Li Qiushui thought of Li Yuanhao's last words and couldn't help but sneer, "You're really ruthless to kill your own brother."
Li Liangzuo replied indifferently, "I should be the one saying that to Uncle."
Li Qianshun frowned, "What do you mean?"
Li Liangzuo didn't answer and signaled Qin Xi with his eyes. Qin Xi stepped forward and said loudly, "Since ancient times, the son is the legal heir. There is no reason to pass it to the younger brother. Moreover, Prince Yi has captured the traitor Brother Ning and avenged his father. It is even more justifiable …"
The courtiers who were on Prince Yi's side all agreed. The neutral courtiers also felt that what he said was reasonable.
Li Qiushui said coldly, "Just now, it was King Yi's men who kept saying that whether the Crown Prince was the murderer was yet to be investigated. In the end, King Yi directly killed the Crown Prince, leaving no evidence. I wonder what his intentions are."
Mao Weixin stepped forward and said, "I did say that just now, but since the old Princess and Prince Yi said the same thing, it must be the Crown Prince who killed the Crown Prince. Besides, what I said was completely for the Xia Kingdom. I am a courtier of the Xia Kingdom, loyal to the court and His Majesty, not Prince Yi's men as the old Princess said."
Li Qiushui couldn't help but curse inwardly. Everyone knew that he was on the same level as King Yi, yet he still dared to lie through his teeth. These officials of the imperial court were really much more shameless than those people in the martial arts world.
However, she couldn't be bothered to waste time with Mao Weixin and directly said, "Before the former Emperor died, he personally passed the throne to my brother. There were so many people present, including the former Emperor's personal guards. They can all testify."
"Really?" Qin Xi showed a trace of a playful smile, "Then I really need to ask them about the situation at that time."
Noticing his expression, Li Qiushui's heart skipped a beat. But now that things had come to this point, she couldn't say anything to stop him.
He walked up to a few guards who were present at the scene and asked about what had happened before. The guards looked at each other and suddenly said, "At that time, the Emperor had passed the throne to Prince Yi. As a result, the Old Princess and Imperial Uncle directly falsified the edict and even threatened the lives of our family members. So, we could only do as she said …"
"Nonsense!" Li Qianshun's entire body was ice-cold as he couldn't help but curse loudly. He had never expected that the situation would turn out like this. These people's sudden counterattack was fatal.
Li Qiushui's pupils also constricted. She had left these guards in the hall to have them endorse her, to prove the legitimacy of her son. Who knew that they would betray her at the last minute?
"Good, good, good. I didn't think that you could even bribe the Emperor's personal guards. You really have painstaking efforts and great abilities," Li Qiushui said through gritted teeth. "But if ben gong really wanted to falsify the edict, how could ben gong leave these people alive and give them a chance to rebel? I would have silenced them long ago. There's no need to do this. "
The neutral ministers nodded secretly. Old Princess's words were reasonable.
Qin Xi directly replied, "So the Old Princess admitted that she falsified the imperial edict, but she just forgot to kill them?"
Li Qiushui: "…"
Li Qianshun: "…"
Song Qingshu, who was hiding in the shadows, shook his head and smiled bitterly. In terms of arguing and pestering, how could Li Qiushui compare to the Qin Family members who had fought with a group of mouths in the Southern Song court?
Li Qiushui finally became angry. She had never been a person with a good temper. After being repeatedly teased, her eyes were full of murderous intent. "Back then, His Majesty shouldn't have taken in your Qin Family. As expected, you are a group of people who bring disaster to the country and the people. Today, ben gong will clean up for His Majesty."
Ding Chunqiu, who was at the side, received the signal. He immediately spread his wings and flew towards Qin Xi. He stretched out his hand and grabbed at the top of Qin Xi's head from afar. Once he managed to grab Qin Xi, there would definitely be five holes in Qin Xi's head. Moreover, he was proficient in poison techniques. Even a little bit would be enough to kill Qin Xi.
However, suddenly, a person flew out from the side and blocked his attack with a sword light. Ding Chunqiu took a closer look and realized that it was Li Yanzong, who had fought with him before. He could not help but laugh in anger. "Just now, I let you escape with your life, and now you dare to appear again? Are you tired of living?"
Li Yanzong laughed coldly and said, "Old Monster Ding, I just didn't want to lower myself to your level. Do you really think that I am afraid of you?"
Ding Chunqiu put on a fake smile and said, "Good, good, good. Let me experience your Shifting Stars and see if you can use my Great Art of Transposition!" As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his goose feather fan and attacked. Li Yanzong was already prepared and directly swung his sword to meet the attack. The two of them instantly fought.
Seeing that they could not determine the victor within a short period of time, Li Qiushui said to the Class One Hall elites beside her, "Someone, King Yi is rebelling. Take him down!"
However, the Class One Hall elites looked at each other and no one made the first move. Duan Yanqing, who was the leader, had his eyes half-closed as if he was asleep.
Li Qiushui's heart sank. "Duan Yanqing, what is the meaning of this?"
Duan Yanqing opened his eyes and replied calmly, "Class One Hall has always been loyal to His Majesty. Now that the situation is unclear, we do not want to become a tool for some people to fight for power."
"Good, good, good!" Li Qiushui gave him a deep look. Before he could say anything, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the hall, "Who is making a ruckus in the hall?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly man walking in. He was fully dressed in armor and had one hand on the sword at his waist as if he could draw it at any time. His entire person was filled with a murderous aura. It was the Great General Helian Tieshu.
The military power of Xixia was jointly controlled by the Emperor and the leaders of the various tribes. The Mu brothers were the leaders of the largest tribes and controlled nearly half of the military power. Helian Tieshu represented the Emperor and controlled the military power. After the death of the Mu brothers, he became the number one person in the military.
"General Helian, you came at the right time. His Majesty has issued an imperial edict to make Qianshun the Emperor, but Prince Yi refused to comply. Capture this traitor for me!" Li Qiushui was overjoyed. It should be known that Helian Tieshu was a direct descendant of the royal family and had a good relationship with her and Class One Hall.
Unexpectedly, Helian Tieshu replied coldly, "But I received news that it was the Old Princess and Imperial Uncle who issued a fake imperial edict."
All the officials in the hall gasped. No one expected him to openly oppose the Old Princess. In this way, even if the Emperor's will was true, Li Qianshun would not be able to become the Emperor.
Compared to Li Qianshun and the officials who supported him, Li Qiushui calmed down. She looked at Li Liangzuo deeply and said, "No wonder Prince Yi is so calm. It turns out that you have long been prepared." She could already see that Helian Tieshu had obviously sided with Li Liangzuo.
"You flatter me. Didn't the Old Princess also prepare a lot?" Li Liangzuo replied calmly.
Li Qiushui's tone seemed to be full of admiration. "I have to admit that you are really far-sighted. Even I have fallen into your trap. It's a pity that you missed one thing."
"What?" Li Liangzuo was also stunned.
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