Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"There are assassins!"

Just then, screams were heard outside.

Emperor Yan paused while pouring the wine, but did not stop. Instead, he continued to fill the glass, appearing quite calm and composed.

This is just his hiding place. Although there are guards, compared with the imperial palace, the number is pitifully small. There are only a dozen masters and a dozen archers.

Soon, Hu Xiaoqi and King Qi killed all the guards, and even the archers were dealt with by them with grenades.

With a few loud bangs, all the archers on the wall fell down.

Emperor Yan looked at the two people who came in, even raised his glass, and said,

"You two are rare warriors. If you present me to your master, you will surely be rewarded handsomely. However, I can give you even more treasures and escort you away, as long as you let me go..."

The King of Qi swung his sword and the Emperor of Yan's head fell to the ground.

The steward next to him was dumbfounded, his body tilted and fell to the side.

Hu Xiaoqi also glared at King Qi, "How can you kill him just like that?!"

"Will it be useful to keep it?" King Qi asked calmly.

Hu Xiaoqi was choked by the question, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was no point in keeping it. But that was not right, it must be useful for something!

"The emperor is dead, who has the final say in this imperial city?" asked Hu Xiaoqi.

The chief steward who was lying on the side immediately said, "I know where the King Ming's mother, wife and children are imprisoned. In this case, release them and let the King Ming's mother, Rong Fei, take charge of the situation. The court officials will listen to me."

"Sure." Hu Xiaoqi said immediately, "Oh, I forgot to introduce them. The man next to me is the King of Qi of Zhao. The King of Chu is my eldest cousin. I am Hu Xiaoqi."

The steward was stunned and stared at the King of Qi for a while, then immediately changed his tone, "Since the Prince of Zhao is here, all matters can be decided by the Prince."

The King of Qi was not interested and was about to leave after mentioning the Emperor of Yan's head.

The mission is completed, and you can go back and report.

"He doesn't like to be in charge of things. He is only responsible for assassinating Emperor Yan. Okay, you should quickly release King Ming's wife and children, and then announce that the traitor Ji Wu is dead. Order the Yan army to give up resistance and welcome King Ming back."

As Hu Xiaoqi walked out, he said, "We'll take the head, but the body is left to you."

General Manager,

This is all so absurd!

The steward felt that he had lived in the palace for most of his life and was well versed in human nature and had seen all kinds of immoral things.

However, he still felt that it was too outrageous for the prince of Da Zhao to serve as an assassin.

The butler looked at the headless corpse beside him, sighed deeply, slowly got up, and started to call people outside to clean up the mess.

-

"You, you really killed Emperor Yan?!" General Wei asked in surprise, looking at the bloody, fresh head.

"Yes, check and see if it's Emperor Yan. We don't know him either." Hu Xiaoqi said, "Don't kill the wrong person."

"...Yes, it's Ji Wu." General Wei nodded, and asked in a daze, "What should we do next?"

"Let's go to our eldest cousin to hand in the task. You can decide what you want to do. We won't care." Hu Xiaoqi waved his hand and said.

General Wei,...

Come again?

For a moment he didn't know what to do.

He is under so much pressure!

Why are these two people so good at causing trouble for others?

-

The next morning, the bell representing the emperor's death was rung, and everyone in the capital was stunned.

Minister Wang sat up suddenly from the bed and asked his wife, "Did you hear it? The bell! The emperor has passed away!"

Madam Wang nodded, also somewhat panicked, "Master, I heard it too. But how could the emperor suddenly pass away?"

"He was also killed." After saying this, Shangshu Wang slapped himself on the face, quickly got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and said to Madam Wang,

"I will go to the palace immediately. You should control the children in your family and don't go out unless necessary."

Mrs. Wang also agreed and helped him put on his clothes.

Many other court officials were in the same situation. They were stunned when they heard the emperor's funeral knell, but they quickly realized that the emperor had also been killed!

Get up quickly and go to the palace to check the situation.

Some court officials who had been hiding also ran out from their rat holes. They carefully sent people to see what was going on and then went to the palace after making sure it was safe.

In the palace, Concubine Rong and Princess Ming were also very confused.

After they were locked up, they were not abused and their meals were guaranteed three times a day, but they were still very nervous.

I was afraid that I would be taken out and killed the next day.

I am in such a state of anxiety all day long.

However, suddenly, they were greeted by the chief steward beside Ji Wu, who told them that King Ming had won and Ji Wu was dead.

Now the Ming King is not in the capital, so they are needed to take charge of the situation, stop the war, and welcome the Ming King and the Zhao army.

Rong Fei and others didn't believe it at first and thought it was just another trick.

It was not until General Wei showed up that they finally believed it, felt at ease, and then were so happy that they wanted to go crazy.

"So, my son will become the emperor?" Rong Fei asked General Wei, and before he could answer, she said happily,

"The marriage between Xiaojiu and Dazhao was the right decision!"

"Your Highness, the prince cannot become the emperor. The emperor of Zhao wants to unify the world and does not accept vassal states." General Wei said.

