered his head and said angrily, "Duke Shen is currently unconscious. Your Majesty, please send a royal doctor to treat him as soon as possible!"

"Come here, send the imperial physician's order to Jiangning as fast as possible!"

Immediately, a guard took the order and went out. The personal guard of Duke Shen, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed to Mo Ling and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I beg Your Majesty to severely punish the Grand Tutor and give Duke Shen justice!"

Mo Ling's pupils flickered: "Why do you say that?"

The guard seemed to be extremely angry, his face flushed, veins exposed: "The assassin has confessed that the one who ordered them to assassinate Duke Shen was the Grand Tutor! Your Majesty, the old Duke and his son died in battle, Duke Shen has guarded Lucheng for decades, even if he has to die, Duke Shen should die on the battlefield, not be assassinated by Dai Yue's own people! Your Majesty, please severely punish the Grand Tutor and give justice to the Duke's Mansion!"

Mo Ling didn't speak immediately, his eyes were slightly cold and no one knew what he was thinking.

Jian Han stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, Duke Shen and the Grand Tutor had no grudges in the past and no worries recently, so why would they send someone to assassinate the Duke? This matter is suspicious, please investigate it thoroughly before making a decision."

The guard glared at Jian Han and said through gritted teeth, "The Duke was ordered to escort the relief grain to Changning. He encountered several robberies along the way and was repelled by the Duke. What else could it be? The Grand Tutor robbed the grain once, but he wanted to attack the relief grain a second time! Therefore, he hated the Duke and even sent assassins to assassinate him!"

"With the evidence in hand, is Prime Minister Jian still going to defend the Grand Tutor?"

Jian Han was sure that this was not done by the Grand Tutor, but the person behind the scenes was well prepared and seemed determined to pin the crime on the Grand Tutor.

He sorted out his thoughts for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I have a suspicion. General Wen is missing, Duke Shen is seriously injured, and the two great generals in the court are unable to lead the troops. If it was done by the Grand Tutor, then there can only be one reason: the Grand Tutor wants to rebel!"

"But if the Grand Master wants to rebel, there is no need to go through so much trouble. He only needs to cooperate with General Wen from inside and outside."

"General Wen has been in charge of the North City Camp for four years. Everyone in the North City Camp believes in him. In addition, the Grand Tutor has never lost a battle. The 50,000 troops in the North City Camp are enough for the Grand Tutor to succeed in his rebellion. He didn't have to go to Changning to rob grain, nor did he have to assassinate Duke Shen. I suspect that someone else assassinated Duke Shen and robbed Changning's disaster grain. Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly! Moreover, punishing the Grand Tutor at this time will inevitably affect the stability of the northern border. Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Prime Minister Jian is wrong! Now that the evidence of the Grand Tutor's guilt is solid, if he is not punished, I'm afraid not only Changning, but the entire court will be in turmoil!" Minister Zhao of the Ministry of Revenue appeared at the door of the Xuanshi Hall with a group of ministers and retorted.

"Your Majesty, please severely punish the Grand Tutor!" A group of ministers knelt down in front of Mo Ling and said.

Mo Ling frowned. What Prime Minister Jian said made sense, but what Minister Zhao said was also reasonable. If the Grand Tutor was punished, the northern border would be unstable. If the Grand Tutor was not punished, the court would be unstable.

As expected of the Grand Tutor, he really gave him a difficult problem. Now the news that the Grand Tutor robbed grain has almost spread throughout Dai Viet, but the Grand Tutor has not come out to clarify. It is unknown whether he did it on purpose or something happened that made it inconvenient for him to come out.

Mo Ling lowered his eyes. Since this was the work of the Grand Tutor, let him finish it himself.

"Someone! Pass the order down, summon the Grand Tutor to return to the court within ten days!" Mo Ling gave the order with a stern face.

Although the man didn't care much about his reputation, he couldn't tolerate anyone slandering him. If the Grand Tutor could come out, no matter if he did it or not, there would be a result.

"Your Majesty! No! What if the Grand Tutor flees to the northern border at this time? Please, Your Majesty, issue an order for the arrest of the Grand Tutor!" Minister Zhao knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, please issue an arrest warrant for the Grand Tutor!"

Mo Ling looked solemnly at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "How dare you! Grand Tutor has worked hard and made great contributions. How can you arrest him for some unproven crimes? If so, how can I face him!"

The people kneeling on the ground dared not say anything. Jian Han glanced at Minister Zhao without leaving a trace: "Your Majesty is wise."

At this moment, Lin Yu ran into the Xuanshi Hall in panic and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The Qianyuan Hall has reported that the emperor has killed the palace maids and guards of the Qianyuan Hall and escaped from the palace!"

Mo Ling's pupils trembled slightly, and he stood up suddenly: "Qingqing's martial arts were sealed, right? How could she escape? Are the guards in the palace all vegetarians? Someone without martial arts skills can't stop her!"

Lin Yu said bitterly, "Your Excellency has an accomplice. He is masked and has extremely high martial arts skills. The guards can't stop him or catch up with him! I'm afraid that Your Excellency has been taken out of the palace by his accomplice!"

Mo Ling's face was gloomy. He clenched his fists on the table and said coldly, "Stop him! No matter what method you use, stop Qingqing for me!"

Lin Yu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Commander Yan has already chased him out and should be able to stop him."

"Yi Ran went?"

Mo Ling breathed a sigh of relief, but then he changed his mind and his eyes suddenly became fierce: "I will go there myself!"

"No! Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, how can you leave the palace so easily!"

Another minister immediately said, "Your Majesty, please think twice! In the imperial palace, your noble lord dared to kill someone and escape. How can your Majesty go there in person? I heard that this noble lord was once a member of the Grand Tutor's residence. If this is their trick, what should you do if the Grand Tutor does something to your Majesty after you leave the palace?"