"But even if he cannot become the emperor, the prince will continue to have his fiefdom, and the Great Zhao will treat the prince and the queen well."

Concubine Rong was a little disappointed, but soon felt relieved. One should not be too greedy, as long as she can live well, that's enough.

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the other side.

The army of the Great Zhao had already captured Suicheng and was heading north. However, the army was not moving very fast because it had to clean up corrupt officials and nobles along the way and distribute food to the people.

After the King of Qi killed the Emperor of Yan, he did not delay and immediately returned with Hu Xiaoqi, carrying his head. It only took him three days to reunite with the main army.

"Mission accomplished!" King Qi put the box in his hand on the table and said in a high voice.

Xie Wenyuan,...

Look at how cocky you are!

Wow, they really killed the Emperor of Yan.

"Why didn't we get the news of Emperor Yan's death?" Xie Wenyuan deliberately asked the King of Qi, "Did you get the wrong person?"

"No." King Qi shook his head, "It's him."

"Cousin, how can we be so unreliable? We have already confirmed with General Wei that it is indeed Ji Wu." Hu Xiaoqi complained immediately.

"You didn't hear about his death because we rode so fast all the way without stopping to catch our breath. I was so exhausted. I don't want to go on missions with him anymore."

I'm so tired, so tired, and he still doesn't listen. I'm so angry.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoqi. Go back and have a good sleep. We can talk when you wake up." Xie Wenyuan patted his shoulder with understanding.

"I'll have someone go to the restaurant in the city to buy you your favorite roast chicken. I'll make sure you can eat it hot when you wake up."

Hu Xiaoqi swallowed his saliva because of his greed, and said unbearably, "Are you deliberately making me greedy? No, I'd better go to bed first, although I want to eat too."

Hu Xiaoqi was really sleepy, so after he finished speaking, he went to the next tent, lay down and fell asleep.

"Why don't you go and have a rest?" Xie Wenyuan asked, looking at King Qi's red eyes.

"Waiting for your praise." said the King of Qi.

"...Xie Xiaoer, you still want to be praised. I'm lucky I didn't punish you with a military stick for leaving the barracks without permission!" Xie Wenyuan pointed at him angrily and amusedly.

"Go to bed now!"

The King of Qi left in displeasure, leaving behind a sentence, "The Emperor asked me to go."

Xie Wenyuan, "...then go ask the emperor for a reward!"

-

"Prince Qi and Hu Xiaoqi are back? Where are they?"

Prince Su, the Ninth Princess and the Seventh Prince came to Xie Wenyuan's tent one after another.

"Go to bed." Xie Wenyuan pointed to the box on the table, "The gifts they brought back."

Prince Su looked at the box and his eyes lit up immediately. "Did it really work? Did you kill Emperor Yan?"

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince excitedly stepped forward and opened the box.

But when he opened it, he was almost vomited by the stench.

After all, the weather is hot. Even if the head is treated, it will be left there for a few days. Well... it's hard to imagine.

It's good enough if there are no maggots.

The flesh on his face had actually begun to rot.

However, the Seventh Prince still suppressed his nausea, took out the head, and said, "It's him! It's really him!"

The Ninth Princess took one look and frowned, "Brother, you'd better put it back quickly. It's too smelly and disgusting."

The Seventh Prince put the head back and suppressed his complicated emotions. "What about my mother? Are they okay?"

"It's fine." Xie Wenyuan said, "Wait for the specific news, it should be available soon."

Indeed, the next day news came from the capital, ordering the Yan army to withdraw and welcome the King back to the palace to thank the Zhao army for helping to quell the rebellion.

"It's boring, it's boring, the war is over just like that." Xie Wenyuan said again.

Prince Su was too lazy to teach him a lesson, and just said, "Although the war is over, more difficult challenges are coming. How to govern a country well and continue its prosperity is more important."

"This is the emperor's concern, not my business." Xie Wenyuan said.

"This war ended too quickly. I don't want to go back to the capital yet. How about you take some soldiers to the capital, and I'll take some to the grassland to pacify those barbarians."

"...You stay still for now! Don't you think about how to solve the problem of food for tens of thousands of troops going there?" Prince Su said immediately.

"For such a major event, we must take a long-term view. However, you can take over the border of Yan State first, but you cannot lead a large army to attack the grassland tribe directly. Without subsequent supplies, you will only exhaust yourself to death."

"Uncle, rest assured. I know this. The emperor and I have discussed the plan to conquer the grassland many times." Xie Wenyuan said.

"I won't rush into anything. I'll take it step by step, establish a base, and build a city over there."

"Build a city in the north of Yan State?" The Ninth Princess asked with interest, "No one has ever done such a pioneering work..."

"Very good. Since you are interested, you don't have to go back to the capital. Stay in the north to supervise the construction of the city. You have a good brain. Don't waste it."

Xie Wenyuan made arrangements immediately without waiting for the Ninth Princess to finish.

The Ninth Princess,

She had a feeling that the King of Chu was waiting for her to say this.

Finally the job was assigned.